Nearly 200 clashes in one day,- General Staff update
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
No let-up in intensity of fighting the frontlines as Ukrainian forces had to engage in 198 clashes over the past 24 hours on October 14. Russian forces launched missile strikes and 44 airstrikes, deploying 78 guided bombs. There were also 3,059 artillery attack, with 123 of them involving multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS).
Ukraine’s forces responded with a series of effective counterattacks. Air and missile units hit four enemy personnel concentrations, three command posts, and an engineering structure.
Key developments on specific fronts:
- Kharkiv Front: Ukrainian forces thwarted two Russian attacks near Tykhe.
- Kupiansk Front: The enemy launched 26 attacks, all repelled in areas around Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kruhliakivka, and other communities.
- Lyman Front: Ukrainian troops held off 37 attacks near multiple communities, with eight additional attacks targeting near Nevske.
- Siversk and Kramatorsk Fronts: Ukrainian defenders repelled three assaults near Verkhnokamianske and four near Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Diliivka.
- Toretsk and Pokrovske Fronts: Intense fighting is ongoing, with 40 enemy attacks near towns like Promin, Lysivka, and Hrodivka, and three near Shcherbynivka.
- Kurakhove Front: Ukrainian troops foiled 50 attacks near Heorhiivka, Novodmytrivka, and Antonivka.
On the Vremivka and Orikhiv Fronts, Ukrainian forces resisted multiple assaults near Bohoyavlenka, Mala Tokmachka, and Novodanilivka. The enemy also failed in eight attempts to advance on the Dnipro Front.
In Volyn and Polissia, the situation remains stable with no signs of imminent Russian offensives.
Meanwhile, in Russia’s Kursk region, enemy aircraft launched 12 airstrikes, dropping 16 guided bombs on Russian territory.
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