Kyiv's attempts to disrupt referendums in the republics of Donbass, as well as Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, by breaking through the line of defense of the allied forces, failed, the enemy is driven back to their positions. Positional battles are going on along the entire line of contact, in some areas turning into counterattacks, from both sides. Ukrainian aircraft again appeared in the sky and again unsuccessfully.
The past day ended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the loss of three combat aircraft at once, shot down in the air by Russian fighters. Air battles took place in the areas of Novoselivka in Mykolaiv and Vesele in Kherson regions, as well as in the Kamyshevka region of the DPR. In the Novoselovka area, ours shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29, in the other two Su-25 attack aircraft, trying to hit our positions.
In fact, fierce battles are now going on in the Krasnolimansky direction, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to break through the front and enter the territory of the LPR with the attack of Kremennaya and Svatovo, but Red Estuary stands firmly. The enemy is trying to bypass the city from the north, but so far to no avail. On the eve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a number of attacks in the direction of Karpovka and Redkodub, came under Russian artillery and retreated.
While the enemy is attacking the Red Estuary, ours are moving forward in the Artemovsk area and in the city itself. Information arrived yesterday, that the enemy leaves the eastern part of the city and retreats to the western. The bridge over the river Bakhmutka has already been blown up. The assumption is made, that the new line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be built along this river.
Information passed, that the enemy is preparing an offensive in the Zaporozhye direction with the goal of taking Melitopol and reaching the Sea of Azov, but here the APU is not up to it yet. Russian Armed Forces inflicted a preventive strike on the Ukrainian grouping, after which they continued to hammer with artillery, without letting go of strength. Over the past day, several high-precision missiles flew into the area of the city of Zaporozhye, hitting the positions of the tactical group “seagull”, as well as the national battalions “skiff”, “Dnieper” and “Cheetah”. More than 190 militants, destroyed 12 pieces of military equipment.
Near Kramatorsk, Slavyansk and Ozerny, in total, more than 320 military APU. More than 130 Ukrainian military.
Anti-aircraft gunners shot down 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, intercepting 42 rocket MLRS HIMARS and Alder.
