Over the past 24 hours, on July 8, 268 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the front lines, with the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors being the hottest.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the situation as of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, on Facebook.
The enemy launched two missile strikes using six missiles and carried out 87 airstrikes, during which it dropped 295 guided bombs.
In addition, the invaders deployed 9,705 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,054 shelling attacks, including 49 from multiple launch rocket systems.
The areas of Luzhky and Volfyne in the Sumy region were attacked by airstrikes.
The Air Force, Missile Forces, and Artillery of the Defense Forces struck nine areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, two artillery systems, and two drone command posts.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy assaults. The Russians carried out one airstrike using two guided bombs and conducted 44 artillery attacks.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled two Russian assaults in the Hoptivka area.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched two attacks toward Novoplatonivka and Kivsharivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian invaders launched 15 attacks in the areas of Stavky, Drobysheve, and Lyman, as well as toward Druzheliubivka, Derylove, Shyikivka, Novoselivka, and Yampil.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy carried out 28 assault operations in the areas of Kryva Luka, Zakitne, and Riznykivka, as well as toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the invaders launched three attacks toward Nykyforivka, Tykhonivka, and Yurivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 29 enemy attacks were recorded. Russian troops carried out assaults in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Ivanopillia, as well as toward Stepanivka and Oleksandro-Shultyne.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Defense Forces repelled 38 Russian attacks. The enemy was active in the areas of Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, and Bilytske, and also carried out assaults toward Pavlivka, Vilne, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Molodetske, Novopidhorodne, Svitle, Hulive, Matiasheve, Dorozhne, Nykanorivka, Novyi Donbas, Kotlyne, and Udachne.
On the Oleksandrivka sector, the Russians carried out three attacks toward Novoheorhiivka and Voskresenka.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Russian army launched 30 attacks, attempting to advance near Huliaipole, Novoselivka, and Verkhnia Tersa, as well as toward Hirke, Rybne, Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, Kosivtseve, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance toward Stepove and Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the Russians did not carry out any assault operations over the past day.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the Russian Federation forming offensive groups were detected.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Russian army lost another 1,310 personnel and one aircraft over the past day in the war against Ukraine.
Photo: AFU General Staff
