Occupiers shelled 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region.

Russian troops shelled Zaporizhzhia region

During the day, Russian troops carried out 326 shellings on 15 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov.

During the day, the occupiers carried out 326 attacks on 15 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region

The Russian forces conducted 20 airstrikes on Mali Shcherbaky, Zheleznodorozhne, Mala Tokmachka, Levadne, Novohryhorivka, and Chervona Krynitsa.

158 UAVs of various types attacked Lobkove, Huliaipole, Novodanylivka, Malynivka, Novoandriivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, and Levadne.

Nine MLRS shellings covered Lobkove, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, and Malynivka.

139 artillery shellings were conducted on the territories of Lobkove, Orikhiv, Huliaipole, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka, Levadne, Novoselivka, and Huliaipilske.

Moreover, there were nine reports of damage to residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. Civilians were not injured.

Offensive in Zaporizhzhia

According to The Economist, the next target of the Russian troops is Zaporizhzhia. Russia may launch an offensive on this city. The Economist claims that Russia may have already regained control over half of the territories that Ukraine liberated in the Kursk region in August 2024. The situation on the battlefield looks bleak, with Russia continuing offensives on several fronts simultaneously along a thousand-kilometer front. Overall, the Russian casualties, killed and wounded, already amount to 600,000 people according to US estimates.

New shellings

On October 22, Russian occupiers carried out 303 attacks on nine settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA, the enemy launched a missile strike on Zaporizhzhia and conducted 17 airstrikes on Mala Tokmachka. Drones were also actively used: 170 UAVs of various types attacked Lobkove, Huliaipole, Malynivka, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, and Levadne.