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Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled more than 30 attacks near Pokrovsk
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] Ukrainian army holds back Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine. Currently, clashes continue in the areas of Novoaleksandrovka, Novoselovka Pervaya, Vozdvizhenka and Progress.  Since the beginning of the day, 85 combat clashes have occurred on the front, including more than 30 in the Pokrovsk direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a report on Saturday, July 20. Thus, in the Kharkov direction, two Russian attacks were repelled near Glubokoe, and a battle is currently underway in the area of Vovchansk. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance towards the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Glushkovka and Petropavlovka areas throughout the day. Three enemy attacks are still ongoing near Stelmakhovka, Makeyevka and Peschanoye. In the Liman direction, the enemy has increased the number of attacks to six. Combat operations continue near Nevsky, Makeyevka and in the direction of Lozovaya. In the Seversky direction, the enemy tried to break through our defenses eight times in the areas of Vyemka, Sporny, Pereyezdny and Verkhnekamensky. Two combat clashes are still ongoing. The situation is under control. In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders continue to repel two enemy attacks in the areas of Klyshchivka and Kalinovka. Today, the total number of enemy assault attempts in the direction has increased to six. In the Toretsk direction, there were four enemy assaults in the area of Zheleznoye, where the enemy is still attacking, and New York. The occupiers also bombed Severnoye, Dilievka and Toretsk. The enemy's greatest activity remains in the Pokrovsky direction - 32 battles of varying intensity. At present, clashes continue in the areas of Novoalexandrovka, Novoselovka Pervaya, Vozdvizhenka and Progress. In the Kurakhovsky direction, fighting continues in two locations near Krasnogorovka. Our soldiers successfully repelled six more assaults - the enemy suffered losses near Georgievka, Paraskoveevka and Konstantinovka. In the Vremivsky direction, the aggressors carried out four assaults near Konstantinovka and Staromayorsky. In the Orekhovo direction, three military clashes occurred in the areas of Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka. In the Dnieper direction, our defenders repelled four enemy attacks in the Krynki area. "Ukrainian troops are in control of the situation and are exhausting the enemy along the entire line of combat engagement," the General Staff said. Let us recall that on July 19, Ukrainian troops destroyed 990 Russian occupiers in one day. The enemy's total combat losses are currently approaching 570 thousand people. Posted by: badanov 2024-07-21 |
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