Military: there were 187 clashes at the front during the day, the “hottest situation” – in the Pokrovsky direction

187 combat clashes were recorded at the front during the past 24 hours, the hottest situation was in the Pokrovsky direction, Russian troops were also active in the Kurakhiv direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the morning briefing.

“In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders repelled 42 enemy assaults in the areas of Zelene Pole, Mykolaivka, Lysivka, Krutiy Yar, Novogrodivka, Selidove, Marynivka and Krasniy Yar settlements. The greatest concentration of attacks was near Selidovoy and Marynivka. In the direction of Kurakhiv, the Defense Forces stopped 36 enemy attacks near Tsukuryny, Zhelany Drugo, Georgiyivka, Mykolaivka, Paraskoviyvka, Kostyantynivka, and Katerynivka,” the message reads.

In addition, according to the General Staff, 20 battles were fought in the Kupyansk direction, 18 in the Toretsk direction, 15 in the Lymansk direction, and 10 in the Kramatorsk direction.

“According to the updated information, yesterday the Russians hit the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas with five strikes with eight missiles and 71 airstrikes, dropping 96 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, more than 4,800 shots were fired, of which 224 were from rocket salvo systems,” the command noted.

The breakthrough of the front line by the Russian army in the Ocheretiny region in the spring of this year caused the invaders to advance deeper into the Donetsk region. The troops of the aggressor country approached Pokrovsk, at the same time attacking with large forces in the area of ​​Ugledar and Kurakhovo.