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Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., October 7, 2023
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine,
07 October 2023 19:14
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-7102023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia

Day 591 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

The enemy continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, strikes and shells both military and civilian objects.

During the day of October 7, there were 50 combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 8 missile and 25 air strikes, 30 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Thus, at night, the kremlin’s terrorist forces launched another series of missile attacks on civilian port infrastructure in Odesa oblast as well as on the central area of the city of Myrhorod (Poltava oblast). Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have resulted in deaths and injuries among the civilians. A grain storage facility, buildings of a boarding house in a recreational area, apartment and private residential buildings, a vocational school, and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

The operational situation in east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.

VOLYN and POLISSYA AXIS: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

SIVERSHCHYNA and SLOBOZHANSHCHYNA AXIS: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues to shell Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy launched an air strike in the vicinity of the settlement of Stepne (Sumy oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 15 settlements, including Volfyne, Pysarivka, Hrabovske, Porozok (Sumy oblast), Udy, Pletenivka, Milove (Kharkiv oblast).

KUPYANSK AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 10x enemy attacks in the vicinities of Synkivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast). The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Kupyansk, Kyrylivka, Pishchane, Petropavlivka (Kharkiv oblast). More than 10 settlements, including Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka, Krokhmalne, Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire.

LYMAN AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x enemy attacks in the area of Makiyivka (Luhansk oblast). The settlements of Novolyubivka, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Katerynivka, Spirne (Donetsk oblast) suffered enemy air strikes. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 10 settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast) and Spirne, Rozdolivka, (Donetsk oblast).

BAKHMUT AXIS: the invaders launched air strikes near Klishchiivka and New York (Donetsk oblast). More than 15 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Kurdyumivka, Dachne, Pivnichne, Zalizne Klishchiyivka, Andriyivka (Donetsk oblast).

AVDIYIVKA AXIS: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled all enemy attacks near Avdiyivka and Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10 settlements, including Sukha Balka, Novobakhmutivka, Keramik, Avdiyivka, Opytne, Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).

MAR’INKA AXIS: during the day of October 7, Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled 12 enemy attacks in the vicinities of Maryinka, Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched an air strike near Maryinka (Donetsk oblast). About 10 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, Antonivka, Katerynivka (Donetsk oblast) were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

SHAKHTARSKE AXIS: under heavy artillery fire and air strikes, Ukrainian defenders repelled 8 enemy attacks in the area of Vodyane (Donetsk oblast). The enemy unsuccessfully tried to regain the lost ground to the east of Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinity of Volodyne (Donetsk oblast). More than 10 settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar.

ZAPORIZHZHIA AXIS: the occupiers launched an air strike in the vicinity of Pryyutne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 30 settlements, including Orikhiv, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Novoandriivka, Lobkove, Mali Shcherbaky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

KHERSON AXIS: the enemy fired artillery and mortars at Zolota Balka, Nechajeve, Shyroka Balka (Kherson oblast) and the city of Kherson.

At the same time, the Ukrainian defense forces continue their offensive operation on Melitopol axis and offensive (assault) operations on Bakhmut axis, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, exhausting the enemy all along the front line.

The russian occupiers continue to place military hospitals in houses with civilians. Thus, in the city of Lysychansk (Luhansk oblast), the russian occupation forces set up a military hospital in an apartment building with civilians living in it. Also, in the settlement of Nyzhni Sirohozy (Kherson oblast), the occupiers moved sick civilians from the hospital to nearby private houses in order to free up hospital wards for wounded soldiers of the occupation forces.

During the day of October 7, Ukrainian Air Force launched 8 air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, 5 air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 1 artillery system, 1 concentration of troops, weapons and military equipment, 1 electronic warfare station of the russian invaders.
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