There were 257 clashes on the front lines over the past day; the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors are the hottest spots
On June 25, the Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 257 combat engagements with Russian occupation forces.
The situation remained most tense in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, Kostiantynivka, and Huliaipole sectors.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops carried out:
- 1 missile strike using three missiles;
- 101 airstrikes;
- dropped 310 guided aerial bombs (GABs);
- deployed 9,388 kamikaze drones;
- 2,896 rounds of shelling against Ukrainian military positions and populated areas;
- 71 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air force, missile forces, and artillery struck eight areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, as well as two artillery systems, a fuel and lubricants depot, a command post, a drone control center, and another key facility belonging to the occupiers.
Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk Directions
Four combat engagements were recorded. The enemy carried out two airstrikes using six guided bombs and conducted 77 shelling attacks, five of which were from MLRS systems.
Southern Slobozhansky Direction
The occupiers attacked Ukrainian military positions eight times near Staritsa, Vilcha, and in the direction of Kozacha Lopana, Izbytske, and Chaikivka.
Kupiansk Sector
Five enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Pishchane, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, Kivsharivka, and Novoplatonivka.
Lymansk direction
Russian troops carried out 17 assaults in an attempt to break through Ukrainian defenses near Zarichne, Yampil, Shyikivka, Chervonyi Stav, Stavky, Drobysheve, Lyman, and Ozerny.
Sloviansk Sector
One of the hottest sectors of the day—23 enemy attacks. Fighting took place near Zakitne, Riznykivka, and in the direction of Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
Kramatorsk Sector
One attack by the occupiers was recorded near Malynivka.
Kostiantynivka Sector
The enemy carried out 23 assaults near Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, and in the direction of Kostiantynivka and Stepanivka.
Pokrovsk Sector
The highest number of attacks was recorded here—31 enemy assaults.
Ukrainian defenders repelled attacks in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Vasylivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Molodetske.
The enemy also advanced in the directions of Toretsk, Kuchero-Yar, Ivanivka, Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko, and Novopidhorodne.
Oleksandrivka Sector
Five attacks by Russian forces were repelled in the Oleksandrohrad area and in the direction of Verbove.
Hulyaypil Sector
Russian troops carried out 27 attacks, attempting to advance in the Dobropillia area and in the directions of Vozdvizhivka, Hirky, Rizdvyanka, Rivne, Staroukrainka, Huliaipil, and Charivne.
Orikhiv Sector
Ukrainian forces repelled four attempts to advance near Stepove and in the direction of Pavlivka and Shcherbakiv.
Dnipro Sector
No offensive actions by the enemy were recorded.
In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs of Russian troops forming offensive groups were detected, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its morning briefing as of June 26.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops carried out 887 attacks on 44 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and ten others were wounded.
On the evening of June 25, Russia again attacked Kyiv with missiles. Debris was reported to have fallen in the Darnytskyi district, and it was later reported that a fire had broken out in a warehouse.
On the evening of June 25, Russian forces launched another attack on Kyiv using ballistic missiles. Explosions were heard in the capital, and air defense forces began engaging enemy targets.
