The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the Defense Forces continue to focus their main efforts on preventing the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory and disrupting enemy plans to establish control over the entire territory of Donetsk region and part of Kharkiv region. Since the beginning of the day, 60 combat engagements have taken place, 20 of which are still ongoing. russian occupants launched four missile strikes using seven missiles and four air strikes, 35 kamikaze drone strikes, and fired over 570 times at the positions of our troops.

The enemy attacked with 20 Shahed attack UAVs from the areas of Prymorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk. All enemy Shaheds were shot down within Kharkiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions. In the Kharkiv sector, one firefight continues in the vicinity of Starytsia.

The situation in Vovchansk is under control. Measures are underway to strengthen our defense positions and improve the tactical situation in certain areas. In the Kupiansk sector, two enemy attacks continue in the areas of Krokhmalne — Berestove and Kolomyichykha — Myasozharivka. The situation is under control. Our troops are conducting assault operations to improve the tactical situation in the Synkivka-Vilshany area.

Five combat engagements took place in the Siversky sector. Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled one attack, four attacks are ongoing in the areas of Soledar-Rozdolivka, Berestove-Vyimka, Mykolaivka-Rozdolivka. In the course of defense actions, no positions were lost, the situation is under control. In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops six times. The defense forces repelled two attacks. Fighting continues in the areas of Berkhivka-Kalynivka and Bakhmut-Klishchiyivka. The situation is under control.

In the Pokrovsk sector, six enemy attacks continue in the areas of Ocheretyno-Novooleksandrivka and Tonenke-Umanske. In the Kurakhivka sector, the enemy made seven attempts to break through the defense of our troops in the areas of Maryinka-Heorhiivka, Slavne-Novomykhailivka, Slavne-Paraskoviivka, Solodke-Vodiane, and Solodke-Kostiantynivka. Ukrainian Armed Forces incurred no losses in the fighting.

In the Vremivsk sector, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to improve its tactical position in the Zavitne Bazhannia-Staromaiorske area. The situation is under control. In the Prydniprovskyi sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled four enemy attacks in the Oleshkivski Pisky-Krynky and Kozachi Laheri-Krynky areas. In the course of the fighting, the enemy did not succeed, no losses of positions were incurred, and the data on russian occupants' losses are being clarified. Over the past day, Ukrainian troops eliminated at least, 1410 russian occupants. An enemy helicopter and two aircraft were also destroyed.