Since the beginning of the day, there have been 36 skirmishes in the Kurakhiv direction – the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The situation at the front is characterized by the special activity of the Russian troops in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions, where the enemy uses all available forces and means to achieve their goals, according to the summary of the General Staff on September 19, as of 4:00 p.m.

“Fighting continues near Tsukuryny, Georgiyivka, Kostyantynivka and Katerynivka in the Kurakhiv direction. According to detailed information, 13 out of 36 attacks of the occupying army have been repelled in this area. Fierce battles are taking place,” the military said.

In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the war, Russian troops have made 22 attempts to dislodge the Armed Forces from their positions in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Novotoretsk, Grodivka, Myrolyubivka, Mykolaivka, Novogrodika, and Marynivka. are specified

In total, the Russian army is advancing in 11 directions – since the beginning of the day, 95 combat clashes have taken place.

Acting press officer of the 33rd OMBr Nazar Voytenkov told Radio Svoboda (the “Svoboda.Ranok” project) that the Russian army is attacking the village of Kurakhove, which is near Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, from three sides.

On September 5, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the advance of the Russian Federation forces had been stopped in the Pokrovsky direction.