The number of combat engagements at the front has increased to 106. The enemy is intensively attacking Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovske and Toretske directions, UNN reports, citing the General Staff's report as of 16:00.
"As of today, the number of combat engagements has increased to 106. The situation is the hottest in the Pokrovsk sector. The occupant continues to use aviation and artillery in the border areas of Sumy region. In particular, the areas of Bachevsk, Porozok, Boyar-Lezhachi, and Progress came under artillery fire. Hlukhiv came under an air strike," the report says.
In the Kharkiv sector, Russian terrorists stormed the positions of our troops three times near Vovchansk, and the battle is currently ongoing. Kozacha Lopan and Lyptsi came under enemy fire.
The enemy attacked our positions in the Kupyansk sector four times. In the direction of Lozova, Petropavlivka and Sinkivka. Two attacks were repelled by the Defense Forces, two engagements are ongoing.
In the Liman sector, the enemy attacked in the areas of Makiivka, Nevske and Terny. In total, there have been nine firefights in this sector since the beginning of the day, and the battle in the vicinity of Nevske is still ongoing. The situation is under control.
The enemy continues to try to break through the defense of our troops in the Seversky sector, but is receiving a tough rebuff from Ukrainian units. Thus, near Bilohorivka, Verkhnekamianske, Spirne and Vyymka, the occupants tried to push our units 17 times, and four of these clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russia-backed militants conducted four assault attacks near Chasovyi Yar and Andriivka. Two firefights are ongoing.
In the Toretsk sector, the number of enemy attacks has increased to fourteen. The enemy, with the support of aviation, is attacking near the settlements of New York, where our defenders repelled three attacks, Zalizne, Pivnichne and Toretsk, where nine attacks have already been repelled and two more are ongoing.
The enemy is intensively attacking Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsk sector. Here, during the day, the aggressor carried out 37 attacks in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Hrodivka, Zhelanne, Zelenyi Pole, Vodiane, Skuchne, Karlivka and Ptychke. Defense forces are holding back the onslaught and repelled 25 enemy attacks, with twelve battles still ongoing. Vozdvizhenka and Hrodivka were attacked by anti-aircraft gunships, and Oleksandropol was hit by unguided aerial missiles.
In the Kurakhove sector, the enemy attacked our units five times since the beginning of the day. He tried to advance near Kostyantynivka and Krasnohorivka, and the battle near Heorhiivka is still ongoing.
In the Vremivsk sector, our troops repelled two attacks towards Vodyane, and four more attempts to advance towards Vuhledar and Vodyane failed.
In the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Novodanylivka, in the Orikhivsk sector, the occupiers tried unsuccessfully to advance three times, but were fiercely rebuffed. The enemy also used aircraft in Lobkove.
In the Prydniprovsky sector, four attacks by the invaders were unsuccessful.