The Armed Forces restored and held positions in Kursk and Belgorod regions - Syrsky

To spread: Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky stated that Ukrainian troops are holding back the promotion of the army of the Russian Federation in key directions and do not allow the enemy to break through the defense as the general informed on the Facebook network, at a meeting of the Supreme Commander -in -Chief, he voiced one of the main tasks of the Armed Forces.

"He emphasized the actions of our units in active defense - on preventing the promotion of the enemy in the depth of our defense in the Pokrovsky and Novopavlovsky directions and entering the administrative borders of Dnipropetrovsk region," Syrsky said. The commander also emphasized the successes in the border: the Ukrainian forces hold positions in the territory of Kursk and Belgorod regions of Russia. "We continue to hammer a significant enemy group in the border.

The enemy will not rest there," the commander -in -chief said. According to Syrsky, there were 188 fighting clashes in the past day alone, which resulted in the enemy lost more than a thousand soldiers. The most intense battles continue in the Pokrovsky, Lyman, Novopavlovsky and North Slobozhansky directions. As reported by Focus, at the end of June the Ukrainian military stopped the promotion of Russian invaders in the border areas of Sumy region.