The situation on the front: Defence forces destroyed a Pantsir-S1 missile system and enemy helicopters

The situation on the front: Defence forces destroyed a Pantsir-S1 missile system and enemy helicopters

Since the beginning of this day, 104 combat clashes have occurred. The enemy launched one missile and 34 airstrikes on our troops’ positions and populated areas, using 57 missiles and dropping 56 guided aerial bombs, conducted 1,269 kamikaze drone strikes, and carried out 4,176 artillery shellings.

This is reported by the  General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Ukrainian warriors continue to inflict losses on the enemy. The results of the fire damage on 28.06.2025 at the Kirovsk airfield in the temporarily occupied territory of the Crimean Autonomous Republic have been partially confirmed. At the moment, the destruction of a "Pantsir S1" anti-aircraft missile-gun complex and enemy helicopters: Mi-8; Mi-26 and Mi-28 is known. Other results require further study and confirmation," the report states.

Combat actions in the North

In the Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian warriors repelled 12 assault actions by the occupiers, with three more clashes still ongoing. In addition, the enemy launched seven airstrikes, dropping 18 guided bombs, and conducted 288 shellings of our troops’ positions and populated areas.

Combat actions in the Kharkiv Region

In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, Ukrainian warriors repelled three attacks in the Vovchansk areas, with two more battles ongoing. The enemy’s aviation struck with GABs on the populated areas of Synelnykove, Vilkhuvatka; the enemy attacked Vovchanski Khutory, Okip, and Okhrimivka with NARs.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy tried five times to displace our units from their positions in the directions of Petropavlivka, Kupyansk, and Pishchane.

Combat actions in the East

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 19 times, trying to advance in the areas of populated points Kopanky, Nadiya, Ridkodub, Hrekivka, Torske in the Serebrianske forestry, and in the directions of Novoserhiivka, Olghivka, Novyi Myr, Seredneye, Shandryholove. Three clashes are ongoing.

In the Siverskyi direction, our warriors successfully stopped four attacks near Serebryanka, Hryhorivka, and Vyiimka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the Defence Forces stopped two enemy attempts to advance in the Chasiv Yar area.

The enemy six times attempted to breach our defense in the Toretsk direction in the areas of Dachne, Toretsk, Yablunivka, with one clash still ongoing.

Throughout the day in the Pokrovsk direction, the aggressor conducted 28 assault and offensive actions in the areas of populated points Rusyn Yar, Razine, Myrne, Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Udachne, Promin, Lysivka, Novoserhiivka, Oleksiivka, and in the directions of Volodymyrivka, Novopavlivka. Muravka and Novopavlivka suffered airstrikes.

According to preliminary calculations, in this direction, Ukrainian warriors neutralized 138 occupiers, with 86 of them irretrievably. One tank, seven vehicles, three motorcycles, and four unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed. Additionally, three enemy motorcycles were damaged.

Combat actions in the South

In the Novopavlivka direction, our defenders stopped eight enemy attacks in the areas of populated points Myrne, Zaporizhzhya, Fedorivka, Shevchenko, Vesele, Novopil, and Rivnopil, with three more clashes ongoing.

In the Hulyaipole direction, Ukrainian warriors are repelling two offensive actions of enemy troops near Malynivka.

In the Orikhiv direction, three combat clashes took place—the enemy attempted to advance near the populated point of Kamyanske, with one battle still ongoing. The invaders’ aviation hit Prymorske.

In the Prydniprovskyi direction, five clashes occurred throughout the day.

Today, it is worth commending the warriors of the 39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade and the 105th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade, who effectively oppose the enemy.