Over the past day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled more than 50 attacks by Russian troops in the Kurakhiv direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. In total, 173 combat clashes were recorded during the day, as well as 69 airstrikes by the Russian military. The intensity of fighting in this direction is evidence of the strategic importance of the region on both sides of the conflict.
According to detailed information, yesterday the enemy launched one missile and 69 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, in particular, used one missile and dropped 114 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, he fired more than three thousand shots, 112 of them from rocket salvo systems.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit six areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, one artillery vehicle in a firing position and two ammunition depots of the invaders.
With the support of aviation in the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed eight times in the area of the settlement of Vovchansk.
in the Kupyansk direction during the day. The defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Pischany, Zagryzovy, Petropavlivka, Zeleny Gay, Kruglyakivka, Kolisnykyvka, and Lozova.
The enemy attacked 14 times in the Lyman direction He tried to penetrate our defenses near Grekivka, Terni, Yampolivka, Torsky and in Serebryansk Forest. In addition, the enemy actively used aviation, used 30 unguided missiles and dropped 6 anti-aircraft missiles.
During the day, the enemy carried out seven offensive operations in the Ivano-Daryivka and Vyimka areas in the Siverskyi direction
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked once in the area of Predtechyny.
In the direction of Toretsk, the enemy, supported by aviation, carried out eight attacks near Toretsk and Shcherbinivka. Most of the enemy's attacks were directed at Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 23 offensive actions of the aggressor towards the settlements of Mykolaivka, Promin, Krutiy Yar, Selidove, Sukha Balka, Myrolyubivka, Suhiy Yar, Krutiy Yar and Novogrodivka.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 51 attacks. The occupiers most actively tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Illinka, Novoselidivka, Novodmytrivka, Gostre, Maksimilianivka, Antonivka, Kostiantynivka, Kreminna Balka, and Katerynivka.
In the Vremivsk direction, the enemy carried out 12 assaults on our positions in the area of Trudovoy and Maksimivka.
Actively involving aviation, the enemy attacked in the area of Novoandriivka, Robotyny, and Mala Tokmachka in the Orihiv direction.
In the Dnieper direction, our troops repulsed three enemy attacks in the areas of the Cossack Camps, the Dnieper and the Cossack Island, the enemy was unsuccessful.
No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Poliske directions
On the border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy from the territory of the Russian Federation is actively using artillery and aviation in the areas of Ukrainian settlements.
The operation in the Kursk region is ongoing, the General Staff added.