On Tuesday, September 17, 139 combat engagements took place at the frontline, almost a quarter of them are still ongoing, according to a new operational report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.
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“In the Kharkiv sector, Russian terrorists stormed the positions of our troops once near Vovchansk. According to the information currently available, Ukrainian defenders in the Kharkiv sector eliminated and wounded fifty-eight occupants, destroyed two artillery systems, 44 UAVs, five vehicles and one unit of special equipment, and damaged five artillery systems, one vehicle and two units of occupant's special equipment,” the Armed Forces said.
At the same time, “the enemy attacked our positions thirteen times in the Kupyansk sector near the settlements of Synkivka, Novoosynove, Kruhlyakivka, Andriivka, Kolisnykivka, Petropavlivka and Lozova. Ukrainian defense forces repelled 12 attacks. The situation is tense, one firefight is ongoing.
“In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders 12 times in the areas of Cherneshchyna, Druzhelyubivka, Makiivka, Torske and Nevske. The aggressor's aviation also struck Tverdokhlibove with unguided missiles,” the General Staff noted.
In addition, it is known that in the Kramatorsk sector, “Ukrainian soldiers repelled six attempts by the invaders to advance near Chasovyi Yar, Stupochky, Klishchiyivka and Bila Hora. Eight attacks were repelled, and one firefight is ongoing.
“The enemy is concentrating its main efforts in the Pokrovsk sector. During the day, the aggressor attacked 34 times in the areas of Hrodivka, Novotoretske, Orlivka, Mykolaivka, Ukrayinka, Oleksandropol, Vozdvyzhenka, Marynivka and Zelene Pole. Ukrainian defenders have already repelled 30 attacks, and four more engagements are ongoing. Today, the occupants lost more than 220 servicemen in killed and wounded, four vehicles and one motorcycle were destroyed. Our defenders also severely damaged a tank and five enemy vehicles,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.