President Zelenskyy stated that Russia has killed 135 media workers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, calling it a deliberate strategy. Today in Kramatorsk, journalist Olena Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed, and another journalist was wounded.
Journalist Olena Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin died in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. Their death was caused by an attack by an enemy Lancet UAV.
Ukrainian forces recorded 111 combat engagements. Russians launched one missile and 62 air strikes, using 28 missiles, 98 guided bombs, and over 3,000 kamikaze drones. The hottest spot remains the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy carried out 40 attacks.
During October 17, 128 combat engagements were recorded on the front. Aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces destroyed seven areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment.
111 combat engagements took place at the front, the occupiers used 3,292 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,834 shellings. Russian troops launched 78 air strikes and dropped 154 guided aerial bombs.
Over the past day, 178 combat engagements were recorded at the front, half of which occurred in the Pokrovsk and Oleksandrivka directions. The enemy launched 2 missile strikes, 100 air strikes, and 4553 shellings, involving 6184 kamikaze drones.
154 combat engagements were recorded on the front, the occupiers used 2211 kamikaze drones and carried out 3676 shellings. During the day, the enemy launched one missile and 58 air strikes, dropping 106 guided bombs.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that two-thirds of the 99 battles on the front line during the day occurred in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Oleksandrivka directions. The enemy launched an airstrike on Sumy and shelled the border areas of Sumy Oblast.
Since the beginning of the day, 166 combat engagements have been recorded at the front, the enemy used 1,924 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,249 shelling attacks. In the Pokrovsk direction, 113 occupiers were eliminated and eight armored combat vehicles were destroyed.
Russian troops attacked Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, with aerial bombs, killing two men aged 49 and 56, and injuring five people. Nine private houses and a church were damaged. A 2-year-old boy, whose father and grandfather were injured, was evacuated to Kramatorsk.
Since the beginning of the day, 198 combat engagements have taken place at the front, the occupiers have used 2,016 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,062 shellings. In the Pokrovsk direction, 198 occupiers were neutralized and a significant amount of equipment was destroyed.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 102 combat engagements on the front since the beginning of October 10. Almost half of them took place in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions.
Over the past day, 245 combat engagements were recorded, the enemy dropped 161 guided aerial bombs and used 4,252 kamikaze drones. The most intense fighting continues in the eastern directions, in particular, 72 attacks took place in the Pokrovsk direction.
Despite blackouts, trains run with minimal deviations. Delays are recorded in Dnipropetrovsk region due to lack of voltage and in the Grebinka area.
23 Ukrainian children and teenagers have been returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine from the temporarily occupied territories. Some children were forced to attend Russian schools and obtain Russian passports.
Four children and their families will be forcibly evacuated from the outskirts of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast due to the difficult security situation. The decision applies to the villages of Vasylivska Pustosh, Semenivka, and the former Novoselevka.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 132 combat engagements at the front as of 4:00 p. m. on October 9. The largest number of battles, up to a third, took place in the Pokrovsk direction, and the enemy was also more active in the South-Slobozhansky direction.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 107 combat engagements at the front since the beginning of the day, more than a third of which took place in the Pokrovsk and South-Slobozhansk directions. The names of some directions in the east have been changed due to the transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to a corps structure.
On October 8, light rains are expected throughout Ukraine, except for the northwest, and heavy precipitation is forecast in the south. The air temperature will be +12°...+16°, and up to +20° in the south and east.
Over the past day, 174 combat engagements were recorded at the front. Russian troops carried out 46 air strikes and 3730 shellings, involving 2229 kamikaze drones.
On the morning of October 7, a number of trains are delayed in Ukraine, including international routes. This is due to the attack of Russian troops on energy and railway infrastructure on the night of October 7.
Massive attacks occurred overnight in Poltava and Sumy regions, hitting a locomotive depot, power supply distance, and traction substations. An energy facility was damaged, leaving over a thousand households without electricity.
On October 7, cloudy and wet weather with rains is expected in Ukraine in the southwest, Zhytomyr region, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Chernivtsi region, and Ternopil region. Air temperature will range from +12°...+14° in the west to +17°...+22° in the east.
On October 5, Kramatorsk was attacked for the first time by a Russian drone on an optical fiber, which hit a car. There is no information about casualties, and the consequences are being established.
Since the beginning of the day, 106 combat engagements have been recorded, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are taking measures to prevent the enemy from advancing. In the Pokrovsk direction, 21 attacks have been repelled, three combat engagements are ongoing.
The SBU detained an agent of Russian military intelligence in Donetsk region who was transmitting coordinates for Russian air attacks. The 53-year-old saleswoman from Sloviansk collected information about medical facilities and fortified areas by "interrogating" her acquaintances.
Since the beginning of the day, 147 combat engagements have been recorded at the front, Russians have used 2214 kamikaze drones and carried out 3238 shelling attacks. The occupiers launched one missile and 46 air strikes, used 38 missiles and dropped 46 guided aerial bombs.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported another Russian attack on gas infrastructure, with 35 missiles launched, including ballistic ones. Attacks on energy facilities in Chernihiv, Sumy, and Donetsk regions were also recorded.
As a result of enemy shelling, part of Donetsk region was left without electricity. In particular, Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, and some districts of Kramatorsk were de-energized.
Since the beginning of the day, 102 combat engagements have been recorded, almost half of them in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions. The enemy actively stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders, launching air strikes and artillery shelling.
