Day 485 of the Russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun. The adversary continues to shell Kharkiv Oblast with mortars, artillery, and air strikes.

Current situation in Ukraine

  • Russia launched a missile and air strike on the territory of Ukraine, using 3 X-47 Kinzhal aero ballistic missiles, 3 X-22 cruise missiles and 4 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones. Air defence forces and means destroyed 3 kamikaze drones.
  • In addition, the enemy conducted 49 air strikes and fired about 50 times from multiple launch rocket systems.
  • The probability of missile and air strikes throughout Ukraine remains high.
  • Russian army continues to focus its primary efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka directions, and heavy fighting continues. Over 30 combat engagements took place over the last day.

Slobozhanshchyna axis

The villages of Ohirtseve and Pletenivka in the Kharkiv region, which are just a few kilometres from the Russian border / Screenshot: deepstatemap.live

The adversary launched air strikes in the areas of Ohirtseve and Pletenivka in Kharkiv region. It carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Udy, Vetarine, Hraniv, Kozacha Lopan, Pletenivka, Tykhove, Varvarivka, Budarky, Chuhunivka, Ambarne in Kharkiv region.

Kupiansk axis

Synkivka village in Kharkiv Oblast / Screenshot: deepstatemap.live

Russian army conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Synkivka in the Kupyansk sector. It attacked Kyslivka with an air strike. Odradne, Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Fiholivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zakhidne, Masiutivka, Kyslivka and Berestove in Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire.

Kharkiv RMA

Russian invaders shelled localities in Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Izium and Chuhuiv districts of the region yesterday.

The shelling of Kruhlyakivka village in Kupyansk district damaged at least 3 residential buildings, outbuildings, a shop building, and destroyed agricultural machinery of local farm / Photo: kh.dsns.gov.ua
  • The shelling of Kruhlyakivka village in Kupyansk district damaged at least 3 residential buildings, outbuildings, a shop building, and destroyed agricultural machinery of local farm.
  • Residential building was burning in Petropavlivka, Kupyansk district because of hostile shelling.
  • In Budarky village of Chuhuiv district, the buildings of a private household were damaged.
  • Due to the shelling of Kupyansk, a forest fire broke out.
  • No civilian casualties were reported over the day.

Demining in Kharkiv Oblast

Pyrotechnic teams of the State Emergency Service defused 112 explosives.

See also

  • Street demining device developed in Balakliia of Kharkiv Oblast. Balakliia local specialists have developed an experimental device for checking the territory for explosive devices. It is designed to work in urban environments where specialized mechanized sapper equipment can’t operate.
  • Man hits mine while mowing grass at Nova Husarivka in Kharkiv Oblast. He was mowing the grass near his garden and accidentally tripped on an explosive device. Law enforcement is currently establishing the circumstances of the incident.