85 clashes take place in frontline since beginning of day
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Telegram in operational information as of 4:00 p.m., Ukrinform reports.
"Since the beginning of the day, 85 combat clashes have taken place at the front. Our defenders stop the enemy, hold the lines and destroy the plans of the Russians. At the same time, the occupiers continue to operate actively in the Pokrovsk direction," the statement reads.
It is noted that the Russian aggressor continues to hit the Kharkiv region with guided aerial bombs from its territory. From the direction of Belgorod (Russian Federation), the enemy launched airstrikes near Lyptsi, Kozacha Lopan, and Borshchova.
In the Kharkiv direction, two attacks were repelled near Hlyboke, and the battle continues in the Vovchansk area.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance to our positions in the areas of Hlushkivka and Petropavlivka during the day. Three enemy attacks are still ongoing near Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, and Pishchane. Near Pishchane, as well as in the Kolisnykivka area, the occupiers dropped aerial bombs, a total of four KABs.
The Russian military increased the number of attacks to six in the Lyman direction. Fighting continues near Nevske, Makiivka, and in the direction of Lozova.
In the Siverskyi direction, the enemy tried eight times to break through our defenses in the areas of Vyimka, Spirne, Pereizne and Verkhnokamianske. Two clashes are still ongoing. The situation is under control.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Ukrainian military continues to repel two enemy attacks in the areas of Klishchiivka and Kalynivka. Today, the total number of enemy assault attempts in the direction has increased to six.
In the Toretsk direction, four enemy assaults took place in the area of Zalizne, where the enemy is still attacking, and New York. The occupiers also bombed Pivnichne, Diliivka and Toretsk.
The greatest activity of the enemy is currently maintained in the Pokrovsk direction. Clashes of varying intensity took place here 32 times today. Currently, fighting continues in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Novoselivka Persha, Vozdvyzhenka and Progress.
During the day, the occupiers' aircraft hit Vovche and Tymofiivka with KABs. In addition, terrorists carried out three airstrikes in the area of Oleksandropol.
Fighting continues in the Kurakhove direction, in two locations near Krasnohorivka. Our soldiers successfully repelled six more assaults - the enemy suffered losses near Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka, and Kostyantynivka.
In the Vremivka direction, the aggressor carried out four assaults on our positions near Kostyantynivka and Staromayorske. Enemy attack aircraft struck near Urozhayne.
In the Orikhiv direction, three combat clashes took place in the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Novodanylivka. The enemy fired more than fifty unguided air missiles in the direction of Kamianske and Lobkove.
In the Prydniprovska direction, our defenders repelled four enemy attacks in the Krynky area. Ukrainian troops control the situation and exhaust the enemy along the entire line of contact.
As Ukrinform reported, the Russian army lost 990 people in Ukraine over the past day.
