In recent developments within the Donetsk region, a "Nova Poshta" branch in Sloviansk was damaged by a Russian drone strike. The National Guard's "Azov" Brigade eliminated over 1,800 Russian forces in May, maintaining defensive operations in Dobropillia. An M113 armoured carrier withstood multiple drone hits to rescue wounded soldiers near Kostiantynivka. Russian attacks in the area resulted in civilian casualties, with ongoing evacuations and damage to infrastructure reported. Ukrainian strikes targeted Russian military positions, disrupting key logistics and command centers, significantly impacting the enemy's operational capabilities.

What recent damage was caused by drone strikes in Sloviansk?

Overnight, a drone strike by Russian forces inflicted damage on a "Nova Poshta" branch in Sloviansk, part of the Donetsk region. Infrastructure damage was reported, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by aerial assaults in the region.

What are the reported achievements of the "Azov" Brigade in May?

The "Azov" Brigade, part of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine, has claimed significant success in May by eliminating over 1,800 Russian troops and destroying hundreds of enemy equipment, focusing operations in the Dobropillia sector to thwart Russian assaults.

How have Ukrainian forces responded to Russian advances near Kostiantynivka?

In response to Russian advances near Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian forces employed an M113 armoured personnel carrier to evacuate wounded soldiers amid heavy drone attacks, exemplifying resilience and tactical adaptation in adverse combat conditions.

What has been the impact of Russian shelling in Donetsk region over the recent period?

Intensive Russian shelling in the Donetsk region has resulted in numerous civilian injuries and fatalities, significant infrastructure damage, and an increase in displacement of residents. These events underscore the continued crisis impacting the civilian population.

How are Ukrainian forces disrupting Russian logistical operations in occupied territories?

Ukrainian forces have launched targeted strikes on Russian military logistics and command centers in occupied territories, including Luhansk and Donetsk, effectively dismantling key supply routes and communication nodes crucial for the opponent's operational sustainability.

What evacuation measures have been taken in the Donetsk region?

Evacuation efforts in Donetsk Oblast have been ramped up with over 13,000 individuals relocated. This includes strategic evacuations of vulnerable populations such as children, aiming to safeguard civilians amid ongoing military activities and risks in the region.

What specific targets were hit by Ukrainian forces in the recent attacks?

Ukrainian strikes have successfully hit various Russian military targets such as the Nebo-SV radar, Buk-M2 air defense systems, and artillery units. These precise operations aim to weaken the enemy's defensive capacities and control over occupied territories.

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AFU Russian army losses near Dobropillia total about 13,000. Enemy has retreated – Zelenskyy Russian command attempted to unblock its troops near Dobropillia in the Donetsk region but failed. Clearing operations continue near Volodymyrivka. 2 267 10 Previously in trend: Enemy losses Situation in Dobropillia direction

What is happening in the Pokrovsk direction? The Airborne Assault Forces provided an update. Most difficult situation - to south of Pokrovsk, where Russia wants to expand the Zvirovsky salient, - 7th Corps of Airborne Assault Troops The Airborne Assault Forces reported on the operational situation in the Pokrovsk defence zone. 1 408 0 Previously in trend: Situation in the Pokrovsk direction Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction

The situation in Volodymyrivka in the Donetsk region Russia landed large assault force during attacks on Volodymyrivka in Donetsk region. MAP The enemy continued mechanized assaults on Volodymyrivka (Donetsk region) and landed a significant contingent. The situation on the front remains tense. 9 289 22 Previously in trend: Situation in the Donetsk region

Shelling of Donetsk region: there are dead and wounded Day in Donetsk region: 1 person killed, 11 wounded, 61 houses damaged by Russian shelling. PHOTOS Yesterday, Russian troops intensively shelled 3 districts of Donetsk region. 483 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region

Where the enemy has advanced Enemy has advanced in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, - DeepState. MAPS Enemy advances were recorded in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. 34 142 7 Previously in trend: Updated DeepState maps

Russian SRG destroyed in Yampil: video of the SOF operation SOF soldiers destroyed Russian SRG in Yampil, Donetsk region. VIDEO The Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian SRG in Yampil, Donetsk region. 10 082 2 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces

DIU helped expose 22 torturers from a colony in Donetsk Oblast In cooperation with DIU, 22 war criminals have been identified — executioners from colony in Donetsk region have been charged. PHOTO Investigators of the National Police of Ukraine, together with specialists from the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, have documented war crimes committed by the Russian occupiers and their accomplices in the Kalinin Correctional Colony in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. 1 714 1 Previously in trend: High treason

