“The Russian invaders made 51 attempts to dislodge the Ukrainian military from their occupied positions in the areas of 15 settlements. The Five Axis Wars continue”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the headquarters, in the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have made 51 attempts to dislodge the Ukrainian military from their occupied positions in the areas of Pankivka, Chervyn Lyman, Rodynske, Mykhailivka, Novoeconomichne, Myrnograd, Novopavlivka, Rivne, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filia, Dachne settlements. Defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have already repulsed 46 attacks. Five combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kostyantynivsk direction, the enemy tried ten times to wedge into the Ukrainian defense in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultine, Rusyn Yar and Sofiivka settlements.
RF forces carried out eight attacks each in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk, South-Slobozhansk and Kupyan directions.
The enemy also continues its attacks in the Lymansky, Slovyansky, Oleksandrivsky, Gulyaipilsky, Orihivsky and Prydniprovsky directions.
There were no Russian offensive actions in the Kramatorsk and Prydniprovsk directions.
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Earlier, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Andriy Hnatov said that the Pokrovsky direction is one of the hottest on the front today. “The enemy is not giving up its attempts to seize Pokrovsk and create conditions for the encirclement of the Pokrovsk-Myrnograd agglomeration,” he said, adding that Russian forces have had this intention for more than a year.
On November 7, the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian troops had reduced their activity in Pokrovsk and were waiting for reinforcements with the main forces.
According to the Armed Forces, the defense in Pokrovsk continues, “the logistics of Ukrainian units is complicated, but it is provided in the necessary amount.”
Pokrovsk – a city with a population of about 1,250 people (estimated by the local authorities at the end of October, before the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation – more than 60,000) – is an important road and railway junction and was under threat of encirclement by Russian troops for most of the year.