The 242nd day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 23.10.2022.
The Russian army is trying to keep the temporarily captured territories, improve the tactical position, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in certain areas. At the same time, it conducts offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.
To maintain the war in Ukraine, the Russian Federation continues to equip units at the expense of mobilized persons and removes military equipment from storage.
Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the areas of Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Novomykhailivka, Maryinka, Nevelske, Pervomayske and Avdiivka settlements of the Donetsk oblast.
Russia is shelling the positions of Urainian troops along the contact line and conducting aerial reconnaissance. During the day, Russian soldiers again carried out missile and air strikes on the infrastructure and residences of the civilian population, violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of warfare.
In total, during the day, Russian troops launched 2 rocket and 25 air strikes, carried out about 30 MLRS attacks.
Civil infrastructure facilities in Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Novotavrycheske of the Zaporizhzhia oblast were hit by Russian attacks.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The threat of missile and air strikes against Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities from the territory of the Republic of Belarus remains. In particular, with the use of Iranian -made strike UAVs.
Russian troops shelled in other directions:
- in the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions – from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Yampolivka, Kamianka and Bilogorivka settlements;
- in the Bakhmut direction – from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Ozaryanivka, Opytne, Soledar and Yakovlivka settlements of the Donetsk oblast;
- in the Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia directions – from tanks and artillery of various types, in the areas of Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Vodyane, Novomykhailivka, Maryinka, Prechistivka, Novopil, Novosilka and Zaliznychne settlements.
In the South Buh direction, Russian soldiers shelled the military and civilian infrastructure of the settlements, which are not far from the contact line. Nikopol and Ilyinka of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast were hit by rocket and barrel artillery fire.
The Russian military command has problems with the material support of mobilized citizens. Thus, in the Kherson oblast, demobilized Russian servicemen are poorly equipped, most of them lack military shoes and other elements of uniforms and equipment.
It is known that the mobilized personnel of the Russian forces are sent to war to review the operational situation. The command does not pay attention to the level of their training. In this way, the Russian military leadership is trying to hold the front line. Due to the weak organization of interaction, there are rare cases of so-called “friendly fire” between Russian units.
According to detailed information, the destruction of Russian personnel and equipment was confirmed on October 22 of the current year. In the area of the city of Enerhodar, as a result of fire damage, 4 D-30 howitzers, 3 trucks with ammunition, up to 50 Russiab servicemen, and about 40 more were wounded. On one of the directions, 2 units of Russia’s “Hurricane” anti-aircraft missile system along with combat calculations were hit.
Aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine made 6 strikes during the day. It has been confirmed that 6 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the Russian army have been destroyed. Earlier today, air defense units of Ukraine shot down twelve “Shahed-136” UAVs.
Missile troops and artillery of Ukraine hit the command post, five areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, ammunition warehouse and anti-aircraft missile system of the Russian army.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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