Ukraine reports 99 frontline clashes: most intense fighting near Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported the information.

Since the beginning of the day, 99 combat engagements have taken place.

Today, communities in border settlements, including Yizdetske, Petrushivka, Myropilske, Vyshenky, Yastrubshchyna, and Pokrovka in the Sumy region, were affected by enemy artillery fire.

Frontline situation

In the Sumy and Kursk directions, 17 combat engagements have occurred since the beginning of the day, five of which are ongoing. In addition, Russia launched 5 airstrikes, dropping 12 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 125 shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces are repelling an enemy attack near the settlement of Kamianka.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces tried three times to break through our defenses in the area of the settlement of Stepova Novoselivka and towards Holubivka and Petropavlivka.

In the Lyman direction, the invading army carried out two attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units near the settlements of Kopanky and Nadiia.

Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy assault in the Siversk direction, in the area of Hryhorivka. 

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped five enemy attacks in the area of Chasiv Yar, Kurdiumivka, and towards Bila Hora; one more battle is still ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 14 assault actions in the areas of Toretsk, Diliivka, and towards Shcherbynivka, Rusynyi Yar, and Yablunivka. One battle is still ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops made 32 attempts to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Popiv Yar, Myroliubivka, Shevchenko Pershe, Promin, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Horikhove, Kotliarivka, Novopavlivka, Andriivka, and Oleksiivka. The Defense Forces are holding back the pressure and repelled 25 enemy attacks; seven battles are still ongoing.

In the Novopavlivka direction, the Russian enemy tried to break through the defenses in the areas of the settlements of Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Bahatyr, Burlatske, and towards Zaporizhzhia and Shevchenko. The Defense Forces successfully repelled 17 enemy assaults; two more attacks are ongoing.

In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two offensive actions by enemy units near Malynivka. Olhivske and Huliaipole were subjected to air strikes.

In the Orikhiv direction, the Russian army attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders once in the area of Nesteryanka. The aggressor's aviation launched air strikes on the areas of Kamyanske and Mala Tokmachka.

In the Pridniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled a Russian attack in the area of the Antonivka bridge. The enemy struck Mykolaivka with unguided air missiles.

In the remaining directions, there are no significant changes.