General Staff Latest: AFU repelled 111 attacks by the Russian army since the beginning of the day

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian military is holding back the Russian offensive on all areas of the front. The occupiers continue to storm Defense Force positions while shelling the cities with rockets, aerial bombs and artillery. As of 4:00 p.m. on September 5, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 111 attacks by the Russian army.

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed 111 attacks of the Russian army, restraining the offensive of the invaders in all directions of the front.
Ukrainian troops continue to do everything possible to deter the enemy, who is storming the positions of the Defence Forces and shelling populated areas with rockets and aerial bombs.
Most of the combat clashes were recorded in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions.

Actual situation on September 5 in different directions of the front

The General Staff of the Armed Forces published operational information as of 4:00 p.m. on September 5, 2024.

Most of the fighting occurred in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions. In less than a day, the number of assaults exceeds two dozen, and the Defense Forces are doing everything possible to contain the enemy.

The border areas of Sumy Oblast continue to suffer from Russian artillery and mortar fire — the settlements of Bobylivka, Porozok, Stepok and Pokrovka were affected. In addition, the Russians carried out airstrikes with anti-aircraft missiles on Sumy, Hrytsenkovo, Simeykino, Partizansky, Yampol, Yunakivka, Rychky, Kiyanitsa, and Novaya Sich.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been six combat clashes in the Kharkiv direction . The enemy attacked the positions of the Armed Forces near Vovchansk.
10 battles were recorded in the Kupyansk direction . The Russians stormed the positions of the Defense Forces near Sinkivka, Tabaivka, Hlushkivka, Lozova and Andriivka. As of 4:00 p.m., six combat clashes were ongoing.
13 fights were recorded in the Lyman direction since the beginning of the day. The briefing said that three attacks are continuing. Battles took place near Druzhelyubivka, Cherneshchyna, Nevsky, Makiivka, and Novosadovo.
Since the beginning of the day, four enemy assaults have been recorded in the Siversky direction . The Russians tried to advance near Verkhnyokamyanskyi and Spirnyi. As of 16:00, one battle was ongoing.

Eight combat clashes took place in the Kramatorsk direction . The occupying forces stormed the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Predtechyny, Ivanivskyi, Ivanopil and Klishchiivka. At the time of writing, three attacks were ongoing.
Six battles took place in the Toretsk direction . The Russians attacked the positions of the Defense Forces near Toretsk and Nelipivka. Five fights continued as of 16:00.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 27 attacks in the Pokrovsky direction . The occupiers massively attacked the positions of the Armed Forces near the settlements of Novogrodivka, Novotroitske, Grodivka, Vozdvizhenka, Zelene Pole, Myrolyubivka, and Mykhailivka. As of 16:00, six combat clashes continued.
23 battles were recorded in the Kurakhiv direction . 19 of them have already been repelled. The Russians tried to advance near Krasnohorivka, Lysivka, Kostyantynivka, Ukranian, Halytsynivka, and Georgiivka.
Six collisions took place in the Vremivsk direction . Of these, two continued as of 4:00 p.m. The enemy attacked the positions of the Armed Forces near Vodyanyi and Ugledar.
There were no enemy assaults in the Gulyaipil direction . However, the occupiers attacked Biloghirya from the air.
As of 4:00 p.m., the battle was going on in the Orihiv direction .
Two combat clashes were recorded in the Dnieper direction .