Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of Оctober 3
Photo: the enemy carried out 4,606 shellings in the past day (Getty Images)
On the front line, 162 combat clashes were recorded over the past day. The two most difficult directions were Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Yesterday, the Russian forces carried out 70 airstrikes and dropped 174 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians shelled our territories 4,606 times, including 104 shellings from multiple launch rocket systems.
The enemy also used 5,888 kamikaze drones for strikes.
Russian forces carried out airstrikes, in particular, in the following areas: Khotin in the Sumy region; Malokaterynivka, Hryhorivka, and Novoukrainka in the Zaporizhzhia region; and Mykolaivka in the Kherson region.
The Defense Forces during the past day used aviation, missile forces, and artillery.
Four areas of enemy manpower concentration were hit.
Situation by directions
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks. Over the past day, the enemy carried out 7 airstrikes, dropped 17 guided aerial bombs in total, and conducted 149 artillery shellings, including three from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, our troops stopped nine enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Kamyanka, and toward the settlements of Kolodyazne and Novovasylivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, there were three enemy attacks yesterday. Our defenders repelled the enemy's assault actions in the direction of Kupiansk and Bohuslavka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy launched 13 attacks, attempting to breach our defenses near the settlements of Karpivka, Kolodyazi, Shandryholove, Torske, Hrekivka, and the settlement of Drobysheve.
In the Siversk direction, the Defense Forces repelled eight enemy attacks near Yampol, Serebrianka, Vyimka, and Ivano-Darivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, two combat clashes took place yesterday. The invaders attempted to advance near the settlements of Chasiv Yar and Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 17 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Toretsk, Shcherbynivka, Ivanopillia, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 48 enemy assault actions in the areas of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Nove Shakhove, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Molodetske, Orikhove, Novoukrainka, and in the direction of Pokrovsk and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka direction, yesterday the enemy carried out 28 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novomykolaivka, Novohrigorivka, Novokhatske, Komyshuvakha, Sosnivka, Novovasylivske, Sichneve, and Berezove.
In the Huliaipole direction, five combat clashes were reported in the area of the Poltavka settlement.
In the Orikhiv direction, three combat clashes occurred – the enemy attempted to advance near the settlements of Stepove and Kamyanka.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian units repelled four enemy assaults in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, there were no signs of enemy formations detected.
Over the past day, the enemy lost 970 soldiers on the front, as well as up to three hundred drones, artillery, and a tank. Ukrainian fighters also destroyed an enemy multiple-launch rocket system.
According to the forecast of the General Staff, in the near future, the Russians will continue to concentrate their efforts mainly on two strategically important directions – Pokrovsk and Dobropillia.
