The two hundred sixty first (261) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military large-scale invasion continues.

Defense forces continue to liberate Ukrainian lands in the Kherson direction. In the course of successful offensive actions, advanced units of our troops have already reached the right bank of the Dnieper in some places. Measures to identify and destroy the enemy in a number of settlements are ongoing. Due to the safety of the operation, the official release of the results will be provided at a later date.

The enemy is concentrating its efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, improving the fortification equipment of the defensive lines on the left bank of the Dnieper and in the north of the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. At the same time, it conducts offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka directions.

During the current day, the enemy launched 3 missile and 9 air strikes, carried out more than 10 attacks from rocket salvo systems.

The areas of settlements in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Vinnytsia, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts suffered enemy attacks.

The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The republic of belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, providing it with infrastructure, territory and airspace. The formation of the russian-belarusian grouping of troops on the territory of the republic of belarus continues. There is still a threat of the enemy launching missile and air strikes from the territory and airspace of this country.

The enemy shelled in such other directions:

in the Slobozhanskyi direction - from artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Anyskyne, Bolohivka, Vilkhuvatka, Ohirtseve and Strilecha of the Kharkiv oblast;

in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions - from tanks and artillery of various calibers, in the areas of the settlements of Berestove in the Kharkiv oblast and Myasozharivka, Novoselivske, Nevske and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk oblast;

in the Bakhmut direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Bilohorivka, Mayorsk, New York and Yakovlivka settlements of the Donetsk oblast;

in the Avdiivka direction - from tanks and the entire range of artillery, in the areas of Avdiivka, Vesele, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Nevelske and Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk oblast;

in the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of more than 30 settlements. Among them are Bohoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Vodyane, Vuhledar and Novopil in Donetsk oblast and Hulyaipole, Mali Shcherbaky and Olhivske in Zaporizhzhia oblast.

According to detailed information, the destruction of an enemy Mi-8 helicopter was confirmed in the area of the settlement of Dniprovka, Zaporizhzhia oblast.

In the area of the city of Enerhodar, an enemy control post was hit - more than 50 occupants were killed and more than 40 were wounded. A Ka-52 helicopter was also destroyed.

As a result of accurate strikes by the Defense Forces on the headquarters of the russian occupying forces in the settlement of Chervony Mayak, Kherson oblast, more than 30 occupants were killed, 2 tanks and 4 trucks were destroyed.

During the current 24 hours, the Ukrainian aviation carried out 5 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated.

During the current day, soldiers of the missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit the command post, 2 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses and 3 other important military objects of the enemy.

We believe in the Armed Forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!