218 battles took place on the front line yesterday, which is half more than the day before, mostly in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in its morning summary, showing a map of the hostilities, writes UNN.
Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy. In total, 218 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
According to updated information, yesterday the enemy launched two missile strikes, used two missiles, carried out 61 air strikes, dropped 183 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it used 5873 kamikaze drones and carried out 3133 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops, including 89 from multiple rocket launchers.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of Velykomykhailivka, Kolomiytsi, Pokrovske of Dnipropetrovsk region; Samiilivka, Barvinivka, Svoboda, Huliaipilske, Lisne, Kopani, Hirke, Verkhnia Tersa, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Dolynka, Zaporozhets of Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past day, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit one UAV control point of the Russian invaders.
Situation by directions
In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, four combat engagements with the enemy took place yesterday. According to updated information, the enemy carried out three air strikes, dropped six aerial bombs, carried out 109 shellings, including 10 from multiple rocket launchers.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy tried to break through the defensive lines of our defenders 15 times, in the areas of the settlements of Prylipka, Starytsia, Vovchanski Khutory, Vovchansk, Lyman and towards the settlements of Okhrimivka, Zybyne, Mala Vovcha.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out two attacks in the directions of Bohuslavka and Pishchane.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out 17 attacks. It tried to penetrate our defense in the areas of the settlements of Hrekivka, Karpivka, Serednie, Derylove, Zarichne, Drobycheve and towards Stavky.
In the Slovyansk direction, during yesterday, our defenders stopped 11 attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas of Platonivka, Zakitne and towards Rai-Oleksandrivka, Ozerne.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy carried out one offensive action in the area of Nykyforivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 18 attacks near the settlements of Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka and in the directions of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novopavlivka, Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 56 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Rivne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Ivanivka, Filiia and towards the settlements of Kucheriv Yar, Dorozhne, Novyi Donbas, Hryshyne, Novopidhorodne, Novopavlivka, Novooleksandrivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy carried out two attacks yesterday, towards Ivanivka and Oleksandhrad.
In the Huliaipole direction, 35 attacks by the occupiers took place - in the areas of Huliaipole, Zahirne, Dorozhnianka and towards Zaliznychne, Staroukrainka.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders three times in the areas of Mali Shcherbaky, Plavni and in the direction of Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy carried out one unsuccessful offensive action.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.