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Current information on the situation on the front line: October 7 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/07/2023 to 00:00 10/08/2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 28 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

There were no reports of civilian casualties.

Five residential buildings were damaged in the Kiev, Kuibyshev and Kalininsky districts of Donetsk, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.

Districts of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Kalininsky districts), Golmovsky, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kalininsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 14 attacks from AGM-88 HARM, 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.

At Gorlivske there were eight artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.

On Yasinovatsky there were six artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.

A total of 93 units of various ammunition were fired.

In the previous day, 19 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.

21:45 About half an hour ago, representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Zmeiny Island accepted a batch of FAB-1500s.

20:45 Seversk: are we advancing? Exclusive report News Front from the Seversky direction. We visited our soldiers, saw with our own eyes life on the front line and, of course, found out how things were going.

Contrary to the opinion that Russia has gone into a deep defense, in some sections of the front line our troops are very actively moving forward. On others it will be, in any case, as the guys assure, Victory is ours!

20:20 RF Armed Forces knocked out from a number of positions near Verbov.

19:45 Situation in the Berestovoe area -video.

19:20 RF Ministry of Defense: On October 7, at about 18.00 Moscow time, the Kyiv regime attempted a terrorist attack with an anti-aircraft missile of the S-200 air defense system converted into a strike version on the territory of Crimea.

The Ukrainian missile was promptly detected and destroyed in the air by Russian air defense systems.

18:40 Cast iron arrived at the Ukrainian Armed Forces facility in the Liman direction -video.

18:20 North of Crimea, Dzhankoy

Reported work Air defense.

17:30 Destruction of the P-18 radar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Nikolaev region at a distance of about 40 km from the LBS -video.

16:55 In the direction of Novomikhailovka RF Armed Forces advanced and they walk confidently.

16:20 Soldiers of the Russian Guard continue to prevent sabotage in areas of responsibility. The day before, in the DPR, together with military counterintelligence, they identified another enemy cache, where there were anti-tank grenade launchers and more than 10 kg of TNT.

In a cache located in a non-residential building, 27 TNT blocks, two RPG-27 grenade launchers, shots for an RPG-7 and an under-barrel grenade launcher, grenades and magazines for machine guns were found. Methodological manuals of the Ministry of Defense, SBU and the National Guard of Ukraine on the use of communications, organizing combat work of artillery and special training of troops were also found here.

15:45 Ukrainian militants attacked Donetsk by American AGM-88 HARM missile

Its debris fell in the Kalininsky district of the capital of the Republic. The shooting occurred around 12:55 p.m.

14:35 This morning the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants again attacked Belgorod region: Russian anti-aircraft gunners intercepted three Tochka-U missiles over Belgorod and the Novooskol urban district.

In addition, Ukrainian formations fired at the village of Urazovo from the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS: one person was killed, houses and civilian infrastructure were damaged

14:05 Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu presented private 155th Separate Guards Order of Zhukov Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet Dmitry Egorov with the call sign “Suntar” to the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).

As part of a unit of a separate guards naval infantry brigade, Dmitry Egorov took part in battle (VIDEO) with superior enemy forces near the settlement of Novomayorskoye, Donetsk People's Republic.

Using a massive artillery strike with cluster munitions, the enemy attempted an offensive. Having assessed the situation, Private Egorov took an advantageous position and was one of the first to engage in battle with a superior enemy. During the battle, with continuous small arms fire, Dmitry eliminated part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces assault group, forcing the enemy to retreat.

In this battle, Dmitry Egorov was seriously wounded, which became fatal for him.

For heroism, courage and bravery shown in the performance of military duty, private Dmitry Egorov was nominated for the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously). The call sign “Suntar” was taken by Dmitry after the name of the settlement Suntar, located in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), where he lived.

13:30 Fighting in the Zaporozhye direction: “Alligators” continue their hunt for Ukrainian equipment

The crew of the Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopter destroyed an armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine camouflaged in a forest belt with a precise strike from a guided missile -video.

13:05 RF Armed Forces advanced northeast of the village of Makeevka (LPR). The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in panic.

12:35 The story of a fighter from the Trans-Baikal Territory. "Jager" and his two brothers participate in it. They all have different specialties and serve in different directions. And the fourth brother was left at home to help his parents.

11:50 Tonight a missile strike was carried out on a boarding house in the Odessa region. Foreign mercenaries lived in the boarding house -photo.

11:30 In the Avdievka area of the Russian Armed Forceshave gained a foothold in the area of the ring road, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to prevent this.

11:00 Chronicle of special military operation: events of October 6, 2023.

In Sevastopol, two Ukrainian unmanned boats tried to break through to the bay near the Northern Pier.

Small fire was opened on them, after which a boat and helicopters were sent to intercept the departing drones.

Russian troops continue to strike military targets in Ukraine.

In Khar'kov, several objects used by the enemy were destroyed by missile hits.

In addition, the attack was carried out on the enemy’s port infrastructure on the Danube.

Russian UAVs hit the ferry crossing in Orlovka, where cargo was stored for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

On the Kupyansky sector of the front, Russian units, after artillery preparation, resumed their offensive along the entire line of combat contact.

