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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) repelled 189 combat clashes nationwide over the past 24 hours, with the heaviest fighting concentrated on the Pokrovsk axis, where Russian forces launched 26 assaults. The General Staff reported at least 33 Russian troops killed and 15 wounded in that sector alone. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) repelled 189 combat clashes with Russian armed forces nationwide over the past 24 hours, with the heaviest fighting reported along the Pokrovsk axis.In its daily operational update as of 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, the General Staff of the AFU said Russian forces carried out 70 airstrikes, dropping 224 guided aerial bombs (KABs), and launched 6,564 kamikaze drones alongside 2,260 shelling attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian troop positions.