Ukraine Reports 137 Clashes as Russian Assaults Focus on Pokrovsk

Overview

• The Ukrainian General Staff reported 137 engagements on Oct. 31 across multiple sectors, with defenses countering assaults in areas including Kupiansk, Lyman, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka.
• Pokrovsk was the day's hotspot as Russian forces mounted 46 advance attempts, and fighting remained active at one location in the sector.
• Ukrainian troops said they neutralized about 104 attackers in the Pokrovsk sector, including 55 killed, and reported destroyed or damaged vehicles and drones.
• The update cited 50 Russian airstrikes, 106 guided aerial bombs, 2,339 loitering munitions and 3,281 strikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation in Pokrovsk as difficult, referenced a large Russian troop concentration and rejected reports of Ukrainian units being encircled.