33 combat clashes occurred in a day - General Staff
August 2, 2023, 19:40
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, consolidate on the achieved lines, and carry out counter-battery measures.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published new data on the Russian invasion as of Wednesday evening, August 2.
"During the day, the Russian Federation launched another air strike by Iranian strike UAVs of the Shahed type on Ukraine. The forces and means of the Air Force, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, destroyed 23 strike UAVs. The enemy launched five missile, 66 air strikes from multiple launch rocket systems fire on the positions of our troops and settlements. Unfortunately, there are casualties among the civilian population," the General Staff reported in the evening.
It is reported that during the day there were 33 combat clashes.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost positions west of Kurdyumovka, south of Andreevka and west of Kleshchievka, Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Maryinka.
In the Shakhtyorsky direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position west of Staromayorsky and north of Urozhaynoye.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy is concentrating his main efforts on preventing further advance of our troops.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, consolidate on the achieved lines, and carry out counter-battery measures.
Aviation of the Defense Forces in a day delivered nine strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy and one on the anti-aircraft missile system of the occupiers.
During the day, missile and artillery units hit 20 artillery weapons in firing positions, one radar station, two command posts, one weapons and military equipment concentration area, one air defense facility, one personnel concentration area and two enemy ammunition depots.