Nearly 200 combat clashes in war zone since start of day, Russians actively attacking in Kursk Oblast – Ukraine's General Staff
Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 199 times in the war zone since the beginning of the day on 6 January, with most of the fighting taking place on the Kursk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 22:00 on 6 January
Quote: "The Russian invaders have carried out 48 airstrikes using 57 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians have deployed 837 kamikaze drones and conducted over 4,000 attacks on our positions and settlements."
Details: On the Kharkiv front, Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian attacks near the town of Vovchansk.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians stormed Ukrainian positions three times near the settlements of Synkivka, Petropavlivka and Zahryzove.
On the Lyman front, Russian troops have attacked Ukrainian positions 13 times over the past 24 hours.
On the Siversk front, Russian soldiers made two attempts to assault Ukrainian positions near the settlement of Bilohorivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, four combat engagements were registered near the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora and Stupochky. All the Russian attacks were repelled by Ukrainian defenders.
On the Toretsk front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions eight times. They concentrated their main offensive efforts near the settlements of Shcherbynivka and Toretsk.
On the Pokrovsk front, Russian forces have made 40 attempts to break through Ukrainian defences since the beginning of the day near the settlements of Myroliubivka, Promin, Sukhyi Yar, Pishchane, Kotlyne, Ukrainka, Yasenove, Novoielyzavetivka, Tarasivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Zelene, Novyi Trud and Pokrovsk.
On the Kurakhove front the Russians are also active, mounting 25 attacks on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Slovianka, Sribne, Andriivka, Petropavlivka, Kurakhove and Dachne, two of which are still in progress.
On the Vremivka front, Russian troops conducted 13 offensive efforts near the settlements of Kostiantynopil, Yantarne, Dachne and Kostiantynopolske.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian attack near the settlement of Novodanylivka. Russian forces attacked the settlement of Stepnohirsk with rockets.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions once, but to no avail.
On the Kursk front, Ukrainian forces repelled 44 Russian attacks, with a further 42 combat engagements still ongoing.
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