Ukraine repels large Russian attack near Vovchansk – SBGS spox
In recent days, Russian occupation forces have been attempting to step up their activity near Vovchansk.
06 October 2025
In recent days, Russian occupation forces have been attempting to step up their activity near Vovchansk.
The Kremlin is trying to prevent the United States from providing long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in order to preserve the safety of its rear areas, as such missiles would enable Ukrainian forces to significantly weaken the combat effectiveness of Russian forces at the front.
Russian forces shelled Kherson community in the morning of October 6, killing one person and injuring several others.
Ukrainian defenders destroyed a Russian strike drone in western Ukraine with the help of the Skynex anti-aircraft artillery system.
In Kyiv region, several cargo trucks were destroyed or damaged as a result of a nighttime Russian drone attack.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 83 out of 116 drones that Russia used to attack Ukraine starting in the evening of October 5.
On the night of October 6, Russian drones attacked a civilian industrial facility in Odesa region.
In Chernihiv region, Russian forces attacked an energy facility overnight on October 6, resulting in power outages.
Over the past 24 hours, 231 combat engagements occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the heaviest pressure from the enemy concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector of the front.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russian army attacked Nikopol and the Synelnykivskyi district with drones.
Over the past day, October 5, Russian invaders wounded three residents of Donetsk region.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have launched 762 strikes on 17 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing one person and injuring 11 others.
The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to October 6, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,116,340 people, including 1,090 people over the past day.
Ukrainian defenders destroyed a Russian strike drone in western Ukraine with the help of the Skynex anti-aircraft artillery system.
Soldiers of the 35th Sumy Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed 18 enemy shelters and neutralized 20 Russian invaders.
Coastal defense forces used a drone to neutralize a Russian boat and its crew.
Fighters from the Rubizh Rapid Reaction Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine captured a Russian soldier and two residents of the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region who had signed contracts with the Russian armed forces.
The government has increased the monthly bonus for teachers working in frontline areas to 4,000 hryvnias.
In Zaporizhzhia, on the night of October 5, as a result of shelling by the occupiers, 18 high-rise buildings, 24 private houses, and seven non-residential premises were damaged.
In Zaporizhzhia, electricity supply was restored to almost 20,500 users who were left without power as a result of the Russian attack at night.
Reservoirs in Russian-occupied Crimea have accumulated just 75 million cubic meters of water—marking the lowest volume in recent years.
In the occupied areas of Donetsk region, residents are being treated with expired pills delivered every two months by mobile stalls.
05 October 2025
On October 5, a branch of the Ukrainian delivery company Nova Poshta was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling in Donetsk region.
Since the start of the day, there have been 192 combat engagements between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Police officers released video footage from Lviv region showing the immediate aftermath of the combined Russian attack. The video captures patrol officers helping residents escape from destroyed homes.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement surveyed a strategic ammunition storage facility — the 120th depot of the Main Missile-Artillery Directorate (GRAU) — in Bryansk, Russia, and recorded its operating routines, security arrangements, and cargo movement patterns.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s proposal to extend the nuclear arms treaty was a good idea.
The Lviv Regional Military Administration (RMA) has shared photos showing the aftermath of the Russian strike on the region during the night of October 5.
Scheduled hourly power outages remain in effect across Chernihiv region.
Russian drones targeted two civilian vehicles in the Kharkiv region throughout the day, killing two men and injuring a female volunteer.