Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of November 21
The number of combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian army has increased at the front (Photo: Getty Images)
Since the beginning of November 21, there have been 174 combat clashes on the front lines. Russian forces have focused their pressure on Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions in the Donetsk region, reports the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Enemy shelling
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched four missile strikes (12 missiles) and 46 air strikes (74 guided aerial bombs) on Ukrainian territory. In addition, they deployed more than 300 kamikaze drones and carried out nearly 3,000 shelling attacks on the positions of Ukrainian forces and civilian areas.
Frontline situation
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy launched ten assaults on the positions of Ukrainian units near Vovchansk and Starytsia.
According to preliminary data, the enemy suffered 52 casualties, including death and wound, on this front. Ukrainian forces also destroyed a tank, four armored fighting vehicles, and an anti-tank missile system, and damaged three enemy vehicles.
In the Kupiansk direction, the Russian army conducted offensive operations near Petropavlivka, Koliskivka, Zahrizove, and Lozova. Ukrainian defenders halted 14 enemy attacks, with two more clashes still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, Russian forces launched 16 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces near Tverdokhlibove, Novoiehorivka, Hrekivka, Terni, Torske, and in the Serebrianske Forestry. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy made three assaults on Ukrainian positions near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky. Fighting continues.
In the Toretsk direction, with air support, the enemy launched five attacks on Ukrainian positions near Toretsk and Shcherbynivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the start of the day, the enemy has launched 49 attacks in the areas of Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Petrivka, Chumatske, and Pustynka. Ukrainian defenders repelled 38 assaults. Eleven attacks are still ongoing, but the situation is under control.
Enemy losses in this direction today have amounted to 208 soldiers killed or wounded, while Ukrainian forces also destroyed an armored fighting vehicle and four enemy vehicles.
In the Kurakhove direction, the enemy made 26 attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses near Berestky, Sontsivka, Zoria, Kurakhove, Dalne, Katerynivka, and Antonivka. Sixteen clashes have ended, with another 10 still ongoing.
In the Vremivka direction, the enemy launched 14 attacks on Ukrainian positions, attempting to break through in the areas of Trudove, Konstantinopol, Rozlyv, Sukhi Yaly, and near Novodarivka. Two enemy attacks are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, enemy forces made one assault on Ukrainian positions near Piatykhatky.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian forces repelled three attacks, with the enemy achieving no success.
In the remaining directions, there have been no significant changes.
Ukrainian forces continue their operation in the Kursk region. The enemy's aviation continues to carry out strikes with guided aerial bombs on their villages and towns. Today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 27 enemy assaults.
Russia's attack with an intercontinental ballistic missile
On the morning of November 21, Russian forces launched cruise and ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine.
Several powerful explosions were heard in Dnipro. As a result of the attack, two people were injured.
It was later revealed that, for the first time since the full-scale war began, the Russian army struck a Ukrainian city with an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the attack on Ukraine was carried out using the Oreshnik missile.
The strike was seen as a form of retaliation by Russia for the November 20 attack by Storm Shadow cruise missiles on an underground command post in the Kursk region.
For more details on Russia's intercontinental missile strike on Ukraine, read the article by RBC-Ukraine.
