Bakhmut Sector: UKRainian Forces Holding Offensive Defense, Attacking Enemy at 1st Opportunity; 54 RUssian Attacks Repelled in 5 Sectors; RU POWs Describe ‘Nightmare’ of Combat in Ukraine; November: Bloodiest and Costliest Month Yet for RU, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Bakhmut sector: Ukrainian forces holding offensive defense, attacking enemy at first opportunity:

In the Bakhmut direction, Russian invaders actively use aircraft, if the weather conditions allow, and open fire on Ukrainian positions before assault actions.

The relevant statement was made by Head of the Public Relations Service of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Volodymyr Fitio during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“The situation in the Bakhmut direction is rather active. Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 enemy attacks near such settlements as Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka. The enemy actively uses aircraft if the weather conditions allow for that,” Fitio told.

In his words, Russians opened fire on Ukrainian positions 437 times, with artillery and mortars.

“Before assault actions, Russian occupiers extensively shell Ukrainian positions,” Fitio added.

According to him, the main hostilities are taking place to the south and north of the Donetsk region’s Bakhmut. Ukrainian warriors are holding offensive defense and attacking the enemy at the first opportunity.

Fitio mentioned that Russian invaders are now trying to regain their lost positions but have had no success so far. —>READ MORE HERE

War update: 54 Russian attacks repelled in five sectors

In the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Defense Forces have repelled 54 enemy attacks in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions.

The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

Ukrainian warriors continue holding positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region and inflicting fire damage on Russian occupiers.

Sixty-nine combat engagements have occurred on the front over the past day. The operational situation is remaining challenging in eastern and southern Ukraine.

Ukrainian missile units hit four Russian artillery systems. Ukraine’s air defense units intercepted one enemy Kh-59 guided air-launched missile.

Over the past day, Russian troops have launched three missile strikes and 15 air strikes, and opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) 18 times on Ukrainian positions and settlements.

Following Russian terrorist attacks, casualties among civilians were reported, as well as the damage caused to residential houses and other civil infrastructure.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remained rather unchanged. No enemy offensive groupings were detected. Certain Belarusian units are completing tasks within the areas bordering with Ukraine.

In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, Russian invaders are maintaining military presence within the border areas, conducting sabotage activities and shelling border settlements from Russia’s territory. The enemy launched an air strike near the Kharkiv region’s Kozacha Lopan. About 20 settlements were affected by Russian artillery and mortar strikes in the Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

In the Kupiansk direction, Russians conducted assault actions near the Kharkiv region’s Synkivka, Petropavlivka and Ivanivka; Luhansk region’s Stelmakhivka. Ukrainian forces repelled seven enemy attacks. Russian invaders launched an air strike near Petropavlivka. About 10 settlements were affected by enemy artillery and mortar strikes. —>READ MORE HERE

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