230 clashes reported over last 24 hours – frontline update
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
The Ukrainian frontlines saw a spike in fighting on Monday with 230 battles taking place on the several fronts, according to the General Staff of Ukraine. Russian forces launched one missile strike, 11 airstrikes, and dropped 18 guided bombs on Ukrainian positions and civilian areas. They also fired 2,640 artillery rounds, including 95 from multiple rocket launch systems (MLRS), and deployed 763 kamikaze drones.
Ukrainian artillery and missile forces responded by targeting a Russian troop concentration area, causing significant damage to enemy forces.
- Kharkiv Front: Russian aircraft attacked Ukrainian position 10 times near Vovchansk.
- Kupiansk Front: Ukrainian troops repelled 21 attacks near several settlements, including Kindrashivka, Kucheryivka, Petropavlivka, and Kolisnykivka.
- Lyman Front: Russian forces launched 32 attacks, attempting to push forward to Cherneshchyna, Hrekivka, and Zarichne.
- Siversk Front: Ukrainian defenders pushed back an assault near Bilohorivka.
- Kramatorsk Front: The enemy attempted five attacks around Chasiv Yar and Stupochky.
- Toretsk Front: Russian troops tried to breach Ukrainian defenses seven times, engaging in combat near Dachne, Toretsk, and Shcherbynivka.
- Pokrovsk Front: Ukrainian defenders foiled 22 Russian assaults toward Promin, Lysivka, and Selidove.
- Kurakhove Front: The area remains the frontline flashpoint. Ukrainian forces dealt with 84 attacks around Kurakhove and nearby settlements.
- Vremivka Front: Russian forces launched 17 assaults on the Ukrainian positions near Trudove and Velika Novosilka.
- Orikhiv Front: Ukrainian forces halted six Russian attacks towards Novodanylivka and Novoandriivka.
- Prydniprovske Front: The operational situation remains stable, with Russian forces conducting three unsuccessful assaults.
- Volyn and Polissya Fronts: There are no signs the enemy was building up offensive group formations on these fronts.
In Chernihiv and Sumy regions, Russian forces continued artillery and air attacks on Ukrainian border towns from the Russian territory.
In Kursk region, the ongoing Ukrainian operation continues to pressure enemy positions. Russian forces conducted 127 artillery strikes on Ukrainian towns over the past day.
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