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UkrainePublished: 17 June 2026 at 08:20

Russian forces attack over 100 times Pokrovsk and three other front directions

Over the past day, 237 combat engagements occurred on the front, 104 of which were on the Lyman, Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Huliaipole directions, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.

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According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the past day saw 237 combat engagements. Of these, 104 attacks were launched by Russian occupiers on four directions: Lyman, Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Huliaipole.

On the Northern Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, the aggressor carried out four airstrikes using nine guided aerial bombs and shelled Ukrainian positions and settlements 49 times.

On the Southern Slobozhansk direction, the enemy attacked six times Ukrainian units near Okhrimivka, Hraniv, IzbYtske, and Zybine.

On the Kupiansk direction, defenders repelled four attempts to advance toward Podoly and Borivska Andriivka.

On the Lyman direction, 20 attempts were made to breach defenses near Zarichne, Andriivka, Drobysheve, Lyman, Dibrova, Ozerne, as well as toward Shyikivka, Novoiehorivka, and Tverdokhlibove.

On the Sloviansk direction, 13 assaults occurred near Kalenyky, Zakitne, and toward Riznykivka, Kryva Luka, Mykolaivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.

On the Kramatorsk direction, one assault action was carried out near Chasiv Yar.

On the Kostiantynivka direction, 15 attacks took place near Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopilia, Illinivka, and toward Kostiantynivka, Mykolaipilia, and Dovha Balka.

On the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian forces stopped 40 assault actions near Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Kotlyne, Udachne, and toward Dorozhnie, Vasylivka, Filiia, Novyi Shakhtarsk, Vilne, Kucherovyi Yar, Bilytske, Nikanorivka, and Novyi Donbas.

On the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked twice near Vorone.

On the Huliaipole direction, occupiers conducted 29 attacks near Rybne, Solodke, Luhivske, Novoselivka, and toward Dobropilia, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.

On the Orikhiv direction, five attempts to advance were stopped near Stepove and Mali Shcherbaky.

On the Dnipro direction, no activity was observed.

Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to systematically destroy the enemy and offer effective resistance on all front sectors.

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