Russia Assault on Pokrovsk Intensifies – Ukraine Still Holds Line

Russian forces have stepped up their offensive in the Pokrovsk sector of the Donetsk region, where heavy fighting continues, according to the Khortytsia operational-strategic troop grouping.

In a report published on Telegram, Ukrainian military officials said Russian troops were attacking in the areas of Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, Popov Yar, Razine, Volodymyrivka, Yelyzavetivka, and Malynivka.

They are also attempting to dislodge Ukrainian defenders near Myrolyubivka, Sukhyi Yar, Lysivka, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, and Oleksiivka.

“The enemy is trying to use its numerical superiority to advance, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are holding the line. Heavy fighting is ongoing,” the statement read.

According to the AFU’s General Staff, 151 combat clashes took place over the past day. The fiercest fighting occurred in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian forces repelled 65 Russian attempted assaults.

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) reported on June 24 that they eliminated a Russian assault group and captured a Wagner mercenary in the Pokrovsk sector.

The operation, carried out by the 144th SSO Center with support from UAVs, FPV drones, mortar and grenade launcher crews, targeted a Russian group that had infiltrated the Ukrainian rear and disrupted unit rotations, killing one Ukrainian soldier and wounding another.

The strike began with a drone hit on a diesel locomotive where the Russians were hiding. As it caught fire, six Russian troops fled, with drone operators and artillery hunting them down. Five were killed.

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