Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of October 29
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There were 148 combat clashes during the day. The most intense section of the front remains the Pokrovsk direction, where Ukrainian defenders have repelled 45 Russian assaults, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Yesterday, Russia carried out 57 air strikes and dropped 113 guided bombs at the frontlines in Ukraine.
In addition, Russians carried out 4,518 shelling attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, including 86 with multiple launch rocket systems, and launched 4,679 suicide drones to attack Ukrainian positions.
The areas of the settlements of Dnipro and Novooleksandrivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as Rivnopil, Zaliznychne, Uspenivka, Bilohiria, and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region, were hit by Russian air strikes.
In response, the Ukrainian Air Force, missile forces, and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck 6 areas where Russian manpower, weapons, and equipment were concentrated, as well as 3 Russian artillery systems.
Directions
2 combat engagements took place in the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions over the past day. Russia carried out 9 air strikes, dropping 25 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 174 shellings, including 10 from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, Russia attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Vovchansk and Kamianka 5 times.
8 combat engagements took place yesterday in the Kupiansk direction. Ukrainian defenders stopped Russia's assault in the area of the settlement of Pishchane and in the direction of Shyikivka.
In the Lyman direction, Russia attacked 13 times, trying to break through Ukrainian defenses in the areas of the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Derylove, Novoselivka, and in the direction of the settlements of Korovii Yar, Drobysheve, and Oleksandrivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped 10 Russian offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Yampil, Dronivka, Serebrianka, and Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, 2 combat clashes were recorded, with Russian units attempting to advance in the direction of Viroliubivka and Fedorivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russia carried out 18 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Shcherbinivka, Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 45 Russian assaults in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Novoe Shakhove, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Novoeokonomichne, Lysivka, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Myroliubivka, Myrnohrad, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetsk, Dachne, and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Russia carried out 23 attacks yesterday in the areas of the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Sosnivka, Verbove, Uspenivka, Novohryhorivka, Rybne, Pavlivka, and Vyshneve.
In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 7 Russian attempts to advance in the areas of Novomykolaivka and Luhivske.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian units stopped 7 Russian attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbaky, Stepove, and in the direction of Novoandriivka and Novodanilivka.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Russia launched 3 attacks on Ukrainian defenders' positions in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of Russian offensive groups were detected.
Russia's losses in war against Ukraine
Ukrainian defenders continue to inflict significant losses on the Russian forces, destroying their manpower and equipment and reducing Russia's offensive potential in the rear.
Over the past day, the Russian army lost 1,150 troops.
In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed 4 Russian tanks, 3 armored combat vehicles, 20 artillery systems, a multiple launch rocket system, 313 drones, 79 vehicles, and 2 units of special equipment.
