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Operational information on 21.10.2022

21 Oct, 2022
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Operational information on 21.10.2022

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The two hundred-fortieth (240) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.

The enemy is trying to hold the temporarily captured territories, concentrates its efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, at the same time, it does not stop trying to conduct offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.

During the current day, the units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of settlements of Ternova, Kharkiv region; Bilohorivka and Zolotarivka, Luhansk oblast; Lyman, Soledar, Ozaryanivka, Odradivka and Pervomaiske in Donetsk region.

The enemy is shelling the positions of our troops along the contact line and conducting aerial reconnaissance. The adversary continues to strike critical infrastructure and civilian homes, in violation of International Humanitarian Law, laws and customs of war.

During the day, the occupiers carried out 4 rocket and 10 air strikes, carried out more than 30 MLRS attacks.

Areas of about 8 settlements were hit by the enemy's aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles. Among them are Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Novovoskresenske of the Kherson region.

In the Volyn direction, the situation remains unchanged.

In the Siverskyi and Polissya directions, the enemy used mortars and barrel artillery to shell the areas of Ukrainske and Hai settlements of the Chernihiv region, as well as Pokrovka in the Sumy region.

At the same time, in the Pinsk and Stolinsk districts of the republic of belarus, the belarusian special services are intensifying regime and administrative measures. In particular, it is forbidden to conduct any video recording, including the use of car video recorders.

In the military commissariats, work continues on clarifying the personal data of men of conscription age, emphasis is placed on readiness for call-up.

The enemy shelled in other directions:

  • in the Slobozhanskyi direction - from barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of Berestove, Strilecha, Dvorichna and Chuhunivka settlements;
  • in the Bakhmut direction - from tanks and artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Soledar, Bakhmut, Bilogorivka, Klishchiivka and Opytne;
  • in the Avdiyivka direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Vodyane, Prechystivka, Pervomaiske and Velyka Novosilka settlements.

The enemy did not conduct active offensive actions in the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhya directions. Fired in the areas of the settlements of Vremivka, Zelenyi Hay and Mala Tokmachka.

In the South Bug direction, the enemy shelled military and civilian infrastructure. Areas of settlements near the contact line were damaged by fire. Among them are Novovoskresenske, Myrne, Davidiv Brod and Novohredneve.

According to the available information, in the city of Beryslav, Kherson region, since October 19 of this year, all bodies of the occupation authorities have ceased their activities. It is also known that collaborators who collaborated with the russian occupiers continue to leave the city, along with their families and property.

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, the enemy is taking measures to improve television and radio broadcasting.

On October 19 of this year, the Ukrainian Defense Forces fired at the pontoon crossing under the Antoniv bridge in the Kherson region.

Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 16 strikes during the day. The defeat of three strongholds and ten areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as three positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems, was confirmed.

Units of missile troops and artillery hit the control post and the enemy's S-300 anti-aircraft missile complex in a day.

Glory to Ukraine!


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