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The Russian withdrawal from the western part of the Kherson region has begun.

Russian forces probably intend to continue this retreat over the next few weeks, but

may experience problems if Ukrainian forces decide to attack.

The Russians may attempt to blow up a dam at the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant (HPP)

to cover their retreat from Kherson and prevent Ukrainian forces from pursuing Russian forces

deep into Kherson Oblast.

Russian forces made an unsuccessful assault attempt northeast of the city of Kharkov along

the international border and continued shelling settlements along the Oskol River.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops repulsed a Russian offensive

on Ternova, about 40 kilometers northeast of the city of Kharkiv.

The Russians launched missile strikes against industrial infrastructure in the Kiev district

of the city of Kharkiv, and continued shelling and air strikes against Kupyansk and settlements

in its vicinity.

Russian forces concentrated most of their military equipment near Svatovoye and Troitskoye

(about 55 km northeast of Svatovoye).

The AFU repulsed a Russian assault on Liman.

The occupiers struck Novovoskresenskoye and Novaya Kamenka in the north of the Kherson

region.

The Southern Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stressed that Russian troops

were using Ukrainian civilians as human shields while transporting military equipment across

the Dnieper River, and Russian sources released footage showing a line of civilians waiting

to cross from Kherson.

On October 21, Russian troops continued ground attacks in the Donetsk region.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops repulsed Russian ground attacks

near Bakhmut, northeast of Bakhmut near Soledar, and south of Bakhmut near Ozaryanivka, Optina,

and Oradivka.

A Russian source claimed that Wagner GPC fighters had advanced from positions on the eastern

outskirts of Bakhmut into the center of Bakhmut, and Wagner personnel had taken fire control

of the railroad that Ukrainian forces use to supply the Bakhmut area.

Russian authorities are trying to maintain the facade of sustainable and powerful logistics

in southern Ukraine, while accelerating measures to compensate for the damage caused by the

Kerch Bridge.

Crimean occupation head Sergei Aksyonov said that more than 1,000 trucks traveled to southern

Ukraine via alternative overland routes, and ferries ferried more than 720 vehicles across

the Kerch Strait.