General Staff: the situation is the most intense in the Pokrovske sector, fighting continues in the Toretsk sector
Kyiv • UNN
Most combat activity in the frontline took place in the Pokrovsk sector today.
On the frontline, the largest number of combat engagements today was in the Pokrovsk sector, in the Toretsk sector four enemy attacks were recorded near Pivnichne and Toretsk, and fighting is ongoing, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a summary as of July 11 at 4 p.m., UNN reports.
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"The occupants do not stop attacking along almost the entire frontline. The total number of hostile offensive and assault actions has already increased to 62. The largest number of combat engagements was recorded in the Pokrovsk sector. At the same time, the occupants are actively conducting air strikes here and in the Kharkiv sector," the General Staff said.
The situation is reportedly as follows:
In the Kharkiv sector, Russian invaders conducted three unsuccessful assault operations in the areas of Vovchansk and Hlyboke. In addition, the enemy has already carried out 14 air strikes today, dropping 28 UAVs. The areas of eight different localities were affected. Among them are Vovchansk, Liptsy and Starytsia.
The occupants keep trying to put pressure on the defense of Ukrainian troops on the Kupyansk direction. They are unsuccessfully trying to improve their tactical position in the areas of Sinkivka and Berestove. They increased the number of assault operations to four. Half of them were successfully repelled by the Defense Forces, two assaults, near Berestove, are still ongoing. The enemy bombarded the areas of Kupiansk and Hlushkivka with five UAVs.
In the Lyman sector, near Makiivka and Nevske, the enemy conducted five attacks over the last day, two of which are still ongoing. He fired unguided aerial missiles from army aircraft near Novoyehorivka.
In the Siversky sector, the Russian aggressor continues assaults near Rozdolivka and Verkhnekamianske. The number of combat engagements increased to three. One of them is still ongoing.
Three combat engagements have already taken place in the Kramatorsk sector since the beginning of the day. The enemy, supported by attack aircraft, is attacking Chasiv Yar and Ivanivske. The battle continues.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy conducted four attacks near Pivnichne and Toretsk. Fighting is ongoing. Our troops repelled another attack near Zalizne.
Pokrovske direction remains the hottest spot along the entire contact line. The number of enemy attacks here has increased to 24 so far. The occupants are concentrating their efforts in the areas of Novooleksandrivka and Prohres, trying to push our defenses in the area with the support of attack and bombing aircraft, which hit seven different localities. Ukrainian soldiers are holding their ground and inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
In Kurakhove, the number of combat engagements increased to six. All enemy attacks near Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka and Paraskoviivka were repelled.
In the Vremivsky sector, Russians conducted four unsuccessful offensives near Vodiane, Kostiantynivka and Urozhayne. Near the latter, they fired at our positions from Ka-52 helicopters.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attacked in the direction of Huliaipol. It was not successful.
In the Prydniprovsky sector, Tyahynyka and Tokarivka were shelled.
In other areas, the situation has not changed significantly, the General Staff said.
"The units of the Defense Forces are courageously restraining the enemy's attempts to advance into the depths of Ukraine's territory, inflicting fire damage on the occupiers and exhausting them along the entire front line," the General Staff said.