Kurakhove remains the flashpoint as 163 clashes reported across frontlines – General Staff
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
Fighting is intensifyingacross the entire front line, with a total of 163 combat engagements reported over the past 24 hours, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.
Russian troops launched two missile strikes and 64 airstrikes on Ukrainian positions and civilian areas, which included the deployment of 98 guided bombs. The enemy also carried out 4,786 shelling attacks, with 137 involving multiple rocket launchers (MRLs).
In response, Ukrainian aviation, missile, and artillery units struck 14 Russian troop and equipment concentrations, as well as an enemy drone control station.
Here’s a breakdown of the key battlefronts:
- Kharkiv Sector: Four clashes occurred near Starytsia.
- Kupiansk Sector: Ukrainian forces repelled 18 attacks around Kucherivka, Pishchane, Stepova Novoselivka, Lozova, and Vyshneve.
- Lyman Sector: The enemy launched 17 assaults near Nevske, Makiivka, Torske, and Dibrova.
- Kramatorsk Sector: Three attacks took place near Stupochky and Chasiv Yar.
- Toretsk Sector: Russian forces, with air support, attacked near Toretsk.
- Pokrovsk Sector: Ukrainian defenders halted 15 attacks in the areas of Promin, Krutyi Yar, and Selidove, with particularly heavy enemy activity near Selidove.
- Kurakhove Sector: This front saw the most intense action, with Ukrainian forces repelling 52 attacks near Tsukuryne, Novoselidivka, Hirnyk, Heorhiivka, and Vodiane.
- Vremivka Sector: Four attacks were launched towards Bohoyavlenka, Novoukrainka, and Zolota Nyva.
- Orikhiv Sector: Russian forces attempted an assault near Mala Tokmachka.
- Prydniprovske Sector: The situation remains stable, with six unsuccessful Russian attacks reported.
Meanwhile, there are no signs of Russian offensive group formations on the Volyn and Polissya fronts. The enemy maintains a military presence on the border with Chernihiv Oblast.
Additionally, operations continue in Russia’s Kursk region, where the aggressor has carried out 21 airstrikes, dropping 32 guided bombs on Kursk Oblast.
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