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Russians conduct offensive on 5 fronts to no avail, attacks near Urozhaine fail – General Staff:

During the day, the Russians on the Shakhtarsk front have been attempting to retake lost positions near the liberated settlement of Urozhaine, but to no avail. They also attacked on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka fronts.

Source: evening report of the General Staff of Ukraine

Details: 24 combat encounters are reported to have occurred on the front line during the day.

On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there have been no significant changes in the operational situation.

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the Russians launched mortar and artillery attacks on over 20 settlements: Kliusy, Yeline and Turia in Chernihiv Oblast; Rozhkovychi, Iskrykivshchyna and Uhroidy in Sumy Oblast; and Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Vovchansk and Pokaliane in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted offensive actions in the Synkivka area in Kharkiv Oblast, but to no avail. Air strikes were launched near the settlements of Petropavlivka and Kucherivka in Donetsk Oblast. The settlements of Petropavlivka, Podoly, Kyslivka, Kotliarivka, Tabaivka and Cherneshchyna in Kharkiv Oblast and Nadiia in Luhansk Oblast came under artillery and mortar fire.

On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted offensive actions in the Bilohorivka area in Luhansk Oblast, but were unsuccessful. Air strikes were launched near the settlement of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and the settlements of Terniv, Yampil and Siversk in Donetsk Oblast. Artillery attacks were launched on about 20 settlements, mainly Nevske, Dibrova and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Yampil, Siversk and Verkhnokamianske in Donetsk Oblast. —>READ MORE HERE

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General Staff: Ukrainian troops advance south of Donetsk Oblast’s Urozhaine:

Ukrainian forces have successfully advanced south of the recently liberated village of Urozhaine, Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Aug. 17.

The units are now fortifying the territories they have retaken, the military wrote in its daily update on Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

Kyiv announced the liberation of Urozhaine the day before. The settlement lies in the southwestern part of Donetsk Oblast, east of Staromaiorske, which Ukrhttps://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-ukrainian-troops-advance-south-of-donetsk-oblasts-urozhaine/aine took back in late July.

According to the General Staff, Ukrainian forces are also on the offensive south of Bakhmut, the town Russia occupied in May after months of a bloody battle.

Russian forces attempted unsuccessful assaults near Synkivka around 15 kilometers from Kupiansk and Bohdanivka west of Bakhmut, reads the Aug. 17 report.

Russia also reportedly failed to advance in the areas of Marinka and Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, suffering significant losses. —>READ MORE HERE

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