225 battles in 24 hours on the front lines; the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors are the hottest
Over the past 24 hours, 225 combat engagements took place on the front lines, as Russian forces continued massive attacks from the air, using drones and artillery, in an attempt to apply pressure on several fronts simultaneously. According to the General Staff, the most difficult situation remains in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors, where fighting continues unabated.
According to military sources, over the past 24 hours, the Russian army carried out 57 airstrikes, using 161 guided bombs. In addition, there was widespread use of kamikaze drones—6,393 units—as well as 2,194 artillery strikes on Ukrainian military positions and populated areas.
The General Staff emphasizes that Ukrainian defense forces are holding their positions, repelling enemy attacks, and inflicting losses on the enemy along the entire line of contact. “Defense forces are stopping the Russian invaders, depleting their combat potential, and inflicting effective fire damage across all sections of the front line,” the statement reads.
Separately, the military reports significant enemy losses in the Pokrovsk direction. Over the past 24 hours, 24 occupiers were killed and another 10 were wounded there. One artillery system, six vehicles, and one drone control center were also destroyed. Two more artillery systems, one vehicle, two electronic warfare systems, 28 personnel shelters, and four ammunition depots were damaged.
In addition, 206 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or neutralized over the past 24 hours. The General Staff notes that the Pokrovsk sector remains one of the key hotspots of intense combat operations, where the enemy is attempting to break through the defenses but has not achieved any significant advances.
Situation in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors
Six clashes took place, three of which are ongoing. The enemy carried out 47 attacks on populated areas and our troops’ positions, one of which involved the use of a multiple launch rocket system.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction
The enemy launched 13 assaults on the positions of our units in the following areas:
Khatne
Liman
Starytsia
Artilne
toward Izbytske and Bochkove
Two firefights are ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction
The enemy launched three attacks toward Novoosynove and in the areas of Kolisnykivka and Novoplatonivka.
The situation in the Lyman sector
Nine attempts by the invaders to advance toward:
Shiykivka
Stavky
Drobysheve
Dibrova
in the Ozerny area
In the Sloviansk direction
Defense forces successfully repelled 24 attempts by the invaders to advance toward Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and in the area of Riznykivka and Zakytne. One engagement is ongoing.
The situation on the Kramatorsk front today
The invaders launched one attack toward Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector
Defense forces repelled 24 enemy assaults in the areas of:
Kostiantynivka
Ivanopillia
Illinivka
Stepanivka
Situation in the Pokrovsk direction
The enemy carried out 17 attacks. The occupiers attempted to advance in the following areas:
Nikanorivka
Novooleksandrivka
Hryshyne
Rodynske
Kotlyne
Udachne
Muravka
toward Ivanivka, Shevchenko, and Serhiivka
One attack is ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka sector
The enemy launched a single attack in the Berezove area.
The situation on the Hulyaypil sector today
Defense forces successfully repelled 15 enemy attacks in the Dobropillia area and toward Rizdvyanka, Vozdvizhivka, and Charivne. One engagement is ongoing.
In the Orikhiv sector
Our defenders stopped one enemy attempt to advance toward Pavlivka.
Situation in the Dnipro sector
The enemy did not conduct any offensive operations.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its summary for July 3.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi visited combat units holding defensive positions in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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