Defence forces neutralize 350 occupiers in Pokrovsk direction - General Staff
In total, 82 combat engagements have taken place since the beginning of the day. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into 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
Today, the Russian invaders conducted 86 air strikes on the positions of our troops and settlements, dropping 117 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 1,114 kamikaze drones and carried out almost five thousand attacks.
Situation in the Kharkiv region
In the Kupiansk direction, the aggressor tried to move forward towards Nova Kruhliakivka, where Ukrainian defenders stopped the enemy attack.
In the Lyman direction, the Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Defence Forces 20 times near the settlements of Nadiia, Nove, Katerynivka, Hrekivka, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka. Two combat engagements are still ongoing.
Hostilities in the East
In the Siversk direction, our defenders repelled two attacks by the enemy near Verkhnekamianske and Ivano-Darivka, and another firefight is still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders four times near Chasiv Yar, Andriivka and in the direction of Maiske. One combat engagement is currently underway.
Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops in the Toretsk direction eleven times in the vicinity of Ozarianivka and Toretsk. All enemy attacks were successfully repelled by our defenders.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has been trying to advance in the areas of Sukha Balka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Kotliarivka, Bohdanivka and Andriivka. Our defenders stopped 26 enemy assaults, two combat engagements are ongoing.
According to preliminary data, 350 occupiers were neutralized in this direction today, 166 of them were killed. Two tanks, one artillery system, one MLRS, 34 vehicles, 14 UAVs, two UAV control points and two ammunition depots were also destroyed. In addition, six guns and seven Russian vehicles were damaged.
The situation in the South
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy tried to break through the defences of our defenders seven times in the areas of Kostiantynopil and Rozlyv. One firefight is still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled seven enemy assaults in the areas of Stepove, Lobkove and Mali Shcherbaki. The town of Novoandriivka came under air strikes.
In the Prydniprovske direction, our defenders stopped two enemy attempts to approach our positions.
Kursk direction
Since the beginning of the day, 17 combat engagements took place in the Kursk direction, two of which are still ongoing. In addition, the enemy carried out 48 air strikes, dropping 76 guided bombs, and made 379 artillery attacks.
The enemy did not conduct any offensive actions in the Kharkiv and Huliaipole directions.
Today, it is worth mentioning the soldiers of the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade and the 82nd Separate Air Assault Bukovyna Brigade, who are effectively destroying the enemy, causing significant losses in manpower and equipment.
