According to Ukrainian information, the Russian armed forces have temporarily suspended their ground attacks in eastern Ukraine during the night. “In the direction of Izyum (the enemy) did not carry out any active offensive actions,” the Ukrainian General Staff said in its situation report this morning.
The Russian forces limited their activities to reconnaissance and artillery shelling. The area around Izyum in the Kharkiv region has been the main target for Russian troops in recent days. The Ukrainian forces in the Donbas were to be encircled by the push to the south.
Things also remained relatively calm on other front sections. The Ukrainian general staff also reported artillery fire off Donetsk, but no further assault attempts. In Mariupol, the surrounded units in the Azov-Stahl steelworks would be further blocked, it is said.
According to the General Staff, the Ukrainian army also limited itself primarily to defensive work. 15 flying objects were shot down during the night: in addition to an airplane, five cruise missiles and nine drones. The reports might not be verified independently.
