While the Ukrainian General Staff confirmed 200 direct clashes with Russian forces across all combat fronts in the east and south of the country, Russian defense forces said they shot down approximately 40 Ukrainian drones in various regions.
The Ukrainian General Staff revealed that Russian attacks were concentrated on the Bakrovsk front in the east of the country, with 60 concentrated attacks, while continuing their attempts to expand from three surrounding directions in an attempt to encircle it.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian forces shot down approximately 40 Ukrainian drones last night in various regions, including Belgorod and Voronezh, confirming the destruction of Ukrainian fortifications and ammunition depots on the southern axis of Donetsk in southeastern Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry indicated that it is continuing to pressure Ukrainian forces in the Karl Marx area of Donetsk, targeting them with drones and Grad rockets.
Al Jazeera's correspondent in Kyiv, Hassan Masoud, reported a clear escalation in the pace of clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces along the front, which extends from the far northeast in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine to the far southeast in Zaporizhia in southern Ukraine.
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Ukrainian provinces are witnessing attacks from various directions by Russian forces. Al Jazeera's correspondent says that Ukrainian forces are currently on the defensive, attempting to repel Russian attacks. This is primarily occurring in the Zaporizhia province. He points out that Russian forces are attempting to cut off a key road linking northeastern Ukraine to its far south and the provinces controlled by Russian forces in Zaporizhia .
These developments coincide with intensified Russian attacks on other fronts, such as the Donetsk region, where it is attempting to encircle a key city, Pakovsk, and advancing toward the borders of another region.
