Defense forces of Ukraine repelled 59 Russian attacks on Saturday in Kupyansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivtsi, Maryintsa and Shakhtarskyi. According to the General Staff, 71 combat clashes took place, the operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult. Russian troops intensified combat operations in the Avdiyiv direction. In addition to infantry, they use a significant amount of armored vehicles.

A brief summary of recent events:

• The former Secretary General of NATO offered Ukraine to join the military alliance, but without the territories occupied by Russia.
• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi threatens Russia that Ukrainian troops will respond to Russian attacks on Kherson and the region a year after the liberation.
• Russia spreads anti-Western propaganda and tries to justify war in Ukraine with 11th century documents – British Ministry of Defense
• On the night from Friday to Saturday, an explosion and fire occurred at a powder factory in the central region of Russia, the authorities report.
• On Friday, 86,647 people entered Romania, of which 8,317 were citizens of Ukraine, according to the Romanian border police.
• More than 1,100 Russian soldiers have died in the past day, the Ukrainian military reports
• Russian forces fired a ballistic missile at Kiev on Saturday morning, but it was shot down by Ukrainian defenses near the capital.
• The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that during Saturday’s attack on the Kyiv region, the Russians hit an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces near the village of Divichiky.

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