There were 31 combat clashes in the Pokrovsky direction.
A tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine defending Ukraine
As of 22:00 on August 6, December 17 took place. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage on them. The enemy is most actively advancing in the Pokrovsky direction.
This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Russian invaders launched two strikes with three missiles and 53 airstrikes on Ukrainian territory, dropping 67 KABs. In addition, they used 557 kamikaze drones to destroy and carried out more than 3,400 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked the defensive lines of our soldiers eight times near Liptsy, Tykhoye and Vovchanskaya. Five attacks were stopped, three are still ongoing. and Kolesnikovka, where one battle is currently underway.
In Limanskydirection, during the day, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions near Terny, Nevsky, Makeyevka, Torsky and Serebryansky forests. Our defenders repelled 15 attacks, two more are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, during combat clashes, the defenders of the Ukrainian land stopped all 16 enemy attacks in the areas of Belogorovka, Ivano-Daryevka, Verkhnekamensky and Pereyezdnoye.
In KramatorskIn this direction, the enemy carried out seven offensive actions near Ivanovskoye and Vremenny Yar. The defense forces repelled five attacks, two more are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians attacked Ukrainian troops 14 times near Toretsk, New York, and Severny. Thirteen combat contacts have been completed, one more is ongoing.
In PokrovskoyeIn this direction, since the beginning of this day, 31 battles have been fought near populated areas, in particular, Aleksandrovka, Vozdvizhenka, Novoaleksandrovka, Kalinovo, Vesyoloye, Ivanovka, Zhelatelnoye, Kamyshevka, Nudnoye, Yasnobrodovka and Karlovka. The defense forces repelled 25 attacks, six are still ongoing.
According to updated information, 235 occupiers were neutralized in this direction today, 101 of them irretrievably. Seven dugouts, 10 UAVs of various types and four vehicles were also destroyed. In addition, a ground drone, nine artillery systems and four vehicles were damaged.
In the Kurakhovskoye direction, the enemy attacked our positions near Krasnogorovka and Konstantinovka seven times. As a result of the clashes, he was defeated.
In the Vremevsky direction, the enemy carried out an offensive action towards Vodyanoye. The attack is still ongoing. The situation is under the control of Ukrainian defenders.
In the Prydniprovsky direction, both enemy assaults on the positions of our units were unsuccessful.
In other directions, the situation has not changed much.< /p>
Today, it is worth noting the soldiers of the 59th separate motorized infantry brigade named after Yakov Handzyuk, who are steadily holding their positions and effectively destroying the enemy.