Russian forces advance toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Vilne in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces have reportedly advanced into the frontline village of Rai-Oleksandrivka in the Kramatorsk region and moved closer to the village of Vilne near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, according to open-source intelligence (OSINT) project DeepState. Ukrainian General Staff spokesperson Andriy Kovalev has refuted claims by Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov that Russian forces had advanced along the frontline on October 17, describing Gerasimov’s October 16 report as an outright lie and manipulation.

Ukrainian forces have reportedly liberated more territory than Russian troops managed to seize since the start of autumn.

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