General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: operational information regarding the Russian invasion (as of 06:00 25.07.2023)

For your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of 06:00 on 25.07.2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: operational information regarding the Russian invasion (as of 06:00 25.07.2023)

To your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on July 25, 2023 regarding Russia's invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The one hundred seventy-fifth day of large-scale military aggression by the Russian Federation against our state has begun.

Forces of the Ukrainian Defense continue to conduct offensive operations on the Bakhmut, Melitopol, and Berdyansk axes. Ukrainian soldiers are consolidating their positions on the lines they have reached, delivering artillery fire strikes at identified enemy targets, and conducting counter-battery measures. They had success in the Staromayorsk direction and consolidated their positions on the lines they have reached. The enemy continues to put up strong resistance, moving units and forces, and using reserves. On the Bakhmut axis, our troops continue offensive actions north and south of the city of Bakhmut. During the conduct of offensive operations by Defense Forces, the enemy was forced to withdraw from positions in the area of Andriyivka.

The Russian Federation continues to kill civilians in Ukraine and disregards laws and customs of war, using a terror tactic.

Last night, the Russian Federation carried out another strike on Ukraine with Iranian combat drones Shahed. Information about the consequences is being clarified.

During the past day, the enemy delivered one missile and 72 air strikes, conducted more than 50 artillery attacks using multiple rocket launchers against our troops' positions and populated areas. Unfortunately, there were casualties among children and adult civilians, as well as damage to port infrastructure and grain storage facilities in southern Ukraine, residential buildings.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

During the past day, there were more than 35 combat engagements.

On the Volyn and Polesie axes, the operational situation — no significant changes.

On the Northern and Slobozhanskyi axes, the enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of populated places Huriyivka Kozatsk and Pyskanove Kharkiv region. Conducted mortar and artillery shelling of more than 30 populated places, including territories north-northeast of Leonivka Chernihiv region; Seredyna-Buda, Boyaro-Lyzhachi, Bilypyllya, territories east of Ugryodyv, southeast of Popivky Sumi region, and Strilechya, Ogirceve, Bochkove, Nesternye, and Budarky Kharkiv region.

On the Kupyansk axis, air strikes were recorded near Ternivka, Vilschanoye, and Kislyvka, while artillery and mortar shelling by the enemy affected Krasne Pereche, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kupyansk, Otradnoye, Kislyvka Kharkiv region.

On the Lyman axis, the enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Bilohorivka Luhansk region and Lyman, Yamopolia, Severnyy, Spirene, and Rozdolyvka Donetsk region. Artillery shelling was suffered by populated places Nevskoye, Bilohorivka Luhansk region, and Torske, Verkhnyokamyanske, Sperne, Rozdolyvka Donetsk region.

On the Bakhmut axis, our defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas northwest of Orilovo-Vasylivka, southeast of Ivanivske and west of Klyshchyivka. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Dilyivka and Predtekhinove Donetsk region. Over ten populated places suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Klyshchyivka, Chasiv Yar, Konstantynivka, Kramatorsk, Pivnichne, New York Donetsk region.

On the Avdiyivka axis, under intense air and artillery fire from the enemy, our defenders successfully repelled attacks in the area of Perevalnoye. The enemy carried out air strikes near Novokalynove, Avdiyivka, and Nevelskoye. At the same time, it conducted artillery shelling of over ten populated places, including Avdiyivka, Lastochkine, Vodyane, Perevalnoye, and Karlivka Donetsk region.

On the Marinka axis, Defense Forces continue to prevent Russian troops' advance in the areas of Krasnogorivka and Marinka. The enemy shelled over ten populated places, including Krasnogorivka, Marinka, Pobeda, Georgiyivka, Maximilianske Donetsk region.

On the Shakhtarsk axis, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Rovenpole Donetsk region. Conducted shelling of over ten populated places, including Paraskevivka, Novomikhaylivka, Vuhledar, Blahodatne Donetsk region.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes, the enemy concentrates its efforts to prevent further advance of our troops. Carried out air strikes in the areas of Maly Tokmakha, Orilovka, Lobkove Zaporizhzhia region. Artillery shelling was suffered by over 35 populated places, including Novodarivka, Levadne, Stepole, Lobkove, Kamianske Zaporizhzhia region; Burgunka, Lvov, Tyaginka, Mikiliske, Dniprovskoye, Stanislav Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

Russian occupiers continue to commit looting on temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, in the populated place Mironivske Donetsk region since July 10, it was recorded that a unit of Chechen terrorists from the Russian National Guard "Akhtykh" arrived, forcibly evicting local Ukrainian residents literally onto the street and occupying their homes arbitrarily. These Chechen terrorists also commit mass looting, robbing local residents, which has caused an outcry among civilians.

At the same time, Russian occupiers continue to use civilian medical and educational facilities in temporarily occupied populated places for providing medical assistance to their wounded servicemen. In Radenske Kherson region, Russian military personnel have set up a local kindergarten premises as a field hospital where dozens of injured occupants are being treated.

Ukrainian Air Defense Forces carried out an attack on the enemy command post during the past day and eight attacks — in areas of enemy troop concentration, six — on enemy air defense missile systems. During the day, our defenders destroyed three enemy combat drones Shahed-136.

Units of rocket forces and artillery inflicted damage to four command posts, three anti-aircraft weapons, nine artillery systems at firing positions, and four radio-electronic warfare stations of occupiers during the past day.

During the past day, Ukrainian soldiers liquidated 600 Russian occupants, burned down twelve tanks, thirteen armored combat vehicles, thirty artillery systems, one MLRS, two air defense weapons, shot down fourteen tactical drones, destroyed twelve cars and five units of special equipment.

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