As of 22:00 on October 22, there have been 111 combat clashes.
This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy carried out one missile strike and 62 airstrikes, using 28 missiles and dropping 98 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, they used 3,337 kamikaze drones for strikes, conducted 3,311 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops.
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks by the invaders. The enemy launched four airstrikes, dropped 12 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 145 shellings, nine of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, Ukrainian units contained six enemy attacks near Vovchansk, Bolohivka, Stroivka, Kamyanka, and Kolodyazne, with two more clashes ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers repelled three enemy attacks in the areas of Pishchane, Petropavlivka, and Kupyansk, with two clashes continuing at present.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian troops stopped four enemy offensive actions near the settlements of Drobysheve and Derylove.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance eight times in the areas of Serebryanka, Siversk, Vyiimka, and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, no offensive actions of the enemy have been recorded at this time.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, today, the occupiers stormed the positions of our defenders 10 times in the areas of the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Shcherbynivka. The defence forces are firmly holding back the onslaught and repelled nine enemy attacks; currently, battles are raging at one location.
Throughout the current day in the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy conducted 40 offensive actions. The activity of Russian occupiers was recorded near the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Myrnohrad, Novoekonomichne, Chervonyi Lyman, Nikanorivka, Rodynske, Promin, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Zvirove, Dachne, Filiya, and in the direction of Hryshyne. Two clashes are ongoing.
Today, in this direction, according to preliminary data, 87 occupiers were neutralized, 62 of which are irrecoverable. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed 12 unmanned aerial vehicles, three UAV antennas, two units of automotive and three units of special equipment of the occupiers. Ukrainian troops also hit an artillery system, four units of automotive equipment, one unit of special equipment, and ten shelters for personnel.
In the Oleksandrivsk direction, Ukrainian units repelled 16 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Andriivka-Klevtsove, Sosnivka, Verbove, Pryvilne, Novovasylivka, Oleksandrograd, and Novohryhorivka. Two more clashes are ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian troops repelled an attack by the occupiers near Malynivka. Airstrikes targeted Rivnopillia, Huliaipole, Uspenivka, Zaliznychne, and Malynivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy tried twice to advance on the positions of our units in the areas of Novodanilivka and Stepove. Zaporizhzhya suffered an airstrike.
In the Prydniprovsk direction, the enemy attempted three times to approach our defenders’ positions in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge. The occupiers carried out an airstrike on Olhivka.
Today, it is necessary to acknowledge the soldiers of the 40th separate coastal defence brigade, who are effectively destroying the enemy.