The situation at the front remains tense, as evidenced by recent data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the day, there have been 96 combat clashes, almost a third of which took place in the Kurakhiv direction, where the enemy launched 30 attacks.
The situation on the front lines remains difficult. The defense forces of Ukraine direct efforts to disrupt the offensive plans of the Russian aggressor and destroy its personnel and equipment. In total, 96 combat clashes have already taken place since the beginning of the day. Most of the fighting was recorded in the Kurakhiv direction
According to the General Staff, the situation by direction is as follows:
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy unsuccessfully stormed the positions of our units in the area of Vovchansk and Staritsa.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our units 18 times in the area of Kucherivka, Novoosynovo, Hrushivka, Pischany, Hlushkivka, Lozova, Kruglyakivka, and Vyshnevo. 11 clashes are still ongoing. Ukrainian soldiers continue to maintain their defense.
With the support of attack aircraft in the Lyman direction, the invading army carried out 13 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Grekivka, Makiivka, Nevsky, Zarichny and Torsky.
Nine clashes have ended, four more are ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk area, units of the Defense Forces repelled two attacks by Russian invaders near Kalynyvka and Predtechny.
In the Toretsk direction, seven enemy attacks took place in the area of Toretsk, Dachny, and Shcherbinivka. Ukrainian soldiers stopped them all. Basically, the aggressor concentrates its efforts on Toretsk, actively using bomber aircraft.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have made 14 attempts to dislodge our defenders from their occupied positions in the areas of Novotroitsky, Myrolyubivka, Promeny, Krasny Yar, Selydovo and Krutoy Yar. The defense forces restrained the onslaught and repelled 11 enemy attacks, three clashes are still ongoing. At the same time, enemy aircraft bombarded the settlement of Sukh Balka, dropping three guided bombs.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the invaders attacked 30 times in the direction of Kreminnaya Balka, Novodmytrivka, Tsukuryny, Novoselidivka, Georgiivka, Kostiantynivka, Antonivka, and Katerynivka. Sixteen attempts by the occupiers to advance have already been repulsed.
in the Vremivsk direction near Rozdolny.
In the Orihiv direction, the occupying forces attacked in vain near Malaya Tokmachka.
Once the enemy stormed the positions of our defenders in the Dnieper direction.
the communities of the settlements of Obody and Basivka Sumy Oblast from the fire of enemy artillery and mortars in addition, the Russians carried out airstrikes with anti-aircraft missiles in Tovstodubovo, Svarkovo, and Yunakivka districts.
"The operation is ongoing in the Kursk region. Enemy aviation continues to attack its territory with guided aerial bombs. Currently, we know of five airstrikes with the use of eight air defense systems," the General Staff reported.