Russia – Ukraine war updates as of February 22, 2023

The operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., February 22, 2023.

Day 364 of the russian full-scale invasion has begun.

For the past day, russian forces launched 59 attacks, which resulted killed and wounded among civilians as well as civilian residential buildings were damaged and destroyed.

The danger of further russian air and missile attacks on the entire territory of Ukraine remains.

russian forces continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations on the Kup’yansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarske direction.

Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine have repelled attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Kuzemivka and Dibrova in the Luhansk Oblast and Fedorivka, Yagidne, Berkhivka, Bakhmut and Kurdyumivka in the Donetsk Oblast.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected. Areas of settlements of Bachivsk, Brusky, Pavlivka, Vorozhba and Grabovskoe of Sumy Oblast, as well as more than 20 areas of settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, were shelled by the russian forces. Among them are Strilecha, Morokhovets, Starytsa, Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Volohivka, Budarky, Bologhivka and Kolodyazne.

Kup’yansk and Lyman directions: the enemy shelled the areas of Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Kotlyarivka, Kup’yansk and Berestove settlements of the Kharkiv Oblast; Stelmakhivka, Ivanivka, Nevske, Chervonopopivka, Dibrova and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Fedorivka in the Donetsk Oblast.

Bakhmut direction: areas of 21 settlements were shelled. In particular, these are Rozdolivka, Vesele, Bilogorivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Stupochki, Klishchiivka, Ozaryanivka and Toretsk.

Avdiivka and Shakhtarske directions: the russian forces fired artillery at the settlements of Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Vodyane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Mar’yinka, Bogoyavlenka, Novomykhailivka, Velyka Novosilka, Neskuchne, Prechystivka, and Vugledar.

Zaporizhzhia direction: the areas of the settlements of Novosilka, Vremivka and Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast and Olhivske, Gulyaipole, Malynivka, Magdalinyvka, Pavlivka, Stepove, Kamianske, Novoandriivka, Orihiv, Charivne, Novodanylivka and Mala Tokmachka of the Zaporizhia Oblast were hit by fire.

Kherson direction: the city of Kherson was hit from an multiple launch rocket system. There are victims among the civilian population. Areas of 18 settlements were also hit by enemy artillery. Among them are Mykhailivka, Dudchany, Mylove, Tomarine, Shlyakhove, Beryslav, Mykolaivka, Kozatske, Vesele, Antonivka and Veletenske.

In the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson Oblast, the enemy continues to forcibly issuing passports to the population. The russian occupying forces, together with the police, have increased checks at checkpoints and are threatening to evict all citizens who do not receive a russian passport from the beginning of March.

Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces made 8 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers and 2 strikes on anti-aircraft missile complexes. Our units of missile and artillery forces hit 2 areas where the enemy’s manpower was concentrated.

Last, but not the least, russia’s losses in manpower are as follows:

Ukraine Front Lines

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