Ukrainian forces strike Russian arsenal in Bryansk Oblast storing North Korean ammunition
Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the 67th Arsenal of the Russian Ministry of Defence in Bryansk Oblast overnight on October 8. According to Ukraine’s General Staff, the facility stored guided bombs and munitions, including supplies from North Korea. The attack resulted in significant explosions, prompting local authorities to close roads around the area.
The General Staff emphasized that targeting such arsenals complicates logistics for the Russian military and significantly weakens its offensive capabilities. The full impact of the strikes is still being assessed.
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A recent survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) reveals that 81% of Ukrainians believe the country can win the war with adequate Western support. Conducted between September 20 and October 3, the study indicates a slight increase in optimism compared to previous months, despite 14% of respondents now feeling that Russia may be too strong even with Western assistance.
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On the evening of October 8, Russians dropped three KAB-250 guided missiles on the town of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. The air strikes killed a 77-year-old woman and injured six people. Two bombs hit residential buildings and one hit an educational institution. In addition, at least 30 infrastructure facilities were damaged, including 17 residential buildings, three educational institutions, seven vehicles, and three gas pipelines.
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In a series of successful operations over the past two weeks, the Spartan Brigade has demonstrated impressive effectiveness in the Kharkiv direction. The unit has reported significant enemy losses, including destroying 36 tanks, 52 armored vehicles, and 76 artillery systems. Additional statistics from the operations include the neutralization of 111 vehicles, 213 enemy bunkers and troop concentrations, and 23 electronic warfare systems. The brigade also targeted 28 ammunition depots and destroyed one multiple-launch rocket system. A striking video highlights the precision of the Spartan Brigade, showing a successful drone strike that eliminated an enemy infantry fighting vehicle.
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Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in occupied Feodosia, Crimea on the night of October 6 to 7. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on October 7 that Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in occupied Feodosia causing a fire near the facility and that Ukrainian authorities are clarifying the damage to the facility.
The Ukrainian General Staff also reported that Feodosia houses the largest oil terminal in occupied Crimea and that Russia uses this terminal to transport petroleum products to the Russian military. Feodosia occupation mayor Igor Tkachenko acknowledged the fire at the oil depot and claimed that it did not cause an oil spill. A Crimea-focused source claimed that the Russian military had deployed a Pantsir-S1 air defense system to the area in June 2024 to protect the Feodosia oil terminal. Footage published on October 7 shows a fire purportedly at the Feodosia oil terminal.
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Junior Sergeant Serhii Pavlichenko was killed on September 5, 2024, in a battle near the village of Zhuravka, Donetsk region. The defender was 55 years old.
Serhii was born in the city of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Cherkasy region. He has loved to read since childhood, and his favorite subjects at school were history, geography, and literature. He has a calm personality and never gets into conflicts unnecessarily. He adores nature and enjoys swimming in the river and fishing. He often travels to Kyiv, where he likes to walk around historical sites and visit cathedrals.
After graduating from high school, he joined the army. After serving, he went to Kyiv because he planned to enter a construction institute. In the capital, he met like-minded people with whom he began to work on gaining independence for Ukraine. Together, they created the Trakhtemyrivskyi Kut fraternity, which was engaged in ethnographic, historical, and reconstruction activities. From 1990 to 1991, they made the first film about the ataman of Kholodnyi Yar, Vasyl Chuchupaka. To do this, Serhiy restored the formation of the Black Cossacks and participated in the first Cossack campaign in the Cherkasy region.
Serhiy Pavlichenko was a brother of the Kyiv Kobzar workshop and a Black Cossacks historical club member. He made his first bandura in 1992. Counting the number of instruments he made during his life is difficult. However, it is known for sure that they are kept all over the world.
“His real workshop, unfortunately, did not survive, but it was overflowing with blanks and tools. For us, it looked chaotic, but for him, everything was structured,” says his daughter Liudmyla Pavlichenko. ”He never sought popularity in the modern sense. It was important to him that his instruments produced the best sound and that they again played dumas and psalms, restoring the memory of authentic kobzarism. It was surprising that not much was known about him in his hometown, while he was well known outside among kobzars, reenactors, and historians.”
Serhii used to kobzarize only at home when he was inspired, because he was primarily interested in crafting. His favorite song was “Hey, I Had a Horse.” He also went to church and followed all Ukrainian traditions. He loved outdoor activities with his family, went spearfishing, doused himself with cold water in winter, and bathed in the river in cold weather.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the man stood up to defend Ukraine – first he served in the territorial defense, and then he joined the 58th separate motorized infantry brigade named after Hetman Vyhovskyi. He held the rank of junior sergeant. He spent his entire combat career on the front line, always in hot spots.
“Serhii was very inspired, he did not hide. I don’t know how he passed the medical examination, because it’s extremely difficult to fight at 55. When we were going to the funeral, we recalled pleasant moments and sang his favorite songs. Serhii had a Cossack character and died like a Cossack. Because it is the greatest honor for a Cossack to die in battle,” added friend Ruslan Naida.
The fighter was buried on the Alley of Heroes in the town of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi. Serhii’s family was waiting for him at home.
*Serhii’’s story on the Heroes Memorial – a platform for stories about the fallen defenders of Ukraine.
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