Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 123 times throughout the war zone since the beginning of the day, with one-third of the fighting being observed near the settlements of Tsukuryne, Zhelanne Pershe,

A total of 226 combat clashes occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with Russian forces most actively storming the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 41 and 63 attacks,

The Russian occupation forces showed the highest activity on the Kurakhove axis on Friday where a third of all combat clashes was recorded during the day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has said on Friday.