Day 597 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.
The enemy continues to ignore the laws and customs of warfare, using the kremlin’s signature terror tactics, launching missile and air strikes, and firing multiple launch rocket systems not only at the military, but also at numerous civilian targets in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian defense forces continue to defend in the east and the south of Ukraine, conduct the offensive on Melitopol axis, and offensive operations on Bakhmut axis. As they destroy the enemy, they liberate the temporarily occupied territories and consolidate new positions.
During the day of October 12, there were 64x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 4x missile and 65x air strikes, 54x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.
Air strikes hit Popivka, Seredyna-Buda (Sumy oblast), Nevske, Bilohorivka, Novolyubivka, Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast), Siversk, Spirne, Vesele, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Novokalynove, Keramik, Stepove, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast), Novodanylivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Mykolaivka, Olhivka, Odradokamyanka, Kozatske, and Ulyanivka (Kherson oblast).
About 100x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts came under artillery fire.
Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct active subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod oblast (russia).
Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Kupyansk axis: Ukrainian soldiers repelled 5x enemy attacks in the vicinity of Synkivka and 8x attacks near Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: Ukrainian defense forces continue to hold back the enemy’s offensive in the vicinities of Makiivka, southwest of Kreminna and Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 5x enemy attacks in that area.
Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian defense forces continue assault operations south of Bakhmut (Donetsk oblast), inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the enemy, and consolidate their new positions.
Tavria operational-strategic group, Avdiivka axis: the adversary keeps trying to break through Ukrainian defenses, to no success. The Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 20x enemy attacks in the vicinities of Avdiivka, Lastochkyne, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).
Maryinka axis: during the day of October 12, Ukrainian defense forces successfully repelled more than 10x enemy attacks in the vicinities of Maryinka, Pobjeda, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).
Shakhtarske axis: the adversary did not conduct any offensive (assault) operations.
Zaporizhzhia axis: the invaders made unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost position in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the Ukrainian defense forces conduct counter-battery fire, destroy the supply depots, and successfully strike behind the enemy lines.
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 12, Ukrainian Air Force launched 12x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 3x air strikes command posts, and on 4x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.
The Ukrainian missile troops hit 1x concentration of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, 10x artillery systems, and 1x command post of the adversary.
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