“In the Pokrovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 75 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of 21 settlements”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the headquarters, the enemy carried out 66 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, dropping 164 guided air bombs. In addition, it carried out 4,122 attacks, of which 124 were from rocket salvo systems, and engaged 4,082 kamikaze drones for destruction.
The most intense battles continue in the Pokrovsky direction, where Ukrainian defenders stopped 75 assaults and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Bilytske, Nove Shakhove, Nikanorivka, Chervyn Liman, Myrnograd, Rodynske, Novoeconomichne, Pokrovsk, Sukhy Yar, Kotlyne, Udachne, Shakhove, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, Dachne, Filia and in the direction Novopodgorodnoe, Hryshyne, Kucheriv Yar, Vilne.
The enemy made 32 attacks in the Kostiantynivsk direction, and the Defense Forces repelled 21 Russian attacks in the Oleksandrivsk direction.
Russian troops significantly increased their assaults in the Limansky direction – they attacked 23 times against seven times the previous day.
In the direction of Gulyaipil, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 14 times near Dobropill, Rivnopil, Zeleny Gay, Vesely, Biloghirya, Vysokye, Ternuvaty and in the direction of Zatyshsh.
Russian troops also continue to attack in the South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Orichivsk, Prydniprovsk directions.
On November 12, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the Pokrovsky direction remains the main one in the context of the Russian offensive. The largest number of daily Russian assaults and the concentration of a significant part of the Russian group operating on the territory of Ukraine are recorded there. In particular, the Russian army is trying to take advantage of difficult weather conditions.
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.”