Ukrainian Armed Forces repel Russian attacks on four fronts – General Staff report
Ukrainian Defence Forces have repelled Russian attacks in the areas in and around settlements on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Shakhtarsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts over the past 24 hours.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 6 September
Details: The Russian forces delivered 40 air strikes and bombarded Ukrainian troops' positions and settlements 51 times using multiple-launch rocket systems over the past 24 hours.
Russian terrorist attacks caused deaths and injuries among the civilian population. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been severely damaged.
A total of 28 combat engagements occurred during the past 24 hours.
On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the Russian army launched air strikes near the settlements of Sydorivka in Sumy Oblast and Veterynarne in Kharkiv Oblast. They fired using mortars and artillery on over 25 settlements.
On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled Russian attacks near the settlement of Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast. The Russian army carried out an air strike in the areas in and around the settlements of Petropavlivka and Krokhmalne in Kharkiv Oblast. The Russians keep targeting populated areas with their artillery and mortar fire.
On the Lyman front, Ukrainian defenders repelled Russian attacks near the settlement of Novoiehorivka in Luhansk Oblast. The Russian forces delivered air strikes in the areas in and around the settlements of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, Torske, Siversk and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast. The Russians continue to target populated areas with their artillery and mortar fire.
On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled Russian attacks in areas in and around the settlements of Zaliznianske, Klishchiivka, and Bila Hora in Donetsk Oblast. The Russians launched an air strike in the vicinity of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast. Over 20 settlements came under Russian artillery fire.
On the Avdiivka front, the Russians launched an air strike near the city of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. Russian artillery fire affected over 10 settlements.
On the Marinka front, Ukrainian defenders have been holding back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Marinka. The Russians launched an air strike near the settlement of Krasnohorivka. Russian artillery fire affected the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Heorhiivka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka and Yelyzavetivka in Donetsk Oblast.
On the Shakhtarsk front, the Russians delivered air strikes in the areas in and around the settlements of Vuhledar and Staromaiorske. Russian artillery bombardments hit more than 10 settlements.
On the Zaporizhzhia front, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled Russian attacks near the settlement of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Russians launched air strikes in the areas in and around the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne and Orikhove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Over 15 settlements came under Russian artillery fire.
On the Kherson front, the Russians delivered an air strike in the area of the settlement of Mykhailivka in Kherson Oblast. Russian artillery fire affected over 15 settlements.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defence Forces pursued their offensive on the Melitopol front, consolidating their positions and conducting counter-battery activities.
Over the course of the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Air Force carried out 11 strikes on clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment and 2 on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery hit 1 cluster of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, 14 artillery pieces at their firing positions, 1 ammunition storage point and 1 Russian anti-aircraft missile system.
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