General Staff: Defenders of Ukraine repressed attempted offensive of Russia

The Ukrainian army suppressed an attempt of Russian troops to advance in the Lozova direction, the Donetsk region, Report informs, citing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“In the Pivdenny Buh direction, enemy (Russian) artillery fired at the areas of the settlements of Trudoliubivka, Knyazivka, Mykolaivka, Topolyne, Kobzartsi, Blahodatne, Shevchenkove, Lupareve,” the General Staff said.

Russian troops continue to launch missile attacks on targets in the Mykolaiv region, and the threat of their continuation remains.

“In readiness for launching missile strikes against targets on the territory of Ukraine, it keeps four carriers of high-precision weapons at sea,” the General Staff added.