Russians attack Pokrovsk and 10 other fronts: 127 combat clashes occur during one day

Russian forces have attacked Ukrainian positions on 11 fronts during the past day, with the heaviest assaults on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts. A total of 127 combat clashes have occurred. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 2 August 

Details: On the Kharkiv front, the Russians continued active operations, with five combat clashes occurring near the settlements of Vovchansk and Tykhe.

On the Kupiansk front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions seven times, focusing their efforts near the settlements of Pishchane and Stelmakhivka. On the Lyman front, Ukrainian forces repelled six Russian assaults near the settlements of Makiivka and Torske. On the Siversk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 assaults near the settlements of Ivanodarivka, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Vyimka and Pereizne.

On the Kramatorsk front, Ukrainian troops stopped six Russian attempts to break through Ukrainian defences near the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka, Andriivka and toward Hryhorivka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Toretsk front, the Russians, supported by aircraft, conducted 24 attacks near the settlements of Pivnichne, Zalizne, Toretsk and New-York. On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 53 Russian assaults and offensive actions. The Russians concentrated their efforts near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka and Zhelanne, conducting 8 and 18 attacks, respectively.

In addition, Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Panteleimonivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Svyrydonivka, Novoselivka Persha, Yasnobrodivka and Kalynivka in Donetsk Oblast were stopped. On the Kurakhove front, Ukrainian forces continue to hold back the Russians near the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka and Kostiantynivka, where the Russians tried to break through Ukrainian defences seven times. On the Vremivka front, the Russians conducted two assaults on Ukrainian positions near the village of Vodiane in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Orikhiv front, the Russians conducted two attacks near the village of Mala Tokmachka. On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian defenders vigorously stopped a Russian attempt to advance on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River. On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, the operational situation has not changed significantly.

There is no evidence of the formation of offensive Russian groups there. On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, the Russians are maintaining their military presence, conducting sabotage and reconnaissance activities and bombarding settlements from the territory of the Russian Federation. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are continuing to inflict significant losses on Russian troops in both manpower and equipment, depleting the Russian forces along the entire line of contact and in the rear.

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