Ukraine says Russia's 9 attacks in Donetsk, Luhansk directions repulsed

The Russian Armed Forces do not stop their offensive in the Eastern Operational Zone and continue to shell military and civilian infrastructure of Ukraine.

Report informs referring to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the Kharkiv direction, the main efforts of the Russian troops are focused on holding the occupied lines.

"In the Sloviansk direction, in order to reduce the combat potential of our troops, the enemy, with the support of artillery, fired at the settlements of Grushevakha, Tatyanovka, and Dibrovnoye. The military of the Russian Federation also carried out assault operations in the direction of the settlement of Bohorodychne but to no avail. They conducted an unsuccessful offensive in the direction of the settlement of Vernopolye but suffered losses.

Over the past 24 hours, 9 enemy attacks were repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, 1 tank, 1 artillery system, 6 armored combat vehicles, 2 special armored vehicles, and 3 vehicles were destroyed. Air defense units shot down a cruise missile, an Eleron tactical reconnaissance drone, and two Orlan-10 drones.