UAF – Ukrainian Forces
RF – Russian Forces
MLRS – Multiple Launch Rocket Systems
Summary of the Events
UAF continue pushing RF south in the Kherson region and have even gone on the offensive in the Donbas retaking territory.
Battle for the Donbas
Target Bakhmut – The RF offensive has wound down to a trickle unable to move forward. UAF have even begun counterattacks pushing RF backwards. Fighting continues in Bakhmutske, Soledar, and towards Bakhmut, but UAF are now on the offensive. RF attacks towards Vesela Dolyna, Kodema, Zaitseve, and Mayorsk were all repelled.
Target Slovyansk – RF attempted to advance on Bohorodychne and Dolyna but were not successful. UAF crossed the Siversky Donetsk River and liberated Ozerne.
Target Donetsk Defense Line – RF attempted three assaults towards Avdiivka, Vodyane, and Nevelske but were repelled in all three.
Battle for Kherson (includes Mykolaiv)
Although the UAF counteroffensive in Kherson is under a cloud of secrecy, some things cannot be kept secret. So, here is what we know. There are three theaters of attack and on two of those fronts, UAF have been making significant advances.
On the northern line photos have been shown of the Ukrainian flag flying from the hospital and police station of Vysokopilya, which was the northernmost point of the RF invasion into Kherson. RF subsequently retreated from Ol’hyne which was occupied by UAF as well. The Ukrainian General Staff slipped and reported UAF troops were shelled at Novovoskrenenske which was under RF control but must now also have been liberated if under attack by shelling.
In the middle of the north/south line, UAF have punched further across the Siversky Donetsk River near Davydiv Brid, UAF forces have reached Kostromka and Bezimenne solidifying their control over the strategic town of Sukhyi Stavok. There is also a rumor that RF have retreated from their stronghold at Blahodativka.
No news on the third theater which is the highway from Mykolaiv to Kherson.
Battle for Kharkiv
Kharkiv came under massive attack overnight on Saturday as RF missiles struck a restaurant district creating a fire that spread to an area of a 0.5 acre. Two people were injured.
RF shelled residential areas in the village of Zolochiv killing two people and injuring seven others. Seven homes were destroyed in the attack.
Other Regions
Chernihiv – RF struck a UAF weapons depot injuring 15 people in the explosion.
Dnipropetrovsk – RF shelled residential areas of Nikopol with MLRS protected by the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday and Monday. Five apartment buildings and several farm buildings were destroyed. There were no casualties.
RF fired MLRS on Apostolove hitting the house of the neighbor of the contractor over our IDP Community projects. One of his neighbors was killed and another three injured. Our team from Apostolove have decided to evacuate their families.
Sumy – RF continue to shell UAF positions along the border to pin them down from assisting in the liberation of Kherson.
Other News
Satellite images have been released to prove that it is Russia which is shelling the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The ZNPP was disconnected from the electrical grid for the second time on Saturday placing the plant on the verge of nuclear disaster again. The current wind patterns would send a dangerous radiation cloud over Southern Ukraine (including Crimea), southern half of Moldova, and large portions of Romania and Bulgaria. Some coastal cities of Turkey along the Black Sea would also be threatened as well as Istanbul.
International Support
Evidence of the recent chill between Germany and Ukraine shows signs of subsiding as Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal visited Berlin on Sunday and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz repeated his vow that Germany is behind Ukraine in its struggle against Russia.