Over a third of all battles today are in the Pokrovsk direction - General Staff
Kyiv • UNN
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 78 combat engagements on the front as of 4 p.m. on October 13. The Pokrovsk direction became the most active with 31 battles, while 13 combat engagements were recorded in the Kostiantynivka direction.
More than a third of the 78 battles today took place in one direction - Pokrovske, the enemy was also more active in the Kostiantynivka direction, where 13 combat engagements took place, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a summary at 4 p.m. on October 13, writes UNN.
Since the beginning of the day, 78 combat engagements have taken place at the front. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines and thwarting the plans of the Russians.
According to the report, areas of settlements, including Kucherivka, Starykove, and Shalyhyne in Sumy Oblast, suffered from Russian artillery shelling.
Situation by directions
In the Siversk and Slobozhanskyi directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled four attacks. Today, the enemy launched two air strikes, dropped four guided aerial bombs, and carried out 92 shellings.
In the South Slobozhanskyi direction, eight combat engagements took place in the areas of Vovchansk, Kamianka, Kutkivka, and in the direction of Bologivka, Dvorichanske, Kutkivka. One enemy attack is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has tried three times to advance on the positions of our defenders in the areas of Kupyansk and Petropavlivka. Two combat engagements are still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, five combat engagements took place today. The enemy attacked in the areas of Hrekivka, Shandryholove, Novoselivka, Torske.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy carried out two attacks today in the area of Yampil.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.
The Defense Forces stopped eleven out of thirteen enemy attacks in the Kostiantynivka direction. The invaders tried to advance in the areas of Predtechyne, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Berestok, Rusyn Yar, Mykolaipillia, Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops tried to advance 31 times on the positions of our troops in the areas of Volodymyrivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Balagan, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne and in the direction of Novopavlivka. Our defenders have already repelled 24 attacks.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy attacks, and three more combat engagements are ongoing. The enemy is attacking our positions near the settlements of Yalta and Sosnivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.
In the Orikhiv direction, the aggressor carried out three futile attacks in the area of Stepove.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy conducted offensive actions three times in the direction of Antonivka.
In other directions, no significant changes in the situation occurred, as indicated.