Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on October 21, 2022 regarding the Russian invasion into our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The two hundred and fortieth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation against the Russian large-scale invasion has begun.

The enemy is trying to hold onto temporarily occupied territories, concentrating efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces at certain fronts. At the same time, it does not give up attempts to conduct offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.

Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by Russian occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region; Opitne, Bakhmut, Pobedy, and Mariinka, Donetsk region.

The enemy is shelling our troops' positions along the line of contact and conducting aerial reconnaissance. In violation of international humanitarian law, laws, and customs of war, it continues to inflict blows on critical infrastructure and civilian housing.

Over the past day, the enemy inflicted three missile strikes and 24 air raids, carried out over 30 artillery attacks with MLRS.

Areas of more than 15 settlements were hit by enemy strikes. Among them — Mykolaiv; Nova Kamyanka and Mala Seydemynukha in the Kherson region, and Hativshche in the Kharkiv region.

For their crimes, the oppressors used cruise and surface-to-air missiles. In addition, the enemy launched more than 20 unmanned aerial vehicles of Iranian manufacture Shahed-136.

On the Volynian, Polesian, and Northern fronts, the situation remains unchanged.

On other fronts, the enemy carried out shelling:

on the Slovyansky front — from tanks, mortars, and field artillery in the areas of the settlements Starytsia, Krasne, and Khatnie;

on the Kupyansk and Lyman fronts — with field and MLRS artillery in the areas of the settlements Beresteve, Zariichne, Novo, Pershotravneve, Stelmakhivka, Terny, and Yamopolivka;

on the Bakhmut front — from tanks and artillery in the areas of the settlements Andriyivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutskoye, Bilohorivka, Zelenopillya, Spirene, Yavograd, and Yakovlivka;

on the Avdiivka front — from tanks, mortars, field artillery, and MLRS in the areas of the settlements Vodyane, Mariinka, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske, and Semenivka.

On the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts, the enemy carried out shelling in the areas of Vremyvky, Ugliadar, Dorozhnyanka, Neskuchno, Novodanylivka, and Stepanova.

On the South Buzhsky front, areas around up to 20 settlements along the line of contact were affected by artillery fire. For aerial reconnaissance, occupiers carried out more than 20 sorties with various types of UAVs.

According to available information, about 2000 people from Russian mobilized forces have arrived in temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region for replenishment and reinforcement of units along the line of contact. At the same time, the occupation authorities issued an order on preparing evacuation for so-called «banking institutions», prepared evacuation lists for brought-in Russian medical workers and teachers. Objects of humanitarian sphere in Kherson are ceasing operations.

According to updated information, more than 30 injured were simultaneously admitted to the hospital of Melitopol settlement, Zaporizhzhia region after artillery shelling inflicted by Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Ukrainian aviation over the past day delivered five strikes. Three enemy strongholds and areas of weapons concentration and military equipment were confirmed as hit, along with two positions of anti-aircraft missile systems. Anti-aircraft defense units shot down 15 UAVs.

Rocket forces and artillery units struck four command points, seven areas of troops' concentration, weapons, and military equipment, ammunition depots, air defense means, bridges, and pontoon crossings of the enemy.

We believe in the Armed Forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!