Operational Update on Combat Actions in Ukraine
Ukrainian defense forces engaged in 124 separate combat clashes over the past day. Russian forces escalated their offensive, launching 3 missile strikes involving 8 missiles and carrying out 90 airstrikes, which included dropping 246 guided aerial bombs. The enemy also deployed 7,976 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,488 artillery strikes on Ukrainian troop positions and settlements, 54 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems. This intense level of activity underscores the relentless pressure on Ukraine's defensive lines.
Enemy Airstrikes and Shelling
Russian airstrikes targeted multiple areas, including the settlements of:
- Havrylivka
- Novoselivka
- Velykomykhailivka
- Orly
- Dobropasove in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Verkhnyi Ters
- Huliaipilske
- Liubitske
- Lisne
- Vozdvyzhivka
- Charivne
- Hirke
- Barvinivka
- Novooleksandrivka
- Veselianka
- Yuriivka
- Tavriiske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Despite the enemy's activity, Ukrainian defenders successfully struck:
- 4 areas of personnel concentration
- 2 UAV control points
- 3 artillery systems
- 1 command post
- 2 other important targets
On the North-Slobozhanske and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out 99 artillery strikes. On the South-Slobozhanske direction, Russian forces made 9 attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, and in the directions of Hrafskie and Okhrimivka. On the Kupiansk direction, 1 enemy attack was launched toward Novoosynove. On the Lyman direction, 10 enemy attacks aimed to make advances in the areas of Drobysheve, Tverdokhlibove, and toward Lyman and Stavky.
On the Sloviansk direction, 12 enemy attempts to advance toward Zakytne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Platonivka, and in the Dronivka area were halted. On the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy conducted 9 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, and toward Kostiantynivka, Berestok, Novopavlivka, and Sofiiivka. On the Pokrovsk direction, 22 enemy assaults were repelled in the areas of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Novopavlivka and Novyi Shakhtovy.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy carried out 5 attacks in the Zlahoda area and toward Ivanivka. On the Huliaipole direction, 15 attacks occurred in the areas of Huliaipole, Dobropillia, Dorozhnianka, and toward Zaliznychne and Tsvitkove. On the Orikhiv direction, 1 attack was repelled in the Stepove area, while on the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy conducted 1 unsuccessful offensive action. This fighting marks the 1,450th day of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
This data points to a significant escalation in hostilities, characterized by a marked increase in the enemy's use of air power and kamikaze drones.
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The surge in shelling and assaults across multiple fronts indicates a Russian effort to intensify pressure on Ukrainian defensive forces. Nevertheless, Ukrainian troops continue to successfully repel attacks and inflict losses on the enemy, demonstrating their resilience amid a challenging operational situation.