➡️Russia pressed forward on several fronts last week, making its most notable gain in Kupiansk. Additionally, Russian forces approached Yampil, allowing flanking operations around Lyman.
➡️ Meanwhile, the air war remained intense, albeit reaching slightly lower intensity compared to the last week. Russia continued to hit energy infrastructure, while Ukraine focused mostly on fuel, oil and gas related infrastructure.
⚖️ Key Numbers
🇷🇺 Russian Strikes: ~1130 drones launched (83% neutralised); 35 missiles launched, 19 neutralised (54%)
🧍♂️ Civilian Impact: 35 killed, 237 injured on Ukraine-controlled territories – 45% more than last week; 7 killed, 70 injured in Russia and occupied territories.
🔄 Cross-border: Russia claims interception of 466 Ukrainian drones, down by ~660 from the last week.
🔥 Weekly Developments
💥 Russian Barrages:
• 10-OCT: 465 drones + 32 missiles (X-101, Kalibr, X-59(69) types)
• 8, 9 & 12-OCT: >100 drones per night
🗺️ Russian forces has been continuously pushing, achieving smaller gains near Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk and beyond the administrative borders of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
🗺️ Russian forces continue expanding their flanking operations around the city of Lyman adding pressure on the southeastern axis of the Lyman frontline.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian drone & missile activity over Russia slowed down last week, but still succeeded in hitting important targets, including a gas processing plant and an oil pumping station in Volgograd oblast, several fuel and oil terminals in the occupied Crimea and in Rostov oblast and power stations in the occupied Crimea and Nizhny Novgorod oblast.
🎯 Strategic Impact
➡️ Air War: Ukrainian drones continue to hit important facilities, utilising holes in the Russian anti air defence.
➡️ Ground War: Russian forces continue to press, with a steady advance, threatening breakthroughs on several sectors of the frontline.
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