AFU continue to expand their bridgehead in Kherson direction. Despite heavy losses, the enemy doesn't abandon attempts to dislodge Ukrainian units from their positions. 70 military clashes took place on the front over the past 24 hours.
This is stated in the morning Summary of the General Staff.
The enemy launched 10 missile strikes with anti-aircraft guided missiles S-300 on the civilian infrastructure of Myrnohrad, Lysivka, Donetsk Region, and Muzykivka, Kherson Region. The enemy also launched 114 air strikes and fired 99 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troops' positions and populated areas.
The operational situation in Volyn and Polissya directions remains without significant changes.
In Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducting active sabotage activities to prevent the deployment of our troops to threatened areas.
In Kupyansk direction, 7 enemy attacks were repelled near Synkivka and east of Pishchane in Kharkiv Region.
In Lyman direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 4 occupants' attacks near Serebryansky Forest in Luhansk Region and Terniv in Donetsk Region.
In Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 3 enemy attacks near Bagdanivka and Ivanivske in Donetsk Region.
In Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the enemy, who keeps trying to encircle Avdiivka. Our soldiers are steadfastly holding the line, inflicting significant losses to the invaders. Thus, over the past day, the Defense Forces repelled 16 occupants' attacks near Novobakhmutivka and Avdiivka and another 8 attacks near Pervomaiske and Nevelske in Donetsk Region.
In Mariinka direction, Ukrainian troops continue to hold back the enemy near Heorhiivka, Pobeda and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Region, where they repelled 8 attacks.
In Shakhtarsk direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks near Zolota Niva in Donetsk Region.
In Zaporizhzhya direction, Ukrainian troops repelled two enemy attacks west of Verbove and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhya Region.
In Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue to expand the bridgehead. Despite significant losses, the enemy continues to try to dislodge our units from their positions. Thus, over the past day, the enemy carried out 8 unsuccessful assault actions.
Over the past 24 hours, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 20 strikes against enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment and 2 strikes against anti-aircraft missile systems.
The missile units hit two enemy air defense systems, four artillery systems and an electronic warfare station.
Earlier we wrote that Ukrainian Air Forces managed to neutralize two dozen Russian missiles using radio-electronic warfare (REB) rather than Air Defense.