“Also, intense fighting continues in the Kostiantyniv and Oleksandriv directions. There were 32 and 28 Russian attacks”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to detailed information from the headquarters, the enemy carried out 89 airstrikes yesterday, dropping 186 guided air bombs. In addition, he carried out 3,938 attacks, including 132 from rocket salvo systems.
Most of the fighting was in the Pokrovsky direction, where Ukrainian defenders stopped 79 assaults by the aggressor in the areas of Nikanorivka, Pankivka, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirov, Molodetske, Kotlyna, Udachne, Novoukrayinka, and Horikhov.
Also, intense fighting continues in the Kostiantyniv and Oleksandriv directions. There were 32 and 28 Russian attacks, respectively, in the areas of Oleksandr-Kalynovy, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, Rusyny Yar, Zeleny Gayu, Filia, Piddubny, Aleksandrograd, Novoselivka, Verbovoy, Oleksiivka, Novogrigorivka, and Uspenivka.
The enemy continues its attacks in the North-Slobozhansk, Kursk, South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Slovyansk, Lymansk, Kramatorsk, Gulyaipilsk, Orihiv and Dnieper directions.
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On October 26, the penetration of Russian troops into Pokrovsk was confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the headquarters, there are about 200 Russian servicemen in the city, and shooting battles are ongoing.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi spoke about the difficult situation in Pokrovsk in an evening video message on October 27.
The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes in its report that both Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to advance in the direction of Pokrovsk, which emphasizes the changing nature of the front line in this part of the front. Geolocation videos published on October 27 show that Russian forces have recently advanced along Nakhimova Street in western Pokrovsk. Additional geolocation video footage released on October 27 shows Ukrainian forces attacking Russian positions in eastern Rodinsky (north of Pokrovsk), indicating a recent advance by Ukrainian forces in the area.
Pokrovsk – a city with a population of about 7,000 people (more than 60,000 before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation) – is an important road and railway junction and was under threat of encirclement by Russian troops for most of the year.