Battlefield sees 275 combat clashes, Russians most active on two fronts – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 275 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting 77 attacks on the Pokrovsk front and 40 on the Huliaipole front.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, information as of 08:00 on 8 January
Details: A total of 275 combat clashes have been recorded over the past day.
On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians launched three attacks and conducted 89 strikes, including three from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian forces repelled 15 Russian attacks near the settlements of Vovchanski Khutory, Vovchansk, Starytsia, Zelene and Tykhe and towards Vilcha, Ternova and Kutkivka.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian troops carried out 14 attacks. Ukrainian defenders repelled Russian assaults near the settlements of Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane and Borivska Andriivka and towards Nova Kruhliakivka and Kupiansk.
On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted 18 attacks, attempting to penetrate Ukrainian defences near the settlements of Novoiehorivka, Novovodiane, Derylove, Kolodiazi, Zarichne, Myrne and Shandryholove.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian forces repelled five Russian attacks near the city of Siversk and towards Pazeno.
On the Kramatorsk front, nine combat clashes were recorded near the settlements of Vasiukivka, Minkivka and Chasiv Yar and towards Bondarne.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians launched 22 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Kleban-Byk, Yablunivka and Rusyn Yar and towards Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian forces repelled 77 Russian assaults near the settlements of Shakhove, Nykanorivka, Fedorivka, Dorozhnie, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Udachne and Molodetske and towards Novopavlivka and Filiia.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted 15 attacks near the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Stepove, Vyshneve, Verbove, Krasnohirske, Rybne and Yehorivka.
On the Huliaipole front, Ukrainian forces repelled 40 Russian attacks near the settlements of Dobropillia, Solodke, Varvarivka, Zelene, Huliaipole and Bilohiria.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians carried out six attempts to break through towards the settlements of Stepnohirsk and Prymorske.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians conducted three unsuccessful attempts to approach Ukrainian positions.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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