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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline last update as of September 7:

As of 22:00 on September 7, 168 combat engagements took place in the frontline over the last day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 44 of them took place in the Pokrovsk sector, where the enemy lost more than 240 troops.

Hostile attacks

Today, the enemy state launched one missile attack on the territory of Ukraine using one missile and 70 air strikes, dropping 90 guided bombs. In addition, the invaders used 581 kamikaze drones and fired over 3,100 times at Ukrainian troops’ positions and populated areas using various types of weapons.

Situation at the frontlines

In the Kharkiv direction, Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops near Vovchansk with the support of aviation once.

“According to the information currently available, Ukrainian defenders in the Kharkiv sector eliminated and wounded more than 60 occupants, destroyed two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 40 UAVs, and a car, and damaged an artillery system and four enemy vehicles,” the statement said.

The enemy attacked Ukrainian positions seventeen times in the Kupiansk direction. Near the settlements of Synkivka, Lozova, Stelmakhivka, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, and Andriivka, the Defense Forces repelled seven attacks. The situation is tense, ten firefights are ongoing.

In the Lyman direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders 25 times in the areas of Cherneshchyna, Nevske, Lozova, Torske, Makiivka, and Dibrova. Three firefights are currently ongoing.

The enemy’s activity in the Siversk direction was manifested by seven assault actions, the attackers tried to force the Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the areas of Spirne, Verkhnekamianske, and Vyimka. One firefight continued.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled six attempts by the invaders to advance near Chasiv Yar, Andriivka, and Klishchiivka. All attacks were repelled.

In the Toretsk direction, the Russian troops, supported by aviation, attacked Ukrainian positions eight times near Toretsk, Nelipivka, and Sukha Balka. Four battles are still ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian units 44 times during the day. The enemy was most active in the area of Novohrodivka, Mykhailivka, and Hrodivka. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 39 attacks, and five more combat engagements are ongoing.

“According to the available information, today the occupants lost more than 240 servicemen killed and wounded in this sector. The count is ongoing,” the General Staff noted. —>READ MORE HERE

Zelenskyy: Situation on Pokrovsk front is better, but I don’t want to make any early comments:

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the situation on the Pokrovsk front has improved in recent days, though he refused to comment in detail until it stabilises.

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with journalists from Ukraine’s national joint 24/7 newscast in Italy

Quote: “‘Firstly, the situation there is not easy. I am grateful to our soldiers.

The situation has been better for 3-4 days prior to my arrival here [in Italy]. We were discussing all these details three times a day with [Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr] Syrskyi.

I don’t want to make any early comments. If you can, please be patient. When everything is completely stabilised there, God willing, then we will talk about it.”

Background:

• On 5 September, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, reported that Ukrainian troops had managed to stop the Russians on the Pokrovsk front, the hottest area of the war zone, adding that “the enemy has not advanced a single metre on the Pokrovsk front over the past six days”.

—>READ MORE HERE

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