Ukrainian troops stop 61 Russian assaults in 24 hours
The General Staff reports 177 total clashes, with the heaviest fighting concentrated on the Pokrovsk front.
By Amanda Valdez ·
Ukrainian military units repelled 61 Russian attacks across three sectors of the front line between 8:00 a.m. and the latest report on October 26. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detailed the engagements in a post on Facebook.
The Pokrovsk sector bore the heaviest load with 36 Russian assaults. Defenders halted attacks near Serhiivka and Molodetske. Russian forces also pushed toward Nadiia, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Hannivka, Novyi Donbas, Chernihivka, Krasnopodillia, and Hulove.
On the Huliaipole front, Ukrainian soldiers stopped 13 attacks near Uspenske, Rizdvianka, Dolynka, Hirke, and Yehorivka. The Kostiantynivka sector saw 12 assaults. Russian troops engaged near Raiske, Mykolaipillia, Dovha Balka, Kostiantynivka, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, and Novoselivka.
Combat activity continued on other lines as well. Eight attacks were repelled on the South Slobozhanshchyna front near Radkivka, Bochkove, Okhrimivka, and Zakharivka. Another eight were stopped on the Lyman front near Stepove, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Stavky, Lyman, and Zarichne.
The North Slobozhanshchyna front saw three attacks near Bachivsk, Boiaro-Lezhachi, and Oleksiivka. A single assault was repelled on the Kramatorsk front near Malynivka. The Kupiansk, Sloviansk, Oleksandrivka, Orikhiv, and Prydniprovske fronts recorded no offensive operations.
The General Staff logged a total of 177 combat clashes during the period. The operational situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts remained stable with no evidence of new Russian offensive groups forming.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda
