Russian occupiers continue to actively operate in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions.
Since the beginning of the day, combat clashes have occurred on the front. The occupiers continue to actively operate in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines and ruining the plans of the Russians.
This is stated in the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past 24 hours, a number of settlements in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions suffered from terrorist attacks by the enemy. The enemy carried out artillery shelling on Bruski, Malushino, Pavlovka, Zhuravka, Velyka Pisarevka and Boyaro-Lezhachi; Esman, Belovody, Zhuravka, Byvalino and Yastrebshchina came under air strikes. Also, according to available information, the enemy carried out ten air strikes on the territory of the Kursk region, using 12 KABs.
In the Kharkov direction, two enemy attacks occurred in the Volchansk area. The battle is ongoing. The situation is under control.
In the Kupyansk directionDuring the day, the enemy attempted to advance towards our positions in the areas of Petrovpavlovka, Sinkovka, Glushkovka, Kruglyakovka, Lozovaya and Stelmakhovka. Five enemy attacks are still ongoing. A total of ten combat contacts have been recorded in this direction. The occupiers dropped a total of nine aerial bombs in the areas of Kupyansk, Kupyansk-Uzlovaya and Pervomaysky.
The aggressor has increased the number of attacks to five in the Liman direction. Combat operations took place near Cherneshchina, Druzhelyubovka, Novosadova and Dibrova. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Seversky directionthe enemy tried to break through our defenses in the Vyemka area. The situation is under control. The occupier also carried out airstrikes with guided aerial bombs on the areas of the settlements of Ivanovtsy, Svyato-Pokrovskoye and Slavyansk.
In the Kramatorsk direction our defenders continue to repel two attacks by the occupiers near Kalinovka and Klyshchivka. Near Grigorovka and Stupochki, five enemy attacks have already been stopped. The enemy used unguided air missiles on Stupochki.
In the Toretsk directionThe invader, with the support of attack and bomber aircraft, attacked four times in the areas of Dachnoye, Toretsk, Shcherbinovka and Nelipovka. The battle continues near Toretskaya.
The enemy's greatest activity remains in the Pokrovsky direction. Clashes of varying intensity have begun here 21 times today. Currently, battles continue in six locations in the areas of Novotoretsk, Grodovka, Novogrodovka and Marinovka. The invaders' aviation fired unguided rockets in the direction of Alexandropol during the day. The difficult situation remains in the Kurakhovsky direction. Six assaults have been repelled near Gornyak, Tsukurino, Zhelaemy Vtoroy and Yekaterinovka, and four combat contacts continue near Konstantinovka and Gornyak. Also, enemy aircraft carried out strikes near Bogoyavlenka, Urozhaynoye and Rivne.
In the Gulyai-Polye and Orekhov directions, no active actions by the occupiers have been noted today. The enemy is carrying out air strikes and artillery shelling of our troops' positions and populated areas.
In the Dnieper direction, our defenders have repelled one enemy assault.