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Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., October 25, 2023
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine,
25 October 2023 19:27
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-25102023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia

Day 609 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

On the night of October 25, russian terrorist forces launched another air strike against Ukraine, using 11x Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. Air defense shot down all the kamikaze drones. Unfortunately, debris of the destroyed UAVs injured civilians. 11x apartment buildings and 9x private houses, 2x educational institutions, 2x fire stations, 1x police station and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in the cities of Slavuta and Netishyn (Khmelnytskyi oblast),

The operational situation in east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.

During the day of October 25, there were 66x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 47x air strikes and 25x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, guided aerial bomb strike on a residential area in the city of Beryslav (Kherson oblast) killed and wounded civilians. Private houses and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

VOLYN and POLISSYA AXIS: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

SIVERSHCHYNA and SZHANSHCHYNA AXIS: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues to shell Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. More than 30x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Senkivka, Klyusy, Leonivka (Chernihiv oblast), Bachivsk, Studenok, Starykove (Sumy oblast), Vovchansk, Okhrimivka, Kruhle, Budarky (Kharkiv oblast).

KUPYANSK AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinities of Synkivka, Petropavlivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast). Ukrainian defenders repelled 11x enemy attacks in that area. The russian occupiers also launched an air strike in the vicinity of Novoselivske (Luhansk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Kindrashivka, Kyslivka, Krokhmalne, Pishchane, Berestove, Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast).

LYMAN AXIS: the Ukrainian defense forces repelled all enemy attacks in the vicinities of Nadiya and Makiivka (Luhansk oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes in the area of Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast), Hryhorivka and Verkhnokamyanske (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Makiivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Torske, Spirne, Vyimka, Fedorivka, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).

BAKHMUT AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 7x adversary attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Andriivka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Khromove (Donetsk oblast). Around 20x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Minkivka, Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Kurdyumivka, Druzhba (Donetsk oblast).

AVDIIVKA AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations with air support in the vicinities of Avdiivka, Stepove, Tonenke, Sjeverne (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled 12x enemy attacks in the area. Also, the occupiers launched an air strike near Novobakhmutivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Ocheretyne, Semenivka, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, Opytne (Donetsk oblast).

MARYINKA AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations with air support in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defense forces repelled 14x enemy attacks in the area. Around 10x settlements, including Hostre, Heorhiivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast), were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

SHAKHTARSKE AXIS: the invaders conducted unsuccessful assault operations with air support in the vicinities of Vodyane, Novoukrainka, Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast). Also, the adversary launched an air strike near Volodyne (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.

ZAPORIZHZHIA AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 1x enemy attack near Verbove (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Novodarivka and Novodanylivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 20x settlements, including Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Pyatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

KHERSON AXIS: the occupiers launched air strikes with over 25x guided aerial bombs in the vicinities of Zmiivka, Beryslav, Odradokamyanka, Mykolaivka, Olhivka (Kherson oblast). The settlements of Chervonyi Mayak, Antonivka (Kherson oblast) and the city of Kherson came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

At the same time, the Ukrainian defense forces continue offensive operations in the Melitopol axis, offensive (assault) operations in the Bakhmut axis, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, and exhausting the enemy along the entire front line.

During the day of October 25, Ukrainian Air Force launched 7x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment of the russian invaders.

The missile troops hit 3x ammunition depots, 6x artillery systems and 1x air defense radar station of the occupiers.

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