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[Korrespondent] 21:36 Russians attacked a regular bus with a drone, which was moving through the territory of the Rechkovskaya community of the Sumy region; three passengers were injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
20:28 Zelensky thanked the military of the Special Operations Center "A" of the Security Service "for the destruction of Russian military logistics, and especially for hitting Russian military airfields" in an evening video address. The president also emphasized that "our task is to guarantee Ukraine reliable peace and long-term security. This is possible only on the basis of international law and without any trade in sovereignty or territory."
19:39 Russians shelled the Bakhmut, Volnovakha and Kramatorsk districts of Donetsk Oblast throughout the day, the prosecutor's office reported. One person was killed in Toretsk, five were wounded in Konstantinovka, and one more person was killed and one wounded in an airstrike on the village of Velyka Novosyolka.
15:45 Russian soldiers executed four Ukrainian servicemen on orders from their command this summer at an aggregate plant in Volchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, the regional prosecutor's office reported. Russian prisoners of war spoke about the execution during interrogations.
14:21 The Defense Forces "recently" hit three Russian command posts, the General Staff reported. We are talking about the command posts of the 35th and 27th separate motorized rifle brigades, as well as one of the command posts of the 2nd combined arms army of the Russian Armed Forces. Storm Shadow missiles and GMLRS rockets were used in the strike, the consequences are being clarified.
11:32 At the next, 25th meeting in the Rammstein format, which will take place in Germany on October 12, Ukraine will present its "victory plan", Zelensky said. He noted that this will be the first meeting in this format at the level of leaders.
10:14 Russians shelled Malaya Tokmachka in Zaporizhia Oblast, killing two people, reported OVA head Ivan Fedorov.
09:28 The "authorities" of occupied Gorlovka in Donetsk Oblast reported nine casualties as a result of a morning UAV attack.
08:57 In the Kharkiv region over the past day, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling - in the village of Pershotravnevo and in the village of Izyumskoye in the Izyum district, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Another person was injured in Kupyansk.
08:35 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed and six were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
08:16 In Donetsk Oblast, on October 4, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed - in Chasovy Yar. Another person was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:04 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 5:
- personnel - about 659,220 (+1280) people,
- tanks - 8916 (+8),
- combat armored vehicles - 17,658 (+31),
- artillery systems - 19,037 (+72),
- MLRS - 1216 (+4),
- air defense systems - 970 (+5),
- aircraft - 368 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 16,529 (+35),
- cruise missiles - 2613 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 25,905 (+85),
- special equipment - 3344 (+11).
07:49 On the evening of October 4, the enemy attacked an infrastructure facility in Nikolaev, using cruise missiles of the Kh-59/Kh-69 type. There were no casualties, reported the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
07:41 Air defense destroyed three of 13 attack UAVs (all in Odessa Oblast) at night, another ten were lost in the north and south of the country, the Air Force reported. In addition, Russia attacked at night with three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles, which, thanks to the work of electronic warfare systems, did not reach their targets.
07:32 In the Voronezh Region, UAVs attacked several "enterprises producing civilian products" at night, one person was injured, Governor Alexander Gusev reported. According to him, a fire broke out on the territory of one of the enterprises. Russian publics write that drones attacked two distilleries - in Stary Oskol and Novokhopersky District.
02:15 Russian media write that the "administration" building of occupied Gorlovka in Donetsk Oblast caught fire after an attack by at least three kamikaze drones.
00:23 Russia uses about 3 million artillery shells a year in the war against Ukraine, and half of them come from the DPRK, The Times writes, citing Western intelligence sources. And although many North Korean shells are faulty, it is their quantity that has allowed Russia to achieve stable success on the battlefield, the newspaper notes.