Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 157 engagements on Oct. 29, including 47 Russian assault attempts on the Pokrovsk sector, with Ukrainian forces reporting 58 enemy personnel neutralized there.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Pokrovsk direction remains the toughest and noted ongoing planning for long‑range operations after consultations with top military leaders.
- Ukrainian forces said they struck the Novospassky and Mariysky refineries and the Budyonnovsk gas processing plant overnight, with explosions and fires recorded and temporary disruptions reported at multiple Russian airports.
- Regional authorities in occupied Crimea confirmed fires at two fuel depots following morning drone attacks, which local channels described as sites used to supply Russian forces.
- Fighting also persisted on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Kostiantynivka and Oleksandrivka axes, while Sumy region officials reported 96 Russian attacks on 40 settlements over 24 hours that injured civilians.