Russian assaults in Huliaipole sector tripled in October, Ukrainian corps says

Russian forces launched three times as many assaults on Ukrainian positions in the Huliaipole sector in October as in September, RBC-Ukraine reported on November 9, citing Ukraine's 7th Air Assault Corps. The report did not specify the number of assaults in either month.

The corps said Ukrainian fire against concentrations of Russian troops had prompted them to switch from moving in groups of two or three to attempting to infiltrate Ukrainian rear positions individually. It said Russian forces were using civilian vehicles to transport personnel.

According to the corps, individual Russian infiltrators often lose contact with their commanders and are left without supplies or provisions. It said Ukrainian troops kill or capture them. RBC-Ukraine's report did not specify how many had been killed or taken prisoner.

The corps described the situation as most difficult around Hirke, Zaliznychne, Tsvitkove and Huliaipilske. It said Russian forces were trying to use nearby Huliaipole to assemble troops and equipment and as a staging ground for a further advance towards Zaporizhzhia.