Frontline update: 175 clashes reported in the past day
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
On October 29, Ukrainian forces faced 175 combat engagements along the entire frontline. Russian forces launched three missile strikes, 77 airstrikes, including 156 guided bombs, and carried out over 4,750 shelling attacks, including 148 rocket salvos. They also deployed approximately 1,400 kamikaze drones against Ukrainian positions and populated areas.
In response, Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery carried out 11 targeted strikes on enemy personnel and equipment, destroying one artillery system and two other critical enemy assets.
- Kharkiv: Russian forces carried out four attacks near Vovchansk and Lyptsi.
- Kupiansk: Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 assaults directed at Synkivka, Kolisnykivka, Zahrizove, Holubivka, Stepanivka Novoselivka, Novoosynove, Berestove, Bohuslavka, and Lozova.
- Lyman: Russian troops launched 15 attacks in areas including Hrekivka, Druzhelyubivka, Cherneshchyna, Novomykhailivka, Nevske, Terny, Torske, Serebrianka, and Yampilivka.
- Siversk: Ukrainian forces faced 13 assaults in areas around Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, Zvanivka, and Ivano-Darivka.
- Kramatorsk: Two attacks were reported near Stupochky.
- Toretsk: Ukrainian defenders countered five assaults near Toretsk and Shcherbynivka.
- Pokrovske: Ukrainian forces halted 43 Russian offensive maneuvers, primarily focused near Promin, as well as Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novohrodivka, Krutyi Yar, Krasnyi Yar, Selydove, and Vyshneve.
- Kurakhove: Defenders repelled 42 Russian attempts to advance in the areas around Novoselydivka, Novodmytrivka, Maksymilianivka, Dalne, Antonivka, Katerynivka, Berestky, Illinka, and Trudove.
- Vremivka: Russian forces attacked six times near Novoukrainka, Yasna Poliana, and Shakhtarske, using assault and bomber aircraft.
- Prydniprovske: Russian forces launched four attacks on Ukrainian positions, but faced strong resistance and suffered losses.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, Ukrainian forces reported no indications of Russian offensive preparations. Along the Chernihiv and Sumy border, Russian forces used artillery and aviation to strike Ukrainian settlements.
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