The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a significant increase in combat activity on the front over the past day.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Situation on the battlefronts
Over the last day, 208 combat clashes were recorded on the front. The most intense fighting took place in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions. Ukrainian defenders actively repelled enemy attacks, demonstrating resolute resistance to hostile attempts to break through.
According to the General Staff, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated nearly 910 occupiers. In addition, five armored combat vehicles, 28 artillery systems and multiple rocket launchers, 310 operational-tactical drones, as well as 72 units of automotive, special equipment, and fuel tankers were destroyed.
“The enemy launched one missile strike on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas with two missiles and 69 airstrikes, dropping 130 guided bombs. Additionally, they carried out 4,795 shellings, of which 130 were from multiple rocket launchers, and deployed 5,865 kamikaze drones,” the General Staff reported.
Operational situation in specific areas
In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, seven combat clashes occurred over the past day. In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy attacked 20 times near the settlements of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Ambarne, Odradne, and Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces carried out 11 attacks, while in the Lyman and Siversk directions, defenders repelled 17 assaults in each of these areas. The Kramatorsk direction saw five combat clashes, and in Toretsk, the enemy attempted to break through the defense 16 times.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers halted 54 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor near 18 settlements. The Novopavlivka direction was the site of 34 enemy attacks, which our Defense Forces repelled near 12 settlements.
In the Orikhiv direction, two attempts at an offensive were recorded in the Kamyanske area and near Novodanylivka. The Dnipro direction marked four repelled attacks by the occupiers. In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.