War briefing in Ukraine: “Hottest situation” around Pokrovsk, says Ukrainian military | Ukraine

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army reported on Sunday heavy Russian attacks in the Pokrovsk area of ​​the Donetsk region, creating a “hot situation” along the front line as the invaders pushed for further attack areas. In an update, the General Staff said: “The enemy has already attacked our positions 35 times today in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvizhenka, Progress, Lozuvatskyi, Novoselivka Persha and Yasnobrodivka… The situation remains tense near Novooleksandrivka, Novoselivka Persha and Progress, where six battles are still ongoing. Our defenders are holding back the enemy.”

In the Kharkiv region Russian forces attacked positions in the Hlyboky and Vovchansk districts three times, the update said.“In the direction of Kupyansk, the enemy was also repulsed three times near Pishchany and Stelmakhivka. He suffered losses and retreated.” In the Lyman area, there were eight Russian attacks in the area of ​​Makiivka and Grekivka. Further attempts to advance took place in the area of ​​Seversky and Kramatorsk, and in the area of ​​Toretsk the situation was “tense” as locations near Nord and New York were attacked.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces had taken control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.. Ukrainian bloggers also said Ukrainian forces had given up control of the village southwest of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk. The Ukrainian military said fighting was still ongoing. Reuters, which reported the development, said it was unable to independently confirm the Ukrainian or Russian reports.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Russia had launched 18 attacks on Urozhaine and other nearby villages. A later report did not mention the village. DeepState, a popular Ukrainian military blog, reported the capture of Urozhaine on Sunday, saying Russian forces had launched “mass attacks on the south of the village.” It described the loss as a “defense breakdown” whose cause needed to be investigated.

When he returned to Ukraine from the NATO summit in Washington, Zelenskyy landed in Ireland to meet with Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris.Zelensky’s office said on social media that they discussed support for Ukraine, cooperation on mine clearance and cybersecurity. “Thank you Ireland for supporting the peace summit in Switzerland! I thank the Prime Minister for his great personal attention and commitment to the efforts to bring children back home.”

The naval forces of China and Russia have begun a joint exercise at a military port in southern China, according to the official Xinhua news agency. This came just days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine. China’s Defense Ministry said forces from both sides had recently patrolled the western and northern Pacific and that the operation had nothing to do with international or regional situations and was not directed against third parties.

Russia used more than 700 glide bombs, more than 170 attack drones and nearly 80 missiles against Ukraine last week, Zelensky said.“The scale of decisions to protect life should correspond to the scale of this evil. Each partner can influence the situation and strengthen defenses against terror. And Ukraine is grateful to all our friends who are doing just that. Together we will defeat evil.”