According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook in its operational update as of 16:00 on Sunday, August 2.

Russian forces carried out artillery shelling of the border settlements of Korenok, Neskuchne, Sopych, Ryzhivka, Volfyne, Budky, and Malushyne in the Sumy region, as well as Senkivka in the Chernihiv region. The enemy also launched airstrikes on Ulanove and Sumy.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out two airstrikes, dropped four aerial bombs, and launched 38 attacks, including one using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

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In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, Russian forces attempted three times to break through Ukrainian defenses toward Hoptivka, Nesterne, and Anyskine. Two engagements are still ongoing.

In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy launched one offensive action toward Kivsharivka.

In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian troops repelled four Russian attempts to advance toward Lyman and in the areas of Novoselivka and Zarichne. Two engagements are ongoing.

In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 10 enemy attacks in the areas of Zakitne and Kryva Luka, and toward Pyskunivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka. One battle is still underway.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.

In the Kostiantynivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Shakhove, as well as toward Kucheriv Yar. Three engagements remain ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces attempted 15 times to push Ukrainian defenders back in the areas of Kotlyne and Udachne, and toward Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Vasylivka, Huliove, and Novopidhorodne. One engagement is still in progress.

In the Oleksandrivka direction, Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations.

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In the Huliaipole direction, the Defense Forces repelled nine enemy attacks toward Vozdvyzhivka, Hirke, Charivne, and Novoselivka.

In the Orikhiv and Prydniprovske directions, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.

No significant changes were reported in the situation on the other fronts, and no enemy attempts to advance were recorded.

As Ukrinform previously reported, during the night of August 2, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck an oil refinery in Saratov, the Engels airbase, an oil depot in Russia's Kaluga region, and a launch site for strike drones in the Bryansk region.