Russia is attacking most heavily in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors, - General Staff
On 26 May, 296 combat engagements between the Defence Forces and Russian occupiers were recorded on the front line.
This is stated in a report by the General Staff, as reported by Censor.NET.
Russian strikes on Ukraine
According to updated information, yesterday the enemy carried out 76 air strikes, dropping 239 guided bombs. In addition, it deployed 7,089 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,568 attacks on populated areas and our troops’ positions, including 36 using multiple launch rocket systems.
Enemy losses
Over the past 24 hours, the Defence Forces’ air force, missile forces and artillery struck seven areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, one gun and one other important enemy target.
Combat operations
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors over the past day, the aggressor carried out two air strikes using six guided aerial bombs, and fired on our troops’ positions and settlements 87 times, including twice using multiple launch rocket systems. Nine enemy assaults were recorded.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi sector, the enemy attacked the positions of our units 13 times in the areas of the settlements of Starytsia, Vovchansk, Vilcha, Hraniv, Ternova, Lyman, and Kolodyazne.
In the Kupiansk sector, our defenders repelled five enemy attempts to advance towards the settlements of Kupiansk, Kurylivka, Borova, Kolisnykivka, and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted 12 times to breach our defences towards Lyman, Drobysheve, Dibrova, and in the Yampil area.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched eight assaults towards the settlements of Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy carried out one offensive operation in the area of Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 26 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopil, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and towards the settlements of Mykolaipil, Vilne, and Kucheri Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, our defenders repelled 53 assaults by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Nikanorivka, Kotlyne, Horikove, Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Udachne, and towards the settlements of Shevchenko, Bilytske, Serhiivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched a single attack in the vicinity of the settlement of Novokhatske.
In the Huliaipole sector, the occupiers carried out 35 attacks in the areas around the settlements of Dobropillia, Zlagoda, Huliaipole, Solodke, Pryluky, Zaliznychne, Staroukrainka, and towards Novozaporizhzhia, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, our defenders repelled three enemy attempts to advance towards Shcherbakiv, Stepnohirsk, and Bilohiria.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy attacked twice towards Bilohrudy Island.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the enemy forming offensive groups have been detected.
