The two hundred and sixty-first day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation to the large-scale Russian invasion continues.

Defense forces continue to liberate Ukrainian lands in the Kherson direction. In the course of successful offensive actions, advanced units of our troops have already reached the right bank of the Dnieper in some places. Measures to identify and destroy the enemy in a number of settlements are ongoing. Due to the operation's safety, the results' official release will be provided at a later date.

The enemy is concentrating its efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, improving the fortification equipment of the defensive lines on the left bank of the Dnieper and in the north of the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. At the same time, it conducts offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka directions.

During the current day, the enemy launched 3 missiles and 9 air strikes, carried out more than 10 attacks from rocket salvo systems.

Areas of populated areas of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Vinnytsia, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions suffered enemy attacks.

The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, providing it with infrastructure, territory, and airspace. The formation of the Russian-Belarusian grouping of troops on the territory of the Republic of Belarus continues. There is still a threat of the enemy launching missiles and air strikes from the territory and airspace of this country.

The enemy shelled in other directions:

• in the Slobozhansk direction - from the artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Aniskine, Bologhivka, Vilkhuvatka, Ohirtseve and Strelecha of the Kharkiv region;
• in the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions - from tanks and artillery of various calibers, in the areas of the settlements of Berestov in the Kharkiv region and Myasozharivka, Novoselivske, Nevske, and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region;
• in the Bakhmut direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Belogorivka, Mayorsk, New York and Yakovlivka settlements of the Donetsk region;
• in the Avdiyiv direction - from tanks and the entire range of artillery, in the areas of Avdiyivka, Vesele, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Nevelske and Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk region;
• in the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhia directions - from tanks, mortars, barrels and rocket artillery, in the areas of more than 30 settlements. Among them are Bogoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Vodyane, Vugledar and Novopil in the Donetsk region and Hulyaipole, Mali Shcherbaki and Olhivske in the Zaporizhzhia region.

According to detailed information, the destruction of an enemy Mi-8 helicopter was confirmed in the area of ​​the settlement of Dniprovka, Zaporizhzhia region.

In the area of ​​the city of Energodar, an enemy control post was hit - more than 50 occupants were killed, and more than 40 were wounded. A Ka-52 helicopter was also destroyed.

As a result of accurate strikes by the Defense Forces on the headquarters of the Russian occupying forces in settlement of Chervony Mayaky, Kherson Region, more than 30 occupants were killed, 2 tanks and 4 trucks were destroyed.

During the current 24 hours, Ukrainian aviation carried out 5 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons, and military equipment are concentrated.

During the current day, soldiers of the missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit the command post, 2 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses and 3 other critical military objects of the enemy.

Glory to Ukraine!