Russian forces inflict 6 missile strikes and 53 airstrikes in one day

Over 80 clashes were recorded throughout the day. In total, the Russians inflicted 6 missile strikes and 53 airstrikes, and carried out 54 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 22 October

Details: Russian forces launched another missile and air attack on Ukraine on the night of 22 October, using a Kh-59 guided missile, S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and three Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs. Ukraine’s air defence managed to destroy one guided Kh-59 aircraft missile and three Shahed UAVs. 

Russian terrorist attacks have caused casualties among civilians. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure facilities have been damaged and destroyed.

The Kremlin's terrorist forces launched another missile strike on civilian infrastructure, this time targeting a Nova Poshta mail depot in Kharkiv Oblast. Six people were killed and 16 were injured as a result of this targeted attack.

Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts suffered airstrikes.

Around 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts came under artillery attacks. 

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the Russians are maintaining a military presence in the border areas, continuing to bombard settlements from Russian Federation territory, and increasing the density of mine barriers along the state border of Ukraine in Belgorod Oblast.

In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian soldiers repelled over 15 Russian attacks in the areas of Synkivka and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast, as well as Nadiia in Luhansk Oblast.

On the Lyman front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled over 10 attacks near Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, and Serebrianka Forest and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian soldiers repelled all attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vasiukivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. The Defence Forces of Ukraine are continuing their assault operations south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, inflicting losses on the Russians in terms of their manpower and equipment, and are consolidating their positions.

In the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group on the Avdiivka front, the Russians keep trying to encircle Avdiivka, but Ukrainian soldiers are steadfastly holding the defence, inflicting significant losses on Tonenke and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast. Russian offensive operations in the areas of Keramik, Avdiivka, Stepove, Tonenke and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast were unsuccessful. Here, Ukraine’s Armed Forces repelled over 15 attacks.

On the Marinka front, the Russians conducted unsuccessful assault actions in Marinka, Krasnohorivka and Pobieda in Donetsk Oblast, where over 20 of their attacks were repelled by Ukrainian soldiers.

On the Shakhtarsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts, Ukrainians repelled all attacks by the Russian forces in and around Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva and Staromaiorske in Donetsk Oblast and north of Pryiutne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

At the same time, Ukrainian forces continue to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol front, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, and exhausting the Russians along the entire front line.

In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, Ukrainian soldiers are conducting counter-battery operations, inflicting attacks on the Russians’ rear.

During the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force inflicted 12 attacks on areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.

Units from Rocket Forces and Artillery hit seven artillery pieces, a radar station, an ammunition storage point and an anti-aircraft missile system, as well as clusters of personnel, weapons and military equipment belonging to the Russians.

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