The commander-in-chief of their army, Oleksandr Sirsky, said on Saturday that the armed forces of Ukraine have repelled one of the most powerful attacks by Russia since the beginning of the armed offensive. According to the DeepState project of Ukraine, which monitors the situation on the front, from the beginning of August this year to November 1, Russian forces occupied 1146 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory.
Sirsky said in a Telegram message on Saturday that he had met with representatives of the Czech army that day, including Chief of the General Staff Karel Rzehka.
“I informed my Czech colleagues about the situation on the front line, which remains difficult,” Syrsky wrote, adding: “Ukraine's armed forces are currently holding back one of the most powerful Russian offensives before the launch of an armed offensive in 2022.”
Sirsky did not elaborate or say where the heaviest fighting would take place. The report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army on Saturday shows that the most difficult situation remains in the Donetsk region.
The hottest areas of the front are the Pokrovsky and Limansk areas, where Ukrainian forces repel regular enemy attacks.
ALSO READ: The battle for the ghost town continues. Are the Russian “forests” hanging over it?
Ukrainian soldiers in positions near the city of Chasiv YarPAP/EPA
1146 square kilometers in the hands of the enemy
According to the DeepState project of Ukraine, which monitors the situation on the front, from the beginning of August this year to November 1, Russian forces occupied 1146 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory.
DeepState reported that Russian forces took control of the city of Selidove at the end of October and are trying to advance towards the cities of Pokrovsk and Kurakhov, which are considered important logistical centers of Ukrainian defense in Donbass.
“In October, Russian forces simultaneously achieved goals in several areas of the front: they reached the Oskil River in the south of the city of Kupyansk (in the Kharkiv region), broke through the Seversky Donets Canal and reached the southern outskirts of the city of Chasiv. reached the western outskirts of Toretsk and drove out the Ukrainian forces from the positions between the towns of Selido and Donetsk, which provided control over this area and the important route from Donetsk to Pokrovsk”, – explains the independent Russian-language website The Moscow Times about the progress of the Russian army.
Also READ: Vuhledar has fallen. What are the future goals of the Russians?
Vladimir Zelensky: Putin intends to continue the war TVN24
Five times more than the entire year 2023
According to the Ukrainian Telegram channel UA War Infographics, in August and September of this year, Russian forces occupied more than five times more territory in Ukraine than in all of 2023.
“If in the first half of 2024, Russian forces occupied no more than 200 square kilometers per month, then in August this number reached 351 square kilometers, and in September – 468 square kilometers,” UA War Infographics wrote in mid in October Kyiv authorities have not yet commented on these reports.
tvn24, pl, NV, The Moscow Times
Main photo source: PAP/EPA
