The 1070th day of Russia’s large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun. Over the past day, 159 combat engagements were recorded.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During the day, the enemy launched 28 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, dropping 60 drones. In addition, it carried out more than five thousand attacks, including 87 from multiple launch rocket systems and used 2,411 kamikaze drones to attack.
The aggressor carried out air strikes in the vicinity of populated areas:
- Bila Bereza, Zarutske in Sumy region;
- Zaporizke, Dnipropetrovska oblast;
- Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia region.
Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Lyman and Siversk sectors
In the Kharkiv sector, Russia-backed militants tried to break through Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk five times.
In the Kupyansk sector, six attacks took place yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled the enemy’s assault near Pishchane, Kutkivka, Petropavlivka and Lozova.
The enemy attacked ten times in the Liman sector. He tried to break into the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense near the settlements of Novoyehorivka, Kopanky, Makiivka, Terny, Zelena Dolyna, Yampolivka, Zarichne and Kolodyazi.
In the Siversky sector, Ukrainian troops successfully repelled one enemy attack near Bilohorivka.
Kramatorsk, Toretsk and Pokrovsk sectors
In the Kramatorsk sector, the occupants attacked seven times in the areas of Chasovyi Yar, Stupochky, Predtechyno and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out 13 attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Krymske, Diliyivka and Shcherbynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 85 aggressor’s attacks towards the settlements of Vodiane Druhe, Zelene Pole, Yelizavetivka, Myrolyubivka, Sukhyi Yar, Zelene, Kotlyne, Udachne, Nadezhdinka, Kotlyarivka, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Bohdanivka, Baranivka, Promin, Pokrovsk, Novoandriivka, Shevchenko, Dachne, Ulakly and Yantarne.
Novopavlivske, Prydniprovske, Kursk and other directions
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy carried out eight attacks in the areas of Novosilka, Kostiantynopil, Rozdolne and Velyka Novosilka yesterday.
In the Orikhivsk sector, the occupation forces stormed the positions of the Defense Forces twice in the area of Novodanylivka and in the direction of Orikhiv.
The Defense Forces repelled three enemy offensives in the Prydniprovskyi sector.
The enemy did not conduct any active operations in the Huliaypillia sector yesterday.
In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs of enemy offensive groups were detected.
Ukrainian defense forces continue operations in the Kursk region. Yesterday, the enemy carried out 24 air strikes, downing 30 UAVs, and fired 302 times, including three times from multiple rocket launchers. Ukrainian defenders repelled 13 invaders’ assaults.