Almost a third of the battles are in one direction: map from the General Staff 28 May 2025
Kyiv • UNN
Over the past day, 216 combat clashes were recorded at the front, a third of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The Defense Forces of Ukraine inflict significant losses on the occupiers.
Almost a third of the 216 battles over the past day at the front took place in the Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the morning report, showing a map of hostilities, writes UNN.
The enemy, using its advantage in manpower, is attacking our positions. Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly repelling the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy. In total, 216 combat engagements were recorded over the past day
According to updated information, the invaders launched one missile and 95 air strikes, using two missiles and dropping 161 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians involved 2,672 kamikaze drones and carried out 4,566 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements.
"Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit nine areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and two other important enemy facilities," the report said.
Situation by directions
In the Kharkiv direction, the aggressor attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders nine times near the settlements of Vovchansk, Zapadne, Stroivka, Fyholivka and Dovgenke.
Two attacks by the invaders took place in the Kupyansk direction yesterday. Our defenders stopped the enemy's assault actions in the Zahryzovo area.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 32 times. He tried to wedge into our defense in the areas of Serebryansky forest, Nadiya, Novomykhailivka, Ridkodub, Kopanky, Katerynivka, Yampolivka, Zelena Dolyna and in the directions of Hrekivka, Hryhorivka, Karpivka, Novyi Myr.
In the Kramatorsk direction, 11 combat engagements were recorded yesterday near Chasovoy Yar, Orikhovo-Vasylivka and in the direction of Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 19 attacks in the areas of Druzhba, Diliivka, Kurdyumivka and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 65 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of Zorya, Myrolyubivka, Malynivka, Lysivka, Zviryove, Udachne, Yelyzavetivka, Dachenske, Kotlyne, Horikhove, Novosergiyivka, Novomykolaivka, Muravka, Kotlyarivka, Troitske, Bohdanivka, Andriivka and in the directions of Yablunivka, Oleksiivka.
In the Novopavlivsky direction, the enemy carried out 25 attacks yesterday in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Burlatske, Novopil, Zelene Pole and in the direction of Shevchenko.
In the Orikhiv direction, the occupiers tried 11 times to advance in the areas of Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky, Stepove and in the directions of Novoandriivka and Novodanilivka.
The enemy did not conduct active offensive actions in the Siversky, Hulyaypilsky and Prydniprovsky directions.
No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
"The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to restrain the invaders in the Kursk direction. Thus, over the past day, the enemy launched 11 air strikes - dropping 21 guided aerial bombs, carried out 273 shellings, of which 14 were from multiple launch rocket systems. Ukrainian defenders stopped 32 enemy assault actions," the report said.