Russian forces carried out 216 combat clashes across the frontline as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, with the heaviest fighting concentrated on the Pokrovsk axis.The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported that Russian forces launched one missile strike using two missiles, conducted 68 air strikes, and dropped 213 guided aerial bombs (KABs) over the course of the day.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Russian forces also deployed 6,428 kamikaze drones and shelled populated areas, alongside Ukrainian positions 2,294 times.Pokrovsk axis bears the brunt of strikesRussian forces launched 23 attacks on the Pokrovsk axis, attempting to advance near the settlements of Toretske, Shakhove, Sofiivka, Chernihivka, Hannivka, Novyi Donbas, Dobropillia, Rodynske, Shevchenko, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne and Novopidhorodne, with one clash still ongoing, the General Staff reported.The AFU eliminated 40 Russian soldiers and wounded six others in the area, while destroying two motor vehicles, three units of special equipment and one enemy drone control point.Four Russian artillery systems and one motor vehicle were damaged, with the AFU destroying or suppressing 340 drones of various types.Kostiantynivka and Sloviansk axes see heavy fightingThe AFU repelled 18 Russian assaults on the Kostiantynivka axis near Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novoselivka and Novopavlivka, the General Staff reported.On the Sloviansk axis, 17 Russian attempts to advance near Zakitne, Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Pyskunivka and Ryznykivka were stopped, with one clash still underway at the time of the report.