Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of November 19
Ukrainian soldier (Photo: sof.mil.gov.ua)
On November 19, Ukrainian defenders decisively repelled Russian forces along the entire front line, thwarting enemy attempts to advance deeper into the country, according to a post by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As of 10:00 p.m. Kyiv time on November 19, there were 193 combat engagements in a single day. Russian forces carried out two missile strikes and 35 airstrikes, launched 52 missiles, dropped 86 guided bombs, deployed 2,266 kamikaze drones, and conducted 2,947 shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements.
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out three airstrikes, dropped eight guided bombs, and conducted 146 attacks, including two from multiple rocket launch systems (MRLs).
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy launched 11 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, Kamianka, Kutkivka, and in the direction of Kolodyazhne and Dvorichanske. Four more combat engagements are ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled five attacks in the areas of Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Novoosynove, and Sheikivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 17 times in the areas of Nadiia, Druzhliubivka, Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Stavky, Zarichne, Drobysheve, Shandryholove, Zelena Dolyna, Novoselivka, Oleksandrivka, Lyman, and Sheikivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, 13 enemy assaults were repelled. The occupiers attempted to advance in Yampil, Zakotne, Verkhniokamyanske, Serebrianka, Dibrova, Dronivka, Siversk, Vyimka, and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk and Kostyantynivka directions, 33 attacks were stopped by Ukrainian defenders, including in the areas of Vasiukivka, Mynkivka, Bila Hora, Kostyantynivka, Shcherbynivka, and Pleshchiivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, 55 attacks occurred, with four combat engagements ongoing. Significant enemy losses were recorded: 93 killed, 32 drones downed, five vehicles destroyed, and three units of special equipment lost.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, 12 breakthrough attempts were made in the areas of Oleksandrhrad, Vorona, Sosnivka, Verbove, Zlahoda, Pryvolne, Yehorivka, and Krasnohorske. An airstrike was carried out on Velykomykhailivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, nine attacks were stopped in the areas of Rivnopillia, Zelenyi Hai, Zatyshshia, and Zelene. Airstrikes targeted Huliaipole.
In the Orikhiv direction, four attacks occurred, with airstrikes on Orikhiv and Plavni.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, no active actions were reported today, and there were no significant changes in other directions.
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