Attack on Kostyantynivka on 9 October Russians attacked Kostiantynivka: one person killed, four wounded, Holy Assumption Church damaged. VIDEO On October 9, Russian forces once again struck Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, killing one person and injuring several others. 1 166 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Strikes on Kostiantynivka

Syrskyi reported on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counteroffensive in Dobropillia AFU liberate over 180 km² during Dobropillia counteroffensive – Syrskyi Despite continuous Russian counterattacks, Ukraine’s assault units continue offensive operations in certain areas of the Dobropillia direction. 3 488 19 Previously in trend: Situation in the Pokrovsk direction Situation in Dobropillia direction

Механізована атака РФ на Володимирівку Enemy launches mechanized attack on Volodymyrivka in Donetsk region – DeepState. MAP On October 9, Russian forces launched several assaults on Volodymyrivka in Donetsk region. 2 513 2 Previously in trend: Fighting in the east Situation in the Donetsk region

Russian occupiers have advanced in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions Occupiers advance near four settlements in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions – DeepState. MAPS Russian forces have made advances in certain areas of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. 4 828 8 Previously in trend: Updated DeepState maps Update of DeepState map

Six people wounded in morning attack in Sloviansk Russians dropped two aerial bombs on Sloviansk: six people injured, including one in serious condition. PHOTOS This morning, Russian invaders shelled the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region, namely the city of Sloviansk. The occupiers, according to preliminary information, dropped two bombs. 1 259 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region

Dobropillia Russia is urgently trying to capture Pokrovsk due to losses in Dobropillia - Zelenskyy Due to heavy losses in the Dobropillia area, Russia has set a task to take Pokrovsk at any cost. Intense fighting continues in the Novopavlivka and Lyman directions. 2 301 10 Previously in trend: Situation in the Pokrovsk direction

The consequences of Russian shelling in Donetsk region Day in Donetsk region: one person wounded, 20 houses, 3 shops, administrative building, and car damaged. PHOTOS Yesterday, Russian troops intensively shelled 3 districts of the Donetsk region. 415 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region

Fighters from the 5th Separate Assault Brigade destroyed the occupiers’ shelters and dugouts in the Kramatorsk direction. Minus 7 shelters: drones of 5th Assault Brigade in action in Kramatorsk direction. VIDEO The 5th Separate Kyiv Assault Brigade has released footage showing the destruction of Russian shelters and personnel. 1 234 2 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Fightings in Kramatorsk direction

Drone operators from the 425th Regiment Skelia eliminated the occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction One caught fire, another lost leg: drone operators from 425th Skelia Regiment strike occupiers. VIDEO Soldiers from the 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skelia" eliminated a group of Russian troops in Novotoretske, in the Pokrovsk direction. 5 883 12 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction

Defence forces destroyed equipment and eliminated the invaders during their assault "Black Raven" repelled Russian assault in Pokrovsk direction: equipment and occupiers taken out. VIDEO Fighters of the "Black Raven" unmanned systems battalion of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" are eliminating enemy personnel and equipment on the Pokrovsk direction. 3 021 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction

SIGNUM fighters destroyed shelters, cases with Mavics, batteries and drones, and 10 fibre optic complexes. Fleeing on motorcycle - but didn’t make it: Ukrainian drone belonging to SIGNUM fighters eliminated occupier along with his equipment. VIDEO Aerial reconnaissance by SIGNUM operators revealed the enemy's position in the Lyman sector, from which they controlled drones via fibre-optic communication. 3 356 6 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Hostilities in Lyman sector

Air strike on the occupiers’ command post in Bakhmut Ukrainian Su-27 destroys occupiers’ command post in Bakhmut with high-precision GBU-62 bomb. VIDEO A Ukrainian Su-27 pilot destroyed the occupiers' command post in Bakhmut with a GBU-62 precision bomb. 7 393 3 Previously in trend: AFU aviation

MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force delivers an air strike MiG-29 strikes enemy drone operators’ positions in Donetsk region. VIDEO A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet carried out an air strike on the position of enemy drone operators in Nova Poltavka in the Myrnohrad direction. 3 574 3 Previously in trend: Situation at front

