2023-10-23 02:27:25
Fierce fighting between Ukraine and the Russian invaders continues in the south and east of the country. More than 60 enemy attacks were repelled during the day, including in the Kupyansk and Lyman front sectors in the east as well as Avdiivka and Mariinka near Donetsk as well as in the city of Zaporizhzhia in the southeast, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Facebook on Sunday evening.
It said 82 combat operations took place at the front. “The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.” The front is around 1,000 kilometers long.
Russia reported that Ukraine had shelled inhabited areas in the “Donetsk People’s Republic” 24 times in the past 24 hours. The Russian state agency Itartass reported that a resident was injured in the town of Makiivka (Russian: Makejewka). Neither the Russian nor the Ukrainian information might initially be independently verified.
According to the Ukrinform news agency, the Ukrainian General Staff further reported that offensive actions were being carried out in the direction of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian army is inflicting losses on personnel and equipment on the Russian troops, it said, without giving any figures. As a result of the Russian attacks, civilians were killed and injured and houses and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed. The missile units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed four enemy artillery systems. This information might not initially be independently verified.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized on Sunday the importance of the ongoing liberation of Russian-occupied areas of his country. Ukraine needs results every day – that’s why constant advances on the front are important. “Whether just by one kilometer, whether by 500 meters, but forward every day to improve the Ukrainian positions, to put pressure on the occupiers,” said Zelensky in his evening speech.
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