Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6.00 a.m., February 12, 2023

Day 352 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun. 

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on offensive actions on the Kup’yansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka axes. Actively uses operational-tactical and army aviation to strike the positions of our troops.

Over the past 24 hours, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Bilogorivka and Serebryansk Forestry of Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Fedorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Pervomayske, Pobyeda, Maryinka and Vugledar in Donetsk Oblast.

During the day, the enemy launched 12x missile strikes, 3x of them against the civilian infrastructure of Kharkiv, and 32x air strikes, 6x of which were carried out by the Shahed-136 UAV. 4x of these drones were shot down. Also, the enemy launched more than 90x attacks from MLRS.

The threat of further russian air and missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: there were no significant changes, and no signs of the formation of offensive groups were detected. Areas of more than 20x settlements were subjected to enemy shelling. Among them is Senkivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Novovasylivka, Porokhon’, Studenok, Starykove and Volfine in Sumy Oblast and Krasne, Hlyboke, Synelnikove, Vovchansk, Figolivka, Novomlynsk and Dvorichna in Kharkiv Oblast. The occupiers also carried out airstrikes on the towns of Gatyshe and Vovchansk.

Kup’yansk and Lyman axes: the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on more than 25x areas of populated areas. In particular, these are Hryanykivka, Novoyehorivka, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Tabaivka, and Berestove in the Kharkiv Oblast, and Stelmakhivka, Vyshneve, Chervonopivka, and Serebryansk forestry in the Luhansk Oblast. He carried out airstrikes near Chervonopivka, Zhitlivka and Dibrova in Luhansk Oblast and Hryhorivka and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast.

Bakhmut axis: tank, mortar and artillery shelling occurred in the areas of Spirne, Berestove, Vasyukivka, Zaliznianske, Krasna Gora, Paraskoviivka, Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Predtechine, Bila Gora and Zalizne settlements of Donetsk Oblast. In total, there are more than 25 settlements.

Avdiivka and Novopavlivka axes: areas of 25 settlements were hit by tank, mortar and artillery attacks, in particular, Kalinove, Orlivka, Severne, Avdiivka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Zolota Niva, Neskuchne, Vremivka and Novosilka. Enemy airstrikes were recorded near Avdiivka, Vesely, Nevel’ske and Maryinka.

Vremivka and Novopil in the Donetsk Oblast and Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Magdalynivka and Stepnohirsk were damaged by fire in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Kamianske.

Kherson axis: the suburbs and Kherson itself were affected by enemy artillery fire, as well as the districts of more than 30x other settlements, including Havrylivka, Mylové, Chervonyi Mayak, Novoberislav, Berislav, Burgunka, Prydniprovske, and Stanislav of the Kherson Oblast. The enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of Zimivnyk.

Brylivka and Novokiivka, in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast, the attempts of the occupying so-called "local administration" to take away housing from the local population are evident. In particular, servicemen of the russian occupation forces actively go to houses and check that citizens have residence permits and home ownership documents. Abandoned houses are sealed with notices that the premises have become the property of the so-called occupying "local administration".

During the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 19x strikes on areas where the occupiers are concentrated, as well as 2x strikes on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems.

In addition, last day our soldiers liquidated about 900 russian invaders, destroyed 13 tanks, 14 armored combat vehicles, 17 artillery and 2 MLRS, 14 enemy`s vehicles.

Also, our defenders shot down a Su-25 aircraft and an Orlan type UAV. Units of missile and artillery troops hit 14x areas of concentration of enemy manpower and an anti-aircraft missile complex.

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