Battle for Vuhlehirsk TPP – Ukrainian tros force invaders to retreat

That’s according to a war update as of 6:00 on Thursday, delivered by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as seen by Ukrinform.

There are no signs of enemy offensive groups being created in the Vyn and Pissya directions.

In the Siverrsky direction, enemy UAVs pursue aerial reconnaissance efforts in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions.

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In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy barrel and jet artillery shelled the areas of Mospanove, Petrivka, Ruski Tyshki, Bazaliivka, Pechenygi, Tsyrkuny, Pytomnyk, Dementiivka, Korobochkine, and Prudyanka settlements.

In the Sloviansk direction, enemy fire was recorded near Dibrovny, Krasnill, Chepil, Adamivka, Hrushuvaha, and other settlements.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian artillery shelled the Kramatorsk, Siversk, Hryhorivka, Zvanivka, and Spirny districts. The enemy is running assault erations near Ivano-Daryivka, where firefights continue.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is conducting combat erations with the aim of creating conditions for an offensive on the city and the takeover of the Vuhlehirsk TPP. The Russians keep shelling military and civilian infrastructure in the areas of Rozdivka, Bilohorivka, Pokrovske, Nova Kamianka, Bakhmut, Vershyna, Novuhanske, Zaitseve, Toretsk, and others. Airstrikes were recorded in the villages of Vershyna and Bilohorivka.

The enemy assault effort aiming to seize the territory of the Vuhlehirsk TPP saw no success as Ukrainian sdiers forced the occupiers to flee. Fighting continues in the Novuhansk district. In order to locate the firing positions of Ukraine’s forces in certain directions, the enemy employed subversive and reconnaissance groups.

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In the Avdivka, Novavlivka, and Zaporizhia directions, the systematically shelled civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of Vesele, Umanske, Kurakhove, Novomykhailivka, Mykilske, Vuhledar, Zota Niva, Novil, Novomayorske, Ptavka, Chervone, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandrivka, and other settlements. Airstrikes were reported near Krasnohorivka and Sodke. In certain areas, the enemy forces are fortifying their defensive positions.

In the South Buh direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on hding gained ground and conducting UAV reconnaissance.

The enemy systematically shelled civilian infrastructure along the contact line in the areas of Apostove, Mykaivka, Lepetikha, Chervona Dyna, Murakhivka, Blagodatne, Prybuzke, and Lymany, using tanks, as well as barrel and jet artillery.

The threat of missile strikes on critical infrastructure facilities across the territory of Ukraine prevails.

According to the available intelligence, a trend is growing in Russian army units toward the resignation of servicemen who have signed short-term contracts. Also, most servicemen refuse to extend long-term contracts that have expired.

As reported earlier, in Donetsk region, the invaders are seeking to advance to the Debaltseve-Sloviansk highway, while Ukraine’s forces are hding them back.

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