AJ
Day 1705 of the Russian-imposed war on Ukraine began with a report from the General Staff of Ukraine, stating that 193 combat engagements had been recorded in the previous 24 hours.
Russia launched 83 airstrikes which dropped 281 guided aerial bombs, while using 1,010 drones and shelling with artillery 3,276 times on populated areas of Ukraine as well as positions of troops, 24 of which were multiple launch rocket systems.
In total during the past 24 hours, Russia lost around 1,850 personnel, while damage or destruction was caused to three tanks, five armoured fighting vehicles, 49 artillery systems, five multiple launch rocket systems, three air defence systems, six ground-based robotic systems, 1,738 unmanned aerial vehicles, 417 vehicles, and four units of special equipment.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia had launched 153 drones throughout the night, which included 92 jet drones, claiming to have intercepted 119 drones (including 64 jet drones) were intercepted, however, impacts were recorded at 15 locations, and debris fell at another 9 locations.
Chernihiv: Two young women sustained abdominal injuries as a result of a Russian strike on October 24th, which caused a building to catch fire, but was extinguished, according to Head of the Regional State Administration Vyacheslav Chaus.
Chaus said that damage had been caused to cargo vehicles as a result of the attack, and added that there was another attack on the Koryukivka community.
“There were two strikes on the territory of an agricultural enterprise – a building on the farm was damaged,” Chaus wrote on Telegram, noting that a car caught fire, while the blast wave damaged a fence and windows of a house in another village.
Chaus said that the Russians had launched multiple FPV drones along the border throughout the day, and 32 shelling incidents with artillery were recorded.
Dnipropetrovsk: Three people were killed and thirteen other people were injured, including an 11-year-old girl, following a Russian drone strike that caused fires to break out at a five-story building, a grocery store, and two nearby cars.
One person was injured following a Russian drone strike on infrastructure in the Petropavlivka community, while also using drones to strike a truck in the Slavhorod community and a cargo truck in the Mykolaiv community, and the Vaylkiv community was hit with a guided aerial bomb which damaged 10 private houses and a gas pipeline.
A private house was damaged during attacks on the communities of Chervonhryhorivska, Pokrovska, and Marganets in the Nikopol district, while infrastructure was targeted with drones in the Dnipro district.
During the day, the Russians targeted the districts of Dnipro, Nikopol, Pavlograd, Samara, Synelnykove, and Kryvyi Rih, resulting in damage to a car wash, a farm, and a private house, while a fire also broke out.
Two women were confirmed to have been killed as a result of a strike on the Nikopol district on October 24th, which resulted in damage to shops, private and multi-apartment buildings, infrastructure, garages, cars, an administrative building, and an enterprise in the impact area.
A 50-year-old man was hospitalised following overnight drone attacks on the Nikopol region, which also damaged a private house, according to Head of the Regional Military Administration Olexandr Ganzha.
Ganzha also reported that the number of fatalities in Synelnykove had risen to four due to a 62-year-old man sadly dying in hospital, noting that four people still remained in a serious condition.
Donetsk: Russia used FAB-250 and FAB-500 bombs to attack Sloviansk on October 24th, reported Head of the City Military Administration Vadym Liakh, stating that two people who were injured had received medical assistance.
Head of the Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin reported that one person was killed in the village of Yarova following a Russian attack, while six people were injured in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk on October 24th.
Donetsk Regional Police reported that after midnight, the Russian army attacked Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Mykhailivka, stating that there was no information about casualties, but damage was reported to an educational institution and three cars.
Kharkiv: Three rescuers were injured while tackling fires that broke out as a result of Russian strikes in the Osnovyansky and Industrial districts of Kharkiv, due to the Russians launching repeated strikes on the same locations, reported the State Emergency Services.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that at least five civilians were injured during the strike, and another person died as a result of a Russian drone strike on the Novobavarsky district.
Head of the Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov said that damage in the Russian strikes was caused to four civilian enterprises, warehouses, a private house, a cemetery, a hypermarket, a garage, and 16 cars.
Two ‘Vanguards’ (a type of Russian missile) struck Nova Vodolaha, with one hitting the non-operational building of Ukrtelecom, and the other destroying a modular boiler room that heated administrative buildings, according to the head of the community, adding that private houses were also destroyed.
45-year-old man died and two people aged 26 and 43 were injured, along with a 37-year-old woman who suffered from an acute stress reaction, following a Russian strike on a warehouse building in Lozova, Syniehubov reported.
Three men, aged 70, 54 & 47, were injured in Derhachi following a Russian drone striking a civilian transport enterprise, according to Syniehubov, while AJ News reported that a bus depot had been struck which had damaged 15 buses, and destroyed one bus.
