Over the past day, 204 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian troops launched missile and air strikes, used thousands of kamikaze drones, and carried out massive shelling of the positions of the Defense Forces. The most intense battles continue in several directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes UNN.
The enemy launched two missile strikes using two missiles, carried out 48 air strikes, and dropped 160 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 6,037 kamikaze drones for strikes and carried out 2,140 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops
In the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, six combat engagements took place. The enemy carried out 51 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops, six of which used multiple launch rocket systems.
During the day in the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units thirteen times near Izbystske and Starytsia, as well as in the direction of Kutkivka, Kozacha Lopan, Lyman, Vovchanski Khutory, Okhrimivka. Two combat engagements are ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy carried out one assault on the positions of the Defense Forces in the direction of Shyikivka today.
Eleven attempts by the invaders to advance were repelled in the Lyman direction in the areas of Novoselivka, Drobysheve, and Lyman. One combat engagement is ongoing.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped thirteen attempts by the invaders to advance near Riznykivka, Zakitne, and towards Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka.
One enemy assault was recorded in the Kramatorsk direction in the area of the settlement of Malynivka.
On the Kostiantynivka direction, the Defense Forces repelled fourteen enemy assaults near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, and towards Kostiantynivka. One combat engagement is ongoing.
In total, the enemy carried out 32 attacks on the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements of Vilne, Novyi Donbas, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, and towards Hryshyne, Myrne, Toretske, Kucherovyi Yar, Bilytske, Nikanorivka, Dobropillia, Dorozhnie, Hannivka, Rodynske, Serhiivka, Muravka, and Filii. Two combat engagements are ongoing as of now.
According to preliminary estimates, 44 occupiers were eliminated and 17 were wounded here today; one self-propelled artillery system, two units of automotive equipment, and three units of special equipment were destroyed; two units of enemy automotive equipment were damaged. 258 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or suppressed.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, our defenders stopped one enemy attack towards Oleksandrohrad.
Eighteen enemy attacks occurred on the Huliaipole direction in the areas of the settlements of Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, and towards Rybne, Dobropillia, Kosivtseve, Zarichne, Staroukrainka, and Danylivka.
On the Orikhiv and Prydniprovsk directions, no combat engagements were recorded.
No significant changes in the situation occurred on other directions.