General Staff of AFU Reports 207 Combat Clashes in 24 Hours

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) recorded 207 combat clashes over a 24-hour period ending at 10 p.m. on Friday, July 31, with the heaviest fighting concentrated around Pokrovsk.According to the General Staff, Russian forces carried out one missile strike using two missiles, 55 airstrikes involving 168 guided aerial bombs (KABs), and 1,953 shellings of both the AFU’s military positions and residential areas.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The Russian forces deployed additional 6,415 kamikaze drones over the course of the day.Heaviest damage in PokrovskThe Pokrovsk axis saw the heaviest damage, with 28 attacks recorded as Russian forces attempted to advance near the settlements of Dorozhnie, Udachne, and Novooleksandrivka, among others.Two engagements in the area were still ongoing at the time of the report.According to preliminary data, the AFU eliminated 20 occupiers and wounded 11 in the region, while destroying four motor vehicles, one drone control point, and 208 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of various types.Two artillery systems, one motor vehicle, and 32 Russian personnel shelters were damaged in the Pokrovsk region as well.Fighting intensifies across multiple axesIn the Kostiantynivka axis, the AFU repelled 22 Russian assaults near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, and Rusyn Yar, with two engagements still underway at the time of the report.Farther north, in the Sloviansk axis, the AFU stopped 19 attempted advances near Zakitne, Kryva Luka, and Riznykivka. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine Investigates Ammo Detonation at Khmelnytskyi’s Special Forces Training Ground Investigators said ongoing detonations are still blocking safe access to the site as authorities question the unit’s command. The General Staff also reported 14 Russian assaults in the Pivdennoslobozhanskyi axis and seven repelled attempts to advance in both the Lyman and Huliaipole axes.Russian forces carried out one airstrike, dropped three KABs, and conducted 53 shellings, two of which involved multiple launch rocket systems in the Pivnichnoslobozhanskyi and Kursk axes.No offensive actions were reported in the Kupiansk or Prydniprovskyi axes, with no significant changes occurring along the remaining sections of the front either. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.