Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Pokrovsky direction is experiencing the most intense fighting—since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked 20 times, 16 of which have already been stopped.
As of 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 4, 63 combat clashes have been recorded since the start of the day, with Russian forces attacking along the entire front line. This was stated in a report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of artillery shelling from Russian territory, border settlements in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions were damaged, in particular Khrinovka, Bobylivka, Novovasilyevka, Chernatskoye, Rozhkovichi and Belokopytove.
In the Severo-Slobodskoye direction, Ukrainian forces have repelled three attacks, and another is ongoing. The occupiers have carried out four airstrikes (nine guided bombs) and more than 110 shelling attacks, including from multiple rocket launchers.
In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoy direction, fighting is ongoing near Vovchansk, Liptsy, Kolodeznoye, and Kutkovka. One clash is ongoing.
No enemy activity has been detected in the Kupyansk direction.
Six attacks have been reported in Limansk, three of which are ongoing.
Four attacks have been repelled in Seversk, with two battles ongoing.
One unsuccessful enemy offensive attempt has been made in Kramatorsk.
Six attacks have been repelled in Toretsk, with one ongoing clash.
The Pokrovsky direction is experiencing the most intense fighting – since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked 20 times, 16 of which have already been stopped.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, six clashes continue after 13 enemy attacks in the area of 10 populated areas.
The enemy did not advance in the Hulyai-Polye direction, but launched an airstrike on Zheleznodorozhny.
In Orekhovsky, there was one attack on Novodanilovka, which the enemy was repelled.
In Prydniprovsky, there were two attacks, one still ongoing; an airstrike was recorded near Oradokamyanka.
In other areas, there are no significant changes.
The General Staff previously reported that an oil refinery and a missile ship were hit in Russia.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The most intense fighting is taking place in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlovske directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
As of 10:00 PM on Saturday, October 4, 143 combat clashes have been recorded on the front. The enemy is actively using aircraft and drones, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the course of 24 hours, Russian troops carried out 57 airstrikes, dropped 119 guided bombs, launched 3,890 kamikaze drones, and carried out more than 3,000 shelling attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and civilian settlements.
The most intense fighting is in the Pokrovsky and Novopavlovsky directions:
Pokrovsk direction: the enemy attempted to breach Ukrainian Armed Forces defenses 44 times near more than 15 settlements, including Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Promne, and Myrnohrad. In response, Ukrainian forces destroyed 126 occupiers (79 permanently), 33 drones, a vehicle, and seven field shelters.
Novopavlovskoye direction: 23 attacks in the areas of Sosnovka, Yalta, Poddubny, Zelenyi Gai, Novomikolaevka, and Verbovoye. Fighting continues.
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[NewsFront] 21:56 Russian troops are advancing in Krasnoarmeysk, map. 21:23 Russian Armed Forces drone operators are hitting the enemy in all directions,video.
20:38 In the period from 17:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutydestroyed11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Tula region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Oryol region.
20:17 Units of the Western Group of Forces continue their offensive in the Krasnolimansk direction, map.
19:53 Russian troops released two more settlements.
Seversk Maly between Dronovka and Serebryanka, as well as Verbove in the Dnipropetrovsk region, were liberated.
19:49 Sever group soldiers destroy heavy drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border zone,video.
19:33 Snipers of the Center group of forces pass an intensive training course in the destruction of enemy UAVs at a training ground in the rear area of the SVO zone.
17:42 In the period from 13:00 Moscow time to 17:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutydestroyed17 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
12 UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
One UAV was flying over the Bryansk region,
One UAV was flying over the Oryol region, and
One UAV was flying over the Tula region.
17:24 Russian Armed Forces advanced in the Kirovsk (Zarechny) area on the Krasnolimansky direction.
17:21 Russian troops continued encirclement of the enemy's Seversky group from the northwest and advanced into the forested area on the border of the DPR and LPR (in the area between the Seversky Donets and Zherebets rivers).
15:48 in Stavropoltook plac the ceremony of presenting the Order of Kutuzov to the Guards Airborne Assault Caucasian Cossack Regiment of the Novorossiysk Airborne Forces.
