Over the past day, there were 279 combat engagements on the front lines, with the heaviest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector
Over the past day, 279 combat engagements were recorded on the front lines. Russian troops launched one missile strike using four missiles, carried out 88 airstrikes, dropping 295 guided bombs, deployed 9,922 kamikaze drones, and carried out 3,148 shelling attacks on Defense Forces positions and populated areas, including 42 using multiple-launch rocket systems.
According to military reports, the Defense Forces’ air force, missile forces, and artillery struck a command post, eight areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, four drone command posts, and two other key targets of the occupying forces.
Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk — 10 combat engagements took place; Russian troops carried out two airstrikes, dropped six guided bombs, and conducted 61 shelling attacks.
South Slobozhanskyi — the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian units 15 times in the areas of Starytsia, Artilne, and in the direction of Izbytske, Hrafske, Lyman, Vilcha, Symynivka, Kolodyazne, Kutkivka, Shevyakivka, Khatne, and Ambarne.
Kupianskyi — Five attacks were recorded in the direction of Kupiansk, Novoplatonivka, and Kurylivka.
Lymanskyi — the occupiers attempted 12 times to break through Ukrainian defenses in the areas of Novoselivka, Yampil, and in the direction of Lymany, Drobysheve, and Ozerny.
Sloviansk — The enemy carried out 22 assaults in the direction of Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, as well as near Riznykivka and Zakitne.
Kramatorsk District — Russian troops attacked four times in the areas of Nikiforivka and Chasovyi Yar.
Kostiantynivka District — 30 attacks were recorded in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopil, and Sofiivka, as well as in the direction of Vilne, Toretsk, and Kuchero-Yar.
Pokrovsk District — Ukrainian forces repelled 38 assaults near Dorozhne, Novooleksandrivka, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Udachne, and Novosergiivka, as well as in the direction of Bilytske, Shevchenko, and Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivskyi District — The enemy launched four attacks in the direction of Vorone, Kalynivskyi, and Ternove.
Hulyaypil District — The occupiers carried out 18 attacks in the direction of Hirky, Tsvitkovy, Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Dobropillia, and Charivne.
Orikhiv District — Defense forces repelled five enemy attempts to advance in the areas of Plavni, Bilohirya, and Mali Shcherbakiv.
According to the General Staff’s assessment, the Russian army’s losses over the past 24 hours amounted to 1,340 servicemen. In addition, the Defense Forces destroyed three tanks, two armored combat vehicles, 66 artillery systems, 12 ground-based robotic systems, 1,801 drones, and 420 enemy vehicles.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its morning update as of 8:00 a.m. on July 16.
As a reminder, Russian occupiers attacked Kharkiv’s Central Park overnight.
On the night of July 16, Russian terrorists fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv, resulting in fires at warehouses and non-residential buildings in two districts of the capital. There are also reports of casualties and injuries.
In the Sumy region on July 14, 17 people were injured as a result of attacks by Russian troops. The shelling damaged civilian infrastructure and had consequences for residents of the region.
Ukrainian defense forces pushed back Russian troops near the villages of Maliivka, Sichneve, Novohorhiivka, and Zaporizke in the Synelnykivskyi District of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
