Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., February 21, 2023

Day 363 of the russian full-scale invasion continues.

The russian federation does not stop destroying the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, continues to target and shell civilian facilities and residences.

During the day of February 21, the enemy launched more than 30x MLRS attacks, including at the civilian infrastructure of Kherson. There are civilian casualties.

The threat of further russian air and missile strikes across Ukraine remains high.

The enemy is focusing its main efforts on the offensive operations on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtars’ke axes.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no signs of the formation of adversary offensive groups were found.

Vicinities of more than 20x settlements in Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv oblasts came under enemy fire. Among the affected settlements are Strilecha, Morokhovets’, Starytsya, Vovchans’k, Vovchans’ki Khutory, Volokhivka, Budarky, Bolohivka, and Kolodyazne.

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary shelled the settlements of Dvorichna, Hryanikivka, Kotlyarivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Stel’makhivka, Ivanivka, Nevs’ke, Chervonopopivka, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), and Fedorivka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the invaders shelled 18x settlements. In particular, Rozdolivka, Vesele, Bakhmut, Stupochky, Klishchiivka, Ozaryanivka, and Toretsk (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka and Shakhtars’ke axes: the adversary fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Avdiivka, Vodyane, Nevel’s’ke, Krasnohorivka, Mar’inka, Bohoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Neskuchne, Prechystivka, and Vuhledar.

Zaporizhzhia axis: Novosilka, Vremivka, Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Ol’hivs’ke, Hulyaipole, Malynivka, Mahdalynivka, Pavlivka, Kam’yans’ke, Orikhiv, Mala Tokmachka (Zaporizhzhia oblast) were hit.

Kherson axis: enemy artillery fire hit the suburbs and the city Kherson, as well as the vicinities of 14x settlements, including Mylove, Tomaryne, Shlyakhove, Beryslav, Mykolaivka, Vesele, Antonivka, and Veletens’ke.

Due to the high rates of desertion from the ranks of the russian occupation forces, massive raids have been conducted in Chaplyns’kyi district of Kherson oblast since February 20, 2023. Particular attention is paid to abandoned houses and buildings.

Since early 2023, there has been a significant deterioration in crime rate in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in particular in the city of Sevastopol. The reason for this was the arrival of ex-convicts who fought in the so-called PMC Wagner and were amnestied as their contracts expired. Where they are detained for any crimes, they are not sent to correctional facilities, but back to the front line.

During the day of February 21, Ukrainian Air Force launched 4x air strikes on the concentrations of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers.

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