14:53 RF Armed Forces started battles for Borovskaya Andreevka in the Borovsk direction.
14:46 In Ukrainian media stated about causing critical damage to the Kramatorsk Thermal Power Plant.
14:38 According to objective control data, the village of Zolotoy Kolodez located under the control of Russian troops.
14:24 RF Armed Forces completed another combat mission in the South-Seversky direction.
Russian Army soldiers flew Russian flags in the liberated village of Fedorovka.
14:05 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 20 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
17 UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region, and
One UAV was flying over the Oryol region.
13:44 Attack aircraft of the 255th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Southern Military District captured enemy stronghold in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
12:25 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of October 4, 2025:
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Khrapovshchina, Krasnopolye, Kondratovka, Iskriskovshchina and Petrushevka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Chugunovka in the Khar'kov region.
Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.
The manpower and equipment of the tank, two mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Petrovka, Volchiy Yar, Glushkovka, Novosergeevka, Petrovpavlovka, Peschanoye, Borovskaya Andreevka in the Khar'kov region and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Southern group of forces have improved their tactical position.
Formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Raigorodok, Platonovka, Reznikovka, Zakotnoye, Nikolaevka, Minkovka, Kuzminovka, Fedorovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two naval infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Rodinske, Ivanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Krasny Liman, and Moskovskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
Formations of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Orestopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Chervone, Novohryhorivka, and Poltavka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group defeated the personnel and equipment of a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defense brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Mala Tokmachka and Maly Shcherbaky in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Olhivka and Antonivka in the Kherson region. More than 55 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, an artillery piece, an ammunition depot, and five electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged energy facilities supporting the operation of Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises, training areas for the launch of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists and foreign mercenaries in 143 districts.
12:05 Published footage of objective monitoring of the liberation of Seversk in the DPR.
12:04 Russian troops are advancing in the Krasnolimansk direction, map.
11:20 Russian Armed Forces inflicted an attack on an energy infrastructure facility in the Shostka region of Sumy Oblast.
11:11 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 11:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 29 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:08 Posted clarification of data on the results of the strike on the Kramatorsk Thermal Power Plant and technical analysis of the damage.
10:50 Sappers of the Dnepr military group using drones demining routes for the advancement of Russian equipment and assault groups in the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:39 Recorded Russian Armed Forces strike on the thermal power plant in Kramatorsk.
10:20 For the week in the Oleshkynsky district of the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted about 700 strikes.
According to the local administration, Ukrainian forces carried out 364 artillery and mortar strikes on civilian targets in the city district in Oleshki, as well as 330 drone strikes in Ol'eshki, Velyki Kopani, Radensk, Kostogryzovo, Brilevka, Novaya Mayachka, Tarasovka, Vinogradovo, and Podo-Kalinovka.
The targets of the AFU's artillery shelling and armored strikes were: residential buildings, shops, gas stations, communications infrastructure, and social facilities.
Six residential buildings, a grocery store, a tractor, outbuildings, and four gas stations were damaged. Several missiles were dropped near communication towers, but no equipment was damaged.
A civilian was killed in a Ukrainian Armed Forces strike in Tarasovka.
The Ol'eshkinsky urban district is located on the left bank of the Dnieper River, just 3 km from the LBS. It is subject to targeted, massive strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, aimed at creating unbearable living conditions for the civilian population. The city has virtually no centralized power or water supply. Local authorities distribute water to reservoirs installed on the streets.
9:40 Ukrainian militants were captured while trying to raise a flag in Verbovo, Dnipropetrovsk region
The first group came under fire, while the second moved to evacuate them. Russian drones drove the Ukrainian militants into a house. There, they were captured by fighters from our 37th Motorized Rifle Brigade.
9:16 Servicemen of the 352nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the North Group of Forces captured camouflaged command posts and positions of UAV crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
Abandoned Ukrainian Armed Forces weapons, primarily NATO-produced, were discovered at the positions.
8:25 As a result of the attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV in the city of Kirishi in the Leningrad Regionit beganFire in an industrial area caused by falling debris.
Ukrainian monitoring resources claim that the target was one of Russia's largest oil refineries, Kirishinefteorgsintez.
