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12
August
2022

Losses of Russian occupation troops in manpower continue to grow – AFU General Staff

KYIV. Aug 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Russian troops continue to lose manpower and morale, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has said.

"Losses of Russian occupation forces in manpower are increasing. In this regard, the command of the invaders is expanding the practice of postponing the terms of rotations of advanced units for an indefinite period without supplementing them with personnel. All this significantly affects the moral and psychological state of Russian servicemen and so-called volunteers and worsens their motivation to participate in hostilities," the General Staff said on Facebook.

The situation has not undergone significant changes in the Volyn and Polissia directions. According to the available information, on August 11 of this year, a check of the readiness of the system of combat control and notification of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus was carried out.

In the Siversky direction, the enemy continues to hold units in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to constrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces. The enemy shelled the areas of Oleksandrivka in Chernihiv region and Yuryevo, Bilopillia, Atynske and Yastrubyne in Sumy region with artillery.

The rotation of units of the armed forces of the russian federation, which perform tasks in the border regions of Kursk and Belgorod regions, continues.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy fired from tanks, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Odnorobivka, Prudianka, Slatyne, Dementiyivka, Nove, Pytomnyk, Ruska Lozova, Ruska and Cherkasky Tyshky, Tsirkuny, Cherniaky, Petrivka, Shestakove, Stary Saltiv, Mospanove, Kutuzivka, Lisne, Ivanivka, Husarivka, Lebiazhe, Korobochkyne, Slobozhanske and Chepil.

The enemy used attack and army aircraft for strikes near Verkhniy Saltiv, Rtyschivka, Ukrainka and Bayrak.

In the Sloviansk direction, the occupiers exerted fire on the positions of the Defense Forces near Velyka Komyshuvakha, Dmytrivka, Dibrivne, Virnopilla, Rydne, Protopopivka, Mazanivka, Bohorodychne, Nortsivka, Krasnopilla, and Dolyna. Airstrikes were carried out near Zalyman.

The enemy tried to conduct offensive battles in the direction of Pasika – Bohorodychne and Tykhotske – Dolyna. It was repulsed and ran away.

In the Kramatorsk direction, shelling was recorded near Siversk, Zvanivka, Verkhnokamianske, Hryhorivka, and Raihorodok.

The enemy’s attempt to carry out combat reconnaissance in the direction of Bilohorivka – Hryhorivka failed.

In the Bakhmut direction, the occupiers used tanks and various caliber artillery to fire in the areas of Bakhmut, Soledar, Ivano-Daryivka, Vyimka, Spirne, Yakovlivka, Kodema, Vershyna, Zaitseve and Vasiukivka settlements. Airstrikes were recorded near Vyimka, Ivano-Daryivka, Spirne, Yakovlivka, Soledar, and Bakhmutske.

The invaders tried to conduct reconnaissance near Spirne. Ukrainian soldiers inflicted fire damage and neutralized the enemy.

With offensive and assault actions, the Russian occupiers unsuccessfully tried to break through the defense of our units and advance in the direction of the settlements of Spirne, Ivano-Daryivka, Vyimka, Yakovlivka, Kodema, Vershyna and Zaitseve. They suffered losses and left chaotically. Fighting continues in some areas.

In the direction Pokrovske – Bakhmut, the enemy had partial success and is trying to gain a foothold.

Artillery shelling continued in the Avdiyivka direction near Maryinka, Vodiane, Netaylove, Avdiyivka, Pisky, Krasnohorivka, and Novobakhmutivka. The enemy carried out airstrikes near Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Vodiane and Avdiyivka.

Our defenders suppressed all enemy assault attempts in the Spartak, Pisky and Maryinka areas and drove the invaders back to their previous positions.

On the Novopavlivske and Zaporizhia directions, enemy fire was detected near Novomykhailivka, Shevchenko, Novoyakovlivka, Velyka Novosilka, Volodymyrivka, Vuhledar, Novopil, Preobrazhenka, Vremivka, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novodanylivka, Kamianske, Novoandriyivka, Hulyaipole and Bilohiria. Enemy aviation operated near Vuhledar and Novomykhailivka.

The occupiers were advancing in the Yehorivka-Pavlivka direction. The enemy is stopped and pushed back.

In the South Buh direction, the invaders fired at the positions of our troops from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery along the contact line. Airstrikes were carried out in the areas of Osokorivka, Andriyivka, Blahodatne, Novohryhorivka, Lozove, Myrne, Bruskynske and Velyky Artakov. The enemy is trying to restore the combat capability of the units that suffered losses during the hostilities in the indicated direction.

Two sea-based cruise missile carriers are ready for use in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.