Ukraine War Map Update in the Starobelsky direction as of noon October 9

Ukraine War Update in the Starobelsky direction
as of noon local time on October 9, 2022

In the Kupyansky section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they were unable to break through the defense of the RF Armed Forces in the Tavolzhanka area. Part of the units of the 14th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refused to attack the Russian fortified area.

Because of this, the Ukrainian command concentrated its efforts on breaking into the positions of the RF Armed Forces at the Olshana-Pershotravneve line. The Armed Forces of Ukraine need to break through the front line due to the upcoming offensive on Svatovo and Kremennaya in order to reach the Troitskoye-Pokrovskoye-Novaya Duvanka-Svatovo line.

With the forces of 1, 2 and, partially, 3 battalions of the 14th brigade, Ukrainian formations are advancing from the south of Olshany and from the west of Pershotravneve.

Russian artillery crews and MLRS conduct barrage fire on the areas of advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, preventing them from gaining a foothold on the outskirts.

A missile strike by the RF Armed Forces destroyed the deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sinkovka. The surviving units were moved to Petropavlovka. To cover the Ukrainian grouping, an air defense system of an unidentified type was deployed to Kupyansk.

Meanwhile, a Russian reconnaissance and sabotage group carried out a successful raid on Ukrainian positions on the southern outskirts of Kupyansk-Uzlovy, destroying a stronghold with personnel.

In the Limansko-Svatovsky sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to accumulate forces for an offensive on Svatovo and Kremennaya. However, due to failures in the Kupyansky sector, the command is afraid to storm the lines because of a possible blow to the flank.

Russian artillery and aviation are conducting massive fire on the areas of concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, forcing them to constantly change positions.

The Osa and Tor air defense systems have been deployed to Ivanovka, and an advanced repair and restoration point for equipment has been organized in the vicinity of Peschanoe.