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Russian losses double near Dobropillya, ISW says. A Russian drone attack kills a family of four in Sumy region, the mother was pregnant with twins. The EU pledges 2 billion euros for drone production in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian losses double near Dobropillya, ISW says<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only one out of every 10 attacking Russian soldiers in the Novopavlivka direction reach Ukrainian positions. Russian forces operating in the Dobropillya tactical area are suffering an average of 10 personnel casualties every day \u2013 up from an earlier average of two to five at an unspecified time, according to Ukrainian service members cited by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in an update on Monday. The paragraphs below are quoted from the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on September 29 that Ukrainian forces have \u201csurrounded\u201d some Russian units in the Dobropillya direction. Syrskyi stated that Ukrainian forces have liberated roughly 175 square kilometers and cleared almost 195 square kilometers of Russian sabotage groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Dobropillya area reported that the number of Russian assault groups and the number of soldiers moving in each group have increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCO stated that Russian forces are suffering an average of 10 personnel casualties every day \u2013 up from an earlier average of two to five at an unspecified time. The NCO stated that Russian naval infantry elements, including elements of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet), recently entered combat in the brigade\u2019s area of responsibility (AoR), after which the number of Russian assaults and losses increased. The NCO reported that Russian forces in the area are having issues with fuel and lubricant supplies due to Ukrainian strikes against Russian oil refineries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian forces advanced near Velykyi Burluk, Lyman, Siversk, Novopavlivka, and Velykomykhailivka and in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian Dnipro Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Viktor Trehubov stated that Russian forces are trying to advance into Pokrovsk in small groups. Trehubov stated that Russian forces in the area are poorly trained and are mostly Russian citizens who signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the financial incentives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Ukrainian servicemember operating in the Novopavlivka direction reported that Ukrainian forces are repelling Russian attacks and beginning to push Russian forces back in the brigade\u2019s AoR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian drone attack kills a family of four in Sumy region, the mother was pregnant with twins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A married couple and their two young sons were killed in an overnight Russian drone attack in the village of Chernechchyna in Sumy region on Tuesday. Twenty-six-year-old Alyona Lesnichenko was pregnant with twins, local news site Kordon.Media said after speaking with neighbors of the woman and with the village head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n