149 clashes on frontline over last 24 hours – General Staff report

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine’s General Staff reported that the front lines dealt with 149 combat clashes on July 29 as Russia intentsifies its assault near Pokrovsk.

The updates show the enemy launched missile strikes and 62 airstrikes using 99 guided bombs on Ukrainian positions and settlements. There were 4,588 shelling incidents, including 110 from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

In response, Ukrainian aviation, missile, and artillery forces carried out 13 strikes on enemy personnel concentrations.

Kharkiv Sector: Five clashes occurred near Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
Kupiansk Sector: The number of attacks increased to six, with Ukrainian forces repelling assaults near Novosynove, Pishchane, and Stelmakhivka.
Lyman Sector: The enemy attacked 13 times near Nevske, Makiivka, Terny, and in the Serebriansky Forest.
Siversk Sector: Ukrainian defenders repelled nine assaults near Ivanodarivka, Verkhniokamianske, Pereizne, Spirne, and Vyiimka.
Kramatorsk Sector: Six attacks were reported near Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka, Kalynivka, and Bohdanivka.
Toretsk Sector: The enemy launched 19 attacks near Druzhba, Pivnichne, Zalizne, New York, and Toretsk.
Pokrovsk Sector: Ukrainian forces halted 52 attacks. The enemy was most active near Novooleksandrivka, Zhelanne, and Prohres, supported significantly by bomber and assault aviation.
Kurakhove Sector: Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 assaults near Kostyantynivka, Paraskoviivka, and Pobieda. The enemy suffered substantial losses in tanks and other armored vehicles.
Vremivka Sector: Nine enemy assaults were reported near Vodiane, Velyka Novosilka, and Kostyantynivka.
Orikhiv Sector: The enemy’s attempts to dislodge Ukrainian units continued, with four attacks repelled near Mala Tokmachka.
Prydniprovsk Sector: Three enemy attacks failed, resulting in losses for the aggressor.

No signs of offensive group formations were detected on the Volyn and Polissia sectors. On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintains a military presence, shelling settlements from Russian territory and using FPV drones for strikes.

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