Battlefield sees 170 clashes, almost half of them on Pokrovsk and two other fronts – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 170 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting 32 attacks on the Kostiantynivka front and 26 attacks on each of the Pokrovsk and the Huliaipole fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 8 April
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian defenders repelled six Russian attacks. The Russians conducted 78 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including two from multiple-launch rocket systems. They carried out four airstrikes, using 10 guided bombs.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians assaulted Ukrainian positions four times near the settlements of Prylipla, Vovchansk and Lyman and towards Hrafske.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian forces conducted seven attacks near the settlements of Kurylivka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane and Novoosynove.
On the Lyman front, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Lyman, Drobysheve, Stavky and Dibrova and towards Tverdokhlibove.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine Russian attempts to advance towards the settlement of Rai-Oleksandrivka and near Riznykivka and Ozerne.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians did not carry out any offensive actions.
On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian troops conducted 32 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Stepanivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar and Sofiivka and towards Pavlivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 26 Russian assaults near the settlements of Bilytske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Rivne, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Hryshyne, Dachne, Filiia, Muravka and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted 12 attacks near the settlements of Sosnivka, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Kalynivske, Verbove, Sichneve and Vorone and towards Lisne.
On the Huliaipole front, Russian forces carried out 26 attacks near the settlements of Dobropillia, Tsvitkove, Varvarivka, Huliaipilske, Sviatopetrivka, Pryluky, Olenokostiantynivka and Zaliznychne.
On the Orikhiv front, Russian soldiers made one attempt to advance near the village of Kamianske.
On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks near the Antonivka Bridge.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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