Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2026俄罗斯攻势评估,2026年10月4日
The Russian Ministry of Defense presented its main rhetorical framing of what will be Russia’s brutal Fall-Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign.

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) presented its main rhetorical framing to justify what will become Russia’s brutal Fall-Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign against Ukrainian critical infrastructure. The Russian MoD is unfoundedly framing these strikes as a response to many grievances going back several months. The Russian MoD announced on October 4 that it is intensifying its strikes against infrastructure in Kyiv City and Oblast and Ukraine writ large and framed this intensification as a response to alleged Ukrainian strikes against Russian civilian targets in multiple instances since June 2026.[1] Russian forces began its Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in late September 2026 ahead of Ukraine’s heating season.[2] Ukraine’s 2026 battlefield successes appear to be forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to reevaluate his original theory of victory in Ukraine and shift focus to compelling Ukraine to surrender through the Winter 2026-2027 long-range strike campaign, as opposed to advances on the battlefield.[3] This strike campaign aims to make civilian life in Ukraine unbearable such that Ukraine will capitulate to Russia’s demands. Russia has waged a similar strike campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure every winter since Winter 2022-2023 and is likely beginning its campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure earlier than usual before Ukraine can develop effective countermeasures to Russian ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, which have inflicted significant damage already.[4] The Russian MoD’s rhetorical framing is attempting to justify the intensification of its strike campaign, which will target Ukraine’s already-degraded energy infrastructure and other critical infrastructure, to Russians and the international community.
The Russian strikes are not an actual response to specific events, however, and many of the MoD’s specific claims are blatantly false. The Russian MoD named Ukraine’s strike series against military and industrial infrastructure in Leningrad Oblast during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in June 2026 and alleged strikes against Russian electoral infrastructure in Moscow City during the September 18 to 20 State Duma elections as some of the grievances to which these strikes are responding.[5] Russia has made repeated accusations that Ukrainian forces targeted Russian electoral infrastructure during the September 2026 Duma elections but has failed to provide evidence supporting its claims.[6] Ukrainian strikes against Moscow City on September 19 to 20 targeted Russian oil refineries and warehouses.[7]
The prominent Kremlin-affiliated milblogger Rybar media project criticized the Russian MoD’s disingenuous framing of its Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign as retaliatory in nature. Rybar criticized the MoD for framing Russian strikes as “reactive,” as if Russian forces had not deliberately struck Kyiv City for the past four years of war.[8] Rybar criticized the implicit messaging that the Russian MoD only “came to its senses” and conducted strikes after the September State Duma elections, and reminded its readers that Russian forces have been bombarding Kyiv regularly since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Rybar noted, however, that the MoD is shifting to increasingly candid rhetoric and praised this change in rhetoric.
Ukraine is already suffering from Russia’s increasingly deadly strike campaign that has intensified since late September 2026, however. Russian forces are escalating strikes against bridges in Kyiv City, striking both the Northern and Southern bridges in Kyiv City a total of seven times between October 1 and 4 in an effort to disrupt Ukraine’s economy and daily civilian life.[9] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on October 4 that Russian forces used over 1,900 strike drones (including over 800 jet-powered ones), 1,700 aerial bombs, and 25 missiles against Ukraine during the week of September 27 to October 4.[10] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 135 Shahed-type (including 52 jet-powered) and Gerbera-type strike drones, Banderol or Dan-T loitering munitions, and Parodiya decoy drones against Ukraine overnight on October 3 to 4.[11] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 123 drones and two Banderol or Dan-T loitering munitions, and that an unspecified number of strike vehicles struck five locations. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces struck civilian, medical, communication, and residential infrastructure in Kyiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Odesa oblasts.[12]
Russian forces have been adapting their strike packages and technology to maximize the suffering of Ukrainian civilians.[13] United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated on October 2 that the UN confirmed at least 15,280 civilian deaths and injuries in Ukraine during the first eight months of 2026, marking a 55 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025.[14] Russia appears to be committed to a strike campaign against Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure with increasing brutality and lethality, as the Kremlin hopes that these strikes can distract from Ukraine’s recent battlefield successes and ultimately force Ukraine into capitulation by making daily life untenable.[15]
