RYBAR: Chronicle of a special military operation for October 31, 2022

Chronicle of a special military operation
for October 31, 2022

In the morning, the Russian Armed Forces carried out massive missile strikes on Ukraine's critical infrastructure. Russian troops hit the substations and outdoor switchgear of Kaniv, Kremenchug, Pridneprovskaya, Dneprovskaya, Kievskaya and Dniester hydroelectric power stations, as well as the substation Zalyutino in Kharkov.

The attack led to large-scale emergency power outages throughout the country and an even greater decrease in the stability of the unified Ukrainian energy system.

🔻Belgorod region

▪️Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the border village of Krasnoye in the Belgorod region, there were no wounded or injured among civilians. In the evening, air defense systems intercepted several air targets over Belgorod.

🔻Starobelsk direction:

▪️In the Kupyansky sector, the enemy, with the support of foreign mercenaries, made another attempt to advance towards Kuzemovka and Orlyanka, but failed and retreated.

In the vicinity of Dvurechnaya, assault detachments of the 14th Mechanized Brigade were formed for a distracting strike in the Tavolzhansky sector.

▪️In the Svatovsky sector, the enemy command is concentrating forces in the Borovoy area for a further attack on Raigorodka.

▪️In the Limansky sector, units of the 66th Mechanized and 25th Guards Air Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stormed the Russian positions near Krasnopopovka, but did not achieve success and retreated.

▪️In the Lisichansk sector, the reconnaissance group of the Ukrainian 81st Aeromobile Brigade operates on the front line and looks for weaknesses in the Russian defense.

🔻Lugansk People's Republic:

▪️During the day, Ukrainian formations shelled Alchevsk, Svatovo, Kremennaya and Pervomaisk from HIMARS MLRS.

In Alchevsk, shells hit residential areas, as well as the Metallurgist Hotel.

🔻Donetsk direction:

▪️Fighters of the PM DPR and 150th Motor Rifle Division advanced on the northern outskirts of Maryinka and took control of boarding school No. 3.

The RF Armed Forces also liberated several streets not far from Druzhby Avenue in the center of the settlement and are mopping up the surroundings of the Maryinka City Council.

▪️AFU once again shelled the Donetsk agglomeration: Donetsk, Makeevka, Yasinovataya, Gorlovka and Yelenovka were hit.

🔻Ugledar direction:

▪️Russian troops liberated more than half of the village of Pavlovka, taking control of the crossing near the Kashgalach River. The Ukrainian Armed Forces maintain control over the collective farms on the opposite bank of the river.

▪️In the northeast, the RF Armed Forces are advancing south of Novomikhailovka - success in this sector will allow us to take control of the Ugledar-Konstantinovka highway and attack Ugledar from the northeast.

▪️In Konstantinovka, Russian units shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 transport helicopter.

🔻Zaporozhye direction:

▪️In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces worked on targets in Olginsky, Gulyaipol and Zaliznychny, as well as in the Nikopol district and the town of Marganets on the northern bank of the Dnieper.

🔻Southern Front: Nikolaev-Berislav direction

▪️At night, Russian troops attacked Bereznegovatoy, destroying the deployment zone of an artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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