Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of Оctober 5
Illustrative photo: The General Staff updated maps of battles on the front (GettyImages)
Over the past day, along the entire front line, 188 combat engagements were recorded. Ukrainian forces continue to repel enemy attacks, inflicting significant losses on the adversary, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, yesterday the enemy carried out 81 airstrikes and dropped 182 guided bombs. In addition, they conducted 4,373 artillery strikes, including 103 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 5,857 kamikaze drones.
The aggressor carried out airstrikes, including in the following settlements:
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Zaliznychne, Stepove, Chervona Krynytsia in Zaporizhzhia region
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Odradokamyanka in Kherson region
Situation on the frontlines
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Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions: Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks. The enemy carried out 10 airstrikes, dropping 28 guided bombs, and conducted 189 artillery strikes, including 12 from multiple launch rocket systems.
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Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction: Our forces stopped 12 enemy attacks near Vovchansk and toward Lyptsi, Synelnykove, Kolodiazne, and Kutkivka.
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Kupiansk direction: Four enemy attacks occurred yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled assaults in the areas of Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, and Stepova Novoselivka.
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Lyman direction: The enemy attacked 19 times, attempting to break through near Shandryholove, Ridkodub, Serednie, Karpivka, Novoselivka, Torske, and toward Drobysheve.
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Siversk direction: Ukrainian forces repelled 12 enemy attacks near Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, Siversk, and toward Yampil and Dronivka.
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Kramatorsk direction: Two combat engagements occurred, with the enemy attempting to advance near Predtechyne.
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Toretsk direction: The enemy carried out 12 attacks near Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Toretsk, Poltavka, Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and toward Ivanopillia.
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Pokrovsk direction: Our defenders stopped 60 enemy assaults near Volodymyrivka, Shakhove, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Rodynske, Zvirove, Nikanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Dachne, Myroliubivka, Mykolaivka, Filiia, and toward Myrnohrad.
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Novopavlivka direction: The enemy carried out 34 attacks near Sosnivka, Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Sichen, Yalta, Piddubne, Novomykolaivka, Ternove, Novovasylivka, Novohryhorivka, and Verbove.
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Huliaipole direction: One combat engagement was recorded near Poltavka.
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Orikhiv direction: One engagement occurred as the enemy attempted to advance toward Novodanylivka.
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Prydniprovskyi direction: Ukrainian units repelled three enemy attacks toward the Antonivskyi Bridge.
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Volyn and Polissia directions: No signs of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Enemy losses
Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck five concentrations of enemy personnel, weapons, and equipment, two command posts, and one artillery system.
In total, Russian forces suffered 870 casualties over the past day. Ukrainian troops also destroyed four tanks, one armored combat vehicle, 18 artillery systems, a multiple rocket launcher, 320 operational-tactical drones, and 35 enemy vehicles.
