The operational update regarding the Russian invasion on 18.00 (June 24, 2022)

The one hundred twenty first (121) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a Russian military invasion continues.

In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the enemy holds four naval-based cruise missile carriers.

No significant changes in the situation were noted in the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky areas. On the Siversky direction the enemy carried out artillery attacks in the area of ​​the settlement of Boyaro-Lezhachi of the Sumy oblast.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is trying to create conditions for the offensive in the directions Izyum - Barvinkove and Izyum - Slovyansk.

In the Kharkiv direction, a group of enemy troops is conducting a defense to prevent the advance of units of the Defense Forces towards the state border to the north and northeast of the city of Kharkiv. At the same time, the enemy is trying to carry out assault operations in order to improve the tactical position of its units. The russian aggressor fired artillery at the settlements of Ruska Lozova, Staryi Saltiv, Chuguiv, Pechenigy and Bayrak.

In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy focuses its efforts on conducting an offensive in the direction of Dovhenke - Dolyna. Our soldiers successfully repulsed the assault of the enemy in the directions of Sulyhivka - Vernopillya and Dibrivne - Kurulka. The occupiers carried out remote mining of the area near the settlement of Dolyna.

In the Siverodonetsk direction, the occupiers carried out artillery shelling in the areas of the settlements of Lysychansk, Siverodonetsk, Loskutivka and Spirne. Inflicted an air strike in the area of ​​Lysychansk. They carried out assault operations in the industrial zone of Siverodonetsk.

Ukrainian defenders successfully repulsed the assault near the southern outskirts of Lysychansk. The enemy, with the support of artillery, launched an assault in the direction of Vovchoyarivka, the fighting continues.

In the Bakhmut direction, the occupiers fired artillery at the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka and Mayorske. Inflicted air strikes near Yakovlivka, Mykolayivka and Pokrovske.

The enemy captured the settlement of Mykolayivka. The enemy's reconnaissance attempt in the direction of Myronivka-Vyhlehirska TPP failed. The occupiers, with losses, withdrew.

Russian invaders launched a missile strike from Tu-22M3 aircraft in the city of Konstantynivka.

In the Kramatorsk, Avdiivka, Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, the enemy exerts systematic fire along the line of contact in order to restrain the actions of our troops and prevent their transfer to other directions.

It struck air strikes in the areas of Pavlivka and Vuhledar. Carried out artillery shelling near the village of Siversk. The Ukrainian soldiers have once again repulsed the assault in the Marinka area. The enemy retreated.

In the South Buh direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on maintaining the previously occupied frontiers. As a result of successful offensive actions of our units, part of the enemy forces left the prepared defensive positions and fled to the area of ​​the settlement of Olhine, Beryslav district, Kherson oblast.

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