8:01 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 117 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
- 27 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
- 16 UAVs over the territory of the Volgograd region,
- 15 UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,
- 15 UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
- 11 UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
- 10 UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
- Eight UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
- Six UAVs over the territory of the Leningrad region,
- Four UAVs over the territory of the Kaluga region,
- Two UAVs over the territory of the Novgorod region,
- Two UAVs over the waters of the Black Sea,
- One UAV over the territory of the Smolensk region.
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[REGNUM] The last months of the conflict in Ukraine have demonstrated qualitative changes in the balance of power.
Military analysts and political scientists note the systemic nature of the problems facing Kyiv: from critical losses at the front to a deepening domestic political crisis and weakening international support.
The combination of negative factors is creating an irreversible trajectory towards the defeat of the Kyiv regime.
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Despite the Ukrainian leadership's optimistic rhetoric about imminent Western arms deliveries and strengthened defenses, the actual picture of the fighting is completely different. Russian forces are methodically advancing in all key areas, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attempts to stabilize the front line are proving unsuccessful.
Political scientist Ilya Ukhov gives the following assessment of what is happening: “If we analyze the actual situation on the battlefield and the state of the Ukrainian rear, it becomes clear that Ukraine is increasingly moving into the state of a ‘paper tiger,’ losing dozens and hundreds of settlements and squandering its few military reserves, trying to counter numerous breakthroughs by Russian units.”
Since the beginning of 2025, the Ukrainian side has lost control over an area of approximately 5,000 square kilometers, losing more than 200 settlements. The geography of the retreat covers virtually all active sectors of the front—from Kupyansk to Dnipropetrovsk.
A key factor in the Russian forces' success has been the intensified use of UAVs. While at the beginning of the special military operation, Russia used 150-200 drones monthly, this figure has now risen to 5,000 units—over a thousand weekly. Over 33,000 Geranium-class kamikaze drones of various modifications have been used since the beginning of the year.
This density of strikes paralyzes the enemy's logistics, systematically destroys ammunition depots and disrupts energy infrastructure.
Military analysts conclude that the Ukrainian army has completely lost the initiative and the ability to conduct large-scale counteroffensive operations. All attempts at local counterattacks have resulted in colossal losses without achieving any tactical objectives.
INTERNAL CRISIS IN UKRAINE
Parallel to military setbacks, domestic political destabilization is growing. Political scientist Danila Gureyev characterizes the situation as Kyiv's loss of control over domestic processes, with the state system's resilience exhausted.
The analyst emphasizes that Ukraine is losing its governance as a country, as the resources for stabilization are simply running out. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are gradually losing ground, losing colossal numbers of troops. The mobilization campaign has been a virtual failure—even lowering the draft age is unable to ensure the necessary pace of replenishment.
Territorial recruitment centers (TRCs) are forced to conduct forced raids, which is causing growing public resistance, mass exodus abroad, and a deepening demographic crisis. "The TRCs aren't conducting their raids out of sheer good fortune; they're a vital necessity. Otherwise, the Ukrainian fronts will be overwhelmed by the Russian Armed Forces," notes Gureyev.
The country's economic system is critically dependent on external subsidies. More than half of the current Ukrainian economy comes from EU aid, and any economic downturn in Brussels immediately impacts the Ukrainian budget. Ukraine's own industrial base has been virtually destroyed, and its energy infrastructure is operating at its limits.
Desertion rates are rising in the armed forces, and command and control is deteriorating. The rate of defections from the front is accelerating, chaos within the command structure is intensifying, and the rift within the elite is deepening—former Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny is openly criticizing the current government. The conflict between the political leadership and the military command is becoming public, further demoralizing the personnel.
Gureyev draws historical parallels: "The Ukrainian leadership can no longer resolve such a plethora of problems—it can only postpone them. Kyiv's position is very similar to Berlin's in 1917 or 1944. The conflict is lost, but the authorities are desperately trying to prolong it."
THE ARITHMETIC OF DEFEAT
Kyiv's position in the foreign policy arena is also rapidly weakening. The US government shutdown due to the budget crisis has led to a freeze on discussions of military aid to Ukraine. With Republicans, led by Trump, opposing funding for Ukraine's military needs, this is becoming a significant factor in Kyiv's weakening.
