Ukraine’s General Staff: 148 clashes on the frontline over last 24 hours
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
On November 6, the Ukrainian troops reported 148 clashes with Russian forces across the frontline, with the heaviest fighting raging on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts.
The enemy launched two missile strikes and 64 air raids, dropping 146 guided bombs on Ukrainian positions and communities. Over 4,000 shelling incidents were reported, including 83 from multiple rocket launcher systems (MLRS).
Ukrainian air forces, missile troops, and artillery carried out seven strikes on enemy personnel and equipment concentrations, hitting two command points and an artillery system.
Regional Combat Updates:
- Kharkiv front: Six battles erupted near Vovchansk and Starytsia as Ukrainian forces repelled enemy assaults.
- Kupiansk front: Twelve encounters took place, with heavy fighting near Kucherivka, Petropavlivka, and Kruhliakivka.
- Lyman front: Russian forces attacked ten times in areas near Druzheliubivka, Hrekivka, Torske, Terny, and Dibrova.
- Siversk front: Ukrainian defenders held their lines against four attempted enemy advances near Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka.
- Kramatorsk front: Two skirmishes occurred near Chasiv Yar and Klishchiivka.
- Toretsk front: Russian troops, supported by assault and bomber aviation, attacked four times around Toretsk, Dyliivka, and Shcherbynivka.
- Pokrovsk front: Ukrainian forces countered 39 Russian assaults in areas around Myroliubivka, Promin, Novohrodivka, Krutyi Yar, Selydove, Lysivka, and Novooleksiivka.
- Kurakhove front: Russian forces launched 93 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Illinka, Kreminna Balka, Novoselydivka, Novodmytrivka, Maksymilianivka, Antonivka, and Katerynivka.
- Vremivka front: Six enemy assaults were repelled near Trudove and Maksymivka.
- Orikhiv front: An attack near Novoandriivka ended in failure for Russian forces.
- Prydniprovske front: Ukrainian defenders thwarted three Russian attempts to breach their defenses.
- Huliaipole front: The situation remains stable, with no significant changes.
There are currently no signs of enemy formations on the Volyn and Polissia fronts. However, Russian forces maintain a presence along Ukraine’s border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, regularly shelling nearby settlements with mortars and artillery from Russian territory.
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