The Defence Forces of Ukraine continue to hold back the pressure of the occupation troops. At this time, a total of 105 combat engagements have taken place. Today, the terrorist state delivered 60 airstrikes, dropping 110 guided bombs. Additionally, the invaders deployed 1,673 kamikaze drones for attacks and conducted 3,692 shelling attacks on our troops’ positions and populated areas.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Combat operations in the North
In the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, three combat engagements occurred with Russian invaders. The enemy carried out 7 airstrikes, dropping 14 guided bombs, and conducted 233 shelling attacks, including three with multiple launch rocket systems.
Combat operations in Kharkiv Region
Today, the enemy attacked once in the South-Slobozhansky direction, near Hlyboke.
Five times, the aggressor attempted to advance on our positions in the Kupyansk direction in the areas of Kupyansk, Holubivka, and Zahryzove.
Combat operations in the East
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 Russian attacks today in the areas of Ridkodub, Hrekivka, Myrne, Shandryholove, Kolodyazi, and Karpivka. Two more engagements are still ongoing.
In the Siversk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled six enemy attacks. Occupation units attempted to advance in the areas of Hryhorivka, Verkhniokamianske, Vyiimka, and towards Serebrianka.
At this time, in the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders are holding back an enemy assault in the area of Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, our troops repelled six enemy attacks today in the areas of Toretsk, Oleksandr-Kalynove, and towards Plishchiivka. One engagement is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, during this day, the aggressor attacked our positions 43 times in the areas of Popiv Yar, Poltavka, Zolotyi Kolodyaz, Nykonorivka, Maiak, Volodymyrivka, Shakhove, Rubizhne, Vilne, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Mykolaivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Lysivka, Sukhyi Yar, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Udachne, and Novoukrainka. While holding back the enemy pressure, Ukrainian defenders repelled 42 attacks, with one battle still ongoing.
According to preliminary estimates, today the occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction lost 96 personnel killed and wounded. Our soldiers destroyed six units of automotive equipment, five motor vehicles, one cannon, seven UAVs, and two shelters. Additionally, Ukrainian defenders damaged one self-propelled artillery system, one cannon, three units of automotive equipment, and 12 shelters for personnel.
Combat operations in the South
In the Novopavlivka direction, our defenders have already repelled 14 enemy attacks near the settlements of Tolstoy, Oleksandrohrad, Maliivka, Zelene Pole, Voskresenka, Temyrivka, Novodarivka, and in the directions of Filia, Zaporizhzhya, and Komyshuvakha. Five more engagements are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy conducted an airstrike with unguided aerial rockets on Novodanylivka.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the aggressor made six unsuccessful attempts to advance toward the positions of Ukrainian units. An airstrike was carried out on Lvove.
Today, it is worth noting the soldiers of the 140th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the Marine Corps, who are effectively destroying the enemy, inflicting significant losses on them in manpower and equipment.