Russian Troops Tried To Enter AFU's Rear In Donbass, But Were Destroyed

The saboteurs were mopped up during the night.

Amid the invasion of Russian troops, the situation in the Donetsk operational area (Joint Forces operation zone) remains under control, reports the press centre of the Joint Forces operation zone.

Russian troops continue shelling the positions of the United Forces, towns and civilian infrastructure, reports nv.ua.

Near Shchastye, Stanitsa Luganskaya, Lobachevoye and Belovodsk, enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups repeatedly attempted at night to enter the rear of our troops, but were promptly detected and destroyed.

Ukrainian defenders carried out artillery strikes on firing positions and accumulations of Russian equipment. The information on the enemy's losses is being clarified.

"The united forces are confidently holding their positions and giving a decent repulse to the invaders," the headquarters of the Joint Forces operation zone added.

Yesterday, an adviser to the head of the president administration, Oleksiy Arestovych, reported that the Ukrainian military did not surrender a single position in the Joint Forces operation zone in the face of the Russian incursion.