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| Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled more than 60 Russian attacks - General Staff |
| 2024-01-21 |
| Direct Translation via Googler Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] Ukrainian defenders steadfastly hold back the enemy's onslaught It was especially hot in the Kupyansk direction, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops. There, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 21 Russian attacks. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published operational information about the Russian invasion as of Saturday evening, January 20. “During the day, 72 military clashes occurred. In total, the enemy launched 3 missiles (S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles against the civilian infrastructure of Novogradovka, Donetsk region) and 4 air strikes, carried out 25 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops. terrorist attacks, to "Unfortunately, civilians were killed and injured. More than 35 private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged," the General Staff said in the evening report. The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult. In the Kupyansk direction, our defenders repulsed 21 attacks near Sinkovka, Petropavlovka in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops. In the Liman direction, our defenders repelled 6 enemy attacks near Ternov, Yampolevka in the Donetsk region and 7 more attacks in the areas of Serebryansky forestry, Belogorovka in the Lugansk region. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repulsed 8 attacks near Bogdanovka, Klishchievka and Andreevka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical situation. In the Avdeevsky direction, our defenders repulsed 6 enemy attacks in the Avdeevka area and another 11 attacks south of Severny, Vodyanoy, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky in the Donetsk region. Here the invaders unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops. In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy near Maryinka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region. Here the invaders tried unsuccessfully to improve the tactical situation 4 times. In the Shakhtarsky direction the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations. In the Zaporozhye direction, our defenders repelled an enemy attack west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to restore the lost position. The enemy does not abandon his intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. During the day, the enemy made 6 unsuccessful assaults on the positions of our troops. During the day, Defense Forces aviation carried out strikes on 6 areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, 1 anti-aircraft missile system, 1 ammunition depot and 1 enemy communications center. Units of the missile forces inflicted defeat on 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 1 control point and 1 enemy electronic warfare station. Earlier it was reported that Russian troops broke through the defenses of Avdeevka, Donetsk region, and gained a foothold in private houses on the southern outskirts of the city. |
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