Russia using aviation to storm several front directions, and battles still ongoing - General Staf
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian military (Getty Images)
The enemy continues its attempts to advance deeper into Ukrainian territory, with the most active operations occurring in the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk directions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, the enemy has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 80 times to date.
Border areas of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions continue to suffer from Russian artillery shelling, with the following settlements affected: Luhivka, Khrinivka, Iskryskivshchyna, Yeline, Pokrovka, Mkhy, Striletska Pushkarka, Semenivka, Vodolahy, and Oleksandrivka.
The enemy has carried out airstrikes on the areas of the settlements of Richky in the Sumy region; Katerynivka in the Kharkiv region; Toretsk, Yablunivka, Kalynove, Vozdvizhenka, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, and Chunyshyne in the Donetsk region.
It is known that today Russian aviation conducted six airstrikes, dropping 14 guided aerial bombs on the territory of the Kursk region in Russia.
Situation in the directions
Today, in the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops dropped two guided aerial bombs near Tsupivka and Lyptsi, and attempted twice to push our defenders from their positions near Vovchansk. The assaults were repelled, and the situation is under control.
The enemy attacked our positions 11 times in the Kupiansk direction. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assaults near Kucherivka, Petropavlivka, Novoselivka, Vyshneve, and Kruhlyakivka.
Enemy units continue to attack in the Lyman direction in the areas of the settlements of Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Andriivka, Makiivka, and Torske. Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian soldiers have repelled five out of ten enemy attacks in this direction. Fighting is ongoing.
The Kramatorsk direction was attacked five times near Minkivka, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Bila Hora, and Stupochky.
Currently, there have been nine enemy attacks in the Toretsk direction. Actively using bomber aviation, the enemy attacked near the settlements of Toretsk, Nelipivka, Shcherbynivka, and Dyliiivka, with seven engagements ongoing.
With the support of aviation, since the beginning of the day in the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy has launched 13 attacks on our defenders' positions in the areas of Sukha Balka, Novotoretske, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Sukhy Yar, and Selydove. The Defense Forces, holding back the enemy's advance, have already repelled 12 attacks, and one engagement is still ongoing.
Today, 21 engagements occurred in the Kurakhove direction, where the invaders are trying most actively to advance in the areas of Hirnyk, Novoselydivka, Tsukuryn, Hostre, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka, Katerynivka, and Antonivka. Five battles are still ongoing.
Near Bohoyavlenka in the Vremivka direction, the invaders launched five attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops, with the engagement still ongoing.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Russian troops attempted four times to push our units from their positions, and fighting is currently taking place.
In other directions, the enemy is not conducting active operations at this time.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that yesterday the Russian army lost 1,150 soldiers, 11 armored combat vehicles, and 55 units of automotive equipment on the front line.
