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A German Leopard 1A5 main battle tank near Pokrovsk(Bild: APA/AFP/Roman PILIPEY)

The frontlines in Ukraine have once again been rocked by fierce fighting with artillery support.

In its evening situation report on Sunday, the General Staff in Kiev listed a total of 214 battles on the various sections of the front. Once again, the focus was on the regions around Pokrovsk and Kurakhove on the edge of the Donbass, where Russian troops had made major territorial gains in recent days with mass attacks.

Both sides contradicted each other in their reports, so that an independent view of the exact course of the front was not possible. "The situation there is and remains serious," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. The military blog "DeepState" reported that the Ukrainian armed forces had at least re-established their position near Kolisnykivka in the Kharkiv region.

A Ukrainian police officer during the evacuation of civilians from Pokrovsk(Bild: APA/AFP/Roman PILIPEY)

Areas in the Russian region of Kursk heavily contested
The sections occupied by Ukraine in the western Russian region of Kursk were once again heavily contested. Russian troops attempted to recapture the areas occupied by Ukrainian units since the summer. According to Ukrainian reports, the North Korean soldiers integrated into the Russian units suffered heavy losses for the first time.

The Ukrainian unit "Madjar" deployed there published a video recording of a reconnaissance drone on Platform X showing the bodies of soldiers lying side by side in the snow. According to "Madjar", North Korean soldiers had collected their fallen comrades at a section of the front after heavy fighting. No independent confirmation of this was available.

North Korea is supporting the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine with around 10,000 soldiers, who have been deployed to the front near Kursk with new weapons and equipment after a short period of training.