General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces is the central military command body responsible for the operational leadership of Ukraine's army, navy and air force. It is headed by the Chief of the General Staff, who also serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The body plans and directs military operations and issues the daily situation reports on the front lines.
-
Day 1695: 260 combat clashes recorded, Pokrovsk direction sees heaviest fighting
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported 260 combat clashes along the front line over the past day. The Pokrovsk direction saw the highest concentration of attacks at 35. Russian forces launched one missile strike, 85 airstrikes dropping 278 guided aerial bombs, 8,224 kamikaze drones, and 2,625 shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements, 15 of them using multiple launch rocket systems.
-
Ukraine strikes Russian repair unit, depots and troop concentrations in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
Ukraine's Defence Forces struck a series of Russian military targets in the temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts on 10 October and overnight into 11 October. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the strikes hit a Russian army repair unit near Chystiakove, materiel supply depots near Makiivka and Horodyshche, and troop concentration areas at Purdivka, Lysychansk and Irmino.
-
General Staff: 194 combat clashes in past day, heaviest fighting on Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions
Ukraine's General Staff reported on October 3, 2026 — the 1,683rd day of Russia's full-scale invasion — that 194 combat clashes were recorded over the previous day. Russian forces carried out 1 missile strike, 90 airstrikes with 275 guided bombs, used 9,522 kamikaze drones, and conducted 2,435 shelling attacks, 33 from multiple rocket launchers. The heaviest fighting was on the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions, with 21 and 19 attacks respectively. Ukrainian forces reported eliminating 1,560 Russian soldiers, bringing estimated total Russian losses since February 24, 2022 to about 1,538,950 personnel.
-
Ukraine hits Rostov airfield and Yaroslavl oil refinery in overnight strikes
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck a military airfield in Rostov-on-Don and the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl on the night of September 17. The SBU carried out the airfield strike, while the refinery hit was a joint operation of the SBU, the Unmanned Systems Forces, military intelligence (HUR) and the Foreign Intelligence Service. Russian governors reported no casualties from either attack.