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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., October 19, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 19 October 2023 07:27

    Day 603 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 18, the kremlin terrorist forces launched yet another series of missile strikes on civilian targets in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Pavlohrad, Obukhivka, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, and Mykolaiv district. In addition, on the night of October 19, the russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 6x Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs. The Ukrainian air defense forces and means shot 3x kamikaze drones.

    During the day of October 18, there were around 80x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 15x missile and 79x air strikes, 61x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. A five-storey residential building, 2x churches, 1x cultural center, 1x sports complex, more than 20x private houses, and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

    Air strikes hit Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast), Nevske, Novolyubivka, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Spirne, Kamyanka, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Dyliivka, New York, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, Staromaiorske, Urozhayne (Donetsk oblast), Novodarivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Novoberyslav, Kozatske, Olhivka, Prydniprovske, and Pishchanivka (Kherson oblast).

    About 130x 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 more than 15x enemy attacks in the vicinities of Synkivka, Ivanivka, Kyslivka (Kharkiv oblast), as well as more than 10x attacks near Nadiya (Luhansk oblast).

    Lyman axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5x enemy attacks in the vicinity of Makiivka (Luhansk oblast).

    Bakhmut axis: the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost position in the vicinity of Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast). 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: with the air support, the enemy keeps trying to encircle Avdiivka. Ukrainian soldiers repelled 3x enemy attacks. The enemy’s offensive in the vicinities of Novokalynove and Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast) was also unsuccessful.

    Maryinka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 17x enemy attacks in the vicinity of Maryinka and 4x more attacks in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).

    Shakhtarske axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks in the vicinity of Novomaiorske (Donetsk oblast).

    Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian defenders are holding back the occupiers in the vicinities of Novodarivka and east of Mala Tokmachka (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

    Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct counter-battery fire and strike behind the enemy lines.

    The Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting their offensive operation on the Melitopol axis. Ukrainian soldiers have partial success southwest of Verbove (Zaporizhzhia oblast), inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, exhausting the enemy all along the front line.

    During the day of October 18, Ukrainian Air Force launched 15x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, and 3x air strikes on anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary. Also, the Ukrainian defenders destroyed 1x russian Su-25 aircraft and 5x operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.

    The Ukrainian missile troops hit 2x command posts, 1x Tor air defense missile system, 1x Zoopark-1M counter-battery radar system and 11x artillery systems of the occupiers.

    Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! United we will be victorious!

    Glory to Ukraine!