Battlefield front sees over 150 combat clashes over past day – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 151 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting the highest number of attacks on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 18 April
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians launched 2 airstrikes, dropping 5 guided bombs, and conducted 82 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including 4 from multiple-launch rocket systems. Three Russian assaults were recorded.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Russian forces made three attempts to break through Ukrainian defences near the village of Vovchanski Khutory and towards Neskuchne and Bochkovе.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted two attacks towards the village of Petropavlivka.
On the Lyman front, Russian troops launched two attempts to penetrate Ukrainian defences, attacking them near the village of Hrekivka and towards Lyman.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled three Russian attempts to advance near the village of Yampil and towards Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 22 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Stepanivka, Sofiivka and Novopavlivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 33 Russian assaults near the settlements of Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Myrnohrad, Molodetske, Shevchenko, Muravka, Udachne and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted 10 attacks towards the settlements of Kalynivske, Verbove, Zlahoda, Vorone and Oleksandrohrad.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians launched 12 attacks towards the settlements of Huliaipilske, Zelene, Dobropillia, Olenokostiantynivka, Zaliznychne, Staroukrainka and Sviatopetrivka and near Huliaipole.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians conducted two attacks near the settlements of Shcherbaky and Stepnohirsk.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians conducted four unsuccessful assaults towards the Antonivka Bridge.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's Air Force and Rocket Forces and Artillery units struck two artillery systems, one UAV command post and seven clusters of Russian personnel and military equipment.
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