Daily combat report: 158 clashes reported across frontlines
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
In the past 24 hours, the frontlines have witnessed 158 combat engagements, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Over one-third of these clashes occurred in the Pokrovsk sector.
The latest updates reveal that on August 19, the enemy launched a missile strike and carried out 78 airstrikes, dropping 103 cluster munitions. Additionally, there were 4,624 bombardments —141 of which involved multiple rocket launchers. the enemy also deployed 1,448 kamikaze drones.
Ukrainian aviation, rocket forces, and artillery conducted nine strikes on enemy personnel and equipment concentration areas, one on a command post, one on an air defense system, two on artillery systems, and four on other significant Russian targets.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy continued offensive and assault operations, initiating five combat engagements around Liptsi and Vovchansk.
The Kupiansk sector saw a total of 14 combat engagements, with defensive forces repelling attacks near Hlushkivka, Stelmakhivka, Kruhlyakivka, Synkivka, Andriivka, and towards Lozova.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian forces thwarted 11 enemy attacks around Hrekivka, Novosadove, Makiyivka, Nevske, Novoserhiyivka, Novoyegorivka, and Torske.
In the Seversk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled ten attacks near Ivanivka, Spirne, and Verkhnokamyanske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian troops foiled seven enemy attempts as Russian troops tried to breach defenses in the Ivanivske and Andriivka areas of the Donetsk region.
The Toretsk sector saw the enemy make 24 attempts to advance, concentrating their efforts around the communities of Pivnichne, New York, Nelipivka, Zalizne, and most intensively near Toretsk, where they launched nine guided aerial bombs.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 63 attacks, primarily around Novohrodivka, Mykhailivka, and Vozdvyzhenska.
The Kurakhove sector saw continued resistance from Ukrainian forces in the areas of Nevelske and Kostyantynivka, with the enemy making 11 attempts to break through Ukrainian defensive lines.
In the Vremivka sector, the enemy made five attempts to capture positions near Vodiane and Vuhledar in the Donetsk region, and launche attacks from the sides of Volodymyrivka and Solodke.
No significant offensive actions were reported from the Orikhiv and Hulyaipole sectors yesterday.
In the Kherson region, Ukrainian positions withstood an enemy assault in the Dnipro sector.
The operational situation in the Volyn and Polissia sectors remains stable, with no significant changes or signs of enemy offensive formations detected.
Along the border with Chernihiv Oblast, the adversary maintains its military presence and continues reconnaissance activities.
Ukrainian forces continue to actively “deplete the enemy’s combat potential”, including through operations in the Kursk region of Russia.
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