Ukraine is urgently pursuing domestic production of jet-powered drone interceptors to combat Russia’s escalating strike campaign, as Russia continues to stockpile ballistic and quasi-ballistic missiles for future long-range strikes. Zelensky reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces currently intercept about 85 to 92 percent of conventional Shahed-type drones and 50 to 60 percent of jet-powered Shahed-type drones.[16] Zelensky stated that Ukraine will install at least 12 anti-drone turrets equipped with .50 caliber machine guns in Kyiv City and an additional eight in Kyiv Oblast in order to defend against Russian jet-powered drones.[17] Zelensky emphasized the importance of leveraging F-16 fighter jets, which also appear to be a cost-effective method for intercepting Russian jet-powered drones in these increasingly large strike packages.[18] Ukraine meanwhile is also developing new anti-jet drone interceptors and scaling their production to respond to the increased Russian use of jet-powered drones, which fly faster than traditional interceptor-drones. Zelensky reported that Ukraine and Germany are jointly developing new Bars jet-drone interceptors, which reportedly have the highest interception rate of available systems at around 30 percent.[19] Zelensky noted that other systems have also shown promise and are “catching up” to the Bars system. Zelensky noted that Russia has stockpiled up to 700 ballistic missiles and is producing 130-140 per month, however, amidst an ongoing Patriot interceptor shortage. Russian forces are likely stockpiling their ballistic and quasi-ballistic missiles in order to conduct intense future long-range strikes after Russia’s jet-powered drones lose their current advantage.[20] Russia’s increasingly large strike packages continue to highlight the critical importance of Western assistance in bolstering Ukraine’s air defense capabilities, both with US-made Patriot air defense systems that can effectively counter Russian ballistic missiles and other forms of air defense for a diverse, well-equipped air defense umbrella.[21]
The Russian military continues forming new maneuver divisions as part of the implementation of its longstanding plans to transition towards a force structure based on mass and divisions. The Russian military command very likely reorganized its 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (3rd Combined Arms Army [CAA], formerly 2nd Luhansk People’s Republic Army Corps [LNR AC], Southern Military District [SMD]) into the 84th Motorized Rifle Division. The official Telegram channel of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade rebranded itself as the 84th Motorized Rifle Division in late September or early October.[22] The Russian MoD has not officially commented on the reorganization as of October 4. The newly-formed 84th Motorized Rifle Division is one of the primary fighting forces in Kostyantynivka (Russia’s priority effort) and, previously as a brigade, was heavily staffed and supplied, featuring at least two motorized rifle regiments and several separate battalions operating under it.[23] The newly formed 84th Motorized Rifle Division is the first division-level formation operating under the 3rd CAA. [24] The reorganization of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade into a division is part of ongoing military reforms that Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced in December 2022 and brings the total tally of Russian brigades reorganized into maneuver divisions to 12 since 2022. [25] All of the newly formed divisions have been engaged in combat operations in Ukraine, however, and it remains unclear if or how Russia will staff these formations to doctrinal end-strength. The Russian military will likely be able to bring them up to their full end strength rapidly after the end of fighting in Ukraine.[26]
Russian civilians protested the results of the September 2026 State Duma elections in Moscow City on October 4. The Communist Party (CPRF) announced on October 4 that Russian authorities detained at least 65 Russian citizens at an authorized Communist Party (CPRF) rally in Moscow City to commemorate victims of the massacre during the 1993 Black October constitutional crisis.[27] Hundreds reportedly attended the rally, and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs forces began detaining participants after they started chanting “down with the Tsar.” CPRF representatives announced on September 23 that they would hold the rally on October 4 to protest State Duma election fraud.[28] There were large-scale election violations and fraud throughout the Duma elections, including Russian election authorities detaining or disqualifying several hundred observers from the CPRF and the opposition Yabloko Party (after banning Yabloko candidates from participating in the elections at all).[29] The choice to hold the rally on the anniversary of Black October, in which former Russian President Boris Yeltsin performed a self-coup and used military force to kill and detain opposition leaders, is notable, and the CPRF very likely intended to draw parallels to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Protests of this size are highly unusual in Moscow City and demonstrate growing discourse within Russian society surrounding the continued war in Ukraine and its effects on Russian society.
