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The Ukrainian General Staff on the situation at the front
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] The General Staff informed about the most difficult directions on the front. The hottest part is in the Kurakhovsky direction, where 13 armed clashes are ongoing in the areas of the settlements of Gornyak, Novodmitrovka, Maksimilianovka, Antonovka, Kurakhovo, Vodyanoye. Since the beginning of the day, the total number of combat clashes along the entire front line has increased to 95. The Russians continue to use aviation, including dropping UABs, and carry out attacks in all directions of the east and south of our country, especially actively in Pokrovskoe and Kurakhovskoe. This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Sunday, October 20.  Russian troops do not stop using artillery on the territory of Chernigov and Sumy regions. According to the information available at present, the enemy carried out seven air strikes on the territory of Kursk region of the Russian Federation, using 17 UAB. Three combat clashes took place in the Kharkov direction today. Our troops repelled two Russian attacks in the Volchansk area. Another combat clash is still ongoing. Two assault actions of the invaders were repelled by our soldiers near Golubovka and Novoosinovy in the Kupyansk direction . Near Kolesnikovka and Lozovaya, three more battles are underway. In the Liman direction, the enemy is attacking in the areas of Grekovka, Novomikhaylovka, Yampolevka, Novosadovoy and Zarechny. In total, since the beginning of the day, there have already been 15 combat clashes in this direction, two of which are still ongoing. In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy once attempted to advance on the positions of the Ukrainian defenders in the Stupochki area; the attack was repelled. In the Toretsk direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, twice unsuccessfully attacked the positions of our troops in the Toretsk region. The enemy also dropped an aerial bomb in the Leonidovka area. In the Pokrovsk direction, in the areas of the settlements of Selidovo, Luch, Sukhoi Yar and Mikhaylovka, nine combat clashes continue. At present, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 15 enemy attacks in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Mirolyubovka, Novotroitskoye, Luch, Selidovoye and Mikhaylovka. The hottest part is in the Kurakhovsky direction , where 13 combat clashes are ongoing in the areas of the settlements of Gornyak, Novodmitrovka, Maksimilianovka, Antonovka, Kurakhovo, Vodyanoye. And another thirteen enemy assaults have already been repelled by our defenders. In the Vremovsky direction, two enemy assaults near Bogoyavlenie have been stopped, another assault is ongoing. The enemy launched an airstrike with NARs on Novodarovka. In the Orekhov direction, two enemy attacks have been repelled by our defenders in the Rabotino area, and another one is ongoing. In the Dnieper direction, our soldiers repelled attacks by Russian invaders on Ukrainian army positions three times. Let us recall that the Defense Forces carried out three strikes on areas where enemy personnel and equipment were concentrated, and three guns in firing positions and another important occupier facility were also hit. Posted by: badanov 2024-10-21 |
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