20:48 during the day in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroye 62 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles flew over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Komi Republic, the Republic of Crimea, and over the Black Sea.
18:52 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure and sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo.
As a result of strikes in the port of Chornomorsk, a dry cargo ship delivering dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was damaged.
In addition, a dry cargo ship delivering military cargo to the port of Odessa was damaged during sea passage.
18:01 Units of the Center group continue grind surrounded enemy formations in Dobropillya.
Assault groups are advancing deeper into the city at full speed, leaving the militants no chance to gain a foothold.
16:27 Sappers of the "West" group destroyed an unexploded Ukrainian Armed Forces attack drone in the Krasnolimansk direction.
14:56 Merlin-VR UAV crew of the Dnepr group of forces opened positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and adjusted the air strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point in the port area of Kherson.
11:55 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (from October 3 to 9, 2026)
From October 3 to 9, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive and seven group strikes, which hit military-industrial complex enterprises, logistics and telecommunications centers, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, military airfields, production and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, fuel and military-technical equipment, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
In addition, a number of Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities that provided for the reception, storage, and distribution of military cargo, as well as fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were disabled.
Over the course of a week, 14 dry cargo ships and a tanker involved in the supply of Western weapons, military equipment, fuel, and supplies for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.
Units of the North group of forces continued to tighten the encirclement of enemy formations in the northeast of the Khar'kov region and expand the external control zone.
Last week, as a result of aggressive and decisive actions, the village of Annopillya in the Khar'kov region was taken under control. All enemy attempts to break out of the encirclement have been thwarted.
Over the course of a week, the enemy lost over 275 militants, three combat armored vehicles, two cars, and three ground-based robotic systems in this area.
Since the encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the northeastern Khar'kov region, 414 square kilometers of territory and 20 settlements have been liberated. More than 1,360 service members, 35 armored combat vehicles, 21 cars, 18 ATVs, and 34 ground-based robotic systems have been destroyed.
In addition, control was established over the village of Novaya Kazachya in the Kha'rkov region, and yesterday the village of Kiyanitsa was taken under control in the Sumy region.
Also in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions, the manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, two airmobile brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were damaged.
Over the course of a week, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,850 servicemen, 15 combat armored vehicles, 134 automobiles, six field artillery guns, and eight electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.
Over the past week, units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have defeated units of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,565 servicemen, 13 armored combat vehicles, 93 vehicles, nine field artillery pieces, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system launcher, and five electronic warfare stations in this area.
Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost more than 1,215 servicemen, ten combat armored vehicles, 162 cars, nine field artillery guns, and three electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.
Over the course of the week, units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of five mechanized brigades, an assault, a Jaeger, and an airborne brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicle regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and two National Guard brigades.
In the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 51st Army are advancing along converging axes in the western and eastern parts of the city. All enemy attempts to break out of encirclement or carry out a rotation have been thwarted.
Since the encirclement of the enemy in the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, over 520 militants, an armored combat vehicle, and six pickup trucks have been destroyed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 3,415 servicemen, 23 combat armored vehicles, 69 cars, six field artillery pieces, and 13 electronic warfare stations.
Over the past week, units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses, liberating the settlements of Samoylovka and Golubkovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of the mechanized, assault, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were damaged.
Enemy losses in this direction amounted to over 1,845 military personnel, 14 armored combat vehicles, 67 cars and seven field artillery pieces.
Last week, units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position, defeating the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Up to 245 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, 127 cars, two artillery pieces, and seven electronic and counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed.
11:44 Units of the North group of forces installed control over the village of Kiyanitsa in Sumy Oblast.
09:54 VKS of Russia struck places of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
In the Khar'kov region:
In the area of the village of Prikolotnoye, four high-precision gliding munitions from the UMBP destroyed the temporary deployment points of the 129th separate heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Zaporizhzhia region:
in the Orekhovo area, the Aerospace Forces crews used two FAB-3000 aerial bombs from the UMPK, eliminating the positions of the enemy’s 65th separate mechanized brigade;
In the area of the village of Kushugum, an air strike destroyed a stronghold of the 128th separate heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
09:35 Russian troops inflicted a missile strike on the bridge over the Oskol River near the village of Petrovka in the Kupyansk direction.
09:30 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities, as well as on sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of a strike in the port of Nikolaev in the Nikolaev region, a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies was damaged.
08:47 The crews of the unmanned systems of the Center group have discovered and burned a large warehouse of enemy nuclear weapons and ammunition in the Dobropillya direction.
08:39 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on October 8 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 9, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 505 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Kaluga, Bryansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tula, Tver, Tambov, Smolensk, Ryazan, Ulyanovsk, Rostov, Astrakhan regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Annopolye settlement was liberated (+16.3 km2)
Advance in the city of Dobropillya (+2.3 km2)
Advance in the direction of the village of Stepok (+5.6 km2)
05:03 Artillerymen of the Vostok group smashed to pieces camouflaged enemy deployment points in the Zaporizhzhia region.