A total of 173 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian forces were recorded on the front line on August 31, with more than 30 enemy attacks reported in the Pokrovsk sector.
Ukrinform reports this, citing a report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield situation as of 22:00.
“Since the beginning of this day, a total of 173 combat clashes have taken place. The enemy launched 66 airstrikes, dropping 218 guided glide bombs. In addition, it deployed 6,542 kamikaze drones to strike targets and carried out 2,049 attacks on settlements and positions of our troops,” the report said.
No offensive activity by the enemy was recorded in the North Slobozhanskyi and Kursk sectors.
Over the course of the day, in the South Slobozhanskyi sector, the enemy launched 13 assaults on the positions of Ukrainian units near Starytsia, Chuhunivka, Khatnie, Mala Vovcha, Dovhenke and Okhrimivka; two more combat clashes are still ongoing.
