General Staff: 269 combat clashes on the front in a day, most of them in the Kostiantynivka direction
Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff reports 269 combat clashes along the front on 20 October. Russian forces were most active in the Kostiantynivka direction.
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces has announced that 269 combat clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces were recorded along the front line on 20 October. The figures cover fighting across the whole front in Ukraine.
Most active directions
The highest number of Russian attacks was recorded in the Kostiantynivka direction, where Russian troops attacked 37 times over the day. The Pokrovsk direction came second with 30 attacks, and the Huliaipole direction third with 20.
The General Staff summary names only these three directions with the highest number of attacks; data for the other sectors was not given in this report.
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