Russians attack Pokrovsk and three other fronts over 100 times in one day – Ukraine's General Staff

STANISLAV POHORILOV — 8 October, 08:15
Russians attack Pokrovsk and three other fronts over 100 times in one day – Ukraine's General Staff
A Ukrainian tank in action. Photo: Operational Command Pivden (South)

A total of 200 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with more than half of them taking place on the North Slobozhanshchyna, Kursk, Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka fronts.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 8 October

Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks. The Russians conducted 7 airstrikes, dropping 10 guided bombs, and conducted 198 bombardments, of which 8 were from multiple-launch rocket systems.

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On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, 29 combat clashes occurred near the settlements of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Tykhe, Ambarne, Kamianka, Bolohivka, Zapadne, Krasne Pershe and Dovhenke and towards Kolodiazne, Dvorichanske and Kutkivka.

On the Kupiansk front, eight Russian attacks were recorded. Ukrainian forces repelled Russian assaults near the city of Kupiansk and towards Petropavlivka, Novoplatonivka, Pishchane and Stepova Novoselivka.

On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted 12 attacks, trying to advance near the settlements of Serednie, Shandryholove, Novoselivka, Derylove, Karpivka and Torske.

On the Siversk front, 11 combat clashes occurred as Russian troops tried to advance near the settlements of Yampil, Hryhorivka, Vyimka and Serebrianka.

On the Kramatorsk front, Russian forces did not conduct any offensive actions.

On the Toretsk front, the Russians conducted 18 attacks near the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar and Poltavka.

On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 46 Russian assaults near the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Nykanorivka, Sukhetske, Myroliubivka, Nove Shakhove, Ivanivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Novoekonomichne, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, Horikhove, Dachne and Filiia and towards Novopavlivka and Balahan.

On the Novopavlivka front, Ukrainian forces repelled 32 Russian assaults near the settlements of Zaporizhzhia, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Novoselivka, Novoheorhiivka, Sosnivka, Vorone, Kalynivske, Novohryhorivka, Voskresenka, Oleksiivka, Stepove, Piddubne, Berezove and Novoivanivka.

On the Huliaipole front, 11 combat clashes were recorded near the settlements of Poltavka and Malynivka.

On the Orikhiv front, eight combat clashes occurred as the Russians tried to advance near the settlements of Plavni and Stepove and towards Stepnohirsk and Novoandriivka.

On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian attacks.

On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to inflict significant losses on Russian troops in both manpower and equipment, actively undermining Russia's offensive potential in the rear.

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