“Fighting continues mainly in the Pokrovsky and Lyman directions in Donetsk region, where Russian troops have intensified attempts of breakdown”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The invaders struck two rocket and 40 aviation strikes, used two rockets and dropped 57 managed aircraft. In addition, the Russians attracted 1,708 Dronov-Kamikadze and carried out 2,947 shelling of positions of our troops and settlements, ”-says as of 22:00.
Almost half of the fights were recorded in the Pokrovsky and Liman directions in Donetsk region.
“In the Lyman direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have attacked the positions of Ukrainians 27 times near the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Karpivka, wells, Mirne, Thorne, and towards the settlements of Shandrivolove, Ponds, Dronivka and Serebryanka. Currently, Ukrainian defenders reflect nine enemy attacks.
From the beginning of the day in the Pokrovsky direction, Russian units have tried 30 times to break through Ukrainian defense in the areas of settlements of Nikanorivka, New Economic, Miroubivka, Promin, Lisivka, Kotlyne, Lucky, Novoukrainka and in the direction of Volodymyrivka, Rubizhivka, Belitsky, Belitsky.
The fighting also lasted in the North Slobozhansky and Kursk, South Slobozhansky, Kupyansk, Siversky, Kramatorsk, Toretsky, Novopavlovsky and Dnieper directions.
On August 20, the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky stated that Russian troops increase pressure in the north of Donetsk region – in the Lyman direction, but, according to him, Pokrovsky, Dobropilsky and Novopavlovsky remain the hottest directions.
The promotion of Russian troops for almost a tens of kilometers in the direction of Dobropillya on August 11 marked on his map the analytical project of Deepstate. The spokesman of the operative-strategic group of the Dnipro troops, Lieutenant Colonel Victor Tregubov the next day stated that in Dobropil and Pokrovsky directions Russian troops use the tactics of “impregnation”, which creates a false impression of advancement. But, he said, “impregnation” does not mean that the enemy has taken this territory under control.
Subsequently, the Armed Forces reported the stabilization of the situation in the Dobropilsk direction.