Total of 189 combat clashes occur on battlefield, with most of them on Pokrovsk front
Pravda Ukraine
Russian forces, with superior manpower and equipment, have been consistently attacking Ukraine’s defence forces. A total of 89 combat clashes have occurred on the Pokrovsk front, marking the biggest number across the battlefield over the past day.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 20 January
Details: The situation on the front remains challenging. Russia continues to exploit its advantage in personnel and equipment, persistently attacking the defence forces’ positions.
The General Staff reported that the Russians fired over 5,000 times, including 114 strikes with multiple-launch rocket systems, and deployed 2,832 kamikaze drones.
On the Kharkiv front, the Russians, supported by aircraft, tried to break through Ukrainian defences near the city of Vovchansk three times.
On the Kupiansk front, 13 attacks were recorded. Ukraine’s defence forces repelled Russian assaults near the settlements of Stroivka, Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove, Kutkivka, Nova Kruhliakivka and Lozova.
On the Lyman front, 17 attacks occurred. The Russians tried to advance near the settlements of Novoiehorivka, Nadiia, Novoserhiivka, Pershotravneve, Zelenyi Hai, Makiivka, Novosadove, Zarichne, Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, Terny and in Serebrianka Forest.
On the Siversk front, Ukraine’s defence forces repelled two Russian attacks near the settlements of Ivano-Darivka and Verkhnokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians attacked near the settlements of Chasiv Yar and Bila Hora seven times.
On the Toretsk front, 19 attacks occurred near the settlements of Toretsk, Dyliivka and Shcherbynivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 89 Russian assaults near the settlements of Zelene Pole, Oleksandropil, Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Shevchenko, Udachne, Uspenivka, Kotlyne, Nadiivka, Novotroitske, Novoandriivka, Slovianka, Petropavlivka, Andriivka, Dachne, Ulakly and Yantarne.
On the Novopavlivka front, the Russians, supported by aircraft, conducted 16 attacks towards the settlements of Kostiantynopil and Velyka Novosilka.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians conducted an assault near the village of Novoandriivka.
On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attempts to break through the defences.
The operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast is ongoing. The Russians conducted 12 airstrikes, dropping 16 aerial bombs, and fired 416 times over the past day. Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 14 assaults.
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