Ukraine’s General Staff: 149 clashes on the frontline over the past day
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On October 28, Ukrainian forces recorded 149 clashes with Russian troops along the entire frontline, with over one-third of those taking place in the Kurakhove sector. The enemy targeted Ukrainian positions and civilian areas with a missile strike, 93 air strikes, and 67 precision-guided bombs. Russian forces also launched over 4,800 shellings, including 148 rocket salvos, and deployed more than 1,600 kamikaze drones.
Ukrainian forces responded with air, missile, and artillery strikes, hitting an enemy command post, an ammunition depot, three radar systems, and other key targets.
- Kharkiv sector: Four clashes near Vovchansk.
- Kupiansk sector: 13 engagements, with Ukrainian forces repelling attacks near Kolisnykivka, Synkivka, Kruhlikivka, Pershotravneve, and Lozova.
- Lyman sector: 15 enemy attacks stopped near Hrekivka, Zarichne, Terny, and Torske.
- Kramatorsk sector: Three attempted enemy advances halted near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky in Donetsk region.
- Toretsk sector: One unsuccessful Russian push near Toretsk.
- Pokrovsk sector: 31 enemy attacks repelled near Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Krutyi Yar, Selydove, and Vyshneve.
- Kurakhove sector: 48 enemy attempts thwarted near Zoryane, Maksymilianivka, Novodmytrivka, Katerynivka, and Antonivka.
- Vremivka sector: 12 attacks repelled near Bohoyavlenka and Novoukrainka in Donetsk region.
- Prydniprovske sector: Two unsuccessful enemy assaults with heavy losses.
- Volyn and Polissia sectors: No significant changes or signs of Russian attack formations.
The situation remains stable on the Siversk, Huliaipole, and Orikhiv fronts, with no active Russian advances reported. Russian forces still maintain a presence along the borders with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, conducting reconnaissance, shelling, and using kamikaze drones and guided bombs.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Defense Forces also continue operations in Russia’s Kursk region. According to reports, Russian forces struck their own territory 37 times with 54 guided bombs over the past day.
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