War update: 189 combat engagements on front line over past day

According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this on Facebook in an update as of 08:00 on April 29.

The enemy carried out 84 airstrikes, dropping 234 guided aerial bombs. In addition, Russian forces deployed 8,409 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,019 shelling attacks, including 42 using multiple launch rocket systems.

The Russian army launched airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Zelene, Rivne, Charivne, Dolynka, Huliaipilske, Liubytske, Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvyzhivska, Malokaterynivka, and Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia region.

Aircraft, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck four UAV control points, five concentration areas, and one other important Russian target.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, the Defense Forces repelled one enemy attack. The invaders carried out 86 shelling attacks, including five with MLRS, and launched six airstrikes using 15 guided aerial bombs.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, the enemy launched eight assaults near Starytsia and toward Hrafske, Okhrimivka, Mala Vovcha, Chervona Zoria, and Bochkovе.

In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces attacked four times near Novoplatonivka and Kupiansk.

In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian troops repelled six attempts by the invaders to advance near Drobysheve and Dibrova.

In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces stopped six Russian attempts to advance near Yampil and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.

In the Kramatorsk and Orikhiv directions, Russian troops did not conduct active offensive operations.

In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 21 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Ivanopillia, and Pleshchiivka.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces stopped 48 assault actions by Russian forces near Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Vilne, Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Udachne, Muravka, and Novopidhorodne.

In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked six times near Oleksandrohrad, Stepove, Zlahoda, and Krasnohirsk.

In the Huliaipole direction, there were 29 Russian attacks near Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Dobropillia, Sviatopetrivka, Varvarivka, Staroukrainka, Olenokostiantynivka, Zelene, and toward Hirke and Charivne.

In the Prydniprovske direction, Ukrainian units stopped three enemy attacks toward Antonivka and Kruhlyk Island.

No signs of the formation of Russian offensive groupings were detected in the Volyn and Polissia directions.

As Ukrinform reported, the total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to April 29, 2026, amount to approximately 1,328,820 personnel.

Photo: AFU General Staff