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UkrainePublished: 16 June 2026 at 08:20

Russian forces launch 228 attacks on Ukrainian positions, most intense in Pokrovsk direction

On June 15, 228 combat clashes were recorded on the front line, with the highest number of attacks in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Huliaipole directions.

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The Ukrainian General Staff reported that on June 15, there were 228 combat clashes. The Russian forces conducted the most attacks in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Huliaipole directions.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 25 assault attempts by the aggressor aimed at settlements including Dobropillia, Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Rodynske, and others.

In the Lyman direction, 23 attempts by the enemy to penetrate Ukrainian defenses were recorded near Zarichne, Lyman, Novoselivka, Drobysheve, and other villages.

In the Huliaipole direction, 22 attacks were carried out by Russian troops, while in the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, 56 shellings were recorded, including one using multiple rocket launchers.

Other directions: Sloviansk – 12 assaults, Kostiantynivka – 12, Kupiansk – 4, South Slobozhansk – 5, Oleksandrivka – 4, Orikhiv – 5, and one attack near the Dnipro. No offensive actions were taken in the Kramatorsk direction, and no signs of enemy strike groups were detected in the Volyn and Polis directions.

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