Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., July 9, 2023.
501 day of the russian large-scale invasion begins.
During the past day, the russian occupiers launched another missile and air strike on the territory of Ukraine, using anti-aircraft guided missiles from the S-300 air defense system and Iranian shahed drones. As a result of combat operations of the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine, 5 of these drones were destroyed.
Some of the iranian shahed drones hit industrial facilities and infrastructure facilities in Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions.
The enemy also carried out 52 airstrikes, carried out about 60 attacks from rocket salvo systems. In particular, 8 civilians were killed and 13 wounded as a result of russian military shelling of Lyman.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivska and Mariinka directions – more than 30 combat clashes took place during the day.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the russian occupiers carried out airstrikes in the areas of Vovkivka, Sumy Region, and Milovy and Veterinarny, Kharkiv region. They carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 30 settlements, including Karpovychi, Gremyach of Chernihiv region; Myropyllya, Znob-Novgorodske, Bilopyllya of the Sumy region and Graniv, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Varvarivka, Tsegelne in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Kislivka, Kharkiv region, and Novoyehorivka, Luhansk region. the russian troops tried to advance in the districts of Berestovo, Novoselivskyi and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk region. Ukrainain soldiers are firmly on the defensive, repelling all enemy attacks. The settlement of Figolivka, Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Kamianka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted assaults during the day and tried to dislodge our troops from their occupied positions in the Vesely area of the Donetsk region, without success. Airstrikes in Novolyubivka, Nevsky, Belogorivka, Luhansk region, and Dibrova, Spirny, and Ivanivka, Donetsk region. More than 15 settlements, including Nevske, Belogorivka in the Luhansk region, and Verkhnokamianske, Rozdolivka, and Vesele in the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovske, Druzhkivka, Bila Gora, and Druzhba. More than 15 settlements were affected by the russian artillery shelling, among them Markove, Bohdanivka, Khromove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the districts of Novokalynove, Stepov, Pervomayske and Nevelske of the Donetsk region. The enemy carried out airstrikes near Avdiivka and Severny. At the same time, the russian forces fired with artillery at more than 15 settlements, including Keramik, Berdychi, Avdiyivka, Pervomaiske, and Semenivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, under enemy artillery fire, our defenders repelled all attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. The enemy carried out airstrikes in Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka districts of Donetsk region. He shelled the settlements of Nevelske, Georgiyivka, Elizavetivka, Krasnohorivka, Oleksandropil, Maryinka, Pobieda and Katerynivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtarsky direction, the russian occupiers carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Blagodatny district of the Donetsk region. They carried out airstrikes near Blagodatny and Rivnopol, Donetsk region. They shelled more than 15 settlements, including Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, and Shakhtarske in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. The russian invaders carried out airstrikes in the areas of Kozatskyi, Kherson region, and Orikhov, Zaporizhzhia region. They carried out artillery shelling of more than 20 settlements, including Novodarivka, Levadne, Malynivka, Gulyaipole of the Zaporizhzhia region; Havrylivka, Antonivka, Zolota Balka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson; Ivanivka, Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region. At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
Over the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine has carried out 7 strikes on areas where enemy personnel are concentrated. Also, our defenders destroyed 10 operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.
Over the past 24 hours, units of missile forces and artillery have hit 11 artillery pieces in firing positions, 1 ammunition depot, 3 anti-aircraft defense equipment, and 2 radio-electronic warfare stations of the enemy.
In general, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 600 russian invaders, destroyed – 4 tanks, 11 armored combat vehicles, 20 artillery systems, 7 anti-aircraft guns, 3 air defense vehicles, 19 operational-tactical UAVs, 15 vehicles and 9 units of special equipment.
