164 combat engagements in a day: where the occupants are trying to break through the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense

Since the beginning of the day on December 26, 164 combat engagements have taken place at the front, of which 39 were conducted by Russians in the Pokrovsk sector. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 22:00 in Telegram, UNN reports.

Details

It is noted that the enemy conducted 35 air strikes using 45 drones, more than seven hundred kamikaze strikes and fired more than 4,600 times at the positions of our troops.

Situation on the routes

In the Kharkiv sector, two firefights with Russian invaders took place near Vovchansk and Starytsia, both attacks were successfully repelled by Ukrainian troops.

In the Kupyansk sector, the enemy tried to push our units out eight times near Zakhidne, Lozova, Kruhlyakivka, Bohuslavka and Nova Kruhlyakivka, four of the engagements are still ongoing.

The enemy attacked twenty-four times in the Liman sector, trying to advance in the directions of Kopanky, Cherneshchyna, Novosergiivka, Platonivka, Zelenyi Hai, Druzhelyubivka, Makiivka, Terny, Zarichne, Torske and in the Serebryansky forest. In addition, Nadiya, Oleksandrivka and Zelenyi Hai were hit by 18 NARs

In the Siverskiy direction, the occupants attacked three times without success in the area of Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka.

The areas of Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Bila Hora and Oleksandro-Shultine were attacked in the Kramatorsk sector four times, the enemy was not successful. The situation in the area is under control, the Defense Forces are steadfastly holding their positions.

The enemy tried to break into our defense 13 times in the Toretsk direction. The occupants acted in the areas of Diliyivka and Toretsk, all attacks were repelled, the enemy was not successful.

The enemy is intensively attacking Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovske sector. Here, during the day, the aggressor carried out 39 assault and offensive actions. Russian occupants are the most active in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelene, Dachanske, Novyi Trud, Pishchane, Pokrovsk, Novooleynivka, Vovkove, Shevchenko and Novotroitske. Three of the clashes are still ongoing.

Our soldiers are making efforts to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory. The enemy is suffering significant losses in this sector, since the beginning of the day 312 occupants have been neutralized, 155 of them irreversibly, in addition, our defenders destroyed one tank, six vehicles and disabled one enemy mortar

In the Kurakhove sector, 23 combat engagements took place as of this time of day. The invaders remain highly active, trying to advance in the areas of Petropavlivka, Slovianka, Andriivka and Kurakhove. Ukrainian Defense Forces units repelled 18 enemy attacks, 5 enemy attacks are still ongoing.

Over the last day, the enemy lost 78 people in killed and wounded in this sector. One infantry fighting vehicle and a light armored multipurpose vehicle were destroyed, and two enemy tanks were severely damaged.

In the Vremivsk sector, our troops stopped 15 occupants' attacks in the areas of Yantarne, Vremivka, Kostyantynopil, Novyi Komar, and Kostyantynopolske. Nine more clashes are still ongoing.

The enemy did not conduct active operations in the Huliaipil sector.

In the Orikhivskyi sector, near Novoandriivka, the invaders made one futile attempt to push our defenders from their positions.

On the Prydniprovsky direction, our soldiers repelled three attacks by Russian invaders on the positions of Ukrainian troops. The enemy was not successful.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their operation in the Kursk region. To date, 21 air strikes involving 31 drones and 424 artillery attacks, including 18 from multiple launch rocket systems, have been reported

In other areas, there were no significant changes in the situation.

Recall

Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in the areas of Dvorichna, Pishchane, Kolisnykivka and Lozova. Ukrainian troops destroyed an enemy convoy and are preventing enemy attempts to cross the Oskil River.