“The number of Russian attacks increased in the Konstantinov direction – 27 combat clashes took place today”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the headquarters, in the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of this day, the enemy has attacked 87 times in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Nikanorivka, Bilytske, Zatyshok, Chervyn Liman, Rodynske, Zelene, Dachenske, Lysivka, Novomykolaivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyna, Udachne, Molodetske, Filia, Dachne, and in the directions of Novy Shakhovy, Sofiivka, Rivne, and Novopavlivka. In some locations, fighting is still going on.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 20 assaults in the areas of 10 settlements, in the Oleksandriv direction, they repelled 26 attacks by invaders.
Today, the enemy attacked 23 times in the Yuzhno-Slobozhansk direction in the areas of Vovchansk, Synelnikovo, Tykhoi, Kamianka, Bologhivka and in the direction of Dvorichansk. Four clashes are still ongoing.
The number of Russian attacks increased in the Konstantinov direction – today there were 27 combat clashes, the previous day there were nine attacks on this part of the front.
Russian troops are also continuing their attacks in the North Slobojan and Kursk, Kupyansk, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Gulyaipil, Orihiv and Dnieper directions.
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Earlier this week, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Andriy Hnatov said that the Pokrovsky direction is one of the hottest on the front today. “The enemy is not giving up its attempts to seize Pokrovsk and create conditions for the encirclement of the Pokrovsk-Myrnograd agglomeration,” he said, adding that Russian forces have had this intention for more than a year.
On November 7, the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian troops had reduced their activity in Pokrovsk and were waiting for reinforcements with the main forces.
According to the Armed Forces, the defense in Pokrovsk continues, “the logistics of Ukrainian units is complicated, but it is provided in the necessary amount.”
Pokrovsk – a city with a population of about 1,250 people (estimated by the local authorities at the end of October, before the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation – more than 60,000) – is an important road and railway junction and was under threat of encirclement by Russian troops for most of the year.