AFU General Staff: 14 enemy assaults recorded on Lyman axis, ten repulsed since midnight
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Eighty combat clashes were recorded along the entire front line since the beginning of the day as of 16:00 on Monday, including 14 enemy assaults on the Lyman axis, ten of which were repulsed and the rest are ongoing, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has said.
"The situation at the contact line remains tense. Ukrainian defenders continue to actively counter the Russian aggressor, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment. A total of 80 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day," it said on Facebook.
On the Kharkiv axis, the Russian occupiers seven times unsuccessfully attacked the defensive lines of the AFU in the vicinity of Burhovatka, Starytsia, and Vovchansk. There are two ongoing battles in the area.
On the Kupyansk axis, the defense forces repulsed five enemy attacks near Synkivka, Novoosynove, Hlushkivka, and Vyshneve. Two battles are still ongoing near Kruhliakivka.
On the Lyman axis, the Russian army conducted 14 assaults during the day near Hrekivka, Makiyivka, Nevske, Novosadove, Dibrova, Serebrianka, Hryhorivka, and in the Serebrianske Forestry. Ten battles have ended as of this time, while four more are ongoing.
"The enemy used aviation in the Serebrianske Forestry area, firing more than 60 unguided aerial missiles," the General Staff said.
The Russian army conducted two offensives in the northern direction near the settlements of Verkhniokamyanske and Bilohorivka. Both enemy attacks were repulsed. The adversary also launched an air strike against the Siversk area, using six bombs.
On the Kramatorsk axis, the invaders, supported by aircraft, stormed the AFU positions near Chasiv Yar two times. One battle was completed, another one is still ongoing.
"On the Toretsk axis, there were ten enemy assaults in the areas of Toretsk, Zalizne, Nelipivka, Scherbynivka. The aggressor launched an air strike on Kostiantynivka, dropping three aerial bombs," the General Staff said.
"On the Pokrovsk axis, the occupiers made 13 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Novotoretske, Sukha Balka, Mykolaivka, Selidove, and Mykhailivka since the beginning of the day. The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and repulsed seven enemy attacks, six combat clashes are still ongoing. The enemy losses are being clarified," the General Staff said.
On the Kurakhove axis, the occupation forces conducted eight unsuccessful attacks near Heorhiyivka, Kostiantynivka, and Katerynivka, and launched an air strike near Shevchenko, using four guided aerial bombs.
On the Vremiv axis, the defense forces repulsed six Russian assaults near Vuhledar, Bohoyavlenka, and Zolota Nyva. The occupiers carried out air strikes in the areas of Novodonetske, Tamarivka, Novodarivka, and Bohoyavlenka. A total of 21 bombs were dropped.
On the Orikhiv axis, the enemy carried out one attack, which was successfully repulsed. At the same time, the enemy launched air strikes and artillery shelling on AFU positions and settlements.
"A total of ten unguided missiles and seven aerial bombs were used in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Pyatykhatky, and Veselianka," the General Staff said.
On the Huliaipole and Prydniprovsky axes, the enemy did not carry out assaults.