In addition to Severodonetsk, Russian troops are also attacking Lyman in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, as well as Slovyansk. At Bachmut, Russian forces suffered heavy losses without success. In the south, the Donbao front of the enemy’s combat operations did not continue, states Ukrainian General Staff in the morning report on the situation on the battlefield.
“In the north-German direction, the enemy shelled our troops from mortars and cannons of various types. Civilian infrastructure in the villages of Metholkino, Borivsk, Ustynivka and Toshkivka suffered. The occupiers continue to conquer Severodonetsk, “the report said. The staff warned that Russian troops remained in Belarus, armed with Iskander missiles, S-400 and Pancir anti-aircraft systems and the Air Force.
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Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 31,250 soldiers, 1,386 tanks, 3,400 armored vehicles, 690 guns, 96 anti-aircraft weapons, 211 aircraft, 176 helicopters and 551 drones, guess Ukrainian command. However, in wartime conditions, the claims of the opposing parties cannot be confirmed from independent sources.
Serhiy Hajdaj, head of the Luhansk region administration, said in an interview with Ukrainian television that the situation of Ukrainian troops fighting in Severodonetsk was not developing positively. “For some time, the defenders managed to counterattack, liberating almost half of the city. But now the situation has worsened again, “Hajdaj said on Monday, according to Reuters.
Zelensky encouraged the soldiers
Ukrainian media reported on Sunday that Zelensky had left Kiev for the second time since the start of the Russian invasion and headed east for Ukraine. He first headed to the Zaporizhzhya region, and later visited the fighting sites on the Donbass front.
“I am proud of everyone I met, everyone I shook hands with and expressed my support for them,” Zelenskyj said.
Lysychansk is located in the Luhansk region and the Ukrainians are waging fierce battles with Russian troops, as well as the nearby Severodonetsk. Soledar in the Donetsk region lies near an important road that leads from Northodonet to the southwest towards Donetsk.
Ukraine will receive rocket launchers from Britain
The United Kingdom will supply Ukraine with rocket launchers with a range of up to eighty kilometers to help fight Russian forces in the east of the country. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced this on Monday. For tactical reasons, the ministry did not specify how many M270 salvo launchers and related ammunition would send. However, it was announced that Ukrainian soldiers would learn to operate rocket launchers directly in Britain. According to the BBC there are to be three rocket launchers in the first delivery of weapon systems. They manage to fire twelve ground-to-ground missiles in a minute.
News that London was preparing a delivery of American-made self-propelled rocket launchers to Ukraine appeared last week. Only now, however, has the Minister of Defense officially confirmed them.
“These highly effective salvo rocket launchers will give our Ukrainian friends a better defense against the brutal artillery fire that Putin’s troops are indiscriminately destroying cities,” Wallace said.
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Britain has already sent light anti-tank missiles, armored vehicles, anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft defense systems to Ukraine. She then put more money into radar systems, GPS jammers or night vision devices.
The United States last week promised Ukraine the delivery of four HIMARS missile systems, which can also fire missiles up to a distance of eighty kilometers. Kyiv has promised to use the systems for defense and not for attacks on Russian territory.
The attacks are likely to disrupt supplies
British Ministry of Defense with reference to According to military intelligence, Sunday’s attacks on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure, in which the Russians used surface-to-air missiles, were supposed to disrupt the supply of Western troops to Ukrainian troops.
He also draws attention to the continuing heavy fighting in Severodonetsk and Russia’s advance towards Slovyansk in an effort to encircle Ukrainian forces, as well as strengthening the Snake Island’s air defenses to protect Russian vessels blocking Ukrainian ports and thus Ukrainian grain exports.
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