Defense Forces prevent enemy advance toward Kostiantynivka

According to Ukrinform, Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zaporozhets, spokesperson for the 11th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported this on national television.

“As for our area of responsibility, it includes the settlement of Stupochky. It has long been destroyed (...), but as of today, this settlement remains under our control. We are actively eliminating the enemy and not allowing them to move toward Kostiantynivka from our sector. However, the enemy will likely focus its next efforts in the Kostiantynivka sector, deploying its most powerful reserves, considering that it has conducted rotation measures and will probably use equipment as well,” he said.

Zaporozhets noted that over the past month, the average number of airstrikes in the corps’ area of responsibility was five per day. According to him, the enemy’s main efforts remain concentrated on the Pokrovsk sector.

At the same time, the spokesperson described the situation in Kostiantynivka, noting that Russian forces are using tactical aviation to destroy the city.

“There was a period when the so-called ‘Dobropillia salient’ was formed — for about a month, the enemy focused its efforts on using tactical aviation and dropping guided aerial bombs on that area. However, after the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to eliminate the salient along with the occupiers, the enemy once again concentrated its efforts on using guided aerial bombs against the city of Kostiantynivka,” he summarized.

As reported by Ukrinform, over the past 24 hours, 143 combat engagements took place between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, with the fiercest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.

Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine