The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine proved the operational data as of the 546th day of heroic resistance of Ukraine to the Russian invaders
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine provided operational information as of 08/23/2023 regarding the Russian invasion.
Began The five hundred and forty-sixth day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our country. Tonight, the Russian Federation carried out another air strike by Iranian strike UAVs “Shahed-136/131” across Ukraine. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has launched 4 rocket and 58 air strikes, launched 60 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed.
The probability of missile and air strikes throughout Ukraine remains high.
More than 30 combat clashes took place during the past day.
< p>On the Volyn and Poliske directions the operational situation has not changed significantly.
On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy carried out an airstrike in the Popivka area of the Chernihiv region. More than 20 settlements were hit by mortar and artillery fire, including Bleshnya, Karpovychi, Orlykivka in Chernihiv region; Rozhkovichi, Seredyna-Buda, Myropilske, Ryasne of the Sumy region and Pletenivka, Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Chugunivka of the Kharkiv region.
On the Kup’yan directionthe settlements of Berestov, Kup’yansk-Vuzlovy of the Kharkiv region and Tverdokhlibov of the Luhansk region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Lymansky direction the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Serebryansk forestry of the Luhansk region and Vesely, Donetsk region. About 15 settlements, including Bilogorivka in Luhansk region and Zvanivka, Serebryanka, Siversk, Vesele, Spirne, Fedorivka in Donetsk region, were hit by enemy artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy carried out an airstrike in the Ivanovo district of the Donetsk region. More than 20 settlements, including Orihovo-Vasylivka, Minkivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Diliivka, and New York of the Donetsk region, were damaged by enemy artillery fire.
In the Avdiivka directionour defenders successfully repelled attacks by Russian troops in the Avdiivka area. The settlements of Novokalynove, Stepove, Avdiyivka, Severne, Tonenke, Umanske of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery shelling.
In the Marinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Marinka area Donetsk region. The enemy launched an airstrike in the Krasnohorivka region of the Donetsk region. The settlements of Mar’inka, Pobyeda, Elizavetivka, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Kostyantynivka, Antonivka of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery shelling.
In the Shakhtarsky directionthe enemy carried out airstrikes in Vodyany and Urozhany districts of Donetsk region. More than 15 settlements, including Vodyane, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Vremivka, Makarivka, and Urozhane of the Donetsk region, were damaged by enemy artillery fire.
In the Zaporizhzhia directionthe enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Yehorivka, Novodanilivka, and Robotyny of the Zaporizhzhia region. More than 15 settlements were affected by enemy artillery shelling, including Poltavka, Gulyaipole, Gulyaipilske, Charivne, Biloghir’ya, Chervone, Zatyshsha of the Zaporizhzhia region.
On the Kherson direction the enemy attacked air attack in the Romashkovo district of the Kherson region. Novovorontsovka, Kherson, Bilozerka, Veletenske, Komysany of the Kherson region were hit by the enemy's artillery shelling.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, entrench themselves at the reached boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
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During the past day, the aviation of the defense forces struck 11 areas of concentration of enemy personnel and 2 – on anti-aircraft missile systems.
During the past day, units of missile forces and artillery struck 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses, 1 control post, 1 artillery device in a firing position and 1 enemy TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system.