The enemy has increased the number of attacks in some areas: where fierce fighting continues

1 August 2024 10:30

As of 31 July, 156 combat engagements were recorded in the frontline in Ukraine. “The situation in the Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest. This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports

“Yesterday, the enemy launched two missile attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements using five missiles, as well as 77 air strikes, dropping 103 UAVs. In addition, it carried out more than 4,600 attacks, including 104 from multiple launch rocket systems.

The aggressor carried out air strikes in the vicinity of populated areas, including Popivka in Sumy region; Slobozhanske, Liptsi, Vilcha, Horyane, Velykyi Burluk, Vovchansk, Pidseredne in Kharkiv region; Lyman, Yampil, Makiivka, Chasiv Yar, Shcherbynivka, Druzhba, Toretsk, Kurdyumivka, New York, Mykolaivka, Novohrodivka, Zhelanne, Ivanivka, Panteleimonivka, Hrodivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Novozhelanne, Memryk, Oleksandropil, Hannivka, Trudove, Vodyane, Veselyi Hai, Yelizavetivka, Storozhove, Blahodatne, Novodonetske, Staromayorske, Urozhayne in Donetsk Oblast; Lobkove, Zaporizhzhia region; Novokamianske, Stepove, Chervonyi Yar, Kherson region.

Situation at the frontline

In theKharkiv sector, the number of attacks in the last day totalled eight. Defence forces repelled enemy assaults near Tykhy and Vovchansk.
In theKupyansk sector, eight combat engagements took place near Stepova Novoselivka, Kolesnikivka, Berestove, Stelmakhivka and Andriivka.
In theLiman sector, the enemy attacked 14 times near Makiivka, Nevske and Novosergiivka.
In theSiverskyi sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four assault attacks by Russian invaders near Verkhnekamianske, Ivan-Daryivka and Vyymka.
In theKramatorsk sector, 10 battles took place in the areas of Ivanivske, Chasovyi Yar, Bohdanivka and Andriivka.
In theToretsk sector, 26 firefights took place near Pivnichne, New York, Toretsk and Zalizne.
In thePokrovsk sector, our defenders repelled 55 attacks in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Zhelanne, Serhiivka, Panteleimonivka, Novooleksandrivka, Ivanivka, Lysychne, Tymofiivka, Karlivka, Kalynove and Hrodivka.
In theKurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped 13 attacks near Krasnohorivka, Zhelanne, Karlivka, Heorhiivka and Paraskoviivka, where the enemy tried to break through the defences of our troops.
In theVremivsk sector, Russian troops conducted 12 attacks near Velyka Novosilka and Vodiane.
In thePrydniprovskyi sector, six enemy assaults on the left bank of the Dnipro failed.
The situation in theHuliaypillia and Orikhivsk sectors remained unchanged.
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, 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, missile forces and artillery of the Defence Forces carried out 18 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel and weapons, and also hit five control points, two air defence facilities, a communication centre, three ammunition and fuel depots, as well as another important occupier’s facility.

In total, the Russian invaders suffered 1,370 casualties over the last day. Ukrainian troops also neutralised nine tanks, 42 armoured combat vehicles, 33 artillery systems, one MLRS, 115 tactical UAVs, 77 vehicles and 16 pieces of enemy special equipment.

The total enemy combat losses from 24.02.22 to 01.08.24 are estimated to be