[Korrespondent] Almost a third of Russian assaults are concentrated in the Pokrovsky direction. There, the Defense Forces have already repelled 22 attacks.
Since the beginning of the current day, 98 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and Russian invaders have taken place at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary on Thursday, February 19.
Thus, in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, there were 11 clashes with the enemy, five of which are still ongoing.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy attacked nine times in the areas of the settlements of Veterinarne, Zelene, Starytsia, Vovchansk, Vilcha and towards Zarubinka and Chuhunivka. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russians advanced four times towards the settlements of Kindrashivka, Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, and Novoosinove. One battle is ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled nine attacks by invaders in the Shandryholovy area and towards the settlements of Stavky, Drobysheve, and Lyman. Another clash is ongoing.
In the Slavyansk direction, three clashes with the enemy are ongoing in the Ozerne, Riznykivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka areas.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the Russians once tried to advance near Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 10 offensive actions near the settlements of Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka and towards the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Illinivka, and Berestok.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the invaders have carried out 29 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, Filiya and towards Novopavlivka. The defense forces have already repelled 22 attacks.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the aggressor attacked five times in the area of ​​the settlement of Sosnivka and in the direction of Dobropillya. One clash is ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, our defenders repelled 15 attacks in the directions of the settlements of Staroukrainka, Zaliznychne, Zelene, and in the Hulyaipil area. Four clashes are ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy carried out one unsuccessful attack in the direction of Primorsk.
As a reminder, Russia lost over 800 soldiers killed and wounded in the 24 hours of February 18. The total number of Russian casualties is approaching 1.3 million since the start of the Great War.