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A Russian milblogger stated that the claimed Russian encirclement northeast of Kharkiv City does not exist in a traditional sense and that Russian forces have not completed the encirclement.

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A Russian milblogger claimed on October 2 that the claimed Russian encirclement northeast of Kharkiv City “does not exist in a traditional sense,” and that Russian forces have not completed the encirclement, contrary to Russian MoD claims.

The Russians struck two districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on the afternoon of 2 October.

Enemy guided aerial bombs hit residential areas in the Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts.

One of the Russian guided aerial bombs destroyed a residential building.

Russia struck Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on October 2, damaging residential buildings, offices, and an educational facility. Two people were killed and more than 30 were injured

SBU counterintelligence officers exposed a four-member agent network of Russian military intelligence (GRU) in the Kharkiv region.

The GRU agents guided strikes on Kharkiv and collected information on Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, law enforcement officers, and judges.

All four members of the group were detained following a special operation coordinated by SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad.

The suspects were notified of suspicion of high treason under martial law (Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and are in custody facing life imprisonment.

On Oct. 2, Russian glide bombs struck the city’s Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts, killing two women and injuring 36 people, including three children.

On the afternoon of Oct. 2, Russian forces attacked two districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs. One of the bombs struck a private home... The attack damaged 23 private houses, an educational institution, office buildings, seven vehicles and power lines.

The Russian Army struck Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, causing a residential building to be completely destroyed in the Slobidskyi and Nemishianskyi districts.

The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has dismantled a Russian military intelligence network in the Kharkiv region.

Following a special operation personally coordinated by the head of the SSU, Major General Oleksandr Poklad, four members of the group were detained.

The group had been directing shelling of the region and monitoring Ukrainian soldiers, law enforcement officers and judges.

The suspects are currently in custody and face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

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