A 45-year-old woman was injured and a 74-year-old resident experienced a severe stress reaction after three Russian strikes hit the Malodanilivska community, which also damaged five cars, including an ambulance and special equipment.
Two people suffered severe stress reactions due to a Russian strike on the Sadkivsky village council district of the Lozivksa community, reported head of the community Serhiy Zelensky, noting that the village council building was destroyed, and the club, library, and school sustained damage.
One man aged 57, and another aged 52, were injured following a Russian strike that landed on an outbuilding in Cherkaski Tyshki, reported Oleh Syniehubov.
Russia also shelled Hnlytsia, Shynyvate, Lebyazhe, Barvinkove, Cherkaska Lovoska, Ruska Lozova, and Vasycheve, according to Syniehubov, noting damage to residential buildings, cars, administrative buildings, an enterprise, and power grids.
State Emergency Services said they were involved in tackling 13 fires caused by Russian shelling in the Kharkiv, Kharkivsky, Lozivsky, Iziumsky, and Chuhuiv districts, noting damage to residential buildings, warehouses, industrial buildings, commercial facilities, cars, and dry vegetation.
Kherson: Russia subjected 44 areas of Kherson to strikes by air, drones, and artillery, injuring two people, as well as damaging an apartment building, farm buildings and private vehicles, reported Head of the Regional State Administration Olexandr Produkin, adding that 13 people were evacuated from liberated communities in the region.
Mykolaiv: Russian forces targeted the energy infrastructure and communities in the region with FPV drones throughout October 24th,with one strike on the village of Solonchaky resulting in damage to a private house and an outbuilding.
Poltava: Russian forces targeted the Epicenter shopping centre in Poltava, injuring a woman aged 52, reported Head of the Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Dyakivnych, stating that efforts were underway to deal with the consequences.
Rivne: A civilian enterprise was damaged during a Russian strike on the region on October 24, according to Head of the Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Koval, stating that there were no casualties, and the relevant services were working at the scene.
Sumy: Rescuers saved three people from a five-story residential building in Hlukhiv following a Russian drone strike on the roof of the building as well as an apartment, according to the State Emergency Services, adding that Russia struck the private sector during the day, injuring one person, and causing fires to break out in two houses, while rescuers were forced to periodically suspend work due to the threat of repeated attacks.
Sumy Regional Police and the Regional State Administration confirmed the attack, stating that a 74-year-old woman sought medical attention for severe stress reactions this morning due to the drone strike yesterday, while adding that a 64-year-old woman had sustained injuries, along with severe stress reactions caused to an 70-year-old man, and two women aged 73 and 74.
According to available intelligence information and various monitoring channels, at least five strikes were carried out using guided aerial bombs, and a minimum of 25 strikes were carried out using Geran/Lancet/BM-35 strikes between 7:30am on October the 24th to 7:30am on October 25th.
Partial power outages were both Putivl and Krolevech, while the water supply and mobile phone service was also affected in Krolevech, after Russian forces struck what appears to be a substation or powerlines, due to energy workers attempting to restore power.
Vinnytsia: Six people were injured when a Russian drone impacted on a residential building at around 5:50am on the morning of October 25th, causing damage to the second and third floors, completely destroying four apartments and damaged parked cars, as rescuers evacuated six residents from the building, along with 15 elderly residents from a nearby private care home that had sustained damage.
Russian troops also continued to target the energy infrastructure in the region, and the result of a strike on one of the facilities left a district without electricity, but rescuers were working to restore the supply as quickly as possible, reported Head of the Regional State Administration Natalia Zabolotna.
Another Russian strike in the early hours of the morning caused damage to a civilian industrial facility and a private residence, according to Zabolotna, who said there was no reports of anyone being harmed, and all relevant services were working at the scene.
Zaporizhzhia: Four people were injured as a result of Russia launching 832 attacks on 55 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, reported Head of the Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov.
Russian forces launched six missiles, carried out 18 air strikes, used 625 drones of various types, and shelled 181 times, including 2 with multiple launch systems, resulting in 50 reports of damage to residential buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure.
Intelligence and monitoring reports stated that between 7:30am on October 24th and 7:30am on October 25th, at least 14 strikes were carried out using guided aerial bombs, along with a minimum of 55 strikes using Geran/Lancet/Molniya type drones.
Zhytomyr: State Emergency Services extinguished a fire at a warehouse building in the Zhytomyr community and a bomb disposal team inspected the area for explosive hazards, while a strike in another area of the region resulted in damage to a clinic and the window of a residential building, but no information about casualties had been received.
