Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of October 2
Photo: Russia also continues to use large numbers of drones against the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Getty Images)
Over the past day, 158 combat clashes were recorded on the front line. The Pokrovsk direction remains the most difficult, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 45 Russian assaults, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past day, Russia launched 2 missile and 74 air strikes, 5 missiles, and dropped 162 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians carried out 4,312 shellings, including 129 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 5,280 kamikaze drones.
Russian air strikes were recorded, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Hirke and Zaliznychne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past day, the missile forces and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck one area of concentration of personnel, 2 command posts, and one other important Russian target.
Directions
6 combat engagements took place in the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions over the past day. Russia carried out 14 air strikes, dropping 37 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 176 shellings, including 3 from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, Russia attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Vovchansk, Novovasylivka, Bolohivka, and Kamianka 7 times.
6 combat engagements took place yesterday in the Kupiansk direction. Ukrainian defenders stopped Russia's assault near Kupiansk and Holubivka.
In the Lyman direction, Russia attacked 11 times, trying to break through our defenses near the settlements of Hrekivka, Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Myrne, Shandryholove, Torske, Zarichne, Yampil, and in the direction of Novyi Myr and Drobysheve.
In the Siversk direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped 5 Russian offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Hryhorivka, Yampil, Vyimka, and Pereizne.
4 combat engagements were recorded yesterday in the Kramatorsk direction, with the Russians attempting to advance towards the settlements of Bondarne, Minkivka, and Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
In the Toretsk direction, Russia carried out 22 attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Toretsk, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped Russian 45 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Volodymyrivka, Sukhetske, Myroliubivka, Novopavlivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Bilytske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Hruzke, Ivanivka, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Novoukrainka, Novomykolaivka, and Filia.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Russia carried out 26 attacks yesterday near the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Vorone, Sosnivka, Novomykolaivka, Voskresenka, Kalynivske, and Novohryhorivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 5 Russian attempts to advance near the settlement of Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 2 Russian attacks in the direction of Novodanilivka and in the Plavni area.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Russia attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 3 times, but was unsuccessful.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of offensive Russian groups were detected.
Over the past day, from October 1 to October 2, the Russians lost about 1,000 soldiers on the front. In response, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 12 artillery systems and 29 Russian vehicles.
Ukrainian Defenders Continue their counteroffensive in the Dobropillia direction. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine regained control of 2.2 square kilometers of territory.
