Over the past 24 hours, as of the evening of November 20, there have been 147 combat clashes on the front lines.
The Russians are putting the most pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Kupyansk, Kurakhovo and Pokrovsk, and have also stepped up assaults near Vremenka in the Donetsk region.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported this on Wednesday evening.
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Russian attacks on the front
— Since the beginning of the day, there have been 147 combat clashes, the enemy has launched one missile strike, 61 air strikes using 91 KABs, more than 560 strikes by kamikaze drones and carried out more than 3 thousand shelling attacks on positions of our troops and populated areas using various types of weapons, — the report says.
Situation in directions
In the Kharkiv directionThere were four combat clashes with the Russian invaders in the area of Volchansk and Staritsa, near Kazachya Lopan the enemy dropped three guided aerial bombs.
In the Kupyansk direction the enemy tried 23 times to displace our units from the positions they occupied near Kolesnikovka, Zagryzovo, Kucherovka, Kruglyakovka and Zeleny Gai.
The enemy attacked ten times in the Liman direction, trying to advance in the direction of Cherneshchina, Zarechny and Terny. Actively used bomber and attack aircraft in the areas of the settlements of Novoyegorovka and Zakitnoye.
In the Seversk direction Russian occupiers dropped ten KABs in the Seversk area.
In the Kramatorsk direction the enemy dropped five aerial bombs in the areas of the settlements of Chasov Yar and Lipovka.
The enemy attempted to penetrate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses seven times in In the Toretsk direction.
— Since the beginning of the day, the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk and Shcherbinovka have received five tough repels from our defenders. Two attacks are still ongoing, — the report says.
In the Pokrovsk direction the enemy is intensively attacking the positions of the Ukrainian defenders, the General Staff reported.
— Here, during the day, the aggressor carried out 33 assault and offensive actions, — the military stated.
In this direction, the greatest activity of Russian occupiers remains in the areas of the populated areas of Mirolyubovka, Pustynka, Luch, Krutoy Yar, Krasny Yar, Lyskovka, Yuryevka, Zheltoye, Petrovka, Dachenskoye, Novoalekseyevka, Grigoryevka and Pushkino.
— Ukrainian defenders have already repelled twenty-two attacks in the direction, and eleven more clashes are ongoing, — the report says.
At the same time, the enemy launched air strikes on the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Sukhaya Balka, Staraya Nikolaevka, Lisovka, dropping a total of 15 guided bombs.
— The situation is difficult, but under control of the Defense Forces. Our soldiers are making efforts to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory. According to currently available information, the aggressor's losses in this direction today amounted to 223 people, of which 91 were irreparable. One armored personnel carrier, four vehicles, two infantry fighting vehicles and three buggies were destroyed. In addition, a mortar and an armored personnel carrier of the occupiers were damaged, — the General Staff added.
In the Kurakhovskoye direction, as of this time of day, there have been 23 combat clashes. The invaders remain highly active, trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Berestki, Zarya, Sontsovka, Maksimil'yanovka, Yekaterinovka, Elizavetovka and Antonovka.
Here, units of the Defense Forces were able to repel seven enemy attacks, 16 attacks are still ongoing. The settlements of Ulakly and Andreyevka were subjected to air strikes with guided bombs. At the same time, in this direction, the Defense Forces neutralized 127 occupiers, of which 59 were irretrievably killed. One tank, nine armored combat vehicles, two automobiles and seven motor vehicles were destroyed.
There were 28 combat clashes in the Vremovsky direction. Five enemy assaults have already been stopped by our defenders in the areas of Trudovoye, Konstantinopolskoye, Razdolnoye, Bolshaya Novosyolka and Novodarovka. Fierce fighting continues to this day. The enemy also actively used aviation in the area of Alekseyevka and Novodarovka, dropping eight guided aerial bombs.
In the Orekhovsky and Gulyai-Polye directions the enemy did not conduct any active operations today.
Ukrainian soldiers repelled attacks by Russian invaders five times in the Dnieper direction.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the operation in the Kursk region. The enemy's aviation continues to strike with guided aerial bombs on the territory of Russia. At present, 20 air strikes are known to have been carried out using 33 KABs.
There have been no significant changes in the situation in other areas, the General Staff summed up.
