Ukrainian defenders repel 246 Russian attacks in one day, most on Huliaipole front

- 22 June, 08:42
A Ukrainian soldier. Stock photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

A total of 246 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting 30 attacks on the Huliaipole front, 24 on the Lyman front and 21 on the Pokrovsk front.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 22 June

Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, four combat clashes occurred, with the Russians conducting 54 strikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including one from multiple-launch rocket systems.

On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians conducted 13 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units towards the village of Izbytske and near Lyman, Starytsia and Vovchansk.

On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted eight attacks towards the settlements of Hlushkivka, Kurylivka, Shyikivka and Mala Shapkivka.

On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted 24 attacks trying to penetrate the Ukrainian defence near the settlements of Novoselivka, Yampil and Ozerne and towards Lyman, Olhivka, Drobysheve and Dibrova.

On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted 16 assaults near the settlements of Riznykivka, Kalenyky and Zakitne and towards Rai-Oleksandrivka, Kryva Luka and Pyskunivka.

On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians conducted one attack near the village of Minkivka.

On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 21 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka and Sofiivka and towards Kucheriv Yar.

On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 21 Russian assault and offensive actions near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Rodynske, Kotlyne and Udachne and towards Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko and Novopavlivka.

On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted one assault towards the village of Sichneve but were repelled.

On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 30 attacks towards the settlements of Dobropillia, Huliaipilske, Vozdvyzhivka, Varvarivка, Zaliznychne, Rizdvianka and Charivne.

On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian defenders stopped two Russian attempts to advance near the city of Stepnohirsk and towards Novoandriivka.

Over the past day, Ukraine's Air Force and Rocket Forces and Artillery struck four command posts, five clusters of Russian personnel, six artillery pieces, two UAV ground control stations and two other important facilities.

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