There were 130 combat engagements on the front line during the day.

Stanislav Sereda
Stanislav Sereda Journalist
There were 130 combat engagements on the front line during the day.
Artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Photo Telegram General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Over the past day, 130 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defence Forces and Russian troops. The most active combat operations continued, in particular, in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions.

The 1,475th day of large-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

Ukrainian defence forces continue to repel attempts by Russian troops to improve their tactical position and advance deeper into Ukrainian territory.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 130 combat clashes took place on the front line over the past day.

Russian troops launched one missile strike using two missiles. There were also 76 air strikes, during which 264 guided bombs were dropped.

In addition, the enemy used 9,468 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,601 shelling attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian military positions, 71 of which involved the use of multiple launch rocket systems.

Guided bomb air strikes were carried out on the settlements of Bachivsk, Kucherivka, Sukhodil, Maksymivshchyna in the Sumy region, Oleksandrohrad in the Donetsk region, Pidhavrylivka, Gavrylivka, Pokrovske, Pysantsi, Malynivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Kopani, Zagirne, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Komyshuvakha, and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region.

During the day, the Ukrainian Air Force, missile forces and artillery struck five areas where enemy forces were concentrated, three artillery systems, a command post, an ammunition depot and five other important targets of the Russian troops.

In the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, the enemy launched one air strike using two aerial bombs and carried out 129 shelling attacks, eight of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.

In the South Slobozhanskyi direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian units once in the direction of the village of Zybine.

In the Kupiansk direction, the aggressor attacked twice in the direction of the village of Kurylivka.

In the Lyman direction, there were three enemy attacks in the direction of the settlements of Stavy, Drobysheve, and Lyman.

In the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian troops stopped eight attempts by Russian units to advance in the areas of Zakitne, Riznykivka and Platonivka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, two enemy attacks were recorded in the areas of Nikiforivka and Chasovy Yar.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian troops carried out 19 attacks in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Ivanopil, Shcherbinivka, Kleban Byk, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, as well as in the direction of Kostyantynivka, Illinivka and Novopavlivka.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 assaults by Russian troops in the areas of Shakhovoye, Mirnograd, Rodinskoye, Grishino, Kotlin, Udachnoye, Molodetskoye, as well as in the direction of Shevchenko, Sergiivka and Novopidgorodnoye.

In the Oleksandrivka direction, five enemy attacks were recorded in the areas of Ternove, Zlagoda, Vorone, and in the direction of Andriivka, Klevtsove, and Pryvillia.

In the Huliaipole direction, there were 19 attacks by Russian troops in the Mirny area and in the direction of Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, Hyrky, and Sviatopetrivka.

One combat engagement was recorded in the Orikhiv direction near Stepnogorsk.

In the Prydniprovsk direction, Ukrainian units repelled one enemy attack in the direction of Antonivsky Bridge.

In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.

According to the General Staff, Russian troops lost 750 soldiers in the past day. They also lost three tanks, ten armoured combat vehicles, 70 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, four air defence systems, one boat, 2,224 drones and 188 vehicles.

Ukrainian units continue to hold their positions and inflict losses on Russian troops in various areas of the front.

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