There were 127 engagements on the front lines, with the highest number of attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk sector

Over the past 24 hours, 127 combat engagements took place on the front lines. The highest level of activity by Russian forces was observed in the Pokrovsk direction, where the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 26 enemy attacks.

“In total, 127 combat engagements have taken place since the start of this 24-hour period. The enemy carried out 60 airstrikes and dropped 171 guided bombs. In addition, it deployed 5,200 kamikaze drones and carried out 1,850 shelling attacks on populated areas and the positions of our troops,” the report states.

According to the General Staff, in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the Defense Forces repelled three enemy attacks; one clash is still ongoing. The occupiers carried out four airstrikes using nine guided bombs and fired on our troops’ positions and populated areas 152 times.

Over the past 24 hours in the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units seven times in the direction of the settlements of Nova Kozacha, Dovhenke, Khrypuny, Riznykove, and Lozova; one firefight is still ongoing.

In the Kupiansk sector, the Defense Forces repelled an enemy attack toward Kupiansk.

In the Lyman sector, our defenders successfully repelled three attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas around the settlements of Ridkodub, Novoselivka, and Drobysheve.

In the Sloviansk sector, the Defense Forces halted two attempts by the invaders to advance near Yampil and Kryva Luka.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, the Defense Forces repelled 18 enemy assaults in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Novoselivka, Dovha Balka, Vilne, and toward the settlements of Kucheri Yar and Zolotyi Kolodyazh; another clash is ongoing.

A total of 26 attacks were repelled in the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas around the settlements of Svitle, Myrne, and Molodetsk, as well as toward Dobropillia, Novohryshyne, Serhiivka, and Novopavlivka.

According to preliminary estimates, 37 occupiers were killed and three were wounded here today; two vehicles, eight pieces of specialized equipment, one drone control center, and 54 enemy shelters were destroyed. Three vehicles, 11 drone control stations, and 223 enemy shelters were damaged. A total of 175 drones of various types were destroyed or neutralized.

Our defenders repelled two attacks by the occupiers in the Oleksandrivka sector, in the areas of Oleksandrohrad and Berezove.

Two attacks by the occupiers were recorded in the Hulyaypil sector, in the areas around the settlements of Hirke and Hulyaypilske.

In the Orikhiv sector, our defenders halted four enemy attempts to advance toward the settlements of Novoandriivka, Yurkivka, Pavlivka, and Stepnogorsk.

In the Kramatorsk and Dnipro sectors, the enemy did not carry out any offensive operations.

In other sectors, there were no significant changes in the situation.

This was reported on Facebook, citing operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 10:00 p.m. on September 28, 2026.

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