267 combat engagements recorded at the front, 47 of which were in the Pokrovsk direction – General Staff
Kyiv • UNN
Over the past day, 267 combat engagements took place, including 47 in the Pokrovsk direction. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck drone control points and areas of enemy manpower concentration.
The 1553rd day of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun. There were 267 combat engagements at the front, the highest number being in the Pokrovsk direction, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 47 attacks by Russian troops. This was reported by the General Staff, according to UNN.
Yesterday, the enemy launched four missile strikes using four missiles, carried out 79 air strikes, and dropped 254 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they deployed 8,684 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,848 shellings of settlements and our troops' positions, including 54 from multiple launch rocket systems
The aggressor carried out air strikes, particularly in the area of the settlement of Tovstodubove in the Sumy region.
Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces hit two unmanned aerial vehicle control points, three areas of personnel concentration, an artillery system, a logistics storage warehouse, and one other important enemy target.
In the Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, three combat engagements took place yesterday; the enemy carried out 80 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including two using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units eleven times in the areas of the settlements of Lyman, Hraniv, Starytsia, Hrafske, Radkivka, Okhrimivka, and Kolodyazne.
In the Kupyansk direction, our defenders stopped seven enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Kivsharivka, Novoosynove, Podoly, and Borivska Andriivka.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 17 attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Novoselivka, Novomykhailivka, Dibrova, Drobysheve, Stavky, Yampil, Novovodyane, and Ozerne.
In the Slovyansk direction, during the past day, our defenders stopped five attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas of the settlements of Kryva Luka, Zakitne, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders stopped one enemy attack in the area of Minkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 14 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, and towards Mykolaipillia.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 47 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Vilne, Kutuzivka, Rodynske, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, Bilytske, Sofiivka, Kucheriv Yar, Zatyshok, Hryshyne, Serhiivka, Udachne, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked twice in the area of the settlement of Verbove.
In the Hulyaipole direction, 24 attacks by the occupiers took place in the areas of the settlements of Dobropillia, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Zlahoda, Rybne, Pryluky, Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, Charivne, Rivnopillia, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove, Verkhnya Tersa, and Vozdvyzhivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy tried to advance six times in the areas of the settlements of Bilohirya, Novoandriivka, and Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, our defenders successfully stopped two attacks towards the Antonivka Bridge.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.