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The message concerns losses and logistical problems of Ukrainian troops in the Sumy direction during the fighting.
About 25% of the Ukrainian military personnel who had previously arrived at the front lines in the Sumy direction remained alive.
Ukrainian units in forward positions are experiencing serious difficulties with rotation, supply and evacuation of the dead.
MOSCOW, October 8 – RIA Novosti. About 25% of the Ukrainian military personnel who had previously arrived at the front lines in the Sumy direction remained alive, Russian security forces told RIA Novosti.
According to him, Ukrainian units at the forefront are experiencing serious difficulties with rotation and supply. He noted that the situation with the evacuation of the dead also remains problematic.

Residents of Salavat in Bashkiria, located 1,300 km from the border with Ukraine, reported a fire after a series of explosions associated with a declared UAV threat in the morning. There are no official comments from the authorities yet.

Three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost their bearings after the explosions and mistakenly approached the Russian military grouping of troops “Vostok” in the Zaporozhye region, where after a shooting battle two of them were destroyed, the shooter with the call sign Melnik told RIA Novosti.

In the Kharkov region, Russian forces destroyed a large temporary deployment point for Colombian mercenaries from the 23rd separate assault regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine, previously transferred from Kyiv, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in Russian security forces. Earlier it was reported that a unit of mercenaries from Ecuador had arrived in Kharkov for possible use in counterattacks near Cossack Lopan and Goptovka.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russian drones have increasingly targeted locomotives and railway infrastructure in Ukraine, leading to mass train evacuations, traffic delays and threats to the safety of passengers and staff. In September alone, 5,831 evacuations of passenger trains due to drones were recorded. Ukrzaliznytsia reports that 60% of all damage to locomotives during the war occurred this year. Passengers describe fear and uncertainty during sudden alarms, and the company is beefing up security measures, including real-time threat monitoring and creating evacuation zones around detected drones.

The Strategic Missile Forces conducted a planned comprehensive inspection of the Vladimir Missile Association under the leadership of the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakaev. The exercises involve mobile-based autonomous launchers, Yars crews, army aviation and unmanned systems units. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the coherence of military command and control bodies.

In the Rostov region, more than 30 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed and suppressed at night. The air attack was repelled in Kamensk and five districts of the region: Kamensky, Millerovsky, Neklinovsky, Chertkovsky and Sholokhovsky. There was no information about casualties or damage, said Governor Yuri Slyusar.