[Korrespondent] The enemy has not yet carried out offensive operations in the Kramatorsk, Orikhiv, and Dnieper directions.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have launched 62 attacks on Ukrainian army positions. Most of them are concentrated in two directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3.
Thus, one combat clash was recorded in the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy tried five times to improve its position in the areas of the settlements of Starytsia, Tsehelne, Vilcha, and Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy twice carried out assaults in the areas of Borivska Andriivka.
In the Liman direction, our soldiers repelled one attempt by the invaders to advance towards Dibrova.
In the Slavyansk direction, the occupiers twice tried to advance towards Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 14 attacks near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Udachne, Kleban-Byk, Ivano-Pillya, Illinivka, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Pleshchiivka, and Kucheriv Yar. One attack is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders tried to advance 25 times in the areas of the settlements of Bilytske, Shevchenko, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Sergiyevka, Udachne, Muravka, Novomykolaivka, Novopidhorodne, Novopavlivka, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, and Molodetske. One enemy assault operation is ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked five times in the direction of Iskra, Sichneve, Krasnohirske, Stepovye, and Zlagoda. One enemy assault is ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, there were seven attacks against the positions of our defenders in the areas of Dobropil, Pryluk, Hirky, and Varvarivka.
The enemy has not yet carried out offensive operations in the Kramatorsk, Orikhiv, and Prydniprovsk directions.
Recall that the current situation on the front is the best for Ukraine in the last 10 months. This statement was made by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with journalists.
Before that, it became known that the Ukrainian army had liberated 470 sq. km of territory in the south of the country since the start of counter-insurgency operations this year.
The General Staff confirmed the damage to the Bashneft-Novoil refinery.