Operational information as of 18.00 on 02.08.2023 regarding the Russian invasion
The main summary:
- ➡️ During the day, the Russian Federation carried out another air strike by Iranian attack UAVs of the “Shahed” type against Ukraine. The forces and means of the Air Force, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, destroyed 23 attack UAVs.
- The enemy launched 5 missile strikes, 86 air strikes and fired 36 rocket salvo fire systems.
- ➡️ During the day, 33 combat clashes took place.
- ➡️ In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to regain lost positions west of Kurdyumivka, south of Andriivka, and west of Klishchiivka of the Donetsk region.
- ➡️ In the Marinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Marinka.
- ➡️ On the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy launched an airstrike in the Staromayorsky area. Made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position west of Staromayorsky and north of Urozhany.
- ➡️ In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops.
- ➡️ At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
- 🔥 During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy and 1 – on the anti-aircraft missile complex of the occupiers.
- 🔥 During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 20 artillery pieces in firing positions, 1 radar station, 2 control points, 1 area of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 1 means of anti-aircraft defense, 1 area of concentration of personnel and 2 warehouses of enemy ammunition.
