The intensity of hostilities on the front line in October remained high: during the month, 5,480 combat engagements and almost 140,000 artillery attacks by the Russian forces were recorded. These figures exceeded the September level.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with reference to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 5,480 combat engagements took place in October. During the month, their number repeatedly exceeded 200 per day. The highest number of clashes was recorded on October 9 — 245," the Ministry of Defense noted.
According to the ministry, the activity of Russian aviation and the intensity of artillery shelling also increased. During October, Russian forces carried out almost 140,000 attacks, including 3,353 from multiple launch rocket systems.
