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Current information on the situation on the front line: October 6 (updated)
2024-10-07
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:00 Situation in Ugledar: our fighters are being fixed in the city and continue to drive the enemy further and further.

19:04 Tactical success in Kursk region - the Russian Armed Forces have recaptured another area from the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the east of the settlement of Kremyanoye - reported military correspondent Kotenok.

18:44 Ka-52M helicopter crews inflicted an attack on the manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region.

According to the air controller's reports, the enemy's personnel and armored vehicles were destroyed.

18:22 Ukrainian resources confirm the loss of the settlement of Tsukurino. In particular, this was stated by Ukrainian military correspondent Bogdan Miroshnikov, who is quoted by other Kyiv media.

18:05 Administration of Konstantinovka (DPR, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine) seriously damaged after “arrival” –video.

17:24 Lancet strike: servicemen of the Sever group destroyed Self-propelled gun "Bogdana" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sumy region.

17:07 Russian troops are storming the settlement of Kruglyakovka. They have secured a foothold on the eastern outskirts, the Donetsk Stringer channel reported.

17:02 Explosions in Khar'kov region.

16:20 The Russian army has entered the outskirts of Antonovka in the Kurakhovsky area, reported military correspondent Timofey Ermakov.

15:45 RF Armed Forces struck a target in Kramatorsk. Smoke rises over the city.

15:15 Russian Armed Forces advanced in the central part of Toretsk.

Russian troops are advancing towards the most powerful fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the "Central" mine. Capturing it will allow Russian forces to semi-encircle the southern part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Torets garrison from three sides, cutting it off from the northern part.

14:57 Russian Aerospace Forces pilots destroyed with a guided aerial bomb dropped on the Ukrainian Armed Forces crossing the Oskol River near the settlement of Gorokhovatka in the Khar'kov region, where a rotation of Ukrainian troops was taking place there, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

14:12 Iskander-M calculation struck the unloading site of a container ship with ammunition in the port of Yuzhny in the Odessa region of Ukraine at the time of unloading the ammunition, the Russian Defense Ministry reports, publishing footage of the destruction of the ship.

The Defense Ministry indicated that the container ship delivered a batch of ammunition and weapons from Europe.

14:00 Russian troops have struck concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in 15 populated areas of the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

13:09 FPV drone operators of the North group of forces destroyed Combat drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in the air in the Khar'kov region.

12:29 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 6, 2024):

Units of the North group of forces in the Liptsov and Volchansk directions inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 13th National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy in the Khar'kov region.

Units of the "West" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 3rd and 4th tank, 14th, 30th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Petrovpavlovka, Shiykovka, Berestovoye in the Khar'kov region, Grigorovka and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. Three counterattacks of the assault groups of the 28th and 116th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.

The fighters of the "Southern" group of forces defeated the formations of the 23rd, 30th, 33rd, 54th Mechanized, 143rd Infantry, 5th Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 1st National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stupochki, Seversk, Minkovka, Zaliznyanske and Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled four counterattacks by units of the 56th Motorized Infantry, 10th Mountain Assault and 81st Airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Servicemen of the "Center" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the 24th, 150th, 151st Mechanized, 95th Airborne Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 109th, 117th Territorial Defense brigades, the 14th and 15th National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Nelepovka, Druzhba, Novoolenovka, Novoekonomicheskoe, Dzerzhinsk, Tsukurino and Selidovo of the Donetsk People's Republic.

