Update regarding russian invasion (October 8, 2023)

Day 592 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to defend in the east and the south of Ukraine, conduct the offensive on Melitopol’ axis, and offensive operations on Bakhmut axis. As they destroy the enemy, they liberate the temporarily occupied territories and consolidate new positions.

During the day of October 7, the kremlin terrorist forces launched yet another series of missile strikes on civilian targets in Chornomorsk (Odesa oblast), Myrhorod (Poltava oblast), and Peresichne (Kharkiv oblast).

During the day of October 7, there were 68x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 8x missile, 34x air strikes, 37x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian targets across Ukraine. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. A grain storage facility of the port infrastructure, buildings of a boarding house in a recreational area, apartment and private residential buildings, a vocational school, and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

Air strikes hit Stepne (Sumy oblast), Kup’yans’k, Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast), Novolyubivka, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Katerynivka, Spirne, Klishchiivka, New York, Mar’inka, Novomykhailivka, Antonivka, Vodyane, Volodyne (Donetsk oblast), Pryyutne (Zaporizhzhya oblast), and Vylkove (Odesa oblast).

More than 110x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts came under artillery fire.

Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct active subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod oblast (russia).

Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Kup’yans’k axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 13x enemy attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Syn’kivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defense forces repelled 6x enemy attacks in the vicinity of Makiivka (Luhansk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the adversary made unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost ground in the vicinity of Andriivka (Donetsk oblast).

Tavria operational-strategic group, Avdiivka and Mar’inka axes: the enemy launched more than 20x unsuccessful attacks in the vicinities of Avdiivka, Pervomais’ke, Mar’inka, Krasnohorivka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).

Shakhtars’ke axis: the Ukrainian soldiers repelled about 40x enemy attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Vodyane and Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast).

Ukrainian defense forces continue their offensive operation on Melitopol’ axis and offensive (assault) operations on Bakhmut axis, have partial success northeast of Andriivka. Ukrainian soldiers inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, consolidating their positions and exhausting the enemy.

Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the Ukrainian defense forces conduct counter-battery fire, destroy the supply depots, and successfully strike behind the enemy lines.

During the day of October 7, Ukrainian Air Force launched 8x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, and 5x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary. Also, the Ukrainian defenders shot down 4x operational-tactical level UAVs of the enemy.

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 1x artillery system, 1x concentration of troops, and 1x electronic warfare station of the russian invaders.