Russian forces launched 185 combat clashes against Ukrainian positions over a 24-hour period ending at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11.The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported the attacks in its daily operational update, detailing one missile strike involving 11 missiles, 58 airstrikes using 208 guided aerial bombs (KABs), 6,770 kamikaze drones, and 2,458 shelling attacks on Ukrainian troop positions and populated areas.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Pokrovsk axis sees heaviest combatThe Pokrovsk axis bore the brunt of Tuesday’s fighting, with Russian forces launching 22 attacks as they attempted to advance near the settlements of Nove Shakhove, Dorozhnie, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Novomykolaivka.The AFU reported preliminarily eliminating 38 occupying troops and wounding 16 others in the area, while destroying four vehicles, a drone command post, and 22 personnel shelters.The AFU also damaged four artillery systems, 10 additional vehicles, an electronic warfare system, and 118 shelters.According to the General Staff, 373 drones of various types were also downed or suppressed.Kostiantynivka axis under sustained pressureThe AFU repelled 34 Russian assaults on the Kostiantynivka axis, with fighting concentrated near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, and Illinivka, as well as toward Dovha Balka, Stepanivka, Toretske, Novyi Donbas, and Kucheriv Yar.Three clashes were underway at the time of the report.Lyman and Sloviansk axes active as wellAccording to the General Staff, the AFU fended off 17 attempted Russian advances on the Lyman axis near Karpivka, Zarichne, and Dibrova, with four engagements still underway.
Russia Launches 6,770 Kamikaze Drones, 208 Guided Bombs on Tuesday
Pokrovsk saw the heaviest fighting, with 38 Russian troops killed and dozens of vehicles destroyed.






