Friday, April 17, 2026

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General Staff on the front situation: the enemy carried out 100 attacks and launched over 6.4 thousand drones:
The General Staff reported 100 combat engagements and the enemy's massive use of 6,451 drones. The greatest activity of the occupiers was recorded in the Pokrovsk direction.
In total, 100 combat engagements have taken place since the beginning of this day. The enemy launched 6,451 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,593 shellings, UNN reports with reference to the General Staff's summary.
Today, the enemy launched one missile strike, using 23 missiles, carried out 56 air strikes, dropped 162 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it used 6,451 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,593 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops.
- the summary says
In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions , four combat engagements took place; in addition, the enemy carried out 69 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops, five of which were with the use of multiple rocket launchers.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction , the enemy stormed the positions of our units three times in the areas of the settlements of Prylipka, Symynivka, and Starytsia. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction , our defenders successfully repelled three enemy assaults towards the settlements of Petropavlivka, Podoly, and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman and Sloviansk directions , the enemy has not conducted active operations since the beginning of the day.
In the Kramatorsk direction , the enemy attacked the positions of the Defense Forces twice in the areas of the settlements of Minkivka and Nykyforivka.
The Defense Forces repelled eleven enemy assaults in the Kostiantynivka direction near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Stepanivka, Sofiivka, and Novopavlivka. One combat engagement is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction , the enemy carried out 26 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Molodetske, Kotlyne. Two combat engagements are still ongoing. --->READ MORE HERE
GeneralStaff.ua 
Since the beginning of the day, 100 battles have taken place on the front, the Defense Forces have stopped 26 attacks in the Pokrovsky direction:
On Thursday, April 16, 100 combat clashes were recorded on the Russian-Ukrainian front, the occupiers tried 26 times to improve the situation in the Pokrov direction
This is stated in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 10:00 p.m.
Enemy shelling
The enemy launched one missile strike using 23 missiles, carried out 56 air strikes, dropped 162 KABs. In addition, it engaged 6,451 kamikaze drones for destruction and carried out 2,593 attacks on settlements and positions of our troops.
Situation on the main routes
Four combat clashes took place in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions. The enemy carried out 69 attacks on settlements and positions of our troops, five of which were carried out using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhansk direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units three times in the areas of the settlements of Symynivka and Starytsia. One clash is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy tried three times to improve its position in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlivka, Podoli, and Kurylivka.
The enemy has not carried out any active operations in the Lymansky and Slavyansky directions since the beginning of the day.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy twice attacked the positions of the Defense Forces in the areas of the settlements of Minkivka and Nykyforivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 11 attacks near Kostyantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Stepanivka, Sofiivka, and Novopavlivka. One battle is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders tried 26 times to push our soldiers out of the positions they occupied in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Molodetske, and Kotlyne. Two combat clashes are still ongoing. --->READ MORE HERE
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