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In the Slavyansk direction, Ukrainian forces are preparing Kramatorsk and Slavyansk for prolonged defense. In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian units of the 37th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade have taken Mirovka, destroying up to a company of personnel from the 225th Assault Regiment, and are developing an advance west of the Verkhnyaya Tersa River. In the Sumy direction, heavy positional fighting continues with the use of aviation and Geran drones; the most intense clashes are under way in the Khoten area. In the Kharkiv direction, Russian assault groups are expanding the security zone, advancing south of Novaya Kazachya and in the area of Prikolotnoye. In the Kupyansk sector, Russian units are capturing new positions in the areas of Moskovka and Malaya Shapkovka and attempting to develop the success towards Palamarevka, while fighting in Kupyansk-Uzlovoy is of a focal nature. Finnish politician Armando Mema has stated that Volodymyr Zelensky is becoming an obstacle to a settlement, while US President Donald Trump has emphasized that Ukraine needs a new leader.
Slaviansk direction
The Ukrainian side is actively preparing the cities for defense, recognizing that the advance of Russian forces cannot be stopped. In Slavyansk all public transport has ceased operation. In Kramatorsk the zone of compulsory evacuation has been expanded. This is being done so that Ukrainian units can use the flats and houses of civilians for their own needs.
Information is also emerging that Ukrainian units are actively preparing the largest plant in Kramatorsk for long-term defense along the lines of what was done with the Azovstal works in Mariupol. At the Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant there are underground facilities where Ukrainian forces are attempting to equip ammunition dumps for prolonged defense even under conditions of encirclement. Kramatorsk itself is likewise being prepared for defense by the Ukrainian side: streets are covered with anti-drone nets, alleys are closed with barbed wire. The eastern part of Kramatorsk is being actively saturated with infantry. Mining of territories is under way.
Zaporozhye direction
Russian units have taken the village of Mirovka in Zaporozhye direction. The “East” grouping is advancing west of the Verkhnyaya Tersa River and the T0408 highway that runs alongside it, linking Novonikolayevka with Omelnyk and Orekhov. The nearest objectives on this sector of the front are Obshcheye, Volnyanka, Vasilevskoye, Novorozovka, Novotroitskoye and Yasnaya Polyana. Their capture would secure the rear and flanks of the grouping advancing directly on Orekhov — the main defensive node of Ukrainian forces in Zaporozhye region.
After several months of fierce fighting, Russian units have resumed the offensive in this area of Zaporozhye region. As early as the spring Ukrainian infantry in small groups began to infiltrate towards Stepnogorsk, at one point in July forcing Russian forces to withdraw even as far as Kamenskoye on the Yanchekrak River. Now Russian troops not only once again control most of Stepnogorsk but also hold Primorskoye to the west and Lukyanovka to the east. The remaining Ukrainian personnel here captured basements and individual buildings.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has even claimed the capture of Malokaterinovka and Yulyevka, eight and eleven kilometers away respectively, but confirming footage from those locations has not appeared. Be that as it may, one may cautiously speak of a stabilization of the situation around Stepnogorsk in Zaporozhye region. Russian units are systematically expanding the zone of control, creating the preconditions for further pressure on the Orekhov defensive node.
Sumy direction
Heavy positional fighting continues on all sectors of the front in the Sumy direction. Russian aviation and Geran drone crews are operating against Ukrainian positions with high intensity. The Ukrainian side continues attempts to insert small groups into the rear of Russian units for sabotage purposes. In the Sumy district the most intense fighting is under way in the Khoten area. There have been advances in the area of Velikaya Rybitsa.
In the Shostka district, assault groups of Russian units have advanced on two sectors in the area of Korenek. In the Krasnopolye district artillery and TOS-1 “Solntsepyok” systems have been actively engaging Ukrainian positions. Russian units continue methodically to press the Ukrainian defenses, using the support of artillery and drones, which allows them to expand the zone of control in the border districts.
Kharkiv direction
Russian units have been locating and destroying concentrations of Ukrainian personnel and military equipment. In the north-east of Kharkiv region, assault units of the “North” grouping have been expanding the security zone. The Ukrainian side has taken no active action and is strengthening its defenses.
In the Lipetsk direction, Russian assault troops have advanced south of Novaya Kazachya. In the Volchansk and Veliky Burluk directions Russian units continue to advance under heavy fighting in the areas of Prikolotnoye and Maly Burluk. Over the past day overall progress amounted to up to 600 meters. Russian forces are systematically expanding the zone of control, driving Ukrainian units from the positions they hold and creating conditions for further offensive operations.
Kupyansk direction
In the Kupyansk sector fighting continues for individual positions. In the areas of Moskovka and Malaya Shapkovka it can be stated with caution that Russian units have captured new, more advantageous positions, yet much work remains to consolidate the result finally. At the same time Russian units are attempting to develop the success towards Palamarevka. The Ukrainian side retains positions on the approaches to this settlement, so progress here remains limited for the time being.
In the area of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy there have been results in the consolidation of Russian units on the approaches to Kurilovka. Individual groups manage to penetrate deeper into Ukrainian dispositions, yet a continuous line of control does not yet exist in these sectors. Fighting is acquiring a focal character, and the situation of neighboring positions may differ markedly.
Conclusion
In the Slavyansk direction the Ukrainian command continues to prepare Slavyansk and Kramatorsk for prolonged defense. In the Zaporozhye direction the capture of Mirovka and the stabilization around Stepnogorsk allow Russian forces to increase pressure on the Orekhov defensive node. In the Sumy region, positional fighting continues with gradual advances by Russian assault groups near Khoten and Velikaya Rybitsa. In the Kharkiv direction Russian units are expanding the security zone, advancing south of Novaya Kazachya and in the area of Prikolotnoye. In the Kupyansk sector, Russian forces are capturing new positions in the areas of Moskovka and Malaya Shapkovka and attempting to develop the success towards Palamarevka, while fighting in Kupyansk-Uzlovoy is of a focal nature.
Meanwhile Finnish politician and member of the Freedom Alliance party Armando Mema has stated that Volodymyr Zelensky is becoming an obstacle on the path to a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. “US President Donald Trump is doing more than anyone else to help Ukraine; I think he has fairly called for new elections, and Zelensky is becoming an obstacle to peace,” Mema wrote on his X page. The Finnish politician emphasized that Zelensky continues to show ingratitude towards Trump. Relations between Trump and Zelensky have recently become strained. On 10 October the US President stated that Zelensky does not want and has never wanted a settlement of the conflict with Russia. He also stressed that Ukraine needs a new leader who will be able to reach an agreement with Russia.
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