In the Tavria operational zone, the enemy has reduced aviation activity over the past 24 hours—carried out only two airstrikes, but carried out 42 combat clashes and carried out 1,040 artillery shellings.
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The speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuri Ignat, also said that the Russians, after the massive loss of aircraft, began to fly significantly less, noting that the enemy understands that they can already get to him and “they don’t behave so brazenly.”
As practice shows, in the northern, southern, and eastern directions, after the fall of Russian planes, after their destruction, for a certain period the occupiers do not dare to fly closer. Because the closer an airplane with guided bombs under its wings flies, the farther these bombs can fly deep into our defense,” Ignat said on air at the telethon.
Let us recall that from February 17 to 19, air defense units shot down six Russian bombers and Su fighters.
The commander of the Tavria OSV, Alexander Tarnavsky, reported on February 20 that in the Zaporozhye direction and the Donetsk region, the Russians resumed the use of toxic substances: a total of four discharges of grenades with a tear-asphyxiating chemical were recorded.
In the Avdeevsky direction, the enemy is again attempting offensive actions in small assault groups – here our defenders repelled nine attacks at Lastochkino, Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky.
In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the aggressor near Georgievka, Pobeda, Novomikhailovka, where 21 attacks were repulsed.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy tried to launch an offensive in the area of the settlement of Staromayorskoye.
There were also no significant changes in the Zaporozhye direction – the Defense Forces repulsed 11 attacks of the invaders near Malinovka and Robotiny.
The situation remains under control, Ukrainian soldiers are steadfastly holding the defense and actively destroying the enemy,” Tarnavsky wrote.
Source: Racurs
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