Donetsk region / National Police
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
Over the past day, missile forces and artillery hit five areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, five air defense positions, two artillery facilities, an ammunition depot and a crossing. The attacks of the Russian occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Vyimka, Krasne, Bakhmut, Mayorsk, Vesele, Pobeda, Nevelske, Kamyanka and Ternovy Pody were repelled. The enemy shelled the positions of our soldiers 11 times with artillery and mortars. The Russians decided to take the main medical and social facilities out of Svatovo – first of all, the equipment. The occupying authorities in the city work in a «truncated» format. There is a mass destruction of archives and copies of documents, especially those containing the history of the occupation, in Kadiivka.
Donetsk Region
At night – shelling of Maryinka, Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, the village of Maksimilianivka, the village of Kostyantynivka, the village of Georgiivka, Novoselivka Persha. In the morning, around 08:00, artillery shelling of the city of Avdiivka began with 152mm shells equipped with cluster submunitions, the «old part» of the city and the area of multi-story buildings were affected. Stabilization measures continue in the de-occupied territories of Sviatohirsk and Lyman communities. People are given pensions, material and humanitarian aid. In one day, two were killed and seven were injured in the Donetsk region.
Kharkiv Region
The occupiers attacked the Kupiansk, Chuhuiv, and Izyum districts. As a result of shelling in Kupiansk yesterday evening, a fire broke out on the territory of a furniture workshop. During the day, medics of the Regional Center for Emergency Medical Care hospitalized two people in the Kupiansk district, four in the Izyum district, and two people in Vovchansk, Chuhuiv district. All victims are in moderate condition.
Sumy Region
Yesterday evening, an airstrike was carried out by unguided missiles with two rotorcraft on the territory of the Velyka Pysarivka community, eight landings. Information about victims and infrastructure damage is being clarified. Also in the evening, artillery fire was carried out in the Bilopillia community. Data on the consequences are being investigated. Artillery in the Nova Sloboda territorial community was carried out yesterday evening. As a result of the shelling, the cultural center and the residential building were damaged, and there is no electricity supply in the building. There was no information about the victims. This morning, there were four machine-gun rounds on the territory of the Shalyhyne community. The community was also shelled with mortars. Information about victims and infrastructure damage was not received.
Zaporizhzhia Region
At night, the enemy again attacked Zaporozhzhia. Infrastructure objects in two districts of Zaporizhzhia were destroyed. The occupier used unmanned aerial vehicles for the first time. Previously, these were Shahed-136 UAVs. That is why the townspeople did not hear too loud explosions. According to preliminary information, there is one victim, he has been treated. Information regarding the consequences of the night attack by the Russians is being clarified.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Nikopol region suffered again from enemy shelling. The Russians bombarded the area all night with MLRS and heavy artillery. Previously, there were no casualties or injuries.
In Nikopol, high-rise and private houses and farm buildings were damaged. The company was affected by the transport infrastructure and power lines. In the Marhanets community, the survey of the territories is ongoing. The extent of the destruction is being ascertained.
Mykolayiv Region
At night, the enemy attacked the city, previously with unmanned kamikaze drones, as a result of which a fire broke out on the roof of a two-story building in one of Mykolayiv’s districts. Without victims and victims. Yesterday, as a result of enemy shelling of the Shevchenkove community, two people were injured. A civil infrastructure object was damaged. Also, in the past day, three settlements of the Pervomayske community were under fire. No casualties.
During the past day, settlements of the Berezneguvate community were shelled. According to Operational Commander «Pivden», the enemy launched two missile attacks on the community from Su-35 aircraft using Kh-31 air-to-surface missiles. Damaged agricultural land. There are no casualties. The Shyroke community was also shelled yesterday, hitting an agricultural enterprise. During the night, agricultural land was damaged by shelling. There were no injuries or damage.
Kherson Region
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting active military operations to liberate the occupied territories of the region. According to the information of Operational Commander «Pivden», the enemy’s attempts to resume active traffic across the Dnipro River continue. The enemy continues to terrorize the civilian population, shelling settlements adjacent to the contact line with tanks, barrel and rocket artillery. As a result of the gradual liberation by the Defense Forces of the temporarily occupied territories, simultaneously with the departure of units of the Russian occupation forces, the departure of henchmen of the occupation authorities is noted.
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Terrorist attack in Olenivka: «Azov» told how many dead soldiers are now known
There may be more dead.
As a result of the terrorist attack in Olenivka, at least 41 Ukrainian servicemen died. The information is being clarified.
This was announced during a press conference on October 6 by the chief of staff of the «Azov» regiment, Major Bohdan Krotevich.
He clarified that according to the data published by the Russian Federation, 53-54 people died in Olenivka.
After the survey conducted by «Azov», it became known that 41 servicemen died. However, it is not finished, and there may be more dead.
«At first they relied on information from the Russian Federation. But now people who saw it with their own eyes have arrived,» added the acting commander of the «Azov» regiment, Mykyta Nadtochii.
On the night of July 29, an explosion rang out on the territory of the former correctional colony in the village of Olenivka in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. There, the invaders held captive the Ukrainian military, including the defenders of Mariupol and civilians.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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