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The General Staff of Ukraine updated the world to the current operational situation as of 8am on October 29th, day 1709 of the Russian-imposed war in Ukraine, with a total of 189 combat clashes recorded in the past 24 hours.
Russia reportedly lost 1,560 personnel, while damage or destruction was caused to a tank, five armoured combat vehicles, 25 artillery systems, four multiple launch rocket systems, four ground robotic complexes, one aircraft (confirmed during the previous period), 1,614 unmanned aerial vehicles, 272 automobiles, and one unit of special equipment.
The Russian forces launched 79 airstrikes, dropped 257 guided bombs, used 9,135 kamikaze drones, and carried out 2,439 artillery attacks on populated areas and positions of Ukrainian troops.
During the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Defence Forces struck two areas of concentrated Russian personnel and one point of control for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia launched 112 drones overnight, of which 97 were neutralised, but impacts were recorded in seven locations, and debris fell in another five places.
Cherkasy: Head of the Regional Military Administration reported that air defenders had shot down eight drones over the region overnight, adding that there was no damage to injuries, and inspections of the territory were ongoing.
Dnipropetrovsk: During overnight attacks, a man was injured as a result of a drone strike, while a fire that broke out caused damage to a business in Dnipro, reported Head of the Regional Military Administration Mykola Lukashuk.
Damage was caused to a multi-story building, a business, and infrastructure, when Russia struck the communities of Nikopol, Marganets, and Myrivska with FPV drones.
A truck was on fire in the territory of a farm due to an attack with FPV drones in the Petropavlivska community of the Synelnykove district.
During a drone strike yesterday on Pavlohrad, a 15-year-old boy was hospitalised in a model condition with shrapnel injuries, while several garages from a local cooperation sustained damage as a result of the strike, reported Ganzha.
Around 10:30am on October 28, Russian troops targeted a railway station in the city of Pyatikhatky in the Kamenskyi district, which resulted in a small railcar catching fire, as well as damage to the driver’s cabin, an overhead contact line, and a grain hopper car, but fortunately there were no casualties reported.
Donetsk: Head of the Regional Military Administration reported that there were no fatalities in the region in the previous 24 hours, however a person was injured in Kramatorsk and another in Malotaranivka as a result of Russian artillery strikes.
Russia also attempted to attack a vehicle belonging to Donetskoblgaz in Kramatorsk, reported Ganzha, noting that Russia had pursued the vehicle with two attack drones, and fragments from one of them damaged the vehicle the utility workers were driving.
An FPV drone struck a vehicle of volunteers transporting an injured person on the road to Druzhkivka, but the crew managed to escape, spent the night in a makeshift shelter, and in the morning, the vehicle was evacuated, reported volunteer Bohdan Zulakov.
Kharkiv: Russia attacked Osokor with five guided aerial bombs, according to head of the community Hennadiy Zagoruyko, who said that two buildings were completely destroyed as a result of the strikes, and 32 more were damaged, but no one was injured.
Head of the Zolotchev Local Military Administration Viktor Kovalenko reported that a Russian Molniya drone struck a Nova Poshta facility at 1:30pm, damaging the roof, facade, and office rooms, along with a vehicle parked outside, but no injuries occurred.
Kovalenko later reported that at 2:20pm, three Russian guided aerial bombs struck Zolotchev, stating no one was injured, but at least 13 houses, a church building, as well as gas and power networks were damaged in the village.
Around 2pm, Russia struck a locomotive at the Ordovka station in the Novovodolazka community, according to a post on the community’s Facebook page, noting that the train drivers evacuated the cab after an air raid alert was announced and were not injured.
Russian drones fell on the territory of a factory in Kharkiv, killing one person and injuring two others in the Osnovyansky district, according to Sinegubov.
An FPV drone struck an armoured police vehicle, injuring two law enforcement officers in the Velykoburlutska community, according to the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Police, adding that according to information, the attack occurred during an evacuation mission.
During the evening a Shahed drone hit the Nemyshyanskyi district of Kharkiv, reported Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who also reported strikes overnight on the Kolodnogirskyi district, which caused a fire to break out, and a drone hit a school in the Saltivka district.
This morning, one person sought medical assistance after a Russian drone struck the Industrial district, reported Mayor Terekhov and Head of the Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.
Kherson: Head of the Regional State Administration Oleksandr Produkin reported that no shelling or impacts were reported, noting the ceasefire was still holding between Ukraine and Russia, adding that 6 people were evacuated from recently liberated communities to safer areas.
Rivne: A man was killed as a result of an attack on a civilian enterprise overnight in the Sarny district, causing a fire which rescuers quickly extinguished, and all other relevant services were working at the scene.
Sumy: Russia struck 31 settlements in the Sumy region during the previous 24 hours, according to the Sumy Regional Police, noting that a 41-year-old man and an 85-year-old woman were injured as a result of drone strikes in the Sumy community, which damaged a store and several cars.
A 40-year-old man was injured as a result of a drone strike in the Putivl community when a garage was damaged from a drone strike, while a 55-year-old woman and men aged 32, 57, 48, and 40, were injured as a result of drone strikes in the Shostka community, which damaged apartment buildings and private homes.
During a strike on a warehouse on October 28th, a person was injured and a fire broke out at the facility, and rescuers had to temporarily suspend work due to the threat of repeated strikes, but all sources of ignition were extinguished and debris is being cleared by the relevant services.
Two rescuers from the Mobile Rapid Response Rescue Centre of the Sumy State Emergency Services were killed during a humanitarian demining operation when a Russian mine detonated, according to the SESU.
Major Alexander Kovalchuk and Sergeant Denis Sydorich were reported to have been killed after the explosion.
Between 7:30 am on October 28th and 7:30am on October 29th, at least six Russian strikes were carried out using guided aerial bombs, and a minimum of 23 strikes using Geran/Lancet/BM35 drones.
Zaporizhzhia: Head of the Regional State Administration Ivan Fedorov reported that 849 attacks were recorded on 44 populated areas, including 20 airstrikes, 662 various types of drones, 6 MLRS salvos and 161 artillery strikes, resulting in 87 reports of damage to residential buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure.
According to monitoring reports, Russia carried out at least 18 strikes with guided aerial bombs, 4 strikes were carried out with multiple launch rocket systems/tactical missiles, and a minimum of 47 strikes using Geran/Lancet/Molniya drones.
