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 24, 2023.
608 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,535 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
The adversary continues to ignore the laws and customs of warfare, uses terror tactics, launches missile and airstrikes, and fires multiple rocket launchers not only at the military, but also at civilian objects of our state.
During the past 24 hours, 55 combat clashes took place. In total, the enemy carried out 4 missile and 68 air strikes, carried out 49 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. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged. In addition, tonight, the Russian occupiers launched another air strike against Ukraine, using 6 attack UAVs of the “Shahed-136/131” type.
The following settlements came under the russian aviation attacks: Synkivka, Petropavlivka of the Kharkiv region were hit by airstrikes; Serebryan forestry, Luhansk region; Klishchiivka, New York, Avdiivka, Orlivka, Oleksendropil, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Urozhane, Staromayorske of the Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Orykhiv, Mala Tokmachka, Pyatikhatky of the Zaporizhzhia region; Zmiivka, Olhivka, Lviv, Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Sadov, Prydniprovske of the Kherson region.
About 110 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, and Mykolaiv 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-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 about 5 enemy attacks in the area of Ivanivka, Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers are firmly holding the defense, successfully repulsed all enemy attacks near Nadia, Luhansk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled all enemy attacks in the areas of Bohdanivka, Khromov, Klishchiivka, Andriivka settlements of the Donetsk region. The defense forces of Ukraine continue their assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, inflicting losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment, and entrenching 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, actively uses aviation, but our soldiers firmly hold the defense and inflict significant losses on the enemy. The offensive actions of the enemy were unsuccessful in the areas of Keramik, Stepovoy, Avdiivka, and Tonenko of the Donetsk region, where the Defense Forces repelled more than 10 enemy attacks.
In the Mariinka direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assaults in the Mariinka and Pobeda districts of the Donetsk region. Here, Ukrainian soldiers repelled about 15 attacks by the occupiers.
In the Shakhtarsky and Zaporizhia directions, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks near Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region, and southeast of Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporizhia region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, had partial success south of Robotyne, are inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops, exhausting 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 are conducting a counter-battery fight, inflicting fire damage on the enemy’s rear.
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made 7 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 3 – on the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems.
Units of the missile forces hit 8 artillery pieces, 4 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, an electronic warfare station, an enemy pontoon-bridge crossing, and remote mining of the terrain was carried out in two areas.
In general, the enemy lost: 810 occupants, 12 tanks, 16 armored combat vehicles, 24 artillery systems, 3 anti-aircraft guns, 1 air defense vehicle, 18 operational-tactical UAVs, one cruise missile, 28 vehicles and 8 units of special equipment.
Would be useful to have a map and number each report and show that number on the map. Not all your readers know Ukrainian geography and city locations.