149 clashes reported in the last 24 hours – frontline update
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
On October 9, the Ukrainian Armed Forces faced 149 combat engagements along the entire front line, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy launched four missile strikes using seven rockets, carried out 85 airstrikes, and dropped 160 guided bombs. Additionally, over 4,000 shellings were reported, with 135 from MLRS systems, and over 1,600 kamikaze drones were deployed.
Ukrainian forces struck back with 14 air, missile, and artillery strikes, targeting enemy personnel, equipment, and six air defense systems.
In the Kharkiv region, Russian troops launched four assaults near Tykhe and Vovchansk. Ukrainian forces thwarted 17 enemy attacks in the Kupiansk sector, particularly around villages like Kucherivka and Petropavlivka.
The Lyman sector saw Ukrainian forces repel 18 attacks, with heavy fighting near settlements like Hrekivka and Makiivka. The Kramatorsk sector experienced six enemy attempts to advance, all successfully stopped by Ukrainian defenders. Russian airstrikes also hit Chasiv Yar using guided bombs.
Nine attacks were repelled in the Toretsk area, where Russian forces attempted to advance with the support of bombers. On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 25 attacks. The enemy concentrated efforts around Selydove, where 13 clashes occurred, with heavy bombing of nearby villages.
Ukrainian forces continue to hold defensive lines in the Kurakhove sector, where Russian troops attempted to break through 31 times. In the Vremivka and Prydniprovske sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled multiple attacks, while the situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts remains unchanged, with no signs of enemy offensive formations.
The enemy maintains military presence near the Chernihiv region, continuing reconnaissance and artillery shelling. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s defense forces are engaged in operations along the Kursk front, where 11 airstrikes and over 200 shellings were reported.
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