The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported on the hottest points of the front in the Kharkiv region, where Russian troops continue active assault operations and transfer reserves. One of the most tense directions remains the area of Kislivka, where the enemy is trying to break through the defenses and reach the Oskil River.
"I continue my work in parts of the Eastern Front. After the first minor successes in the course of offensive battles in Kharkiv Oblast, the enemy was completely bogged down in street battles for Vovchansk and suffered very high losses in the personnel of the assault units. Currently, the enemy is transferring reserves from various directions, trying to support active assault actions, but without success."
According to Syrskyi, the enemy also suffered significant losses in the Liptsi region, switched to active defense, and carries out minesweeping and fire damage to the positions of the Defense Forces.
In the Kupyansk direction, fighting continues in the forest area north of the city. The situation is difficult in the Kislivka area, where the enemy is trying to break through our defenses and reach the Oskil River.
Intense fighting continues in the Ivanovo area and on the approaches to Chasovoy Yar. The enemy is trying to cling to the city at any cost, uses the latest T-90M, BMP-3, BMD-4, which are usually destroyed by our anti-tank weapons and FPV drones during the advance, the head notes.
The most intense and fierce battles continue in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions. The enemy is trying to break through the defense of the Ukrainian troops on a narrow section of the front between the settlements of Staromykhailivka and Berdychi through offensive and assault actions of the most prepared units. Offensive actions take place both with the use of armored vehicles and on foot, often on motorcycles and buggies.
There is also unrest in other directions, but the number and intensity of hostilities is much less, Syrskyi noted.
