The 252nd day of countering the Russian full-scale invasion has started. The enemy is trying to retain the temporarily seized territories, focusing its efforts on restraining the actions of the Defence Forces in certain areas. It is conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka areas, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces informs.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Defence Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Makiyivka, Nevske and Bilohorivka settlements of Luhansk Region and Verkhnyokamyanske, Spirne, Bakhmut, Mayorsk, Pervomayske, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane, Pavlivka and Prechystivka of Donetsk Region.
The enemy is shelling units of the Defence Forces along the contact line, carrying out border fortification equipment in separate areas and conducting aerial reconnaissance. It continues to strike critical infrastructure and civilian homes in violation of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 7 missile and 47 air strikes, launched more than 90 MLRS attacks. Areas of more than 25 settlements were hit by enemy attacks. Among them are Kramatorsk, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Mykilske in Zaporizhzhya Region and Pavlivka in Donetsk Region.
The threat of new strikes and the use of attack UAVs remains, in particular, from the territory of the Republic of Belarus. In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the situation remains without significant changes. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
The enemy shelled in other areas:
in the Siversk area - from mortars and barrel artillery, in the vicinity of the settlements of Hai and Senkivka in the Chernihiv Region and Mefedivka, Vovkivka, Zarutske, Myropillya, Hirka, Yunakivka, Zapsillia and Oleksandrivka in the Sumy Region;
in the Slobozhansk area - from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the vicinity of Hlyboke, Kamianka, Vilkhuvatka, Neskuchne, Vovchansk, Kozacha Lopan, Milove, Starytsa, Strilecha, Veterynarne, Udy and Chuhunivka settlements;
in the Kupyansk and Lyman areas - from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the vicinity of the settlements of Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Kucherivka, Kislivka, Berestove, Dvorichne, Hrekivka, Zarichne, Ivanivka, Kotlyarivka, Makiivka, Nadiya, Nevske, Yampolivka and Terny;
in the Bakhmut area - from tanks and artillery of various types, in the vicinity of the settlements of Spirne, Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Ivanhrad, Opytne, Zelenopillia and Mayorsk;
in the Avdiyivka area - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the vicinity of Avdiyivka, Maryinka, Vodyane, Paraskoviivka, Kamianka, Krasnohorivka, Pervomayske, Nevelske, Netaylove and Novomykhaylivka settlements;
in the Novopavlivsk area - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the vicinity of Bohoyavlenka, Pavlivka, Velyka Novosilka, Prechystivka, Vuhledar, Novomayorske, Vremivka, Neskuchne and Paraskoviyivka settlements;
in the Zaporizhzhya area - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the vicinity of the settlements of Hulyaipole, Hulyaypilske, Mali Shcherbaki, Novoandriyivka, Orihiv, Pavlivka, Zaliznychne, Dorozhnyanka, Stepove, Olhivske, Malynivka, Novodanilivka and Chervone.
More than 18 settlements along the contact line were hit by fire in the South Buh area. The city of Nikopol and the village of Illinka in Dnipropetrovsk Region were hit by shelling from enemy rocket launchers.
The forced so-called "evacuation" of civilians from settlements in the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson Region continues. In particular, the occupiers are taking people away by bus from the settlement of Velyka Lepetykha. Departure by private transport is prohibited.
The movement of archival documents from the administrative buildings of Kherson by the russian occupiers was noted. According to the updated information, enemy losses were confirmed in the area of the Muzikyvka settlement of Kherson Region on October 29. Thus, as a result of fire damage, the anti-aircraft missile-gun complex "Pantsir-S1" was destroyed, and up to ten units of other military equipment of the enemy were damaged. On October 30, 12 invaders were eliminated in the area of Snihurivka, Mykolayiv Region.
According to available information, the enemy deployed an additional hospital in the area of Zavitne Bazhanya settlement of Donetsk Region, which is currently full of wounded servicemen of the occupation forces. Despite the official end of mobilization on the territory of the russian federation, summonses continue to be sent to men of conscription age.
The aviation of the Defence Forces of Ukraine made 33 strikes on the enemy last day. 26 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as 7 positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems, were hit. During the past day, Ukrainian soldiers shot down a helicopter, 2 UAVs of the Orlan-10 type, 6 UAVs of the Shahed-136 type and 2 UAVs of the Kub type.
Over the past 24 hours, units of missile troops and artillery of the Defence Forces have hit 4 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 3 ammunition warehouses and 6 other important military objects of the enemy.