There were 74 battles at the front – where the situation was most difficult

Since the beginning of the day, 74 combat clashes have been recorded on the front. Ukrainian defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines, and destroying the Russians’ plans.

This is stated in the evening briefing of the General Staff.

The areas of the settlements of Ryzhivka, Rogizne, Bezsalivka, Volfyne, Kucherivka, Iskryskivshchyna, Progress, Shpyl in the Sumy region were affected by Russian artillery shelling.

In the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, the enemy launched an air strike from the beginning of the day, dropping two guided bombs and carrying out 69 attacks, two of which were from multiple rocket launchers. Our soldiers repelled one attack by the Russian invaders.

In the South-Slobozhansk direction, five enemy attacks took place in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Prylipka, Tykhe and in the directions of the settlements of Izbitske, Krugle. Currently, one clash is ongoing.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders twice, towards Pishchany and Kurylivka, and was repulsed.

Five clashes took place in the Lyman direction today. The enemy attacked in the area of the settlements of Zarichne, Novoselivka and towards the settlements of Lyman, Stavky. One battle is ongoing.

On the Slavyansk direction, one clash occurred in the Siversk area.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks in the areas of Vasyukivka, Fedorivka and towards Pryvillya and Minkivka.

The defense forces stopped nine enemy attacks in the Kostyantynivka direction. The invader tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillya, Rusyn Yar and towards Novopavlivka and Sofiivka. Four clashes are ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops have attempted to advance 26 times on the positions of our troops in the areas of the settlements of Nykanorivka, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiya, and towards the settlement of Rodynske. Our defenders have already repelled 22 attacks, and four clashes are ongoing.

In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled five enemy attacks near Vyshneve and towards the settlements of Ivanivka, Andriivka-Klevtsove, and Nove Zaporizhzhia.

In the Hulyaipil direction, our soldiers repelled five attacks by enemy units, in the areas of Solodke, Hulyaipil and towards Dobropil, Olenokostyantynivka. Four more clashes are still ongoing. The enemy launched airstrikes on Rizdvianivka, Samiylivka, Hirko, and Vozdvizhivka.

Three clashes have occurred in the Orikhiv direction so far, in the Stepnohirsk and Stepovoye areas. The fighting is ongoing.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Dnieper direction.

“There have been no significant changes in the situation in the remaining areas,” the military added.