Production of Shahed kamikaze drones could expand - Ukraine’s Air Force
There are indications suggesting Russia will expand the production of Iran's Shahed one-way attack UAVs.
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08 October 2023
Russia keeps single missile carrier on combat duty off Crimea coast - Ukraine Navy
The Russian Navy has deployed a Kalibr cruise missiles on combat duty in the Black Sea.
Russians set up military hospital in occupied town’s apartment block
In Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Russian invaders have set up a military hospital in a high-rise residential block.
Ukraine’s air defenses to focus on protecting critical infrastructure - spox
Western air defense systems, with which Ukraine is gradually replacing existing Soviet models, will focus on protecting the energy sector as a whole, as well as strategic facilities and critical infrastructure, as they did last winter.
Russians drop two aerial bombs on two villages in Luhansk region
The Russian military dropped two KAB-500 aerial bombs on the villages of Nevske and Novoliubivka in Luhansk region.
Three injured as Russian army fires 402 shells at Kherson region on Saturday
On October 7, the Russian army shelled Kherson region 59 times, injuring three civilians.
Invaders kill one resident of Donetsk region in past day
The Russian military killed one resident in Donetsk region in the past day, October 7.
Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine rises to 282,280
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 282,280 Russian invaders in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to October 8, 2023, including 580 invaders in the past day alone.
AFU continue offensive in Melitopol, Bakhmut sectors – General Staff
The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Bakhmut sectors, where they are consolidating their positions.
Russia wants to use conflict in Israel to reduce Western support and attention to Ukraine - ISW
Russia is already and will likely continue to exploit the Hamas attacks in Israel to advance several information operations intended to reduce US and Western support and attention to Ukraine.
Enemy prevents defense forces from developing offensive north of Bakhmut
The Russians try to prevent the Defense Forces of Ukraine from reaching the operational area north of Bakhmut.
Crimean ‘court’ sentences activist Tsyhipa kidnapped in Kherson region
The "Supreme Court of Crimea" sentenced Serhii Tsyhipa, a journalist, writer, activist, head of the NGO "Kakhovka Bridgehead", who was abducted by the invaders in Kherson region in March 2022, to 13 years in a penal colony.
07 October 2023
Zelensky expresses condolences to families of those killed in Hamas terrorist attack on Israel
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has expressed his condolences to the families of all those who died as a result of the terrorist attack by the Hamas group on Israel.
Reports of explosions in occupied Crimea spreading across social media
A series of explosions rang out Saturday night in Dzhankoy, the town in the north of Russia-occupied Crimea.
World knows which "sponsors of terror" could encourage, organize attack on Israel - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says the whole world understands who, through their actions, could mastermind a terrorist attack by the Hamas group on Israel.
Russian defenses constantly thinning due to Ukraine’s advance - expert
The Russian defense lines are becoming less dense due to the ongoing advance of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Death toll in Israel over 200 amid ongoing Hamas attack
In Israel, the number of people killed as a result of the attack by the Hamas terrorist group has increased to more than 200.
Russians keep shelling Kherson
Russian invasion forces are shelling the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone destroyed in Mykolaiv region
Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone in Mykolaiv region.
Fifty combat clashes reported on Saturday – General Staff
The Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Avdiivka, Maryinka, and Shakhtarske sectors; 50 combat engagements were reported on Saturday.
Russian forces shell Nikopol with heavy artillery three times today
Russian forces have shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, three times with heavy artillery today. Casualties have not been reported.
Explosions heard again in Mykolaiv region
In Mykolaiv region, a second strike was recorded. The same site was hit, according to preliminary information.
Forty-eight victims of attack on Hroza village identified
In Kharkiv region, 48 victims of the Russian attack on a cafe in Hroza village have been identified, and 79 samples from body fragments remain to be examined.
Ukrainian defenders destroy 25 enemy tanks in Lyman–Kupyansk direction in 4 days
The Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 25 enemy tanks in Lyman–Kupyansk direction in four days.
Thirty Russian mines discovered in Ukraine’s territorial sea this year
Russia mined the economic zone and territorial sea of Ukraine at the very beginning of the full-scale invasion. There are at least 450 mines, 30 of which were discovered during the year.
Russia launches record 774 strikes on Ukrainian troops in Lyman–Kupyansk direction
In Lyman–Kupyansk direction, the Russians launched 774 strikes on the positions of the Ukrainian troops over the past day.
Invaders hit Peresichne village in Kharkiv region with missile
Today, October 7, the Russians launched a missile attack on the village of Peresichne in Kharkiv region.
Defense Forces advanced up to 300 m in east over past day – Yevlash
In Bakhmut direction, the enemy launched 433 strikes on the positions of the Defense Forces.
Two dead in Zaporizhzhia region following Russian shelling
As a result of an enemy attack on a village in Zaporizhzhia region, two people were killed.
Ukraine advances north of Kopany, Novoprokopivka - General Tarnavskyi
In the Tavria operational zone, Ukraine’s Armed Forces advanced north of the settlements of Kopany and Novoprokopivka.