UKRainian Forces Make Headway in East, South; UKR Defense Forces Repel Attacks in 6 Sectors, 75 Combat Clashes in Past 24hrs: UKR Downs 27 Shaheds out of 36; RUssia loses 450 Soldiers, 6 Tanks and Air Defence System in a Day, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukrainian forces make headway in east, south – officials:

Ukrainian forces are making some headway in both the eastern and southern theatres of their four-month-old counteroffensive, military officials said on Monday.

Russian accounts of the fighting said Moscow’s forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks near the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut and inflicted heavy casualties in strikes on Ukrainian positions outside the city.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive aims to secure control of areas around Bakhmut in order to recapture the town, which was seized by Russian forces in May after months of heavy battles. In the south, Kyiv wants to advance to the Sea of Azov to sever a Russian land bridge linking areas it occupies in the south and east.

Ilia Yevlash, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern group of forces, said troops had scored a “partial success” near Andriivka, which they captured last month along with the nearby locality of Klishhiivka.

“We are repelling constant attacks near Klishchiivka and Andriivka, Yevlash told national television.

“Every day we are making headway in the Bakhmut sector. We are talking about hundreds of metres at a time that we are liberating from our enemies and strengthening our positions. It is, however, too early to talk about achieving concrete goals.”

Ukrainian prosecutors in Donetsk region, the focal point of Russia’s campaign in the east, said Russian forces had shelled areas east of the Russian-held town of Donetsk, killing one person. The coking town of Avdiivka, which has resisted Russian advances for months, was also shelled.

General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of forces in the south, wrote on Telegram that Kyiv’s troops were continuing offensive operations in the drive southward. —>READ MORE HERE

Defense Forces repel attacks in six sectors, 75 combat clashes reported in past 24 hrs:

The Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Maryinka, and Zaporizhzhia sectors. In total, 75 combat clashes have been reported on the front lines in the past 24 hours.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its evening update on October 10, Ukrinform reports.

“The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol sector, offensive (assault) actions in the Bakhmut sector, inflicting manpower and military equipment losses on the occupying forces, exhausting the enemy along the entire front line,” the report says.

In the past day, the Air Force launched 11 strikes on Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment clusters, as well as 5 strikes on their anti-aircraft missile systems. Ukrainian defenders also destroyed a Russian Su-25 fighter jet and seven reconnaissance UAVs of the operational and tactical level.

In addition, Ukrainian missile forces hit a command post, ammunition depot, 3 manpower, weapons and military equipment clusters, 7 artillery units, an EW station of the enemy.

In the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 2 missile attacks and 62 airstrikes, carried out more than 30 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Damage was caused to private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure facilities. —>READ MORE HERE

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