Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of UkraineBurnt equipment of invaders near Liman

Putin launched a full-scale war against Ukraine on February 24th. Unable to “take Kyiv in three days,” he concentrated on capturing the Donbass and the southern regions of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a “special operation” to “demilitarize and denazify Ukraine” in the early hours of February 24. This day was the beginning of a full-scale war against Ukraine. It quickly became clear that Ukraine would not give up, the West fully supported Kyiv in its struggle. The goals of the “special operation” have repeatedly changed and eventually transformed into “protection of the population of Donbass.”

In early April, the entire territory of the Kyiv region was liberated from Russian invaders. Hundreds of civilian victims were found in the settlements, many of them were executed. The atrocities of the invaders went down in history as the "Buchan massacre", which the whole world is talking about. Putin claims that all this is "staging and provocation." After that, the Ukrainian-Russian negotiations reached an impasse - Ukraine insists that there is nothing to talk about with the aggressor until the complete withdrawal of Russian troops.

On May 9, Biden signed a lend-lease agreement for Ukraine. And on June 23, Ukraine received the official status of a candidate for EU membership. In addition, on June 29, NATO leaders approved a new strategic concept, in which they called Russia the most significant and direct threat to the security of the alliance. Sweden and Finland have applied to join NATO. The entire civilized world has imposed sanctions against Russia.

After a clear defeat in northern Ukraine, Moscow decided to change plans and concentrate its strike on the east and south. In September, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, driving out the invaders from Izyum and Balakleya. This was a turning point – Ukraine seized the initiative on the battlefield.

In response, on September 21, Putin announced a partial mobilization in the Russian Federation. At the same time, “referendums” were scheduled on joining Russia to Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. As a result of these “referendums,” Putin announced on September 30 that these regions were annexed to Russia and threatened to defend them “by all means.” Ukraine and the West do not recognize any “referenda”. And on September 30, Ukraine applied for NATO membership under the accelerated procedure. Korrespondent.net follows the events around Ukraine online.

Russia’s war against Ukraine: text broadcast

October 3

18:15 The “DNR” stated that Ukrainian troops allegedly fired a “HIMARS missile” at the central Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk, the bus station area was under fire, the glazing in the Continent shopping center was broken, the control room and three trams were damaged.

17:34 The  EU signed a memorandum of understanding on providing Ukraine with 5 billion euros of macro-financial assistance, Shmyhal said.

17:28  In the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation, two mobilized people died in a training center, another died upon returning home, said State Duma deputy from the region Maxim Ivanov. One of them died of a heart attack, the second – as a result of suicide, the third – from cirrhosis of the liver.

17:04 The occupiers have disconnected Kherson from gas supply and blame Ukraine for this, said the deputy of the regional council Serhiy Khlan. According to him, the right-bank part of the region is not prepared for the heating season, the situation is better on the left bank. And in the recently de-occupied settlements, the entire infrastructure has been destroyed – there is neither gas nor electricity.

The government has created humanitarian hubs that will receive people from both the liberated cities and those who leave the occupied territory. They will be provided with temporary housing, help with relocation, food and employment.

16:28 The European Union plans to train up to 15,000 Ukrainian troops as part of a new training mission being created, writes Spiegel.

15:57 Borovaya and most of the Borovskoye settlement territorial community in the Kharkiv region are already under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Borovskoye village council said.

15:30 The CSTO will not participate in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said. He stressed that Astana proceeds from the principles of the territorial integrity of states, their sovereign equality and peaceful existence in accordance with international law and the UN Charter.

15:03 Czech activists of the Dárek pro Putina (Gift for Putin) project collected 1.22 million euros in a month for a modernized T-72 Avenger tank for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The activists bought not only the tank, but also ammunition for it and have already agreed on delivery to Ukraine. The tank was given the name Tomasz.

14:57 The Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine stated that the information of the La Repubblica newspaper about the movement of the Russian submarine Belgorod is a manipulation. Referring allegedly to a NATO intelligence report, the publication writes that “Putin seems to be close to raising the level of nuclear confrontation.” According to the newspaper’s findings, there are fears that the mission of the submarine Belgorod, seen in Arctic waters, is to test the Poseidon nuclear torpedo, often referred to as “doomsday warheads,” for the first time in history.

At the same time, there is not a single such report on the NATO website, and the alliance itself regularly records the activity of Russian submarines since the Cold War. The alliance announced the modernization of navigation systems and weapons of Russian submarines back in 2016. Such unfounded statements by the media only increase the information terrorism of the Russian Federation, the National Security and Defense Council notes.

