Battlefield sees 312 clashes over past day, with 72 of them occurring on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine’s General Staff
A total of 312 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day. Ukrainian forces repelled 72 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front, while the Russians also attacked the Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole fronts over 60 times.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 9 February
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Russian forces carried out three airstrikes, dropping six guided aerial bombs, and subjected Ukrainian positions and populated areas to 78 attacks, including five from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Russian forces attempted to break through the Ukrainian defence eight times near the settlements of Vovchansk, Starytsia and Prylipka and towards Fyholivka.
On the Kupiansk front, 14 Russian attacks have occurred. Ukrainian forces repelled Russian assaults towards the settlements of Kupiansk, Podoly, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Novoosynove, Nova Kruhliakivka and Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman front, Russian forces conducted 22 attacks. They tried to break through the Ukrainian defence near the settlements of Drobysheve, Serednie and Zarichne and towards Druzheliubivka, Stavky, Shyikivka and Lyman.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 15 Russian attempts to advance towards the settlements of Zakitne, Rai-Oleksandrivka and Platonivka and near Dronivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, Russian forces carried out an attack near Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian forces conducted 32 attacks near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar and Yablunivka and towards Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Mykolaipillia, Stepanivka and Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 72 Russian assault and offensive actions near the settlements of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Muravka, Myrnohrad and Filiia and towards Toretske, Kucheriv Yar, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, Serhiivka, Novopidhorodne, Novopavlivka, Ivanivka, Hryshyne and Novyi Donbas.
On the Oleksandrivka front, Russian forces conducted eight attacks near the village of Pryvillia and towards Andriivka-Klevtsove, Ivanivka and Oleksandrohrad.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians carried out 29 attacks near the settlements of Solodke, Huliaipole, Dorozhnianka, Myrne and Dobropillia and towards Zaliznychne and Olenokostiantynivka.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks near the settlements of Kamianske and Shcherbaky and towards Lukianivske.
On the Prydniprovske front, Russian troops did not conduct any unsuccessful offensive actions.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
Ukrainian soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the Russian troops in personnel and equipment and are actively undermining their offensive potential in the rear.
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