Fighting continues in southern part of Pokrovsk — military

This was reported on Facebook by the Operation Task Force "East", according to Ukrinform.

In Pokrovsk, Ukrainian troops are conducting search-and-assault operations and eliminating the enemy in urban areas. Fighting continues in the southern part of Pokrovsk.

In Myrnohrad, Ukrainian units are holding defensive lines and eliminating the enemy on the outskirts of the city. Isolated cases of enemy infiltration into the southeastern districts have been recorded, but Ukrainian soldiers detect and neutralize the invaders. Over the past day in this sector, 123 invaders were neutralized, including 101 soldiers killed. Ukrainian troops also neutralized seven UAVs, three units of automotive equipment, three motorcycles, and one unit of special equipment. In addition, Ukrainian defenders struck 11 shelters for enemy personnel.

In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy is attempting to bypass the city of Siversk in the area of Dronivka. Ukrainian units are taking all necessary measures and blocking the enemy’s advance.

Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the area controlled by the Operation Task Force "East" repelled 81 Russian assaults.

In the Pokrovsk sector, the Defense Forces stopped 50 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Toretske, Nove Shakhove, and Novopavlivka.

Overall, within the area of responsibility of the Operation Task Force "East", Russian combat losses amounted to 385 personnel.

In addition, 1,003 UAVs of various types and 88 units of other weapons and military equipment were destroyed, including one tank and five armored vehicles, and 27 Russian UAV operator teams were hit.

Additional logistics routes to Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad are being established to ensure the uninterrupted supply of all necessary items to Ukrainian units and the timely evacuation of personnel.

The enemy is attempting to infiltrate the areas of Nykonorivka and Pankivka with small assault groups, but these groups are detected and destroyed. The Defense Forces are holding designated lines. Units of the Rocket Forces and Artillery carried out 1,119 fire missions.

As reported by Ukrinform, in Pokrovsk, soldiers of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skelia” of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured two Colombian nationals who were fighting on Russia’s side.

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