The 245th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 26.10.2022.
The Russian army is trying to keep the temporarily captured territories, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in certain directions. At the same time, it does not stop conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas.
During the day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Ivanhrad, Andriyivka, Soledar, Kurdyumivka, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Nevelske, Maryinka, and Kamianka of the Donetsk oblast.
Russia is shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops along the contact line, carrying out fortification equipment of positions in certain directions and conducting aerial reconnaissance. Violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war, it continues to strike critical infrastructure and the homes of the civilian population.
During the day, Russian troops launched a rocket attack and launched 11 MLRS attacks.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The threat of missile strikes and the use of attack UAVs from the territory of the Republic of Belarus remains.
Russian troops shelled in other directions:
- in the Slobozhanskyi direction – with the use of mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Bochkove, Vilkhuvatka, Budarki, Chugunivka, Shevchenkove, Strilecha and Dvorichna;
- in the Kupyansk direction – from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Berestovka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Pishchane, Pershotravneve, Fiholivka and Krokhmalne;
- in the Lyman direction – from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of Vyshneve, Hrekivka, Hryhorivka, Nevske, Serhiivka and Zarichne settlements;
- in the Bakhmut direction – from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Ivanhrad, Toretsk, Kurdyumivka, Mayorsk and Ozaryanivka;
- in the Avdiivka direction, Russian shelling was recorded in the areas of Maryinka, Vodyane, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Nevelske and Novokalynivka settlements.
On the Novopavlivskyi and Zaporizhzhia directions, Russian military carried out artillery fire in the areas of the settlements of Orikhiv, Vremivka, Vuhledar, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Novopil, Neskuchne, and Poltavka.
Areas of settlements near the contact line were damaged by fire in the South Buh direction. The city of Nikopol was directly affected by the fire of Russian jet artillery.
The Russian army continues to equip defensive lines on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
Russian troops are restricting the right of free movement of civilians in the temporarily occupied territories. So, residents of Pershotravneve settlement of Kharkiv oblast are prohibited from leaving the village.
In the Russian Federation, work continues on replenishment of combat losses. The recruitment by representatives of private military campaigns of prisoners in prisons in the city of Bryansk and Bryansk region was noted.
According to the updated information, the results of fire damage to the Russian army during the last days have been confirmed. Thus, in the districts of Korzhov and Mykolaivka settlements of the Luhansk region, Russian troops lost up to 60 people, including at least 10 officers.
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the area where Russia’s manpower, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery of Ukraine struck 3 control points, 6 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2 warehouses with ammunition and 5 other important military objects of the Russian army.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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