172 clashes on the frontline in the past 24 hours – General Staff
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
On October 7, Ukrainian forces engaged in 172 combat clashes across various sections of the frontline, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. The most intense fighting occurred near Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
Russian forces launched four missile strikes, involving seven missiles, and conducted 72 airstrikes, including the use of 122 guided aerial bombs . Additionally, 1,508 kamikaze drone attacks were reported, alongside 4,420 artillery strikes, of which 117 came from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
In response, Ukraine’s air and artillery units struck three Russian artillery positions and six areas where enemy troops and equipment were concentrated. They also destroyed a Russian Osa air defence system.
In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian forces repelled six Russian assaults, with clashes taking place near the towns of Starytsia and Vovchansk.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian forces carried out 25 attacks, focusing their efforts near Synkivka, Novoselivka, Hlushkivka, Lozova, and Kruhliakivka.
Further south, Ukrainian troops held off 20 Russian assaults in the Lyman sector, with heavy fighting near Makiivka, Hrekivka, Nevske, Novosadove, Torske, and in the Serebrianske Forest.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian forces halted four Russian attempts to break through near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky.
The situation was similarly intense on the Pokrovsk front, where 26 Russian assaults were recorded, primarily near Lysivka and Selidove. Ukrainian troops also repelled enemy advances near Novotoretske, Kalynove, Kruhy Yar, Novohrodivka, and Mykolaivka.
In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian forces stopped 37 Russian attempts to breach their lines near Cukuryne, Zhelanne Druhe, Hirnyk, Novoselidivka, Hostre, Heorhiivka, and Katerynivka.
On the Vremivka front, Russian troops launched three assaults on Ukrainian positions near Bohoyavlenka. Meanwhile, two Russian attacks were repelled near Robotyne on the Orikhiv front.
Ukrainian troops also stopped seven Russian attempts to advance in the Dnipro sector.
There were no significant changes in the Huliaipole and Siversk sectors, though Russian forces continue to shell civilian infrastructure and Ukrainian positions. In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, the situation remains stable, with no signs of Russian forces preparing for offensive operations.
Along the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, Russian forces continue to maintain a military presence and regularly shell Ukrainian communities. They also conduct reconnaissance and sabotage operations.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue operations in Russia’s Kursk region where Russian aircraft carried out 17 airstrikes in the area, using 24 guided bombs.
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