“Over the past 24 hours, 171 combat clashes have been recorded at the front, more than a third of which occurred in the Pokrovsky direction, where Ukrainian forces are holding back intense assaults”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Yesterday, the enemy carried out 56 air strikes, dropping 139 guided air bombs. In addition, it carried out 4,309 attacks, including 93 from rocket salvo fire systems, and engaged 6,062 kamikaze drones for destruction… Over the past day, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit two areas where the enemy’s personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated,” the morning summary says.
More than a third of the battles took place in the Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region.
“In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 66 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Pokrovsk, Chervyn Liman, Myrnograd, Rodynske, Lysivka, Kotlyna, Udachne, Molodetske, Balagan, Filia and in the directions of the settlements of Toretske, Nove Shakhove, Bilytske, Sergiyivka, Dorozhne, Rivne, Grishine, Novopavlivka,” the message states.
Battles also continued in the South-Slobozhansk, Lymansk, Slavyansk, Kostiantynovsky, Oleksandrivsk, Gulyaipilsk and Prydniprovsk directions.
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The infiltration of the Russian military into Pokrovsk continues. DeepState records an increase in the “red zone” on its map, but the Defense Forces continue to hold the city and even regain control over some areas.
According to estimates by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) based on geolocation data of objective control, 46% of the city is under the control of the Russian army.
On November 27, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky, announced the blocking of Russia’s attempts to storm Pokrovsk and Mirnograd with small infantry groups. According to him, for this purpose and to restore the lost positions, certain units of the Defense Forces are conducting “active actions”. According to Syrskyi, during the last week directly in Pokrovsk, “the search and destruction of the enemy” was carried out on the territory of about 11.5 square meters.