"105 combat clashes were recorded on the battlefield. Russian airstrikes targeted Ivashchenkove, Volodymyrivka, Bila Bereza, Vilna Sloboda, Kindrativka, Yastrubyne, Smolyne in Sumy region; Semenivka, Mykolaivka in Chernihiv region; Kupiansk in Kharkiv region; Shcherbynivka, Oleksandropol, Ozarianivka, Druzhba, Chasiv Yar, Mykolaivka, Shchurove, Kostiantynivka, Vuhledar, Urozhaine, Rozivka, Velyka Novosilka, Blahodatne in Donetsk region; Bilohirya in Zaporizhzhia region.Over the past day, Ukraine’s Air Force, missile and artillery units launched 32 strikes on enemy manpower and equipment clusters, hit six air defense systems, three guns in firing positions, one electronic warfare station, two remote mining installations and two other important targets.
In the Kupiansk sector the enemy launched 16 attacks. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults near Lozova, Synkivka, Hlushkivka, Stelmakhivka, and Andriivka.
In the Lyman sector, the Ukrainian troops repelled 11 enemy assaults near Makiivka, Nevske, Terniv, Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, and Tverdokhlibove and Dibrova.
In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian forces repelled one attack near Vyimka.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy, supported by aviation, launched six attacks. They concentrated their efforts near Toretsk, Nelipivka and Dachne.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 30 attacks. The enemy’s main efforts were concentrated towards Vozdvyzhenka, Zelene Pole, Novooleksandrivka, Hrodivka, Novotroitske, Novohrodivka, Selydove, and Mykhailivka.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding the enemy back near Kostiantynivka, Ukrainsk, and Heorhiivka. The enemy attempted to break through the Ukrainian defenses in this direction 23 times.
In the Vremivka sector, Russian forces launched four assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vuhledar. The enemy had no success.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy conducted two assaults near Mala Tokmachka, achieving no gains.
In the Prydniprovske sector, no losses of positions or territories were allowed. The Ukrainian soldiers successfully repelled seven attacks by Russian invaders." Ukrin
"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday reminded the world that his country firmly reflects NATO's view of the Ukraine war. He said in video message to 4th Crimea Platform happening in Kiev, a Ukrainian government sponsored event, that the return of Crimea to Ukraine is "a requirement of international law."
The Kremlin was quick to respond, saying the following within hours after Erdogan's speech:
"Subjects of the Russian Federation are not subject to negotiation," Zakharova told reporters who asked about Erdogan’s remarks during the press briefing at the Foreign Ministry, adding that anyone who wants to address the issue needs to read the Russian constitution first.
Residents of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol voted overwhelmingly to rejoin Russia in March 2014, shortly after a US-backed coup in Kiev overthrew the Ukrainian government in favor of militant nationalists. Neither Ukraine nor its Western backers have ever accepted the results of the referendum, declaring it to be an illegal “annexation.” ZeroHedge
