War Update: 106 Clashes On Frontline, Pokrovsk Sector Remains Most Intense

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the situation as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 26, on Facebook .

Border settlements, in particular Esman and Znob-Trubchevska in the Sumy region, were subjected to artillery shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation. The community of Seredyna-Buda also suffered air strikes with unguided missiles.

Ukrainian defenders repelled six Russian attacks in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors .

The enemy also carried out seven air strikes, dropping 18 guided bombs, and carried out 126 shellings, including 12 from multiple launch rocket systems.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the Russians twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Vovchansk, and one combat engagement is ongoing.

In the Kupiansk sector , Ukrainian defenders repelled two attacks in the areas of the settlements of Pishchane and Novoselivka.

In the Lyman sector , the Russian army attacked 11 times near the settlements of Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Shandryholove, Zarichne, Torske, and Derylove. The Defense Forces stopped six attempts by the enemy to advance, and fighting continues.

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In the Siversk sector, the enemy made two attempts to break through in the Hryhorivka area and toward Dronivka. Defense Forces stopped one enemy attempt to advance, and one battle continues.

In the Kramatorsk sector , Russian troops attacked the positions of the Defense Forces three times, trying to advance near Yampil and toward Stupochky. One combat engagement continues.

In the Toretsk sector, Russian invaders attacked 12 times in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Poltavka, with four clashes ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian troops made 31 attempts to advance in the areas of the settlements of Nykanorivka, Volodymyrivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, Dachne, and toward the settlements of Pokrovsk, Balahan, and Filiia. Seven combat engagements are still ongoing.

In the Novopavlivka sector , the enemy attacked 14 times near the settlements of Andriivka-Klevtsove, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Komyshuvakha, and Kalynivske, with five combat clashes still ongoing.

In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian soldiers stopped two enemy attempts to advance near the settlement of Poltavka, and three more combat engagements are ongoing.

In the Orikhiv sector , the Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks near the settlement of Kamianske.

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In the Prydniprovske sector, the Russian army attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders four times toward the Antonivskyi Bridge; one combat engagement continues.

No significant changes in the situation have been reported on other front sectors.

As reported by Ukrinform, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the situation on the frontline is difficult, but the Defense Forces have recently achieved some success. Every day, there are about 15-20 assault operations by the Defense Forces.

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