General Staff: There were 42 Russian attacks in the Pokrovsky direction from the beginning of the day

On the front from the beginning of the day on August 13, 118 combat clashes took place, including 42 Russian attacks in the Pokrovsky direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

“In the Pokrovsky direction, the aggressor … attacked our positions in the areas of settlements Vladimirivka, Nikanorivka, Red Lyman, New Economic, Rodinsky, Ray, Chunyshyn, Zarov, Kottle, Lucky, Walnut, Nutkhove, Novoukrainka and Dachne. Having restrained the hostile pressure, Ukrainian defenders repelled 40 attacks, the fighting has not subsided so far, ”the message reads.

According to command, the fighting was also in the North Slobozhansky, Kursk, South Slobozhansky, Kupyansk, Lymansky, Siversky, Kramatorsk, Toretsky, Novopavlovsky, Gulyaypil, Dnieper directions.

“Today, the terrorist state has inflicted one missile and 58 aircraft strikes, using two missiles and dropping 84 controlled bombs. In addition, the invaders attracted 1674 Kamikadze drones and carried out 3820 shelling of the positions of our troops and settlements, ”the consolidation said.

For three days in a row, DeepState reported the offensive of the Russian army north of Pokrovsk-military analysts and Ukrainian fighters from places reported a breakthrough in the Armed Forces defense, which could threaten Dobropil, Pokrovsk-Mirnograd agglomeration-and even Druzhkivtsi with Kramatorsk.

The spokesman of the operative-strategic group of the Dnipro troops, Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Tregubov, stated that in Dobropilsky and Pokrovsky directions Russian troops use the tactics of “impregnation”, which creates a false impression of promotion. But, he said, “impregnation” does not mean that the enemy has taken this territory under control.