Russians suffer 368 casualties, including 193 fatalities, on Pokrovsk front over past day
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Details: Ukrainian defenders repelled 38 Russian assault attempts on the Pokrovsk front over the past day. Another nine clashes are still ongoing.
Early reports indicate that Russian forces suffered 368 casualties, including 193 fatalities, on this front on 11 May.
In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed five armoured combat vehicles, an artillery system, a vehicle, 15 motorcycles, 32 UAVs, a piece of special vehicles and a UAV command post. They also damaged an armoured combat vehicle, a vehicle, four motorcycles and four artillery systems.
Background: The General Staff reported that 111 combat clashes occurred on the battlefield since the beginning of the past day.
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