Ukrainian Defense Ministry: 76 combat engagements took place in the frontline

Ukrainian Defense Ministry: 76 combat engagements took place in the frontline

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April 8 2024, 04:40 AM  •  117071 views

Over the past day, 76 combat engagements took place in various parts of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 7 missile attacks, 104 air strikes and 108 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

Over the past day, 76 combat engagements took place. In total, the enemy launched 7 missile and 104 air strikes, fired  108 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas. This was reported by the General Staff in the morning report, UNN reports.

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The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Kupyansk direction.

At the Liman direction, our soldiers repelled two enemy attacks near the settlement  Terny, Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut sector, our soldiers repelled 31 attacks in the areas of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region; Chasiv Yar, Spirne, Vyymka, Fedorivka, Rozdolivka, Vesele, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, Andriivka, Donetsk region.

In the Avdiivka sector, our defenders repelled 8 attacks in the areas of Pervomayske, Nevelske and Netaylove in Donetsk region.

In the Novopavlivsk sector, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Pobeda, and Novomykhailivka, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense of our troops 22 times.

On the Orikhivskyi direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 5 times in the areas of Staromayorske, Donetsk region; Robotyno, Zaporizhzhia region.

On the Kherson direction, the enemy made 8 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops.

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