Frontline Activity: Over 150 Battles in a Single Day

Chas Pravdy - 17 August 2025 09:09

On Saturday, the situation at the frontline remained tense and highly active.

According to the General Staff, more than 140 combat engagements were recorded over the past 24 hours, confirming the ongoing intense struggle between Ukrainian forces and the enemy.

Detailed reports indicate that Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled multiple attacks by Russian troops across various sectors of the front, inflicting notable losses on the adversary.Specifically, in the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian soldiers managed to thwart three assault attempts from the enemy within the day.

Meanwhile, the aggressor continued its aggressive operations, launching 13 airstrikes and dropping over twenty guided bombs.

Ukrainian positions also came under 279 artillery and missile strikes, including attacks from multiple rocket launcher systems.In the southern sector, particularly around Vovchansk, Krasny First, Kamyanka, and Ambarne, the enemy launched seven assaults on Ukrainian positions, all of which were successfully repulsed by Ukrainian troops.

The Kupiansk direction was particularly active, with 17 enemy attacks recorded, but Ukrainian forces held their ground in Kиндрашівка, Zapadne, Holubivka, and Stepoha Novoselivka.The Lyman sector saw 32 attacks by the enemy, aiming to push forward near Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiais, as well as in the directions of Serebryanka and Hryhorivka.

Hostilities are ongoing in the Siversk sector as well, where the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions twice near Hryhorivka.

In the Kramatorsk area, one skirmish was recorded around Oleksandro-Shultyno.

On the Toretsk sector, five attacks targeted areas around Toretsk, Diliivka, and Pleshiyiivka.Ukrainian defenders were also able to repel 51 assaults in the Pokrovsk sector, preventing breakthroughs near Poltavka, Volodymyrivka, Novyi Shakhe, Novoe Ekonomichne, Rodynske, Promin, Lysivka, Chunyshyne, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udačne, Horikhove, Murivka, and Filia.

On the Novopavlivske sector, the enemy launched 26 attacks in the regions of Novokhatske, Vilne Pole, Myrne, Pidduhne, Shevchenkove, Voskresenka, Temyirka, Maliyivka, and Olhivske.

The situation remains tense also in the Orikhiv sector, where Ukrainian forces successfully repelled several enemy advances toward Stepnohirsk, demonstrating resilience and effective defense.Overall, the situation remains challenging but under control thanks to the resilience and coordination of Ukrainian troops, who continue to hold the line and inflict significant losses on the enemy.

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