Ukraine’s armed forces liberate four settlements in Kharkiv region
In Kharkiv region, the enemy suffers significant losses and withdraws its troops to Belgorod region (russia). The units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces liberated the settlements of Cherkaski Tyshky, Ruski Tyshky, Rubizhne, and Bayrak, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement.
“The enemy increases the pace of strategic offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone, opens fire along the entire line of contact and on the depths of the defense of our troops. The greatest activity of the occupiers is observed in Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions. There is still a high probability of missile strikes on civilian and military infrastructure,”Unsuccessful attempts to establish control over Rubizhne continue to be made in Sievierodonetsk direction. The enemy carries out assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Nyzhnie, Toshkivka, Orikhove, Luhansk region, has no success.
The enemy also tries to gain a foothold in the area of Oleksandrivka, assaults in the area of Shandryholove, Donetsk region, but has no success.
In Donetsk direction, the occupiers attempted to assault in the directions of the town of Marinka, the settlements of Kamyanka, Yasynuvata district, and Novomykhailivka, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region. Their attempts failed.
In the city of Mariupol, the enemy continues to focus its efforts on blocking and eliminating Ukrainian units in the area of the Azovstal steelworks. The assault operations are conducted with the support of artillery and tanks.
The enemy continues to suffer losses in the territory of Ukraine. Thus, according to available information, units of the 138th separate mechanized brigade of the 6th combined arms army of the western military district were withdrawn from Ukraine to russia’s Belgorod region due to significant losses in Kharkiv region.