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[LB] During the past 24 hours, 169 combat clashes were recorded.
by Ivanna Kapustyanskas
The 956th day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun. In total, 169 combat clashes were recorded during the past day, according to the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to detailed information, yesterday the enemy carried out 82 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, in particular, dropped 130 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, the Russians used 1,410 kamikaze drones to destroy them and carried out 5,130 attacks, including 144 from multiple rocket launchers.
The aggressor carried out airstrikes, in particular in the areas of the settlements of Volfine, Obody, Pavlivka, Velyka Pisarivka, Myropillia, Visoka Yaruga, Berestov, Petropavlivka, Zeleny Hay, Pershotravneve, Horohuvatka, Lower Solone, Pershotravneve, Shiykivka, Kramatorsk, Ivanivske, Diliivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove , Grodivka, Myrnograd, Selidove, Yablunivka, Panteleimonivka, Bogoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Temyrivka, Lviv.
Over the past day, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 4 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, two artillery means in firing positions and three warehouses of invaders.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy tried six times to storm near Liptsi, Vovchansk and Staritsa.
There were 22 attacks by the occupiers in the Kupyan direction during the day. The defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Lozova, Novoosynovo, Kucherivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Pischany, Hlushkivka, and Kruglyakivka. In this direction, the aggressor actively used aviation.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, attacked 10 times. Tried to wedge into our defense near Novosadovo, Makiivka, Grekivka, and Torsky.
In the Siverskyi direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 assaults by the Russian invaders near Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamyansky, and Novosadovo.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked ten times in the areas of Stupochki, Chasovoy Yar, Kalynyvka, and Hryhorivka.
In the direction of Toretsk, the enemy launched 15 attacks near Dachny and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 30 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor towards the settlements of Novotoretske, Selidove, Krutiy Yar, Lysivka and Promin. The greatest concentration of enemy attacks was near the settlements of Selidove and Krutiy Yar.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 26 attacks. The occupiers most actively tried to advance in the areas of Kostyantynivka and Tsukuryne settlements. In addition, the enemy attacked in the direction of Novoselidivka, Izmailivka, Gostroy, Maksimilianivka, Katerynivka, and Antonivka.
In the Vremivsk direction, the enemy launched four unsuccessful assaults on our positions in the Bogoyavlenka area.
The occupiers once unsuccessfully attacked in the direction of Novodanilivka in the Orihiv direction.
No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Poliske directions.
On the border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy from the territory of the Russian Federation uses artillery and aviation in the areas of Ukrainian settlements.
The operation is ongoing in the Kursk region.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces and actively undermine the offensive potential of the enemy in the rear.
In general, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,250 people last day. Also, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed 3 tanks, 21 armored combat vehicles, 55 artillery systems, 49 UAVs of the operational-tactical level, 101 vehicles and 19 units of special equipment of the occupiers.
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[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
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. The Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions hit units of the AFU 57th Mechanised Infantry Brigade and the 13th National Guard Brigade close to Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Moreover, Russian units damaged manpower and materiel of 3rd, 4th Tank brigades, 14th, 30th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd Mechanised brigades near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Shiykovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Grigorovka, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Three counterattacks of the AFU 28th and 116th Mechanised brigades were repelled. The enemy lost up to 400 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns. Plastun and Qvertus electronic warfare stations, four counter-battery radar stations, and five field ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group's units engaged 23rd, 30th, 33rd, 54th Mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 1st National Guard Brigades near Stupochki, Seversk, Minkovka, Zalyznyanskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counter-attacks of the AFU 56th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 81st Airmobile Brigade were repelled. The enemy's losses are up to 530 troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a French-made 155mm Caesar howitzer, a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, a Msta-B 152mm howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and two U.S.-made 105mm M-119 howitzers. Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of enemy defences. Russian units caused damage to 24th, 150th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 109th, 117th Territorial Defence brigades, 14th and 15th National Guard brigades, close to Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Nelepovka, Druzhba, Novoolenovka, Novoekonomicheskoye, Dzerzhinsk, Tsukurino, and Selidovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine counter-attacks of 42nd, 100th Mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 55th Assault Brigade, 25th Air Assault Brigade, 49th and 429th Assault Battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 troops, two pickups, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Vostok Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 21st National Guard brigade, and the 48th Territorial Defence Battalion near Dobrovolye, Velikaya Novoselka, Oktyabr, Zolotaya Niva (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
Two counterattacks of the 110th, 116th, and 118th Territorial Defence brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 120 troops, nine motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, and a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the formations 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, 35th, 37th Naval Infantry brigades, 108th, and 126th Territorial Defence brigades close to Malaya Tokmachka, Novoyakovlevka, Zherebyanka (Zaporozhye region), Lvovo and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, five motor vehicles, and a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. One counterbattery radar station was neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces hit the fuel base near Odessa, the infrastructure of the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, as well as the command and control posts of unmanned aerial vehicles, clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 137 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 68 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,939 unmanned aerial vehicles, 580 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,532 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,469 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,680 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,972 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces continues the offensive operation and engaged formations of 22nd, 41st 115th Mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, the 1st National Guard Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, as well as 103rd and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Daryino, Lyubimovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novy Put, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, the Sever Group of Forces repelled two enemy counter-attacks towards Plekhovo.
