The Armed Forces have advanced in the areas of Tickyevka, Andreevka and Verbov - ISW (map)

The spokesman of the General Staff of Ukraine and the Tavriya group of the Armed Forces Colonel Alexander Planon reported that Ukrainian servicemen have achieved partial success to the west of Verbov (18 km southeast of Orikhov), as well as near Kingivka (5 km south -west) and Andriyevka 10 km southwest of Bakhmut). Russian "military" argued that the forces of the Russian Federation allegedly captured indefinite positions near Ivanivka (20 km southeast of Kupyansk).

The General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that the Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Sinkivka and Ivanivka. In addition, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Captain Ilya Yevlash noted that Russian actions near Sinkivka and Ivanivka had intensified, despite the decrease in the activity of aviation and drones in the direction of Kupyansk-Lyman due to heavy showers.

On October 9, Russian troops conducted offensive operations on the Svatove-Kremenna line, but did not achieve confirmed successes. The Russian military bloggers argued that the Kremlin forces allegedly continued the offensive and advanced 1 kilometer closer to Makeevka and seized indefinite positions near Nevsky, although ISW has no visual confirmation of this information. The General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that the Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Makeevka.

On October 9, Ukrainian troops continued the offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction and carried out promotion. The General Staff of the Armed Forces stated that the Ukrainian forces had reflected Russian attacks north of Bogdanivka, Kingivka and Andreevka.

The spokesman for the Ukrainian Right Response Brigade, Pavel Storozhuk, emphasized that the troops of the Russian Federation have changed tactics in the Bakhmut direction and increasingly use small groups of four to eight people to bypass the Ukrainian forces. The Ukrainian 3rd Separate Storm Brigade reported that its fighters were captured by the commander of the volunteer battalion "Alga" of the 72nd OMSBR of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian military sources stated that Russian troops had carried out almost 15 unsuccessful attacks north of Donetsk near Avdiivka and southwest of Donetsk near Marinka and Novomykhailivka. The "military" of the Russian Federation claim that the troops of the Russian Federation continue to carry out land attacks along the entire line of the front of the front of Avdiivka-Donetsk.

According to Russian sources, the forces of the Russian Federation allegedly reflected Ukrainian attacks in the area of ​​Prijutny (16 km southwest of the Great Novosilka) and Mykilsky. The General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that Ukrainian troops had repelled Russian attacks in the region of Staromorsky and Levadna. The Russian "military" argued that the forces of the Russian Federation were unsuccessfully attacked near Mykilsky and Novodonetsky.

The Russian "military" argued that Russian and Ukrainian troops were fighting near Marfopol (9 km south of Gulyaypol). The military observer reported that the units of the Russian 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade allegedly advanced several hundred meters in the disputed "gray zone" in the direction of Marphopil-Chervona. He added that these attacks are only tactical because the Russian forces attack the battalion or less.

Ukrainian troops continued the offensive actions in the western part of the Zaporizhzhya region and, as reported, advanced on October 9. Alexander Planon also reported that Ukrainian troops have achieved partial success to the west of Verbov. The Russian "military" argued that the Ukrainian forces were slightly advanced in the direction of Kopani and between the robot and Novodanilovka. Russian military bloggers claimed that fierce battles continue on the line-verb line.

On October 9, Russian troops conducted a limited unsuccessful offensive operation in the west of Zaporizhzhya region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that the Ukrainian troops repelled Russia's offensive north of Novoprokopivka. It is reported that on the night of October 8 to October 9, the Ukrainian forces made a limited raid across the Dnieper River in the Kherson region.