The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) recorded 233 combat engagements over the course of Thursday July 9, highlighting the intensity of Russia’s ongoing offensive across the front line.
As of 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, Russian forces had carried out 57 airstrikes, launched 167 guided bombs, used 6,282 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,239 shelling attacks against Ukrainian positions and civilian settlements, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in their evening operational update.
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Heavy strikes across eastern axes
On the South-Slobozhanske axis, Russian troops assaulted Ukrainian positions 14 times near Starytsia, Novovasylivka, Lyman and Vovchansk, as well as Zybine, Shevyakivka, Hoptivka and Izbytske, with four engagements still ongoing at the time of the report.
On the Kupiansk axis, Russian forces launched two attacks in the direction of Kurylivka.
The General Staff said Ukrainian units repelled ten attempts by Russian troops to advance further south, on the Lyman axis near Borova, Stavky, Lyman, Dibrova, Ozerne and Shyikivka, with three more clashes continuing.
On the Sloviansk axis, defense forces stopped 26 Russian attempts to move forward toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Pyskunivka and around Kryva Luka, Zakitne and Riznykivka, with one additional engagement still ongoing at the time of reporting.
Pokrovsk sees high Russian losses
According to the report, heavy activity was seen on the Pokrovsk axis, where Russian forces conducted 15 attacks while trying to advance near Dorozhnye, Novooleksandrivka, Udachne and Kotlyne, and toward Shevchenko, Serhiivka, Bilytske and Myrne.
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Preliminary figures from this region alone include 54 Russian soldiers killed and 11 wounded. One vehicle and one motorcycle were destroyed, with an additional damage to another vehicle, one specialized piece of equipment and 22 personnel shelters.
Ukrainian forces also damaged or destroyed 151 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types.
Other frontline directions
On the Kramatorsk axis, Russian troops carried out four attacks toward Tykhonivka and in the area of Fedorivka Druha.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, the Defense Forces of Ukraine resisted 25 assaults near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, Stepanivka, Toretske and toward Vilne, with two clashes still ongoing at the time of the report.
Four Russian attacks were reported on the Oleksandrivsk axis near Tolstoi and Nove Zaporizhzhia.
Along the Huliaipole axis, Ukrainian troops successfully resisted 14 assaults toward Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Zaliznychne, Tsvitkove and Charivne, while defenders on the Orikhiv axis stopped four attacks in the areas of Shcherbaky, Stepove and Plavni.
The General Staff said no offensive actions were recorded on the Prydniprovske axis, adding that there are no significant changes in the situation in other directions.
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