During the past day, July 21, 219 combat engagements were recorded. The enemy launched two missile strikes, using three missiles, carried out 92 air strikes, dropping 285 guided aerial bombs. This was reported by UNN citing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The enemy also used 9,963 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,309 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops, including 44 from multiple launch rocket systems.
Missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three UAV control points, three areas of concentration of personnel, two command posts, and three other important objects of the Russian invaders.
In the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, four combat engagements with the enemy took place over the past day; the aggressor carried out three air strikes, dropped four aerial bombs, and conducted 68 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including four from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our units 12 times towards Hoptivka, Lyman, Izbystske, Kozacha Lopan, Hrafske, and Artilne.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy tried to break into our defense 15 times, attacking in the areas of Zarichne, Novoselivka, and towards Shyikivka, Lyman, Stavky, and Ozerne.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy stormed 27 times in the areas of the settlements of Zakitne, Kryva Luka, Riznykivka, and towards Pyskunivka, Mykolaivka, Malynivka, Orikhovatka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian invaders carried out six attacks in the areas of the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Minkivka, Markove, and towards Izhevka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 26 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and towards Dovha Balka, Vilne, Novopavlivka, Toretske, and Kucherovyi Yar.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 26 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of Udachne, Rodynske, Hryshyne, and towards Vasylivka, Novopavlivka, Bilytske, Svitle, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Myrne, and Serhiivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy carried out one attack towards Ternove.
In the Huliaipole direction, the occupiers carried out 12 attacks towards Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipilske, Kosivtseve, and Verkhnia Tersa.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders stopped two attempts by the enemy to advance in the area of Mali Shcherbaky and Stepnohirsk.
In the Dnipro direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions over the past day.
The losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,330 people. Two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 57 artillery systems, three multiple launch rocket systems, 11 ground robotic complexes, 1,610 unmanned aerial vehicles, 355 units of automotive equipment, and nine units of special equipment of the enemy were neutralized.