What happened? During the day, the enemy carried out 11 missile and 28 air strikes, launched more than 65 MLRS attacks.
Source. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Details. Areas of more than 25 settlements were hit by the enemy. These are, in particular, Burshtyn in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ladyzhyn in Vinnytsia Oblast, Zelenodolsk in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Siversk, Slovyansk, and Terny in Donetsk Oblast, Znachkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Davydiv Brid in Kherson Oblast. The occupiers used cruise, aircraft and anti-aircraft guided missiles for committing their crimes.
In addition, the enemy launched more than 10 Iranian-made Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles, more than half of them were launched from the territory of the republic of belarus.
According to available information, newly mobilized persons have arrived in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast to replenish the russian forces. Numerous cases of robberies and looting are noted. It is possible that a significant number of the mentioned contingent came from penitentiary institutions.
According to preliminary information, the leaders of Iran and the russian federation have agreed to send advisers and instructors on the use of attack UAVs to the territory of the russian federation. In particular, it is known about the training of the operators of the already available Shahed-136 UAVs and the promised Arash-2 UAVs.
“There is a high likelihood of attacks on civilians of Kherson Oblast by the russian occupiers. Thus, on the morning of October 19, 2022, in the temporarily occupied territory, messages were sent out calling for the evacuation of the population of Nova Kakhovka, allegedly due to the preparation of the shelling by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.