As of 16:00 on August 23, the enemy attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces 79 times at the front. The enemy is most active in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove directions, where it conducted more than a third of all attacks. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to UNN.
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The border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions continue to suffer from Russian artillery shelling. It is also known that today enemy aviation conducted 14 strikes using 20 UAVs on the territory of the Kursk region of Russia.
According to the General Staff, the situation is as follows:
Today, in the Kharkiv sector , Russian terrorists stormed the positions of our troops four times in the areas of Hlyboke, Starytsia and Vovchansk. Currently, three combat engagements are ongoing.
The enemy attacked nine times in the Kupyansk sector . Ukrainian defenders are repelling enemy attacks near Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, Synkivka and Stelmakhivka. Two firefights are still ongoing. The enemy is actively using aviation, having already dropped ten UAVs in the areas of Novooosynove, Bohuslavka and Kruhlyakivka.
In the Liman sector, enemy units continue to attack in the areas of Druzhelyubivka, Novosadove, Nevske, Torske and Terny. Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops have repelled eight enemy attacks in this area. A battle continues near Terny.
Fighting continues in the Siverskyi sector, the enemy attacked near Verkhnekamianske, Vyymka, Bilohorivka and Spirne seven times, trying to capture Ukrainian positions. Our defenders repelled all attacks.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the militants made four assault attacks near Ivanivske and Kalynivka. Two firefights are ongoing near Kalynivka.
In the Toretsk sector , the number of enemy attacks is currently five. The enemy is attacking near Nelipivka and Toretsk. Our defenders are giving the enemy a decent fight back, three attacks have already been repelled and two more are ongoing. The aggressor's aviation struck Druzhba with unguided aerial missiles.
The hottest area of the front is the Pokrovske sector . Since the beginning of the day, the occupants have made 20 attempts to attack our defenders in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Kalynove, Novohrodivka, Hrodivka, Ptychy and Zelenyi Pole. The defense forces have already repelled 11 enemy attacks, and nine combat engagements are still ongoing.
The situation is not easy in the Kurakhove sector , where the enemy attacked our units 15 times, trying to advance near Kostiantynivka, Heorhiivka, Krasnohorivka and Karlivka. Fighting continues in five locations.
In the Vremivsk sector, the invaders attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops seven times. Three enemy attacks have already been repelled near Vuhledar, Vodiane and Kostyantynivka, and fighting continues near Vodiane.
The enemy is currently not conducting active operations in other areas, however, it is using bomber and attack aircraft, shelling Ukrainian troops' positions and populated areas with artillery and MLRS, the General Staff added.