Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., October 23, 2023.
607 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,534 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Tonight, the russian occupiers launched another air and missile attack on Ukraine, using the “Shahed-136/131” type UAVs. All kamikaze drones were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense of Ukraine.
During the past 24 hours, more than 90 combat clashes took place.
In total, the russian occupiers carried out 10 missile and 63 air strikes, 58 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Multi-apartment and private residential buildings, as well as other civilian infrastructure, were destroyed and damaged.
The russian occupiers also launched another missile and air strike, using the Kh-59 guided air missile and the S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile against civilian objects in the city of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, 4 Shahed-136/131 type attack UAVs and 1 attack UAV unspecified type. A guided air missile was destroyed by the forces and means of air defense of Ukraine Kh-59 and all attack UAVs.
russian air strikes were carried out in: Ivanivka, Kurylivka, Kharkiv region; Nadia, Nevsky, Luhansk region; Serebryanka, Spirne, Vyimka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Bila Gora, New York, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Orlivka, Maryinka, Vugledar, Zolota Niva, Staromayorske of the Donetsk region; Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia Region; Olhivka, Lviv, Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Tokarivka, Poniativka, Mykytivka, Prydniprovske, Barvinok of the Kherson region.
About 140 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions came under artillery fire.
In the area of responsibility of the “Pivnich” OSUV in the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains without significant changes.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts active diversionary activities in order to prevent the transfer of our troops to threatening directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.
In the area of responsibility of the “Khortytsia” anti-aircraft defense unit in the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled more than 15 enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkivka and Ivanivka settlements of the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled about 10 enemy attacks in the districts of Nadia and Serebryansk Forestry of Luhansk Region.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled all enemy attacks in the areas of Bohdanivka, Khromov, Ivanivske, Andriivka, Druzhba settlements of the Donetsk region. The defense forces of Ukraine continue their assault south of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, inflict losses on the enemy in terms of manpower and equipment, and establish themselves at the achieved boundaries.
In the area of responsibility of the “Tavria” anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Avdiivka direction, the enemy does not stop trying to surround Avdiivka, but our soldiers steadfastly hold the defense, inflicting significant losses on the enemy. The offensive actions of the enemy were unsuccessful in the districts of Keramik, Stepovoy, Avdiyivka, Tonenko, Opytny, and Nevelsky of the Donetsk region, where the Defense Forces repelled more than 20 enemy attacks.
In the Mariinka direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assaults in Maryinka, Pobyeda and Novomykhailivka districts of the Donetsk region, where Ukrainian soldiers repelled 24 enemy attacks.
In the Shakhtarsky and Zaporizhia directions, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the areas of Prechistivka, Zoloty Niva of the Donetsk region, and Verbovoy, Robotyny of the Zaporizhia region.
In the city of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson Region, an increase in regime measures by the enemy was noted. The so-called occupation police are looking for up to 60 russian deserters throughout the city.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, and exhaust the enemy along the entire front line.
In the zone of responsibility of the “Odesa” anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Kherson direction, the defense forces continue to conduct a counter-battery fight, inflict fire damage on the enemy’s rear.
During the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 7 strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated.
Units of the missile forces destroyed 4 artillery pieces of the enemy.
