On October 1st, the North troop group continued establishing a Buffer Zone in Kharkiv and Sumy regions
 
Sumy direction
 
Northmen’s forces continue to advance all along the frontline in Sumy region. The AFU are laying low, building up defenses around Sumy. Numerous enemy groups eliminated in Sumy, Korenek, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Stepne, Osoyivka, Vilna Sloboda, Turya.
 
▪️Sumy district: our assault units continue to advancer around Khoten.
 
▪️Shostka district: our assault units are mopping up forest belts around Tovstodubove.

▪️Krasnopillia district: AFU positions are getting hit by NTG’s Solntsepyok thermobaric rockets.
 
Kharkiv direction
 
Rough fighting continues in the north-eastern parts of Kharkiv region. Russian Air Forces and UAV crews strike at AFU positions. The enemy is regrouping and preparing for new counterattacks.
 
Numerous enemy groups decimated in Velykyy Burluk, Liptsy, Slatine, Vesele, Prykolotne, Reznikove, Malyy Burluk, Khatne, Tsupivka, Prudyanka, Moskalivka, Khotomlya, Seredivka, Zhukiv Yar, Ploske, Pytomnyk, Russki Tyshky, Cherne, Doroshekove, Rubyazhne, Varvarivka, Kupyne.
 
▪️Liptsy direction: our assault units liberated Vysoka Yaruha and are now advancing around Alysivka.
 
▪️Vovchansk and Velykyy Burluk directions: Northmen liberated Rublene and Nesterne and continue to tighten the encirclement. There are advances around Varvarivka, Lobanivka, Prykolotne. The total advance was over 1000 meters.
 
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to over 270 people (including over 160 in Sumy region and over 110 in Kharkiv region). Also uncovered and destroyed:

Sumy region:
▪️one Novator IMV;
▪️two mortars;
▪️one Damba EW station;
▪️eight vehicles;
▪️23 UAV crews;
▪️147 fixed-wing UAVs, nineteen Baba Yaga UAVs, four UGV.

Kharkiv region:
▪️Kozak IMVs;
▪️one MT-LB;
▪️one Grad MLR system;
▪️seventeen vehicles;
▪️thirteen UAV crews;
▪️149 fixed-wing UAVs, 28 Baba Yaga UAVs, nine UGVs.

Victory will be ours!