Since the beginning of the day, 84 combat engagements have taken place, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports in a summary as of 16:00.
Today, the areas of Khrinivka, Bleshnya, Vorobyivka in Chernihiv region; Korenok, Basivka, Novenke, Obody, Oleksandrivka, Boyar-Lezhachi, Velyka Berizka, Starykove, Lisne, Stepanivka, Chernatske in Sumy region suffered from enemy artillery shelling from Russian territory. In addition, the enemy conducted air strikes on the areas of Stepne, Bilovody, Basivka and Yunakivka in Sumy region, dropping a total of 12 aircraft bombs.
The enemy also struck at its own territory, according to available information, today the Russians carried out 15 air strikes in the Kursk region, using 18 air bombs.
- Today, in the Kharkiv sector, Russian occupants stormed the defensive lines of Ukrainian troops twice near Vovchansk, and our defenders repelled the Russian attacks.
- In the Kupyansk sector, the enemy actively attacked the positions of our troops 13 times in the areas of Kindrashivka, Synkivka, Kolisnykivka, Kruglyakivka, Lozova, Zahryzove, Pershotravneve and Vyshneve. Ukrainian troops are holding steadfastly, with six firefights still ongoing. The situation is under control.
- Today in the Liman sector, the invading army launched nine attacks on Ukrainian positions near Cherneshchyna, Novomykhailivka, Makiivka, Terny, Zarichne, Serebryanka and Hryhorivka.
- In the Kramatorsk sector, the invaders carried out two assault operations with the support of army aviation near Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
- In the Toretsk sector, the Russians tried to force our units out of their positions near Shcherbynivka and New York, where the Defence Forces repelled four attacks. The occupants are actively using aviation in this area, in particular, the areas of Oleksandr-Kalynove and Romanivka are being bombed.
- Since the beginning of the day in the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy has already made 15 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Myroliubivka, Promen, Krutyi Yar and Selydove. The defence forces are holding back the onslaught and have so far repelled ten enemy attacks. The enemy’s losses are being clarified.
- Fighting continues near Novoselidivka, Novodmitrivka, Kurakhivka, Maksymilianivka, Antonivka, Kurakhove and Katerynivka in the Kurakhove sector. According to the updated information, 19 attacks by the occupation army were repelled today, and two attacks are ongoing.
- In the Vremivkа sector, an attack in the area of Novoukrainka continues, and the enemy dropped four guided aerial bombs in the area of Velyka Novosilka.
- In the Huliaipillia and Orikhiv sectors, the occupants actively used aviation, for example, in the area of Mala Tokmachka, the enemy dropped 12 unmanned aerial vehicles and struck Belogorye twice with 40 unguided aerial missiles.
- In the Prydniprovia sector, the enemy tried three times to drive Ukrainian soldiers from their positions without success.