Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., August 14, 2023

Day 537 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

During the day of August 14, the russian occupiers launched another air and missile attack at the territory of Ukraine. The enemy used 8x Kalibr missiles and 15x Iranian Shahed-136/131 attack drones at Odesa oblast. Following successful engagement of forces and means of Ukrainian air defense, all Kalibr missiles and UAVs were intercepted.

In total, the invaders launched 12x missile, 67x air strikes and over 40x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential buildings, a shopping center, a student dormitory, kindergartens, schools and other civilian infrastructure were damaged.

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

During the day of August 14, there were 11x combat engagements.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy launched an air strike in the vicinity of Stepne (Sumy oblast). The adversary fired mortars and artillery at more than 25x settlements, including Bleshnya, Khotiivka, Tymonovychi (Chernihiv oblast), Atynske, Stepne, Vodolahy (Sumy oblast), Udy, Strilecha, Lukyantsi (Kharkiv oblast).

Kupyansk axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Ivankivka, Zahryzove (Kharkiv oblast) and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk oblast). Over 15x settlements, including Novomlynsk, Vilshana, Synkivka, Kupyansk, Podoly, Buhaivka (Kharkiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire of the enemy.

Lyman axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast) and Spirne (Donetsk oblast). More than 25x settlements, including Nevske, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Siversk, Verkhnokamyanske, Spirne, (Donetsk oblast), were shelled with artillery.

Bakhmut axis: russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Vasyukivka and Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 20x settlements, including Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast), suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

Avdiivka axis: the enemy launched an air strike in the vicinity of Avdiivka. The settlements of Oleksandropil, Stepove, Keramik, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, (Donetsk oblast) came under artillery fire.

Maryinka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the russian offensive in the vicinities of cities of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy launched an air strike in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery at more than 10x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Heorhiivka, Hostre, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka (Donetsk oblast).

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

Zaporizhzhia axis: the invaders launched an air strike in the vicinity of Novodanylivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 20x settlements suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Charivne, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaky, Pavlivka, Pyatykhatky, Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Kherson axis: the adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Olhivka (Kherson oblast). More than 20x settlements came under enemy artillery fire, including Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Respublikanets, Novokairy, Komyshany (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.

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.

The moscow regime continues illegal integration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine into its socio-political space. Thus, in the settlement of Svatove (Luhansk oblast), in order to change the leadership of local governments, the occupiers demand that representatives of administrations and village councils resign from their positions of their own will. The occupiers plan to establish so-called “municipalities” to be headed by local collaborators based on the results of fake elections in the occupied territories on the single voting day in russia on September 10.

During the day of August 14, Ukrainian Air Force launched 1x air strike on a command operations center, 7x air strikes on concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, as well as 3x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

Ukrainian defenders also shot down an enemy Ka-52 attack helicopter.

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