The Most Difficult Day at the Front. Analysts Explain What Happened Yesterday.

In the last day, there were 250 combat encounters. The Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel attempts by the enemy to advance deep into our territory, inflicting fire damage on them.

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The occupiers carried out 33 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, using 47 guided aviation bombs. In addition, they deployed over 500 kamikaze drones for strikes and conducted about four thousand shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The enemy has significantly intensified its efforts, with the total number of assault actions increasing by two and a half times, with the most activity in the Pokrovsk direction. Over the past day, in this direction, preliminary data indicates that 536 occupiers were neutralized, of which 261 were beyond recovery. Ukrainian warriors also destroyed 23 armored combat vehicles, four units of automotive equipment, one electronic warfare device, and two motorcycles. Additionally, they damaged three tanks, ten armored combat vehicles, four cars, and an artillery system of the Russians.

In the Kharkiv direction The enemy stormed our units' positions five times in the areas of Vovchansk, Tyikhyi, and in the direction of Kozacha Lopan. Fighting continues in the Vovchansk area, and the situation is under control.

In the Kup'yansk direction The aggressor conducted offensive operations in the areas of the populated points Dvorichna, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kolisnykivka, Lozova, and in the direction of Novosyniv, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 26 enemy attacks, and another 11 combat encounters are ongoing.

In the Lyman direction Russian invaders attacked the positions of Defense Forces 26 times near the settlements of Zelenuy Hai, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Kolodiyazі, Yampolivka, Terny, Torske, and Dibrova. Six combat encounters are still ongoing.

In the Siversky direction Five enemy assaults were repelled by Ukrainian defenders, and another five combat encounters are ongoing, while the occupiers are attempting to advance in the areas of Verkhnyokam'yansky and Ivanodarivka.

In the Kramatorsk direction The occupiers stormed the positions of our defenders near Predtechyne, Stupochki, Bilya Hora, and in the Chasiv Yar area. Defense Forces repelled 24 invader attacks, and five combat encounters are ongoing.

In the Toretsky direction Seventeen times, the Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Toretsk, Diliivka, and Krymsky, with two combat encounters ongoing at present.

In the Pokrovsky direction Since the beginning of this day, the occupiers attempted to advance on the positions of Ukrainian units 67 times, attacking in the areas of the settlements of Zelenepole, Tarasivka, Vodyane Druge, Myrolyubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenysky, Shevchenko, Pishchane, Kotlyne, Udachne, Nadiyvka, Andriivka, and Udachne. Our defenders stopped 47 enemy assault actions. Fighting is ongoing in twenty locations.

In the Novopavlivsky direction The enemy tried to break through the defenses of our defenders 24 times in the areas of Zeleniivka, Rozlyv, Novyi Komar, Novosilka, and Velyka Novosilka. Fourteen combat encounters are still ongoing.

In the Kursk direction Since the beginning of the day, the invader attempted offensive actions nine times, and all enemy attacks were repelled.