General Staff: on 6 August, the hottest spots were in two sectors
7 August 2024 13:57
On Tuesday, 136 combat engagements were recorded in Ukraine. The most difficult situation remains in the Pokrovsk and Siversk sectors. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" citing a morning report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Yesterday, the enemy launched two missile attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements using three missiles, as well as 73 air strikes, dropping 97 CABs. In addition, it carried out more than 4,900 attacks, including 79 from multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out air strikes in the vicinity of populated areas, including Velyka Rybytsia, Basivka, Pysarivka, Kyianytsia, Bilovody, Khrapivshchyna, Yunakivka in Sumy region; Vovchansk, Hlyboke, Petropavlivka, Vovchanski Khutory, Borova in Kharkiv region; Toretsk, Katerynivka, Kleban-Byk, Druzhba, Oleksandropil, Novohrodivka, Mykolaivka, Zhuravka, Mykhailivka, Skuchne, Orlivka, Yasnobrodivka, Novodonetske, Vodiane, Pavlivka, Novyi Komar, Urozhayne in Donetsk region; Zaliznychne in Zaporizhzhya region.
Situation at the frontline
Nine combat engagements took placein the Kharkiv sector. Defence forces repelled enemy assaults near Liptsy, Tykhy and Vovchansk.
Six combat engagements took placein the Kupyansk sector, including near Sinkivka, Kolisnykivka, Hlushkivka and Novoozynove.
In the Liman sector, the enemy attacked 19 times near Makiivka, Nevske, Terny, Torske and Serebryansky forest.
In the Siversky sector, 21 combat engagements took place. Ukrainian defenders repelled Russian assaults near Bilohorivka, Verkhnekamianske, Ivan-Daryivka, Vyymka, Pereyizne and Spirne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, there were 10 battles, in particular in the areas of Chasovyi Yar and Ivanivske.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russians attacked 18 times near Pivnichne, Toretsk and New York.
In the Pokrovsk sector, our defenders repelled 42 enemy assaults in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Zhelanne, Kalynove, Oleksandrivka, Vesele, Ivanivka, Kalynivka, Skuchne, Yasnobrodivka, Karlivka, Panteleimonivka, Novozhelanne and Mezhove.
In the Kurakhove sector, the UkrainianArmed Forces stopped eight attacks near Krasnohorivka and Kostiantynivka, where the enemy tried to break through the defences of our troops.
In the Vremivsk sector, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian units near Vodiane.
In the Prydniprovskyi sector, two hostile offensives were unsuccessful.
The situationin the Huliaypillia and Orikhivsk sectors remained unchanged. In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of enemy offensive groups were detected.
On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintains a military presence, conducts mortar and artillery shelling of settlements from the territory of the Russian Federation, and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine.
Enemy losses
Yesterday, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defence Forces conducted 25 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel and weapons, and also hit four command posts, two air defence facilities, four artillery facilities and a fuel and lubricants depot.
In total, the Russian invaders suffered 1230 casualties yesterday. Our troops also neutralised eight tanks, 29 armoured combat vehicles, 67 artillery systems, 54 operational and tactical UAVs, a cruise missile, 78 vehicles and 21 pieces of special equipment.
The total enemy combat losses from 24.02.22 to 07.08.24 are estimated to be
- personnel – about 586370 (1230) people were killed;
- tanks – 8429 (8) units;
- armoured combat vehicles – 16323 (29) units;
- artillery systems – 16451 (67) units;
- MLRS – 1138 units;
- air defence systems – 910 units;
- aircraft – 365 units;
- helicopters – 326 units;
- UAVs of operational and tactical level – 13212 (54) units;
- cruise missiles – 2421 (1) units;
- ships/boats – 28 units;
- submarines – 1 unit;
- motor vehicles and tankers – 22226 (78) units;
- special equipment – 2759 (21) units.
