Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russian forces launched nearly 100 attacks on Pokrovsk and two other fronts over past day – Ukraine’s General Staff
Day 1,517 of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine: 206 military clashes occurred at the front.
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A total of 206 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the most intense fighting taking place on the Pokrovsk front (42 attacks), the Huliaipole front (33 clashes) and the Kostiantynivka front (over 20 attacks).
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 20 April
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians carried out two airstrikes, dropping seven guided aerial bombs, and conducted 100 artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including five from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians carried out 10 assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Synelnykove, Prylipka, Starytsia, Vovchansk and Vilcha and towards Bochkove.
On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 10 Russian attacks near the settlements of Kurylivka, Kolisnykivka, Kivahsrivka, Borivska Andriivka and Radkivka.
On the Lyman front, Ukrainian defenders repelled six Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Karmazynivka, Hrekivka, Drobysheve and Lyman and towards Shyikivka and Tverdokhlibove.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attempts to advance near the village of Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, Russian forces launched two attacks on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Holubivka and Nykyforivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 21 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Stepanivka, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Novopavlivka and Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 42 Russian assaults near the settlements of Bilytske, Rodynske, Dorozhnie, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Zatyshok, Udachne, Muravka, Novopidhorodne, Molodetske, Novopavlivka and Filiia and towards Novooleksandrivka, Vasylivka, Hannivka and Shevchenko.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted four attacks near the settlements of Oleksandrohrad and Sichneve.
On the Huliaipole front, 33 Russian attacks took place near the settlements of Varvarivka, Dobropillia, Zelene, Sviatopetrivka, Tsvitkove, Zaliznychne, Pryluky and Olenokostiantynivka and towards Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske and Hirke.
On the Orikhiv front, Russian troops attempted to advance twice near the settlements of Pavlivka and Shcherbaky.
On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian units repelled five Russian attacks near the Antonivka Bridge and Bilohrudyi Island.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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