Operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Russia
It is reported that on October 6 and 7, Ukrainian troops continued offensive operations in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region, including the southern Glushkovo district near Vesely, but no progress was recorded.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have recently advanced within the main “Ukrainian bridgehead” in the Kursk region. Geolocation images from 6 October show Ukrainian forces advancing south of Obukhovka (south of Korenevo).
It is reported that the Ukrainian armed forces attacked near Obukhovka, Kremyanoy, Lyubimovka, Plekhovo and Kamyshevka on October 6 and 7.
Russian troops recently advanced into the main “Ukrainian bridgehead” in the Kursk region. Geolocation footage from 7 October shows that Russian troops have advanced inside Lyubimovka.
Russian ISW sources also claimed that the fighting was said to have taken place south of Kornevo near Uspenovka and east of Kornevo near Kremyany.
east of Ukraine. Operation No. 1 – Kharkov region
Russian invaders have recently advanced into the northern part of the Kharkov region. Geolocation footage released on September 27 showed the occupiers had advanced into central Volchansk, although this was “most likely in the past week”, the analysts’ report said.
Russian “military correspondents” stated on October 7 that Russian troops allegedly captured the Volchansky aggregate, although ISW did not find confirmation of this statement.
The Russian occupiers continued to advance near Volchansk, Tykhy and Staritsa on 6 and 7 October.
On October 7, the spokesman for the Kharkov group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Vitaly Sarantsev, said that in the past week the Russians had fired at Volchansk with a total of more than 100 armored vehicles and attacked with a large number of personnel.
According to Sarantsev, over the past week, the occupiers have intensified tactical air and drone operations in the Kharkov direction.
Operation No. 2 – Lugansk region
Russian troops recently advanced west of Svatovo during attacks along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line on 7 October.
A Ukrainian military observer said the occupiers had captured Myasozharivka (west of Svatove).
A Russian “military correspondent” claimed that Putin’s troops had advanced east of Kolesnikovka and Kruglyakovka, although ISW saw no evidence.
Russian invaders advanced near Sinkovka, Kucherovka, Kruglyakovka, Novoosinovoye, Stepnoy Novoselovka, Vishnevoye, Druzhelyubovka, Novosadovoye, Nevsky, Grekovka, Zarechny, in the Serebryansky forestry area and near Dibrova on 6 and 7 October.
Representative of the Lugansk group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anastasia Bobovnikova said that the occupiers conduct about a dozen infantry attacks per day with the help of 3-4 personnel in the Lugansk direction, and only occasionally try to carry out mechanized attacks.
Operation No. 3 – Donetsk region
The Russian occupiers continued their attack northeast of Seversk in the Belogorovka area on 6 and 7 October, but there were no confirmed changes to the front line in the area.
Representative of the Lugansk group of troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Anastasia Bobovnikova said that the invaders are fighting in the Seversk direction.
On October 6 and 7, Russian troops continued their offensive in the area of Chasovoy Yar itself and south of this city in the area of Belaya Gora and Stupochek, but there were no confirmed changes in the front line in this area.
According to Bobovnikova, near Chasovoy Yar, the enemy is conducting an attack with infantry without armored vehicles.
Russian troops continued offensive operations near Toretsk, in the area of Dilievka, New York, Nelipovka and in the direction of Shcherbinovka on October 6 and 7, but there were no confirmed changes in the front line.
Russian “military correspondents” claimed that Putin’s troops had advanced along Rudnichnaya and Torgovaya streets in central Toretsk, approaching the Tsentralnaya mine in central Toretsk, but ISW found no visual confirmation of these claims.
The Russian invaders are reported to have occupied Tsukurino (southeast of Pokrovsk).
Ukrainian military observers said on October 6 that Russian troops pushed back Ukrainian armed forces from a poultry farm in the eastern part of the village. Tsukurino and conquered the rest of the village.
The Russian Ministry of Defense spoke of the capture of Grodovka (east of Pokrovsk), but ISW observed no confirmation that the Russians were operating in the northern or eastern parts of this settlement.
Russian bloggers claimed that Russian troops caught the desired second and advanced in the area of Novogrodovka, Lisovka and in the area of Seldevo, Novoselidovka, Izmailovka, Gornyak and Nevsky. However, ISW found no confirmation.
Russian troops also continued offensive operations in the areas of Novotroitsky, Luch, Novotoretsky, Mirnograd, Lisovka and Krutoy Yar, in the direction of Petrovka, at Novogrodovka, Nikolaevka, Seldevo, Novoselidovka, Gornyak, Tsukurino and Zhelanye Second on October 6 and 7.
Russian occupiers are reported to have advanced west of Donetsk.
Ukrainian and Russian sources said Russian troops had captured half of Maksimilianovka, suggesting the Russians had likely advanced into the central part of the village, according to the report.
A Russian blogger linked to the Kremlin claimed that Putin’s troops had captured the western outskirts of the village. Ostroye, and moving towards the Ostrovsky railway track and north of Maksimilianovka, although ISW did not find confirmation.
On October 6 and 7, the occupiers continued offensive operations in the area of Ostroy, Ostrovsky, Georgievka and in the direction of Aleksandrovka.
Russian troops have recently advanced slightly southwest of Donetsk. Geolocation footage from October 7 shows that the occupiers have advanced to the western part of the village. Zolotaya Niva during an intensified mechanized attack.
Russian “military correspondents” claimed that Russian troops were also advancing towards Bogoyavlenka (north of Ugledar).
On October 6-7, the invaders advanced in the area of Konstantinovka, Bogoyavlenka, Zolotaya Niva and in the direction of Yasnaya Polyana.
A Russian blogger said the Ukrainian armed forces counterattacked near Ekaterinivka.
Neither Ukrainian nor Russian sources reported attacks in the area of the administrative border with Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions on 7 October.
“Southern Axis”
Russian ISW sources reported that the operational tempo on the southern front line in the Kamensky area of the Zaporozhye region is intensifying after a long operational pause following the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the summer of 2023.
Geolocation images from October 6 show Russian troops making minor advances near Kamenskoye and Plavnoye on the eastern shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir, reportedly between October 6 and 7.
Several Russian bloggers said on October 6 that Putin’s troops counterattacked after the Ukrainian armed forces allegedly tried unsuccessfully to break through near Kamensky.
Russian “military correspondents” also said that Russian troops advanced to positions north of the dried-up areas of the Kakhovka reservoir directly west of Kamenskoye and entered the area west of Kamenskoye.
A Russian source claimed that both Russian and Ukrainian forces were deploying reserves in the Kamensky region, although the ISW could not independently verify this claim, the report said.
“Russia’s advance remains tactical, and it is still unclear how the operations in the western part of the Zaporozhye region will develop,” write experts from the Institute for the Study of War.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that on October 7, the invaders attacked near Rabotino.
A Russian source claims that Russian units are disabling the Ukrainian troops’ Starlink system in the Zaporozhye direction, and Russian aviation is bombing positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces near Orekhov with FAB-1500 bombs.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on October 6 and 7 that Ukrainian defenders repelled Russian attacks in unspecified areas in the Kherson direction, presumably referring to areas on the left bank of the Kherson region, the ISW report said.
Position at the front
Let us remind you that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine earlier in the evening report on October 7 said that from the beginning of the day 120 military clashes took place at the front.
Let us add, according to the press secretary of OTU “Lugansk” Anastasia Bobovnikova, Russian infidels entered the eastern outskirts of Toretskand battles are fought literally for every entrance.
