Escalating Frontline Tensions: Over 90 Battles in a Day and Key Hotspots
In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military forces faced intensive combat situations across multiple key sectors of the frontline.
According to the latest operational report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a total of 97 combat engagements were recorded.
The most intense activity was reported along the Pokrovsk direction, where enemy efforts to break through Ukraine’s defenses were particularly vigorous.
This reflects the enemy’s strategic intent to push forward at this critical juncture.
Detailed reports specify that in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, five clashes took place since yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, Russian troops conducted 13 airstrikes, dropping 32 guided bombs and launching over 160 artillery attacks on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including four attacks using multiple rocket launch systems.
On the southern front, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled three enemy assaults near Vovchansk and Kam’yanka, although two combat ongoing engagements remain unresolved in these areas.
At the Kupiansk sector, the enemy attempted to push forward twice near settlements of Petropavlivka and Zahrizove, but Ukrainian defenders effectively halted their advance.
The Liman direction saw eight Russian attacks targeting positions near Karpiivka, Shandrigolove, Koloiazі, Yampіl, and Hryhoriivka, with four of those battles still ongoing.
To the north, in Siversk, Ukrainian troops repelled five attacks close to Hryhoriivka, Serebrianka, Fedorivka, Pereiizne, and Siversk itself; however, one skirmish continues.
In the Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces prevented an enemy assault near Orekhovo-Vasylivka, while in Toretsk, Russian forces launched six attacks around Pleshciiivka, Stepanivka, Yablunivka, and Rusino Yaru.
On the Pokrovsky sector, the enemy attempted to advance 35 times across settlements including Poltavka, Volodymyrivka, Fedorivka, Novoeconomichne, Rodinske, Suketske, Promin, Pokrovsk, Zviriv, Udane, Dachte, and Novoukrainka.
The official Ukrainian military statements report that on August 15, approximately 172 enemy soldiers were neutralized, with 132 of them killed for good.
Additionally, seven vehicles, four motorcycles, over 100 drones, and two drone control points were destroyed in this operation.
The situation on the Novopavlivka front remains tense, with twelve enemy attempts to breach Ukrainian lines near Komyshuvakha, Zelene Pole, Maliivka, Zaporizke, and Olhivka, ongoing as of now.
In the Gulyai-Pole direction, Russian forces launched an airstrike on the village of Bilohiria.
On the Prydniprovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled five attacks near Primorske, Antonivskyi Bridge, and Bilohrudiy Island, maintaining control despite mounting pressure.
The overall military situation continues to be dynamic and unpredictable, with daily new developments reflecting the resilience of Ukrainian troops and the persistent efforts by the enemy to gain tactical advantages.