Over the past 24 hours, 257 combat clashes took place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops. The enemy exerted the most pressure in the Pokrovsk sector.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, releasing updated information as of 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 26.
According to the General Staff, yesterday the Russian army carried out one strike using three missiles and the 101 strike using 310 guided aerial bombs.
The invaders also deployed 9,388 kamikaze drones and fired on populated areas and Defense Forces positions 2,896 times, including 71 times using multiple launch rocket systems.
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Air Force, Missile Forces, and Artillery struck 14 enemy targets: eight areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, two artillery systems, a fuel and lubricants depot, a command post, a drone control center, and another key facility.
Four combat engagements took place over the past day in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors. In this sector of the front, the Russians deployed six guided aerial bombs and fired on defenders’ positions and populated areas 77 times, including five times using MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the invaders attacked Ukrainian positions eight times in the areas of Starytsia and Vilcha, toward Kozacha Lopan, Izbytske, and Chaikivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces carried out five attacks in the Pishchane area, targeting Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, Kivsharivka, and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman sector, the Russian army attempted to breach the defenses 17 times, launching attacks in the areas of Zarichne and Yampil, toward Shyikivka, Chervonyi Stav, Stavky, Drobysheve, Lyman, and Ozerne.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 23 assaults near Zakitne and Riznykivka, toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Russian army launched an attack near Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces carried out 23 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 31 enemy assaults in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Vasylivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Molodetske, toward Toretsk, Kucheriv Yar, Ivanivka, Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko, and Novopidhorodne.
On the Oleksandrivka sector, defenders repelled five Russian attacks in the Oleksandrohrad area and toward Verbove.
On the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces carried out 27 attacks in the Dobropillia area, toward Vozdvyzhivka, Hirky, Rizdvianka, Rivne, Staroukrainka, Huliaipole, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attempts by the invaders to advance in the area of Stepove, toward Pavlivka and Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the Russian Federation’s army did not conduct any offensive operations yesterday.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the enemy forming offensive groups were detected.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Defense Forces neutralized 1,310 Russian invaders over the past 24 hours.
Photo: AFU General Staff
