Russian forces conducted offensive operations on the Sloviansk and Bakhmut fronts, but suffered losses and retreated. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on July 31 Details: On the Sivershchyna front, Russia continues to maintain several units of its Armed Forces in parts of the Bryansk and Kursk regions near the Russian-Ukrainian border and conduct aerial reconnaissance in the area using UAVs. Russian forces used tube artillery to bomb infrastructure facilities in the cities of Zaliznyi Mist (Chernihiv Oblast) and Zhuravka (Sumy Oblast). On the Slobozhanshchyna front, Russian forces are engaged in hostilities along the Ukrainian state border, where they are systematically shelling Ukrainian troop positions across the contact line to maintain their positions and prevent the advance of Ukrainian defense forces. On the Kharkiv front, Russian forces used tube and rocket artillery, as well as tanks, to shell the areas around Kharkiv, Slatyne, Pytomnyk, Cherkaski Tyshky, Fedorivka, Petrivka, Rubizhne, Mospanove, Peremoha, Asiivka, Husarivka and Chepil. Russian forces used UAVs to conduct aerial reconnaissance in the areas around Prudianka, Duvanka and Shapovalivka and conducted an airstrike near Staryi Saltiv. Russian reconnaissance team attempted to locate Ukrainian Armed Forces positions on the Nova Husarivka – Husarivka axis, but failed and retreated. On the Sloviansk front, Russian forces fired artillery into the areas around Andriivka, Dolyna, Krasnopillia, Mazanivka and Adamivka and carried out an offensive operation near Dmytrivka. The attack was unsuccessful and the Russians were forced to retreat. A Russian reconnaissance and reconnaissance team attempted to conduct operations near Dolina, but suffered casualties and retreated. On the Donetsk front, Russian troops are trying to improve their tactical positions on the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts and are conducting offensive operations with air support. The Russians are trying to locate the positions of Ukrainian defense units. The story continues On the Shiversk front, the Russians used artillery to bombard the areas around Sloviansk, Shiversk, Viimka, Spirne and Serebryanka. Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes near Spirne and Hryhorivka. On the Bakhmut front, Russian forces used artillery to shell the areas around Perevizne, Fedorivka, Yakovlivka, Pokrovske, Vesela Dolyna, Semyhiria, Kostiantynivka and Zalizne. Russian aircraft carry out airstrikes near Pokrovske and Bakhmut. The Russian occupation forces tried to improve their tactical positions by conducting offensive operations on the Roty–Vershyna and Pokrovske–Bakhmut axes, but suffered losses and were forced to retreat. Their attempt to conduct additional reconnaissance of the front-line positions of Ukrainian troops on the Striapivka – Soledar axis was thwarted: the Ukrainian Armed Forces uncovered and eliminated the Russian reconnaissance group. Russian UAVs were spotted conducting reconnaissance near Pavlohrad, Kramatorsk and Ozerne. On the Avdiivka front, Russian forces shelled the areas around Novokalynove, Tonenke, Opytne, Vodiane, Pisky and Neveselske and carried out airstrikes in the area of Avdiivka and Novoselivka. The Russians conducted offensive operations on the Vesele – Pisky and Lozivksyi – Pisky axes, but were unsuccessful and retreated. They used UAVs to conduct aerial reconnaissance in the area around Pokrovsk and Avdiivka. On the Novopavlivka front, Russian occupation forces bombed the areas around Novomykhailivka, Pavlivka, Shevchenko, Zolota Nyva, Vremivka and Novopil and carried out airstrikes near Stepove and Mali Shcherbaky. Russia did not undertake active military operations on the Zaporizhzhia front, but Russian forces bombed the areas around Charivne, Orikiv and Kamianske and conducted aerial reconnaissance near Orikhiv and Novoiakovlivka using UAVs. The efforts of the Russian forces on the Pivdennyi Buh front are focused on maintaining the positions previously held and preventing the Ukrainian defense forces from advancing on the Kryvyi Rih front. The Russians continue to fire and conduct airstrikes against Ukrainian troops to pin them down and are taking steps to replenish their losses and increase their military presence in the region. Russian artillery and MLRS shelled the areas around Osokorivka, Ivanivka, Tokarieve, Novovorontsovka, Bila Krynytsia, Andriivka, Veselyi Kut, Partyzanske, Shevchenkove, Blahodatne, Ukrainka, Prybuzke and Dniprovske. Russian forces used UAVs to conduct aerial reconnaissance of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions. Journalists are fighting on their own front lines. Support Ukrainska Pravda!
