Map of combat operations as of October 6 and the hottest sectors of the front
Over the past day, 184 combat engagements were recorded on the front lines. Russian troops carried out the most attacks in the Pokrovsk direction—23 attempts to advance.
Over the past day, Russian troops carried out 84 airstrikes, during which they dropped 270 guided bombs. In addition, the invaders deployed 9,811 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,507 shelling attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian military positions, including 54 using multiple launch rocket systems.
Enemy shelling targeted, in particular, Bezsalivka, Korenok, Tovstodubove, Potapivka, Sopych, Bachivsk, Ulanove, Volfyne, Malushyne, Neskuchne, Brusky, Gavrilova Sloboda, Iskryskivshchyna, Seredyna-Buda, Yastrubshchyna, Luzhky, Stara Huta, Zarichchia, and Kozache in the Sumy region.
Mykhalchyna Sloboda, Khrinivka, Leonivka, Krasnyi Khutir, Mkh, Klyusi, and Bleshnya in the Chernihiv region were also under Russian shelling. The town of Hirs’k was hit by an airstrike. This information comes from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Over the past day, Ukrainian Air Force aircraft struck three areas where enemy forces were concentrated.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions
Over the past day, Russian troops carried out three airstrikes using seven guided bombs. The enemy also fired on Ukrainian military positions and populated areas 51 times, five of which involved the use of multiple-launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector
Ukrainian units repelled four enemy attacks. The invaders attempted to advance toward Izbytske, Ternova, Lyman, and Rybalshchyne.
In the Kupiansk sector
Russian troops attempted to improve their positions five times. The enemy carried out assault operations in the directions of Radkivka and Dovhenke.
In the Lyman sector
Defense forces repelled eight enemy attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses. The occupiers attacked in the directions of Novoselivka, Zarichne, Lyman, Dibrova, and Derylove.
In the Sloviansk direction
The enemy carried out one attack in the Yampil area.
In the Kramatorsk sector
Defense forces stopped one attempt by the invaders to advance in the area of Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector
Eighteen attacks by Russian troops were recorded. The invaders conducted offensive operations in the Kostyantynivka area, as well as in the directions of Popasna, Illinivka, Osykove, Raiske, Rusyne Yar, Vilne, Kucherove Yar, and Zolotyi Kolodyaz.
In the Pokrovsk direction
Russian troops carried out 23 attacks. The occupiers attempted to advance toward Hannivka, Novyi Donbas, Dobropillia, Svitlyi, Novohryshyne, Vasylivka, Serhiivka, Novopavlivka, Chernihivka, and Myrne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector
Over the past day, Russian troops did not carry out any assault operations.
In the Huliaipole sector
The occupiers attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders five times. The enemy attempted to advance toward Uspishne, Rizdvyanka, and Yegorivka.
In the Orikhiv sector
Russian troops attempted to attack once in the direction of Pavlivka.
In the Dnipro sector
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops did not carry out any assault operations.
Source: General Staff
As a reminder, Russia attacked Ukraine with 137 drones from eight directions.
Russia struck a residential building in Zaporizhzhia; there are casualties.
Earlier, an explosion was heard in Odesa during a Russian attack.
In Sumy, a Russian FPV drone damaged three cars.
Photo: The State Emergency Service showed the aftermath of the nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv.
In the Pecherskyi district of the capital, debris from a drone fell into the courtyard of a private building.
