General Staff: 85 battles already occurred within a day on various fronts.
Information about the front line fighting as of August 27, 2024.
A total of 85 battles with Russian occupiers occurred within the day.
On the Kharkiv front, the enemy is attempting to break through our defenses near Vovchansk and is shelling Kozacha Lopan. The Kupyansk direction faced 15 enemy attacks and 5 airstrikes. On the Lyman front, 7 assaults were repelled, and one attack was stopped in the Siversk direction.
The Kramatorsk and Toretsk directions are also under constant pressure from the occupiers. The hottest spot is the Pokrovsk direction, where the Russians made 25 breakthrough attempts. Defenders repelled 24 of them; one fight is ongoing.
On the Kurakhove direction, there were 11 enemy attacks, 9 of which were repelled. Two attacks continue near Karlivka. Vremiv, Orikhiv and Prydniprovske directions also faced unsuccessful enemy advance attempts.
Russian invaders continue to shell settlements using artillery, mortars and aviation with guided bombs.
Yaroslav Syrskyi spoke about the impact of the Kursk operation on the situation near Pokrovsk.
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