Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on February 21, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

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

During the day, the enemy carried out six rocket and 28 air strikes on civilian infrastructure in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. Additionally, the enemy conducted 86 artillery attacks with multiple launch rocket systems. As a result of Russian occupiers' fire, civilian residential buildings, schools, and stores were destroyed or damaged. There are casualties.

The threat of further Russian air and missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtarsk directions in the areas of Novosvitlivka, Bakhmut, Novobakhmutivka, Vodyane, and Marinka.

During the past day, units of the Armed Forces repelled attacks by occupiers in the villages of Grynykyvka and Masutyva in Kharkiv region; Bilohorivka — Luhansk region and Vasyukiwka, Berhivka, Bakhmut, Vasylivka, Novobakhmutivka, Vodyane, Neveliske, and Marinka in Donetsk.

On the Volynian, Polesian, Northern, and Slobozhansky directions signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have not been detected.

During the day, areas around the villages of Senkivka and Yelene in Chernihiv region; Novoslobidske, Bilypyllya, Yunakyvka, Myropiliske, and Krasnopillya in Sumy region, as well as over 25 populated areas in Kharkiv region were affected by enemy shelling. Among them — Strylecha, Krasne, Zeleno, Terneva, Bochkove, Mala Vovcha, Ozerne, Hryhorivka, Dvoriche and Kupyansk. Additionally, the enemy carried out an air strike on the village of Graniv in Kharkiv region from Russian territory.

On the Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the enemy shelled populated areas in Dvoriche, Grynykyvka, Pyschan, Kryhmalne, and Pershotravneve in Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Novosvitlivka, Chervonopopyllya, Bilohorivka in Luhansk region and Dybrova, Fedoriwka, Ivanivka, and Kotliarivka in Donetsk region. Carried out an air strike near Bilohorivka and Spirnoe.

On the Bakhmut direction, over 20 populated areas were shelled, including Rozdolivka, Bilohorivka, Vasyukiwka, Zaliznyanske, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klyschyivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozyaryanivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, New York and Veselye in Donetsk region.

On the Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions, over 30 populated areas were affected by artillery fire. Among them are Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Neveliske, Krasnogorivka, Georgiyivka, Marinka, Bogoyavlenska, Vuhledar and Prechystivka in Donetsk region. The enemy also carried out air strikes near Oleksandropolye, Kamianka, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Vuhledar.

On the Zaporizhzhia direction, over 25 populated areas were affected by artillery fire, including Novoantrivka, Veremivka, and Novopil in Donetsk region and Olhyvskoye, Maliynyvka, Hulyaypole, Mala Tokmachka, Oryhiv, Novodanylivka, and Stepanivne in Zaporizhzhia.

On the Kherson direction, over 35 populated areas were affected by enemy artillery fire. Among them are Zolota Balka, Dudchani, Kachkarivka, Berislav, Kazatske, Mykolaivka, Antonivka, Kherson, Dniprovskoye, Berehove and Veletsynske in Kherson region.

Russia continues to force Ukrainian citizens on temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region to obtain Russian passports. In particular, employees of budgetary organizations were personally signed by the so-called Russian occupation administration of Gorlovka regarding the need to acquire Russian citizenship. Employees of the budget sector who do not receive passports by July 1 will be dismissed from their positions.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces carried out 16 strikes on areas where enemy manpower and military equipment are concentrated, as well as an air strike on a surface-to-air missile complex.

Our defenders also shot down three UAVs of the "Lancet" type.

Units of rocket forces and artillery yesterday damaged two positions of enemy anti-aircraft defense and an enemy battery of multiple launch rocket systems.

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