There have already been 30 combat contacts in the Pokrovsk direction.
Ukrainian soldiers during exercises
As of 22:00 on September 23, 125 combat clashes have occurred. The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to repel attacks by occupation forces in all directions. The situation in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsky directions remains tense. The enemy is conducting active offensive actions, trying to improve the tactical situation, our defenders are inflicting significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment.
This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Today, the terrorist state launched four missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine using four missiles, 55 air strikes, dropping 76 KAB. In addition, the invaders used 662 kamikaze drones for strikes and carried out more than 3,800 shellings of our troops and populated areas using various types of weapons.
On KharkivskeIn this direction, Russian troops are trying to push back our units in the Liptsy and Tikhyi areas, with a battle taking place near the latter. Today, Ukrainian defenders in this direction managed to eliminate and wound 47 occupiers, destroy one tank, 13 artillery systems, 41 UAVs, four automobiles and five special equipment.
The enemy attacked our positions in the < b>Kupyansk direction seven times. Near the settlements of Glushkovka, Kucherovka, Kolesnikovka and Stelmakhovka, units of the Defense Forces repelled seven offensive actions by the enemy.
In the Limansky direction, during the day, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders 19 times in the areas of Cherneshchyna, Druzhelyubovka, Nevsky, Makeyevka, Dibrova, Torsky and Dronovka. Fighting continues in two locations.
The enemy once attempted to force our defenders out of their positions in the areas of Fedorovka in the Seversky direction with assault actions. The attack was repelled, the enemy had no success.
In KramatorskIn this direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled four attempts by the invaders to advance near Kalinovka, Kleshchyivka, Belaya Gora and Predtechino. The situation is under control.
In the Toretsk direction, where the occupiers, with the support of aviation, attacked our positions 15 times near Dachnoye, Toretskaya and Nelipovka, nine combat contacts have already been completed. Fighting continues near Toretsk.
The enemy is directing its main efforts in the direction of Pokrovsk. Here, during the day, the aggressor attacked 30 times in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Marinovka, Mirolyubovka, Novotoretskoye, Nikolaevka, Novogrodovka, Zhuravka, Krasny Yar and Zeleny Pole. According to preliminary estimates, today the occupiers in this direction lost more than 220 servicemen killed and wounded, four tanks, 12 vehicles, eight combat armored vehicles and six artillery systems were destroyed.
On KurakhovskoyeIn this direction, as of this time of day, our defenders have repelled 21 enemy attempts to attack our positions. The invaders tried to advance near Tsukurino, Georgievka, Konstantinovka, Yekaterinovka, and Ukrainskaya. The fighting is not abating, with three combat clashes currently ongoing.
In the Vremevsky direction, today the aggressor attempted to storm the forward edge of the defense in the direction of Pavlovka and Ugledar eight times. Ukrainian soldiers stopped five enemy attacks, with three more attacks ongoing.
In the Orikhov direction, there was one unsuccessful combat clash for the enemy near Novoandreevka.
In the Prydniprovsky direction, the enemy carried out two unsuccessful assaults and was repelled.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their operation in the Kursk region. During these days, the enemy carried out 10 air strikes on the Kursk region using 14 guided bombs, and also carried out six attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
Today, the soldiers of the 15th operational brigade of the NGU “Kara-“, the 414th separate regiment of strike unmanned aerial systems and the 68th separate ranger brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush should be noted for their effective combat work.