Operational information on Russian invasion (August 14)

The one hundred seventy second (172) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.

The situation has not undergone any significant changes in the Volyn, Polissya, and Siversky directions. On the Siversky direction, the rotation of units of the Western Military District continues. The enemy continues shelling border settlements from the territory of the russian federation with barrel artillery.

In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers continue firing from barrel and rocket artillery along the contact line, maintain a high intensity of aerial reconnaissance by UAVs.

The enemy tried to carry out combat reconnaissance in the area of ​​Pytomnyk settlement, was unsuccessful, suffered losses and retreated. Carried out airstrikes near Peremoha, Rtyshchivka, and Pytomnyk. Takes measures for logistical support of units and replenishment of losses.

In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy carried out fire damage from tanks and rocket artillery near Brazhkivka, Bohorodychne and Dolyna. It tried to break through the defense of our units in the Dolyna area. Ukrainian soldiers repulsed the senseless assault.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy fired at our units from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery. With the purpose of reconnaissance of logistics support routes and critical infrastructure facilities, the UAV conducted aerial reconnaissance.
In the Kramatorsk direction, russian occupiers launched airstrikes near Spirne. They made an attempt to reconnoitre by combat in the Serebryanka area, after being hit by fire from our soldiers, managed to escape. The enemy tried to improve the tactical position in the vicinity of Spirne with assault actions, but was unsuccessful and retreated. Fighting continues in the Ivano-Daryivka region.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired artillery and tanks at the civilian infrastructure of settlements and the positions of the defense forces. He carried out airstrikes in the Soledar and Vesela Dolyna areas. Conducted aerial reconnaissance of UAVs of the operational-tactical level. Made an attempt to conduct reconnaissance by combat near Soledar, was hit by fire and escaped. The enemy carried out offensive actions in the Zaitseve area, was unsuccessful and withdrew. The fighting continues.

In the Avdiivka region, in addition to shelling a number of settlements with artillery, the occupiers launched airstrikes near Maryinka. The enemy continued the aerial reconnaissance of the UAVs. It led assaults in the direction of Krasnohorivka and Pisky, was unsuccessful, withdrew. Fighting continues in the area of ​​Pervomaiske settlement.

In the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, the invaders do not stop shelling from barrel and rocket artillery and tanks along the contact line. The enemy used aircraft near Prechystivka and Vuhledar. Aerial reconnaissance was carried out by the operational-tactical level UAV. Made an attempt to conduct combat reconnaissance in the area of ​​the settlement of Prechystivka, retreated after being hit by fire. It is conducting an offensive in the area of ​​Pavlivka settlement, hostilities continue. It deployed and actively uses radio-electronic warfare complexes.

In the South Buh direction, the enemy’s main efforts are focused on holding the occupied positions. The enemy continues to conduct anti-aircraft reconnaissance. Conducted shelling from barrel and rocket artillery and tanks along the entire line of contact.

In the water areas of the Black and Azov Seas, the enemy’s naval group continues to perform the task of supporting the land grouping of troops and blocking the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

The threat of missile strikes on critical infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine remains.

Ukrainian missile and artillery units carry out fire missions at command posts, accumulations of equipment and field ammunition depots of the enemy. The losses of the russian occupiers are being specified.

We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together we will win!

Glory to Ukraine!

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