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 operations under the cover of their massive strike".

Source: Zelensky's message on Telegram

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

Details: Zelensky reported that the most challenging situation occurred in the Pokrovsk direction.

Direct quote from Zelensky: "Essentially, the Russians sought to escalate their ground attacks under the cover of their massive offensive.

While our forces were focused on defense against missiles and drones, the Russians significantly intensified their ground assaults.

We provided them with a worthy response".