Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:00 In Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, as a result of a Russian strike, a Ukrposhta branch was destroyed, the head of the branch was injured, reported the general director of JSC Ukrposhta Igor Smilyansky.
21:44 The Netherlands has delivered the first batch of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine, the country's Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said during a visit to Kharkov: "For the first time, I can officially state that the first Dutch F-16s have been delivered to Ukraine... The rest of the 24 aircraft will arrive in the coming months."
21:25 Today, October 6, marks two months since the beginning of military operations by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, Zelensky said in an evening video address: "And this is a very important stage of the war. What has significantly helped and continues to help our state. Ukrainians have proven that they can push the war into Russia. And with sufficient support from partners, we will be able to put pressure on Russia exactly as needed, so that Russia feels that the war will not give them anything. Our Kursk operation gave one of the largest contributions to the exchange fund for the release of Ukrainians from captivity. We will put even more pressure on Russia, because only force can bring peace closer."
The president also reported that he had heard Syrsky's report on the current situation at the front: "The Pokrovskoe, Kurakhovskoe, and Limanskoe directions. The commander-in-chief, together with other military personnel and representatives of the Ministry of Defense, will work with our partners next week regarding the details of the victory plan - military points and strategic issues in the security sphere. I have sent our representatives to Washington - Chief of the General Staff Bargilevich and Deputy Prime Minister Stefanishyna."
20:13 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed and ten were wounded in Russian attacks during the day, including a six-year-old child, the prosecutor's office reported. In particular, in the village of Ilyinka in the Kurakhiv community, the Russian army attacked a car with an FPV drone, in which there were representatives of a volunteer organization. They were supposed to evacuate civilians from a dangerous region. As a result of the attack, one volunteer was killed and another was injured.
In the towns of Chasov Yar, Toretsk and Serebryanka in the Bakhmut district, three people were wounded as a result of barrel artillery strikes. In addition, the enemy shelled the village of Belenkoye in Kramatorsk, wounding four people, including a child. In Konstantinovka, two were wounded and one was killed.
20:01 Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans visited Kharkiv on an unannounced visit. "I saw the consequences of devastating Russian shelling. Destroyed apartments. Power outages. How children study in bunkers. Ukraine can protect itself from this in only one way - by keeping Russia at a greater distance," the minister emphasized.
19:52 During the day, Russians again fired from MLRS at the Sinelnykovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, three people were injured, reported the head of the OVA Sergey Lysak. The enemy also attacked the Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol districts, without casualties.
19:41 Russian soldiers shot three unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war in New York, Donetsk region, reported fighters of the 12th special forces brigade Azov of the National Guard, whose drone recorded the shooting. Subsequently, Ukrainian soldiers captured one of the group of Russians who committed the war crime and showed a recording of the interrogation. Human Rights Commissioner Dmitry Lubinets emphasized that he demands that the international community record these violations of the Geneva Convention. The ombudsman appealed to the Red Cross and the UN regarding the execution of prisoners in New York.
17:37 Russians dropped three guided aerial bombs on Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast - one person was killed, two were wounded, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin. Two multi-story buildings, an administrative building, a store, a cafe, a bank, a post office and a power line were damaged.
15:39 Well-known Russian oppositionist Ildar Dadin, who fought for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, died on the front in Ukraine, reported former Ekho Moskvy journalist Ksenia Larina. She specified that Dadin died in battle in the Kharkov region. After the start of the full-scale invasion, Ildar Dadin came to Ukraine and joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fought as part of the Siberian Battalion.
10:01 Russian troops attacked Odessa region with attack drones and ballistic missiles at night, OVA head Oleg Kiper reported. In Odessa, as a result of the attack, commercial equipment in a warehouse building caught fire on an area of ​​100 square meters. No one was hurt, the fire was quickly extinguished. As a result of falling debris, a truck and garbage caught fire, one person was injured. Also, a gas pipeline was damaged by shrapnel, the gas leak was quickly eliminated by the State Emergency Service employees. In addition, as a result of the missile attack, a dry cargo ship was damaged, no people were hurt.
09:53 Air defense destroyed 56 of 87 Shahed-type attack UAVs and two missiles at night, the Air Force reported, without specifying the type of missiles shot down. Another 25 drones were lost in different regions as of 09:00, four are in Ukrainian airspace, combat operations continue.
At night, Russia also used two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one Iskander-K cruise missile, and one Kh-59/69 guided air missile for the attack. Air defense forces operated in the Nikolaev, Odessa, Kiev, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhia, Zhitomir and Kharkiv regions.
09:18 In the Kharkiv region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and one was wounded in the village of Nizhneye Solenoe in the Izyum district, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:56 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on October 5 - in Velyka Novosilka and Toretsk. Another eight people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:27 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 6:
- personnel - about 660,470 (+1250) people,
- tanks - 8919 (+3),
- combat armored vehicles - 17,679 (+21),
- artillery systems - 19,092 (+55),
- MLRS - 1216 (+0),
- air defense systems - 970 (+0),
- aircraft - 368 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 16,578 (+49),
- cruise missiles - 2613 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 26,006 (+101),
- special equipment - 3363 (+19).
08:15 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and 15 were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
07:42 On the evening of October 5, Russians fired from MLRS at the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, two people were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
07:14 At night, Russia attacked Kiev with drones - all enemy UAVs detected in the airspace above the city and on the approaches to it were neutralized. According to preliminary information, there are no damages or casualties in the capital, said the head of the KGVA, Sergey Popko