RU Army TRIES to Restore Lost Position Near Klishchiivka and Andriivka; RU Army Makes UNSUCCESSFUL Attempts to Assault in 6 Directions; UKR Defence Forces Advance Near Bakhmut; UKR Confirms Strike On RU Air-Defense Site in Crimea, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Russian army tries to restore lost position near Klishchiivka and Andriivka:

On 31 October, the Russians failed to retake their lost positions near Klishchiivka and Andriivka, Donetsk Oblast.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 31 October

Details: 59 combat clashes took place at the front during the day. In total, the Russians launched seven rocket attacks and 65 air strikes and fired 31 strikes from multiple-launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted unsuccessful assaults near Synkivka, Ivanivka (Kharkiv Oblast), and Nadia in Luhansk Oblast. Here, Ukrainian soldiers repelled more than ten attacks.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russians unsuccessfully tried to restore the lost position near Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. At the same time, the Russians conducted unsuccessful assaults near Pivdenne in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Avdiivka front, the Russians, with the support of aviation, conducted unsuccessful assaults near Avdiivka, Keramik, Sieverne, Pervomaiske, and Stepove (Donetsk Oblast). In total, the Defence Forces repelled 15 attacks by invaders in this direction.

On the Marinka front, the Russians carried out unsuccessful assaults near Marinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), where Ukrainian soldiers repelled about 20 attacks. —>READ MORE HERE

Russian army makes unsuccessful attempts to assault in six directions:

During the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 45 attacks of the Russian army. The defenders inflicted manpower and equipment losses on the enemy, exhausting it along the entire front line.

This is stated in the report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on Tuesday, October 31, published on Facebook.

A total of 59 combat engagements took place at the front during the day. The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.

The offensive operation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine continues in Melitopol direction. Defenders continue to carry out offensive (assault) actions in Bakhmut direction.

During the day, Ukrainian aviation launched a total of 17 strikes on the invaders: one – on a command post, two – on anti-aircraft missile systems, and the rest – on personnel, weapons and military equipment clusters.

Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed two enemy combat drones.

Missile units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit three enemy radar stations, eight artillery systems and a personnel, weapons and military equipment cluster.

During the day, the Russian invaders launched seven missile strikes, 65 airstrikes, 31 MLRS attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian troops and populated settlements.

According to the General Staff report, the enemy used four Iskander-M ballistic missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles to attack Ukraine today. The invaders once again targeted civilian infrastructure. —>READ MORE HERE

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