Russians attack Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts almost 70 times – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 240 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Ukrainian defence forces stopping 30 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front and 38 on the Huliaipole front.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 8 June
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, one combat clash occurred. The Russians launched four airstrikes, dropping nine guided aerial bombs, and conducted 94 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including 17 from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians conducted 10 attacks on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Starytsia, Lyman and Vovchanski Khutory and towards Okhrimivka and Dvorichanske.
On the Kupiansk front, Ukraine's defence forces stopped one Russian attempt to advance towards the village of Hlushkivka.
On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted 17 attacks, trying to break into Ukrainian defences near the settlements of Novoselivka, Drobysheve, Stavky and Dibrova and towards Shyikivka and Lyman.
On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted 12 attacks near the settlements of Zakitne and Riznykivka and towards Kryva Luka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians made two unsuccessful attempts to push Ukrainian defenders out of their positions near the village of Nykyforivka and towards Tykhonivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 17 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar and Illinivka and towards Mykolaipillia.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukraine's defence forces stopped 30 Russian assault and offensive actions near the settlements of Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne and Novomykolaivka and towards Novyi Donbas, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Bilytske, Dobropillia, Serhiivka, Novopidhorodnie and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted five attacks near the settlements of Ternove and Vorone and towards Dobropillia.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 38 attacks near the settlements of Rybne, Varvarivka and Zaliznychne and towards Novoselivka, Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, Staroukrainka, Huliaipilske and Charnivne.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians conducted one assault on Ukrainian positions near the village of Stepove.
On the Prydniprovske front, Ukraine's defence forces successfully stopped one Russian offensive action towards the village of Antonivka.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
Ukrainian forces continue to systematically wipe out Russian troops, maintaining effective resistance along all sections of the front.
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