Ukraine Reports 177 Combat Clashes in a Day, With Pokrovsk Front Seeing the Most Russian Attacks

Ukraine's General Staff reported 177 combat clashes along the front over the past day, with the Pokrovsk direction again the busiest. According to a Facebook update based on information as of 08:00 on 26 October, Ukrainian defenders repelled 36 Russian attacks there.

The Huliaipole front came next, with 13 Russian attacks repelled near Uspenske, Rizdvianka, Dolynka, Hirke and Yehorivka. On the Kostiantynivka front, 12 attacks were recorded, with Russian forces assaulting positions near Raiske, Mykolaipillia, Dovha Balka, Kostiantynivka, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka and Novoselivka.

On the Pokrovsk front, the General Staff said Russian troops attacked near Serhiivka and Molodetske. They also launched assaults toward Nadiia, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Hannivka, Novyi Donbas, Chernihivka, Krasnopodillia and Hulove.

In the north, the North Slobozhanshchyna front saw three Russian attacks, near Bachivsk, Boiaro-Lezhachi and Oleksiivka. Further along, on the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian units repelled eight attacks as Russian forces tried to advance near Radkivka, Bochkove, Okhrimivka and Zakharivka.

The Lyman front also recorded eight repelled attacks, near Stepove, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Stavky, Lyman and Zarichne. On the Kramatorsk front, Ukrainian forces stopped a single Russian attack near the village of Malynivka.

Several sectors were quiet by comparison. The General Staff said Russian forces carried out no assaults on the Kupiansk front and no offensive operations on the Sloviansk or Oleksandrivka fronts. On the Orikhiv and Prydniprovske fronts, Russian troops likewise did not conduct any active operations.

In the northwest, the operational situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts has not changed significantly. The General Staff added that there is no evidence of Russian offensive groups being formed in those areas.