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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., August 21, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 21 August 2023 19:17

    Day 544 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

    During the day of August 21, the enemy launched 2x missile strikes, over 30x air strikes and 35x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential buildings, a building of an educational institution and other civilian infrastructure were damaged.

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

    During the day of August 21, there were more than 20x combat engagements.

    Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

    Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy fired mortars and artillery at more than 20x settlements, including Klyusy, Karpovychi, (Chernihiv oblast), Sydorivka, Volfyne, Hrabovske, (Sumy oblast), Chervona Zorya, Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Strilecha (Kharkiv oblast).

    Kupyansk axis: the following settlements were shelled by the invaders with artillery and mortars: Dvorichna, Synkivka, Kyslivka, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).

    Lyman axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Tverdokhlibove, Bilohorivka and Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast). About 15x settlements, including Karmazynivka, Nevske, Kreminna, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Rozdolivka, Spirne (Donetsk oblast), were shelled with artillery.

    Bakhmut axis: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders launched an air strike in the vicinity of Vesele (Donetsk oblast). More than 20x settlements, including Pryvillya, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast), suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

    Avdiivka axis: the settlements of Oleksandropil, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, (Donetsk oblast) came under enemy artillery fire.

    Maryinka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the russian offensive in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka. The settlements of Zhelanne Druhe, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Yelyzavetivka, Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by the artillery.

    Shakhtarske axis: the enemy launched an air strike in the vicinity of Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast). Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Blahodatne, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast) were shelled with artillery.

    Zaporizhzhia axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 30x settlements suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Huliaipilske, Charivne, Yehorivka, Stepove, Lobkove, Pyatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

    Kherson axis: the occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Dachi and Zymivnyk (Kherson oblast). More than 20x settlements suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Ponyativka, Kherson, Stanislav (Kherson oblast), Ochakiv, Solonchaky (Mykolaiv oblast).

    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.

    russian occupation forces continue to actively loot and abuse civilians. Thus, an enemy unit from the Republic of Buryatia of the russian federation arrived in the settlement of Tokmak (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The military personnel of this unit on a regular basis check local residents for documents for the right to live in their homes. If no residency registration documents are found, the russians take away all the property and housing under the guise of “confiscation” and physically abuse displeased local residents.

    During the day of August 21, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 6x air strikes on the concentrations of the adversary troops.

    During the day of August 21, the Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 4x enemy command posts, 1x concentration of troops, weapons, and military equipment and 3x artillery systems at their firing positions.

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