Analysts from the DeepState project reported on the evening of Wednesday, October 30, that Russian troops have occupied three more settlements in the Donetsk region, including Selydove. However, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not confirm this. "The enemy has occupied Selydove, Vysheve, Zvezdnoe, and has also advanced near Novoukrainka, Novovodmitrovka, and Kurakhove," the
report states. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the occupiers attempted to breach the defenses in the Pokrovsk direction, specifically in the area of Selydove, but faced resistance. "The enemy attempted to infiltrate our defenses in the Pokrovsk direction 26 times. Since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have received a strong repulse 22 times from our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Myrolyubivka, Promin, Myrnohrad, Lysovka, Sukhy Yar, Novohrodivka, Vysheve, Krutyi Yar, and Selydove. Four attacks are still ongoing," the evening report from the General Staff stated.
Recall that Ukrainian forces destroyed 1,560 occupiers in the past day. The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to October 30, 2024, amount to approximately 693,640 personnel.
Additionally, it was reported that Defense Forces destroyed 33 enemy drones during the night of October 30, and another 25 were lost in location.