Almost 100 battles a day: Russia launched 87 air strikes and carried out 5,000 shellings - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
During April 12, 95 combat clashes took place on the front. Russia launched 87 air strikes, used more than 800 kamikaze drones and carried out about 5,000 shellings.
Since the beginning of the day on April 12, 95 combat clashes took place on the front. This is reported by UNN with reference to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Details
It is noted that the Russian invaders launched 87 air strikes, dropping 158 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used more than 800 kamikaze drones for the attack and carried out about 5,000 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements.
Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel attempts by the enemy to advance deep into our territory
Situation by directions
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Zolochiv and Slatyne settlements.
In the Kupyansk direction, the aggressor attacked in the areas of Zahryzove and Nova Kruglyakivka, where Ukrainian defenders stopped two enemy attempts to advance.
In the Lyman direction, the Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 18 times in the areas of Nadiya, Tverdokhlibove, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Nove settlements and in the directions of Olhivka, Hrekivka, Zelena Dolyna, Zarichne and Torske.
In the Siversk direction, our defenders repelled two assaults by the occupying forces in the direction of Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our defenders in the area of Chasovy Yar, in the direction of Predtechyne and west of Andriivka. The Defense Forces repelled nine attacks by the invaders.
Eleven times the Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsk direction, in the areas of Dachne, Diliivka, Shcherbynivka and Toretsk. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of this day, the enemy has attacked in the areas of Kalynove, Yelyzavetivka, Uspenivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Novosergiyivka, Troitske, Kotlyarivka, Preobrazhenka, Sribne and Andriivka settlements. Our defenders stopped 20 enemy assault actions, and two more combat engagements are still ongoing.
Today, in this direction, according to preliminary data, 255 occupiers were neutralized, 120 of them irrevocably. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed one tank, 9 units of automobile equipment, three UAV control points, three motorcycles, a mortar, and also damaged seven artillery systems of the Russian occupiers
In the Novopavlivsk direction, the enemy tried four times to break through the defense of our defenders in the area of Kostyantynopol and in the direction of Shevchenko. Voskresenka was hit by an air strike.
In the Huliaipil direction, the settlement of Huliaipole was subjected to air strikes.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy conducted one offensive action in the area of Mali Shcherbaky. Ukrainian units repelled the attack.
In the Pridneprovsk direction, the enemy attacked four times in the direction of our defenders' positions, without success.
In the Kursk direction, 23 combat engagements took place since the beginning of the day, one of which is still ongoing, and the invading army carried out 405 shellings, including 12 from multiple launch rocket systems.
Let's remind
Since the beginning of 2025, the Russian Armed Forces have suffered record losses. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. According to him, since the beginning of the year, the total losses of the enemy in personnel have exceeded 140 thousand people (140,650). According to Syrskyi, attempts by the occupiers to push through our defense are turning into record losses for the Russian invaders.