Russian forces bombarded Pokrovsk hromada in Donetsk Oblast on 24 October, leaving three people dead. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.

Russian forces advanced near four Ukrainian settlements in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram early on Oct. 22.

Ukrainian air defenses downed 22 of the 65 attack drones launched overnight, the Air Force reported. Two drones flew in the direction of Belarus, and 27 were lost to electronic warfare means.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Ukrainian defenders repelled 38 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk front on 24 October, particularly near the city of Selydove. In total,

Russian forces are pushing to enter the city of Selydove and could take control over the city within days, according to the Ukrainian military.

After two-and-a-half years of vicious fighting, the Ukrainian military is facing a manpower shortfall. No surprise. The war has been a grind of incremental progress, which would be difficult for any nation of just 40 million people to sustain for thirty-plus months.

Russia’s Southern District Military Court has sentenced Ukrainian citizen Denys Narolsky to 18 years in prison, accusing him of “state treason” for refusing to fight against Ukraine, according to a report from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group on October 24.