There were 142 combat engagements at the front, with the most attacks on the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions – General Staff

Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have launched 142 combat attacks along the front. Ukrainian defenders repelled the largest number of assaults in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions, where fighting continues. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes UNN.

The aggressor launched one missile strike, using seven missiles, carried out 52 airstrikes employing 166 guided aerial bombs, deployed 6,760 kamikaze drones for attacks, and carried out 2,003 strikes on the positions of our troops and populated areas

In the North Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, four engagements have taken place since the beginning of the day, one of which is still ongoing; the enemy carried out two airstrikes, dropped four aerial bombs, and carried out 38 strikes on the positions of our troops and populated areas.

During the day, in the South Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units eight times near the settlements of Lyman, Starytsia, and Synelnykove, and toward the settlements of Izbytske, Pokaliane, and Khatnie.

In the Kupiansk direction , the enemy conducted three offensive actions toward the settlements of Kivsharivka, Myrne, and Radkivka.

Six attempts by the invaders to advance were repelled in the Lyman direction toward the settlements of Drobysheve, Stavky, and Ozerne, and near the settlements of Karpivka and Zarichne.

In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces successfully halted eight attempts by the invaders to advance near the settlements of Zakitne and Kryva Luka, and toward Piskunivka, Mykolaivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian invaders launched one attack near Malynivka.

In the Kostiantynivka direction, the Defense Forces repelled 11 enemy assaults near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, and Stepanivka, and toward Osykove.

The enemy launched eleven attacks in the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, and Muravka, and toward the settlements of Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, and Serhiivka. Three engagements are still ongoing.

According to preliminary estimates, 34 occupiers were eliminated here today and 17 wounded; one piece of special equipment and 24 shelters for enemy personnel were destroyed. Two artillery systems, four vehicles, and 105 shelters for enemy personnel were damaged. A total of 269 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or suppressed

In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy conducted two offensive actions near Zlahoda.

In the Huliaipole direction, the Defense Forces repelled eight enemy attacks toward the settlements of Rizdvianka, Vozdvyzhivka, Staroukrainka, Rivne, and Charivne. Two engagements are ongoing.

In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled one enemy attack toward Prymorske.

In the Dnipro direction, the enemy conducted no offensive actions.

There have been no significant changes in the situation in the other directions.

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