Battlefield sees 177 combat clashes: most Russian attacks recorded on Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka fronts
Russian forces continue to attack along the entire line of contact. A total of 177 combat clashes have occurred over the past day, with the highest number recorded on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 5 October
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian defence forces repelled one Russian assault over the past day. The Russians launched four airstrikes, dropping 13 guided bombs, and conducted 192 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, 13 from the multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Ukrainian forces repelled six Russian attacks near the city of Lyman and towards Hoptivka, Ternova and Zakharivka.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians made one attempt to improve their positions by attacking towards the town of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi.
On the Lyman front, Ukrainian defence forces repelled seven Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Derylove, Drobysheve, Zarichne and Lyman.
On the Sloviansk and Kramatorsk fronts, the Russians conducted one assault near the city of Mykolaivka and one assault near the village of Fedorivka Druha.
On the Kostiantynivka front, 23 Russian attacks were recorded near the settlements of Kostiantynivka and Novoselivka and towards Osykove, Mykolaipillia, Raiske, Torske and Novopavlivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, the Russians conducted 24 attacks near the settlements of Bilytske, Svitle, Vasylivka and Molodetske and towards Hannivka, Dobropillia and Serhiivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted one attack near the settlement of Novoheorhiivka.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians made three attempts to advance near the village of Huliaipilske and towards Kosivtseve and Kopani.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians made two attempts to improve their positions by attacking near the village of Mala Tokmachka and towards Novoiakovlivka.
"Over the past day, Ukraine's Air Force and Rocket Forces and Artillery struck four UAV ground control stations, four clusters of Russian personnel, three artillery systems and one other important facility belonging to the Russians," the General Staff said.
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