“Most of the Russian attacks were in the Pokrovsky direction, the General Staff says”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 62 assault actions of the aggressor near the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Chervyn Liman, Novoeconomichne, Nikanorivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyna, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne, Filia and in the direction of Novopavlivka,” the message says.
In addition, according to the General Staff, there were 29 Russian attacks in the Kostiantynivskyi direction, 19 in the Oleksandrivskyi direction, and 17 in the Gulyaipilskyi direction.
Fighting also continued in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, in the South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Lymansk, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Orihiv, Prydniprovsk directions.
“According to updated information, yesterday the enemy carried out 52 airstrikes and dropped 129 guided air bombs. In addition, it carried out 5,628 attacks, including 14 from rocket salvo systems, and engaged 5,628 kamikaze drones to destroy them,” the message reads.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on November 19 that the Defense Forces continue to carry out tasks in the area of the Pokrovsko-Myrnograd agglomeration. In the Pokrovsky direction, according to him, “high activity of the enemy remains, which is helped by clear interaction and coordination of actions of our units.”
As noted on November 14 by the Radio Liberty Donbas.Realii project, Pokrovsk, an important hub of Ukrainian defense in Donetsk region, was on the verge of capture after Russian army troops managed to break through to the city.