General Staff: AFU holds enemy's offensive near Avdiivka and Bakhmut, more than 30 military clashes during the day occured

More than 30 military clashes between the Defense Forces and Russian occupation troops took place on the front in Ukraine over the past 24 hours. Our defenders continue to hold back the invaders' offensive in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Kupiansk, Marinka and Shakhtar directions.

The counter-offensive of the Ukrainian forces continues in Melitopol and Berdiansk directions. This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the AFU on Facebook on August 12.

Russian shelling and the situation on the frontline

The Russian Federation carried out another air strike with Iranian Shahed-136/131 kamikaze UAVs on Ukraine at night. Information about the consequences of this terrorist attack is being specified.

The Russian occupants also carried out 5 missile, 31 air and 49 MLRS strikes on the positions of our troops and settlements during the day. Unfortunately, as a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, including children. Residential houses and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed.

The enemy fired mortars and artillery at more than 20 settlements in the Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, including Klyusy in Chernihiv region; Seredyna-Buda, Miropillia, Uhroidy in Sumy region and Okyp, Veterynarne, Strilka, Hatyshche, Vovchanski Khutory and Okhrymivka in Kharkiv region.

The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Synkivka and Ivanivka, Kharkiv region in the Kupiansk direction. The enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Kyslivka and Pervomaiske in the Kharkiv region. More than 15 settlements, including Kupiansk, Shyikivka in Chernihiv region and Proletarske in Kharkiv region, were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling by the enemy.

The enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Nevske, Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Vesele, Zaliznianske and Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region in the Lyman direction. More than 25 settlements were subjected to enemy artillery shelling, including Nevske, Dibrova and Bilohorivka in the Luрansk region and Siversk, Verkhniokamianka, Spirne, Vyimka, Rozdolivka in the Donetsk region.

The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Bohdanivka, Klischiivka and Bila Hora in the Donetsk region. More than 20 settlements, including Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Toretsk, Zalizne and New York in the Donetsk region were hit by enemy artillery shelling.

Our defenders continue to hold back the Russian troops' offensive near Avdiivka, Donetsk region in the Avdiivka direction under dense fire. More than 10 settlements, including Novobakhmutovka, Stepne, Avdiivka, Pivnichne, Pervomaiske and Nevelske in the Donetsk region, were subjected to artillery shelling.

The defense forces continue to hold back the offensive of the Russian troops near the town of Marinka in the Donetsk region in the Marinka direction. The enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Marinka, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Maksimilianivka, Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka and Yelizavetivka in the Donetsk region, were subjected to artillery shelling.

The enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the area of Urozhaine, Donetsk region in the Shakhtar direction. The enemy launched an air strike near Staromaiorske, Donetsk region. Vodiane, Uhledar, Bohoyavlinka, Prechistovka, Zolotaya Niva and Blagodatnoye in Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.

The enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Novodanylivka and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region. More than 20 settlements, including Lobkove, Piatyhatky, Kamianske and Plavni in the Zaporizhzhia region, were subjected to artillery shelling.

More than 25 settlements were subjected to artillery shelling, among them Beryslav, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Komyshany, Kizomys in the Kherson region and the city of Kherson; Kutsurub, Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region in the Kherson direction.

Losses of the occupants in the war for 24 hours

Aviation of the defense forces made 1 strike on the area of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy. Our defenders destroyed 4 reconnaissance UAVs of operational-tactical level. Units of rocket troops and artillery destroyed 1 Strela anti-aircraft missile system of the enemy during the day as well.

According to the General Staff, the occupants continue to use civilian educational institutions of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine for their own purposes. In particular, a school building in the locality of Pivdenne in Luhansk Region is being used for military purposes. Currently, residents are not allowed to enter the institution.

At the same time, the Russians have set up a hospital for their occupation troops on the territory of a kindergarten located in the northern part of the city of Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia.

The news is being updated.