Battlefield sees 144 combat clashes, over a third on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff
Russian forces continue to apply pressure along the entire front line. A total of 144 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the most difficult situation remaining on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 19 January
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, one combat clash occurred. The Russians carried out two airstrikes, dropping three aerial bombs, and conducted 99 attacks, including one using multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian troops repelled 10 Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk and Starytsia and towards the settlements of Hrafske, Nesterne and Kruhle.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians attacked five times in the area of Pishchane and towards Kurylivka, Petropavlivka and Borivska Andriivka.
On the Lyman front, four combat clashes were recorded in the area of Yampil and towards the settlements of Stavky and Oleksandrivka.
On the Sloviansk front, the defence forces repelled three Russian attacks in the area of the settlement of Pazeno and towards Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian forces launched 17 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar and Kleban-Byk and towards Berestok, Stepanivka, Sofiivka and Torske.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 50 assault actions by the Russians in the areas of the settlements of Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Zatyshok, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Chervonyi Lyman, Kotlyne, Udachne and Molodetske and towards the settlements of Serhiivka, Filiia, Kucheriv Yar and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, Russian forces carried out five attacks towards Ivanivka, Nove Zaporizhzhia and Radisne.
On the Huliaipole front, the defence forces repelled 21 Russian attacks in the areas of Huliaipole and Zelene and towards Sviatopetrivka, Varvarivka and Dobropillia.
On the Orikhiv front, two combat clashes took place in the area of the settlement of Plavni.
Overall, over the past day, the Russians carried out 112 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, dropping 316 guided aerial bombs. Russian forces also used 8,156 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,875 attacks, including 70 using multiple-launch rocket systems.
Meanwhile, aircraft and Rocket Forces and Artillery units from the defence forces struck 13 clusters of Russian personnel and equipment, one command and observation post and an electronic warfare station belonging to the Russians.
Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!