Enemy tros assault Ukrainian positions, use aviation in Donetsk Region – General Staff

The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In the Vyn and Pissia directions, the situation remained unchanged. In order to restrict Ukraine’s Defense Forces, Belarus extended the deadline for conducting measures to check the combat readiness of its armed forces until August 6, 2022.

In the Siverskyi direction, Russian tros continue to keep the separate units in the border areas of Bryansk Region and Kursk Region, and conduct air reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The enemy used cannon artillery to en fire on infrastructure facilities in Chernihiv Region’s Zaliznyi Mist and Sumy Region’s Zhuravka.

In the Slobozhanskyi direction, Russian tros are conducting hostilities along the state border of Ukraine, consistently ening fire on Ukrainian positions all over the contact line in order to maintain the captured frontiers and prevent Ukrainian forces from advancing.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian invaders used tanks, cannon and rocket artillery to en fire near such settlements as Kharkiv, Slatyne, Pytomnyk, Cherkaski Tyshky, Fedorivka, Petrivka, Rubizhne, Mospanove, Peremoha, Asiivka, Husarivka and Chepil.

The enemy conducted air reconnaissance with UAVs near Prudianka, Duvanka and Shapovalivka. Russian tros launched an air strike near Staryi Saltiv.

In the direction of Nova Husarivka-Husarivka, an enemy reconnaissance group attempted to clarify Ukrainian positions but failed and retreated.

In the Sloviansk direction, Russian tros launched artillery strikes near Andriivka, Dyna, Krasnillia, Mazanivka and Adamivka. The enemy conducted assault erations near Dmytrivka but had no success and retreated.

Near Dyna, Russian invaders attempted to use a sabotage and reconnaissance group but suffered losses and retreated.

In the Donetsk direction, Russian occupiers are trying to improve their tactical position in the direction of Bakhmut and Avdiivka. The enemy is conducting assault erations with the support of attack and combat aviation, and making attempts to reveal the defense system of Ukrainian units.

In the Siversk direction, Russian tros launched artillery strikes near Sloviansk, Siversk, Vyimka, Spirne and Serebrianka. The enemy launched air strikes near Spirne and Hryhorivka.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russian occupiers used artillery to en fire near such settlements as Perevizne, Fedorivka, Yakovlivka, Pokrovske, Vesela Dyna, Semyhiria, Kostiantynivka and Zalizne. The enemy launched air strikes near Pokrovske and Bakhmut.

With assault erations, Russian occupiers attempted to improve their tactical position in the direction of Roty-Vershyna and Pokrovske-Bakhmut but suffered losses and retreated.

The enemy’s attempt to conduct final reconnaissance in the direction of Striapivka-Sedar was unsuccessful. The enemy reconnaissance group was revealed and eliminated.

Russian UAVs were detected when conducting air reconnaissance near Pavlohrad, Kramatorsk and Ozerne.

In the Avdiivka direction, Russian tros ened fire near Novokalynove, Tonenke, ytne, Vodiane, Pisky and Nevelske. The enemy launched air strikes near Avdiivka and Novoselivka. Russian invaders conducted assault erations in the direction of Vodiane-Piske and Lozivskyi-Pisky but had no success and retreated. The enemy used UAVs to conduct air reconnaissance near Pokrovsk and Avdiivka.

In the Novavlivka direction, Russian occupiers ened fire near such settlements as Novomykhailivka, Pavlivka, Shevchenko, Zota Nyva, Vremivka and Novil. The enemy launched air strikes near Stepove and Mali Shcherbaky.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian tros did not take active actions. The enemy ened fire near Charivne, Orikhiv and Kamianske, and conducted air reconnaissance with UAVs near Orikhiv and Novoiakovlivla.

In the Southern Bug direction, Russian occupiers are focusing efforts to maintain the captured frontiers and prevent Ukraine’s Defense Forces from advancing in the Kryvyi Rih direction. The enemy continues to inflict fire and launch air strikes in order to restrict Ukrainian units, and take measures to replenish stocks and enhance tros.

Russian tros used cannon and rocket artillery to en fire near Osokorivka, Ivanivka, Tokarieve, Novovorontsovka, Bila Krynytsia, Andriivka, Veselyi Kut, Partyzanske, Shevchenkove, Blahodatne,  Ukrainka, Prybuzke and Dniprovske, and conducted air reconnaissance.

Two enemy cruise missile ships are ready to use precision-guided munitions from the sea.

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