Our aircraft made 14 strikes on areas where the occupiers were concentrated.

During the day, Ukrainian soldiers repelled enemy attacks on about 10 settlements in Donbas.

In particular, another audacious enemy attack on Bakhmut was repulsed, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning summary.

“During the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselivske in Luhansk region and Terni, Serebryansk forestry, Verkhnyokamyanske, Bilogorivka, Chervona Gora, Bakhmut, Pervomaiske, Maryinka and Peremoha in Donetsk region,” the message reads. .

In addition, during the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 14 strikes on the areas of concentration of the occupiers and 3 on the positions of the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems.

The General Staff also reported that missile and artillery units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 2 areas where the invaders were concentrated.

The situation in Donetsk region – battles for Bakhmut

The enemy is conducting offensive operations in the Avdiiv and Lyman directions and continues offensive attempts in the Bakhmut direction. As noted in the General Staff, here the occupiers are increasing the intensity of the use of aviation. The Ukrainian military is holding back the enemy’s attack on the “Ukrainian fortress” at great cost.

Analysts of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) note that Bakhmut by itself has neither operational nor strategic significance. However, its defense is a strategically sound operation, as Ukraine would pay a significant price if Russian troops managed to take the city easily.

The day before, German intelligence also stated that the success of the occupiers in this direction could become a real disaster for Ukraine.