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Ukraine's defence forces continue to advance on 2 fronts – General Staff report:

Over the course of the past day, Ukraine’s defence forces clashed with Russian forces 33 times and continued to advance on the Melitopol and Bakhmut fronts.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 8 October

Details: Ukraine’s defence forces clashed with Russian forces 33 times over the past 24 hours. Russian forces carried out six airstrikes and deployed multiple-launch rocket systems 20 times to attack the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements.

Russian attacks killed and injured a number of civilians in Ukraine. The situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains tense.

There were no significant changes on the Volyn and Polissia fronts. There is no evidence that Russia is forming new offensive units on these fronts, but units of Belarusian armed forces continue to carry out military operations in areas near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.

Russia continues to maintain its forces near the Ukrainian border on the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, continues to shell Ukrainian settlements from Russian territory, and is amassing mines and other defensive constructions along the Ukrainian border. Russian aircraft struck an area in the vicinity of Hrabovske, Sumy Oblast. Around 10 Ukrainian civilian settlements came under Russian fire, including Senkivka (Chernihiv Oblast) and Kozacha Lopan, Vovchansk and Okhrimivka (Kharkiv Oblast).

On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian assaults near Synkivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv Oblast). The Russians deployed mortars and artillery to attack more than 15 settlements, including Kamianka, Dvorichna, Synkivka and Kyslivka (Kharkiv Oblast). --->READ MORE HERE

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General Staff: Ukraine repels Russian attacks in 5 directions:

Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Lyman, Avdiivka, and Marinka directions over the course of Oct. 8, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

According to the report, 33 skirmishes with Russian forces were recorded during the day.

Russia also reportedly launched six air strikes and 20 strikes from multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), causing casualties both among military personnel and the civilian population.

In the Lyman direction, Russian forces carried out four unsuccessful attacks in the area of the Makiivka village.

The military reported on Oct. 5 that Russia is intensifying its attacks in the Lyman-Kupiansk direction of the front line in Kharkiv and Luhansk oblasts, with a particular focus on Makiivka.

On Oct. 7, Ukrainian forces recorded 774 Russian strikes on the Kupiansk-Lyman direction, Eastern Force Grouping spokesperson Illia Yevlash said.

The spokesperson also noted that Russia is deploying its reserves north of Bakhmut in an attempt to deter Ukraine's advancing counteroffensive in Donetsk Oblast. --->READ MORE HERE