Nearly 180 combat clashes on the front on Saturday – General Staff
Ukraine's General Staff reports 179 combat engagements on the front line on Saturday, with the most intense fighting in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions.
On Saturday, June 13, there were 179 combat clashes along the front line, according to the evening report of the Ukrainian General Staff. The fiercest battles occurred in the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy launched 27 attacks, and in the Huliaipole direction with 22 engagements.
In the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, two clashes took place. Russian forces carried out three airstrikes using nine guided bombs and conducted 57 shellings, including six from multiple rocket launchers.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, five assaults occurred near Vovchansk, Izbystske, and Zybyn, with two ongoing. In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy attacked once near Novoplatonivka. In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 attacks, with two still ongoing. In the Sloviansk direction, 10 attempts were stopped, one ongoing. In the Kostiantynivka direction, nine attacks were repelled, two ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy attempted to advance near several settlements, including Vasylivka and Rodynske; four battles are still ongoing. In the Oleksandrivka direction, one attack was repelled. In the Huliaipole direction, 22 engagements occurred, one ongoing. In the Orikhiv direction, two attempts were stopped. In the Dnipro direction, the enemy once tried to breach near the Antonivskyi bridge.
