On April 20, there were 96 recorded combat clashes, with the enemy launching attacks on the Pokrovsk direction nearly 40 times and carrying out 1882 shellings of defense positions and populated areas.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine report
Word for word: "In total, 96 combat clashes were recorded yesterday. According to updated information, the enemy carried out 1882 shellings of Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including 33 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 957 kamikaze drones".
Details: In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attempted to breach our defenders' lines near the settlement of Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupiansk direction, the invaders attacked the area of Holubivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 12 times, trying to penetrate our defense near the settlements of Nadiya, Myrne, Hrekivka, Katerynivka, Nove, and Yampolivka.
In the Siversk direction, the enemy made three attempts to advance in the area of Bilohorivka and Ivanodarivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked five times in the area of Chasiv Yar and towards Stupochky and Bilya Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy conducted 10 attacks near Druzhba, Toretsk, and Leonidivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders thwarted 39 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Sukha Balka, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Andriivka, and Rozliv.
In the Novopavlivsk direction, the enemy carried out five attacks during the previous day in the area of Kostyantynivka, Skudne, and towards Odradne.
In the Orikhiv direction, occupying forces made four attempts to advance on our defenders' positions in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Malyi Shcherbaky, and Stepove.
In the Huliaipole and Dnipro directions, there were no combat clashes reported during the previous day.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of enemy offensive group formations were detected.
In the Kursk region, the enemy conducted 184 shellings yesterday, 17 of which were from MLRS. Ukrainian defenders thwarted 16 assault actions by the invaders.
The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are dealing significant losses to the occupying forces in personnel and equipment while actively undermining the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.