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To spread: Russians in some settlements in Donetsk

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation broke through two directions in Donetsk region, but did not become entrenched and were destroyed - Tregubov

To spread: Russians in some settlements in Donetsk "rushed" in advance, using there, in particular, filtration. They simply passed the first line of Ukrainian positions, without being entrenched, which is why they now carry crazy losses, says the spokesman of the Dnipro Victor Tregubov. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Donetsk tried to make a rapid breakthrough of Ukrainian defense in Novopavlovsky and Pokrovsky directions, but without fixing they suffered great losses.

Victor Tregubov spokesman said about it on the air of the telecast. "The Russians in some settlements rushed in advance, using there, in particular, filtration, when they simply passed the first line of Ukrainian positions, ran through it, without fixing, and went on. Of course, they finally received. The spokesman stressed that yet this line of combat collision is not moving towards Donetsk, unfortunately. Tregubov also recalled that the Pokrovsky direction remains the hottest in the war zone.

Over the past 24 hours, 60 hostilities have been calculated here. "If you take the Pokrovsky direction, there are combatants with all the others together - more than 60. On Novopavlovsky - 20, in Lymansky, it seems 20, and others at all," - said the spokesman. On August 19, it was reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced under Liman, Toretsk and Pokrovsk, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine returned the lost positions near Dobropillya.

The Russians have some success on a 300-kilometer segment of the Eastern Front. On August 18, reported that in the Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation they press in the area of Novoukrainka and Lisivka, and also try to break through from the side of Zavovoy.