General Staff: 134 combat engagements in the frontline in 24 hours, more than a third of them took place in the Pokrovsk sector, operation in the Kursk sector continues
Kyiv • UNN
There were 134 combat engagements over the last day, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector. Ukrainian defense forces continue operations in the Kursk sector.
There were 134 combat engagements on the frontline over the past day, more than a third of them in the Pokrovsk sector, Defense forces continue operations in the Kursk sector, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 8 a.m. on August 22, UNN reports.
In total, 134 combat engagements were registered over the last day
According to the updated information, yesterday the enemy launched five missile attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas using seven missiles, as well as 99 air strikes, including 122 drones. In addition, it made 4498 attacks, including 145 from multiple launch rocket systems.
"Yesterday, the aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces conducted 17 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel and weapons, hit two control points, three artillery units, a pontoon ferry, three air defense units and an electronic warfare station of the occupiers," the General Staff noted.
According to the General Staff, the situation is as follows:
In the Kharkiv sector, six combat engagements took place in the areas of Vovchansk and Liptsi.
In the Kupyansk sector, 16 enemy attacks took place over the last day. Defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Petropavlivka, Sinkivka, Stelmakhivka, Berestove and in the area of Andriivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 19 times. He tried to advance near Torske, Novosergiyivka, Makiivka, Hrekivka and Serhiivka.
In the Siverskyi sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled one assault by Russian invaders near Spirne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the occupants attacked eight times near Hryhorivka, Chasovyi Yar and Predtechene. The situation is under control.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy, supported by air, carried out 13 attacks near Pivnichne, Toretsk and Zalizne.
In the Pokrovske sector, our defenders repelled 53 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor towards the settlements of Panteleymonivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Zelene Pole, Myroliubivka, Hrodivka, Mykolaivka, Novohrodivka, Mykhailivka and Ptyche. The highest concentration of hostile attacks was near Novohrodivka and Mykhailivka.
In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 16 attacks in the direction of Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka and Pobeda.
Twice occupation units tried to advance in the direction of Vodiane in the Vremivsky direction.
On the Huliaypilsky, Orikhiv and Prydniprovsky directions, the enemy has somewhat reduced its activity, did not conduct any offensive actions over the past day, but does not stop destroying the civilian infrastructure of our country by all available means.
No signs of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissia directions.
"Ukrainian defense forces continue to conduct operations in the Kursk sector," the General Staff said.
"Our soldiers are actively inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces," the General Staff noted.
