Ukraine's General Staff: 259 Russian attacks repelled in one day, heaviest pressure near Pokrovsk
A total of 259 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians concentrating most of their attacks on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 18 June
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians conducted 76 strikes, including three from multiple-launch rocket systems
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Russian forces conducted 10 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units near the settlements of Lyman and Vovchansk and towards Pokaliane, Izbytske, Okhrimivka and Odradne.
On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped five Russian attempts to advance towards the settlements of Novoplatonivka and Kurylivka.
On the Lyman front, Russian troops conducted 22 attacks, attempting to break into the Ukrainian defence near the settlements of Derylove, Zarichne, Novomykhailivka and Novoselivka and towards Drobysheve, Ozerne, Shyikivka, Lyman and Dibrova.
On the Sloviansk front, Russian soldiers conducted 11 assaults towards the settlements of Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka and near Zakitne.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 19 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar and Stepanivka and towards Novopavlivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 34 Russian assault and offensive actions near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Rodynske and Sofiivka and towards Bilytske, Dorozhnie, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, Muravka, Vilne and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted two attacks towards the settlements of Oleksandrohrad and Verbove.
On the Huliaipole front, Russian forces conducted 30 attacks near the settlements of Dobropillia, Pryluky and Zlahoda and towards Huliaipilske, Hirke, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove and Charivne.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian defenders stopped four Russian attempts to advance near the village of Mala Tokmachka and towards Lukianivske.
Over the past day, Ukraine's Air Force and Rocket Forces and Artillery struck 17 clusters of Russian personnel, four artillery systems and two UAV ground control stations.Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!