The occupiers are withdrawing more and more units to renew their combat capability. In addition, units of private military companies are replenished with prisoners in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Our military successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Dolyna, Soledar, Novobakhmutivka, Kodema, Zaitseve, Avdiivka, Mariinka, and Lyubomyrivka settlements.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out at least eight strikes, destroying combat equipment, air defense equipment and a significant number of personnel in strongholds in the Donetsk and South Buh directions.
Air defense units in various directions eliminated a helicopter, an unmanned aerial vehicle and five cruise missiles.
Missile troops and artillery destroyed three objects of concentration of the occupiers’ manpower, radio-electronic reconnaissance and combat equipment, communication stations, pontoon and ferry crossings, and eight ammunition depots.
The Ukrainian military partially advanced and gained a foothold in Luhansk region. They continue to repel enemy attacks.
The day before, after 14 hours of heavy fighting, the village of Vysokopilya in the Kherson region came under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The counteroffensive in the south continues.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine took fire control of crossings in the Kherson region. Ukrainian defenders control them in the areas of the village of Daryivka and the town of Gola Prystan, this was reported to the OC "South".
In the south of Ukraine, during the day, our aviation made 18 strikes on enemy positions, logistics, command and support points. Four ammunition depots in Beryslav, Kherson and Bashtan districts were liquidated.
On the night of Tuesday, the occupiers fired rockets at the Industrial district of Kharkiv. As a result of their attack, a local resident died.
Valentyn Reznichenko, the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, reported that Russian troops covered the Nikopol district with "Grad" three times. In the town of Nikopol, residential areas were hit. Two people were injured. 20 high-rise buildings and 11 private buildings were damaged in the district center. One house was destroyed. Enemy shells hit a kindergarten, two lyceums, a center for technical creativity and a sports club. Several gas pumps and cars were mutilated in the town. Power lines were also affected. In the Marganets community, there were no casualties or damage. Also in the morning there was a missile attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, the enemy hit an oil depot.
The Russians destroyed another secondary education institution in Donetsk region. This time – Kurakhiv Gymnasium No. 2. Late last night, the enemy launched a rocket attack on it: one wing of the four-story building was destroyed and nearby multi-story buildings were damaged. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Ukraine returned the remains of another 25 of its soldiers during another transfer of bodies, the Ministry of Reintegration informed.
Five more Gepard self-propelled installations and one Cobra counter-battery radar system were delivered to Ukraine from Germany. So far, 20 Gepards for the Armed Forces have been delivered, and another 10 will be delivered in the near future.
