The operational update regarding russian invasion (July 15, 2022)

The one hundred forty second (142) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.

There are no significant changes in the activities of the armed forces of the republic of belarus were noted in the Volyn and Polissya directions.

In the Siversky direction, the enemy continues to carry out enhanced protection of the section of the Ukrainian-russian border. In order to demonstrate their presence, the enemy periodically fires at the positions of our troops in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy oblast.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy is trying to hold the occupied areas and prevent our troops from advancing towards the state border. Fired tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of Petrivka, Rydne, Sosnivka, Slatyne, Pryshyb, Ruski Tyshky, Pytomnyk, Verkhniy Saltiv and others. Conducted aerial reconnaissance with an operational-tactical Orlan-10 UAV near Prymorske.

In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy is trying to improve the tactical position and conduct offensive actions in the direction of Slovyansk. The areas of Dibrivne, Podolivka, Mazanivka, Adamivka, Chepilya, Krasnopillya, Kurulka and others were shelled with artillery.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy continues to fire on units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine from artillery and tanks along the contact line. Conducts reconnaissance, trying to find weak points in the defense of our troops. It concentrates its main efforts on the Bakhmut and Novopavliv directions, tries to advance in the direction of Soledar and Bakhmut.

In the direction of Kramatorsk, the enemy is regrouping in order to resume the offensive in the direction of Siversk. The Kramatorsk, Zakitne, Hryhorivka, and other districts were shelled from barrel and rocket artillery. Airstrikes near Verkhnokamyanske.

In the Bakhmut direction, it shelled our positions, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Novoluhanske, Pokrovske, Vesela Dolyna, Berestove, Vesele, Mayorsk, and Vershyna. It carried out airstrikes near Semihirya, Berestove and the territory of the Vuhlehirska TPP. Our soldiers successfully stopped enemy assault attempts in the area of ​​Kodema and Bilohorivka, as well as attempts to capture the villages of Spirne and Vershyna. The occupiers received stiff resistance, suffered significant losses and withdrew ingloriously.

The enemy engaged UAVs near Bakhmutskyi. Also, the enemy is trying to strengthen the air defense system of rear bases and units.

In the Kurakhiv, Novopavliv, and Zaporizhzhia areas, the invaders did not conduct active actions, they continued shelling along the contact line. They carried out airstrikes near Kamianka. Our defenders quickly suppressed an attempted enemy offensive near Vodyane with accurate fire. The enemy launched a missile-aircraft attack on civilian infrastructure in the Vuhledar area.

The occupiers systematically bombarded civilian and military infrastructure in the South Buh direction. They carried out a missile attack on Mykolaiv and airstrikes in the areas of Velyke Artakove and Olhino.

The enemy conducted aerial reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles of the operational-tactical and tactical levels and continued the engineering equipment of the positions. There remains a significant threat of missile strikes on critical infrastructure in the region.

russian occupiers, in order to somehow justify the destruction of civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine, continue to openly lie about the location of military units in kindergartens, hospitals and churches.

We urge you to trust information only from verified sources and not to spread russian fakes and disinformation.

Believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together to victory! Glory to Ukraine!