Russians take children to Russia on cultural tours Russians took almost 600 children from occupied territory of Donetsk region on "cultural tours" in Russian Federation - CCD In September, the Russians took almost 600 children from the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region on "cultural tours" to Russia. 561 2 Previously in trend: Russian propaganda Russia’s impact on children under occupation

The occupiers shelled 14 settlements in the Donetsk region Day in Donetsk region: 2 dead and 10 wounded, 66 civilian objects destroyed, including 33 residential buildings. PHOTOS Yesterday, the occupation forces intensively shelled the areas of Donetsk region. 14 settlements were under fire. 66 civilian objects were destroyed, including 33 residential buildings. 557 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region

Lasar’s Group destroyed a column of armoured vehicles near Maksymilianivka in Donetsk Oblast Lasar’s Group fighters destroyed Russian equipment and eliminated personnel in Kurakhove direction. VIDEO A special UAV unit of the 27th Pechersk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Lasar's Group, filmed and published footage of the destruction of Russian equipment and the liquidation of occupation personnel near Maksymilianivka in the Kurakhove sector. 6 644 7 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces

2 men tortured and sexually assaulted in the Donetsk region Suspicion notices served to 2 terrorists who tortured and sexually assaulted woman in Donetsk region Prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General have notified two members of the terrorist organization "Donetsk People's Republic" that they are suspected of committing criminal offenses, namely: cruel treatment of civilians, committed by a group of persons acting in concert, and other... 1 988 3

A drone hit an occupier, and he decided not to "wait" but to voluntarily self-destruct Russian soldier shoots himself in head after encounter with Ukrainian drone. VIDEO 18+ In the Pokrovsk direction, a Russian infantryman was about to launch an assault, but came across a "Spartan" drone of the 3rd Operational Brigade named after the Colonel Petro Bolbochan of the National Guard of Ukraine. 6 592 17 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction

DeepState maps 6 October 2025 Enemy has occupied Maliivka in Dnipropetrovsk region, - DeepState. MAP Russian troops have occupied 1 settlement in the Dnipropetrovsk region and are advancing near 4 settlements in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. 9 056 9 Previously in trend: Update of DeepState map

Operators of the Rubizh brigade’s drones eliminated a Russian attack aircraft Ukrainian FPV drone eliminates Russian soldier who decided to "sunbathe". VIDEO Drone operators from the Rubizh Brigade eliminated a Russian assault trooper who decided to "sunbathe" in the Pokrovsk direction. 4 080 6 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction

Dobropillia sector: Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidate subversive group near Yampil Ukrainian Defense Forces complete liquidation of remnants of Russian subversive reconnaissance groups near Yampil, Donetsk region, - AFU In the Dobropillia direction, near the village of Yampil in the Donetsk region, the elimination of the remnants of Russian sabotage groups has been completed. 1 699 17 Previously in trend: Fightings in Kramatorsk direction Situation in Dobropillia direction

FATUM fighters eliminated at least ten occupiers 60th SMB eliminates enemy in Donetsk region - minus ten occupiers. VIDEO Soldiers of the FATUM battalion of the 60th Separate Mechanised Brigade (SMB) continue to eliminate Russian occupiers in the Donetsk sector. 2 406 3 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces

power outage Enemy attacks Donetsk region’s energy infrastructure, leaving several settlements without power Today, October 6, Russian forces once again struck energy infrastructure in Donetsk region, leaving several settlements without power. 523 0 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector

Bodies of eliminated occupiers Forty bodies of eliminated occupiers lie along path on outskirts of Novotoretske. VIDEO 18+ A video has been published online showing the bodies of at least four dozen occupiers killed on the outskirts of Novotoretske village, Donetsk region. 7 500 14 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces

Attacks on Donetsk region Day in Donetsk region: occupiers attacked settlements 20 times, leaving people wounded and homes damaged. PHOTO Over the past day, the occupiers attacked Donetsk region 20 times, damaging buildings and infrastructure, 3 people were wounded, and 363 people were evacuated. 700 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region

fibre optic drone Russians attacked Kramatorsk with fibre-optic drone for first time. VIDEO+PHOTOS On the evening of Sunday, 5 October, the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, was attacked by an enemy fibre-optic drone for the first time. 7 371 12 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kramatorsk Russian fiber-optic drone

