Ukrainian General Staff: Russian troops continue shelling Donbas

"In the Siversky direction, the Russian forces shelled the Myhalchyna Sloboda settlement of Chernihiv oblast with rocket artillery and mortars. In the Kharkiv direction, they continue to conduct defensive operations," Report informs, citing daily operative information of the General Staff of Ukraine.

"The enemy fired artillery, MLRS, and tanks in the areas of Kharkiv, Mykilske, Lebyazhe, Udy, Dementiivka, Verkhniy and Stary Saltiv, Petrivka, Ruski Tyshki and Bayrak settlements. Made an airstrike near Petrivka.

"Ukrainian soldiers resolutely suppressed an attempt of an enemy assault in the direction of Dementiivka. In the Bohorodichny district, our defenders inflicted losses on the enemy during his next offensive attempt and pushed the invaders back. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired mortars, barrel and rocket artillery.

"The Russian troops are advancing in the direction of Veselaya Dolyna and in the area of ​​the Spirne settlement, hostilities continue. In the Avdiyivka, Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, firefights continue along the contact line with mortars, tanks, barrel and rocket artillery. The enemy launched airstrikes near Vasylivka, Avdiivka, Novoselivka, Vesele, and Novomykhailivka," the General Staff said on Facebook.