To your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on February 16, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The three hundred fifty-eighth day of Russia's large-scale invasion has begun.

During the day, the enemy carried out three missile and 18 air strikes. Additionally, 52 artillery attacks with multiple rocket launchers were recorded. Russian occupiers fired at civilian infrastructure in Donetsk and Kherson regions. There are casualties among civilians.

There is a high probability of further Russian air and missile strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine.

The enemy concentrates its main efforts on conducting offensive actions along the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtarsk directions in the areas of Gryakyvky, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Volodar.

Over the past day, subunits of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks around more than 15 populated areas, including near Bilohorivka and Serednyansky Forest in Luhansk Oblast, Fedorivka, Bakhmut, Dilievka, Avdiivka, Vodiane, Perevalne, Marinka, Novomykhailivka, Volodar, Prichystyvka, and Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Volynian, Polesian, Northern, and Slobozhansky directions no signs of enemy offensive formations being formed have been detected. Enemy artillery fire was experienced in areas around Yanzhulivka in Chernihiv Oblast; Rozhkovychi, Tovstodubove, Bilkopitove, Vovkivka, Volvino, and Basivka in Sumy Oblast, as well as Granovo, Svitlichne, Strilecha, Vovchansky, Zemlyanka, Rublinoe, Krasnoye Perechne, Novomlynsky, Dvorichna, and Kreidyanke in Kharkiv Oblast. Occupants carried out air strikes from the territory of Russia on Namyvtsi in Sumy Oblast and Granovo and Uda in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupyansk and Lyman directions the enemy shelled with tanks, mortars, and artillery over 20 populated areas, including Gryakyvka and Kucherivka in Kharkiv Oblast; Novoyegorivka, Makieyivka, Steblyakhivka, Nevske, and Chervonopopivka in Luhansk Oblast, as well as Terny, Novoselyvka, Spirene, Rozdolivka, and Stepove in Donetsk Oblast. Air strikes were carried out around Zhitlevky, Serednyansky Forest, and Bilohorivka.

On the Bakhmut direction more than 20 populated areas experienced mine and artillery shelling, including Spirene, Viyimka, Rozdolivka, Fedorivka, Vasyukivka, Bilohorivka, Paraskevivka, Bakhmut, Klyshchyivka, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Predtechina, and Kurdyumivka.

On the Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions over 20 populated areas were hit by tank, mine, and artillery fire, including Avdiivka, Veseloye, Vodiane, Perevalne, Nevelske, Krasnogorivka, Georgiyivka, Marinka, Pobeda, Mikilske, Volodar, Novoukrayinka, Velika Novosilka, Neskuchne, Prichystyvka, and Zolotaya Niva in Donetsk Oblast. Also, the enemy carried out air strikes near Kamianka and Novomykhailivka.

On the Zaporizhzhya direction over 20 populated areas experienced artillery fire, including Vremyvka, Novopil, Temirovka, Maliynivka, Chervone, Hulyaypole, Bilyhorod, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriyivka, and Kamianske. Enemy air strikes were recorded near Novopol and Maliynivka.

On the Kherson direction over 10 populated areas experienced artillery fire from the enemy, including Kherson, Zolota Balka, Hryhoriyivka, Kachkarivka, Zmiyivka, Berislav, Veseloye, Lvov, Ivanivka, Tokaryvka, Tyagynka, Beregove in Kherson Oblast and Ochakiv in Mykolaiv Oblast.

On February 14 in Chaplynka, Kherson Oblast, Russian occupation forces shelled the city with rockets to blame and discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to witnesses, the rockets came from the south direction, from temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

In Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the local "Blood Center" has started a mass blood donation campaign among civilians and is delivering blood from other blood transfusion stations in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Propaganda is also actively being conducted in all forms of property establishments about recruiting as many people as possible to donate blood due to significant losses and injuries suffered by Russian occupiers on all fronts of military operations. Additional blood transfusion stations are opening up in Rostov, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions.

Ukrainian aviation carried out 11 strikes during the day against areas where enemy personnel and military equipment were concentrated, as well as five strikes on positions of air defense missile systems. A Russian Ka-52 helicopter was also destroyed.

Subunits of rocket troops and artillery inflicted damage on two enemy command points, six areas of concentration of live forces, and two of their ammunition depots.

Believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We will not be broken!

Glory to Ukraine!