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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
There are no changes in the Bakhmut direction. During the night, the occupiers launched 5 artillery and 8 mortar attacks. The Russians used tanks four times. Offensive actions were not successful. All attacks are repelled.
Donetsk Region
Five dead, 12 injured civilians per day. Bakhmut, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Maksimilianivka, Pivnichne, Georgiivka, Toretsk, Pivdenne, Rozdilne, Maryinka, villages were fired at from artillery, mortars, and MLRS «Hurricane» and Hrad. Pervomaiske. Chasiv Yar was shelled at night, the former boarding school was damaged. The region remains without gas and partly without water and electricity. Evacuation of the population continues.
Kharkiv Region
At night, five rockets were recorded flying from the Russian city of Belgorod. The part «self-liquidated» not on the territory of Ukraine. Places of hits of other rockets are set. There are no previous victims. During the day, the occupiers struck the Chuhuyiv, Izyum, Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv districts. As a result of shelling, one person was hospitalized during the day, and one person died.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts are under fire again. In Nikopol district, four communities were hit. Nikopol itself and the Chervonohryhorivka community were fired upon from Hrad. In Nikopol, there were no casualties or damage. In the Chervonohryhorivka community, houses, a lyceum, an administration building were damaged, and the power line was disabled. One person is injured. There is destruction in Myrivsk and Marhanets communities. People were not injured. In Marganetska, the power grid was damaged. In the Kryvyi Rih district, the enemy shelled the Zelenodolsk community. There is destruction of farm buildings.
Mykolayiv Region
In the Mykolayiv district yesterday, during the day, there was constant enemy shelling of the Pervomaiske community. In the village Nova Mykolayivka hits mainly in open areas. There are no casualties. As a result of shelling, residential buildings and farm buildings were partially destroyed in the town of Pervomaiske. There are no casualties.
The Shevchenkove community was also under enemy fire yesterday. In the village of Lyubomyrivka, an administrative building, a school, warehouses, and about 40 residential buildings were partially destroyed. In the village Commercial buildings and residential buildings were damaged in Vavilov. There was no information about the victims.
In the Bashtan district, the enemy carried out an air strike with a pair of Ka-52 helicopters on the Berezneguvat community. No victims. Also, during the past day, the surrounding territories of Berezneguvate, the villages of Vysunsk and Kavkaz were shelled. Information on the consequences of shelling is being clarified.
There were also shelling outside the village. Shiroke of Shirokivska hromada. Agricultural buildings and a residential building were damaged. Today, around 02:30, the village Chervona Dolyna was shelled. The shooting was in open areas. There are no casualties.
Kherson Region
During the day, loud explosions continued in the Kherson region. In particular, Russian military bases were hit, and enemy ammunition depots were also hit.
Every day closer to the holding of the «referendum», the occupation authorities demonstrate their insecurity – there is no support among the local population. In turn, the residents of the city confirm their pro-Ukrainian position in every possible way. Abductions among the local population, inspections of homes and people continue.
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The IAEA wants to appoint its permanent inspector at the ZNPP
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Russia is trying to disrupt the visit of the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhya NPP, Enerhodar has been shelled since 5 a.m., there are casualties
In Enerhodar, before the IAEA’s visit, the mobile connection disappeared
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The EU decided not to recognize Russian passports issued to Ukrainians in the occupied territories
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Europe should change its strategy towards Russia – Baerbock
Finland finally stopped the railway connection with the Russian Federation
Macron asked the Iranian president to become a mediator in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine – ISNA
French President Emmanuel Macron allegedly asked Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi to mediate between Russia and Ukraine.
After consultations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran sent its official delegation to Moscow.
ISNA writes about it.
«One of the high-ranking leaders of Western Europe appealed to the Iranian president to become a mediator in the war in Ukraine,» Mohammad Jamshidi, deputy head of the Iranian presidential administration for political affairs, wrote on Twitter.
He also added that after consultations, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian sent a peace initiative to Moscow along with an important message.
The publication ISNA notes that this leader, who addressed Iran, is French President Macron.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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