The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 72 combat engagements over the past day, more than half of which occurred in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. In the Novopavlivka direction, six attempts to break through the defense were recorded, including in the Shevchenko area.
The National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation refutes CNN's information about Russia's preparation for a new summer offensive. It is noted that the intensity of hostilities has changed, but the offensive has not stopped.
On July 16, Kupyansk was attacked twice by FPV drones, as a result of which three people were injured, including two emergency medical workers. One of the drones damaged a house, injuring a 53-year-old man.
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with 16 drones, killing two people and injuring five. The enemy used various types of UAVs, damaging wheat crops.
Since the beginning of the day, 148 combat engagements have taken place at the front. The occupiers used 1218 kamikaze drones and carried out over 4000 shellings, delivering one missile and 39 air strikes.
Over the past day, Russian occupiers shelled 9 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast and the regional center. As a result of the shelling, a 57-year-old woman was killed, and 9 people were injured, including two children.
Since the beginning of July 14, 88 battles have taken place on the front, more than half of which are concentrated in the Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Lyman directions. Ukrainian military personnel are repelling numerous enemy attacks, who are actively using aviation and artillery.
In the Kharkiv region, four police officers were wounded as a result of an FPV drone attack on July 13. The enemy drone hit a police service vehicle in the Kupyansk community.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 150 combat engagements, Russians used 1161 kamikaze drones and carried out 3562 shellings. Five missile strikes with fifteen missiles and 48 air strikes with 65 guided aerial bombs were launched.
The Russian army shelled Kupyansk twice on July 8. As a result of the attacks, a 68-year-old man was killed, a 65-year-old woman was wounded, and a 66-year-old woman suffered acute shock.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Borova area, while Russian invaders advanced in the Novopavlivka area. The Russian army also captured Piddubne in Donetsk Oblast and Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
On Sunday, July 6, the Russian army attacked Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, three times. As a result of shelling with an FPV drone and artillery, three civilians were injured, and residential buildings were damaged.
Russian troops are actively conducting a summer offensive campaign in Kharkiv Oblast, intensifying assault operations in Vovchansk and Milove. The enemy is trying to expand the right-bank bridgehead across the Oskil River, but the Defense Forces are blocking its advance.
Russian troops are trying to break through in the Pokrovsk direction towards Kostiantynivka and west towards Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Pressure has increased in the Lyman, Kupyansk directions, Vovchansk, and Chasiv Yar.
On July 4, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv Oblast with Shahed drones, hitting Chuhuiv and Kupiansk. As a result of the strikes, five civilians were injured, including a 12-year-old boy.
On July 4, around 2:00 PM, the Russian army shelled a residential area of Kupyansk. A 55-year-old woman was killed, and three people were injured.
On July 4, three civilians were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the Donetsk region: two in Kramatorsk and one in Kostiantynivka. The wounded sustained mine-blast injuries, and an educational institution was also destroyed.
In Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Russian troops shelled the city center, hitting near a store. As a result of the attack, a 55-year-old woman was killed, and two more people were injured.
The prosecutor's office announced suspicions against 18 individuals involved in abusing the civilian population in a torture chamber in Kupyansk during the 2022 occupation. Among the suspects are Russian military personnel, militants, and former police officers who defected to the enemy.
Kharkiv was hit by Russian drones on the night of July 2, causing a fire in a non-residential building and a car service station in the Novobavarsky district. Administrative buildings, a public transport stop, a multi-apartment building and non-residential premises were damaged.
Last day, Kharkiv region was attacked by 25 drones and 8 KABs, which led to the death of two people and injuries to eight, including a child. A car service station, a kindergarten, and a sanatorium were damaged.
On June 27, 153 combat engagements were recorded on the front, 56 of which were in the Pokrovsk direction, where the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks. The total losses of the Russians amounted to a thousand people, as well as a significant amount of equipment and weapons.
On June 25, the enemy struck Kupiansk, damaging a residential nine-story building with a KAB. Five civilians were injured and are receiving medical assistance.
Since the beginning of the day, 91 battles have taken place at the front. About two-thirds of the combat engagements were recorded in the Pokrovsk, North-Slobozhansky, Kursk, and Lyman directions. The Defense Forces of Ukraine are holding back the advance of the Russian occupiers, repelling their attacks.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported a case of cannibalism in the Russian army on the Kupyansk direction. A soldier from the 68th Motor Rifle Division ate his comrade-in-arms, who was considered missing.
Today, a Russian drone hit a utility truck in the Bohodukhiv community, injuring a 52-year-old driver. Also, over the past day, the enemy shelled Kupyansk, wounding a woman and a man.
Russian forces launched an airstrike on a residential area of Kupyansk. According to preliminary data, three civilians were killed and two were injured, the prosecutor's office has launched an investigation.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the liberation of Andriivka in the Sumy region. According to him, this was achieved thanks to the offensive actions of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment.
The spokesman of OSУV "Khortytsia" denied the statements of the Russians about allegedly reaching the border of Dnipropetrovsk region. He also noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding positions in Dvorichna, Kharkiv region.
The situation near Dvorichna is difficult, the Russians want to expand the bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskol. Vovchansk remains one of the main goals of the enemy in the Kharkiv direction.
