Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes since the invasion started, Zelensky says

The Common Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine mentioned Friday that not less than 5 Russian assaults have been “repulsed” over the previous 24 hours within the Donetsk and Luhansk areas of japanese Ukraine.

The army mentioned that Russian forces “tried to have interaction in clashes and storm operations” with the “assist of separate models and sabotage and reconnaissance teams” in two areas round Donetsk. It added the assault was unsuccessful, and the Russians troops “retreated to [their] earlier positions.”

Ukraine’s army mentioned some models of Russia’s one hundred and fiftieth Motorized Rifle Division “suffered vital losses [of] not less than 50% of the personnel, weapons and tools” within the space round Popasna, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Severodonetsk.

It mentioned that it believed “the personnel of the enemy is demoralized” because of the “fixed postponement of their rotation.”

Within the Sloviansk space to the west of Severodonetsk, Russia was “unsuccessful” in carrying assault operations in two areas and “withdrew after losses,” the army mentioned.

Russia additionally “carried out unsuccessful assault operations” within the Bakhmut space.

However regardless of the losses highlighted by the Ukrainian army, Russia continued with heavy shelling throughout the east.

A separate replace from Ukraine’s Joint Forces Activity Drive on Friday mentioned Russian forces had been attacking 28 areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk areas over the previous day.

Not less than seven civilians had been killed and eight others injured, the duty power mentioned. Additional 1,472 folks have been evacuated from the areas of hostilities previously day, the assertion added.

Round 80 buildings had been destroyed or broken, together with factories, three fireplace stations, and residential properties. 5 massive fires had been brought on by Russian shelling within the area, and “in plenty of instances, fireplace and rescue models got here beneath fireplace and had been compelled to return to their areas,” the duty power mentioned.

The Common Employees of the Armed Forces mentioned combating continued within the heart of Severodonetsk. Round 80% of the town is now beneath the management of Russian forces.

Within the northeast, a missile strike was launched on civilian infrastructure in Sumy, and shelling hit three residential areas, the army mentioned.

The army additionally mentioned that Russian forces “proceed to organize for an offensive” in Kharkiv, firing artillery and a number of rocket launchers in 5 areas.