War update: 224 combat clashes on front lines, fighting heaviest in Kurakhove sector

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a war update as of 08:00 on Sunday, December 1, according to Ukrinform.

On November 30, Russian forces targeted Ukrainian positions and pulation centers with two missile strikes, using two missiles. Additionally, they launched 1,682 kamikaze drones and carried out more than 4,271 artillery strikes, including 142 using multiple launch rocket systems.

Enemy artillery strikes targeted Velyka Berizka, Porozok, Bachivsk, and eksandrivka in the Sumy region, Senkivka, Semenivka, Bleshnia and Mykaivka in the Chernihiv region, as well as Tymofiivka in the Kharkiv region.

Over the past day, Ukrainian missile tros and artillery struck three concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment.

In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy made nine unsuccessful attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk, Kozacha Lan, and Htivka.

In the Kupiansk sector, seven enemy attacks were recorded, with Ukrainian forces repelling Russian assaults near Pishchane, Kisnykivka, Lozova, and Zahryzove.

In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 20 attacks, trying to penetrate Ukrainian defenses near Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Novoiehorivka, Zarichne, Terny, and Torske.

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In the Kramatorsk sector, the occupiers launched 17 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne, and Stupochky.

In the Toretsk sector, Russian forces carried out 16 attacks near Toretsk, Nelipivka, and Shcherbynivka.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 47 Russian assaults near Myriubivka, Promin, Myrnohrad, Lysivka, Krasnyi Yar, Dachenske, Zhovte, Chumatske, Yelyzavetivka, and Novyi Trud.

In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 54 attacks, with the heaviest fighting recorded near Sontsivka, Berestky, Novodmytrivka, Kurakhove, Dachne, Dalnie, Katerynivka, Romanivka, Antonivka, Yelyzavetivka, Hannivka, and Uspenivka.

In the Vremivka sector, Russian tros, supported by aircraft, carried out 18 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Veselyi Hai, Kostiantynske, Rozlyv, Velyka Novosilka, Novodarivka, and Novil.

In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian advances, forcing the enemy to retreat with losses.

In the Vyn and Pissia sectors, no signs of enemy offensive group formations were observed.

Ukraine's eration is underway in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 Russian attacks in the past 24 hours.

Photo: General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces