Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of Оctober 4
Illustrative photo: The General Staff updated data from the front for the last 24 hours (GettyImages)
A total of 159 combat clashes were recorded over the past day. Ukrainian defenders have been steadfastly repelling the occupiers' advances, inflicting significant losses on the enemy, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, yesterday the enemy carried out three missile strikes and 67 airstrikes, used 41 missiles, and dropped 142 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they conducted 4,433 shelling attacks, including 93 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 6,264 kamikaze drones.
The aggressor carried out airstrikes in the districts of the following settlements:
- Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region
- Hryhorivka, Lukianivske, Pavlivka, Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region
- Olhivka, Kherson region
Situation on the front lines
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight Russian attacks. Over the past day, the enemy carried out 12 airstrikes, dropping a total of 25 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 198 shelling attacks, including 15 from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, our forces stopped 13 enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Kamianka, and Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupiansk direction, three enemy attacks were recorded yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled assault actions near Kupiansk, Radkivka, and toward Pishchane.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 12 times, attempting to breach Ukrainian defenses near Hrekivka, Karpivka, Serednie, Shandryholove, Kolodiazi, and Torske.
In the Siversk direction, Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks near Serebrianka, Vyimka, Pereizne, and toward Yampil and Dronivka.
No combat clashes were recorded yesterday in the Kramatorsk direction.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out ten attacks near Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 56 enemy assault actions near Volodymyrivka, Razine, Nikanorivka, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novosergiivka, and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy conducted 28 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Sosnivka, Vorone, Sichneve, Novoivanivka, Novohryhorivka, and toward Novomykolaivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, Defense Forces repelled seven Russian attacks near Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy made one attempt to breach Ukrainian defenses toward Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, our defenders successfully stopped an enemy attack on Defense Forces positions.
No signs of the enemy forming offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissia directions.
Enemy losses
Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation, missile troops, and artillery struck six areas of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment, four artillery systems, and an enemy command post.
In total, Russian forces suffered 950 casualties yesterday. Ukrainian troops also destroyed one tank, one armored combat vehicle, 15 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 450 operational-tactical level drones, 10 missiles, 73 vehicles, and one specialized piece of enemy equipment.