As a result, up to 30 people were killed and wounded and a motor vehicle was neutralised.
With the support of Army Aviation and artillery fire, two AFU attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Novy Put were foiled.
The AFU losses are about 20 troops killed and wounded, and one AFU serviceman surrendered.
Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, and 95th Air Assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, as well as the 103rd, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine nea Daryino, Kositsa, Kozachyaya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Mikhaylovka, Melovy, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Orlovka< Plekhovo, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical and Missile Troops have attacked concentration areas in the Sumy region and reserves of the 21st, 47th, and 115th Mechanised brigades, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, the 101st, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the 17th National Guard Brigade of Ukraine near Velikaya Pesarevka, Katerinovka, Konotop, Mirpolskoye, Mirpolye, Makeyevka, Pavlovka, Petrovskoye, Rechki, Ulanovo, and Frunzenka.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU lost about 200 troops, seven pieces of materiel were destroyed, including an artillery gun, three mortars, two motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station. One serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 20,800 troops, 136 tanks, 66 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armoured personnel carriers, 885 armoured fighting vehicles, 584 motor vehicles, 171 artillery guns, 33 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the U.S., nine SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 45 electronic warfare stations and nine counter-battery radars, three air defence radars, 22 engineering and other vehicles, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:00 Situation in Ugledar: our fighters are being fixed in the city and continue to drive the enemy further and further. 19:04 Tactical success in Kursk region - the Russian Armed Forces have recaptured another area from the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the east of the settlement of Kremyanoye - reported military correspondent Kotenok.
18:44 Ka-52M helicopter crews inflicted an attack on the manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region.
According to the air controller's reports, the enemy's personnel and armored vehicles were destroyed.
18:22 Ukrainian resources confirm the loss of the settlement of Tsukurino. In particular, this was stated by Ukrainian military correspondent Bogdan Miroshnikov, who is quoted by other Kyiv media.
18:05 Administration of Konstantinovka (DPR, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine) seriously damaged after “arrival” –video.
17:24 Lancet strike: servicemen of the Sever group destroyed Self-propelled gun "Bogdana" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sumy region.
17:07 Russian troops are storming the settlement of Kruglyakovka. They have secured a foothold on the eastern outskirts, the Donetsk Stringer channel reported.
17:02 Explosions in Khar'kov region.
16:20 The Russian army has entered the outskirts of Antonovka in the Kurakhovsky area, reported military correspondent Timofey Ermakov.
15:45 RF Armed Forces struck a target in Kramatorsk. Smoke rises over the city.
15:15 Russian Armed Forces advanced in the central part of Toretsk.
Russian troops are advancing towards the most powerful fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the "Central" mine. Capturing it will allow Russian forces to semi-encircle the southern part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Torets garrison from three sides, cutting it off from the northern part.
14:57 Russian Aerospace Forces pilots destroyed with a guided aerial bomb dropped on the Ukrainian Armed Forces crossing the Oskol River near the settlement of Gorokhovatka in the Khar'kov region, where a rotation of Ukrainian troops was taking place there, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
14:12 Iskander-M calculation struck the unloading site of a container ship with ammunition in the port of Yuzhny in the Odessa region of Ukraine at the time of unloading the ammunition, the Russian Defense Ministry reports, publishing footage of the destruction of the ship.
The Defense Ministry indicated that the container ship delivered a batch of ammunition and weapons from Europe.
14:00 Russian troops have struck concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in 15 populated areas of the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
13:09 FPV drone operators of the North group of forces destroyed Combat drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in the air in the Khar'kov region.