14:49  The State Duma of the Russian Federation unanimously ratified the “treaties” on the “entry” of the “DPR”, “LPR”, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into Russia.

14:27 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine “superior tank units” in the direction of Zolotaya Balka, Aleksandrovka “managed to wedge into the depths of Russian defense”, Russian units allegedly “occupied a pre-prepared defensive line.” Meanwhile, Stremousov assures that “everything is stable” in the Kherson region.

13:43 Photos of the Ukrainian military in the villages of Borovaya and Sheikovka on the left bank of the Oskol in the Kharkiv region appeared on social networks . The release of these settlements has not yet been officially confirmed. They also write that the fighters of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade set the Ukrainian flag in Myrolyubovka, Kherson region.

12:51 During the retreat from Liman, the enemy left a lot of mines and stretch marks, sappers are clearing the city, said a representative of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty: “The city itself was cleared of the invaders, and of course, their remnants are still running around somewhere, they are now “They are actively capturing. But stabilization measures are underway there. First of all, there is a very dangerous mine situation there now. The occupiers have left an extremely large number of anti-personnel mines, the so-called tripwires, they have left “petal” mines that are not visible behind the leaves.”

Cherevaty also added that the remnants of the Russian group located in Liman retreated to Kreminnaya and are trying to build fortifications there.

12:34 Kadyrov announced that he would send his three underage sons to war in Ukraine. According to him, children who are 16, 15 and 14 years old “will go to the front line and will be on the most difficult sections of the line of contact.”

12:30  Peskov, in response to a question about the borders of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, said that “we will continue to consult with their population about this, everything will depend on their will.”

11:57 The “LPR” said that the Ukrainian military managed to cross the administrative border of the “republic” and gain a foothold in the direction of Lysichansk.

11:55 The  Armed Forces of Ukraine physically destroyed part of the Russian invaders in the direction of Liman, some were taken prisoner, some were able to leave in separate columns or small groups, said Sergey Cherevaty, a representative of the Eastern Group of Forces.

11:43 In Russia, they began to look for someone to blame for the failures of the “special operation”, Podolyak said: “Who is in charge of military operations in Russia: 1. Kremlin clerks. 2. Internal intelligence services. 3. Owners of PMCs from prisoners. 4. The owner of Chechnya. 5. Z – propagandists. 6. Putin personally. Spiders in a closed bank began their work to find the culprit. Someone will not survive … “

11:18 Forced mobilization is underway in Melitopol: men of different ages are approached on the street, “asked” to go to the commandant’s office and get registered, some are detained for several days, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. He also said that at the enemy checkpoint in Vasilyevka, the queue to leave the temporarily occupied territories reaches more than 4,000 people. Only 50 people were released yesterday. The occupiers have introduced a new “rule”: for travel, they require to issue passes on the spot. To get a pass, the car cannot leave the live queue. They require a Russian license to carry passengers.

On the territory of the entire occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, only 10 thousand Russian passports were issued. With this pseudo-document, they are not even allowed to go to the Crimea, Fedorov added.

10:51 From November, residents of the territories just liberated from the invaders will receive additional financial assistance in the amount of 2,200 hryvnia, Vereshchuk said.

10:47 At night, the Russian military fired at Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region. One of the shells hit the dormitory, at least one person is under the rubble, said the head of the UVA, Pavel Kirilenko.

10:21 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace considers it highly unlikely that Putin will use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, but at the same time notes that the head of the Kremlin is acting “irrationally.”

10:16 Over the past day, the enemy continued shelling the Kupyansky, Kharkiv, Chuguev and Izyum regions of the Kharkiv region. Two civilians were hospitalized with wounds in the Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.

In addition, in the Izyum district, not far from Balakliya, an emergency medical car was blown up by a mine – the driver died, the paramedic was injured. In the Kharkiv region, a man was blown up by a mine and injured.

10:08 In the sky over the Black Sea, Colonel Mikhail Matyushenko with the call sign “Grandfather” died – he led a group of pilots who became a legend as the Ghost of Kiev. He died in June, and they will bury him in Bucha only now, said the mayor of Bucha, Anatoly Fedoruk.

09:33 British intelligence notes that Putin “unusually quickly” acknowledged problems with his “partial mobilization” by convening a meeting on September 29. The military has recruited huge numbers of people who are not subject to mobilization requirements, and local officials are likely not aware of the exact scale and legal rationale of the campaign, analysts say.

09:29 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of October 3. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Bakhmut directions.

