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One Ukrainian soldier was wounded near Avdeyevka.

The worst casualties were suffered southwest of Donetsk, where Russia-backed forces reportedly used heavy artillery and mortars.

The number of attacks on Ukrainian positions decreased today, November 1, but heavier artillery was used, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Reported. There were no Ukrainian casualties reported and one Russia-backed fighter was killed.

1 Ukrainian soldier was killed and 8 wounded in battle today, Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Lysenko reported.

4 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in battle and 3 officers of the State Fiscal Service were wounded in shell fire while investigating a contraband route.

Russia-backed forces fired 55 times on Ukrainian military positions today. There were no casualties reported.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports 1 Ukrainian soldier killed in battle and 6 wounded; Ukrainian media reports from social media that 2 civilians have been killed and at least 3 wounded in Makeyevka, including a child.

Sergei Lavrov made it clear today that Russia intends to intensify strikes against rebel fighters in Aleppo, claiming that “terrorists” need to be “wiped out.”

Russia has claimed that a video of air strikes of a Syrian school implicating either Russia or Syria is fake. Memorial announces the number of political prisoners has doubled.

Ukraine reports 72 attacks yesterday, the highest number since August.