Pokrovsk front sees over 37 combat clashes out of 237 over past day – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 237 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with 37 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front and 29 on the Huliaipole front.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 20 February
Quote: "In total, 237 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.
Updated information indicated that the enemy had launched one missile strike using one missile, and carried out 61 airstrikes, dropping 196 guided bombs. In addition, the enemy deployed 4,748 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,453 strikes on settlements and Ukrainian positions, including 76 from multiple-launch rocket systems."
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, 12 combat clashes occurred. The Russians launched 2 airstrikes, dropping 4 aerial bombs, and conducted 81 strikes, including 3 from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians tried to break through Ukrainian defences 12 times near the settlements of Veterynarne, Zelene, Starytsia, Vovchansk and Vilcha and towards Okhrimivka, Zarubynka and Chuhunivka.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted four attacks near the settlements of Kindrashivka, Petropavlivka, Kurylivka and Novoosynove.
On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted 13 attacks. They tried to advance into Ukrainian positions near the village of Shandryholove and towards the settlements of Novyi Myr, Stavky, Drobysheve and Lyman.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Ozernе, Dronivka, Zakitne, Zvanivka and Riznykivka and towards Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians conducted three offensive actions near the settlements of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Fedorivka and Vasiukivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 19 attacks near the settlements of Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, Pleshchiivka and Stepanivka and towards Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novopavlivka and Berestok.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian forces stopped 37 Russian assaults near the settlements of Rodynske, Zatyshok, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Muravka, Novomykolaivka and Filiia and towards Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted 14 attacks near the settlements of Sosnivka and Zlahoda and towards Dobropillia and Andriivka-Klevtsove.
On the Huliaipole front, 29 Russian attacks were recorded towards the settlements of Staroukrainka, Zaliznychne, Zelene and Sviatopetrivka and near Huliaipole.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians attempted two attacks on Ukrainian positions towards the village of Prymorske.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians conducted one unsuccessful offensive action.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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