They repelled nine counterattacks by assault groups of the 42nd, 100th Mechanized, 59th Motorized Infantry, 68th Yaeger, 55th Assault, 25th Airborne brigades, 49th and 429th Assault battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The "East" group of forces occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 72nd mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 21st Brigade of the National Guard and the 48th Assault Battalion of Territorial Defense in the areas of the settlements of Dobrovolye, Velyka Novosilka, Oktyabr, Zolotaya Niva of the Donetsk People's Republic and Temirovka of the Zaporizhia region. It repelled two counterattacks by units of the 110th, 116th and 118th Territorial Defense brigades.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on formations of the 65th Mechanized, 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 35th, 37th Naval Infantry brigades, the 108th and 126th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Novoyakovlevka, Zherebyanka in the Zaporizhia region, Lvovo and Tokarevka in the Kherson region.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on a fuel base in the area of the city of Odessa, the infrastructure of the Starokostiantyniv airfield in the Khmelnytsky region, as well as control points for unmanned aerial vehicles, concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 137 districts.

Air defense systems shot down three US-made HIMARS rockets and 68 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles
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12:25 Russian troops have advanced south of Selidovo, in Tsukurino and Maksimilianovka of the DPR, the Ukrainian resource Deep State reported.

To the south of Selidovo, Russian army troops are trying to cut off the highway to Kurakhovo and cut off the city from the southern side.

As for Maksimilyanovka, this is the direction to Kurakhovo from the east. To the north, Russian troops have advanced much further in the same direction - to the village of Ostrovskogo.

12:14 Russian Armed Forces have damaged a fuel base in the Odessa region and the infrastructure of the Starokostiantyniv airfield in the Khmelnytsky region of Ukraine – Russian Defense Ministry.

11:56 Advance o RF Armed Forces:

In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian fighters are gradually advancing towards Terny and occupying plantings.

Svatovo-Kupyanskoye direction: Russian troops continue to "roll" towards the river. Glushkovka and Kolesnikova are already nearby.

On the Seversky salient there is progress near Ivano-Daryevka and Spornoye.

10:14 Frontline summary as of the morning of October 6:

In the Ugledar direction, Russian forces have begun a confident advance between Vodyanoye and Katerinovka, there is also advancement in the direction of Bogoyavlenka and certain tactical successes to the north of Prechistovka.

In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces have practically liberated Tsukurino, which is of key importance for encircling the cities of Gornyak and Selidovo. The enemy is holding on to a poultry farm on the western outskirts of the village. Attacking Tsukurino from the northern borders, the Russian Armed Forces continue to encircle Selidovo from the south.

In Toretsk, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced a little further toward the Central mine. They are also advancing west of Nelepovka.

In the Chasovyarsky area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffer significant losses in the Novy microdistrict from "raids" by Russian drones. Three FAB-500s destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces command post.

In the Kupyansk area, the Russian Armed Forces made a "dash" from Peschanoye and cut the Kruglyakovka-Kovsharovka highway. Fighting is underway in the center of Kolesnikovka and on the outskirts of Kruglyakovka.

09:20 Captured Ukrainian tank T-72AMT, captured by units of the Central Military District in the Pokrovsky direction.

08:55 Footage from occupied Kramatorsk after the morning "arrival". Local Telegram channels reported that smoke was rising in the area of the Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant.

08:45 Russian tactical aviation launches new strikes on Ukroboronprom military plant and Ukrainian Armed Forces repair shop near Khar'kov

Early in the morning, Su-34M aircraft used high-precision cruise missiles Kh-59, reports "Frontovaya Ptichka". Repair complexes and hangars with the parking of the Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment were damaged on the territory of the plant.

08:17 Russian Armed Forces advanced in Maksimilyanovka, Tsukurino, Toretsk, near Myasozharovka and Peschanoye.

08:11 "Ixovody" of the "North" group destroyed a makeshift anti-aircraft installation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces based on an armored fighting vehicle.

08:09 Su-34 fighter-bomber destroyed using aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module, a strong point and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.

08:04 Maksimilianivka may become one of the bridgeheads for the capture of the large fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Kurakhovo, told deputy commander of the assault unit with the call sign "Lawyer".

Now the Russian military is “cutting off” any attempts by the enemy to carry out supplies and rotation at this position.

08:01 BMP-3 crews destroyed dugouts, machine gun nests and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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