Serhiy Haidai reported on the directions in which the enemy was advancing in the Luhansk region.
Last night in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions the Ukrainian military repulsed 10 attacks of the enemy, the chairman of the Luhansk OVA Sergey Gaidai reported. According to him, in the Luhansk region, the occupiers are advancing in three directions.
“On the front of Luhansk region: the enemy is advancing in three directions – Rubizhne, Popasna, Novotoshkivske. 270 wounded and dead Russians were taken to Novoaydar. The enemy is trying to advance in the area of Rubizhne, and defensive battles with the enemy are continuing in the direction of the settlements of Novtoshkivske and Popasna, “Gaidai said.
He added that on April 20, 220 wounded Russian occupiers and more than 50 bodies of fallen enemies were taken to Novoaydar Central District Hospital.
“Over the past day in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions repulsed ten attacks by Russian occupiers, destroyed six tanks, eight units of armored and fifteen units of vehicles, four artillery systems,” – added the head of the OVA.
< Gaidai also said that the Ukrainian military shot down two planes (Su-34 and Su-25) and eight Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the fighting in the Donetsk and Tavriya areas has been particularly active over the past 24 hours . In particular, there was an assault near the village of Zarichne and an attempt to attack Rubizhne. Defensive battles continue near Novtoshkivsky and Popasna, and the occupiers are trying to storm Marinka with the support of artillery.
In the South Buz direction, after artillery shelling, the enemy tried to conduct reconnaissance in the battle near Trudolyubivka, suffered casualties and retreated to previously occupied positions.
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