Lyman, Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove were the fronts where Russian troops were most active on 6 October. The Russians also dropped 21 guided aerial bombs on Kursk Oblast. Source: report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 22:00 (Kyiv time) Details: There have been 99 combat clashes since the start of the day,

Russia, which now controls just under a fifth of Ukrainian territory, has been advancing towards Toretsk since August.

Ukrainian forces said Wednesday they had retreated from the stratgically key frontline town of Vuhledar in the eastern Donetsk region after two years of keeping invading Russian forces at bay.