Battlefield sees more than 250 combat clashes over past day

Russian forces launched assaults on several sectors of the line of contact on 5 July. The heaviest fighting was recorded on the Sloviansk, Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 6 July

Details: In total, 256 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.

Quote: "The highest number of assaults was recorded on the Pokrovsk front, where our defenders repelled 30 attacks."

Details: Russian forces also launched 33 assaults on the Sloviansk front and attacked 21 times on the Huliaipole front.

Russian activity on the remaining fronts was significantly lower.

Background: Russia has lost 1,420 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,411,050.

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