War update: 101 combat clashes on battlefield in past day
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a situation update as of 11:00 on Saturday, June 8, Ukrinform reports.
"In total, over the past day, Russian invaders launched 3 missile strikes and 101 air strikes on the positions of our troops and populated areas (in particular, using seven missiles and 70 guided aerial bombs) and carried out more than 3,500 strikes using different types of weapons, 89 of them using multiple launch rocket systems," the update reads.
Ukraine's Air Force and missile and artillery units struck 16 enemy troop concentration areas, an electronic warfare station, an ammunition warehouse, an area of concentration of military equipment and two Russian command posts.
According to the General Staff, 34 combat clashes have already occurred today. Russian invaders carried out 12 air strikes using 16 guided aerial bombs and 513 strikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the Kharkiv sector, three Russian attacks are ongoing in the Vovchansk area. The situation there is under control. The invaders lost 136 soldiers there in the past day. Five artillery systems, seven vehicles and a piece of special equipment were destroyed. Some 36 enemy personnel shelters and an ammunition depot were hit.
The situation is tense in the Kupiansk sector. Since the beginning of the day, there have already been three combat clashes. The attack near Makiivka was repelled, and two more are ongoing near Hrekivka and Nevske.
On the Lyman axis, fighting is raging near Terny, without success for the enemy.
On the Siversk axis, Ukrainian forces repelled five enemy attempts to advance near Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, and Vyimk.
In the Kramatorsk sector, two Russian assaults have already been repelled today near Ivanivske and Andriivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders are taking measures to prevent Russian troops from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory. The enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses near Novooleksandrivka, Sokil and Novopokrovske.
Today there have already been ten clashes. Four attacks were repelled. Five more are ongoing. The situation is under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to detailed information, yesterday in the Pokrovsk sector, the Russian army lost 261 people killed and wounded in action, three armored combat vehicles, three guns and mortars, six vehicles and a piece of special equipment.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Russians launched two assaults near Paraskoviivka. One attack was successfully repelled. The battle continues.
In the Orikhiv sector, the Russian army made one unsuccessful attempt to improve its tactical position in the Novoprokopivka area.
In the Dnipro River sector, Russian troops made one attempt to push back Ukrainian defenders near Krynky.
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