A total of 201 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day. Ukrainian defenders have repelled 107 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts. The Russians, supported by aircraft,

The Russian army is preparing for offensive actions in the Zaporizhzhia region, but there is no threat to the regional center, the city of Zaporizhzhia, Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council reports.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday its forces had taken control of the settlement of Nova Illinka, close to the embattled Donetsk region town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine.