“In the Pokrovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 40 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of 10 settlements”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to detailed information, yesterday the Russian invaders carried out three missile and 61 air strikes on Ukraine, using six missiles and dropping 131 guided air bombs, engaged 5,130 kamikaze drones and carried out 4,336 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, including 75 from rocket salvo systems.
Russian troops continue to attack most in the Pokrovsky direction – here Ukrainian defenders stopped 40 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of Mayak, Fedorivka, Rodynske, Chervyn Liman, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyna, Udachne, Molodetske and Dachne settlements.
In the direction of Kostyantynivka, the enemy carried out 20 attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Aleksandro-Shultyny, Rusyny Yar, Yablunivka, and towards Kostyantynivka and Sofiivka.
In the Oleksandrivsk direction, Russian troops somewhat reduced their activity – on this part of the front, they attacked Ukrainian positions 13 times against 21 times the previous day.
The enemy continues its attacks in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk, South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Lymansk, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Gulyaipilsk, Orihiv and Dnieper directions.
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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.
Meanwhile, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, who visited the Pokrovsky area, said that there is currently no question of the control of Russian troops over Pokrovsk or the operational encirclement of the Defense Forces of Ukraine group there.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in an interview for Bloomberg that “any decision to withdraw troops from the city is a matter for military commanders on the ground.”