Ukrainian drone records dozens of dead occupiers in Donetsk region Ukrainian drone recorded dozens of dead occupiers in Donetsk region. VIDEO A video has been posted online showing a Ukrainian drone recording dozens of dead occupiers on the outskirts of the village of Novotoretske in the Donetsk region. The grass is burning and the bodies of Russian soldiers are scattered in the open. 7 017 25 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Fighting in the Toretsk direction

Situation in the Dobropillia sector Ukrainian Armed Forces increase attacks on enemy amassment sites in Dobropillia sector - "East" troop grouping In the Dobropillia direction in the Donetsk region, the Defense Forces are successfully carrying out their tasks and increasing damage to enemy staging areas. 1 011 5 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces

Shelling of Donetsk region Day in Donetsk region: one dead and 13 wounded, under attack - Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, Dobropillia, Kostiantynivka. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops fired 37 times at settlements in the Donetsk region, killing one person and wounding others. 650 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region

Strike on the centre of Sloviansk Enemy struck centre of Sloviansk: eight people were wounded and at least 26 houses were damaged. VIDEO+PHOTOS Yesterday evening, at around 10:40 p.m., Russian troops shelled the city of Sloviansk once again. 2 211 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of Sloviansk

Border guards from "Phoenix" destroyed a TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" in the Pokrovsk direction Minus "Solntsepok", dozen occupiers and equipment: combat work of "Phoenix" unit. VIDEO Ukrainian border guards of the Phoenix unit are destroying enemy equipment and manpower in different directions. 4 739 3 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces Destruction of the occupiers’ firing positions

syrskyi Situation in Yampil area has stabilised, and elimination of remaining sabotage groups is ongoing, - Syrskyi. PHOTOS Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi worked in the military command and control bodies and military units operating in the Dobropillia, Siversk and Lyman directions. 3 056 13 Previously in trend: Situation in Dobropillia direction

The SIGNUM group carried out a series of targeted strikes in the Lyman direction SIGNUM eliminated 10 occupiers: motorcyclist, Niva and group in forest were destroyed by precision strikes. VIDEO The SIGNUM Task Force conducted a series of precision strikes against the occupiers in the Liman sector. 3 584 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces

Donetsk region after shelling Day in Donetsk region: Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Kostiantynivka under attack, one person killed, seven wounded. PHOTOS Yesterday, 3 October 2025, Russian troops intensively shelled 2 districts of the Donetsk region. 970 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region

Power supply in Ukraine Occupiers strike energy infrastructure in Donetsk region: Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka and parts of Kramatorsk left without power On Friday, 3 October, parts of Donetsk region were left without power following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, and some districts of Kramatorsk were cut off from electricity. 1 710 14 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of energy and gas infrastructure

Yampil Russian SRGs infiltrated Yampil but were eliminated by Ukrainian forces – 11th Corps Russian sabotage-reconnaissance groups (SRGs) managed to infiltrate the village of Yampil in Donetsk region but were eliminated by Ukrainian defenders. As of 3 October, the village remains fully under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 2 497 2 Previously in trend: Fightings in Kramatorsk direction

Antoni Lallikan — French journalist killed by Russians French journalist Antoni Lallikan killed by Russian FPV drone in Donetsk region Russian occupation forces killed French photojournalist Antoni Lallikan in an FPV-drone strike near Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. 5 414 12

Situation in the Novopavlivka sector Uspenivka and Pavlivka in Novopavlivka sector remain under control of Defense Forces – Group of Forces "East" There has been no Russian advance in the areas of Uspenivka and Pavlivka in the Novopavlivka sector. 787 1 Previously in trend: Hostilities in the Novopavlivka direction

Russian man lying in the bushes Wounded Russian takes his own life on battlefield. VIDEO 18+ A wounded Russian soldier took his own life by detonating a grenade during fighting in the Pokrovsk sector. 6 504 10 Previously in trend: Occupiers’ suicide on battlefield

Another Russian military intelligence agent detained in Donetsk region SSU detained Russian GRU spotter who directed enemy strikes on hospitals in Sloviansk. PHOTO The SSU detained another Russian military intelligence agent in Donetsk region. The offender was preparing coordinates for Russian air attacks in the Kramatorsk direction. 5 309 19 Previously in trend: High treason

Donetsk region Day in Donetsk region: 1 person killed, 4 more wounded, 42 residential buildings damaged. PHOTOS Yesterday, the occupation forces intensively shelled 3 districts of the Donetsk region. 663 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region