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

Source: Zelensky on Telegram

Direct quote from Zelensky: "Almost 150 Russian attacks against our positions and more than 4500 shellings, including from heavy weaponry".

Details: Zelensky indicated that the most severe situation was along the Pokrovsk direction.

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

When our maximum forces were focused on defending against missiles and drones, the Russians significantly intensified their ground attacks.

They faced a worthy resistance".