[NewsFront] 20:20 During the day from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 244 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Adygea, the Republic of Crimea, the Krasnodar Territory and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
19:47 Detonation of a Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drone in the Belgorod region an 11-year-old boy was wounded - operational headquarters
19:37 Khar'kov direction successes of the Russian Armed Forces. October 3
In the Khar'kov region, Russian Armed Forces have taken control of Grachevka and Serdobino. The enemy continues to concentrate in Reznikovo. Meanwhile, the elimination of enemy units is also underway outside the "Vovchansk pocket."
The garrison in Reznikovo is losing cover from the south. On the outer ring, fighting is underway for Prikolotnoye, a village at the intersection of roads T-2104 and T-2115, 12 kilometers south of Serdobino.
19:00 Artillerymen of the Vostok group fired from 122mm D-30 guns burn out enemy UAV strongholds and control points in the Zaporizhzhia region.
18:16 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod and Bryansk regions, as well as the DPR
According to the Belgorod Region operational headquarters, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a vehicle in the city of Shebekino, injuring one person.
According to executive authorities, a local resident was injured as a result of a Ukrainian drone strike on a residential building in the Klimovsky district of the Bryansk region.
A woman was also injured as a result of an attack by an Armed Forces UAV in the Nikitovsky district of the city of Gorlovka in the DPR.
17:33 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike at sea vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This afternoon, a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment to Ukraine was hit by a drone strike in the port of Odessa.
16:44 Drone crews of the 51st Army of the Center group shot downa group of enemy hexacopters in the Dobropillya direction.
16:20 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Belgorod and Zaporizhia Oblasts
According to executive authorities, two people were killed and three others were wounded as a result of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks on civilian targets in the LPR.
A civilian was injured in a drone attack in the Nikitovsky district of Horlivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). A Ukrainian drone attack in the Kyivsky district of Donetsk injured three people.
As a result of aggressive actions by representatives of the Kyiv regime in the Zaporizhzhia region, one person was killed and six civilians were injured.
According to the Belgorod Region task force, a man was killed in a drone explosion on a residential property in the Graivoron District. Two people were injured in a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack on a car in the city of Graivoron.
15:37 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Donetsk People's Republic, Belgorod and Bryansk regions
According to the Belgorod Region task force, an FPV drone attacked a car in the village of Stepnoye, Krasnoyarsk District, killing one person. A man was injured when a drone struck a truck in the city of Shebekino.
According to local authorities, eight employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations were injured in a second attack by Ukrainian drones in the city of Donetsk, DPR.
Two civilians were injured in strikes by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Novozybkov urban district and Klimovsky district of the Bryansk region.
15:01 Severyan FPV crews destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces ground robots in Sumy Oblast. Footage shows a precise hit on the NRTK by Akhmat special forces and the 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Sever group.video.
14:20 In the Sumy region, as part of counter-battery operations opened up o an enemy firing position of a 120mm mortar crew. The first FPV strike destroyed the mortar itself.
13:58 Aviation of the 18th Combined Arms Army inflicted an attack on a Ukrainian Armed Forces position on the right bank of the Dnieper
"The object was used to control UAVs and carry out attacks on the eastern flank of Aleshki," the statement said.
13:07 Over the past 24 hours, the DPR has suffered from the actions of the Ukrainian military wounding 15 civilians, including 8 EMERCOM rescuers.
12:12 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 3, 2026
Units of the North group of forces are tightening the encirclement of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the northeast of the Khar'kov region and expanding the external control zone.
Within the encirclement, fighting is underway to liberate the villages of Varvarovka, Lobanovka, and Reznikovo in the Khar'kov region. Additionally, enemy forces are being destroyed in the areas of the villages of Nikolaevka, Nefedovka, Kupino, and Chernoye in the Khar'kov region.
Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 35 service members and an armored combat vehicle within 24 hours while encircled. As the external control zone expands, active fighting continues to liberate the villages of Prikolotne and Sosnovy Bor in the Khar'kov region. Enemy strongholds in the villages of Khatnee and Fedorovka in the Khar'kov region are being targeted.
The manpower and equipment of the motorized infantry and mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Slatino, Sosnovka, Velykyi Burluk, Metallivka, Russkie Tishki and Bezruki in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, fire damage was inflicted on formations of two airmobile brigades, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard regiment in the areas of the settlements of Doroshovka, Rudnevka, Khoten, Ivolzhanske, Nikolske, Bititsa, and Lipnyak in the Sumy region.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost over 250 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, 19 cars and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the villages of Sobolevka, Chervony Oskol, Grushevka, and Andriivka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 220 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and 14 cars.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of the mechanized, airmobile, and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the territorial defense brigade, near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 195 soldiers, 18 vehicles and a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Svyatogorovka, Belozerske, Verovka, Blagodat, Druzhkovka, and Rohanske in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 51st Army, together with units of naval infantry, launched an offensive in the northwestern, eastern and central parts of the city.
Units of the 76th Airborne Assault Division, advancing west of the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, destroyed an enemy position and captured a section of forest belt. Within 24 hours, 70 buildings were liberated, and more than 20 Ukrainian Armed Forces militants were killed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 385 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, seven cars, a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana" and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' assault and airborne assault brigades, assault regiment, and naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Myrolyubovka, Kolomiytsy, and Ivanovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Kirovo in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 240 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and four cars.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades near the villages of Orekhov, Veselyanka, and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 35 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen and 12 vehicles were destroyed.
11:52 Units of the North group of forces installed control over the village of Novaya Kazachya in the Khar'kov region.
10:03 Civilian wounded as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV on Dnepryany
"An administrative building and a residential building were damaged ," said Vladimir Oganesov, acting head of the Novaya Kakhovka District.
9:34 The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike civilians infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 13 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Kakhovka - Three;
Alyoshka - Four;
Nova Kakhovka - Four;
Dneprians - Two.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 12 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Velyka Lepetykha, Hola Prystan, Nova Kakhovka, and Nova Mayachka .
9:16 Special forces of the "West" group destroyed an Italian-made Puma armored personnel carrier near the eastern shore of the Krasnooskol Reservoir.
8:43 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on October 2 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 3, air defense duty forces intercepted and destroyed 218 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
8:27 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike Ukrainian infrastructure facilities and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Tonight, the following were hit by drone strikes:
- in the city of Kyiv - the Northern Motor Transport Bridge across the Dnieper River, which ensures the transfer of troops and logistics for the delivery of military cargo in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- in the Kyiv region - the Gostomel logistics center, on the territory of which the storage of material resources used to supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine is carried out.
In addition, a dry cargo ship was hit while transiting by sea in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, delivering dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
6:43 Calculation of the 152mm Giatsint-B of the Novorossiysk paratroopers worked against warehouses and enemy drone control points in the Orekhovo direction.