Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of August 2
Photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces strike at four Russian command centers (Getty Images)
The Ukrainian military attacked 4 Russian control points. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked two areas of concentration of Russian personnel, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past day, 127 combat engagements were recorded at the front. One-third of them took place in the Pokrovsk sector.
Yesterday, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck 4 Russian control points, an air defense facility, a radar station, and two areas where Russian personnel were concentrated.
In the Kharkiv sector, the Russians continued active operations, with a total of five combat engagements. The fighting took place near the towns of Vovchansk and Tykhe.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russia attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 7 times. The Russian invaders made the main efforts in the areas of Pishchane and Stelmakhivka.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian troops repelled 6 Russian attacks near Makiivka and Torske.
In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 11 Russian attacks near Ivano-Dariivka, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne, Vyimka, and Pereizne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian troops stopped 6 Russian attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, and Hryhorivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Toretsk sector, Russia launched 24 attacks with the support of aviation near the towns of Pivnichne, Zalizne, Toretsk, and New York.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 53 Russian assault and offensive attacks. Russia concentrated its efforts in the areas of Novooleksandrivka and Zhelanne, where it conducted 8 and 18 attacks, respectively. Moreover, the Russian attempts to advance were stopped near Panteleimonivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Svyrydonivka, Novoselivka Persha, Yasnobrodivka, and Kalynivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hold back the Russian troops in the vicinity of Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka, and Kostiantynivka, where the Russians tried to break through the Ukrainian troops' defense 7 times.
In the Vremivka sector, Russia conducted 2 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vodiane in the Donetsk region.
In the Orikhiv sector, two Russian attacks took place in the direction of Mala Tokmachka.
In the Prydniprovskyi sector, the Ukrainian defenders stopped the Russian attempt to advance on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
Russia's losses in war against Ukraine
Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has already lost thousands of pieces of equipment and more than 580,000 soldiers. At the same time, Moscow continues to conceal its losses at the front.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 1,100 Russian invaders.
According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Russia wants to increase the number of troops in Ukraine to 690,000 by the end of the year.
