To your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on July 10, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The two hundred and fiftieth day of Russia's large-scale military aggression against our state has begun.

Forces of the Ukrainian Defense continue to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol, Berdyansk, and Bakhmut axes.

Over the past week, as a result of offensive actions on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced more than one kilometer, which in total amounts to 8.6 kilometers since the start of the offensive on these axes. Over the past week, more than ten square kilometers of Ukrainian territory were liberated in southern Ukraine. Since the beginning of the offensive on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, Forces of Defense of Ukraine have freed from Russian invaders 169 square kilometers of Ukrainian land, which is roughly equivalent to the area of the city of Odessa! Demining activities are ongoing in these territories.

On the Bakhmut axis over the past week, Ukrainian warriors liberated four square kilometers of native land from Russian invaders. The total freed territory on the Bakhmut axis amounts to 24 square kilometers of Ukrainian land.

Ukrainian warriors, while conducting an offensive, consolidate at achieved positions, inflict artillery fire on identified targets of the enemy, carry out counter-battery activities. The enemy resists, carries out redeployment of units and troops, actively uses its reserves. Heavy battles are ongoing here.

Last night, the Russian Federation carried out another missile strike on Mykolaiv. Information about the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being verified.

Over the past day, Russian occupiers carried out 30 air strikes and conducted 47 shelling with multiple rocket launchers. Unfortunately, there are casualties among civilians, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been damaged.

The likelihood of missile and aerial attacks on all territories of Ukraine remains high.

The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariupol axes. Heavy battles are ongoing. There were nearly 30 combat engagements over the day.

On the Volyn and Polissya axes, the operational situation has not changed significantly.

On the Northern and Slobozhanskyi axes, the enemy maintains a military presence. Over the day, an air strike was carried out in the area of Gremyachcha, Chernihiv region. Over the day, mortar and artillery shelling were conducted on more than 15 populated areas, including Blesnya, Kostobobriv, Buchky, Chernihiv region; Holishivske, Volfine, Sumi region, and Udi and Vovchanskyi in Kharkiv.

On the Kupiansk axis, our warriors firmly hold the defense. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Kolodyazhne and Kislivka, Kharkiv region. Artillery and mortar shelling by the enemy were suffered by Krassne Pereche, Figolivka, Dvoriche, Kupiansk, Kislivka, Kharkiv region.

On the Lyman axis, over the day, the enemy carried out assault actions and attempted to drive our troops from occupied positions west of Spirdonovo, Donetsk region, without success. Air strikes were carried out in the areas of Novosadovoye, Ivanivka, Serbryanyy Lesnichestvo, and Spirdonovo on Donetschchina. Artillery shelling was suffered by more than 10 populated areas, including Nevskiy, Bihorivka, Luhansk region, and Verkhnyokamyanske, Rozdolyvka, Berestove, Veselye, Donetsk region.

On the Bakhmut axis, under intense air and artillery fire from the enemy, our defenders successfully repelled attacks in the area of the populated point Dubovo-Vasilivka, Donetsk region. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Oleksandr-Shulhtyne and Pivnichne. Over 15 populated areas suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Kramatorsk, Chasiv Yar, Dilievka, Pivnichne, and Pivdenne, Donetsk region.

On the Avdiivka axis, Forces of Defense continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of Avdiivka. At the same time, the enemy carried out artillery shelling on more than 15 populated areas, including Keramik, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Vodyane, and Karlivka, Donetsk region.

On the Mariupol axis, under enemy artillery fire, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the area of the city of Mariinka. The enemy carried out an air strike near Krasnogorivka, Donetsk region. Conducted shelling on more than 15 populated areas, including Krasnogorivka, Mariinka, Georgiyevka, Maximilianske, Pobeda, Yelizavetivka and Katerynovka, Donetsk region.

On the Shakhtarsk axis, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region. Conducted shelling on more than 10 populated areas, including Novomikhailivka, Vuhledar, Prechystyvka, Zolotyniva, Shakhtarske, Makarivka, Donetsk region.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes, the enemy concentrated its main efforts to prevent further advancement of our troops. Carried out air strikes in the areas of Rovenpole and Novodanilovka, Zaporizhzhia region, and Kozatskyi on Kherson territory. Conducted artillery shelling on more than 20 populated areas, including Novodaryivka, Hulyaypol, Preobrazhenka, Orikhyv, Stebnogirsk, Zaporizhzhia region; Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region; Berislov, Veselye, Antonivka, Bilyozerkha, Kherson region and the city of Kherson. At the same time, Forces of Defense of Ukraine continue to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, consolidate at achieved positions, inflict artillery fire, carry out counter-battery activities.

Forced passportization of Ukrainian citizens is ongoing in Luhansk region. Thus, in Starobilsk city, Russian occupiers issued resident cards of the Russian Federation with a three-month validity period to all employees of the local multi-profile hospital who have not received a Russian passport. At the same time, citizens of Ukraine are threatened that if they do not receive these documents within this term, they will be deported from temporarily occupied territory with confiscation of property.

At one of the eastern military district training grounds in Altai Krai, over 300 individuals who signed a contract with the Russian Federation's armed forces are undergoing preparation. Among new recruits are former inmates, men of low social status without personal documents, drug addicts and those suffering from hepatitis. Most of these people have already turned to medical facilities to try to postpone their dispatch to combat zones in Ukraine.

Aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out one strike against an enemy personnel concentration area over the past day.

Units of rocket troops and artillery inflicted damage on two areas of enemy manpower, weapons and military equipment concentration, two artillery systems at firing positions and two radio-electronic warfare stations of the enemy during the last day.

Over the past day, our defenders destroyed 440 Russian invaders, burned seven Russian tanks, two armored combat vehicles, five artillery systems, one anti-aircraft system, destroyed one tactical-level UAV, eight cars and four units of special equipment.

Believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We will win! Glory to Ukraine!