Soldiers of the Special Operations Center "A" of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) destroyed a Russian Murom video surveillance system, four multiple launch rocket systems, one air defense system and dozens of other equipment and fortifications near Avdiivka over the past week.
The Russians deliberately mine and destroy critical infrastructure facilities in temporarily occupied territories to accuse Ukraine’s Armed Forces of aggression and pit the local population against them.
It is mostly senior citizens who turn down calls to evacuate the areas where active hostilities are ongoing. At the same time, mandatory evacuation applies only to minors.
On the anniversary of the liberation of Kherson from Russian invaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted the importance of remembering who fought for Ukraine, and how they saved the lives of people and their country.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke over the phone to discuss concrete steps to defeat Russia.
Throughout the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 59 Russian attacks in Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Maryinka and Shakhtarske sectors of the front.
Since November 2022, the naval drone fleet has struck eight Russia’s naval ships, including Admiral Makarov, Ivan Golubets, Ivan Khurs, Sergey Kotov, Novorossiysk, Akula and Serna.
In the Avdiivka sector, the Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized two Russian electronic warfare systems - R-330 Zhitel and Borisoglebsk-2 R-934 station.