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Ukrainian General Staff: Russian army continues to exert pressure on Pokrovsky and Novopavlovsk directions
2025-07-31
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Since the beginning of the day, 121 clashes have been recorded on the front.

by Ivanna Kapustianska


The invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. In total, 121 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day, according to the General Staff report.

Border settlements suffered from shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation, in particular: Bila Bereza, Vovkivka, Khodyne, Gudove, Popivka, Oleksandrivka, Seredyna-Buda, Bobylivka, Hirky, Stepok, Turya in Sumy region.

In the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 11 Russian attacks, and four more clashes are still ongoing. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has launched four air strikes, dropped 12 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 170 artillery attacks, including ten from multiple launch rocket systems.

Ukrainian soldiers today stopped five enemy attacks in the area of the settlements of Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe, and Kamyanka in the South-Slobozhansk direction.

In the Kupyansk direction, the aggressor carried out four assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Kindrashivka, Zagryzove, and in the direction of Kupyansk.

In the Lyman direction, the invading army attacked ten times near the settlements of Novy Mir, Ridkodub, Yampolivka - towards Shandryholovy, Olhivka, Yampoli.

In the Siversky direction, the Defense Forces repelled two attacks. Invading units tried to advance near Serebryanka and Fedorivka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers made five attempts to advance today in the areas of Chasovy Yar, Minkivka, Novomarkovo, and in the direction of Bondarne. One clash is ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, and Oleksandro-Kalynove, our soldiers stopped ten enemy offensive actions, and another clash is ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the invaders have made 30 attempts to push our defenders from the occupied positions in the areas of the following settlements: Popiv Yar, Fedorivka, Novoekonomichne, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirovo, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoukrainka, Dachne. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's onslaught and have already stopped 25 attacks.

Today, in the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked 16 times in the areas of the settlements: Tolstoy, Mirne, Makiivka, Voskresenka, Novopil, as well as in the direction of Komyshuvakha and Temyrivka. Four combat clashes are ongoing.

In the Hulyaipil direction, the enemy once tried to advance near the settlement of Malynovka. In addition, the enemy launched an air strike on the settlement of Bilogirya.

Once, the aggressor attacked in the Orikhiv direction - the occupiers were trying to advance in the area of the settlement of Plavni.

In the Dnieper direction, the enemy launched three attacks - without success.

The situation on other fronts did not change significantly.

Posted by:badanov

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