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

Glory to Ukraine! The fifteenth day of the large-scale military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

Forces of the Ukrainian Defense are continuing offensive operations on the Bakhmut, Melitopol, and Berdyansk axes.

On the axes Novodanylivka — Verbove, Novodanylivka — Robotino, and Novdarivka — Pryyutne there were successes, they are consolidating on the achieved lines, inflicting artillery fire on identified targets of the enemy, conducting counter-battery measures.

On the Bakhmut axis, our troops continue to conduct offensive actions north and south of the city of Bakhmut. On the axes Orilhovo-Vasylivka — Paraskoviyivka and Klyshchyvka — Andriyivka intense fighting continues without changes in position. The enemy is putting up fierce resistance, actively using reserves, suffering massive losses.

Last night the Russian Federation carried out another missile strike on Ukrainian territory. Information about the consequences of this terrorist attack is being clarified at present.

During the past day, Russian occupiers carried out a massive air and missile strike on Ukrainian territory, using three sea-based cruise missiles "Kalibr", five land-based cruise missiles "Iskander-K", four Kh-22 cruise missiles, seven "Onyx" cruise missiles, and 19 attack drones of Shahed type. As a result of the anti-aircraft defense work, two "Kalibr" cruise missiles, three land-based cruise missiles "Iskander-K", and thirteen Shahed-type attack drones were destroyed.

In addition, the enemy carried out 49 air strikes and conducted 72 shelling with multiple rocket launchers. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are casualties among civilians, industrial facilities, residential buildings, and other infrastructure have been damaged or destroyed.

The possibility of missile and aerial strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.

The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariupol axes — 32 combat encounters took place during the past day.

On the Volyn and Polissya axes, the operational situation remains unchanged. No signs of forming offensive groupings have been detected.

On the Northern and Slobozhanskyi axes, the enemy maintains a military presence. Carried out air strikes in the areas of Semenivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi Chernihiv region, Grabovo Sumy region, and the city of Sumy. Conducted mortar and artillery shelling over 25 populated areas, including Leonivka Chernihiv region; Seredina-Buda, Basivka, Volvino Sumy region, and Udi, Kozacha Lopan', Odnorobivka, Starytsia, Vovchanskyi, and Budarky Kharkiv region.

On the Kupyansk axis, our soldiers firmly hold their defense, successfully repelled enemy attacks southwest of Masutivka in the Kharkiv region. The populated areas of Dvorichna, Zakhidne, Figolivka, Kamianka, Krasne Pervye, Kupiansk, Kucherivka, Monachynivka, and Topoli Kharkiv region suffered artillery and mortar shelling from the enemy.

On the Lyman axis, populated areas of Nevske, Bihorivka Luhansk region, and Torske, Verkhnyokamyanske, Spirene, Berestove, Kyslivka, and Rozdolyvka Donetsk region suffered artillery shelling.

On the Bakhmut axis, under heavy artillery fire from the enemy, our defenders successfully repelled attacks in the southwest outskirts of Klyshchyvka. Over 10 populated areas suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Vasyukivka, Marove, Bogdanivka, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Chasiv Yar, and Oleksandr-Shulhtyne Donetsk region.

On the Avdiivka axis, under heavy air and artillery fire from the enemy, our defenders successfully repelled attacks in the area of Nevel'skoye. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Severnyy and the city of Avdiivka. At the same time, it conducted artillery shelling over 10 populated areas, including Avdiivka, Karlivka, Pereymayiske, and Nevel'ske Donetsk region.

On the Mariupol axis, our soldiers continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the areas of Novomykhailivka and Mariupol Donetsk region. The enemy carried out air strikes near Oleksandropolye and Novomykhailivka. Conducted shelling over 15 populated areas, including Krasnogorivka, Mariupol, Zelenne Pervye, Pobeda, and Georgiyivka Donetsk region.

On the Shakhtarsk axis, the enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Zolotaya Niva, Vuhledar, Storozhovo, Makarivka, Blagodatne, and conducted shelling of populated areas of Velika Novosilka, Vuhledar, Vodyane, Blagodatne, and Otradne Donetsk region.

On the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson axes, the enemy concentrates its main efforts to prevent further advance of our troops. Conducted unsuccessful attempts to restore lost positions in the area north of Pryyutne, Zaporizhzhya region. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Yegorivka, Pyatykhatskye, Zaporizhzhya region and Kozatske Kherson region. Artillery shelling was suffered by over 30 populated areas, including Novodanylivka, Malynivka, Hulyaypole, Lobykove, Zaliznychnoye, Bihor'ya Zaporizhzhya region; Ponyatovka, Tyaginka, Chervoniy Mayak, Antonivka, Zimyvnik Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

At the same time, forces of the Ukrainian Defense continue to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, consolidating on achieved lines, inflicting artillery fire on identified targets of the enemy, conducting counter-battery measures.

We increasingly observe that Russian conscripts, especially newly mobilized ones, refuse to go fight in Ukraine. For example, in the populated area of Mulino Nizhny Novgorod region of the RF, Russian military personnel who arrived from Lepel range of Belarus refused to participate in the mercenary war. A significant part of the troops do not want to go to Ukraine and discuss possible ways to avoid going there among themselves. Individual cases of unauthorized desertion have been recorded. The command of the occupiers is trying to conduct informational and explanatory work regarding criminal responsibility for desertion. They threaten with punishment in the form of imprisonment for ten years.

In the terrorist private military company "Wagner", a strict regime of personal security operates. Information about the activities of the unit via mobile communication is prohibited from being transmitted. During movement from Ukraine to Russia, personal phones are subject to inspection. Communication through messengers is allowed only at the permanent location where a stationary Internet network is deployed. Employees of PMC Wagner and PMC Redut are considering switching to other PMCs, including to PMC Fortress, which is funded by Russian Gazprom. The main motivation — high financial support.

Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out eight strikes on areas of enemy personnel concentration during the past day. Our defenders also destroyed one reconnaissance drone at the operational-tactical level.

Subunits of rocket troops and artillery over the past day inflicted damage to ten artillery systems, two air defense systems, two radar stations, and four other important targets of the enemy.

Overall during the past day our soldiers liquidated 680 Russian occupiers. The enemy lost four tanks, fifteen armored combat vehicles, eighteen artillery systems, seven anti-aircraft systems, fifteen attack drones at the operational-tactical level, five cruise missiles, eleven cars and one unit of special equipment.

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