Russia-Ukraine war: Situation on the front as of October 7

Enemy attacks

Over the past day, Kremlin forces launched another missile strike on a civilian target in the central part of the city of Kharkiv. As a result of these terrorist actions, two people were killed, and another 30 individuals sustained injuries. The attack caused damage to 61 multi-story buildings, 17 private houses, and 10 social and public facilities.

During the past day, there were 34 clashes between opposing forces. In total, the enemy conducted 3 missile strikes and 67 aerial attacks, along with 46 artillery shelling using multiple launch rocket systems, targeting both our military positions and civilian objects within our country. Private residential houses and other civilian infrastructure suffered destruction and damage.

Aerial strikes affected the following locations: Ivanivka, Podoly, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Pisky-Radkivski in the Kharkiv region; Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region; Spirne, Vesele, Klischiivka, Andriyivka, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostiantynivka, Vodyane in the Donetsk region; Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Over 120 populated areas in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions came under artillery fire.

The frontline situation

In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group "North" in the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remains largely unchanged.

In the Siversk and Slobozhanske directions, the adversary maintains a military presence in border areas, conducts active subversive activities to prevent the redeployment of our forces to threatened directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.

In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group "Khortytsia" in the Kupiansk direction, our defenders repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the populated settlements of Synkivka and Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region. In the Lyman direction, defense forces repelled 5 enemy attacks east of Makiivka in the Luhansk region.

The adversary unsuccessfully attempted to regain lost ground south of Andriivka in the Donetsk region. Defense forces continue offensive actions south of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, inflicting losses on the enemy in personnel and equipment, and consolidating their positions along the achieved lines.

In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group "Tavria" in the Avdiivka and Maryinka directions, the enemy carried out more than 10 unsuccessful attacks in the areas of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region. In the Shakhtar direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled enemy attacks near Vuhledar, Zolota Niva, and Staromykhailivka in the Donetsk region, as well as north of Pryiutne in the Zaporizhzhia region.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, our defenders are holding the enemy back in the area northeast of Novoprokopiivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, achieving partial success north of Kopanivka and north of Novoprokopiivka.

During the conduct of offensive (assault) operations in the Bakhmut direction, there was partial success east of Andriivka in the Donetsk region. Our troops continue to inflict losses on the occupying forces in personnel and equipment, consolidate their positions on captured lines, and wear down the enemy.

In the area of responsibility of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) "Odesa" in the Kherson direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces are engaged in counter-battery combat, destroying depots, and successfully targeting the enemy's rear areas.

Enemy losses

During the past day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces' aviation conducted 13 strikes on areas with concentrations of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, and 3 strikes on enemy air defense missile systems.

Missile troops units targeted a command post, air defense means, 6 artillery systems, an area with personnel, and an enemy electronic warfare station.