12:29 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 6, 2024):
Units of the North group of forces in the Liptsov and Volchansk directions inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 13th National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy in the Khar'kov region.
Units of the "West" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 3rd and 4th tank, 14th, 30th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Petrovpavlovka, Shiykovka, Berestovoye in the Khar'kov region, Grigorovka and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. Three counterattacks of the assault groups of the 28th and 116th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.
The fighters of the "Southern" group of forces defeated the formations of the 23rd, 30th, 33rd, 54th Mechanized, 143rd Infantry, 5th Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 1st National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stupochki, Seversk, Minkovka, Zaliznyanske and Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled four counterattacks by units of the 56th Motorized Infantry, 10th Mountain Assault and 81st Airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Servicemen of the "Center" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the 24th, 150th, 151st Mechanized, 95th Airborne Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 109th, 117th Territorial Defense brigades, the 14th and 15th National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Nelepovka, Druzhba, Novoolenovka, Novoekonomicheskoe, Dzerzhinsk, Tsukurino and Selidovo of the Donetsk People's Republic.
They repelled nine counterattacks by assault groups of the 42nd, 100th Mechanized, 59th Motorized Infantry, 68th Yaeger, 55th Assault, 25th Airborne brigades, 49th and 429th Assault battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The "East" group of forces occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 72nd mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 21st Brigade of the National Guard and the 48th Assault Battalion of Territorial Defense in the areas of the settlements of Dobrovolye, Velyka Novosilka, Oktyabr, Zolotaya Niva of the Donetsk People's Republic and Temirovka of the Zaporizhia region. It repelled two counterattacks by units of the 110th, 116th and 118th Territorial Defense brigades.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on formations of the 65th Mechanized, 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 35th, 37th Naval Infantry brigades, the 108th and 126th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Novoyakovlevka, Zherebyanka in the Zaporizhia region, Lvovo and Tokarevka in the Kherson region.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on a fuel base in the area of the city of Odessa, the infrastructure of the Starokostiantyniv airfield in the Khmelnytsky region, as well as control points for unmanned aerial vehicles, concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 137 districts.
Air defense systems shot down three US-made HIMARS rockets and 68 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles
. 12:25 Russian troops have advanced south of Selidovo, in Tsukurino and Maksimilianovka of the DPR, the Ukrainian resource Deep State reported.
To the south of Selidovo, Russian army troops are trying to cut off the highway to Kurakhovo and cut off the city from the southern side.
As for Maksimilyanovka, this is the direction to Kurakhovo from the east. To the north, Russian troops have advanced much further in the same direction - to the village of Ostrovskogo.
12:14 Russian Armed Forces have damaged a fuel base in the Odessa region and the infrastructure of the Starokostiantyniv airfield in the Khmelnytsky region of Ukraine – Russian Defense Ministry.
11:56 Advance o RF Armed Forces:
In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian fighters are gradually advancing towards Terny and occupying plantings.
Svatovo-Kupyanskoye direction: Russian troops continue to "roll" towards the river. Glushkovka and Kolesnikova are already nearby.
On the Seversky salient there is progress near Ivano-Daryevka and Spornoye.
10:14 Frontline summary as of the morning of October 6:
In the Ugledar direction, Russian forces have begun a confident advance between Vodyanoye and Katerinovka, there is also advancement in the direction of Bogoyavlenka and certain tactical successes to the north of Prechistovka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces have practically liberated Tsukurino, which is of key importance for encircling the cities of Gornyak and Selidovo. The enemy is holding on to a poultry farm on the western outskirts of the village. Attacking Tsukurino from the northern borders, the Russian Armed Forces continue to encircle Selidovo from the south.
In Toretsk, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced a little further toward the Central mine. They are also advancing west of Nelepovka.
In the Chasovyarsky area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffer significant losses in the Novy microdistrict from "raids" by Russian drones. Three FAB-500s destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces command post.
In the Kupyansk area, the Russian Armed Forces made a "dash" from Peschanoye and cut the Kruglyakovka-Kovsharovka highway. Fighting is underway in the center of Kolesnikovka and on the outskirts of Kruglyakovka.
09:20 Captured Ukrainian tank T-72AMT, captured by units of the Central Military District in the Pokrovsky direction.
08:55 Footage from occupied Kramatorsk after the morning "arrival". Local Telegram channels reported that smoke was rising in the area of the Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant.
