Since the beginning of the day, there have been 77 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops; fighting continues in seven frontline areas, with the hottest conflict ongoing in the Pokrovsk sector.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, providing operational information at 16:00 on Friday, January 31, as reported by Ukrinform.
According to the General Staff, the situation at the front remains tense. Despite significant losses, the Russian forces continue their attempts to break through Ukraine’s defenses.
Russian artillery attacks today have affected areas in Sumy region, particularly in Oleksandrivka, Velyka Pysarivka, Ponomarenky, and Porozok.
In the Kharkiv sector, the Russian forces have launched two assaults on Ukraine’s defensive positions near Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, the Russian invaders made one attempt to attack the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ positions near Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector, the Russian forces have already attacked the Ukrainian positions near Zelena Dolyna, Novomykhailivka, and Kolodiazi five times today. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Siversk sector, the Russian troops have attempted to advance on the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ positions near Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, and Spirne six times, with two clashes still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy has made three attempts to storm the Ukrainian positions near Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, and Bila Hora, with one clash still ongoing.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russian invaders attempted to push Ukraine’s Defense Forces from their positions near Toretsk. The Ukrainian defenders in this area have repelled three enemy attacks.
In the Pokrovsk sector, since the beginning of the day, the Russian forces have made 38 attempts to push the Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the areas of Mashivka, Yelyzavetivka, Novotoretske, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Novoukrainka, Udachne, Kotliarivka, Novoandriivka, Oleksiivka, Andriivka, Dachne, and Ulakly. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding the line, with 33 attacks already repelled.
In the Novopavlivka sector, fighting continues near Kostiantynopil and Rozdolne. The Ukrainian defenders have already repelled four attacks today.
In the Huliaipole sector, two enemy attacks are currently underway near Novopil and Novosilka. The Russian forces have struck Novopil with unguided aerial missiles and dropped four guided bombs near Piatykhatky.
In the Orikhiv sector, the Russian troops made one attempt to advance towards Novodanylivka, but were repelled. The invaders also launched unguided aerial missile strikes on Kamianske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack.
In Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled six offensive actions by the Russian forces, with two clashes still ongoing. The Russian forces struck the region with six guided bombs and carried out 196 artillery shellings, including four from multiple launch rocket systems.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Ukrainian defenders destroyed a Russian command post of the Kursk Group of Troops in the town of Rylsk, Kursk region, on January 31.
Source: War update: 77 clashes on frontlines, fighting continues in seven areas
