[Korrespondent] Ukrainian defenders bravely hold the line.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have made 23 attempts to push our defenders from their positions, 21 attacks have been repelled, two clashes continue.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information on the Russian invasion as of 16:00 on Saturday, February 22.
According to the General Staff, 54 military clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day.
"Border settlements, in particular Yanzhulovka and Nikolaevka in the Chernihiv region, are suffering from cynical shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation. In the Kharkov direction, the enemy attacked four times, in the direction of Vovchansk, Figolovka and Zapadnoye, one clash is currently ongoing. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance near Zagryzovoye, and was repulsed. In the Liman direction, the invading army attacked three times near the settlements of Ivanovka, Yampolevka and in the Serebryansky forest, Ukrainian defenders repelled the enemy's attacks," the report says.
It is also reported that the Defense Forces repelled attacks by invaders three times in the Belogorovka area in the Seversky direction.
"Six attacks by Russians in the area of ​​Vasukivka, Stupochki and Belaya Gora in the Kramatorsk direction have been repelled by Ukrainian defenders. Three clashes are currently ongoing in the Toretsk direction; today, the enemy has attacked seven times near Toretsk and in the direction of Dilievka. Konstantinovka was subjected to an air strike. In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have made 23 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Vodyanoye Vtoroye, Novotoretske, Yelizavetovka, Luch, Dachenskoye, Kotlino, Udachnoye, Novoalexandrivka, Andreyevka and Ulakli. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's onslaught and have repelled 21 attacks; two clashes are still ongoing. The enemy's losses are being clarified," the General Staff added.
In addition, Russian terrorist forces carried out airstrikes on Mirolyubovka, Zverevoye, Pokrovsk and Novopavlovka.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attacked four times near the settlements of Konstantinopol and Burlatskoye.
In the Orekhov direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled an attack in the Pyatikhatki area.
"In the operational zone in Kursk region, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled two attacks by Russian invaders within 24 hours. The enemy launched 12 air strikes, dropping 19 UABs, and carried out more than 200 attacks, including seven from multiple launch rocket systems," the General Staff noted.
Let us recall that on February 21, Russia lost 1,180 servicemen killed and wounded at the front. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 870 thousand people.