The Armed Forces was cleaned a number of settlements in Donetsk region, including Pokrovsk - the General Staff

According to the General Staff, in the period from August 4 to August 16, the joint actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard, including units of the 1st Corps of NSU "Azov", led to the liberation of the villages of Georgia, Rubizhny, Novovodan, Petrovka, Merry and Golden well. As a result of active actions, the enemy suffered significant losses in the power: in general, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation suffered significant losses of equipment and weapons.

Yes, 8 tanks, 6 combat armored vehicles, 103 units of auto and motor vehicles, one RSZV, 18 guns and 91 drone were destroyed. The stabilization actions continue in the direction of Dobropillya, where the invaders continue to appear. Only last day, units of the 19th Army Corps were captured by 6 Russian servicemen. In addition, the city of Pokrovsk from enemy groups and single militants was cleared by the 7th Corps of the Air Forces and adjacent units.

In the North Slobozhansky direction of the last day, Ukrainian units have advanced in several locations, in particular in the area of Yablunovka of Sumy region, where they approached 1000 meters ahead.

According to the operational information of the General Staff as of August 17, in the Pokrovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 51 assault and offensive action of the enemy in the areas of settlements of Poltavka, Vladimir, new chess, new economic, families, ray, Lisivka, Zhunyshina, Zaporiv, Kotnaya, Kotniko, Kotniko, Kotniko, Kotniko, Khunyshina, Zhunyshivka, Zhunyshivka, Zhunyshivka, Zhunyshivka, Zhunyshivka, Zhunyshina, Zhunyshivka, Zhunyshina, Zhunyshina, Zhunychivka.

We will remind, on the updated map DeepState shown that the forces of Ukraine rejected the troops of the Russian Federation under Dobropillya, where on August 11 the enemy formed a "tongue" of a breakthrough about 10 km long. Currently, according to the map, this "tongue" is cut off by Ukrainian units east of Dobropillya.

Earlier, military analysts explained that the arrival of Ukrainian reinforcements, in particular the units of the 1st Corps of the National Guard "Azov", helped to keep the breakthrough of the Russians and to begin localized counterattacks on their own fortifications. In general, the enemy's breakthrough was more significant than expected, about 200 invaders were killed or injured.