• personnel – about 60,430 (+320) people liquidated,
• tanks – 2380 (+3),
• armored combat vehicles – 4991 (+16),
• artillery systems – 1405 (+0),
• MLRS – 338 (+1),
• air defense systems – 176 (+0),
• aircraft – 265 (+1),
• helicopters – 228 (+1),
• UAV operational-tactical level – 1026 (+11),
• cruise missiles – 246 (+0),
• ships/boats – 15 (+0),
• automotive equipment and tankers – 3811 (+15),
• special equipment – 131 (+0).

09:23 NATO intelligence fears a possible test by Russia of the “weapon of the Apocalypse” – the Poseidon torpedo, writes La Repubblica. According to the publication, the alliance sent an intelligence report with a warning about the “disappearance from the base” of the Russian nuclear submarine K-329 Belgorod with six Poseidon torpedoes on board.

The suspicion conveyed to the Allied Commands is that Poseidon, codenamed Status-6, may be tested in the Kara Sea area. The Poseidon torpedo, equipped with a nuclear warhead, is capable of causing a “radioactive tsunami” and is designed not to emit the heat wave that NATO sensors are tuned to. Despite the warnings sent out, few people believe that the super-torpedo can be put into service. 

08:54 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Russia’s defeat in the Kharkiv region and Liman, combined with the Kremlin’s failure to effectively and fairly conduct a partial mobilization, is fundamentally changing the Russian information space, and now propagandists have begun to criticize the military leadership of the Russian Federation and complain about the lack of transparency in the coverage of the war.

Kremlin propagandists no longer hide their frustration with the partial mobilization, often discussing the illegal mobilization of some men and drawing attention to issues such as alcoholism among the newly mobilized. The Russian information space has deviated significantly from the narratives of the Kremlin and the Russian Defense Ministry that the situation is generally under control.

In addition, talk shows on federal channels instantly picked up the statements of Kadyrov and Prigozhin, who sharply criticized the military leadership of the Russian Federation and thereby publicly undermined Putin’s authority, experts say. At the same time, ISW states that criticism on federal Russian channels after the adoption by the Kremlin of a law that threatens Russians with up to 15 years in prison for “discrediting the army” is a very unusual event for the Kremlin’s propaganda shows.

08:37 In the Donetsk region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, one civilian was killed – in Bakhmut. Eight more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.

08:26 Tonight, the Russians launched a missile attack on the city of Zaporozhye and two villages in the Zaporozhye region – about ten S-300 missiles were fired, the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh said. In the regional center, infrastructure facilities were damaged, one victim is known. In particular, the rehabilitation center where children with special needs studied was partially destroyed. As a result of attacks on villages near the city, there were no casualties. According to preliminary information, the rockets hit outside the settlements.

07:58  Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Zaitsevo, Bakhmutsky, Bakhmut, Odradovka, Vyemka, Disputed, Nevelsky and Pervomaisky, the General Staff reports in the morning report .

07:33 Ukraine is demonstrating success in the Kherson region and is changing the dynamics of the battle in its favor, said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. According to him, there have been “kind of changes in the dynamics of the battlefield.” Austin attributed the change to the skills of the Ukrainian military and the strategic use of weapons supplied by US and NATO allies.

Austin also added that the Ukrainian military used “technologies like HIMARS” and used them “in the right way” to “attack warehouses, command and control, which takes away significant capabilities from the Russian Federation.” At the same time, according to him, the Ukrainians “changed the dynamics, and this created an opportunity for maneuver.”

2 October

23:40 Boris Johnson will become the head of the party group Conservative Friends of Ukraine in the UK Parliament, writes The Daily Telegraph.

23:37 Speaker of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty officially confirmed the liberation of the village of Torskoye near Liman: “Our military took the village of Torskoye, located on the way to Kremennaya, they are hitting with artillery fire an enemy unit that is trying to gain a foothold in Kremennaya and build a defense.”

23:35 Zelensky, in an evening video message, announced the release of Arkhangelsk and Myrolyubovka, Kherson region.

23:24 Yermak, as part of his visit to Turkey, held a trilateral meeting with Erdogan’s chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin and Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan. In addition, Yermak, together with the Ukrainian delegation, visited the facilities of Baikar. Zelensky stressed that this meeting “is not symbolic, but quite practical: we are preparing to create a training center and a plant of the Baikar company in Ukraine, as well as to jointly produce aircraft engines.”

23:13 Zelensky, in an evening video message, spoke about the “important events” that took place today in Turkey: “As part of the visit of the First Lady of Ukraine, the Head of the Office and our other representatives … the first corvette for our state was launched from those that must be built by the Turkish side. Corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa… I consider it very symbolic that he received just such a name. Despite centuries of Russian false propaganda, historical truth and justice still win. And there is not a single reason that our project to build a new fleet has failed for Ukraine. We are implementing all our plans.”

