The defenders continue to hold their positions.
Andrey Kovalev
In the Avdeevsky direction the defenders continue to hold back the enemy, who is not abandoning attempts to cordon off Avdeevka. The defenders repelled 13 enemy attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 19 in the areas of Severny, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye.
In the Maryinsky direction The defense forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of Georgievka and Novomikhailovka, where the defenders repelled 14 attacks, the General Staff speaker said Andrei Kovalev reported on the telethon.
In Zaporozhye the defenders repulsed one Russian attack in the Robotinoye area.
“In the Kherson direction The defense forces continue measures to expand the bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. Despite significant losses, the enemy does not abandon attempts to dislodge our units from their occupied positions,” said Kovalev.
During the day, the enemy carried out nine unsuccessful assault operations.
On In the Kupyansk directiondefenders repelled three attacks in the areas of Sinkovka and east of Petropavlovka. In Bakhmutskoye, defenders repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of Bogdanovka and Andreevka.
During the day there were 58 military clashes, the Russians launched seven missile and 58 air strikes, carried out 57 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.