[UPDATE – Oct 15th, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – October 2026, 1/2

💥D1683-Oct 5th 00:00Z: Russian Armed Forces maintain a ring around Dobropillya and are approaching the forests near Sumy In the Dobropillya direction, units of the 51st Army have maintained a blockade around the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison and simultaneously created a threat to Belozerka. In the Sumy direction, “Northern” forces have occupied Maryino, the last eastern node of the enemy’s general defensive line north of the regional center, and are approaching a large-scale advance into the forested area. In Zaporizhzhia, after the virtual collapse of the Orekhiv garrison, the Russian Armed Forces continue to eliminate the remnants of the fortified…