Ukraine's General Staff: 256 clashes on battlefield in one day, heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk front
The Russians are continuing their attacks along the entire line of contact. A total of 256 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting their most intense attacks on the Pokrovsk and Sloviansk fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 1 July
Quote: "Yesterday [30 June], the Russians conducted one missile strike, using one missile, and 81 airstrikes, dropping 246 guided bombs. In addition, the Russians deployed 9,801 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,083 strikes on settlements and positions of our troops, including 47 from multiple-launch rocket systems."
Details: Meanwhile, Ukraine's Air Force and Rocket Forces and Artillery struck five clusters of Russian personnel, five artillery systems, one warehouse, six UAV ground control stations and another important Russian facility over the past day.
On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, six combat clashes occurred. The Russians launched three airstrikes, dropping five guided bombs, and conducted 65 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including two from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Russian forces conducted 12 attacks towards the settlements of Mala Vovcha, Khatnie, Zarubynka and Sheviakivka and near Starytsia, Lyman, Vovchanski Khutory and Artilne.
On the Kupiansk front, five Russian attacks occurred near the settlements of Kolisnykivka and Borivska Andriivka and towards Petropavlivka and Kivsharivka.
On the Lyman front, Russian troops tried to break through Ukrainian defences 14 times, launching attacks towards the settlements of Stavky, Lyman, Ozerne, Borova, Novoselivka, Drobysheve, Dibrova and Yampil.
On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted 27 assaults towards the settlements of Kryva Luka, Ozerne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Riznykivka and Kalenyky.
On the Kramatorsk front, one combat clash occurred near the village of Malynivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 23 attacks near the settlements of Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Stepanivka and Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukraine's defence forces stopped 31 Russian assaults near the settlements of Hryshyne, Novomykolaivka, Nykanorivka, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenkove, Udachne and Kotlyne and towards Serhiivka and Bilytske.
On the Oleksandrivka front, four Russian attacks occurred near the settlements of Piddubne, Ternove and Kalynivske.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 23 attacks towards the settlements of Kosivtseve, Dobropillia, Hirke, Vozdvyzhivka, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove and Charivne.
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