Antonivskyi bridge, Kherson region / Associated Press
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Kherson Region
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine approved the information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered the city of Kherson. As for now, the Ukrainian army is retaking control of the entire right-bank of the Dnipro.
According to the information of Operational Command "Pivden", the occupiers again shelled the recently vacated Zolota Balka of the Novoaleksandrivka community. Attempts were made to hit humanitarian aid distribution points and administrative buildings of government bodies. Private surroundings were damaged. No casualties.
Luhansk Region
Units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the districts of Novoselivske, Myasozharivka, Makiivka, and Bilohorivka.
From tanks and artillery of various calibers, the Russians shelled Stelmakhivka, Myasozharivka, Novoselivske, Makiivka, and Nevske in the Kupiansk and Lyman directions. In total, the enemy conducted 25 artillery barrages and 2 airstrikes on our military positions.
Donetsk Region
At night – shelling of the territory of the Ocheretyn community in the area of the villages of Pervomaiske and Nevelske, as well as along the line in the area of the villages of Krasnohorivka and Vesele.
Throughout the night, intense shelling of the Toretsk community continued. The situation is tense, but controlled in the area of New York, Pivnichne, Pivdenne, Kurdyumivka, Shumy, Druzhba and Zalizne towns.
At night, there were also isolated shellings of the old part of Avdiyivka. In the morning, there is a massive art exhibition in the central part of the city.
On the defense line around Avdiivka, shelling continued almost all night. Numerous attempts at assaults on Opytne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske and Nevelske. In the morning, enemy aviation worked on Pervomaiske.
In a day in the region: two dead, 4 injured
Kharkiv Region
During the past day, the Russian occupiers continued shelling the settlements of the Kharkiv region, located along the state border with the Russian Federation and the contact line. In particular, the enemy shelled cities and villages of the Kharkiv, Chuhuiv and Kupiansk districts with mortars, rocket and barrel artillery.
A 42-year-old man was hospitalized with an injury in the Kupiansk district. Also, a 76-year-old man turned to medics with an injury received the day before.
Humanitarian demining works are ongoing in the region. During the day, 412 explosive objects were neutralized.
Yesterday, near the village of Pohonivka of the Barvinkove community of the Izyum district, a tractor working in the field was blown up by a mine. The tractor driver was injured.
Zaporizhzhia Region
Over the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Novoandriivka, Troiandy, Kamyanske, Bilohiriia, Orihiv, Chervone, Malynyvka, Shcherbaky, Prelbrazhenka, Uspenivka, Omelnyk, Nvodanilivka, Stepnohirsk, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Olhivske, Dorozhnyanka, Charivne, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaki.
13 reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by Russian military personnel. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
The enemy shelled Nikopol all night. We kissed in Marhanets, Nikopol and Myrove communities. No casualties. A local college and houses were damaged. The scale of the destruction is being clarified.
Mykolayiv Region
Tonight, Mykolayiv once again came under enemy missile fire, previously from the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system. One of the rockets hit a five-story residential building, as a result of which all five floors of one of the entrances were destroyed. As of 06:00, the bodies of two dead and two wounded were recovered from the rubble. Search and rescue operations are currently ongoing. Nine-story residential buildings located nearby were also damaged.
Yesterday, the Shevchenkove community was under enemy fire. The hit was recorded in an open area. There are no casualties.
In the evening, the enemy struck the territory of the Mishkovo-Pohorile community. Hitting an object of industrial infrastructure. The consequences are clarified. There are no casualties.
The shelling of the settlements of the Berezneguvate community, located on the demarcation line, continues: at night there was shelling of the territory adjacent to one of the community’s settlements. There are no casualties.
UKRAINE: The total losses of the Russian Federation exceeded 79,000: during the day, the Armed Forces eliminated another 710 invaders and shot down a helicopter
Kherson is liberated from the Russian occupiers - Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
In the Kherson region, the Antonivskyi bridge collapsed
It is likely that the enemy mined large squares and buildings before fleeing - Operational Command "Pivden"
WORLD: Erdogan called the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson a positive step and expressed hope for negotiations
Cessation of hostilities in winter will benefit Russia - ISW
The Russian Federation has exhausted its arsenal by launching massive missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine. Moscow will need months to gather the necessary number of high-precision weapons for new attacks - ISW
Russian intelligence carried out hacking attacks on transport companies of Ukraine and Poland - CNN
Biden administration refused to provide Ukraine with new Gray Eagle drones - WSJ
The occupiers are accumulating forces near Svatove and Kreminna, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing further in the Luhansk region – Haidai
The occupiers did not manage to regain Bilohorivka.
The Army of the Russian Federation has accumulated many reserves near Svatovo and Kreminnaya. In turn, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to advance in the Luhansk region.
Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, told about this during the telethon.
«Not like in the Kharkiv region, of course, but they are still moving forward. I hope that in the near future I will be able to make materials from the newly de-occupied settlements of the Luhansk region,» Haidai said.
The head of the Regional Military Administration refutes the claim of the occupiers that they allegedly returned Bilohorivka under their control. According to Haidai, there are Ukrainian military personnel in the village that was almost destroyed by the Russians. Currently, there are battles for the territory.
The head of the Luhansk region said that the Russians leave their killed soldiers on the battlefield. Therefore, Haidai says, the region is gradually turning into a large-scale Russian graveyard. In addition, there is a problem with contaminated water.
«We will deliver manual filters and tablets for cleaning water contaminated by the occupiers to small settlements, and we are preparing powerful equipment for the cities that we will liberate,» Haidai added.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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