172 combat engagements took place on the front line: most of them in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and Kostiantynivka directions
Kyiv • UNN
The enemy launched three missile and 24 air strikes, used 10 missiles, and dropped 79 guided aerial bombs. The invaders carried out 3038 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements.
During the day, Russian troops carried out dozens of offensive actions in various sectors of the front. The largest number of combat engagements was recorded in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and Kostiantynivka directions. This was reported by the General Staff of Ukraine, writes UNN.
Today, the enemy launched three missile and 24 air strikes, used 10 missiles, and dropped 79 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians used 3083 kamikaze drones and carried out 3038 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements.
In the Pivnichno-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, the enemy launched two air strikes, dropped seven aerial bombs, and carried out 63 shellings, including two from multiple rocket launcher systems.
In the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi direction, our troops stopped four enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Prylipky, and towards Kutkivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy tried to advance twice towards Kurylivka and Kupiansk, but was repelled.
In the Lyman direction, during the day, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions nine times near Nadiia, Zarichne, and in the directions of the settlements of Drobysheve, Stavky, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks near Zakitne.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the Russians attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 20 times. The occupiers concentrated their main offensive efforts in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, and towards Stepanivka, Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Berestok, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invading units tried 38 times to break through our defense in the areas of the settlements of Chervonyi Lyman, Sukhetske, Zatyshok, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne, Filiia, and towards the settlements of Hryshyne, Ivanivka. In some locations, combat engagements are still ongoing.
Today, in this direction, Ukrainian soldiers neutralized 142 occupiers, 98 of whom were irrevocably lost. Also destroyed were 31 unmanned aerial vehicles, 3 motorcycles, two satellite communication terminals, six units of automotive and two units of special equipment, one UAV control point, and three personnel shelters. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers hit two infantry fighting vehicles, one artillery system, one multiple rocket launcher system, three units of automotive and two units of special equipment, and 12 personnel shelters.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked 14 times in the areas of the settlements of Vyshneve, Zlahoda, Sichneve, Oleksandrograf, Sosnivka, and towards Ivanivka. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, the Defense Forces repelled 34 Russian attacks in the areas of Uspenivka, Solodke, Huliaipole, and towards Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Zelene, and Pryluky. Seven more combat engagements are ongoing. The settlements of Zaliznychne, Rizdvianka, Ternuvate, and Vozdvyzhivka came under enemy air strikes.
The Defense Forces repelled two enemy attempts to attack in the Orikhiv direction in the area of Plavni and towards Prymorske. Tavriiske was subjected to an air strike.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked the positions of our defenders twice.
In other directions, the situation has not undergone significant changes.