Russian forces have intensified their offensive in the Donetsk region’s Pokrovsk area
The Khortytsia operational-strategic troop unit said Russian forces have intensified their offensive in the Donetsk region’s Pokrovsk area, where fierce fighting is still going on.
Russian troops are striking in the regions of Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, Popov Yar, Razine, Volodymyrivka, Yelyzavetivka, and Malynivka, Ukrainian military officials said in a message posted on Telegram.
In the vicinity of Myrolyubivka, Sukhyi Yar, Lysivka, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, and Oleksiivka, they are also making an effort to drive out Ukrainian defenders.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are holding the line while the enemy tries to advance by using its numerical advantage. There is heavy fighting going on,” the message said.
The General Staff of the AFU reports that 151 combat encounters occurred in the last day.
The fiercest fighting occurred in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian forces repelled 65 Russian attempted assaults.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) reported on June 24 that they eliminated a Russian assault group and captured a Wagner mercenary in the Pokrovsk sector.
The operation, carried out by the 144th SSO Center with support from UAVs, FPV drones, mortar and grenade launcher crews, targeted a Russian group that had infiltrated the Ukrainian rear and disrupted unit rotations, killing one Ukrainian soldier and wounding another.
The Khortytsia operational-strategic troop unit said Russian forces have intensified their offensive in the Donetsk region’s Pokrovsk area, where fierce fighting is still going on.
Russian troops are striking in the regions of Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, Popov Yar, Razine, Volodymyrivka, Yelyzavetivka, and Malynivka, Ukrainian military officials said in a message posted on Telegram.
In the vicinity of Myrolyubivka, Sukhyi Yar, Lysivka, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, and Oleksiivka, they are also making an effort to drive out Ukrainian defenders.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are holding the line while the enemy tries to advance by using its numerical advantage. There is heavy fighting going on,” the message said.
The General Staff of the AFU reports that 151 combat encounters occurred in the last day.
