Ukraine needs to stabilize the situation on the frontline before launching a new counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes.
Since the beginning of the day, 44 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovske, Kramatorsk and Kurakhove sectors, as the enemy continues active offensive actions, trying to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops.
Since the beginning of the day, 22 combat engagements have taken place, 8 of them are ongoing, with Russian occupants firing one missile attack, using 25 kamikaze drones and firing 547 times at Ukrainian troops' positions.
Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down all 13 russian Shahed drones during a night attack over several regions.
Strike drones are being moved from Mykolaiv region to Kirovohrad region, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the movement of attack UAVs through Sumy region in the direction of Poltava region.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the day, 101 combat engagements have taken place, during which the enemy launched 15 missile strikes, 70 air strikes, 452 attacks using kamikaze drones and opened fire on Ukrainian positions 2,843 times.
Over the past week, Ukrainian army recruiting offices have received more than 5,000 applications from people wishing to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers has introduced restrictions on online gambling in Ukraine, including limiting advertising with military symbols, banning multiple accounts for one player, mandatory breaks for players, and allowing players to set limits on spending and time spent gambling.
More than 9,000 people have been evacuated from the border area of Kharkiv region, but the situation is complicated by constant shelling by the Russians, which makes each evacuation life-threatening.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vovchansk was a key target of the russian offensive in Kharkiv region, as they sought to control a 10-kilometer zone from the border, but the situation has now stabilized.
In the Kharkiv sector, fighting continues near Stanytsia, the situation in Vovchansk is under control, and Ukrainian troops are improving their tactical positions in certain areas.
Ukrainian troops repelled 41 enemy attacks in the Pokrovsk sector yesterday, with the situation changing dynamically: in some areas the enemy achieved limited tactical success due to intense fire, while in others Ukrainian troops regained lost ground.
Ukrainian defense forces shot down three enemy drones over Poltava region, with no casualties or damage to infrastructure.
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv at night with S-300s and drones, damaging the district administration building and a residential building. Over the day, 2 people were killed and 9 injured in the region due to Russian shelling.
All 20 enemy "shaheds" were destroyed in the airspace of Kharkiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions by Ukrainian air defense forces.
Air defense systems are operating in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovs'k region to combat enemy drones, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported.
Hostile drones were detected in the direction of Odesa and Odesa and Kirovohrad regions.
Since the beginning of the day, 114 combat engagements took place, 5 of them are ongoing. The situation remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite intense enemy shelling in many areas.
A group of "shaheds" from Zaporizhzhia region is heading to Dnipro, according to the Air Force.
An entrepreneur from Odesa region exchanged an embroidered shirt from the Living Museum Center for five drones to be donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine emphasizes that counterattacks continue in other districts in the Kharkiv region. According to him, there should be more results in repulsing the assaults and destroying the occupier.
Ukrainian troops stopped an active Russian offensive in Kharkiv region and regained more favorable positions in some areas, although the front line has not yet stabilized.
Ukrzaliznytsia has handed over two more modernized railcars to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, equipped with medical equipment for evacuating wounded soldiers.
Russian occupants, with the support of aviation, are trying to storm the positions of Ukrainian troops near Vovchansk, attacking near the village of Liptsy in the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian troops continue to resist the enemy invasion, destroying 14 units of enemy equipment in the Kharkiv sector and inflicting losses on the occupiers.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian intelligence agent who was adjusting missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian military units and logistics depots in Zhytomyr region.
President Zelenskyy visited a hospital in Kharkiv to meet with wounded soldiers, present them with awards and thank them for defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.
The arsenal of the Armed Forces has been replenished with 18 new models of weapons and military equipment authorized by the Ministry of Defense for purchase and use.
The defense forces thwarted the plans of Russian troops to penetrate into the depths of Vovchansk's urban area and gain a foothold there, continuing to perform combat missions within the urban area in the northern part of the city and keeping the enemy under fire control, the General Staff said.
Russian troops are trying to break through and block Siversk to create conditions for an offensive on Sloviansk, but their advance in this direction is relatively halted, while Chasiv Yar remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.