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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: more than 160 battles took place at the front, almost a third of them in the Pokrovsky direction

At the front, since the beginning of the day on November 15, 164 combat clashes have been recorded, in particular, almost a third of them took place in the Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

At the front, from the beginning of the day on November 15 to 10:00 p.m., 164 combat clashes took place, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“Today, the terrorist state carried out 39 airstrikes, dropped 89 guided bombs. In addition, the invaders brought in 2,659 kamikaze drones to destroy and carried out 3,355 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements,” the evening summary reads.

Almost a third of the battles were recorded in the Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region.

“In the Pokrovsky direction, during this day, the aggressor attacked our positions 52 times in the areas of the settlements of Chervyn Liman, Dorozhne, Rodynske, Novoeconomichne, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, Rivne, Novopavlivka, Kotlyna, Udachne, Molodetske, Filia, Dachne. “Four clashes are currently ongoing,” the message stated.

Battles also continued in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk, South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Lymansk, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynovsky, Oleksandrivsk, Gulyaipil, Orihiv and Prydniprovsk directions.

On November 12, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the Pokrovsky direction remains the main one in the context of the Russian offensive. The largest number of daily Russian assaults and the concentration of a significant part of the Russian group operating on the territory of Ukraine are recorded there. In particular, the Russian army is trying to take advantage of difficult weather conditions.

In recent days, Russian troops intensified their efforts to enter Pokrovsk in Donetsk region using light vehicles through the southern outskirts, the press service of the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on November 11.

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