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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., February 11, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 11 February 2023 18:28

    Day 353 of the russian full-scale invasion continues. 
    The russian federation continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. The enemy does not abandon its intentions to destroy the critical infrastructure of our country, continues to hit civilian targets and residences. 
    During the day of February 11, the adversary launched 7x missile and 23x air strikes. The invaders launched more than 15x MLRS attacks. 
    The threat of strikes by the russian federation on civilian targets across Ukraine remains high.
    Despite significant losses, the enemy has not abandoned its intentions to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The invaders continue to focus their main efforts on offensive operations on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Novopavlivka axes. Russians are reinforcing their grouping of troops on Lyman and Bakhmut axes. Invaders’ aircraft are active and striking at the positions of Ukrainian units. 
    Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes, no signs of the formation of offensive groups were found. The enemy units remain stationed in the areas bordering Ukraine, combat training activities are ongoing. The adversary does not stop shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements near the line of contact. During the day of February 11, the enemy shelled the vicinities of over 20x settlements. Among them are Sen’kivka (Chernihiv oblast), Novovasylivka, Porokhon’, Studenok, Starykove, Volfyne (Sumy oblast), Vovchans’k, Fyholivka, and Dvorichna (Kharkiv oblast). The occupiers also launched an air strikes near Vovchans’k.
    Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary fired mortars and artillery at the vicinities of more than 15x settlements. In particular, these are Vil’shana, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast), Novoselivs’ke, Makiivka, Nevs’ke, Kreminna, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast).
    Bakhmut axis: the enemy fired tanks, mortars, and artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Spirne, Berestove, Vasyukivka, Paraskoviivka, Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Predtechyne, Bila Hora, and Zalizne (Donetsk oblast). In total, more than 20x settlements were targeted.
    Avdiivka and Novopavlivka axes: the vicinities of 17x settlements came under tank, mortar, and artillery fire, including Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Nevel’s’ke, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, Bohoyavlenka, and Vuhledar. Enemy air strikes were reported near Vesele, Nevel’s’ke and Mar’inka.
    Zaporizhzhia axis: the vicinities of Vremivka, Novopil (Donetsk oblast), and Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Bilohir’ya, Orikhiv, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, and Stepove (Zaporizhzhia oblast) were shelled. The enemy also launched air strikes in the vicinity of Mala Tokmachka.
    Kherson axis: the suburbs and the city of Kherson, as well as the vicinities of more than 20x settlements, including Zolota Balka, Mylove, Zmiivka, Vesele, Mykolaivka, Tyahynka, Tokarivka, Mykil’s’ke, Antonivka, and Dniprovs’ke (Kherson oblast), were hit by enemy artillery fire.
    Numerous cases of looting by russian invaders were reported in Nova Kakhovka (temporarily occupied territory of Kherson oblast) between February 7 and 9. Newly arrived soldiers of the russian occupation forces are actively loading looted property into military trucks.
    In the city of Mariupol (Donetsk oblast), the russian invaders organized the repair of their military equipment that was deliberately put out of commission by russian servicemen in order not to avoid combat missions. The main reason for the malfunctions in the military equipment is the deliberate wrecking of engines. 
    Since early February, 2023, russia has used about 1,200 people from the russian private military company Wagner in order to compensate for its large-scale military losses. These recruits were taken in prisons from the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. 
    During the day of February 11, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 16x air strikes on the concentrations of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, and 2x air strikes on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems. Also, Ukrainian defenders shot down 1x Su-25 aircraft and 1x Orlan UAV.
    In the meantime, missile and artillery units hit 4x concentrations of manpower during the day of February 11. 
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