Overview
- An Operational Strategic Group Skhid spokesperson said Russian units reached the outskirts of Myrnohrad, employing artillery, drones, infantry and vehicles as Ukrainian defenders fortify positions.
- Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces reported that about 11,000 Russian personnel are committed to a plan to encircle the Pokrovsk agglomeration.
- In the wider corps area, the military said Russia has amassed roughly 27,000 troops with nearly 100 tanks, up to 260 armored combat vehicles and about 160 artillery systems and mortars.
- The General Staff recorded 148 combat engagements by 08:00 on October 29, with the fiercest fighting in the Pokrovsk sector.
- Ukrainian forces reported 90 Russian troops killed, 42 wounded, multiple vehicles destroyed and 158 drones downed over two days, while 18 Russian personnel were neutralized in Pokrovsk, and Ukrainska Pravda separately reported at least 250 Russian troops inside the city and severe drone interference with logistics.