The General Staff said this in an update on Facebook as of 08:00 on Tuesday, July 9, Ukrinform reports.
Throughout the day, Russian forces launched three missile strikes using eight missiles, along with 83 airstrikes, deploying 139 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, the enemy carried out 5,928 shelling attacks, 122 of which involved multiple launch rocket systems, and launched an equal number — 5,928 — of kamikaze drones.
Russian aviation targeted areas near Plavni in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Mykolaivka and Lvove in the Kherson region.
In response, Ukraine's Air Force, missile troops, and artillery struck two Russian artillery systems, ten enemy troop and equipment concentrations, and one command post.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, 16 combat clashes were recorded. The enemy launched 12 airstrikes, dropped 21 guided bombs, and conducted 326 artillery attacks, including six with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, 11 clashes occurred near Vovchansk, Zelene, Ambarne, and Kamianka.
In the Kupiansk sector, four enemy attacks were repelled near Zahryzove, Stepova Novoselivka, and Holubivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 19 times, trying to advance in areas near Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, Ridkodub, Hryhorivka, and toward Shandryholove and Serednie.
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In the Siversk sector, four enemy assaults were launched near Ivano-Darivka, as well as toward Serebrianka and Vyiimka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, three clashes occurred near Stupochky and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy launched ten attacks around Dyliivka, Toretsk, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Katerynivka and Oleksandro-Kalynove.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 67 enemy attacks in areas including Popiv Yar, Poltavka, Myrne, Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Razine, Lysivka, Shevchenko, Zvirove, Udachne, Promin, Novoserhiivka, Muravka, Oleksiivka, Zelenyi Kut, Horikhove, as well as toward Pokrovsk, Volodymyrivka, Molodetske, and Novopavlivka.
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In the Novopavlivka sector, 36 Russian assaults were repelled near settlements such as Zaporizhzhia, Piddubne, Myrne, Komar, Voskresenka, Shevchenko, Zelene Pole, Vilne Pole, and Novopil.
In the Huliaipole sector, one Russian attack was recorded near Malynivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, no offensive actions were observed.
In the Dnipro River sector, one unsuccessful enemy attempt to advance on Ukrainian positions was reported.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy offensive group formation were detected.
Photo: General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
