“The majority of Russian attacks, according to the summary, were in the Pokrovsky direction”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
The majority of Russian attacks, according to the summary, were in the Pokrovsky direction. “There were 40 combat clashes near the settlements of Rodynske, Chervyn Liman, Novoeconomichne, Myrnograd, Nikanorivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novopidgorodne, Pokrovsk, Rivne, Zvirove, Novopavlivka, Molodetske, Dachne and Filia,” the summary says.
In addition, 17 attacks by Russian forces were in the Kostiantynivsk direction, 16 – in the Oleksandrivsk, 18 – in the Gulyaipilsk, 19 – in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions. Combat clashes were also recorded in Yuzhno-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Lymansk, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Orihiv, Prydniprovsk directions.
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“The enemy struck the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas with one missile strike using one missile, 42 air strikes, dropping 101 guided air bombs. In addition, it carried out 4,582 attacks, of which 97 were from rocket salvo systems, and engaged 6,152 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.