21:05 Over the current day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zaitsevo, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Odradovka, Pervomayskoye, Disputed and Vyemka, the General Staff said in an evening report . Against the backdrop of the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain sectors of the front, Russian troops began to surrender more often and are trying to leave the zone of active hostilities deep into the temporarily occupied territory.

20:43 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, and discussed issues of meeting the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in repelling Russian armed aggression.

19:51 In the Kharkiv region, a car was found with five dead residents of Kupyansk, who tried to move to Kharkiv on May 6, but stumbled upon an enemy mine in a field near the village of Vasilenkovo, the National Police reported.

19:44 According to the bills submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the borders of the so-called “DPR” and “LPR”, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which the Russian Federation allegedly “annexed” to itself, will be determined by the borders that existed “on the day of their formation and adoption into Russia.”

18:19 Zelensky said that he talked with Macron, discussed the importance of strengthening defense support for Ukraine, the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and the need for its immediate demilitarization.

17:58 Pope Francis appealed to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine with an appeal to end the war. He urged Putin to “stop the spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine “out of love for his own people” and denounced the threat of nuclear war as absurd. And the pontiff asked Zelensky “to be open to serious proposals for concluding peace.” Both sides, he said, must find a way out of the crisis.

17:35 In Mariupol, an excavator blew up on a mine, which, while digging, hit a Russian shell or an air bomb. The explosion was so powerful that half of the city could hear it well, Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor, said: “Russian weapons kill again. Fortunately, again Russian citizens or civilian occupiers. But the level of danger for Mariupol residents is difficult to overestimate.”

16:21 The United States is ready to allocate $1.5 billion a month to Ukraine until the end of the war to finance the budget and urge the EU to do the same, writes Bloomberg.

16:19 Kuleba said that he had a conversation with Rafael Grossi and informed that Ukraine was ready to facilitate the rotation of IAEA experts at the ZNPP. Kuleba stressed that Russia should withdraw troops and military equipment from the station. Grossi, according to Kuleba, assured that the IAEA is making every effort to release the ZNPP director kidnapped by Russia.

16:09 Denmark, Norway and Germany will finance the production of Slovak self-propelled guns Zuzana 2 for Ukraine, the Danish Foreign Ministry said. In total, the countries agreed to donate about 92 million euros.

15:40 Podolyak said that the number of wounded Russian soldiers is three times more than those killed, that is, it has reached about 180 thousand: “Everything is going according to plan, so the Russian death counter has turned a new page. 60,000 Russian marauders have already died on Ukrainian soil. There are three times more wounded It’s time to ask the “army” of rapidly mobilized office workers: where did the “second army of professionals” go?

15:27 Podolyak said that in 48 hours from the signing of Zelensky’s application for NATO membership, ten countries of the bloc have already supported Ukraine’s membership: “Basically, these are countries that remember the poisonous claws of the Russian Empire well. Thanks to the allies for demonstrating leadership and responsibility. History is being created today”.

15:19 Putin submitted to the State Duma bills on the annexation of the “DPR”, “LPR”, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation assumes that:

• “DPR”, “LPR”, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions are considered “accepted” into the Russian Federation from the date of signing the agreements – September 30;
• the transitional period for the “integration” of new regions into the economic, financial, credit and legal systems of the Russian Federation, as well as into the system of state authorities of the Russian Federation, is set until January 1, 2026;
• new regions will retain their current names – “DPR”, “LPR”, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions;
• the leaders of the “DPR” and “LPR” will be called “heads of the republics”, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions – “governors”;
• Putin, within 10 days from the date of “acceptance” into the Russian Federation, appoints acting “leaders” of new subjects;
• citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons residing in the territory of the occupied regions on the day of annexation are “recognized” as citizens of the Russian Federation;
• the state language of the “LPR” and “DPR” is Russian; At the same time, the Russian Federation allegedly “guarantees” to all peoples in the “LPR”, “DPR”, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions “the right to preserve and study” their native language.

14:15  The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a missile attack on the building of the SBU in Dnipro.

14:02 The presidents of nine NATO countries from Central and Eastern Europe issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories and urging the alliance to significantly increase military assistance to Ukraine. The leaders of the countries also supported Ukraine’s membership in NATO. The statement was signed by the presidents of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

13:14  The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation decided to recognize the “agreements” on the “acceptance of new subjects into Russia” as consistent with the constitution.

