The occupiers also do not stop trying to improve the tactical position in the Kupyan direction.

The enemy is concentrating its efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut and Avdiiv directions, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“The enemy is concentrating its efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, and Avdiiv directions. It is not leaving any attempts to improve the tactical situation in the Kupyan direction,” the message says.

Meanwhile, the situation in the Volyn, Polis, and Siver directions has not changed significantly, the enemy maintains a military presence, and no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.

The General Staff reported that in the Siversk direction, the invaders fired at the civilian infrastructure of Vintorivka, Ryzhivka, and Vorozhba, Sumy region.

Areas of 15 settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by mortar and artillery fire in the direction of Slobozhansk.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy shelled seven settlements in Kharkiv Oblast and three in Luhansk Oblast with tanks, barrel and rocket artillery.

In the Lyman direction, four settlements in Luhansk region and one in Donetsk region came under fire.

Meanwhile, in the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy shelled the areas of 22 settlements of the Donetsk region.

In the Avdiyiv direction, areas of 9 settlements of the Donetsk region were hit by fire.

Meanwhile, in the direction of Novopavlivsk, the enemy fired tanks and the entire spectrum of artillery at the positions of our troops near 6 settlements of the Donetsk region.

In the Zaporozhye direction, areas of 14 settlements of the Dnipropetrovsk region were affected by artillery fire.

In the Kherson direction, the enemy continues to shell, in particular, the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of Chervonogrigorivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Burgunk, Antonivka, and Kherson. The General Staff also emphasized that there are victims among civilians.

The storming of Bakhmut is relevant

The Russians continue to focus their efforts on capturing Donetsk region. Fierce fighting has been going on for several months in the Avdiiv and Bakhmut directions.

A few days ago, the Russians tried to break through the positions of the Armed Forces and approach the outskirts of Bakhmut, but were repulsed by Ukrainian defenders.

Western analysts believe that the advance of Russian forces in this part of the front slowed down due to a lack of ammunition and heavy losses among the “Wagnerians”.

Experts expect that in the near future the Russians will demand an “operational pause” in the battles for Bakhmut.