There were 72 Russian assaults in the Pokrovsky direction – the General Staff

177 combat clashes were recorded on the front during the last day, and most Russian storms were in the Pokrovsky direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported in the morning construction.

“In the Pokrovsky direction during the last day our defenders stopped 72 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of settlements Mirolyubivka, Zerovoe, Elizabeth, Malynivka, Lisivka, Lysovka, Lucky, Novosergiyivka, Troitskoye, Kotlyarivka, Andriyivka, and in the sides The first, Nova Poltava, Popi Yar, Mirnograd, Novomykolaivka, ”the message reads.

The fighting also took place in Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Lymansky, Siversky, Kramatorsk, Toretsky, Novopavlovsky, Orikhiv, Dnieper and Kursk.

“According to the specified information, yesterday the enemy struck the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements of 59 aviation strikes, dropped 117 managed aviation bombs, attracted 2882 drones-Kamikadze. The enemy also made 5366 artillery shelling, including 157 – from the jet systems of volley fire, ”the General Staff noted.

The Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region remains one of the hottest areas of the front. Over the last year, the largest number of combat clashes is mainly recorded there.

According to the project of Radio Liberty Donbass.Realia, since the beginning of the spring, the army of the aggressor country has significantly increased pressure throughout the line of combat. According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in February, 3274 combat clashes were recorded on the front, and in March there were 4270. The vast majority of them in the Donbass, which, according to military and analysts, is the main purpose of this year’s spring and summer campaign of Russia.