Ukrainian air forces launch 22 strikes on enemy targets – General Staff

The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

According to the General Staff, Russian tros are trying to hd the temporarily occupied areas, focusing efforts on restraining the actions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces in certain directions. At the same time, the enemy is conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novavlivka directions.

Russian invaders are shelling the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces along the contact line, building fortifications in certain directions and conducting air reconnaissance.

The enemy continues to strike critical infrastructure and civilian houses in viation of international humanitarian law, and the laws and customs of war.

Over the past day, Russian tros have launched four missile strikes and 26 air strikes, and ened fire with MLRS over 27 times.

Over 20 settlements came under enemy fire, including the Zaporizhzhia region’s Mykilske, as well as Ptava, Kramatorsk, Nik and Mykaiv.

The threat of new missile and UCAV attacks, namely from the territory of Belarus, is persisting.

In the Vyn and Pissia directions, the situation remained rather unchanged. Belarus continues to support Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine.

In the Siverskyi direction, Russian tros ened fire with mortars and cannon artillery near the Chernihiv region’s Senkivka and Hai, and the Sumy region’s eksandrivka and Vovkivka.

In the Slobozhanskyi direction, Russians launched artillery strikes near such settlements as Vilkhuvatka, Vovchansk, Kozacha Lan, Krasne, Mylove, Starytsia, Strilecha, Veterynarne and Chuhunivka.

In the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, Russian invaders used mortars, cannon and rocket artillery to en fire near Dvorichna, Kucherivka, Kupiansk, Kyselivka, Berestove, Hrekivka, Nevske, Osynove, Terny and Torske.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy launched artillery strikes near Zelenillia, Berestove, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Ivanhrad, Sedar, Spirne, Bilohorivka, ytne and Yakovlivka.

In the Avdiivka direction, Russians used various artillery systems to en fire near Avdiivka, Marinka, Vodiane, Paraskoviivka, Krasnohorivka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske.

In the Novavlivka direction, the enemy ened fire with mortars, cannon and rocket artillery near Bohoyavlenka, Pavlivka, Velyka Novosilka, Prechystivka, Vuhledar, Vremivka and Neskuchne.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian tros launched artillery strikes near Huliaipilske, Zaliznychne, Dorozhnianka, Stepove, hivske, Malynivka, Novodanylivka and Chervone.

In the Southern Bug direction, settlements located near the contact line came under enemy fire. Russian invaders struck the city of Nik with MLRS.

Russian occupiers continue to forcibly relocate civilians in the temporarily occupied areas of the Kherson region. The enemy intimidates civilians, spreading information about the possible undermining of the Kakhovska HPP dam. At the same time, local residents are deprived of communication means.

Russia’s occupation administration of Kherson moved to the city of Skadovsk.

The Russian command is trying to compensate for consistent personnel losses in the enemy units directly invved in hostilities on Ukraine’s territory with mobilized servicemen. Russia’s FSB employees carry out the so-called ‘work’ with those who refuse to participate in combat erations.

According to the updated information, enemy ammunition depots in the Zaporizhzhia region were confirmed as destroyed on October 29, 2022. In addition, enemy personnel clusters were struck and five military equipment units were destroyed. Russians lost up to 30 tros in killed and about 100 in wounded.

Over the past day, Ukrainian air forces have launched 22 strikes, hitting 19 enemy ammunition and military equipment clusters, and three air defense missile system positions. The Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense units shot down two Orlan-10 UAVs and six Shahed-136 UCAVs across different directions.

Ukraine’s missile and artillery units hit two enemy personnel, ammunition and military equipment clusters, one ammunition depot, and four other important military targets.

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