Ukrainian Armed Forces thwart Russian offensive in Zaporizhzhia direction
Ukrainian Armed Forces thwarted the Russian offensive in the Zaporizhzhia direction (Getty Images)
On the night of February 19, Russian troops attempted an offensive in the Zaporizhzhia direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled the assault, destroying enemy equipment and personnel, according to the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Zaporizhzhia direction. The enemy's offensive was thwarted. Personnel are fleeing. Equipment is destroyed," the statement says.
According to the military, at night the Russians tried to repeat the offensive and storm our positions.
"All enemy actions were unsuccessful. The equipment was destroyed. Personnel have been killed," the Land Forces states.
Situation in Zaporizhzhia direction
In Ukraine, 80 combat engagements took place at the frontline over the last day. The enemy is trying to attack in the Lyman, Avdiivka, and Maryinka directions.
According to the Institute for War Studies, positional fighting continues southwest of Avdiivka, west, and southwest of Donetsk, near Bakhmut, Krynky, and Kreminna. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back the Russian occupiers' assaults near Robotyne.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces denied information about alleged Russian plans to offense in the Zaporizhzhia direction. According to the military, the situation in the Zaporizhzhia direction remains stable. There is a significant group of Russians concentrated there, and it is comparable to the Avdiivka direction, but the Russian contingent is "smeared" along the front line.
