Defense Forces neutralize 281 occupiers in Pokrovsk direction – General Staff
In total, 127 combat engagements have taken place since the beginning of the day. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy's attempts to advance into the depths of our territory, inflicting fire damage on them.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian shelling of Ukraine
The Russian invaders launched one missile strike using one missile and 57 air strikes using 84 GABs. In addition, they used 973 kamikaze drones and fired more than 4,500 rounds at the positions of our troops and settlements.
The situation in the Kharkiv region
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units in the areas of Vovchansk and Dvorichna. Defense forces successfully repelled five enemy attempts to advance.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy conducted six offensives near Zahryzove and Petropavlivka. Ukrainian troops have already stopped five enemy attacks, and one combat engagement is ongoing.
Hostilities in the East
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders stormed the positions of the Defense Forces 13 times near Yampolivka and in the direction of Nove, Novomykhailivka, and Zelena Dolyna. Three combat engagements are still ongoing.
In the Siversk direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units once near Verkhnokamianske, the attack was repelled.
Since the beginning of the day in the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked in the directions of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Minkivka and Novomarkove, three attempts by Russians to push our defenders from their positions were unsuccessful, and one combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, 16 combat engagements took place today. The enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Krymske, Toretsk, Dachne and Dyliivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy attacked 44 times in the areas of Tarasivka, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Kotlyne, Zvirove, Udachne, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Oleksiivka, Valentynivka, Andriivka and in the direction of Serhiivka. Our defenders repelled 39 attacks, five more are still ongoing. Zoria, Nova Poltavka, Hrodivka and Pokrovsk were hit by air strikes using GAB.
According to preliminary data, 281 occupiers were neutralized in this direction today, 152 of them were killed. In addition, Ukrainian troops destroyed a tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, two satellite communication terminals, a cannon, two vehicles, a mortar, seven motorcycles and five UAV control points, and damaged one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and a vehicle of the Russian occupiers.
The situation in the South
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 militants' attacks in the areas of Pryvilne and Kostiantynopil.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance towards Novopil three times. Russian terrorists' aviation struck near Velykomykhailivka and Zelene Pole.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven attacks in the area of Stepove and towards Lobkove and Shcherbaky. The enemy dropped GABs in the vicinity of Yasna Poliana, Blakyte and Novoivanivka.
In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions, however, they conducted air strikes in the areas of Burhunka and Virivka.
Kursk direction
In the Kursk region, the Defense Forces repelled 18 assault attacks by Russian invaders, and three more attacks are still ongoing. The enemy also carried out 18 air strikes, using 20 GABs, and fired 290 times, 11 of which were from MLRS.
Today, it is worth mentioning the soldiers of the 34th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade and the 15th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion, who are effectively destroying the enemy, causing significant losses in manpower and equipment.
