Kharkiv region / Associated Press
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
The occupiers are shelling Nevske, Stelmakhivka, Nadiya and Bilohorivka from tanks and artillery. Repulsed enemy attacks in the area of Belihorivka. In total, the enemy launched 26 artillery strikes and two airstrikes against the positions of the Luhansk region’s defenders.
The Russians are taking away the property of the townspeople in Lysychansk. They explain that they are acting on Putin’s new decree – they are taking what is necessary for defense needs.
Donetsk Region
At night and in the morning – shelling of Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Toretsk. In de-occupied settlements, the situation is under control, but there is active shelling of Torske village and Zarichne settlement. Information about the consequences is being clarified.
The distribution of humanitarian aid continues, pensions and other types of aid have been issued to the residents of Lyman and Sviatohirsk communities. Over the past day, seven people were killed and three were injured in the Donetsk region.
Sumy Region
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians shelled the border communities of the Sumy region seven times. The enemy fired at Seredyno-Budsk, Shalyhyne, Yunakiv and Velyka Pysarivka communities. The Rashists shelled the Velyka Pysarivka community three times a day.
Yunakiv community: the enemy used small arms on the outskirts of the border village. The military recorded 10 automatic rounds. Fortunately, in all cases there were no victims or destruction.
Kharkiv Region
During the past day, the enemy continued to terrorize the civilian population of Kharkiv region. In particular, the occupiers shelled the cities of Kupiansk and Vovchansk, as well as settlements in Kupiansk, Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv and Izyum districts. In Kupiansk, an administrative building was damaged as a result of a missile attack, previously by S-300 missiles. According to the regional center of emergency medical care, one person was hospitalized with an injury in the Zolochiv community of the Bohodukhiv district.
Demining of the territories liberated from the occupiers continues. During the day, the pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service defused 455 explosive objects.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
The Russians fought all night in the Nikopol district. Three communities came under fire – Marhanets, Myrove and Nikopol. People were not injured. Damaged houses, a food factory, cars and water supply. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.
Mykolayiv Region
Yesterday, during the day and evening, the settlement of Shyroke community suffered enemy attacks. The shooting took place in a kindergarten and in open areas. Also, as a result of shelling, a residential building was damaged and outbuildings were destroyed. There are no casualties. Also yesterday, the enemy struck the territory of the water zone of the Ochakiv community. There are no casualties.
As reported by the «Pivden» operational command, yesterday the enemy carried out attacks on the rear communities of the Mykolayiv district, as a result of which solar panels were damaged. There are no casualties. Settlements of the Berezneguvat community, located on the demarcation line, remain under constant fire. Information on affected and damaged residential buildings is being clarified.
Kherson Region
Active hostilities continue. The occupiers continue to shell Beryslav district, destroying civilian infrastructure and killing civilians. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in order to slow down the counteroffensive of our units, the occupiers continue to mine bridges and crossings on the retreat routes in the Kherson region.
The Air Force Command reported that two enemy Ka-52 attack helicopters were shot down in the Beryslav district. The recording of looting by the Russian military in the de-occupied territories continues. On the territories of the Kherson region liberated from the Russian invaders, reconstruction work is ongoing, assistance to local residents is being organized, and the international organization «Doctors without Borders» is working.
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«Ukrenergo» limited the supply of electricity in all regions
The control center has applied electricity restriction schedules.
The Dispatch Center of NEC «Ukrenergo» was forced to apply restriction schedules for industrial and other categories of consumers in all regions of Ukraine in order to stabilize the operation of the energy system.
This was reported by the company’s press service.
«Forced restrictions on electricity consumers is a fully controlled measure that allows to reduce the load on the power grid and makes it possible to balance the operation of the power system,» the company said.
«Ukrenergo» also reminded us that the reduction of electricity consumption, especially during the hours of morning and evening peak consumption (6:00-11:00 and 17:00-23:00), reduces the risk of overloading in the networks and the application of consumer restrictions.
Consumers are asked to consciously and sparingly approach electricity consumption, not to turn on two or more powerful electrical appliances at the same time, and, if possible, to transfer the use of some of them to the night period (washing machines, boilers, heaters, etc.).
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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