The Russian army sent 133 "Shahed" strike drones to Ukrainian regions last night, News.bg reports.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 73 of them were shot down or neutralized, and 58 were lost and their trajectory remains unknown. At the same time, Ukraine's air defenses operated in the following regions: Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv and Odessa regions.
The drones were launched from various Russian positions in Millerovo, Kursk, Bryansk, Shatalovo and Primorsky Akhtarsk.
According to the General Staff of Ukraine, 113 combat clashes have been registered in the last 24 hours, with the most tense situation in the Pokrovskoye, Toretskoye and Novopavlovsk directions. The Russian army headquarters has carried out about 6,000 shellings along the entire front line.
The hottest line on the front is the one near Pokrovsk, where heavy fighting is taking place in the area of the settlements of Sukha Balka, Tarasovk, Elizavetovka, Lisovka, Usachnoye, Uspenovka, Andreevka and Dachno.
The DeepState monitoring project reported advances by the Russian army in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. In Donetsk, Russian troops have improved their positions in the Andreyevka and Burlatsko areas.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of the village of Vodyanye Druy, northeast of Pokrovsk, which, according to Russian bloggers, will allow Russian forces to cut off Ukrainian supply lines.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported 16 attacks in the area, acknowledging progress towards Zelenovka and Burlatsko.
Active fighting is taking place in the Toretsk direction, as well as near Krymske and Shcherbinovka.
According to updated data in the Kharkiv region, the Russian occupiers have approached the settlements of Dvurechno and Figolevka.