Mariupol / Photo: Mariupol City Council
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
At night, four rockets were fired at the positions of the Ukrainian defenders in the Bakhmut direction, eight rockets in total. Also, 10 mortar and six artillery shells were fired by the Russians. In three cases, they used salvo fire installations.
Donetsk Region
During the day, two civilians were killed and 4 wounded in the region. Shelling from Hrad, Hurricane, artillery, mortars. Residential sectors in Avdiivka, Slovyansk, Bakhmut, Pervomaiske, Semenivka, Maksimilianivkai, Kalynivka, Klishchiivka, Georgiivka, Netaylove, Rozdil, Nelipivtsi were fired upon. 2 high-rise buildings, 21 private residential buildings, objects of Avdiivka Coke Plant», power lines, maternity hospital, heating network, premises of «Red Cross», branch of «Oschadbank», shop were damaged.
At night, they shelled Avdiivka, the outskirts of Toretsk and Tetyanivka. There was no information about the injured. The region remains without gas and partly without water and electricity. Mandatory evacuation of the population continues.
Chernihiv Region
At night – shelling of the territory of Novgorod-Siversk district, previously from artillery. Without victims and destruction.
Sumy Region
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians opened fire four times on the territory of the region, in particular on Krasnopillia, Esman, Shalyhyne, Znob-Novgorod and Burynsk communities. A total of 43 arrivals. The enemy used self-propelled guns and mortars. There were no victims or destruction. At night, the enemy attacked the Krasnopillia community with self-propelled guns. Without victims and destruction.
Kharkiv Region
Yesterday evening – shelling of the center of Kharkiv (Kyiv district). A partially destroyed 3-story building. No casualties. In the morning, Kyiv district was shelled, probably with cluster shells. Private houses were damaged. Previously, one person was injured.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the enemy shelled the Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih and Dnipro districts. In Nikopol, the bus station, shops and children’s library, power lines were damaged. A woman was injured in the Chervonohryhorivka community. In the village of Kamianske, 1 house was destroyed, up to 10 were damaged. Damaged power grids and gas pipelines. Also, missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih and Dnipro districts. The circumstances and consequences are being investigated.
Mykolayiv Region
Mykolayiv was subjected to massive shelling by 16 S-300 anti-aircraft missiles during the day. Numerous destruction and damage to private and high-rise buildings, transport infrastructure facilities. Two people died, 24 were injured.
In the Mykolayiv district yesterday, enemy shelling was recorded in the town of Ochakiv. Access to the territory of the aqua zone. There are no casualties.
During the day, as a result of the shelling of the village Chervona Voskresenka houses were partially destroyed, and the gas pipeline was damaged. There are no casualties. Also, outside the village Kalynivka, as a result of shelling, a fire broke out in an open area. No casualties.
According to the information of Operation Commander «Pivden», two S-300 anti-aircraft missiles attacked the Bashtan district in the evening. As a result of the explosion of rockets, there is damage to private houses, there are no previous victims.
The villages of the Berezneguvate community, located on the demarcation line, remain under constant shelling. According to preliminary information, there are no victims. Damage information is being updated.
Kherson Region
Powerful explosions continued throughout the day and throughout the night in the Kherson region. Heavy fighting is taking place on almost the entire territory of the Kherson region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched offensive actions in various directions. The occupiers sent text messages to residents urging them to evacuate their workplaces.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a number of warehouses with ammunition, almost all large bridges were destroyed – the Antonivskyi Railway and Road Bridge and the Nova Kakhovka Bridge. Only pedestrian crossings remain.
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In occupied Mariupol, a man unfurled the flag of Ukraine on the roof of a house
The Ukrainian flag flew over occupied Mariupol. This is how the man congratulated Ukraine on Independence Day.
In temporarily occupied Mariupol, Donetsk region, a man unfurled a Ukrainian flag on the roof of a house.
The Mariupol City Council reports this by publishing the relevant photos.
«Mariupolets went to the roof of a building in the occupied city and, against the background of buildings destroyed by the Russians, unfurled a blue-yellow flag with the inscription: ‘Mariupol is Ukraine’. You can also read a verse from the National Anthem on the flag,» the message reads.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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