Battlefield sees 160 clashes, most of them on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff

Apr 9, 2026 - 06:08
Battlefield sees 160 clashes, most of them on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff

A total of 164 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with most of them occurring on the Pokrovsk front (32 attacks).

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 9 April

Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians carried out an airstrike, using a guided bomb. They conducted 106 strikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including six from multiple-launch rocket systems. One combat clash was recorded.

On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defence seven times near the settlements of Vovchanski Khutory, Starytsia, Krasne Pershe, Synelnykove, Prylipka and Lyman.

On the Kupiansk front, Russian forces conducted eight attacks towards the settlements of Petropavlivka, Novoosynove, Kivsharivka and Novoplatonivka.

On the Lyman front, the Russians carried out six attacks, trying to penetrate the Ukrainian defence near the settlements of Stavky, Dibrova, Novyi Myr and Lyman.

On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attempts to advance towards the village of Riznykivka.

On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians carried out an attack towards the village of Tykhonivka.

On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian troops conducted 20 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Stepanivka, Novopavlivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka and Sofiivka.

On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 32 Russian assaults near the settlements of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Muravka, Hryshyne, Udachne and Filiia and towards Bilytske, Novooleksandrivka, Novopidhorodne and Serhiivka.

On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted seven attacks towards the settlements of Lisne, Oleksandrohrad and Novoselivka and near Novohryhorivka.

On the Huliaipole front, Russian forces carried out 18 attacks near the settlements of Pryluky, Dobropillia, Tsvitkove, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Olenokostiantynivka and Varvarivka and near Myrne and Huliaipole.

On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians conducted five attacks near the Antonivka Bridge and Bilohrudyi Island.

Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine's Air Force and Rocket Forces and Artillery units hit seven clusters of Russian military personnel and an artillery gun belonging to the Russians.

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