Since beginning of day, Ukrainian defenders have repelled over 60 invaders' attacks - AFU General Staff update
Since the start of the day, the aggressor has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 61 times.
This is stated in the operational report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, posted on the military department’s official Facebook page.
Artillery shelling of border areas continues. Today, in the Sumy Region, the settlements of Koreniok, Bachivsk, Sopych, Ryzhivka, Starykove, Tovstodubove, Chernatske, Ulanove, and Volfyne were affected; in the Chernihiv Region—Senkyvka and Kryvusha. The settlements of Vilna Sloboda and Bachivsk in the Sumy Region were subjected to airstrikes.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes, 14 combat clashes took place; the enemy carried out two airstrikes, used three guided bombs, and fired on settlements and our troops’ positions 55 times, seven of which involved the use of multiple launch rocket systems.
On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis, the enemy twice stormed the positions of our units in the areas of the settlements of Izbytske and Starytsia.
On the Kupiansk axis, two firefights are ongoing in the areas of the settlements of Novoosynove and Podoly.
On the Lyman axis, five clashes with the enemy have occurred since the start of the day in the areas of the settlements of Stepove, Drobysheve, Yampil, and Ozerne.
On the Sloviansk axis, the Defense Forces successfully repelled two attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Zakitne and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk axis, our defenders repelled one enemy attack near the settlement of Nykyforivka.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, the invaders carried out six attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, and Illinivka.
On the Pokrovsk axis, since the start of the day, the occupiers have attempted 17 times to dislodge our soldiers from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Nove Shakhove, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Boikivka, Serhiivka, and Molodetske.
On the Oleksandrivka axis, our defenders repelled an enemy attempt to advance near the settlement of Sichneve.
On the Huliaipole axis, the Defense Forces successfully repelled 12 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Dobropillia, Verkhnia Tersa, Krynychne, Staroukrainka, Huliaipole, and Charivne.
On the Orikhiv axis, the enemy did not conduct any offensive operations today.
On the Dnieper axis, the Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks in the direction of Antonivka.
On other axes, there are currently no significant changes in the situation. No enemy attempts to advance have been recorded.