Over the past day, October 18, there were 223 combat engagements between Ukrainian troops and Russian invaders. The most intense battles took place in the Pokrovsk, Oleksandrivka, and Kupyansk directions. The Defense Forces repelled dozens of assaults and hit eight areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its summary, according to UNN.
Details
According to operational information as of 08:00 on October 19, 223 combat engagements were recorded on the Russian-Ukrainian front over the past day.
According to updated information, yesterday the invaders launched one missile and 84 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, used three missiles and dropped 193 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 6343 kamikaze drones and carried out 5114 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including 117 from multiple launch rocket systems.
It is noted that the aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of Spodobivka, Lozova, Kharkiv region; Dolynka, Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia region; OdradoKamyanka, Kherson region.
Over the past day, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit eight areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment.
Situation by directions
In the Northern-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, three combat engagements took place last day. In addition, the enemy launched 13 air strikes, dropping 29 guided bombs, and also carried out 162 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including eight from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units eight times near the settlements of Otradne, Kamyanka, and Bologivka.
In the Kupyansk direction, 11 enemy attacks took place during the day. The Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions in the areas of the settlements of Stepova Novoselivka, Kupyansk, Petropavlivka, and towards Mala Shapkovka and Pishchane.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked four times, trying to advance near the settlements of Novyi Myr, Serednie, and Zarichne.
In the Slovyansk direction, in the areas of the settlements of Yampil, Dronivka, and Vyyimka, the enemy attacked the positions of our troops eight times.
In the Kramatorsk direction, two combat engagements were recorded, the invader attacked in the area of the settlement of Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 13 attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, and Rusyniv Yar.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 47 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Myrolyubivka, Novoekonomichne, Chervonyi Lyman, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and Kotlyarivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked our positions 16 times in the areas of the settlements of Sosnivka, Vorone, Novomykolaivka, Novohryhorivka, and Malynivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy advanced twice in the area of the settlement of Stepove.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy tried in vain three times to approach the positions of our defenders in the direction of the Antonivskyi bridge.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses on the occupying forces in personnel and equipment and actively undermine the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.
In total, over the past day, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1000 people. Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized a tank, three armored combat vehicles, 45 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, 444 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 126 units of enemy automotive equipment.
Recall
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian occupiers leave the wounded to die in their positions, without providing them with evacuation and medical assistance. The command prefers not to risk equipment rather than save soldiers.