During Thursday, October 29, 191 combat clashes took place on the front between Ukrainian defenders and Russian troops. The enemy conducted the most intense assault actions in the Konstantinovka, Pokrovsk and Gulyaypole directions.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the operational summary as of 22:00.
During the day, Russian troops carried out 51 airstrikes, using 170 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the enemy used 6174 kamikaze drones and carried out 1768 shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements.
The highest activity of Russian units among the directions listed in the summary was recorded in the Konstantinovka direction. Here, Ukrainian military repelled 23 assaults in the area of Konstantinovka, as well as in the directions of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Novoselovka, Dolgaya Balka, Druzhkovka and other settlements.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian army undertook 18 attacks. The enemy tried to advance near Dobropillya, Novy Donbass, Rodinskoye, Mirnoye, Sergeyevka, Molodetskoye and other settlements. As of 22:00, one combat clash was ongoing.
According to preliminary data from the General Staff, in this direction Ukrainian military eliminated 40 Russian servicemen, and another 10 were wounded. Also destroyed were nine units of automotive equipment, an ammunition depot and 23 enemy shelters. In addition, 231 Russian drones of various types were destroyed or suppressed.
In the Gulyaypole direction, the Defense Forces repelled 16 Russian attacks towards Uspenivka, Ternovatoe, Gorkoye and Charivne. Three combat clashes were still ongoing at the time of publication of the summary.
In the Liman direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight attempts by the enemy to advance forward, in the South Sloboda direction — six, in the Slavyansk direction — four. In the Orekhov direction, two assaults were recorded.
At the same time, in the Kupyansk, Kramatorsk, Alexandrovsk and Pridneprovsk directions, Russian troops did not conduct assault actions. No significant changes in the situation were recorded on other sectors of the front.
