The General Staff reported 167 combat engagements over the past 24 hours

Stanislav Sereda
Stanislav Sereda Journalist
The General Staff reported 167 combat engagements over the past 24 hours
Ukrainian Armed Forces training. Photo: General Staff
Over the past 24 hours, there have been 167 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defence Forces and Russian troops on the front line. The Russian army continues to attack the positions of Ukrainian units across various sections of the front line.

Today marks the 1,482nd day of the Russian Federation’s large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukrainian defence forces continue to repel attempts by Russian troops to improve their position and advance deeper into Ukrainian territory. Ukrainian units are inflicting losses on the enemy in terms of manpower and equipment across various sections of the front.

Over the past 24 hours, 167 combat engagements have been recorded.

Russian troops carried out 101 air strikes and dropped 287 guided bombs. In addition, they deployed 9,122 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,525 attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian military positions, 155 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.

Air strikes were recorded in the areas around the settlements of Ivanivka, Havrylivka, Prosyana, Kolomiytsi, Pokrovske, Orly, and Velykomykhailivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Strikes were also carried out in the areas of Charivne, Lyubytske, Huliaipilske, Kopaniv, Myrne, Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Novoselivka, Barvinivka, Orikhiv and Veselyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The areas around the settlements of Mykilske and Lviv in Kherson Oblast were also hit.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces’ air force, missile forces and artillery struck two areas where enemy personnel were concentrated and three other key targets.

In the Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, the Defence Forces repelled four assaults by Russian troops. The enemy carried out two air strikes using four aerial bombs and conducted 99 shelling attacks, two of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.

In the Southern Slobozhanskyi sector, Russian troops twice stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the direction of the settlement of Vilcha.

In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy attacked four times in the direction of the settlements of Kurylivka, Novoosynove and Hlushevka.

Six attacks were recorded in the Lyman sector. Russian troops attempted to break through Ukrainian defences in the direction of the settlements of Dibrova, Lyman and Drobysheve.

In the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian units repelled 13 attempts by Russian troops to advance in the areas of Yampil, Zakitne, Platonivka and towards Ozerne, Riznykivka and Rai Oleksandrivka.

In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian military positions three times in the area of the settlement of Stupochky.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, 23 attacks were recorded in the direction of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novopavlivka and in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Berestok and Rusyno Yar.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled 36 enemy assaults in the directions of Vilne, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Toretsk, Bilitske and Novyi Shakhovyi. Fighting also took place in the areas of Zatyshko, Nikanorivka, Kotlyne, Novomykolaivka, Udachne, Novopidhorodne, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Molodetske and Filiya.

In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy carried out 12 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Oleksandrohrad, Kalynivske, Berezove, Ternove, Pershotravneve, Novomykolaivka, Zlagoda and in the direction of Verbove.

In the Huliaipole sector, 20 attacks took place in the Huliaipole area and in the directions of Zaliznychne, Varvarivka, Sviatopetrivka, Olenokostiantynivka and Charivne.

In the Orikhiv sector, one combat engagement was recorded in the Pavlivka area.

No enemy offensive operations were recorded in the Dnipro direction.

In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs of Russian forces forming offensive groups have been detected.

Ukrainian forces continue to counter the enemy across all sections of the front.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces suffered 760 casualties. The Russian army also lost two armoured fighting vehicles, 19 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, one air defence system, 1,883 unmanned aerial vehicles, one boat, 111 vehicles, two pieces of specialised equipment and two operational-tactical missile systems.

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