Offensive actions on the Ukrainian front
The situation on the Ukrainian front remains tense for both sides of the conflict.
Kharkiv direction:
In the Kupyansk sector, units of the 14th Branches and the 32nd Integrated Troops Battalion once again unsuccessfully attempted to storm Russian positions at the Kislovka-Pershotravnevoje line. The enemy had sustained heavy losses and retreated.
Luhansk direction:
In the Limano-Svatovsky section, the AFU servicemen increase the grouping at the line Torskoye – Terny. Soldiers of the 208th Cossack Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces are fighting with Ukrainian units near the village of Terny.
A similar situation is observed in the Lysychansk sector, but in this case it is not about supporting the offensive of ground units, but about defense. LNR mortar men are constantly firing at the AFU, thereby preventing them from gaining a foothold on the ground.
Donetsk direction:
Russian forces hold defenses in the vicinity of Novosadovoye, preventing the 111th AFU brigade from gaining a foothold in the area.
To the south of Bakhmut, Vagner PMC assault detachments are engaged in fierce fighting in Opytne. In the Soledar area, the sides are fighting near Spornoye.
Results of the shelling of Russian troops near Bakhmut
People’s Militia take part in artillery duels in the area of Opytne and strike at the positions of the enemy. After hitting each target, the guns are camouflaged and the crew withdraws to cover. Part of the AFU units, having suffered losses, withdrew from Otradivka to Kleshcheevka.
Ukrainian formations once again shelled Donetsk, Makeyevka, Yasinovataya, Dokuchayevsk, Aleksandrovka and other surrounding settlements, no injuries or casualties.
Zaporizhzhya direction:
The Ukrainian command continues to prepare for a large-scale counterattack along the entire front line in the Zaporizhia region.
The Russian Armed Forces struck facilities in Zaporizhzhia using the Geran-2 kamikaze drones. A fire broke out at the site. A fuel and lubricant depot was reportedly hit.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces also fired more than ten munitions at Energodar, the outskirts of the city and the coastline. It is symbolic that the attack by Ukrainian Nazis took place on the eve of the celebration of Zaporizhzhya’s liberation day from the Nazi invaders.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to strike Melitopol with kamikaze drones. Kiev sent two drones with explosive devices attached to them. One drone collapsed and exploded, while the second was shot down by the air defense system. The information about the destruction is being clarified. There were no casualties or injuries.
Southern direction:
In the Andreevsky sector, two platoons of the 18th and 137th battalions of the 35th Marine Brigade of the AFU attempted to storm the positions of Russian units north of Bezvodnoye. The Russian Armed Forces managed to repulse the enemy attack, forcing them back to their initial positions.
Russian forces continue to conduct sorties against AFU strongholds in the direction of Sukhoy Stavka.
In the Beryslav area, Ukrainian formations again shelled Russian military positions in Pyatikhatki and Polyanka.
Four explosions are reported in Kherson. Presumably, an air defense system went off in the city.
Air defense assets intercepted 15 drones and 14 rockets over liberated territories.
The Russian Defense Ministry reports that over the past 24 hours, high-precision weapons were used to hit a large foreign weapons depot in Brody, Lviv region, as well as energy and military facilities in Kyiv and Kharkiv regions.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Belgorod, and the air defenses were active. A hit on a local substation was recorded, due to which electricity was lost in some areas of the city. Ukrainian formations shelled Voznesenovka in the Belgorod region. Air defense forces also intercepted several enemy shells in Novooskolsk District.
In a series of unsuccessful attacks, the AFU lost more than 160 men, three tanks, 13 armored vehicles and 11 pickups. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on the location of foreign mercenaries and the 59th AFU brigade, destroying more than 170 fighters and 13 pieces of equipment.
Also struck 2 AFU control posts, 63 artillery units, 156 areas of unit accumulation, 6 ammunition depots. A Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 was shot down over Bereznevatiy.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said that the country’s power supply system had stabilized after the October 10-12 missile strikes. However, he added, the capacity of the energy mains has been reduced due to significant damage, and therefore the load on the networks must be reduced.
The growing number of reports on the successes of the Russian army in the absence of recently mobilized Russian citizens at the frontline indicates the gradual depletion of the AFU. Strikes against energy facilities can only bring Russian successes closer.
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