Russian forces launched a large, combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of October 9 to 10, primarily targeting energy infrastructure and civilian targets.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Lipetsk Oblast; 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 12 Iskander-K cruise missiles from Rostov and Bryansk oblasts and occupied Crimea; four Kh-59/69 cruise missiles; and 465 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other drones – of which roughly 200 were Shahed-type drones – from the directions of Kursk and Oryol cities; Millerovo and Shakhty, Rostov Oblast; Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[1] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 405 drones; one Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile; four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles; nine Iskander-K cruise missiles; and one Kh-59/69 cruise missile, and that four missiles were “lost” or suppressed, likely by Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW). The Ukrainian Air Force reported that 13 missiles and 60 drones struck 19 locations, and downed debris fell on seven locations.
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Shot down: 405/465 Shahed and other type drones; 1/2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles; 4/14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;9/12 Iskander-K cruise missiles; 1/4 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russian strikes injured over 20 civilians and killed a child in Zaporizhzhia City.[2] Zelensky stated that the Russian strikes caused power outages in Kyiv City and Oblast and Donetsk, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, and that Russian forces also targeted Zaporizhia, Kirovohrad, and Kherson oblasts. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha noted that October 10 is also the third anniversary of the first major Russian strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 2022, underscoring Russia’s annual efforts to undermine Ukrainian morale by striking energy infrastructure during the fall and winter.[3] Poltava Oblast Military Administration Head Volodymyr Kohut reported that Russian strikes against energy infrastructure left 16,578 households in Poltava Oblast without electricity.[4] Kyiv City Military Administration Head Timur Tkachenko reported that the Russian strikes left 5,800 apartment buildings and homes without power and water in the city.[5] Russia has increasingly used recent strikes to target smaller regional Ukrainian energy facilities with more limited air defenses, likely in an effort to capitalize on Ukraine’s limited number of Patriot air defense systems.[6] ISW continues to assess that Russia is prioritizing strikes against civilian and energy infrastructure to continue its long-standing campaign to degrade Ukraine’s energy security ahead of winter 2025-2026 and demoralize the Ukrainian populace.[7] Russia’s ongoing and ever-intensifying long-range strike campaign against Ukraine is just one indicator of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s disinterest in peace.
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- Russian forces launched a large, combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of October 9 to 10, primarily targeting energy infrastructure and civilian targets.
- The Kremlin continues parallel efforts to curry favor with the United States while deflecting blame onto Ukraine and Europe for stalling negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
- Putin also continued to threaten the West as part of his reflexive control campaign aimed at preventing the United States from selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and portraying Russia’s continued adherence to the New START treaty as a meaningful concession in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
- US First Lady Melania Trump announced that she assisted efforts to return seven Ukrainian children that Russia abducted.
- Ukraine’s European partners continue to allocate aid to Ukraine and deepen cooperation with the Ukrainian defense industrial base (DIB).
- Ukrainian forces advanced near Siversk and Novopavlivka. Russian forces advanced in eastern Zaporizhia Oblast; the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka and Dobropillya tactical areas; and near Borova, Lyman, and Velykomykhailivka.
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**General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine**
*Operational information as of 22:00 on October 10, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion*
In total, there have been 198 combat clashes since the beginning of this day. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy's attempts to advance deeper into our territory, inflicting fire damage on them.
Russian invaders launched one missile strike using 32 missiles and 34 air strikes, dropping 71 guided bombs. In addition, they used 2,016 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,062 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
- - There were 12 combat clashes in the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions. The enemy carried out 101 artillery strikes, including two with multiple launch rocket systems.
- - Today, the enemy attacked 24 times in the South Slobozhanskyi direction in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Zapadny, Kamianka, Dovhenke, and in the direction of Kutkivka, Dvorichanskyi, Odradnyi, Bologivka, and Kolodyaznyi.
- - In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy made 11 attempts to advance in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Petropavlivka, Bohuslavka, and in the direction of Kurylivka. Three combat engagements are still ongoing.
- - In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 14 assaults in the areas of Novyi Mir, Kopanky, Drobysheve, Shandryholove, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Derylove, Serednie, Torske, and in the direction of Olgivka. Eight more clashes are still ongoing.
- - In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy attacked seven times in the areas of Dronivka, Yampil, and Hryhorivka.
- - Since the beginning of the day, Russian units have carried out one attack in the direction of Virolyubivka in the Kramatorsk direction.
- - In the Kostyantynivka direction, there were 16 combat clashes today. The enemy attempted to storm the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Predtechine, Toretsk, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, and in the direction of the settlement of Berestok.
- - In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of this day, the enemy has attacked 51 times in the areas of the settlements of Shakhov, Volodymyrivka, Zatyshok, Nikanorivka, Rodynske, Myrolyubivka, Novoekonomichne, Myrnohrad, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Novoukrainka, Udachne, Molodetsk, Gorikove, Filiya, and in the direction of Novopavlivka. Our defenders are holding back the enemy's advance and have already stopped 47 enemy attacks, with fighting continuing in four locations.
Today, according to preliminary data, 198 occupiers were neutralized in this direction, 140 of whom were killed. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed one artillery system, eight vehicles, and 61 UAVs. Our soldiers also hit six armored combat vehicles, one artillery system, and 12 shelters for enemy personnel.
- - In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 attacks by invaders in the areas of Andriivka-Klevtsove, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Verbove, Novovasylivske, Tolstoy, Sosnivka, Novohryhorivka, Malynivka, and Poltavka. Five more combat clashes are ongoing.
- - In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations, but carried out air strikes on the areas of Zaporizhzhia and Zaliznychne.
- - In the Orikhiv direction, the occupiers made seven attempts to advance on the positions of our troops in the areas of Kamyanske, Stepove, and Plavni.
- - In the Prydniprovsk direction, enemy units made five unsuccessful attempts to storm the positions of our units.
**Today, we would like to commend the soldiers of the 40th Separate Brigade of Coastal Defense, who are effectively holding back the enemy.**
Glory to the Ukrainian defenders!
Glory to Ukraine!
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