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135 combat engagements in the frontline: where the enemy attacked most actively – General Staff:

There were 135 combat engagements over the last day, with the highest activity in the Pokrovsk sector with 35 attacks. In the Kurakhove sector, the enemy made 26 attempts to attack.

There were 135 combat engagements in the frontline yesterday. The enemy was active in the Pokrovsk sector today. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.

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In the Kharkiv sector , the enemy unsuccessfully attacked 6 times in the area of Vovchansk.

In the Kupyansk sector , terrorists attacked unsuccessfully 9 times near Kruhliakivka and Lozove.

In the Liman sector , the invaders stormed 4 times near Novolyubivka, Torske and Bilohorivka.

In the Toretsk sector , there were 4 combat engagements. The enemy attacked near Shcherbynivka and in the area of Toretsk.

In the Pokrovsk sector , the aggressor attacked 35 times in the areas of Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Petrivka, Pustynka and Novooleksiyivka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 27 attacks. —>READ MORE HERE

War update: 135 combat clashes along frontlines, Russians launch 65 airstrikes: Since the beginning of the day, a total of 135 combat clashes have occurred on the frontlines.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, providing operational information as of 22:00 on Monday, November 18, as reported by Ukrinform.

“Since the beginning of the day, a total of 135 combat clashes have occurred,” the message states.

It is noted that the Russian invaders carried out two missile strikes on the Ukrainian territory using two missiles, 65 airstrikes dropping 97 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, they launched 678 kamikaze drones and conducted over 3,930 shelling attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy launched six assaults on the positions of the Ukrainian units near Vovchansk. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled all the attempts by the enemy to advance.

According to available data, today in this sector, the Russian forces have lost 89 soldiers killed and wounded. Additionally, the Ukrainian forces have destroyed 31 UAVs, two units of automotive and two units of special equipment of the invaders. Also, a tank, two artillery systems, and 11 vehicles have been damaged.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russians conducted offensive actions near Kruhliakivka and Lozove. The Ukrainian defenders stopped all nine enemy attacks.

In the Lyman sector, the Russian invaders launched four assaults on the Ukrainian positions near Novoliubivka, Torske, and Bilohorivka but were repelled.

In the Toretsk sector, four combat clashes occurred. The enemy attacked the positions of the Ukrainian units near Shcherbynivka and Toretsk. All the attacks were repelled.

In the Pokrovsk sector, since the beginning of the day, the Russian forces have attacked 35 times in the areas of Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Petrivka, Pustynka, and Novooleksiivka. The Ukrainian defenders repelled 27 assaults, while eight combat clashes are ongoing.

Preliminary data indicate that today in this sector, 285 invaders have been eliminated, including 119 irreversibly. Also, a tank, three artillery systems, nine vehicles, and two motorcycles have been destroyed. Additionally, three tanks, two guns, three armored fighting vehicles, two vehicles, and two motorcycles have been damaged. —>READ MORE HERE

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