Summary: Russian forces made some limited advances towards entering Avdiivka but there is still no confirmed evidence they have entered the city as they claim.
Human Cost Of The War
4 Ukrainian citizens died and another 8 were injured today from Russian attacks on civilians.
- A Russian drone passing over Chasiv Yar passed over a vehicle clearly marked on the roof as humanitarian aid. The drone turned around and purposefully blew up the car. Fortunately, the two volunteers watched the drone turn around and come at their car and they were able to get away and suffer no injuries.
- The death toll on Russia’s attacks on Ukraine last Tuesday rose to 14 when a man who was injured in the sports complex for train employees in Kyiv and a woman in Kharkiv died from their injuries in the hospital.
- Russian forces shelled the frontline city of Krasnohorivka killing a 60-year-old woman.
- Russia fired two missiles at Novohrodivka, Donetsk Oblast damaging ten homes two apartment buildings, and a store. An 11-year-old was wounded while sleeping in his bed.
- Russia attacked Novotiahynka, Kherson Oblast, injuring a woman.
- Russia fired missiles at Kherson killing a woman.
- Russian missiles hit residents in Myrnohrad, Kherson Oblast injuring six people, two of them children.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Army reported that Russian forces suffered 990 casualties in fighting today.
The volunteer vehicle carrying humanitarian aid struck in Chasiv Yar
Situation On The Ground And Air
Sloboda Front – Initiative Russia – Current Target: Recapture Kupyansk
Positional fighting continues but there were no confirmed nor claimed advances in the sector.
Siversky Donetsk Front – Initiative Russia – Current Targets: Zherebets River, Siversk, & Chasiv Yar
Positional fighting continues but there were no confirmed advances in the sector. Russian forces claimed to have advanced towards Ivanivske (4 miles E of Chasiv Yar) but this has not been confirmed. Russian sources have also reported that Russian forces have retreated from the center of Bohdanivka and are only in the northeastern outskirts of the city.
Donetsk Front – Initiative Russia – Current Targets: Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Novomykhailivka, and to advance from occupied Marinka
Avdiivka – Russian forces have advanced north of Stepove (5 miles NW of Avdiivka) and advanced towards Avdiivka up Sportyvna Street from the Tsarska Okhota restaurant.
Zaporizhia Front – Initiative Russia – Targets: Recapture Staromaiorske, Urozhaine, & Robotyne
Positional fighting continues but neither side made any confirmed nor claimed advances.
Left Bank Front – Initiative Russia – Current Target: Recapture Krynky
Positional fighting continues but there were no confirmed nor claimed advances in the sector.
Ukraine News
The circumstances surrounding Il-76 transport plane crash continues to remain unclear. Russia claims that Ukraine shot down the plane that was carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs to be exchanged. Russia has still not presented any bodies of Ukrainians supposedly killed in the crash nor has allowed any international investigation teams to inspect the site of the crash.
Ukraine has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to participate in the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland aimed at building support for the Ukrainian peace formula.
Ukraine’s state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia announced the creation of a unit made of veterans that will use drones to monitor and protect railroad infrastructure.
Ukraine Ally Support
Denmark opened a new embassy in Mykolaiv, the city they have pledged to rebuild after the war ends.
France delivered two rocket launchers to Ukraine.
Source Materials
Institute for the Study of War – understandingwar.org
The Kyiv Post – kyivpost.com
The Kyiv Independent – kyivindependent.com
Militaryland.net (maps)