President Volodymyr Zelensky, following the report from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that "the Russians attempted to intensify their assault actions under the cover of their massive strike".

Source: Zelensky on Telegram

Direct quote from Zelensky: "We are recording nearly 150 Russian attacks against our positions and over 4500 shellings, including from heavy weapons".

Details: Zelensky mentioned that the most intense situation was observed in the Pokrovsk direction.

Direct quote from Zelensky: "The Russians were trying to escalate their assault actions under the guise of their massive strike.

While our forces were focused on defending against missiles and drones, the aggressors significantly intensified their ground attacks.

However, the Russians faced a worthy resistance".