Battlefield sees 235 combat clashes over past day, with 150 clashes on Pokrovsk and three other fronts
A total of 235 combat clashes have occurred along the front line over the past day. On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 63 Russian attacks. Russian troops also launched 28 assaults on the Kostiantynivka front, 21 on the Oleksandrivka front and 37 on the Huliaipole front.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 16 February
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians conducted 143 attacks over the past day, four of them using multiple-launch rocket systems. Six combat clashes were recorded over the past 24 hours.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians attempted four times to break through Ukrainian defensive lines near the settlements of Veterynarne, Vovchanski Khutory and Okhrimivka.
On the Kupiansk front, one clash occurred yesterday near Pishchane.
On the Lyman front, the Russians attacked six times, attempting to penetrate Ukrainian defences near Stavky, Drobysheve, Druzheliubivka and Lyman.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped eight Russian attempts to advance towards Yampil, Zakytne, Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka and Dronivka.
No Russian offensive actions were recorded on the Kramatorsk front.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 28 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Mykolaipillia, Novopavlivka, Stepanivka and Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 63 assault attempts near Toretske, Kucheriv Yar, Bilytske, Zatyshok, Rodynske, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Novopidhorodne, Novopavlivka, Novomykolaivka, Filiia, Dachne and Serhiivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians attacked 21 times, attempting to advance towards Zelenyi Hai, Ivanivka, Oleksandrohrad, Yehorivka, Vyshneve, Oleksiivka, Verbove, Stepove, Danylivka, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Zlahoda and Rybne.
On the Huliaipole front, 37 Russian attacks were recorded – near Huliaipole and towards Dobropillia, Uspenivka, Varvarivka, Pryluky, Zaliznychne, Staroukrainka, Zelene and Krynychne.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians conducted active offensive operations towards Stepnohirsk, Pavlivka, Lukianivske and Shcherbaky.
No combat clashes were recorded on the Prydniprovske front.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
Ukrainian defenders continue to systematically wipe out Russian troops and mount effective resistance across all sections of the front.
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