“As of October 27, 168 combat clashes took place at the front, and the most intense battles were recorded in the Kostyantyniv and Pokrovsky directions in the Donetsk region”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The invaders carried out 70 air strikes, dropping 148 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians engaged 2,635 kamikaze drones to destroy and carried out 3,065 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas,” the evening summary reads.
Almost half of the battles were recorded in the Kostyantyniv and Pokrovsky directions in the Donetsk region.
“The Russians attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 25 times in the Konstantinov direction. The occupiers concentrated their offensive efforts in the areas of Aleksandro-Kalynovoy, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, and Rusyny Yar.
Since the beginning of the day, in the Pokrovsky direction, Russian units have tried to break through Ukrainian defenses 57 times in the areas of Nikanorivka, Pankivka, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirov, Molodetske, Kotlyna, Udachne, Novoukrayinka, and Horikhove. In some locations, the fighting does not stop,” the message states.
Fighting also continued in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk, South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Lymansk, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Oleksandrivsk, Gulyaipil, Orihiv and Dnieper directions.
Earlier, the General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces liberated 182.8 square kilometers on the territory of the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, and another 230.1 square kilometers were cleared from the enemy’s DGR.
British intelligence has reiterated that Pokrovsk is likely to remain a priority for Russia, with the largest share of Russian attacks there compared to the rest of the front line.