Over 300 combat engagements on battlefield in 24 hours – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 304 combat engagements took place on the front on 15 October.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 16 October
Quote: "According to updated information, yesterday the enemy launched 83 airstrikes, dropping 271 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the invaders deployed 7,059 kamikaze drones and attacked settlements and the positions of our troops 2,551 times, including 76 times using multiple-launch rocket systems."
Details: Meanwhile, Ukrainian aircraft struck a cluster of Russian military personnel over the past 24 hours.
On the Pokrovsk front, Russian forces launched 60 attacks over the past 24 hours, more than on any other front. They attempted to advance near the settlements of Dorozhnie and Molodetske and towards Toretske, Pavlivka, Novopavlivka, Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Hannivka, Dobropillia, Svitle, Krasnopodillia, Serhiivka and Muravka.
On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Russian troops launched one airstrike using three guided aerial bombs and conducted 64 attacks on Ukrainian defence forces positions and populated areas over the past day.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian units repelled 22 Russian attacks. The Russians attempted to attack near Starytsia, Izbytske and Chuhunivka and towards Buzove and Radkivka.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian troops made three attempts to improve their tactical positions, conducting assault operations towards Novoosynove and Shyikivka.
On the Lyman front, Russian attempts to break through Ukrainian defences had been repelled, the General Staff said. Russian forces launched eight attacks towards Novoiehorivka, Olhivka, Druzheliubivka, Lyman and Staryi Karavan.
On the Sloviansk front, Russian forces carried out two attacks towards Orikhuvatka and Mykolaivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, the defence forces repelled three Russian attempts to advance near Chervone and towards Yurkivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, 27 attacks were recorded. The Russians conducted offensive operations near Kostiantynivka and Dovha Balka and towards Rozkishne, Mykolaipillia and Raiske.
On the Oleksandrivka front, Russian forces did not conduct any assault operations.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian Armed Forces positions 20 times. Russian troops attempted to advance towards Rizdvianka, Dolynka, Hirke and Yehorivka.
On the Orikhiv front, Russian forces made two attempts to attack towards Pavlivka.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians did not conduct any assault operations.
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