Russian army conducts 43 assault attacks in Vuhledar direction over last day — Tavriya sector defense 

He said this on the Espreso TV channel

"Today the enemy became somewhat more active. In the Vuhledar direction, the Russian occupying forces conducted 43 assault attacks on our positions. As of 18:00, two assault attacks are still ongoing. The enemy's cannon artillery and multiple rocket launchers were very active today. In particular, the enemy fired 211 times at our positions. However, the Russian army suffered heavy losses today. The number of killed and wounded Russian soldiers was more than two companies," said Dmytrashkivskyi.

• On February 20, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that the Russian army lacks reserves to increase the scale or intensity of its offensive in the Luhansk region.