“On Pokrovsky Ukrainian defenders stopped 51 assault and offensive action of the aggressor in areas of 10 settlements”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the headquarters, yesterday Russian invaders struck one missile and 78 aircraft strikes, used two missiles and dropped 125 managed aviation bombs. In addition, 4150 drones-Kamikadze were involved in the defeat and 5662 shelling of the positions of our troops and settlements, including 102, from the rocket launchers.
On Pokrovsky, Ukrainian defenders stopped 51 assault and offensive action in the areas of Poltava, New Economic, Myrobivka, Lisivka, Novoukrainka, Zarov, Kotline, Lucky, Muravka and Oleksiyivka.
Russian troops also continue their attacks in the North Slobozhansky, South Slobozhansky, Kursk, Kupyansk, Siversky, Kramatorsk, Toretsky.
At the Gulyaypil, Orikhiv and Prydniprovsky directions, the enemy did not perform the offensive actions.
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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.
The project of Radio Liberty Donbass.Realia in May reported that Russia in the Donbass intensified the offensive in several directions, seeking to surround Konstantinovka – an important railway knot and a stronghold of Ukrainian defense.
The American Institute for the Study of the War in its report, published on the night of July 8, suggested that Russian troops were changing the priorities of the offensive in the Pokrovsky direction after several weeks of unsuccessful attempts to move to Konstantinovka. According to ISW estimates, the command of the Russian Federation will try to force Ukrainian troops to retreat from Pokrovsk and Mirnohrad under the threat of environment before reorganizing in the Konstantinovsky direction.