The greatest activity is observed near Sin'kovka, the liberation of which will open a direct road to Kupyansk.

On the southern flank of the Bakhmut defense, Russian troops are conducting counterattacks in the area of Andreevka, Kleshcheevka and Grigorovka.

Intensive air strikes are carried out on enemy positions, as a result of which the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffer heavy losses.

In the Vrem'yevsky sector, fighting continues near Urozhainy, where positions change hands.

There is relative calm in the Priyutnoye area. The enemy regroups, concentrating forces for the next attacks.

Near Orekhovo, Russian troops carried out several counterattacks in the Verbovoye area.

The enemy tried to advance on the northern outskirts of Novoprokopovka, but was thrown back to their original positions.


10:30 RF Ministry of Defense: Today at about 10.00 an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation using three Tochka-U operational-tactical missiles was stopped.

All three Ukrainian missiles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the Belgorod region.

10:00 Kupyansky front.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have minus two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles (one Bradley) up to the Ukrainian Armed Forces company. The Russian Armed Forces advanced along the entire line, six km to Kupyansk.

According to aerial reconnaissance, only ruins remained of Sin'kovka.

The Russian Armed Forces knocked out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the outskirts of the Liman forest first.

We advanced two km to Petropavlovka, 1.5 km left.

25th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade

09:32 Our guys don’t lack courage: a gunner from a motorized rifle platoon with the call sign “Sailor” spoke about one of the battles in the Northern Military District zone -video

“Our group was given the task of holding this building during the assault on the village on the second line of houses, which we successfully accomplished. But we had a difficult moment: the enemy pulled up a tank, which began to “disassemble” the building. At one point the tank “placed” a shell under the window. We were on the first floor at that time, and as a result of a shell explosion, a shrapnel hit my knee. Having helped myself, I continued completing the task,” Sailor said.

A family awaits the serviceman at home - wife, daughter, son. “My wife was very worried that I left here. In principle, all the men in our family served, and she fully understands that it is my duty to protect the state and protect ordinary people.”

09:30 The task is to provide everything to everyone in full: how is the logistics of the “West” group of troops organized in the Kupyansk direction -video

The rear units of the Western Military District are continuously working to provide logistical support to troops in the special military operation zone. Their tasks include carrying out scheduled maintenance of equipment and weapons, replenishing units with material resources, equipment and uniforms.

In rotation places located in the rear areas, fighters from logistics units have deployed entire logistics support complexes, which include a bakery, a field kitchen, a canteen, a consumer service room, a sewing workshop, a field bath and laundry complex, a laundry, a drying room, a storage and refueling point Fuel and lubricants and other logistics facilities.

For temporary accommodation of military personnel, residential dugouts with electricity and water supply are equipped.

But the main task of the rear personnel remains to ensure uninterrupted supplies of fuel and food to units performing tasks on the front line. After all, when military personnel have everything they need, nothing distracts them from performing their main tasks.

08:25 Russian troops in the Krasnoliman direction repelled seven enemy attacks, destroying about 60 Ukrainian military personnel, the Ministry of Defense told RIA Novosti -video

08:09 Summary on the morning of October 7, 2023

The Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in Il'yichevsk, Odessa, and Mirgorod in the Poltava region at night with missiles and a Geranium UAV.North of Verbovoy on the Zaporozhye Front, a group of enemy infantry was destroyed by artillery fire. The enemy in the area from Verbovoy to Rabotino is also constantly firing at our positions from all types of weapons available to him; yesterday morning it was reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were attempting to continue the “meat” assaults on Novoprokopovka.

The forces of the naval infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are converging on the Kherson direction to the coastline. The enemy's task is to rush to occupy bridgeheads on the islands in the floodplain of the river Dnieper as soon as possible and establish pontoon crossings, also transferring forces along the dry channels of the river.

For these purposes, engineering units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting reconnaissance of the area. Enemy concentration areas and reconnaissance groups are constantly being attacked with heavy weapons. Also yesterday, small enemy groups were detected at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the Antonovsky Bridge: earlier the Russian Armed Forces also launched powerful strikes in the area with TOS and aerial bombs.

South of Artemovsk, in certain sectors of the front near Kleshcheevka, a difficult situation is developing for our units. This is due to problems with communications, replenishment of units, and timely delivery of reports on the real situation.

At the same time, our neighboring units, on the contrary, report that in their areas they are firmly holding the defense, suffering with paper reports for spent ammunition in the meat waves of the advancing Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the Kupyansk direction, our troops resumed active offensive operations near Sin'kovka, and strikes were carried out against the rear areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' positioning and warehouses with long-range weapons.

At night, Sevastopol again repelled a raid by enemy UAVs, one of which was destroyed 10 km from the city over the Black Sea. At five in the morning, an aircraft-type drone was destroyed over the Istra urban district of the Moscow region.

Yesterday morning, a Black Sea Fleet naval aviation helicopter destroyed the enemy's MBEC in the Black Sea. A UAV was also shot down over the Kursk region. In the DPR, a civilian was wounded by Nazi shelling.




Posted by: badanov 2023-10-08
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