AFU Force Russians To Randomly Flee During Attempts To Advance In Main Directions - General Staff
The Armed Forces of Ukraine restrained, and in some areas forced the Russian occupation troops to retreat. This is stated in the operational update of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Tuesday, August 23.
“The enemy continues to focus its efforts on establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk region, maintaining the captured districts of Kherson, part of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv regions, restoring the combat capability of units that have suffered losses,” the General Staff reports.
In the Volyn, Polissia and Sivershchyna directions, the situation remains unchanged. The occupiers used barrel artillery for shelling near Mykolaivka and Zaliznyi Mist in Chernihiv region.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Udy, Sosnivka, Protopopivka, Slatyne, Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv, Petrivka, Velyki Prokhody, Ruski Tyshki, Pytomnyk, and Korobochkyne with barrel and jet artillery. It carried out airstrikes near Pytomnyk, Kostiantynivka and Verkhnii Saltiv. In order to perform reconnaissance tasks and adjust the artillery fire, UAVs were deployed.
In the Slovyansk direction, shelling was recorded near Nortsivka, Dolyna and Dibrivne. It carried out airstrikes near Bohorodychne. In the area of Nova Dmytrivka, enemy UAVs conducted aerial reconnaissance.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the districts of Siversk, Hryhorivka, and Bilenke were hit by artillery fire of various types. The enemy used aviation for strikes near Tetianivka and Pryshyb. It conducted reconnaissance of the positions of Ukrainian troops using UAVs.
In the Bakhmut direction, fire was recorded in the areas of Bakhmut, Bakhmutske and Kodema. The enemy conducted airstrikes near Soledar and Bakhmut.
The occupiers made an unsuccessful reconnaissance attempt by fighting in the direction of the village of Zaitseve, and withdrew.
With offensive and assault actions, the enemy tried to advance in the direction of the settlements of Soledar, Kodema, Bakhmut, Zaitseve and Kurdiumivka, but was unsuccessful and retreated.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy continued shelling from the entire range of artillery near Avdiivka, Opytne, Vodiane, Novobakhmutivka, and Nevelske. Airstrikes were launched near Maryinka and Krasnohorivka.
With offensive actions, it tried to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops and advance in the direction of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske, it was unsuccessful and retreated chaotically.
In the direction of Novopavlivka, the enemy fired from barrel and jet artillery near Pavlivka and Velyka Novosilka. It unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical position in the directions of Novomykhailivka and Zolota Nyva.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, enemy fire was recorded in the areas of Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novopil and Vyshneve settlements. The enemy carried out airstrikes near Malynivka, Zaliznychne and Vremivka.
In the Pivdennyi Buh direction, the enemy used tanks, barrel artillery and MLRS to shell the areas of Posad-Pokrovske, Oleksandrivka, Prybuzke, Lupareve, Myrne, Novohryhorivka, Chervona Dolyna, Pervomaiske, Kyselivka, Liubomyrivka, Andriivka, Novooleksandrivka, Mykolaivka, Kniazivka and Ivanivka settlements.
Airstrikes were launched near Trudoliubivka, Andriivka, and Novohryhorivka. The enemy actively used UAVs to scout the positions of Ukrainian troops and adjust artillery fire.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on August 23, the losses of personnel of Russian troops for August 22 increased by 150 to 45,550 killed, and the Ukrainian military last day destroyed 8 armored fighting vehicles, 2 cruise missiles and 2 drones.
On August 23, the enemy tried to conduct reconnaissance by fighting in the Zaitseve area, as well as storm Soledar and Kodema in Donetsk region.
Also, on August 23, the Russian occupiers are actively engaged in electronic warfare in the Volyn and Polissia directions.