The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) repelled 189 combat clashes with Russian armed forces nationwide over the past 24 hours, with the heaviest fighting reported along the Pokrovsk axis.In its daily operational update as of 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, the General Staff of the AFU said Russian forces carried out 70 airstrikes, dropping 224 guided aerial bombs (KABs), and launched 6,564 kamikaze drones alongside 2,260 shelling attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian troop positions.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Pokrovsk axis sees heaviest combatThe General Staff reported 26 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis, where Russian forces attempted to advance near the settlements of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Hannivka, Matiasheve, Svitle, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Muravka, and Molodetske.Preliminary data shows 33 Russian troops killed and 15 wounded over the day in that sector alone, according to the report.The AFU destroyed two artillery systems, four vehicles, one piece of special equipment, two drone control points, and 27 enemy shelters, while damaging three additional vehicles, one drone control point, and 90 Russian shelters.Additionally, 352 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of various types were destroyed or suppressed.Kostiantynivka axisThe AFU repelled 21 Russian assaults near Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and Novoselivka.Lyman and Sloviansk axes under pressureOn the Lyman axis, the AFU repelled 10 attempted Russian advances near Shyikivka, Karpivka, Novoselivka, Zarichne, Drobysheve, and Lyman, with one engagement still ongoing at the time of the report.