Battlefield sees over 230 clashes, heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 236 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the highest number of Russian assaults recorded on the Pokrovsk front, where Ukrainian defenders stopped 33 Russian attacks.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 17 August
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian defenders stopped one Russian assault. Meanwhile, the Russians launched two airstrikes, using six guided aerial bombs, and conducted 44 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including two using multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian units repelled 17 Russian attacks. The Russians attempted to advance near the settlements of Lyman, Kozacha Lopаn and Izbytske and towards Okhrimivka, Kruhle and Dvorichanske.
On the Kupiansk front, three Russian attacks were recorded near the settlements of Kupiansk and Kurylivka and towards Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman front, Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attempts to break through their defences, with the Russians launching eight attacks near the settlements of Lyman and Dibrova and towards Karpivka, Ridkodub, Novoselivka and Drobysheve.
On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted 20 assaults near the settlements of Kryva Luka, Zakitne and Riznykivka and towards Rai-Oleksandrivka and Mykolaivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians conducted three attacks towards the settlements of Yurkivka and Dibrova.
On the Kostiantynivka front, 26 Russian attacks were recorded. The Russians conducted assaults near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka and Ivanopillia and towards Rusyn Yar, Novoselivka and Stepanivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, the highest number of Russian assaults was recorded, with Ukrainian defenders stopping 33 Russian attacks. The Russians were active near the settlements of Bilytske and Serhiivka and conducted assaults towards Svitle, Kucheriv Yar, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Novohryshyne, Myrne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novopidhorodne and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted one attack towards the village of Yehorivka.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 19 attacks. They attempted to advance near the settlements of Hirke, Zaliznychne and Huliaipilske and towards Charivne, Rivne, Rizdvianka and Kopani.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian defenders stopped one Russian attempt to advance towards the village of Novoiakovlivka.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians did not conduct any assaults.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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