Ukrainian troops repelled 18 Russian attacks in the Bakhmut direction, held their positions, and repelled the Russian occupation forces’ assaults in the Kherson direction. Ukrainian aviation struck 1 Russian ground control station for drones, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian shelling Over the past day, 71 combat engagements took place. In total, Russia launched 8 missile and 93 air strikes, fired 126 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements. Air strikes were carried out in: Popivka, Chernihiv region;Ser…