88 clashes in 16 hours, fierce fighting near Pokrovsk,- General Staff report
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Ukrainian front has seen 83 combat clashes since the start of the day, with battles ongoing at 17 locations. The Pokrovsk sector remains the scene of the most intense fighting.
In the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, Russian shelling has targeted the areas of Popivka, Volfyne, Yastrubyne, Stepok, and Kindrativka. There were reports of blasts after the enemy launched unguided air rockets near Basivka.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy attacks were foiled at Hlyboke, Tyche, and Vovchansk, where they are now actively using aviation.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian troops frustrated the enemy attempts to advance in the areas of Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, Andriivka, and Stelmakhivka.
In the Lyman sector, they launched 9 attacks near Makiivka and Nevske.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian forces frustrated 8 attacks near Vyiimka, Pereizne, Verkhniokamianske, and Spirne.
In the Kramatorsk setor, fighting is ongoing near Chasiv Yar and Vasiukivka. The enemy’s attacks near Novomarkove, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, and Ivanivske have been unsuccessful.
In the Toretsk sector, clashes are happening near Zalizne, where two attacks have been repelled. The enemy troops also had to retreat near Pivnichne and Toretsk after five airstrikes.
In the Pokrovske sector , the enemy attacked Ukrainian defenses 27 times, putting pressure in the areas of Panteleimonivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Prohres, and Novoselivka Persha. The Russian military jet dropped seven glide bombs near Vovche. Twelve assaults are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhove sector, two attacks near Krasnohorivka continue, but the situation is under control. Five more assaults were repelled near Krasnohorivka and Kostiantynivka.
The Vremivka, Orikhiv, and Prydniprovske sectors were relatively quiet with only 3 attacks reported. The Russian troops launched four airstrikes, dropping unguided rockets near Urozhaine and guided bombs near Mala Tokmachka and Kamianske.
The situation in other sectors remains largely unchanged.
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