General Staff: 123 combat engagements took place in the frontline, most attacks were repelled in the Pokrovsk sector
Kyiv • UNN
There were 123 combat engagements in the frontline over the last day. Most attacks (36) were repelled in the Pokrovsk sector. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to inflict losses in manpower and equipment, including in the deep rear.
There were 123 combat engagements in the frontline yesterday, the enemy tried to break into the Ukrainian defense 24 times in the Toretsk sector, most of the enemy attacks - 36 - were repelled in the Pokrovsk sector. Ukrainian soldiers continue to inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, including in the deep rear. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a report as of 8 a.m. on August 3, UNN reports.
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"Over the past day, 123 combat engagements were recorded," the General Staff reported.
According to the updated information, yesterday the enemy launched one missile attack on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas using three missiles, as well as 80 air strikes, including 114 drones. In addition, they fired 4693 times, 93 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces conducted 15 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel, the area of concentration of weapons and equipment, the UAV control center, and also destroyed two air defense systems and an enemy ammunition depot.
The situation is reportedly as follows:
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy continued offensive (assault) actions, with a total of six combat engagements. The fighting took place near the settlements of Hlyboke, Tykhove and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk sector, the number of combat engagements amounted to three over the last day. Defense forces repelled enemy attacks in the area of Stelmakhivka, Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman sector, our troops repelled 15 enemy attacks in the areas of Makiivka, Luhansk region, Ternivka and Torske, Donetsk region.
In the Siverskiy sector, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 11 attacks in the areas of Ivano-Daryivka, Spirne, Verkhnekamianske, Pereizne and Vyymka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian soldiers stopped 12 enemy attempts to break through the defense of our defenders in the area of Chasovyi Yar, Ivanivske and Klishchiyivka in Donetsk region.
The enemy tried to break into our defense 24 times in the Toretsk sector in the areas of Pivnichne, Toretsk, Nyzhyk and Zalizne.
In the Pokrovske sector, our defenders repelled 36 attacks in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Zhelanne, Vozdvyzhenka, Ivanivka, Novoselivka Persha and Kalynove, where the enemy tried to force our units out of their positions.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the vicinity of Krasnohorivka and Kostiantynivka, where the enemy tried to break through Ukrainian defensive positions three times.
On the Vremivsky direction, the enemy made five unsuccessful attempts to break through the defense of our troops in the direction of Vodiane and Stepova Novosilka, Donetsk region.
Two combat engagements took place in the Orikhiv sector near Novodanylivka and Novoandriivka in Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, the operational situation remained unchanged. No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintains a military presence, conducts sabotage and reconnaissance activities, and shells settlements from the territory of the Russian Federation.
"Our soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, including in the deep rear," the General Staff emphasized.
