Ukraine's General Staff reports 148 combat clashes, Pokrovsk front hottest

Ukraine's General Staff reported 148 combat engagements with Russian forces on Monday, with the most intense fighting concentrated on the Pokrovsk front, where 12 enemy attacks were recorded. Over the past day, Russian troops launched 48 airstrikes, including 163 guided aerial bombs, deployed 4,608 drones of various types, and conducted 1,967 shelling attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements. Ukrainian forces repelled attacks on multiple fronts, including Lyman, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, and Huliaipole, with one engagement still ongoing as of 22:00. No assault actions were reported on the North-Slobozhansk, Kursk, Kupiansk, Oleksandrivsk, and Pridniprovsk directions. Separately, Russian forces lost more territory than they captured for the second consecutive month, with net territorial losses of just over 27 square kilometers in October.