Russia and Ukraine disagree on the progress of the fighting in the Donbass
CCTV News On the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine are still fighting fiercely in the Donbas region. The Russian side claimed to have hit targets such as the Ukrainian command post, and the Russian army made progress in the direction of Severo Donetsk. The Ukrainian side said that the situation on the eastern front is difficult, but it is still under control, and the Russian army has not made any special breakthroughs in Severo Donetsk.
The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a battle report on the 20th saying that the Russian army used “Onyx” missiles to hit a military airfield in Odessa, destroying a “standard-bearer” drone command center there. In the artillery battle in the direction of Donetsk, the Russian army hit 11 “Hail” rocket artillery platoons of the Ukrainian army in the past day and night.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on the 19th that the Russian army used a high-precision cruise missile to hit a Ukrainian command post in the Dnipropetrovsk region. At that time, the Ukrainian army was holding a combat meeting, and more than 50 officers, including generals, were killed. In response, Ukrainian officials have not yet officially responded. The Russian side also said that the Russian army successfully made progress in the direction of Severo Donetsk and took control of a local settlement.
In addition, Russian media reported according to the news released by the Luhansk Armed Forces that the Ukrainian troops at the Azot Chemical Plant in Severo-Donetsk are still resisting fiercely. At present, the negotiations between the Luhansk Armed Forces and Ukrainian personnel have not yielded results, and some foreign mercenaries do not agree to surrender.
In response to the situation in the Donbas region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 19th that the fierce fighting in the Donbas region is still continuing, and Russia has invested a lot of troops, but in many key areas such as Severo-Donetsk and Lisichansk In the region, the Ukrainian troops are still insisting. On the same day, Denischenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, also said that the situation on the eastern front was difficult, but it was still under control. The Russian military has not made progress in key areas in the past day. In the city of Severo Donetsk, the Russian army did not achieve any particular breakthrough.