Frontline situation: 263 combat clashes and over 9,000 drone attacks per day

Frontline situation: 263 combat clashes and over 9,000 drone attacks per day

Day 1659 of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun. In total, 263 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.

This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

Yesterday, the enemy carried out two missile strikes and 79 airstrikes, dropping 302 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the invaders used 9,233 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,601 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops, including 42 with multiple launch rocket systems.

In particular, the following settlements came under enemy fire: Bachivsk, Bezsalivka, Korenok, Ulanove, Neskuchne, Rohizne, Atynske, Volfyne, Tovstodubove, Mala Slobidka, Potapivka, Sopych, Hirky, Myshutyne, Kozache, Vovkivka, Sukhodil, Kucherivka, Stara Huta in Sumy Oblast; Khrinivka and Chornyi Rih in Chernihiv Oblast. Partyzanske was hit by an airstrike.

Over the past day, aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the Defence Forces struck seven enemy personnel concentration areas, eight UAV command posts, and one enemy artillery system.

On the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk axes, two enemy assault actions were recorded over the past day. The aggressor carried out 79 shellings of our troops’ positions and settlements, and launched one airstrike using one guided aerial bomb.

On the South-Slobozhanskyi axis, Ukrainian units repelled 10 enemy attacks. The invaders attempted to advance toward the settlements of Lyman, Starytsia, Vovchansk, Chaikivka, Mala Vovcha, Rubizhne, and Ustynivka.

On the Kupyansk axis, the enemy attempted to improve its positions six times, conducting assault actions toward Kupiansk, Kurylivka, Hlushkivka, and Novoosinove.

Attempts to penetrate our defenses were repelled on the Lyman axis, where the invaders attacked 11 times toward Shyikivka, Druzheliubivka, Novoselivka, Lyman, and Dibrova.

On the Slovyansk axis, the enemy carried out seven assault actions near the settlements of Yampil, Kryva Luka, Kalenyky, Mykolaivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.

On the Kramatorsk axis, Russian invaders conducted one offensive action toward Yurkivka.

On the Kostyantynivka axis, 17 attacks were recorded. According to updated information, the invaders conducted assault actions near Kostiantynivka and toward Novoselivka, Mykolaipillia, Shakhove, Sofiivka, Rusyn Yar, Illinivka, and Kucherov Yar.

The enemy carried out 49 attacks on the Pokrovsk axis. The invaders attempted to advance toward Dorozhne, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Vodianske, Shevchenko, Nadiia, Myrne, Serhiivka, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Novopidhorodnie, Dobropillya, Hannivka, Krasnopillia, and Novopavlivka.

On the Oleksandrivka axis, the enemy conducted two assault actions toward Rybne and Shevchenko.

On the Huliaipole axis, the invaders attacked our defenders’ positions nine times. The enemy attempted to advance toward Dobropillia, Rizdvyanka, Kosivtseve, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.

On the Orikhiv axis, the enemy made no attempts to improve its positions.

On the Prydniprovskyi axis, the invaders conducted no offensive actions.

On the Volyn and Polissia axes, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.