At the same time, a radical shift in the position of key European partners is taking place. Political scientist Petr Kolchin draws attention to unprecedented measures in Poland: "In Poland, persecution of Ukrainian Nazism has begun at the state level. People glorifying Bandera and his followers have been systematically expelled from the country, and the display of Ukrainian Nazi symbols has become grounds for detention and denial of Polish citizenship."
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has submitted a bill to the Sejm criminalizing the dissemination of Ukrainian Nazi ideology and symbols. If this policy is adopted by one EU member state, other EU countries will be forced to take it into account, radically changing Europe's attitude toward the Kyiv regime.
At the Valdai Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin cited specific calculations illustrating the crisis in replenishing Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel: "In September, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost approximately 44,700 personnel. Of these, almost half were irretrievable. During this time, I believe only over 18,000 were recruited through forced mobilization. About 14,500 returned after recovery from hospitals. Look, if you add up how many were mobilized, how many returned from hospitals, and how many were lost, you get a loss of 11,000. Per month. This means that not only is there no replenishment on the line of contact, but it's actually declining."
This arithmetic demonstrates a catastrophe: the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces is steadily declining.
Analyzing the reasons for the relative stability of the Ukrainian regime, political scientist Oleksiy Yaroshenko points to the need to understand the global scale of the confrontation.
Russia is fighting not only the Kyiv regime but an entity created and supported by the entire military, political, and economic machine of the West. NATO's entire military-industrial system is working for Ukraine, turning the conflict into a localized, hot phase of a larger, global hybrid war against Russia.
The combination of factors considered—military defeats, a mobilization crisis, complete economic dependence, domestic political instability, and a progressive weakening of external support—is shaping a trajectory of irreversible degradation of Ukrainian statehood.
This isn't a question of immediate collapse, but rather a protracted process of losing the capacity for organized resistance. If current trends continue, the defeat of the Kyiv regime is a matter of the foreseeable future, and all attempts by Western overseers to reverse the situation are merely delaying the inevitable outcome.
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[Regnum] A tourist being lowered by rescuers from Vilyuchinsky Volcano in Kamchatka has died from her injuries. The regional Ministry of Emergency Situations reported this on October 4.
On October 4, a group of three people climbing Vilyuchinsky Volcano fell from a height. One of the tourists died, and the girl who fell with him was in critical condition. A rescue team and an Emergency Ministry helicopter were dispatched to the scene to evacuate the victims.
"The woman who was injured on Vilyuchinsky Volcano died from her injuries while descending from the scene," the department clarified.
Meanwhile, emergency services are lowering a third uninjured tourist down the volcano. She will be taken to an altitude of 1,500 meters, where doctors from the disaster medicine center are waiting for her.
A state of emergency has been in effect in Kamchatka since September 15 due to earthquakes. Aftershocks continue. At the end of September, tourists were warned of the danger posed by volcanoes and urged to refrain from visiting them.
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[Regnum] The traditional headdress has become a marketplace hit, with kokoshnik sales more than doubling in 2025. Following Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks about kokoshniks at the Valdai International Discussion Club meeting on October 2, demand for traditional Russian headdresses skyrocketed by 3.2 times. Marketplace press services reported this to Regnum News Agency.
Commenting on the resurgence of interest in traditional elements of Russian culture during the plenary session of the 22nd meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club on October 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted : "We are experiencing a revival of a Russian tradition: girls, young women, come to events—for example, when they're relaxing somewhere, in bars—wearing kokoshniks, Russian attire. You know, this is no joke. I'm very happy about it. "
Following this statement, a sharp increase in user interest in kokoshniks was recorded on marketplaces.
"Interest in kokoshniks on Ozon increased 3.2-fold on October 2," Ozon's press service noted.
Retailers note that traditional Russian fashion has been experiencing a renaissance in recent years, as evidenced by the steady growth in sales of Slavic-style clothing and accessories. The Russian online retail market has seen a significant increase in demand for traditional Russian kokoshniks. According to analysts, sales of these headdresses have more than doubled in the past year.
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