The Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 161 combat engagements since the beginning of November 20, the General Staff reported. Russian troops significantly increased the intensity of attacks, using aviation, guided bombs, and thousands of kamikaze drones. This is reported by UNN.
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According to the staff, the invaders launched 39 air strikes, dropping 82 guided bombs, and also used 2,357 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,008 shellings of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and settlements.
The hottest situation remains in the eastern directions. In the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, one combat engagement took place, the enemy launched two air strikes and carried out over a hundred shellings. In the South-Slobozhansky direction, the Russians tried to break through the defense six times near Synelnykove, Vovchansk, and in the direction of Kolodyazne.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy made two attempts to advance towards Pishchane. In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian forces repelled ten attacks in the areas of Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Shandryholove, Myrny, Kolodyazi, and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Russians attacked 13 times, battles continue in two locations. In the Kramatorsk direction – six assaults, clashes are also still ongoing.
The most intense battles are in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions. The first suffered 23 attacks, the second – 56. According to preliminary data, in the Pokrovsk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine neutralized 83 occupiers, 59 of them irrevocably, two units of equipment, a UAV control point, and five shelters were destroyed.
In addition, Ukrainian servicemen repelled attacks in the Oleksandrivka direction (16 attacks), Huliaipole direction (10 attacks), Orikhiv direction (2 attacks), and Prydniprovsky direction, where the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to advance to the Antonivsky bridge.