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 21, 2023.
513 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,440 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Tonight, the russian Federation launched another missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.
Over the past day, the russian occupiers launched a massive air and missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, using 3 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles, 5 Iskander-K land-based cruise missiles, 4 KH-22 cruise missiles, 7 Onyx cruise missiles and 19 Shahed drones. According to the results of the combat operation, air defense destroyed 2 Kalibr cruise missiles, 3 Iskander-K land-based cruise missiles and 13 Shahed drones.
In addition, the enemy carried out 49 airstrikes and launched 72 attacks from rocket salvo systems. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are victims among the civilian population, destruction and damage to industrial facilities, residential buildings and other infrastructure.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka directions – 32 combat clashes took place during the past day.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups.
The enemy maintains a military presence in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions. He carried out airstrikes in the districts of Semenivka, Novgorod-Siversky, Chernihiv Region, Grabovsky, Sumy Region, and the city of Sumy. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 25 settlements, in particular Leonivka, Chernihiv region; Seredyna-Buda, Basivka, Volfyne of Sumy Oblast and Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Odnorobivka, Staritsa, Vovchansk and Budarky of Kharkiv Oblast.
In the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers are firmly holding the defense, successfully repulsed enemy attacks southwest of Masyutivka, in the Kharkiv region. The settlements of Dvorichna, Zapadne, Figolivka, Kamianka, Krasne Pershe, Kupyansk, Kucherivka, Monachynivka, and Topoli of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling.
In the Lyman direction, the settlements of Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Spirne, Berestov, Kislivka and Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, under heavy enemy artillery fire, our defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks on the southwestern outskirts of Klishchiivka. More than 10 settlements, including Vasyukivka, Markove, Bogdanivka, Ivanivske, Stupochki, Chasiv Yar, and Oleksandro-Shultine of the Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, under heavy fire from the enemy’s aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled the attacks of russian troops in the Nevelsky area. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Severny and the city of Avdiivka. At the same time, artillery bombarded more than 10 settlements, in particular, Avdiivka, Karlivka, Pervomayske and Nevelske of the Donetsk region were affected.
In the Mariinka direction, our soldiers continue to hold back the advance of russian troops in the Novomykhailivka and Mariinka districts of the Donetsk region. The enemy launched airstrikes near Alexandropol and Novomykhailivka. He shelled more than 15 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Zhelanne Pershe, Pobyeda, and Georgiivka in Donetsk region.
In the direction of Shakhtarsk, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Zolotaya Niva, Vugledar, Storozhovo, Makarivka, Blagodatny and shelled the settlements of Velika Novosilka, Vugledar, Vodyane, Blagodatne and Odradne of the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. He made unsuccessful attempts to restore his lost position in the area north of Priyutny, Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Yehorivka, Pyatikhatok of the Zaporizhia region and Kozatskyi of the Kherson region. More than 30 settlements, including the settlements of Novodanilivka, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Lobkovo, Zaliznychne, Biloghirya, Zaporizhzhia region, were hit by artillery fire; Poniativka, Tyaginka, Red Lighthouse, Antonivka, Zimivnyk of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
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, inflict fire damage with artillery on identified enemy targets, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 8 strikes on areas where enemy personnel are concentrated. Also, our defenders destroyed 1 reconnaissance UAV of operational-tactical level.
Over the past 24 hours, units of missile troops and artillery hit 10 artillery pieces in firing positions, 2 anti-aircraft defenses, 2 EW stations and 4 more important enemy objects.
