The armed forces of Ukraine are

 successfully advancing on the border of the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions - west of Svatovo.

Ukrainian defenders freed Borova, Sheykivka, Izyumska and Druzhelyubivka from the Russian occupiers. 

This was reported by analysts of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

"Geolocation footage confirms that the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their offensive east of Liman and may have breached the border of Luhansk region in the direction of Kreminnaya," the report says.

The ZSU also has success in the Kherson region, ISW analysts emphasize.  

Ukrainian forces continued to advance south in the direction of Novaya Kakhovka.

In addition, geolocation footage showed that Mykhailivka, Havrylivka and Novooleksandrivka were liberated from the invaders.

"Ukrainian successes in the Kherson region are shaking the already vulnerable information space of the Russian Federation. The occupiers are increasingly accusing NATO intelligence of exposing the weak points of the Russian defense and are calling on the Russian troops to prepare for urban battles and develop new defensive positions," experts emphasized.

The report also notes that even the most elite Russian military units continue to degrade more and more as the war in Ukraine continues. 

We will remind you that the 223rd day of heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation to the large-scale Russian invasion has begun.

The occupiers shelled more than 20 settlements with tanks and mortars.

More details about the situation at the front - 

in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on October 4

.

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