Half of the 186 battles on the front took place in the Pokrovsk and North-Slobozhansky (appeared against the background of the enemy's activation on the border area of Sumy region) and Kursk directions over the past day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the morning report, showing the map of hostilities, writes UNN.
In general, 186 combat clashes were recorded during the past day
According to updated information, yesterday the invaders launched two missile and 56 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, used five missiles and dropped 110 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 3,226 kamikaze drones and carried out 5,481 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including 96 from reactive salvo fire systems.
"Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit eight areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, five artillery pieces and one other important object of the enemy," the statement said.
Situation by directions
In the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 38 assault actions of the occupiers since the beginning of the day. In addition, the enemy launched 14 air strikes, dropping 32 guided bombs, and also carried out 225 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including one from a reactive salvo fire system.
In the South-Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units four times in the areas of Dovgenke and Kamyanka.
In the Kupyansky direction, four attacks by the occupiers took place during the day. The Defense Forces repelled the enemy's assault actions in the areas of the settlements of Stepova Novoselivka, Zahryzove and towards Golubivka and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked seven times, trying to advance near the settlements of Kopanky, Nadiya, Grekivka, Ridkodub and Kolodyazi.
In the Siversky direction, in the area of Hryhorivka, the enemy attacked the positions of our troops once.
In the Kramatorsk direction, 12 combat clashes were recorded in the areas of Chasovoy Yar, Kurdyumivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka and towards Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 18 attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Diliivka and towards Shcherbynivka, Rusynoy Yar and Yablunivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 56 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Popiv Yar, Myrolyubivka, Shevchenko Pershe, Promin, Udachne, Novosergiyivka, Gorikhove, Kotlyarivka, Novopavlivka, Andriivka and Oleksiivka.
In the Novopavlivsky direction, the enemy attacked our positions 28 times in the areas of the settlements of Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Bahatyr, Burlatske and towards Zaporizhzhia and Shevchenko.
In the Huliaipilsky direction, our defenders repelled four offensive actions of enemy units near Malinivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled two enemy assaults near Nesteryanka.
In the Prydniprovsky direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled an attack by the occupiers in the area of the Antonovsky bridge.
In the Volyn and Polisky directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.