Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled their properties because the invasion began, Zelensky says

The Basic Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine mentioned Friday that at the very least 5 Russian assaults have been “repulsed” over the previous 24 hours within the Donetsk and Luhansk areas of japanese Ukraine.

The navy mentioned that Russian forces “tried to have interaction in clashes and storm operations” with the “assist of separate items and sabotage and reconnaissance teams” in two areas round Donetsk. It added the assault was unsuccessful, and the Russians troops “retreated to [their] earlier positions.”

Ukraine’s navy mentioned some items of Russia’s 150th Motorized Rifle Division “suffered vital losses [of] at the very least 50% of the personnel, weapons and gear” within the space round Popasna, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Severodonetsk.

It mentioned that it believed “the personnel of the enemy is demoralized” because of the “fixed postponement of their rotation.”

Within the Sloviansk space to the west of Severodonetsk, Russia was “unsuccessful” in carrying assault operations in two areas and “withdrew after losses,” the navy mentioned.

Russia additionally “performed unsuccessful assault operations” within the Bakhmut space.

However regardless of the losses highlighted by the Ukrainian navy, Russia continued with heavy shelling throughout the east.

A separate replace from Ukraine’s Joint Forces Process Power on Friday mentioned Russian forces had been attacking 28 areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk areas over the previous day.

Not less than seven civilians had been killed and eight others injured, the duty power mentioned. Additional 1,472 individuals have been evacuated from the areas of hostilities previously day, the assertion added.

Round 80 buildings had been destroyed or broken, together with factories, three fireplace stations, and residential properties. 5 giant fires had been attributable to Russian shelling within the area, and “in a variety of circumstances, fireplace and rescue items got here below fireplace and had been compelled to return to their places,” the duty power mentioned.

The Basic Workers of the Armed Forces mentioned preventing continued within the heart of Severodonetsk. Round 80% of the town is now below the management of Russian forces.

Within the northeast, a missile strike was launched on civilian infrastructure in Sumy, and shelling hit three residential areas, the navy mentioned.

The navy additionally mentioned that Russian forces “proceed to arrange for an offensive” in Kharkiv, firing artillery and a number of rocket launchers in 5 areas.