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 27, 2023.
519 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,446 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Tonight, the russian Federation struck Ukraine with Iranian shahed drones. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 49 missile and 37 air strikes, launched more than 63 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and peaceful settlements. Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilian population, residential buildings were destroyed.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
During the past day, 28 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
The enemy maintains a military presence in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 25 settlements, in particular, Huta Studenetska, Semenivka, Yasna Polyana of the Chernihiv region; Vilna Sloboda, Popivka, Stepne, Basivka, Mogrytsia, Pokrovka of the Sumy region and Veterinary, Okhrimivka, Strelecha, Hlyboke, Kolodyazne of the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions south of Novoselyvsk, Luhansk region. The settlements of Dvorichna, Zapadne, Figolivka, Tabaivka, Topoli and Podola of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the area south of Dibrova, Luhansk region. The settlements of Nevske and Bilogorivka in Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Spirne and Rozdolivka in Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, our defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas north of Khromovo, east of Druzhba, and north of Klishchiivka. The enemy launched an airstrike in the Klishchiivka area of the Donetsk region. More than 15 settlements, including Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Ivanivske, Bogdanivka, Chasiv Yar, and Severnye 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 area of the city of Avdiivka. At the same time, the enemy carried out artillery fire on more than 10 settlements, in particular, Novokalynov, Stepove, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Severna of the Donetsk region were affected.
In the Mariinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Mariinka. The enemy launched an air strike near Krasnohorivka. The settlements of Kurakhivka, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka and Pobyeda of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the Staromayorsky area of the Donetsk region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Rivnopol, Blagodatny and Staromayorskyi. He shelled more than 15 settlements, including Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Velyka Novosilka, Storozheve, and Blagodatne 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 carried out airstrikes in the areas of Novodanilivka, Malaya Tokmachka, Orikhov, Pyatikhatok in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Antonivka in the Kherson region. More than 35 settlements, including Malinivka, Gulyaipole, Stepove, Lobkovo, Levadne, and Kamianske of the Zaporizhia region, were hit by artillery fire; Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region; Dudchany, Beryslav, Kozatske, Molodizhne, Antonivka, Komysany, Kizomys, Stanislav in the Kherson region and Ivanivka in the 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 inflict fire damage.
Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has carried out 11 strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and 2 – on its anti-aircraft missile complexes.
Over the past 24 hours, units of missile troops and artillery have hit 11 artillery pieces in firing positions, 2 control points, 1 ammunition depot, 1 area for the concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and three more important targets of the Russian occupiers.
