Fierce urban battles underway in Chasiv Yar and Toretsk

This was reported on Telegram by the Khortytsia Grouping of Troops, Ukrinform saw.

With the support of artillery, the Russians continue to storm positions in the Kramatorsk and Toretsk directions. Heavy fighting continues in the urban areas of Chasiv Yar and Toretsk. Almost 140 artillery rounds were fired at the Defense Forces' fortifications in Chasiv Yar, and more than 80 in Toretsk.

In the area of ​​Bila Hora, the enemy launched an attack with armored support. Ukrainian UAVs destroyed a Russian tank and infantry fighting vehicles, also damaging another tank and two armored personnel carriers.

In the direction of Shcherbynivka, the invaders employed motor vehicles to deliver personnel to the combat line. A convoy of five such vehicles was destroyed on the approach to the line of advance, the Khortytsia Grouping of Troops reported.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in Vovchansk.

In the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops stormed Ukrainian positions near Dvorichna, Nova Kruhliakivka and Pishchane, and in the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Novoyehorivka, Kopanky, Makiivka, Terny, Zelena Dolyna, Zarichne, and Kolodiaz. The Ukrainian forces lost no ground in the area.

Russia’s offensive efforts near ​​Bilohorivka in the Siversk axis saw no gains.

The Pokrovsk direction remains the hottest on the entire line of combat, the Khortytsia Grouping of Troops reported.

The enemy ran offensive missions, mainly without armored support, in the areas of Vodiane Druhe, Zelene Pole, Yelyzavetivka, Myroliubivka, Sukhyi Yar, Udachne, Kotliarivka, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Bohdanivka, Dachne, and Ulakly.

Heavy fighting continued in the settlements of Lysivka, Kotlyne, Zelene, Nadiivka, Shevchenko, and Yantarne.

The defense forces are inflicting significant losses on Russian manpower and equipment. Measures are being taken to prevent the deterioration of the tactical situation.

In the Novopavlivka direction, the Russian army attacked in Velyka Novosilka and in the area of ​​Kostiantynopil and Rozdolne. Heavy defensive battles are in progress.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, citing the spokesman for the Khortytsia grouping of troops as saying, Russian troops are trying to bypass Pokrovsk from the west.