Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of August 4
Illustrative photo: The General Staff reports on the situation at the front (Getty Images)
Since the start of August 4, there have been 144 combat engagements on the front. The epicenter of the fighting is the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As the General Staff reported, since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have carried out two missile strikes and 54 air strikes, using two missiles and dropping 87 guided aerial bombs.
In addition, they deployed 1,575 kamikaze drones and conducted 4,020 attacks on positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
Situation in the directions
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian soldiers have repelled 14 assault actions by the Russian forces.
In addition, the enemy carried out 14 airstrikes, dropped 22 guided bombs, and also conducted 343 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas, including three from multiple rocket launcher systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy launched eight assaults on the positions of our units near Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe, Fyholivka, and towards Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, and Kolodyazne.
In the Kupiansk direction, the aggressor conducted offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Holubivka, Zahryzove, and Lozova. Ukrainian defenders stopped six enemy attacks; two more clashes are ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 23 times near the settlements of Hrekivka, Myrne, Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, and towards Dronivka, Hryhorivka, and Serebrianka. Fighting continues in seven locations.
Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy assault actions on the Siversk direction — the Russian army tried to advance in the areas of Hryhorivka and Vyimka.
One enemy attack was repelled by our defenders in the area of Chasiv Yar in the Kramatorsk direction.
In the Toretsk direction, Russian forces launched four offensives against Ukrainian unit positions near Toretsk and Shcherbynivka. The Defense Forces stopped all enemy attacks. Enemy aviation struck Ivanopillia with aerial bombs.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the start of the day, the Russian army tried 33 times to advance on Ukrainian unit positions.
The enemy attacked near the settlements of Poltavka, Novoekonomichne, Chervonyi Lyman, Sukhetske, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoukrainka, and Zelenyi Kut. Three clashes are still ongoing.
Preliminary data indicate that today 187 soldiers were neutralized in this direction, of whom 124 were irreversibly eliminated. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed eight vehicles, three motorcycles, 35 UAVs, and the Murom-M optical-electronic observation complex. A vehicle and the enemy UAV command post were also damaged.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy tried 14 times to break through the defense of our defenders near the settlements of Zelene Pole, Zelenyi Hai, Piddubne, Myrne, Temyrivka, and Maliivka. Fighting continues in six locations.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy tried once to break through our defenders’ defense near Malynivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, the aggressor attacked our defenders’ positions towards Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled four attacks by the enemy troops.
Russian losses in the war
According to the General Staff, since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russia has lost approximately 1,057,140 troops.
In particular, over the past day, the Russian army lost 1,010 soldiers. Ukrainian fighters also destroyed 1 tank, 8 armored combat vehicles, 28 artillery systems, 77 drones, and other enemy equipment.
