General Staff: 39 clashes were recorded on the front lines, with the highest number occurring in the Pokrovsk direction
Since the start of the day, there have been 39 combat engagements along the front line. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 17 of these were recorded in the Pokrovsk sector, where the enemy is most actively attacking the positions of the Defense Forces.
Artillery shelling of border areas continues. Today, in the Sumy region, the settlements of Sopych, Novovasylivka, Bachivsk, Rohizne, Kysla Dubyna, Volfyne, Korenok, Tovstodubove, Budky, Zarichchia, and Ulanove were hit; in the Chernihiv region, Khrinivka was hit. The settlements of Esman, Vilna Sloboda, and Luzhky in the Sumy region were subjected to airstrikes.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, one combat engagement took place, and the enemy carried out 40 shelling attacks on settlements and the positions of our troops.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, one combat engagement with the enemy is ongoing in the Petro-Ivanivka area.
In the Kupiansk, Kramatorsk, and Dnipro directions, the enemy did not conduct any offensive operations.
In the Lyman sector, the Defense Forces repelled three clashes in the areas of the settlements of Zarichne, Dibrova, and Ozerne; one clash is currently ongoing.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled two attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Zakytne and Kryva Luka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the invaders carried out seven attacks near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Toretske, Kucheriiv Yar, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the start of the day, the occupiers have attempted 17 times to dislodge our troops from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Serhiivka, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward the settlements of Shevchenko and Bilytske. Four firefights are still ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched a single attack in the area of Ternove.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Defense Forces successfully repelled six enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Dobropillia, Zlagoda, Pryluky, Charivne, and Huliaipole.
In the Orikhiv sector, one enemy attack is ongoing in the Bilohirya area.
In other sectors, there are currently no significant changes in the situation. No enemy attempts to advance have been recorded.
As a reminder, Ukrainian defense forces have intensified strikes on Russian logistics in the occupied territories, which is already forcing the occupying authorities to restrict traffic on key routes. ISW analysts say this is creating systemic supply problems for Russian troops and slowing their operations on the front lines.
In the Russian city of Novorossiysk, fires broke out at several strategic facilities following the fall of drone debris, including an oil depot and the “Sheshkharis” fuel terminal.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost another 950 soldiers in the war against Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also destroyed dozens of pieces of equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and drones.
