The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a significant escalation of hostilities along the front line over the past day.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Summary of Enemy Losses and Ukrainian Army Activity
According to military sources, over the past day, more than 190 combat clashes were recorded. The main combat actions took place in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. Ukrainian defenders eliminated about 1,070 occupiers, as well as one tank, an armored combat vehicle, 16 artillery systems and multiple rocket launchers, an air defense asset, 209 operational-tactical level drones, and 68 units of automotive, special equipment, and fuel tankers.
“The enemy carried out 70 airstrikes, dropping 122 guided bombs. Additionally, they conducted 5,557 shelling attacks, including 64 from multiple rocket launchers, and deployed 3,472 kamikaze drones,” the General Staff reported.
Situation on Key Front Directions
In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian forces repelled 32 enemy attacks. In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, our troops held back ten offensive actions by the Russians.
In the Kupiansk direction, five combat clashes occurred. In the Lyman direction, the enemy attempted to breach the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 20 times. The Siversky direction recorded 13 repelled attacks by the enemy, while in the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers launched seven assaults.
In the Toretsk direction, 14 enemy attacks were recorded, and in the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian military forces halted 49 assault actions by the aggressor near 17 populated areas.
In the Novopavlivsk direction, the enemy conducted 24 attacks. In the Huliaipole and Orikhiv directions, Russian troops made one attempt to advance each. The Dnipro direction also noted three successfully repelled enemy attacks.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hold the defense and inflict significant losses on the occupying forces of the Russian Federation across all sections of the front.