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Russians capture Pokrovskoe: operational summary of the General Staff on the evening of July 19
2022-07-20
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Vesti] There are no significant changes in the activities of the Belarusian military in the Volyn and Polesye directions . The rotation of units involved before covering the section of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border is being completed. This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff as of 18.00 Tuesday, July 19.

In the Seversk direction, the enemy fired from cannon artillery and multiple launch rocket systems from the territory of the Russian Federation on Nikolaevka in the Chernihiv region and Zarutskoye, Zhuravka, Belopolye, Iskraskovshchina, Miropolye, Esman and Volkovka in the Sumy region.

In the Kharkov direction, the enemy continued shelling from artillery settlements in areas north, east and southeast of Kharkov. He made unsuccessful attempts to conduct offensive operations in the directions of the villages of Udy and Gusarovka . Near the latter, he launched an air strike.

In the Slavic direction , the enemy fired from cannon, rocket artillery and tanks at the areas of the settlements of Dibrovno, Novonikolaevka, Bolshaya Kamyshevakha, Dolina, Chepil, Semilanne, Adamovka, Barvenkovo, Bogorodichnoe, Arkhangelovka and Novaya Dmitrovka. An attempt at reconnaissance in combat in the direction of Dmitrovka ended unsuccessfully , the Russians withdrew with losses.

In the Donetsk direction , the enemy is concentrating his main efforts on attempts to advance in the directions of Seversk and Bakhmut . The enemy carried out artillery shelling near Kramatorsk, Raygorodok, Donetsk, Verkhnekamensky, Spirna, Starodubovka, Seversk, Dronovka and Ivano-Daryevka. Launched an air strike near Verkhnekamenskoye. Ukrainian soldiers inflicted significant losses on the Russians when they tried to advance in the directions of Grigorovka, Spirna and Ivano-Daryevka , the enemy retreated in disarray.

In the Bakhmut direction, the invaders fired at the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Novoluganskoye, Pokrovskoye, Vershina, Veselaia Dolina, Yakovlevka, Berestovo and Zaitsevo. Air strikes were carried out near the Uglegorsk TPP, Pokrovsky, Mayorsk, Toretskaya, Berestovoy and Vershina. The enemy led assault operations in the direction of Pokrovsky, has a partial success , is fixed on the southern outskirts of the settlement. But the enemy's attempts to advance in the directions of Berestovoye, Belogorovka, Vershina and the territory of the Uglegorsk TPP were unsuccessful .

On the Avdeevsky, Novopavlovsky and Zaporizhzhya directions, the enemy did not conduct active operations. He carried out shelling from tanks, cannon and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Vladimirovka, Avdeevka, Prechistovka, Novomikhailovka, Pavlovka, Ugledar, Maryinka, Tonechko, Bolshaya Mikhailovka, Yanvarskoye, Kamenskoye, Malye Shcherbaki, Novoandreevka. Launched an airstrike near Kamenka.

In the Yuzhnobuzhsk direction, the situation has not undergone significant changes. Mutual shelling from cannon and rocket artillery and tanks continues along the entire line of contact.

In the waters of the Black and Azov seas , the enemy ship grouping continues to carry out tasks to support the actions of ground troops and block the northwestern part of the Black Sea. Three carriers of cruise missiles are in readiness for missile strikes against targets on the territory of Ukraine.

" The enemy continues to suffer losses in manpower and equipment. Explosions of enemy ammunition depots continue. An increase in cases of desertion of Russian invaders who are trying to get into Russian territory by any means is recorded ," the General Staff added.

July 19 - 146th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine . The RF Armed Forces are trying to create conditions for the resumption of the offensive in the direction of Slavyansk. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

Reznikov announced the losses of the Russian Federation during the assault on Severodonetsk and Lysychansk

[Vesti] The Ukrainian military killed at least 11,000 Russian troops during the battles for Lisichansk and Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region. This was announced on Tuesday, July 19, by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov during a discussion organized by the Atlantic Council.

" According to unofficial estimates of the Russians, about 10-11 thousand invaders died in the battles for Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, " the minister said. Moreover, according to Reznikov, the Ukrainian military killed about two thousand soldiers of the so-called "LPR", and up to nine thousand more soldiers directly by the RF Armed Forces.

During the assault on Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, at least 20,000 enemy soldiers were injured, the minister specified. Of these, about 6.5 thousand were seriously injured with further amputation of limbs.

Over the past 24 hours alone, the Ukrainian military liquidated at least 100 military personnel of the Russian Federation .

And in just over four months of a full-scale war, 38,550 Russian soldiers have been destroyed.

  • personnel - about 38,550 people;

  • tanks - 1691;

  • armored combat vehicles - 3892;

  • artillery systems - 851;

  • MLRS - 248;

  • air defense systems - 113;

  • aircraft - 220.


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