{
  "id": 12171722,
  "title": "Ukraine’s Armed Forces Disrupt Russian Occupiers’ Plans Near Kostiantynivka: What’s Happening At The Front",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ukraines-armed-forces-disrupt-russian-occupiers-plans-near",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/ukraine-s-armed-forces-disrupt-russian-occupiers-plans-near-kostiantynivka-what-s-happening-at-the-front/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The front remains tense near Kostiantynivka, according to Ukraine's General Staff. In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukraine has recently brought tanks back to the battlefield after successfully neutralizing Russian drone threats. Russian forces have been forced to retreat after Ukraine's armed forces first targeted their logistics infrastructure and then hunted their drone operators, compelling them to flee. Ukraine's Defense Forces have been employing this strategy in other areas as well, such as the Kharkiv region.\n\nUkraine's 475th Assault Regiment demonstrated this approach in the Vilkhuvatka area, where they showcased two tanks attacking Russian positions, supported by heavy strike UAVs, FPV drones, and reconnaissance assets. Border guards reported similar drone operations in the Lyman direction, with the Phoenix unit providing aerial support for the offensive during the 3rd Army Corps' Vivaldi operation.\n\nDespite Russian forces outnumbering Ukrainian forces six to one in certain Donetsk region sections, Ukraine's Defense Forces have maintained their positions, repelling enemy assaults and inflicting losses on Russian personnel and equipment. Ukrainian Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko cited these figures, noting that Russian occupiers continue to utilize infantry, drones, and aviation aggressively. However, Ukraine's Defense Forces have held their ground, thwarting enemy advances and causing losses.\n\nThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine highlighted that Russian forces have been actively assaulting in the Kostiantynivka section of the front in Donetsk region, targeting areas such as Kostiantynivka, Osynove, Novoselivka, and Illinivka. Additionally, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled occupier attacks on the Pokrovsk bridgehead, where the enemy aimed to advance towards Dobropillia, Svitle, Myrne, and Serhiivka.\n\nUkrainian forces have also targeted Russian military facilities, including three enemy howitzers (Msta-B and Hyacinth-B), a drone launch site, a command post, and a river crossing. In the temporarily occupied Donetsk region, a storage, preparation, and launch site for strike drones was struck, along with an arsenal of materiel and an enemy command post in Russia's Belgorod region. Ukrainian Defense Forces operations aim to reduce the occupier army's capability to employ strike drones against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported long-range strikes reaching the Samara region and positions of Iskander ballistic missile system crews in Bryansk region. Russian Black Sea Fleet has been placed on heightened combat readiness for the anniversary of the October 8 attack on the Kerch Bridge.",
  "summary": "The situation remains most tense in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. UATV English looks at the situation in other sections of the front. In certain sections of the front in the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukraine has managed to bring tanks back onto the battlefield. The Telegraph writes about this. According to the outlet, for two…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}