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General Staff: 180 attacks took place at the front in different directions, most of them in Pokrovske:
There were 180 combat engagements in the frontline, including 88 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy also actively attacked in the Kupyansk, Lyman and Toretsk sectors.
Since the beginning of the day, 180 firefights took place. The enemy is attacking intensively in the Pokrovsk sector. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.
Details
In the Kharkiv sector , the occupants carried out air strikes near the towns of Vovchansk and Vovchansky Khutory, and terrorists attacked three times near Vovchansk.
In the Kupyansk sector , the aggressor attacked 30 times in the areas of Stroyivka, Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove, Kutkivka, Nova Kruhlyakivka and Lozova.
In the Liman sector , the invaders stormed 18 times near Novoyehorivka, Nadiya, Novosergiyivka, Pershotravneve, Zelenyi Hai, Makiivka, Novosadove, Zarichne, Kolodyazy, Zelena Dolyna, Terny and in Serebryany forestry
In the Northern sector , the enemy conducted two offensives in the areas of Ivano-Daryivka and Verkhnekamianske.
In the Kramatorsk sector , the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 7 attempts by enemy troops to advance near Chasovyi Yar and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk sector , the occupants attacked 19 times in the areas of Toretsk, Diliyivka and Shcherbynivka. Defense forces are steadily holding back the attack.
In the Pokrovsk sector , terrorists carried out 88 attacks in the areas of Zelene Pole, Oleksandropil, Vodyane Druhe, Yelizavetivka, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Shevchenko, Udachne, Uspenivka, Kotlyne, Nadiya, Novotroyitske, Novoandriivka, Slovianka, Petropavlivka, Andriivka, Dachne, Ulakly and Yantarne. —>READ MORE HERE
Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 19:
As of 10 p.m. on January 19, 180 combat engagements took place at the frontline. Almost half of them took place in the Pokrovsk direction, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Shelling and air attacks
Today, Russia-backed militants conducted 24 air strikes, dropped 34 guided bombs, used 961 kamikaze drones, and fired over four thousand times at Ukrainian settlements and positions.
The situation at the frontlines
The Russian army is intensifying attacks on Ukrainian troops in the Pokrovsk direction. They made 88 attacks during the day. The Russian militants are most active in the areas 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. Ukrainian defenders are bravely holding the line, with five combat engagements so far.
“According to preliminary estimates, today in this direction our troops eliminated 150 militants and wounded 144. Seven vehicles, one armored combat vehicle, 5 satellite communications equipment were destroyed, an armored combat vehicle, a mortar, two portable electronic warfare stations, and a vehicle were significantly damaged,” the statement said.
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian militants carried out air strikes near the towns of Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory and tried to break through the defensive lines of our defenders near Vovchansk three times.
Thirteen times the Russians attacked Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupiansk direction in the areas of Stroyivka, Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove, Kutkivka, Nova Kruhlyakivka and Lozova. One firefight is still ongoing.
Eighteen attacks were repelled by Ukrainian troops near Novoyehorivka, Nadiya, Novosergiivka, Pershotravneve, Zelenyi Hai, Makiivka, Novosadove, Zarichne, Kolodyazi, Zelena Dolyna, Terny and in Serebryanske forestry in the Lyman direction.
In the Siversk direction, the Russians conducted offensive actions in the areas of Ivano-Dariivka and Verkhnekamianske, repelling two attacks in total.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian militants repelled seven attempts by the invaders to advance near Chasiv Yar and Bila Hora. —>READ MORE HERE
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