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Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., October 31, 2023
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
31 October 2023 20:00
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-31102023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia

Day 615 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

During the day of October 31, there were 59x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 7x missile and 65x air strikes, 31x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Also, today the russian occupiers launched another strike at Ukraine, using 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles against civilian infrastructure. Unfortunately, the attacks have wounded civilians. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

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

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 SLOBOZHANSHCHYNA AXIS: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling 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 Hremyach, Karpovychi, Bleshnya (Chernihiv oblast), Seredyna-Buda, Obody, Pokrovka, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Udy, Veterynarne, Hatyshche (Kharkiv oblast).

KUPYANSK AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinities of Synkivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast), as well as Nadiya (Luhansk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 10x attacks in the area. The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Pishchane, Novoserhiivka, Cherneshchyna (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at 15x settlements, including Kamyanka, Dvorichna, Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).

LUMAN AXIS: the enemy did not conduct any offensive (assault) operations. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Serebryanske forestry, Verkhnokamyanske and Spirne (Donetsk oblast). Also, the invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 15x settlements, including Makiivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Yampolivka, Serebryanka, Verkhnokamyanske, Spirne, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).

BAKHMUT AXIS: the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost ground near Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk oblast). At the same time the invaders conducted assault actions near Pivdenne (Donetsk oblast), to no success. More than 25x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Minkivka, Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Druzhba (Donetsk oblast).

AVDIIYKA AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations with air support in the vicinities of Avdiivka, Keramik, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, Stepove (Donetsk oblast), where the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled a total of 15x attacks. Also, the adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Lastochkyne (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at about 20x settlements, including Oleksandropil, Keramik, Berdychi, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sjeverne (Donetsk oblast).

MARYINKA AXIS: the adversary conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled around 20x attacks in that area. Also, the adversary launched an air strike near Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements of Donetsk oblast, including Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

SHAKHTARSKE AXIS: the adversary conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinities of Prechystivka and Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.

ZAPORIZHZHIA AXIS: the adversary made failed attempts to regain the lost ground near Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 20x settlements, including Malynivka, Poltavka, Huliaipole, Novodanylivka, Pyatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.

KHERSON AXIS: the occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mykilske, Ivanivka, Kozatske, Sadove, Tyahynka, Lvove (Kherson oblast). The settlements of Veletenske, Ponyativka (Kherson oblast), the city of Kherson as well as Dmytrivka, Yaselka (Mykolaiv oblast) suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

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

During the day of October 31, Ukrainian Air Force launched 14x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, 2x air strike on the anti-aircraft missile systems, and 1x air strike on a command post of the adversary. On top of that, the Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 2x enemy attack UAVs.

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 3x radar stations, 1x concentration of troops, weapons and military equipment, 8x artillery systems of the russian invaders.

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