War update: 142 clashes on front lines over past day, Pokrovsk and Huliaipole hottest axes

Ukrainian forces engaged in 142 combat clashes with Russian invaders on February 12, with the enemy most active on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole axes.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in a situation update published on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

According to the General Staff, yesterday the enemy carried out two missile strikes using 23 rockets, 90 airstrikes, and dropped 270 guided aerial bombs. In addition, 7,045 kamikaze drones were deployed, and 3,281 shelling attacks on settlements and Ukrainian positions were recorded, including 91 from multiple launch rocket systems.

Enemy airstrikes targeted areas near Havrylivka, Novoukrainka, Malynivka, Velykomykhailivka, Staromlynivka, Shevchenkivske, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Kopani, Holubkove, Danylivka, Zelena Dolyna, Kamianka, Vozdvyzhivka, Barvinivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Velyka Novosilka, Solodkovodne, and Mykolaivka.

Over the past day, the missile and artillery units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck one enemy personnel concentration and one ammunition depot.

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On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes, the enemy carried out 64 shelling attacks, including two with MLRS, and one airstrike dropping three guided aerial bombs. One combat engagement was recorded.

On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis, the enemy attempted to break through defensive lines 13 times in the areas of Okhrimivka, Kolodiazne, Hrafske, Prylipka, Vovchanski Khutory, Rybalkyne, and Vovchansk.

On the Kupiansk axis, one combat engagement occurred near Pishchane.

On the Lyman axis, the enemy attacked four times, attempting to penetrate Ukrainian defenses near Stavky, Serednie, and Lyman.

On the Sloviansk axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy advances toward Sviato-Pokrovske, Yampil, Platonivka, and Zakitne.

On the Kramatorsk axis, no enemy offensive actions were recorded.

On the Kostiantynivka axis, the enemy carried out 12 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, and Sofiivka.

On the Pokrovsk axis, Ukrainian forces repelled 37 enemy assault actions near Udachne, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Kotlyne, Pokrovsk, Molodetske, Novopavlivka, Bilytske, Novopidhorodne, Dachne, and Ivanivka.

On the Oleksandrivka axis, no active enemy assaults were recorded.

On the Huliaipole axis, 24 enemy attacks were recorded in the Huliaipole area and toward Zlahoda, Dobropillia, Zaliznychne, Zelene, and Rybne.

On the Orikhiv axis, no enemy assault actions occurred.

On the Dnipro River axis, no combat engagements were recorded.

No signs of enemy offensive groupings were observed on the Volyn and Polissia axes.

Photo: AFU General Staff