Monday, October 19, 2026

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Situation at the front: 173 combat clashes occurred at the front over the past day:
Since the beginning of this day, 173 combat engagements have taken place on the front.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy carried out 55 airstrikes, dropping 178 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it used 5,745 kamikaze drones and conducted 1,932 shelling attacks on populated areas and the positions of our troops.
On the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers carried out three assault actions, launched two airstrikes using six guided bombs, and conducted 47 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas, one of which involved multiple launch rocket systems.
On the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy did not conduct any assault actions.
On the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted six times to improve its positions by conducting assault actions toward Kupiansk and Radkivka.
Four attempts by the invaders to advance were repelled on the Lyman direction in the area of Zarichne and toward Lyman. One more engagement is ongoing.
On the Slovyansk direction, the Defence Forces stopped one attempt by the invaders to advance in the area of the settlement of Kryva Luka. On the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy did not conduct any assault actions.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, the Defence Forces repelled 16 enemy assaults in the area of the settlement of Kostiantynivka and toward the settlements of Rozkishne, Mykolaipillya, and Novohryhorivka.
The enemy carried out 22 attacks on the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance near the settlements of Matiasheve, Molodetske, and toward the settlements of Toretske, Vilne, Novyi Donbas, Svitlo, Dobropillya, Myrne, Serhiivka, and Filiya. --->READ MORE HERE
War update: 173 clashes on front line, fiercest fighting in Pokrovsk sector:
On October 18, there were 173 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian forces, with the enemy making the most attempts to attack in the Pokrovsk sector, where they launched 22 assaults.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported in the General Staff’s battlefield update as of 22:00.
“A total of 173 combat engagements have taken place since the beginning of the day. The enemy launched 55 airstrikes, dropping 178 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 5,745 kamikaze drones to strike targets and carried out 1,932 attacks on populated areas and the positions of our troops,” the statement said.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russian forces launched three assaults, conducted two airstrikes using six guided aerial bombs, and shelled the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas 47 times, one of them using multiple-launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy did not conduct any assaults.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces made six attempts to improve their positions, launching assaults toward Kupiansk and Radkivka.
In the Lyman sector, four Russian attempts to advance near Zarichne and toward Lyman were repelled. One more combat engagement is ongoing.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces halted one attempt by Russian forces to advance near Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy did not conduct any assaults.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 16 Russian assaults near Kostiantynivka and toward Rozkishne, Mykolaipillia, and Novohryhorivka.
The enemy launched 22 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector. Russian forces attempted to advance near Matiasheve and Molodetske as well as toward Toretske, Vilne, Novyi Donbas, Svitle, Dobropillia, Myrne, Serhiivka, and Filiia. --->READ MORE HERE
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