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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
The enemy attacked three times from the air – in the areas of Bila Hora, Myrna Dolyna and one of the destroyed bridges connecting Lysychansk and Severodonetsk. Invaders unfit for relocation are regularly shelled by the occupiers, removing the remnants of infrastructure.
The villages of Pavlohrad and Synetskyi were once again affected. Also in Severodonetsk, the territory of the «Skloplastyk» plant and the rescue area came under enemy fire.
Lysychansk, Syrotyne, Voronove, Borivske, Bila Hora, Ustynivka, Myrna Dolyna, Toshkivka, Orikhove, Zolote-3, Mykolaivka, and Bilohorivka were fired upon from barrel and jet artillery. According to preliminary data, no one was killed or injured.
Donetsk Region
The intensity of the shelling is growing along the entire front line. During the day there were airstrikes on Toretsk, New York, Novomykhailivka. Heavy shelling from artillery, tanks, MLRS «Hrad» and «Uragan» Avdiivka, Zaitseve, Zalizne, Bakhmut.
Six high-rise buildings and six private houses, the administrative building of the police department, the Ukrtelecom premises, the motor depot, the Toretsk correctional colony, and the hospital were damaged. One person was killed and seven were injured (including one child).
Kharkiv Region
In the regional center, the intensity of shelling of the city has increased, particularly in the extreme northern regions. No one has been injured before.
The occupiers are shelling the Chuhuiv region, one person was wounded during the day. Five people are under active fire in the Izium direction, where fighting is taking place. One victim was injured in Pervomaiske, Lozova district. The Zolochiv community was also shelled.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
At night, the occupiers fired artillery at the Zelenodolsk community – the house burned down. People were not injured.
Mykolayiv Region
Yesterday there were shellings in the Shyrokiv community. There are no victims, houses are damaged. The shelling continues in the Bereznehuvatskyi community. Information on casualties and injuries is being clarified.
As a result of yesterday’s shelling of the city of Ochakiv, one person was killed and two were injured. In the afternoon yesterday there were also shellings in the village of Halytsynove – there was a partial destruction of residential buildings, no one was injured.
The village of Lupareve was also hit by enemy fire: information on the damage is being clarified. As a result of the shelling of the village of Chervone in the Resurrection community, the supply of energy and water was cut off. There are no destructions and victims. In the village of Chervone, due to enemy shelling, a field with winter wheat was occupied.
Kherson Region
The situation is consistently difficult in Beryslav and Kakhovka districts. Civilian houses were damaged and destroyed by the fighting, as well as a lot of mined infrastructure.
Civilians continue to talk about looting by the occupiers, threats to farmers, businessmen and kidnappings.
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Legendary American boxer Mike Tyson supported Ukraine in the war with the Russian occupiers.
Recently, the former world heavyweight champion commented inconsistently on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The American compared Putin’s attack on Ukraine to a hawk hunt for an alder.
Despite his ambiguous statement, Mike Tyson assured that he was in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The famous boxer recorded a video address in which he supported Ukraine.
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By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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