Day 1724 of the war: 175 combat engagements recorded, enemy deployed over 6,800 drones

Statistics of enemy attacks and airstrikes

The 1,724th day of the Russian Federation's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine was marked by active combat engagements. A total of 175 such incidents were recorded over the past day. As the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasises, Ukrainian defenders continue the systematic destruction of the enemy, offering effective resistance across all sectors of the front and inflicting significant losses on the occupiers.

During the day, the enemy carried out one missile strike and 67 airstrikes. Specifically, the enemy dropped 232 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the invaders deployed 6,842 suicide drones and carried out 2,227 shelling incidents targeting populated areas and Ukrainian military positions.

Warning of threat to civilians

Populated areas in Ulanove, Mala Korchakivka, Fotovysh, Luzhky, Vilna Sloboda, Myropillia, Pysharivka, Bilokopytove, and Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast came under artillery shelling. The areas around the populated areas of Khrapivshchyna, Luzhky, Ivolzhanske, Vakalivshchyna, and Pysharivka were subjected to airstrikes.

The aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defence Forces struck one area of enemy personnel concentration and two enemy unmanned aerial vehicle control points.

Combat operations by direction

On the North-Slobodian direction, the enemy did not carry out active operations over the past day, while on the Kupiansk direction, it conducted assault operations. The situation on the Volyn and Polissia directions remained largely unchanged, with no signs of the enemy forming offensive groupings detected.

On the South-Slobodian direction, Ukrainian units repelled one enemy attack towards Krasnoyarske. On the Lyman direction, attempts to advance were halted: defenders repelled four attacks in the areas of Nadia, Novoserhiivka, and Kreminna. On the Sloviansk direction, the invaders carried out two attacks in the area of Yampole, and on the Kramatorsk direction, one attack in the area of Izhivka.

The highest number of battles took place on the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions. On the Kostiantynivka direction, 13 attacks were recorded, with occupiers conducting assault operations in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Oleksiivka-Druzhkivka, Rozkishne, Mykolaipillia, and Rusyn Yar. On the Pokrovsk direction, defenders halted 11 attacks: the enemy attacked in the areas of Serhiivka and Molodetske, and also carried out assaults towards Dobropillia, Vilne, and Novohryshyne.

On the Hulyaipole direction, nine invader attacks were repelled in the areas of Ternuvate, Dolynka, and Bilohiria. On the Oleksandrivka direction, the invaders did not conduct assault operations, while on the Orikhiv and Prydnipro directions, the occupiers did not carry out active operations over the past day.