The situation at the front is complicated: the General Staff named the hottest areas
24 October 2024 09:27
The situation at the front remains difficult. The enemy, using its superiority in manpower and equipment, is continuously attacking our positions. Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught of the occupiers and inflicting significant losses on the enemy. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the General Staff’s report.
In total, 148 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
According to the updated information, yesterday the enemy launched one missile strike using one missile at the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, as well as 89 air strikes, including 154 drones. In addition, it carried out more than 4,000 attacks, 86 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems, and used more than 1,500 kamikaze drones to attack.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular in the areas of Malushyne, Mohrytsia, Shalygino, Luhivka, Velyka Pysarivka, Bezruky, Kozacha Lopan, Liptsi, Shevyakivka, Sotnytsia Kozachok, Kupyansk, Antonivka, Dalne, Tverdokhlibove, Terny, Lyman, Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Oleksandropil, Kurakhove, Katerynivka, Antonivka, Bohoyavlenka, Shakhtarske, Rozdolne, Novopil, Mala Tokmachka, Mali Shcherbaki, Lviv.
Situation at the frontline
Inthe Kharkiv sector, the enemy attacked nine times near the towns of Vovchansk and Tykhove.
Inthe Kupyansk sector, nine attacks took place over the last day. Defence forces repelled enemy assaults near Pishchane, Kruglyakivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Lozova, Vyshneve and Pershotravneve.
The enemy attacked inthe Liman sector 12 times. They tried to penetrate our defences near Hrekivka, Terny, Novomykhailivka, Torske and Serebryanka.
Inthe Kramatorsk sector, the occupants attacked five times in the areas of Stupochky, Bila Hora and Hryhorivka.
Inthe Toretsk sector, the enemy made six attacks towards Toretsk and Nelipivka.
Inthe Pokrovsk sector, our defenders stopped 38 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of Selydove, Novotoretsk, Lysivka, Sukhoi Balka, Promen, Sukhoi Yar, Krutyi Yar, Mirolyubivka, Krasnyi Yar and Mykhailivka. The highest concentration of enemy attacks was near Selydove. The enemy was actively using bombers and attack aircraft to attack the area.
Inthe Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 34 attacks. The occupants were most actively trying to advance near Katerynivka and Kreminna Balka. In addition, the enemy attacked in the direction of Antonivka, Novodmytrivka, Novoselydivka, Kostiantynivka, Zoryane, Horoshne and Dale, actively using aviation.
Inthe Vremivsk sector, the enemy made five attacks on our positions in the areas of Bohoyavlenka, Novoukrainka and Zolota Niva.
Inthe Orikhivsk sector, one unsuccessful enemy attack was repelled by our defenders during the day near Novodanylivka.
Four times, the invaders tried unsuccessfully to force the Defence Forces units out of their positions in the Prydniprovskyi sector.
The operation in the Kursk region continues. Enemy aircraft continue to raze villages and towns to the ground. Over the past day, Russian aircraft launched 38 air strikes with 55 anti-aircraft missiles on their own territory.
No signs of enemy offensive groups forming inthe Volyn and Polissya directions were detected.
On the border with Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions, the enemy is actively using artillery and aviation in the vicinity of Ukrainian settlements from the territory of the Russian Federation.

Enemy losses
Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defence Forces hit two enemy control points, three areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and five enemy artillery systems.
In total, the Russian invaders suffered 1240 casualties over the last day. Ukrainian troops also destroyed 2 tanks, 25 armoured combat vehicles, 45 artillery systems, two MLRS, 108 tactical UAVs, 69 vehicles and 4 units of special equipment.
The total enemy combat losses from 24.02.22 to 24.10.24 are estimated to be
- personnel – about 684,280 (1240) people,
- tanks – 9090 (2) units,
- armoured combat vehicles – 18254 (25) units,
- artillery systems – 19719 (45) units,
- MLRS – 1236 (2) units,
- air defence systems – 981 (0) units,
- aircraft – 369 (0) units
- helicopters – 329 (0) units,
- UAVs of operational and tactical level – 17597 (108),
- cruise missiles – 2625 (0),
- ships/boats – 28 (0) units
- submarines – 1 (0) units,
- motor vehicles and tankers – 27286 (69) units,
- special equipment – 3513 (4).
