Yesterday, on July 4, 295 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded on the front.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this in an update on Facebook as of 08:00 on July 5.
The enemy carried out one missile strike, using two missiles, and launched 58 air strikes, dropping 252 guided aerial bombs.
In addition, the Russians used 8,799 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,775 strikes on settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops, including 46 with multiple launch rocket systems.
Aircraft, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck seven command posts and six areas where Russian manpower was concentrated.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, there were three clashes with Russian forces. The aggressor carried out one air strike, dropping one guided aerial bomb, and conducted 62 shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 15 times in the areas of Starytsia, Synelnykove, Artilne, Kudiivka, Vilcha, and toward Khatnie, Izbytske, Zarubynka, and Shev’iakivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops attacked twice, toward Novoosynove and in the area of Kolisnykivka.
In the Lyman direction, the Russians tried nine times to break through Ukrainian defenses, attacking toward Shyikivka, Stavky, Lyman, Druheliubivka, Dibrova, and in the areas of Drobysheve and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Russian army stormed 25 times, toward Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and in the areas of Riznykivka and Zakitne.
In the Kramatorsk direction, there were two clashes in the area of Markove and toward Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the Russians carried out 17 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, and toward Dovha Balka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces stopped 31 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Shakhove, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Hryshyne, and toward the settlements of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Novyi Donbas, Serhiivka, Shevchenko, Ivanivka, and Bilytske.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the Russians attacked seven times in the areas of Oleksandrohrad, Berezove, Ternove, and Ivanivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, Russian forces carried out 38 attacks in the areas of Dobropillia, Zaliznychne, Sviatopetrivka, and toward Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipilske, Hirke, Tsvitkove, Charne, Verkhnia Tersa, Stara Ukraine, and Kosivtseve.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped four attempts by the Russians to advance toward Lukianivske and Novodanylivka.
In the Prydniprovske direction, the Russian army did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of Russian troops were detected.
As Ukrinform reported, total Russian combat losses since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, to July 5, 2026, amount to about 1,409,630 personnel, including 1,290 in the past day.
Photo: AFU General Staff
