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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6.00 a.m., February 16, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 16 February 2023 07:07

    Day 358 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun. 

    During the day, the enemy launched 3x missile and 18x air strikes, and conducted 52x MLRS attacks. The russian occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts of Ukraine. The attacks caused casualties among civilian population.

    There is a high probability of further russian air and missile strikes across Ukraine.

    The adversary is concentrating its main efforts on offensive operations on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtarsk axes; and in the vicinities of Hryanikyvka, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Maryinka, and Vuhledar.

    Over the past day, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the vicinities of more than 15x settlements, including Bilohorivka and Serebryansk forestry (Luhansk oblast); Fedorivka, Bakhmut, Diliivka, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Prechistivka, and Novosilka (Donetsk oblast).

    Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no signs of the formation of offensive groupings of the enemy were identified. The vicinities of Yanzhulivka settlement (Chernihiv oblast); Rozhkovichi, Tovstodubovo, Bilokopytove, Vovkivka, Volfyne, and Basivka (Sumy oblast); and Hraniv, Svitlichne, Strilecha, Vovchans’k, Zemlianka, Rublene, Krasne Pershe, Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, and Kreidyanka (Kharkiv oblast) suffered enemy attacks. 

    Naumivka (Sumy oblast); Hranov and Udy (Kharkiv oblast) were subjects to cross-border attacks from the territory of the russian federation, that involved russian combat helicopters.

    Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: russian forces employed tanks, mortars, and artillery systems in the attacks against 20x settlements, including Hryanikyvka and Kucherivka (Kharkiv oblast); Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Stelmakhivka, Nevs’ke and Chervonopivka (Luhansk oblast); Terny, Novoselivka, Spirne, Rozdolivka, and Stepove (Donetsk oblast). The occupiers conducted air strikes in the vicinities of Zhytlivka, Serebryansk Forestry and Bilohorivka.

    Bakhmut axis: the vicinities of more than 20x settlements were subjects to mortar and artillery attacks, including Spirne, Vyimka, Rozdolivka, Fedorivka, Vasyukivka, Bilogorivka, Paraskoviivka, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Ivanovs’ke, Chasiv Yar, Stupochki, Predtechine, and Kurdyumivka.

    Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk axes: 20x settlements came under tank, mortar and artillery fire, including Avdiivka, Vesele, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Nevels’ke, Krasnohorivka, Heorgiivka, Maryinka, Pobieda, Mykils’ke, Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Neskuchne, Prechistivka, and Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast). At the same time, the enemy carried out air strikes in the vicinities of Kam’yanka and Novomykhailivka.

    Zaporizhzhia axis: more than 20x settlements suffered enemy attacks, including Vremivka, Novopil’, Temyrivka, Malynivka, Chervone, Hulyaipole, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, and Kam’yans’ke. Enemy airstrikes were reported in the vicinities of Novopol’ and Malynyvka.

    Kherson axis: the city of Kherson came under enemy artillery fire, as well as the vicinities of more than 10x other settlements, including Zolota Balka, Havrylivka, Kachkarivka, Zmiivka, Beryslav, Vesele, L’vove, Ivanivka, Tokarivka, Tyaginka, and Berehove (Kherson oblast); and Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast).

    The russian occupation forces shelled Chaplynka settlement (Kherson Oblast) on February 14th aiming to discredit Ukrainian Defense Forces and accuse them on deliberate attacks. According to witnesses, the rockets were coming from the south, from the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

    In Simferopol of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the local "Blood Center" has started mass collection of blood from civilians and delivery of blood from other blood transfusion stations of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Propaganda is also being actively carried out in institutions and institutions of all forms of ownership regarding the involvement of as many people as possible in blood sampling due to the heavy losses and injuries of the russian occupiers on all fronts of hostilities. Additional blood transfusion stations are opening in the Rostov, Belhorod and Voronezh regions.

    During the past day, Ukrainian Air Force conducted 11x air strikes on the concentrations of russian troops and military equipment, as well as 5x air strikes against russian anti-aircraft missile systems. 1x russian Ka-52 attack helicopter has been shot down. 

    Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 2x enemy command posts, 6x concentrations of russian troops and 2x ammunition depots.

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