The Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding back the advance of Russian occupiers and taking necessary measures to prevent the enemy from penetrating deeper into Ukrainian territory. As of now, the number of combat engagements has increased to 122. This was reported in the summary from the General Staff on Sunday, November 24.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked our positions near Tikhoye and Volchansk twice, with our troops repelling one of the attacks; combat engagement is currently ongoing. Additionally, enemy aviation struck Granovo with aerial bombs.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian occupiers launched eight attacks on the Defense Forces in the areas of Novomlynska, Kolesnykivka, Kruhlakivka, Senkove, and Lozova.
In the Lyman direction, the invading army made 19 attacks on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Druzhlyubivka, Hrekivka, Novoheorhivka, Terny, Yampolivka, Torske, and Serebryanka, with three combat engagements ongoing. Ukrainian soldiers are steadfastly holding the defense and inflicting losses on the enemy.
In the Kramatorsk direction, since the beginning of the day, Defense Forces units have repelled four attacks from Russian invaders near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk direction, the aggressor made six attempts to advance in the areas of Diliivka, Toretsk, and Shcherbinivka, with one combat engagement continuing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders made 16 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Myroliubivka, Lucha, Lisovka, Hrihorivka, Dachenske, Pustynka, and Mlechnoye. The Defense Forces are holding the line and repelled 12 enemy attacks, with four combat engagements still ongoing.
In the Kurakhove direction, the enemy army attacked 34 times near settlements such as Berestky, Sontsivka, Novodmytrivka, Zarya, Kurakhove, Dalneye, Romanivka, Yelizavetivka, and Hanivka. Twenty-three attempts by the occupiers to advance have already been repelled, and fighting continues.
In the Vremivka direction, five enemy attacks are ongoing near Trudove, Novosilka, and Makarivka. Ukrainian defenders have already repelled eight attacks in this area.
In the Dnipro direction, the enemy attempted to attack Ukrainian positions once without success.
The operation in the Kursk region continues. The enemy's aviation continues to destroy its own villages and cities. Since the beginning of the day, Russian aircraft have carried out 18 strikes, dropping 21 aerial bombs on their own territory. The Defense Forces repelled 12 attacks from Russian occupation troops in this area today, and fighting continues.
Meanwhile, there are no significant changes in other directions.
As previously reported, according to the head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalенко, UAVs attacked an arsenal in the Novgorod region of the Russian Federation, where artillery shells, rockets for the Grad, Smerch, and Uragan MLRS, Iskanders, North Korean KN23 missiles, and munitions for the Tor system are stored.
The command post of the Northern Group of Forces in Belgorod has been hit - HUR