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Enemy tried to advance near Toretsk, Chasiv Yar and Kostiantynopil. Ten combat engagements are still ongoing in Pokrovsk direction – General Staff

Situation at the front as of April 8

Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. In total, there have been 94 military clashes since the beginning of the day.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the General Staff.

Strikes on the territory of Ukraine

As noted, cynical shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation affected border settlements, in particular: Bratenytsia, Prokhody, Velykyi Prykil in the Sumy region; Uhroidy, Turia, Pokrovka, Myropilske, Dmytrivka, Mala Rybytsia in the Sumy region were hit by guided aerial bombs.

Situation in the Kharkiv region

In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy carried out two assault operations near Stepova Novoselivka and Zahryzove. The combat engagement is currently ongoing.

Situation in the East

According to the General Staff, in the Lyman direction, the invading army attacked eight times near the settlements of Hrekivka, Katerynivka and Kolodiazi. Five combat engagements are still ongoing.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three invaders' attempts to advance in the areas of Vasyukivka, Chasiv Yar and Kurdiumivka.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked 14 times near Ozarianivka, Toretsk and Leonidivka. Fighting is currently ongoing in three locations.

"In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupants have made 42 attempts to push our defenders from their positions near Kalynove, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Shevchenko, Zvirove, Udachne, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kotliarivka, Bohdanivka and Andriivka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's offensive and repelled 32 attacks, ten firefights are still ongoing," the statement said.

Situation in the South

Today, in the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked seven times near the localities of Kostiantynopil, Rozlyv, Dniproenerhiia and Burlatske. Five combat engagements are still ongoing.

In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy made one unsuccessful attack in the direction of Vilne Pole. In addition, the enemy launched air strikes on Huliaipole with unguided missiles, and also attacked Voskresenka, Maliivka and Sichneve with guided bombs.

In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks near Stepove, and another combat engagement is ongoing.

In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy launched an air strike on the village of Kozatske.

In the Kharkiv, Siversk and Prydniprovske directions, the enemy did not conduct active offensive actions.

Situation in the Kursk region

"In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks, eight more combat engagements are still ongoing. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has carried out four air strikes, dropped a total of five guided aerial bombs on the positions of our troops and settlements and carried out 126 artillery attacks, including three from multiple rocket launchers," the General Staff emphasizes.

The situation did not change significantly in other frontline areas.