The 248th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 29.10.2022.
The Russian army is trying to hold the temporarily captured territories, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in certain directions, while at the same time not stopping offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.
Russia continues shelling units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine along the contact line, carries out fortification equipment of the lines in separate directions and conducts aerial reconnaissance. Strikes critical infrastructure and civilian homes, violating international humanitarian law, laws and customs of war.
During the day, Russian military launched 5 missile and 7 air strikes, carried out more than 29 MLRS attacks.
Areas of more than 15 settlements were hit by Russian attacks. In particular, Slovyansk and Siversk in the Donetsk oblast and Novooleksandrivka in the Kherson oblast.
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 Siversky direction – from mortars, in the areas of Rozhkovychi and Budky settlements of the Sumy oblast;
- in the Slobozhanskyi direction – from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Veterynarne, Vilkhuvatka, Hatyshche, Hryhorivka, Dvorichna, Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Strilecha and Chuhunivka;
- in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions – from artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Kislivka, Tabayivka, Berestove, Nevske, Olhivka, Novoyehorivka, and Yampolivka;
- in the Bakhmut direction – from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Bilohorivka, Zvanivka, Siversk, Soledar, Zarichne, New York, Vasyukivka and Serebryanka settlements;
- in the Avdiivka direction, Russian military inflicted fire damage in the areas of the settlements of Avdiivka, Nevelske, Vesele, Vodyane, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske and Opytne.
Russian troops did not conduct active offensive actions in the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia directions. Shelling from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery was recorded in the areas of Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Pavlivka, Olhivske and Chervone settlements.
Nikopol and Vyshchetarasivka of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast were directly affected by rocket and barrel artillery fire in the South Buh direction.
The vehicles that were in the communal property of the city of Kherson were moved by Russian troops to the temporarily occupied Crimea. Information regarding the removal of medical preparations from most pharmacies in the city is confirmed. Since October 26 of this year, Russian authorities suspended the medical staff of several city hospitals, the medical equipment from which the Russian soldiers took away.
Under the pretext of conducting preparations for the defence of the city of Nova Kakhovka, the Russian military is conducting a forced evacuation of the local population from the streets located on the banks of the Dnipro River.
According to available information, the illegal armed formations of the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region have significant problems with financial support. Militants do not receive assigned payments.
Aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Russian army 17 times during the day. 11 of them – in areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 3 – in platoon strongholds, and 3 – in positions of Russian air defense complexes. In different directions, Ukrainian air defense shot down Russian Kh-59 guided missile and 2 Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.
During the current 24 hours, units of missile troops and artillery of Ukraine hit 4 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses, an anti-aircraft missile installation and 6 other important military objects of Russian troops.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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