The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: since the beginning of the day, 121 battles have already taken place at the front, the largest number of attacks – in the Pokrovsky direction

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 121 combat clashes at the front, the great activity of Russian forces remains in the Pokrovsky direction, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As of 4:00 p.m., combat clashes of varying intensity began here 56 times – the enemy attacked in the areas of the settlements of Baranivka, Elizavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelene, Novy Trud, Zvirove, Novoandriivka, Uspenivka, Slovianka, and Kostiantynopolske.

According to the headquarters, the Ukrainian military repelled 12 Russian assaults in Kurshchyna today, three of which are still ongoing.

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There were also Russian attacks in the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Novopavlovsk, Prydniprovsk directions. There were no significant changes in other areas.

The DeepState project and the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) previously reported that the Russian army in the first days of 2025 is actively capturing new territories to the south, southeast and east of Pokrovsk.

According to DeepState data, the aggressor is not going to storm the city head-on – but will focus on the roads leading to Pokrovsk.

ISW put forward the same hypothesis. According to the Institute’s analysts, the Russian Federation concentrated its efforts on attempts to encircle Pokrovsk.