War update: 160 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours

War update: 160 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours

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As many as 160 combat engagements between Ukrainian defenders and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines on Saturday, July 13.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a situation update as of 08:00 on Sunday, July 14, Ukrinform reports.

According to specified information, on July 13, the Russians launched two missile strikes using three missiles and 71 airstrikes using 122 guided aerial bombs against the positions of Ukrainian units and towns and villages. In addition, the enemy launched more than 4,500 shelling attacks, including 140 attacks using multiple rocket launchers.

The Russian army carried out airstrikes outside Lyptsi, Vovchansk, Borshchove, Hlyboke, Mali Prokhody, Senkivka, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, Starytsia, Kucherivka, and Podoly in the Kharkiv region, Myrnohrad, Oleksandropil, Ivanivka, Krasnohorivka, Toretsk, Odradne, Verkhniokamianske, Niu-York and Novyi Komar in the Donetsk region.

Yesterday, Ukrainian combat aircraft, missile and artillery forces carried out 12 strikes against Russian troop concentration areas and hit four enemy artillery systems, two electronic warfare and radar systems and one Pantsir-S1 air defense missile and gun system.

On the Kharkiv axis, there were 13 combat clashes near Hlyboke and Vovchansk.

On the Kupiansk axis, the number of attacks amounted to 18. Ukrainian forces repelled assaults near Synkivka, Vilshana, Petropavlivka, Novoselivka, Pishchane, Berestove and Stelmakhivka.

On the Lyman axis, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 16 times near Hrekivka, Makiivka, and Terny.

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On the Siversk axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 assaults by Russian invaders near Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne, and Vyimka.

On the Kramatorsk axis, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions 12 times outside Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka.

On the Toretsk axis, the enemy carried out 13 attacks near Pivnichne, Niu-York and Toretsk.

On the Pokrovsk axis, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 40 assaults outside Prohres, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Kalynove, Lozuvatske, Novoselivka Persha and Yasnobrodivka, where the invaders, supported by aircraft, attempted to dislodge Ukrainian units from their positions. The greatest concentration of enemy attacks was recorded near Novooleksandrivka.

On the Kurakhove axis, Ukrainian forces repelled 16 attacks near Krasnohorivka, Kostiantynivka, Karlivka and Pobieda, where the enemy tried to break through Ukrainian defenses.

On the Vremivka axis, Russian troops carried out 18 assaults near Urozhaine, Vodiane, Makarivka, Velyka Novosilka, and Kostiantynivka.

On the Dnipro River axis in the Kherson region, Russian troops attempted to dislodge Ukrainian units from their positions on bridgeheads. Two Russian attacks were unsuccessful near Mala Tokmachka and Kozatski Laheri.

Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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