13:10 Zelensky said that as of 12:30 Liman was completely cleared.

12:22 The Australian government announced the introduction of individual sanctions against 28 Russian officials responsible for the annexation of Ukrainian regions. In particular, sanctions will be imposed against the mayor of Moscow, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Putin’s first deputy Sergei Kiriyenko, collaborators whom Russia has appointed heads of the occupation administrations, and others. Australia also joins Ukraine’s genocide lawsuit against Russia.

11:43 Poland has completed the construction of a fence on the border with Belarus and today the Polish border is the best protected in Europe, Stanislav Zharin, the government’s authorized representative for information space security, said. Construction cost 330 million euros.

10:41 British intelligence notes that the loss of Liman was a serious political setback for Putin and led to a new wave of public criticism of the Russian military leadership. The loss is especially noticeable due to the fact that Lyman is located in the Donetsk region, which Russia tried to annex. Further losses in illegally occupied territories will almost certainly lead to increased public criticism and pressure on the high command, analysts say. 

10:37 This morning in the Akhtyrsky district of the Sumy region, a car of Ukrtelecom signalmen blew up on an enemy mine, which drove off to the side of the road near the TV tower. There were four people in the car, one died on the spot, three were hospitalized, said the head of the Sumy OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky.

10:33 In the Nikolaev area as a result of enemy attack with. Shevchenko of the Shevchenko community, two people were killed, a residential building was partially destroyed, said the head of the OVA Vitaliy Kim.

10:18 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were killed – two in Avdeevka and one in Paraskoveevka. Nine more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.

10:16 Russians struck at the residential quarter of Nikolaev. Currently, damage is known to four apartment buildings. Preliminarily, seven people were injured, said the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich. One of the shells exploded on the territory of the hospital, the windows were shattered by the shock wave and debris. The transformer substation, power grids and gas pipeline were also damaged. Some houses were left without electricity and gas.

10:10 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of October 2. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Bakhmut directions.

• personnel – about 60,110 (+500) people liquidated,
• tanks – 2377 (+23),
• armored combat vehicles – 4975 (+26),
• artillery systems – 1405 (+8),
• MLRS – 337 (+1),
• air defense systems – 176 (+0),
• aircraft – 264 (+0),
• helicopters – 227 (+1),
• UAV operational-tactical level – 1015 (+6),
• cruise missiles – 246 (+0),
• ships/boats – 15 (+0),
• automotive equipment and tankers – 3796 (+10),
• special equipment – 131 (+0).

10:04 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin is probably more interested in keeping the territories of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, rather than strengthening his position in the Lugansk region. According to analysts, this is evidenced by the defeat in Liman.

The ISW also believes that Russia probably wants to take legal responsibility for the Zaporizhzhya NPP, and it was for this reason that the director of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, Igor Murashov, was detained. The occupiers plan to transfer ZNPP under the control of Rosatom and create a new legal entity for ZNPP. Probably, the Russian Federation will try to use its control over the ZNPP to put pressure on the IAEA in order to legitimize the illegal annexation of the occupied territory.

Meanwhile, Russian troops made another unsuccessful attempt to attack Cossack Lopan in the north of the Kharkov region. Such attacks indicate that Putin likely retains a goal of regaining control of territory outside the occupied areas and is willing to commit military resources to such offensives rather than focusing on defense against the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Donbas.

09:55  Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the SoundCloud music service, the reason is “fake news about a special operation” in Ukraine, Russian media write.

09:43 The Washington Post writes that as part of the last big exchange of prisoners, the Russian oligarch Abramovich was an intermediary – he communicated with the head of the FSB and Yermak. According to the publication, the FSB was against the exchange of Azov, but Putin wanted to return Medvedchuk.

09:21 Russians attacked Krivoy Rog at night with a kamikaze drone that hit the building of a local lyceum in the city center. Two floors of the building were destroyed, a fire broke out, which has already been extinguished. There were no casualties, the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, said.

09:03 The air force reported that tonight they shot down five of the seven Shahed-136 kamikaze drones with which the enemy attacked Nikolayevshchina.

08:40 At night, the enemy attacked Zaporozhye and the suburbs with four S-300 missiles – the industrial infrastructure was destroyed, there were no casualties, the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh said.

08:01  During the day, units of the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Vyemka, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Veselaia Dolina and Pervomayskoye, the General Staff said in the morning report .

00:36 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially confirmed the capture of Liman: “The soldiers of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with brother-in-arms from the National Guard of Ukraine, liberated and took control of the settlement of Liman in the Donetsk region.”