Since the beginning of this day, 203 combat engagements have occurred. The enemy carried out 51 airstrikes, dropping 163 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 6,097 kamikaze drones for strikes and conducted 2,200 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as reported by UNN.
Details
On the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, five combat engagements were recorded, four of which are still ongoing. The enemy carried out 51 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops, two of which used multiple launch rocket systems.
During the day on the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units five times towards Mala Vovcha, Khatnie, and in the areas of Starytsia, Artilne.
On the Kupiansk direction, the enemy carried out four assaults on the positions of the Defense Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kolisnykivka, Borivska Andriivka, and towards Petropavlivka and Kivsharivka.
Six attempts by the invaders to advance were repelled on the Lyman direction towards the settlements of Stavky, Lyman, Ozerne, Borova, Novoselivka. One combat engagement is ongoing.
On the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped 19 attempts by the invaders to advance towards the settlements of Kryva Luka, Ozerne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and in the area of Riznykivka. Another two combat engagements are ongoing.
On the Kramatorsk direction, one combat engagement is ongoing in the area of Malynivka.
On the Kostiantynivka direction, the Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy assaults in the areas of the settlements of Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Stepanivka, Sofiivka. Another two combat engagements are ongoing.
In total, the enemy carried out 25 attacks on the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements of Hryshyne, Novomykolaivka, Nikanorivka, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Udachne, and towards Serhiivka and Bilytske.
According to preliminary estimates, 38 occupiers were eliminated today in this direction, another 10 were wounded. An ammunition depot, one unit of automotive equipment, and one unit of special equipment of the enemy were destroyed. Three artillery systems and two units of enemy automotive equipment were damaged. Also, 152 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or suppressed.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked four times in the areas of the settlements of Piddubne, Ternove, Kalynivske.
On the Huliaipole direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled 14 enemy attacks towards the settlements of Kosivtseve, Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove, and Charivne. Another combat engagement is still ongoing.
On the Orikhiv and Prydniprovskyi directions, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In other directions, no significant changes in the situation occurred.
Reminder
The russian army is considering several options for an offensive in northern Ukraine, including from the bryansk region towards Chernihiv region.