The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on key events at the front over the past day.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Combat Actions and Enemy Losses
According to military sources, over the past day, there were more than 160 combat engagements. The most intense situations were observed in the Pokrovsk, Oleksandrivka, and Kostiantynivka directions. Ukrainian forces eliminated nearly 840 occupiers, destroyed five tanks, one armored fighting vehicle, 43 artillery systems, one cruise missile, 425 operational-tactical level drones, and 94 units of automotive equipment.
“The enemy launched five missile and 75 air strikes, used 11 missiles, and dropped 147 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they conducted 4574 shellings, including 111 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 6411 kamikaze drones,” the General Staff reported.
Operational Situation in the Directions
- In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, one combat engagement was recorded.
- In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy made six attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
- In the Kupiansk direction, there were 14 engagements.
- In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 11 times.
- In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled seven enemy offensive actions.
- In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 17 attacks.
- In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders halted 55 enemy assaults near 20 populated areas.
- In the Oleksandrivka direction, 19 attacks by the aggressor were recorded.
- In the Huliaipole direction, eight attempts by the enemy to advance were repelled.
- In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two attacks.
- In the Dnipro direction, two assaults towards the Antonivskyi Bridge were stopped.
- In the Kramatorsk direction, the aggressor did not conduct offensive actions, indicating a decrease in their activity in this section of the front.
The operational situation remains complex; however, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to hold back the enemy’s advance in key directions and inflict significant losses on them.