Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of August 14
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Over the past day, 148 combat clashes were recorded. The most intense spot remains the Pokrovsk direction, where Ukrainian soldiers repelled 56 Russian attacks, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia launched 2 missile strikes and 87 air strikes, with 4 missiles, and dropped 154 guided aerial bombs. In addition, Russian troops carried out 5,758 shellings, 82 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 4,423 kamikaze drones to strike targets.
Russia carried out air strikes in the areas of Boiaaro-Lezhachi and Bilovody (Sumy region), Pokrovske (Dnipropetrovsk region), Uspenivka, Novoandriivka, Prymorske, Orikhiv, Chervona Krynytsia (Zaporizhzhia region), and Antonivka (Kherson region).
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck 8 Russian areas where personnel and equipment were concentrated, 2 artillery systems, a warehouse of material and technical resources, a command post, and a radar station.
Directions
In the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled 6 Russian attacks. The Russians carried out 16 air strikes, dropping 27 guided bombs, and carried out 289 shelling attacks, including 14 with multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, there were 5 combat clashes in the areas of Vovchansk, Kamianka, Zapadne, and Fyholivka.
3 Russian attacks were recorded in the Kupiansk direction. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russian assaults near Holubivka.
In the Lyman direction, Russia attacked 13 times, trying to advance in the areas of Novovodiane, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Kolodiazi, and Torske.
In the Siversk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 14 Russian assaults in the areas of Hryhorivka, Novoselivka, and Pereizne.
3 combat engagements took place in the Kramatorsk direction. Russia attacked in the direction of Stupochky and Predtechyno.
In the Toretsk direction, Russian troops carried out 7 attacks in the areas of Shcherbinivka, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, and in the direction of Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 56 Russian offensive actions in the areas of Volodymyrivka, Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoeekonomichne, Rodynske, Promin, Chunyshyne, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, Novoukrainka, and Dachne.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 14 Russian attacks in the areas of Maliivka, Tovste, Shevchenko, and Oleksandrohrad.
In the Huliaipole direction, Russia made one attempt to advance near Malynivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, Russia attacked in the area of the village of Plavni.
In the Prydniprovski direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped 4 Russian attempts to advance.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of Russian offensive groups were detected.
Russian losses
In total, the Russian losses over the past day amounted to 990 troops.
Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed 5 Russian tanks, 3 armored combat vehicles, 29 artillery systems, a multiple launch rocket system, 191 tactical-level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 191 pieces of Russian automotive equipment.
The Russians are suffering significant losses in the Pokrovsk direction. In two days, the Russians lost 151 soldiers in the area of responsibility of the Azov 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine.
