Operational information as of 18.00 02.09.2022 regarding the Russian invasion.
The one hundred and ninety-first day of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion continues.
The enemy is trying to establish full control over the territory of donetsk region and hold the captured areas of Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Mykolaiv regions.
The enemy continues to launch air and missile strikes on military and civilian targets on the territory of our state.
In particular, at night and in the morning, 5 missile strikes were carried out on the city of Kharkiv, two of which were from the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system. Also, 23 rockets from the Grad and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems were fired at Ivanovka, two of which were cluster munitions. 9 airstrikes were carried out on the settlements of Marinka, Soledar, Peremoha, Zaitsevo.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation remains unchanged. Certain units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are performing tasks to strengthen the protection of a section of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. Measures of control inspections of units are underway, as well as preparations for regular military exercises. In the city of Brest, the deployment of UAV units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which are involved in the reconnaissance of the border areas of Ukraine, was discovered.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy holds separate units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions. The enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Senkivka, Khrinivka, Kamensk Sloboda in the Chernihiv region and Novovasilivka, Maiske, Sukhodil, Nova Sloboda, Sumy region.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the situation has not undergone significant changes. Units of the Defense Forces hold their positions and do not give the enemy the opportunity to move deep into the territory of our state.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Uda, Sosnivka, Velyki Prokhody, Vylodnyk, Ruski Tyshky, Cherkassy Tyshky, Petrivka, Peremoha, Stary Saltiv and Pryshyb.
He carried out remote mining of the area in the area of the settlement of Lebiazhe.
The defense forces successfully repulsed the attack of the enemy in the area of the settlement of Hussarivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, enemy units fired tanks, mortars, barreled artillery and multiple launch rocket systems at the areas of the settlements of Vernopillya, Brazhivka, Dibrovne, Dolyna, Bogorodichne, Donetsk, Raigorodok, Krasnopillya. The enemy did not conduct active offensive actions.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy carried out shelling in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryivka, Pereizne, Vesele, Rozdolivka, Hryhorivka, Seversk.
In the Bakhmut direction, he fired mortars, tanks, barreled and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Kodema, Mayorsk, New York, Sukha Balka, Yuriivka.
The defense forces successfully repulsed enemy attacks in the directions of the settlements of Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Vesela Dolyna.
By offensive actions, units of the so-called "Kadyrovites" are trying to advance in the directions of the settlements of Zaitseve and Mayorsk, the fighting continues.
In the Avdiivka direction, the settlements of Tonenke, Avdiivka, Karlovka, Pervomaiske, Vodiane, Opytne, Vesele, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, and Marinka were shelled.
By offensive and assault actions, the enemy tried to improve the tactical position in the directions of the settlements of Pervomaiske, Opytne and Nevelske. Thanks to the coordinated actions of the Defense Forces, the enemy was thrown back to previously occupied positions.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, he did not conduct active offensive actions. Shelling of the areas of the settlements of Velyka Novoselka, Neskuchne, Bogoyavlenko, Prechystivka, Novomayorsk, and Nikolske was recorded.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy shelled objects in the areas of the settlements of Novoocheretuvate, Novoselka, Vremivka, Novopil, Novodarivka, Zheleznodorozhne, Dorozhnyanka, Novodanilivka, Belogorye.
In the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Shyrokoye, Partizanske, Novopetrivka, Trudoliubovka, Lyubomyrivka, Shevchenkove, Luch, Steppe Valley, Pribuzhskoye, Lymany, Tavriyske, Lyubimivka.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repulsed the enemy's offensive near Vysokopolya and Potemkino.
The enemy's ship grouping in the Black and Azov Seas continues to perform tasks of reconnaissance and blocking of civilian shipping.
The threat of missile strikes on objects and infrastructure elements in the depths of Ukraine remains.
The enemy's company, which was based in the sports club "Lost World", left Kherson and took the looted property in 5 tented trucks to the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
In connection with the arrival of the IAEA commission, the occupiers removed all military equipment from the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. About 100 units were moved to the Atom Energomash plant, the rest were dispersed in the nearest settlements.
It was confirmed that in the areas of the settlements of Kherson and Enerhodar, accurate strikes of our troops destroyed 3 enemy artillery systems, as well as a warehouse with ammunition and a company of personnel. The wounded were taken to medical institutions near the settlement of Borozenske, Kherson region. Due to inadequate medical care, most of the occupiers died from their injuries.
Aviation of the Air Force together with the army aviation of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to strike at critical enemy objects, the accumulation of manpower and military equipment, control points and warehouses with ammunition and fuel.
We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together to victory! Glory to Ukraine!