General Staff names the most difficult frontline areas: where fierce fighting continues

30 July 2024 09:30

Heavy fighting continues along almost the entire frontline. The worst situation is still in the Pokrovske direction. This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports

Over the past day, 149 combat engagements were recorded.

According to the updated information, yesterday the enemy launched a missile attack on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements using one missile, as well as 62 air strikes using 99 combat aircraft. In addition, it made 4,588 attacks, including 110 from multiple launch rocket systems.

The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, in the areas of Liptsi, Prykolodne, Vovchanski Khutory, Izbytske, Lozova, Mali Prokhody, Petropavlivka, Kupyansk, Starytsia in Kharkiv region; Siversk, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shultine, Oleksandropil, Novobakhmutivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Ivanivka, Hrodivka, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Skuchne, Kostiantynivka, Yelizavetivka, Vodiane, Katerynivka, Vuhledar, Novodonetske in Donetsk region; Kamianske and Myrne in Zaporizhzhia, and Lviv, Tyahyntsi and Novotyanka in Kherson region.

Situation at the frontline

In theKharkiv sector, five combat engagements took place in the vicinity of Hlyboke and Vovchansk.

In theKupyansk sector, the number of attacks increased to six over the last day. Ukrainian defence forces repelled the aggressor’s assault near Novoosynove, Pishchane and Stelmakhivka.

In theLiman sector, the enemy attacked 13 times near Nevske, Makiivka, Terny and in the Serebryansky forest.

In theSiverskyi sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine assault attacks by Russian invaders near Ivanodaryivka, Verkhnekamianske, Pereizne, Spirne and Vyymka.

In theKramatorsk sector, the occupiers attacked six times in the areas of Hryhorivka, Chasovyi Yar, Klishchiyivka, Kalynivka and Bohdanivka.

In theToretsk sector, the enemy carried out 19 attacks near Druzhba, Pivnichne, Zalizne, New York and Toretsk.

In thePokrovsk sector, Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped 52 attacks over the last day. The enemy attacked in the vicinity of ten different localities. The most active attacks took place near Novooleksandrivka, Zhelanne and Progress. He acted in the area with significant support from bombers and attack aircraft.

In theKurakhove sector, our defenders repelled 21 assault attacks near Kostiantynivka, Paraskoviivka and Pobeda, where the enemy continues to try to break through the defences of our troops. The occupants lost a large number of tanks and other armoured vehicles in the sector yesterday.

In theVremivsk sector, the enemy made nine attacks on our positions near Vodiane, Velyka Novosilka and Kostiantynivka.

In theOrikhivsk sector, the occupants continue to try to drive Ukrainian units from their positions. Four Russian attacks were stopped in the area of Mala Tokmachka.

In thePrydniprovskyi sector, three Russian attacks were unsuccessful. The aggressor suffered losses.

In theVolyn 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, shells settlements from the territory of the Russian Federation, and uses fpv drones for attacks.

Enemy losses

Yesterday, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defence Forces carried out 13 strikes on the areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.

In total, the Russian invaders suffered more than 1,060 casualties over the past day. Ukrainian troops also neutralised 25 tanks, 38 armoured combat vehicles, 46 artillery systems, one MLRS, 27 tactical UAVs, 53 vehicles and six pieces of special equipment.

The total enemy combat losses from 24.02.22 to 30.07.24 are estimated to be