Battlefield sees nearly 300 clashes over past day – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 295 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the highest number of attacks recorded on the Huliaipole front.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 5 July
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, three combat clashes occurred.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians launched 15 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Starytsia, Synelnykove, Artilne, Kudiivka and Vilcha and towards Khatnie, Izbytske, Zarubynka and Sheviakivka.
On the Kupiansk front, Russians troops launched two attacks towards Novoosynove and near Kolisnykivka.
On the Lyman front, Russians forces made nine attempts to break through Ukraine's defences, attacking towards Shyikivka, Stavky, Lyman, Druzheliubivka and Dibrova and near Drobysheve and Novoselivka.
On the Sloviansk front, the Russians launched 25 assaults towards Kryva Luka and Rai-Oleksandrivka and near Riznykivka and Zakitne.
On the Kramatorsk front, two combat clashes took place near Markove and towards Tykhonivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian troops carried out 17 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka and Ivanopillia and towards Dovha Balka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 31 Russian assaults near Shakhove, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Udachne and Hryshyne and towards Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Novyi Donbas, Serhiivka, Shevchenko, Ivanivka and Bilytske.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians launched seven attacks near Oleksandrohrad, Berezove, Ternove and Ivanivka.
On the Huliaipole front, Russian forces carried out 38 attacks near Dobropillia, Zaliznychne and Sviatopetrivka and towards Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipilske, Hirke, Tsvitkove, Charivne, Verkhnia Tersa, Staroukrainka and Kosivtseve.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attempts to advance towards Lukianivske and Novodanylivka.
Background: Russia lost 1,290 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,409,630.
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