Since the start of the day, the enemy has attacked Ukrainian Armed Forces positions 81 times — General Staff
Since the start of the day on July 10, Russian troops have carried out 81 attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The heaviest fighting is taking place in the Sloviansk and Pokrovsk sectors.
The occupiers also continue to shell border areas in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. The following settlements came under fire: Korenok, Ryzhivka, Volfyne, Hirky, Tovstodubove, Sopych, Bachivsk, Vilna Sloboda, Neskuchne, Ulanove, Holyshivske, Budky, Malushyne, as well as Klyusi and Lyady in the Chernihiv region. Karpovychi and Mala Slobidka were hit by airstrikes.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, the Russians carried out two airstrikes, dropping five guided bombs, and conducted 16 shelling attacks, including with multiple-launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy made three attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses near Starytsia, Lyman, and in the direction of Novovasylivka. Two engagements are still ongoing.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 enemy attacks; two more remain active.
At the same time, the occupiers are most active in the Sloviansk sector, where the Defense Forces are repelling 26 enemy attacks in the areas of Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Mykolaivka, Riznykivka, and Zakitne.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian troops have attempted 21 times to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from their positions. Fighting is ongoing near Toretsk, Novomykolaivka, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and in the direction of Vilne, Kucherove Yar, Novyi Shakhovyi, Matyashove, Myrne, and Novopavlivka. Four engagements are ongoing.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Ukrainian forces repelled ten attacks; two more are ongoing. In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian troops carried out two attacks, and in the Oleksandrivka, Huliaipole, and Orikhiv sectors, the occupiers also attempted to storm Ukrainian positions.
No enemy offensive operations were recorded in the Kupiansk and Prydniprovsk sectors. In other sections of the front, there were no significant changes in the operational situation.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its operational summary as of 4:00 p.m.
As a reminder, since the start of the day, Russian troops have attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces 79 times. The most intense fighting continues in the Kostiantynivka and Sloviansk sectors, as well as in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors.
In the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are destroying Russian drones and laying mines on the occupiers’ routes.
Russian troops have stepped up their activity in the Orikhiv sector of the Zaporizhzhia region and may take advantage of deteriorating weather conditions to deploy sabotage and reconnaissance groups closer to Orikhiv.