ISTANBUL

Over 130 Russian attacks were repelled in the past 24 hours by Ukrainian soldiers on the front line, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday.

“The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions. Yesterday, our defenders repelled more than 130 enemy attacks in the indicated directions,” according to a briefing by General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

It said the Ukrainian air force conducted 18 airstrikes on clusters of Russian military personnel and equipment.

The military said Russian forces continue their attempts to encircle Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, a large transport hub through which Ukrainian troops are supplied with weapons, military equipment, and ammunition.​​​​​​​