08:45 Russian tactical aviation launches new strikes on Ukroboronprom military plant and Ukrainian Armed Forces repair shop near Khar'kov
Early in the morning, Su-34M aircraft used high-precision cruise missiles Kh-59, reports "Frontovaya Ptichka". Repair complexes and hangars with the parking of the Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment were damaged on the territory of the plant.
08:17 Russian Armed Forces advanced in Maksimilyanovka, Tsukurino, Toretsk, near Myasozharovka and Peschanoye.
08:11 "Ixovody" of the "North" group destroyed a makeshift anti-aircraft installation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces based on an armored fighting vehicle.
08:09 Su-34 fighter-bomber destroyed using aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module, a strong point and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
08:04 Maksimilianivka may become one of the bridgeheads for the capture of the large fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Kurakhovo, told deputy commander of the assault unit with the call sign "Lawyer".
Now the Russian military is “cutting off” any attempts by the enemy to carry out supplies and rotation at this position.
08:01 BMP-3 crews destroyed dugouts, machine gun nests and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[ColonelCassad] For about two weeks now, front-line reports have been full of attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to gain a solid foothold in the Glushkovsky district. Every now and then, new footage of Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners, destroyed equipment, and other “delights” of modern warfare appears on the Internet. In the note below, I will explain why the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is trying to get in there and, in order to achieve a certain goal, is driving more and more people and equipment.
1. The first and most banal reason is that Zelensky and Co. are trying to grab some kind of image before the upcoming elections in the United States. The banal “treba” has already become quite boring for American politicians and the latter are asking to demonstrate at least some result, which is why the Ukrainian military command is sending resources into the Kursk region that could be used in the “falling off” directions. Let me remind you that just the other day we liberated the long-suffering Ugledar, and excellent rates of advancement are also being recorded in the Pokrovsky direction.
2. The second reason is the strategic plan of the Ukrainian Armed Forces command, which is aimed at "stretching" the units of the Russian Armed Forces along the front, during which time they will have time to catch new victims of the TCC and organize another "counteroffensive" in another direction (preliminary, Kherson or Zaporizhzhya), counting on weakening the positions of the Russian Armed Forces by pulling units. At the same time, we should expect other attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to cross the state border in the Bryansk or Belgorod regions in order to implement what was written above.
What should we expect?
Since the US elections are very close, and it is necessary to thoroughly curry favor with the boss, then most likely Zelensky and company will go for broke, putting the entire reputation of their adventure on the line and strike in one of the southern sections of the North-Eastern Military District, paralleling this with attempts to enter other border areas. At the same time, Ukrainian society is being gradually "warmed up" for a deal, so the enemy wants to strengthen its negotiating positions, trying to grab a piece of the pie. We are already recording the transfer of military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the southern directions, so we advise the Pvrnians to be vigilant.
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[REGNUM] For a long time, the genocide of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists was ignored by most of Warsaw's political elite or was mentioned only for propaganda purposes and in the programs of far-right parties. At the same time, for the citizens of Poland themselves, this topic is still painful and not fully resolved, and the ambiguous attitude towards it on the part of the authorities further provokes a painful perception of those events.
Ukrainians who, having arrived in Poland, sing Bandera songs or shout nationalist slogans do not help to cope with the pain, while the Kiev regime completely ignores any attempts, if not to restore historical justice, then at least to exhume the dead and bury them with dignity.
However, in just a few weeks, Warsaw began not only to refer more frequently to the topic of the Volyn massacre in political rhetoric, but actually focused on it.
"SHAMEFUL DEATH"
The Volyn massacre is the name given to the period from February 1943 to the first half of 1944, when the OUN-UPA (an extremist organization banned in the Russian Federation) and civilian Ukrainians loyal to the Banderites killed more than 100 thousand ethnic Poles on the territory of Volyn.
The first, most notable and documented act of ethnic cleansing was the massacre of February 9, 1943. Then Banderites, posing as Soviet partisans, entered the Paroslya colony. After the locals fed them, the Ukrainians hacked to death with axes over 170 people: men, women, children, and the elderly. Only because they were Poles.
Already with the onset of 1943, it was noted that Banderites began to kill individual citizens and entire families more often. Of course, the atrocities against the Polish population did not begin in one day and did not end suddenly, but it is traditionally believed that the peak was July 11, 1943: when the murders of ethnic Poles by Ukrainians acquired a mass character.
