[Korrespondent] In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian invaders carried out 52 attacks. In the Konstantinovsky direction, the enemy carried out 14 assault operations.
There have been 140 combat clashes on the front since the beginning of the day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on January 7.
It is noted that today, communities in border settlements were affected by enemy artillery fire, in particular Klyusy, Khrinivka, Arkhipivka in Chernihiv region; Ulanov, Studenok, Bezsalivka, Ryzhivka in Sumy region.
According to the General Staff, in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three assault actions of the invaders. In addition, the enemy carried out 39 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including two from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled six attacks by enemy troops, and four more clashes are ongoing. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanski Khutory, Vovchansk, Starytsia, Zelene, Tykhye, and towards the settlements of Vilcha and Ternov.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy tried to advance eight times on the positions of our troops in the areas of the settlements of Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Borivska Andriivka and towards Novaya Kruglyakivka and Kupyansk. Two clashes are currently underway.
In the Lyman direction, the invading army carried out 12 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units near the settlements of Novoyehorivka, Novovodyanye, Derylove, Kolodyazi, Zarichne, Myrne, and Shandryholove. Three combat clashes are ongoing.
No enemy offensive actions have been recorded in the Slavyansk direction at this time.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy made nine attempts to break through the defenses of our defenders in the areas of Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Chasovy Yar, and towards Bondarne; a battle is currently underway.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 14 assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Kleban-Byk, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar and towards Sofiivka. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovskoye direction, the Russian invaders made 52 attempts to push our defenders from the occupied positions in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Nykanorivka, Fedorivka, Dorozhne, Rodynske, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Molodetske and towards Novopavlivka and Filia. The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have already repelled 44 enemy attacks, six clashes are still ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy is trying to break through the defenses of our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Zeleny Gay, Oleksandrovgrad, Sichneve, Stepove, Vyshneve, Verbove, Krasnohirske, Rybne and Yegorivka. Our soldiers have repelled 19 enemy assaults, and five more clashes are ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, 24 combat clashes took place in the areas of the settlements of Dobropillya, Solodke, Varvarivka, Zelene, Hulyaipole and Bilogirya. Five combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy launched three attacks towards Stepnohirsk.
On the Dnieper direction, the enemy twice tried in vain to approach our defenders in the area of ​​the Antoniv Bridge.
We remind you that the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated and neutralized 1,040 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours.