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By admin On Jul 22, 2023

Ukrainian defenders repel Russian attacks near Nevelske and Bohdanivka – General Staff report:

Since the beginning of the day on 19 July, Russian occupation forces have carried out 66 airstrikes and fired about 30 times from multiple-launch rocket systems.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 18:00 on 19 July

Details: It is noted that the likelihood of missile and air strikes throughout Ukraine remains high.

The Russians continue to focus their main efforts on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts, where heavy fighting continues. Since the beginning of the day, 19 combat engagements took place.

The Russians maintain their military presence on the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts. They fired from mortars and artillery systems at more than 20 settlements.

On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian troops are courageously holding the line.

It is reported that on the Bakhmut front, under heavy fire from Russian artillery, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled Russian attacks near Bohdanivka in Donetsk Oblast. —>READ MORE HERE

Ukrainian defenders drive Russians out on Tavriia front:

Ukraine’s Defence Forces are driving the Russians out on the Tavriia front and are consolidating their new positions.

Source: Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces, on Telegram

Quote from Tarnavskyi: “On the Tavriia front, the Defence Forces are driving the enemy out and are having some success, consolidating their positions.

The artillery units of the Defence Forces carried out 1,573 firing missions over the course of the day. Enemy losses in killed and wounded amounted to more than two companies.”

Details: Tarnavskyi has noted that the defenders destroyed 35 pieces of Russian military equipment.

In particular, tanks, eight armoured combat vehicles, three 2A65 Msta-B howitzers, an Orlan-10 UAV, a 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, two 2S5 Giatsynt-S guns, two 2A36 Giatsynt-B guns, a Pole electronic warfare system and vehicles.