Day 540 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

During the day of August 16, the enemy launched 8x missile and 82x air strikes, 76x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians, including children. The port infrastructure in Odesa oblast, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson oblasts have been destroyed.

According to the updated information, air defense forces and means intercepted 2x Kh-35/Kh-59 cruise missiles and 16x Shahed-136/131 UAVs of the enemy during the day of August 16.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.

During the day of August 16, there were 20x combat engagements.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Chervona Zorya, Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Hatyshche, and Rohan (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired mortars and artillery at more than 15x settlements, including Tymonovychi, Bleshnya (Chernihiv oblast), Turya, Stepok, Hrabovske (Sumy oblast), Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Okhrimivka, Potykhonove, and Chuhunivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Kupyansk axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Kupyansk, Petropavlivka, Podoly, Tabaivka, Pisky-Radkivski, Cherneshchyna (Kharkiv oblast), and Nadiya (Luhansk oblast). The invaders conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinity of Senkivka (Kharkiv oblast). The settlements of Vilshana, Petropavlivka, and Cherneshchyna (Kharkiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire of the adversary.

Lyman axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Makiivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), and Siversk (Donetsk oblast). About 20x settlements, including Nevske, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Vyimka, Pereizne, Rozdolivka, and Pazeno (Donetsk oblast), were shelled with artillery.

Bakhmut axis: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Bohdanivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Ivanivka, Pryvillya, Minkivka, and Bila Hora (Donetsk oblast). More than 15x settlements, including Andriivka, Bila Hora, Dyliivka, and Pivnichne (Donetsk oblast), suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

Avdiivka axis: under heavy fire from enemy aircraft and artillery, the Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back russian troops’ advance in the vicinity of Avdiivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery at more than 10x settlements, including Oleksandropil, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).

Maryinka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the russian offensive in the vicinity of the city of Maryinka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery at more than 10x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Paraskoviivka, and Vodyane (Donetsk oblast).

Shakhtarske axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Blahodatne, Urozhaine, and Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast). More than 10x settlements, including Vodyane, Bohoyavlenka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Velyka Novosilka, Blahodatne, and Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery shelling.

Zaporizhzhia axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mala Tokmachka and Novodanylivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 20x settlements suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Omelnyk, Novoandriivka, Kamyanske, Plavni, and Lukyanivske (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Kherson axis: the enemy fired artillery at more than 10x settlements, including Khreshchenivka, Novodmytrivka, Mykolaivka, Sadove, Zelenivka, Berehove, Kizomys (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.

The russian invaders continue to use the civilian infrastructure of the temporarily occupied settlements to provide medical care to their wounded servicemen. In the settlement of Shevchenkivske (Zaporizhzhia oblast), russian servicemen have re-purposed the territory of a civilian building into a field hospital, where more than 30x wounded occupants are being treated.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct the offensive operation on Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, consolidating their positions, and conducting counter-battery fire.

During the day of August 16, Ukrainian Air Force launched 10x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, as well as 1x air strike on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary. Also, the Ukrainian defenders intercepted 8x operational-tactical level reconnaissance UAVs of the enemy.

During the day of August 16, Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 1x anti-aircraft missile system of the adversary.

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