Ukrainian troops engage in 165 clashes along frontlines on Wednesday- General Staff update

Source: Ukraine’s General Staff

On August 14, Ukrainian forces engaged in 165 combat clashes across the entire frontline. The enemy launched five missile strikes, 58 airstrikes, and conducted 4,365 shellings, including 135 from multiple rocket launchers.

Ukrainian aviation and artillery responded with nine strikes targeting enemy troop concentrations, command posts, and key targets, destroying four artillery systems, an air defense system, an ammunition depot, and another critical object.

In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian forces fought four battles near Vovchansk and Sotnytsky Kozachok, and repelled nine attacks in the Kupiansk area near Synkivka, Petropavlivka, and Berestove.

The Lyman sector saw 15 enemy attacks near Nevske, Terny, and Makiivka. In the Siversk area, Ukrainian defenders fended off 25 assaults near Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, Pereizne, Spirne, and Vyiimka.

Russian forces launched five attacks near Chasiv Yar and Andriivka in the Kramatorsk direction, and 24 attacks in the Toretsk direction with air support near Pivnichne, Nelipivka, Zalizne, New York, and Toretsk.

In the Pokrovske sector, Ukrainian defenders halted 58 assaults toward Vozdvyzhenka, Yelyzavetivka, Hrodivka, Orlivka, Mykolaivka, Zhelanne, Skuchne, Yasnobrodivka, and Ptyche. The most intense fighting took place near Vozdvyzhenka and Hrodivka, with the enemy using intense air support.

In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian forces repelled eight attacks near Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, and Heorhiivka. In Vremivka, Russian forces attempted seven assaults near Vodyane and Vuhledar.

The enemy launched three assaults in the Orikhiv sector near Mala Tokmachka and Novodanylivka and seven attacks in the Prydniprovskyi setor, but faced heavy losses.

No signs of enemy offensive formations were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions. However, Russian forces continued shelling border areas in Chernihiv and Sumy regions from their territory.