Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 2
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The Defense Forces are focusing their efforts on disrupting the Russian forces' plans for an offensive and exhausting their combat potential, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, since the beginning of the day, there have been 191 combat clashes. The enemy launched two missile strikes and 55 airstrikes, using two missiles and 82 guided bombs, conducted 847 drone strikes, and carried out over 4,500 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops.
Frontline situation
In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled two enemy assaults in the vicinity of Vovchansk and towards Kamianka.
The enemy attacked our fortifications four times in the Kupiansk direction, in the areas of the settlements of Zahrizove and Nova Kruhliakivka, with one clash still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, today, Russian forces launched 18 assaults on the positions of Ukrainian defenders near the settlements of Nadiya, Torske, Novoyehorivka, Kolodyazhi, Yampolivka, and Dibrivka, with fighting continuing near Novolyubivka.
In the Siversk direction, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy assaults in the areas of Bilohorivka and Verkhnokamianske.
Today, our forces repelled six enemy attacks near Chasiv Yar and towards Novomarkove, Stupochky, and Predtechyne in the Kramatorsk direction.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russian army launched 24 assaults on our defenders' positions near Toretsk, Ozaryanivka, Dilyivka, Krymske, and Leonidivka today. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, throughout the day, the enemy carried out 69 assault and offensive actions. The highest activity of Russian forces was observed in the areas of the settlements of Panteleimonivka, Sukha Balka, Shevchenko, Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavitivka, Promin, Zelene, Novyi Trud, Kotlyne, Udachne, Kotlyarivka, Uspenivka, and Andriivka. Fighting continues at 12 locations.
Preliminary reports indicate that today our forces eliminated 79 and wounded 49 Russian soldiers in this direction; destroyed one vehicle, four drone antennas, three UAV control points, one electronic warfare system, two satellite communication devices, and significantly damaged an enemy vehicle, three artillery pieces, and a tank.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the Russian forces launched 10 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian forces, attempting to advance towards the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Rozliv, Dniproenerhiya, Vesele, and the area of Burlatsky. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, in the areas of the settlements of Pryvilne and Novosilka, the Defense Forces successfully repelled five enemy attacks.
In the Orikhiv direction, 12 clashes took place in the areas of the settlements of Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamianske, and Novodanylivka.
In the Prydniprosvkyi direction, the enemy attempted to approach the positions of our defenders three times.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their operation in the Kursk direction. Today, Ukrainian forces repelled 25 attacks by the occupying army in this direction.
There have been no significant changes in the situation on other fronts.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army suffered 1,410 casualties. Additionally, yesterday, the Defense Forces destroyed 10 tanks, 24 armored fighting vehicles, 24 artillery systems, 43 drones, and other enemy equipment.
