153 battles recorded over the past day – frontline update
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
One hundred fifty three combat engagements were reported over November 20, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian forces carried out a missile strike, 83 airstrikes, and dropped 138 guided bombs on Ukrainian positions and communities. They also conducted over 4,000 shelling attacks, including 92 using MLRS, and deployed 1,380 kamikaze drones.
Ukrainian rocket forces and artillery hit back carrying out 12 strikes on areas of enemy personnel and equipment concentration, as well as targeting a command post and a field ammunition depot.
- Kharkiv Front: Russian troops attempted four unsuccessful assaults near Vovchansk and Starytsia.
- Kupyansk Front: Seven combat engagements took place over Tuesday with Ukrainian forces repelling attacks near Kolisnykivka, Zahrizove, Kucherivka, Kruhliaikivka, and Zelenyi Hai.
- Lyman Front: Ukrainian troops stopped ten enemy assaults launched toward Cherneshchyna, Zarichne, Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, and Terny.
- Siversk and Kramatorsk Fronts: No offensive actions by the enemy, though airstrikes targeted Siversk, Chasiv Yar, and Lypivka.
- Toretsk Front: Russian forces conducted seven bombing attempts and advanced near Toretsk and Shcherbynivka.
- Pokrovske Front: Ukrainian defenders repelled 34 attacks, with enemy forces attempting advances near Myroliubivka, Pustynka, Promin, Krutyi Yar, Krasnyi Yar, Lyskivka, Yurivka, Zhovte, Petrivka, Dachenke, Novooleksiivka, Hryhorivka, and Pushkyne.
- Kurakhove Front: Ukrainian troops resisted 29 breakthrough attempts in areas around Berestky, Zorya, Sontsivka, Maksymilianivka, Katerynivka, Yelyzavetivka, and Antonivka.
- Vremivka Front: Similar resistance thwarted 29 enemy attacks near Trudove, Kostiantynopilske, Rozdolne, Velyka Novosilka, and Novodarivka.
- Orikhiv and Hulyaipole Fronts: No active enemy offensives have been recorded.
- Prydniprovskyi Front: Ukrainian forces repelled six enemy attempts to advance.
- Volyn and Polissya Fronts: The operational situation remained stable without significant changes or signs of enemy offensive group formation.
Along the borders of Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintained its military presence, conducted reconnaissance activities, and carried out artillery shelling.
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