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Ukrainian forces repel Russian attacks in 12 directions
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine. Almost half of the Russian attacks are aimed at the Pokrovsk area. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled dozens of assaults since the beginning of the day. Since the beginning of the current day, 78 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Tuesday, June 17.  Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, 13 armed clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day, five of which are ongoing. In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoy direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled an enemy attack near Dolgenky. In the Kupyansk direction, Russian occupiers unsuccessfully attempted to break through in the area of the settlement of Stepovaya Novoselovka. In the Liman direction, the enemy carried out seven attacks near Lipovoye and in the direction of Olgovka, Shandrigolovoye and Serebryansky forest. Four combat clashes continue. In the Seversky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are repelling an enemy attack towards Serebryanka. In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders stopped seven attacks in the Kurdyumovka area and in the direction of Predtechnoye, Belaya Gora. In the Toretsk direction, the enemy made five assaults towards Shcherbinovka and Yablunovka. One battle is still ongoing. In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian invaders carried out 29 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Malinovka, Mirolyubovka, Promen, Lisovka, Udachnoye, Gorekhovoye, Novopavlovka and Alekseyevka. The defense forces repelled 28 assaults, one battle is still ongoing. In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements of Otradnoye, Volnoye Pole, Bogatyr and in the direction of Zaporozhye, Mirny and Shevchenko. The defense forces successfully repelled 10 enemy assaults, two more attacks are ongoing. In the Gulyai-Polye direction, our defenders are repelling an attack near Malinovka. In the Dnieper direction, the attack in the area of the Antonovsky Bridge has been stopped. Let us recall that in one day on June 16, Russia lost more than 1,000 servicemen killed and wounded. The total number of enemy losses exceeded 1 million people. Posted by: badanov 2025-06-18 |
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