The Ukrainian armed forces say that the Russians have been “unsuccessful” with their efforts to break the front lines in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions over the past 24 hours.
In an operational update on Thursday, the General Staff said: “The Lyman, Severodonetsk and Popasna regions. Enemy units are attempting to conduct offensive operations; unsuccessfully.”
Attacks repelled: All three cities are on the front lines of a multi-pronged Russian offensive to capture the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The General Staff said a total of 11 attacks were repelled.
According to the General Staff, a number of Russian soldiers refused to participate in subsequent wars.
“Several servicemen of the 38th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District, after being sent to the recovery area, refused to continue participating in the wars in Ukraine due to the damage they suffered. significant loss of manpower”. .
CNN was unable to verify such a claim, and the General Staff did not provide further details.
Injuries due to missile attacks: Russia’s actions appear to have been mainly missile and artillery firing over the past 24 hours. Local authorities in Kramatorsk, a city in the Donetsk region, said six people were injured and required hospital treatment in a rocket attack overnight.
At least three buildings, a school and a kindergarten were severely damaged.
On the Southern Front: According to the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, “the military situation has not changed significantly. Fighting is taking place around Huliaipole and along the entire line of communication. The Russians have up to 13 combat battalions. in the area.”
Huliaipole was shelled for at least two weeks, as was Polohy, where a woman died of shrapnel wounds, according to authorities.
Further south: The Ukrainians claim to have regained settlements along the border of the regions of Mykolayiv and Kherson.