UPA units, supported by the Ukrainian peasantry, simultaneously attacked, according to various estimates, from 98 to 167 settlements in Volyn, almost completely destroying their civilian population, mainly women, the elderly and children.
At the same time, in early July 1943, the Polish underground even tried to negotiate with the OUN to stop the wave of murders, but the nationalists killed the “goodwill” envoys and at the same time declared a “shameful death” for all Poles in Ukraine.
Warsaw considers these events to be genocide of its people, and in 2016 the upper house of the Polish parliament adopted a resolution “on the issue of perpetuating the memory of the victims of the genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic in 1939–1945.”
In 2020, Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish President Andrzej Duda jointly declared their desire to “respect the historical truth,” including allowing the exhumation of victims (something the Kyiv authorities had previously banned). However, in reality, it was only in November 2022 that permission for the procedures was received, and only in one village.
According to the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), the remains of about 55,000 ethnic Poles and 10,000 Jews “still lie in the death pits of Volhynia, waiting to be found, exhumed and buried.”
And to this day neither exhumations nor dignified burials of the dead have begun. After all, from the point of view of Ukraine, the Volyn massacre was a consequence of a long-term Polish-Ukrainian confrontation, in which both sides "committed actions condemned by the world community." That is why many, recalling these pages of history, also talk about losses on the Ukrainian side, and in Kiev they generally insist that "in Volyn, the Poles simply quarreled with the Ukrainians."
"RUSSIAN NARRATIVES"
Nothing much has changed since 2016. Quite the opposite: even in the Polish government there are politicians who deny ethnic cleansing, communicate with the descendants of Ukrainian nationalists and honorably receive, for example, the thugs from Azov (a terrorist organization banned in Russia).
At the same time, with the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine and with the close support of Kyiv by Warsaw, many Poles hoped that, given the seemingly improving relations, the issue of exhumation would also be resolved.
But time and again, the Polish authorities have pointed out that, although Polish-Ukrainian relations have “never been as close as they are now,” “their complex shared history is a test for the political elites of both Poland and Ukraine.”
In addition, media sources claimed that the Polish authorities have now decided to "settle the dispute" and stop opposing the cult of Stepan Bandera. And all because it is destroying relations between the countries.
The media also spread information that various Volyn memorial funds, memorial events and activities are devised and sponsored directly by the Kremlin, since they have an exclusively “anti-Ukrainian” narrative, the purpose of which is to worsen Ukraine’s ties with Poland.
In this regard, the ultra-right party "Confederation", which never forgot the atrocities of the Banderites, was called "pro-Russian". Ukrainian media, of course, readily supported such theses, pointing out that "Russia will no longer be able to divide us and quarrel with each other."
In this situation, Polish activists had already despaired of receiving any support from the state in their endless struggle for historical justice. However, suddenly the Polish political elite made a rather sharp turn in its rhetoric.
It all started around the time when it became clear that the coalition government organized by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was not only unable to work in a coordinated manner, but also to nominate a single candidate for the presidential elections in the fall of 2025. Then the deputies began a desperate hunt for the electorate, and to strengthen their rhetoric they began to focus on the topic of the genocide of the Polish people.
Back in July, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of the Republic, Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh, stated that Ukraine should not be accepted into the European Union until the authorities in Kiev resolve issues related to the exhumation of bodies and paying tribute to the victims of the Volyn massacre.
The Kiev regime denied this, claiming that the Volyn massacre had nothing to do with joining the EU. In general, the topic of ethnic cleansing is “shrouded in mythology on both sides,” and the events “took place on territory occupied by the Soviet Union and Germany,” and “Ukraine as a state had nothing to do with what happened, because Ukraine simply did not exist.” In addition, the memory of the UPA is “sacred” for Ukrainians, since it “is part of the history of the struggle not against the Poles, but against the USSR.”
At the time, Kosinyak-Kamysh's statement did not particularly offend anyone until the then Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited Poland in late August. At the liberal Campus Polska event, organized by left-wing parties, he was asked when the Poles would be able to exhume the victims of the Volyn massacre.
To begin with, Kuleba, as the standard bearer of the Kiev regime, simply avoided a direct answer, recalling Operation Vistula, conducted in 1947 by the Polish Army to resettle mainly Ukrainians from the southeastern lands of the country to the northern and western territories. And then he indicated that he had discussed this topic with his Polish colleague Radoslaw Sikorski.
