Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of July 24
Photo: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are depleting Russia's offensive capabilities at the front (Getty Images)
There were 152 combat engagements in the frontline over the last day. Ukrainian soldiers continue to deter Russia's attacks and deplete Russia's offensive capabilities, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Yesterday, the Russian occupiers fired 4443 times at Ukraine and launched 41 air strikes. In return, Ukrainian aviation, missile troops, and artillery carried out 7 air strikes on Russian troops concentrations, destroying 4 artillery systems, 3 warehouses, 2 air defense facilities, and 2 Russian control centers.
“Our soldiers continue to actively inflict significant losses in equipment and manpower on the Russian forces, depleting Russia's offensive potential along the entire front line and in the rear,” the General Staff says in a statement.
Sectors
Kharkiv sector. Russia continues assault operations. There were 13 combat engagements in Hlyboke, Tykhe, and Vovchansk.
Kupiansk sector. The number of combat engagements increased to nine over the last day. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russian assaults near six different localities. Russia focused its actions on Syinkivka, where it conducted four attacks with the support of aviation.
Lyman sector. Ukrainian troops repelled 13 Russian attacks in the vicinity of Makiivka, Terny, and Nevske.
Siversk direction. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 9 attacks near Spirne, Verkhniokamianske, Pereizne, and Vyimka.
Kramatorsk sector. Ukrainian soldiers stopped 14 Russian attempts to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Bila Hora, and Andriivka.
Toretsk sector. Russia conducted 18 attacks. Russians concentrated their efforts near the settlements of Pivnichne and Zalizne, conducting almost 80% of all combat engagements there. In addition, they attacked in the areas of New York and Toretsk. It actively bombed the city of Toretsk.
Pokrovsk sector. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 41 Russian attacks in the areas of Panteleimonivka, Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Prohres, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, and Yasnobrodivka, where the Russian invaders tried to force Ukrainian units out of their positions.
Kurakhove sector. Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back Russians in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Kostiantynivka, and Paraskoviivka, where the Russians tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops 10 times.
Vremivka sector. The Russian troops conducted an unsuccessful assault on Ukrainian positions near Kostiantynivka. They fired uncontrolled aerial missiles at Vuhledar and the area of Urozhaine.
Orikhiv sector. 2 firefights took place near Mala Tokmachka.
Prydniprovskyi sector. The Russians conducted 3 attacks on the left bank of the Dnipro River but were unsuccessful.
On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, Russia maintains a military presence, firing from Russian territory, in particular, the settlements of Popivka, Volfyne, Yastrubyne, Stepok, and Kindrativka.
Russia's losses at front
Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 1140 Russian invaders and dozens of units of Russian equipment. In particular, a fighter jet was destroyed.
In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost more than 570,000 soldiers.
