Since beginning of day, 87 combat engagements have taken place in frontline - General Staff
In total, 87 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 76 air strikes on the positions of our troops and populated areas, dropping 119 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 1,234 kamikaze drones and fired almost five thousand rounds of shelling.
The situation in the Kharkiv region
In the Kupiansk direction, the aggressor tried to advance towards Nova Kruhliakivka and Zahryzove, where Ukrainian defenders stopped three enemy attacks.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 14 times near Novomykhailivka, Tverdokhlibove, Nadiia and in the direction of Nove, Zelena Dolyna and Hryhorivka. Two combat engagements are still ongoing.
Hostilities in the East
In the Siversk direction, our defenders repelled three attacks by the occupation forces near Verkhnokamianske and Bilohorivka, two more combat engagements are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders three times near the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Predtechine and Stupochky.
Sixteen times Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops in the Toretsk direction near Dachne, Dyliivka, Toretsk and Kurdiumivka. 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, Zelene Pole, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Troitske, Vodiane Druhe, Bohdanivka, Andriivka and in the direction of Stara Mykolaivka. Our defenders stopped 16 enemy assaults, and six more combat engagements are ongoing.
Today, in this direction, preliminary reports indicate that 200 enemy personnel were neutralized, including 99 irrecoverable losses. Additionally, 9 vehicles, 3 motorcycles, 15 UAVs, 9 UAV control points, an electronic warfare (EW) station, and a satellite communication station were destroyed. Furthermore, 4 vehicles, 3 motorcycles, and one Russian self-propelled artillery system were damaged.
The situation in the South
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our defenders 11 times in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Pryvilne, Rozlyv, Vilne Pole and in the direction of Odradne. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy launched air strikes with unguided aerial missiles at Huliaipole and Malynivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled one enemy attack in the vicinity of Kamianske. The enemy launched an air strike on Novodanylivka.
In the Prydniprovske direction, our defenders stopped one enemy attempt to approach our positions.
Kursk direction
Since the beginning of the day, 11 combat engagements took place in the Kursk direction, one of which is still ongoing. In addition, the enemy carried out 32 air strikes, dropping 56 guided bombs, and made 358 artillery attacks.
The enemy did not conduct any offensive actions at the Kharkiv and Huliaipole directions.
Today, it is worth mentioning the soldiers of the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade, the 34th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade, and the 1st Separate Ivan Bohun Territorial Defense Brigade, who are effectively destroying the enemy, causing significant losses in manpower and equipment.