According to Kuleba, Ukrainians have "no problem" with "continuing the procedure" (which, admittedly, has not really begun), but it would be nice if the government in Poland honored the memory of Ukrainians who died on Polish soil. This primarily refers to the Banderites.
Kuleba also pointed out that “deepening history will significantly reduce the quality of Polish-Ukrainian negotiations.” He added that the parties “could go too far, reminding themselves of all the bad things that the Poles did to the Ukrainians, and the Ukrainians to the Poles,” which is what “Russian propaganda” mainly does.
Sikorski emphasized that for the future of Polish-Ukrainian history it would be better for the Poles to forget the issue of Volyn altogether and move on, because “the victims cannot be brought back to life.”
Obviously, the Ukrainian official was used to treating the memory of another nation in this way, since for many years this had not been forbidden. However, that time Kuleba was criticized very harshly, there were even calls to declare him persona non grata, and then he lost his position altogether. This, of course, did not happen because of the scandal in Poland, but it seemed that way to those who were not in the know.
Literally a few days later, almost all Polish officials, one way or another, agreed on the position: Ukraine will not join the EU without Poland's consent and the exhumation of the victims of ethnic cleansing. At the same time, if earlier this topic was classified by many as "digging into history", now even Tusk has started talking about "an honest look at the past" and "the key to building good relations."
Of all the politicians, only President Duda stood out. He reminded officials that the rhetoric of “we won’t let us into the EU because of Volyn” actually smacks of Russian propaganda, and even pointed out that Kosinyak-Kamysh is playing into the hands of the Russian authorities.
But this time Duda miscalculated: the Polish elite decided to leave the genocide of Poles in the national discourse and exclude the “Russian trace”. In particular, this was explained, for example, by the fact that otherwise anti-Ukrainian sentiments in the republic would only intensify.
Recently, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Teofil Bartoszewski said that the exhumation issue would be considered in the first section of negotiations with Ukraine on EU accession. According to the official, "if this chapter is not closed, Ukraine will not take a single step forward in the following sections." He added that this is not blackmail, the Poles are simply telling the Ukrainians that they must "behave according to European rules."
FOR INTERNAL CONSUMPTION
At the same time, the new head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Andriy Sybiga, was on a visit to Poland and emphasized that Kiev is ready to discuss controversial historical issues with Warsaw, in particular, regarding the Volyn massacre.
He clarified that Kiev “has enough political will and diplomatic talent to resolve any issues, including the most difficult ones, including with our closest allies and friends, the Poles.”
As a result, it became known that the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance (UINR) offered the Poles to be observers at the exhumation work in the Rivne region in 2025. True, first they need to find money for this, which the Ukrainians probably intend to squeeze out of the Poles.
However, IPN director (and possible candidate from the former ruling Law and Justice party) Karol Nawrocki said that the UINP "is not the right institution to make decisions in this regard" and Warsaw expects them only from the Ukrainian authorities.
At the same time, Nawrocki used the term "Eastern Malopolska", which only angered the Ukrainians even more: they perceive it as a manifestation of Polish territorial claims in relation to Ukrainian Galicia. And the Rivne region was not the main center of ethnic cleansing - so the proposal as a whole is humiliating.
It is obvious that Poland's EU presidency may well facilitate blackmail. But at the same time, it is clear that Kyiv's integration into the EU and NATO is a matter of the distant future and depends little on Warsaw's immediate rhetoric. This is clear to everyone, but now it will be very convenient to cover up this open secret with irreconcilable Poles, who seem to be hindering the process.
However, the active pedaling of the genocide theme by the Poles for domestic consumption could work and become an example of an attempt to conduct a nationally oriented policy – something that the ruling coalition lacks.
At the same time, the hypocrisy of the current Polish authorities is completely obvious. If only because none of their representatives (except for the far right) have been present at any memorial events or even at the opening of monuments for a long time. It is obvious that Ukraine will not be accepted into the EU, but not at all because of the genocide of Poles or other similar acts: Euro-bureaucracy is a terrible thing - Turkey's European integration, for example, has been going on since 1999.
So far, the Kyiv authorities have not commented on Poland's ultimatum and will not allow exhumations until the last minute. It is obvious that the excavations will show and prove not only the terrible atrocities, but also that there are many more victims of ethnic cleansing than 100,000 people. This will ultimately not only anger the Poles, but may also destroy the myth of the "heroic Bandera supporters" on which the entire ideology of the current criminal regime in Ukraine is based.
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