Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks in three directions, aircraft struck the invaders with 30 strikes – General Staff

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — SATURDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2022, 19:04

The Ukrainian military repelled Russian attacks on the Kramatorsk, Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts on Saturday.

Source: Summary by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00

Quote: "Units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the districts of the settlements of Novosadove on the Kramatorsk front, Yakovlivka, Berestove, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske and Opytne on the Bakhmut front, Krasnohorivka, Nevelske, Pervomaiske, Mariinka and Pobeda on the Avdiivka front.

Details: Air Defence Forces of Ukraine inflicted 30 strikes throughout the day. The destruction of 23 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as seven positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems was confirmed. In addition, Ukrainian air defence units shot down six UAVs and one enemy helicopter.

Missile forces and artillery over the past day hit five control points, seven areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, and three ammunition depots. Russian artillery positions and other important military targets also fell into the zone of fire damage.

During the day, the invaders inflicted four missile and 17 air strikes, and carried out up to 10 MLRS attacks.

The occupiers struck military targets and civilians in more than 20 settlements. Among them are Konstiantynivka, Bilohiria, Ivanivka, Nikopol, Bakhmut, Soledar, Yakovlivka, Davydiv Brid and Nalyvaikivka.

The affected area includes infrastructure facilities within the territories of Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv and other oblasts. For their strikes, the occupiers used cruise, aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles. In addition, the occupiers continue to use Iranian-made Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles.

The enemy carried out shelling:

• on the Sivershchyna front - from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in and around the settlements of Senkivka and Prohres in Chernihiv Oblast and Pavlivka, Dmytrivka, Mezenivka, Bachivsk, and Sosnivka in Sumy Oblast.
• on the Slobozhanshchyna front - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanski Khutory, Gatyshche, Lyptsy, Ohirtseve, Starytsa, Udy. The invading forces also used UAVs to correct artillery fire;
• on the Kramatorsk front - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in and around the settlements of Verkhniokamianske, Vyshneve, Zarichne, Nadiia, Pershotravneve, Terny and Torske;
• on the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts the Russians carried out attacks from tanks and artillery of various types along the entire contact line.
• on the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia fronts, the occupiers did not carry out any offensive actions. More than 20 settlements were struck from tanks, mortars and barrel artillery, including Bilohiria, Vuhledar, Vremivka, Zaliznychne, Mykilske, Novoukrainka, Neskuchne, Orikhiv, Charivne and Olhivske;
• on the Pivdennyi Buh front, more than 35 settlements along the entire contact line came under fire. To conduct aerial reconnaissance, the invaders have deployed more than 60 UAVs.

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