The Russians carried out 185 attacks along the front; the Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest spot
Since the start of the day, 185 combat engagements have been recorded along the front line. Russian troops carried out the most attacks in the Pokrovsk direction, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 24 assaults.
According to the General Staff, the occupiers suffered losses in this sector of the front—nearly 60 soldiers. Overall, the enemy also actively attacked the Kostiantynivka, Lyman, and Sloviansk sectors.
“In total, 185 combat engagements have taken place since the start of this day. The aggressor carried out 56 airstrikes using 183 guided bombs, deployed 6,597 kamikaze drones for attacks, and fired 1,982 rounds at the positions of our troops and populated areas,” the report states.
According to the General Staff, three combat engagements have taken place in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors since the start of the day; the enemy carried out an airstrike using three guided aerial bombs and fired on the positions of our troops and populated areas 36 times, including three attacks using multiple launch rocket systems.
Over the past 24 hours in the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy launched eight assaults on the positions of our units in the Starytsia area and toward the settlements of Vilkhuvatka and Kolodyazne. One clash is still ongoing.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched one attack toward Novoplatonivka.
Three attempts by the invaders to advance were repelled in the Lyman sector near Novoselivka and toward Zarichne.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces stopped 20 attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Riznykivka, Zakytne, Kryva Luka, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka. One firefight is still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders launched two attacks in the area of Fedorivka Druha and toward Yurkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the Defense Forces repelled 17 enemy assaults in the areas around the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, and Rusyn Yar, as well as toward the settlements of Dovha Balka and Toretske. One engagement is ongoing.
The enemy carried out 24 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas around the settlements of Novoye Shakhovoye, Dorozhne, Udachnoye, and Molodetskoye, as well as toward the settlements of Kuchery Yar, Bilitskoye, Ivanivka, Novyi Donbas, Svitle, Serhiivka, and Novopavlivka. One firefight is still ongoing.
According to preliminary estimates, 43 occupiers were killed and 13 wounded here today; one artillery system, eight vehicles, and 20 enemy personnel shelters were destroyed. One tank, one multiple-launch rocket system, five artillery systems, three UAV command posts, two vehicles, and four pieces of specialized equipment were damaged, as well as 93 enemy personnel shelters. A total of 308 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or neutralized.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched two attacks toward Novozaporizhzhia.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Defense Forces repelled 12 enemy attacks toward the settlements of Vozdvizhivka, Hirke, Rivne, Verkhnia Tersa, and Novoselivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, our defenders halted three enemy attempts to advance toward Novoyakovlivka and Primorsky.
In the Dnipro sector, our defenders successfully repelled three assaults toward the Antonivsky Bridge.
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 August 12, 2026.
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