“The most active areas remain Pokrovsky and Kurakhivskyi, where there were more than 50 battles”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the headquarters, in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian invaders made 30 attempts to dislodge the Ukrainian defenders from their positions near Myrolyubivka, Promeny, Lysivka, Petrivka, Chumatsky, and Pustinka, and eight battles are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhivka direction, the Russian army carried out 21 attacks near Berestki, Sontsivka, Zora, Kurakhovo, Dalnyi, Katerynivka and Antonivka – nine attempts to move forward have already been repulsed, the fighting continues.
Also, Russian troops do not stop their attacks in the Kharkiv, Kupyan, Lyman, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Vremiv, Orikhov, and Dnieper directions.
The operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continues in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. Since the beginning of the day, Russian planes have made 15 strikes with 22 anti-aircraft missiles on their own territory. Ukrainian soldiers repelled 11 Russian attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses, the fighting continues.
The American Institute for the Study of War stated in its report on November 17 that the Russian army will probably focus in the winter of 2024-2025 on capturing front-line Ukrainian cities and on urban battles.
According to the project of Radio Liberty Donbas.Realii, the main battle of the winter will obviously be the battle for Pokrovsk, to which the Russian army is approaching from the south and southeast.