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) presented its main rhetorical framing to justify what will become Russia’s brutal Fall-Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign against Ukrainian critical infrastructure. The Russian MoD is unfoundedly framing these strikes as a response to many grievances going back several months.
The Russian strikes are not an actual response to specific events, however, and many of the MoD’s specific claims are blatantly false.
The prominent Kremlin-affiliated milblogger Rybar media project criticized the Russian MoD’s disingenuous framing of its Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign as retaliatory in nature.
Ukraine is already suffering from Russia’s increasingly deadly strike campaign that has intensified since late September 2026, however.
Ukraine is urgently pursuing domestic production of jet-powered drone interceptors to combat Russia’s escalating strike campaign, as Russia continues to stockpile ballistic and quasi-ballistic missiles for future long-range strikes.
The Russian military continues forming new maneuver divisions as part of the implementation of its longstanding plans to transition towards a force structure based on mass and divisions.
Russian civilians protested the results of the September 2026 State Duma elections in Moscow City on October 4.
Ukrainian forces advanced in the Borova direction and Lyman tactical area.
Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian military assets. Russia launched 135 drones against Ukraine overnight.
We do not report in detail on Russian war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. We will continue to evaluate and report on the effects of these criminal activities on the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian population and specifically on combat in Ukrainian urban areas. We utterly condemn Russian violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them in these reports.
Ukrainian Operations in the Russian Federation
Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian military assets. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Su-34 multirole fighter jet, a Su-35 bomber aircraft, and an ammunition depot at the Khanskaya Airbase, Adygea Republic (roughly 440 kilometers from the frontline), overnight.[30]
An improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly killed a Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) employee and a Ukrainian war veteran who was involved in the torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs). Local Russian newspaper Novomoskovsk Today confirmed on October 3 that Russian veteran Roman Syromyatnikov died in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, but did not state the cause of death.[31] A Russian insider source reported that unidentified actors placed an IED under Syromyatnikov’s car and that the explosion killed him.[32] Syromyatnikov fought in Ukraine under the Russian 51st Guards Airborne Regiment (106th Guards Airborne [VDV] Division), and the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office filed charges against Syromyatnikov in 2025 for the torture of Ukrainian POWs at a penal colony in Tula Oblast.[33]
Russian Supporting Effort: Northern Axis
Russian forces continued limited offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on October 3 and 4 but did not advance.[34] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian sources are overclaiming Russian presence in Pokrovka (east of Sumy City), likely based on footage published on October 2 that demonstrated a very minor Russian presence north of Pokrovka.[35]
Ukrainian forces continued their frontline strike campaign against Russian military assets in Russia. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian electronic warfare station near Klimovo, Bryansk Oblast (roughly 10 kilometers from the frontline), on October 3 or overnight October 3 to 4.[36]
Russian Supporting Effort: Kharkiv Oblast
Russian forces continued infiltration missions in northern Kharkiv Oblast on October 3 and 4 but did not advance.[37] Russian forces recently infiltrated along a railway line south of Kozacha Lopan (north of Kharkiv City), based on geolocated footage published on October 3.[38]
The Russian MoD continues to peddle false claims of Ukrainian encirclement northeast of Kharkiv City. The Russian MoD claimed that Russian forces are tightening their encirclement and striking Ukrainian forces in Rublene, Nefedivka, Kupyne, and Chorne (all northeast of Kharkiv City).[39] ISW has observed no evidence that would indicate any encirclement of Ukrainian forces in the area and continues to assess that these claims are part of a Russian cognitive warfare effort aimed at aggrandizing Russian advances and distracting from Ukrainian battlefield successes.[40]
Russian forces continued limited offensive operations northeast of Velykyi Burluk on October 3 and 4 but did not advance.[41]
Ukrainian forces continue their intermediate-range strike campaign against Russian energy infrastructure in occupied Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Commander Major Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces hit a Russian electrical substation in occupied Nova Tarasivka (about 20 kilometers from the frontline) on an unspecified date since September 24.[42]
Russian Supporting Effort: Oskil River
Russian forces continued offensive operations in and southeast of Kupyansk on October 3 and 4 but did not advance, as Ukrainian forces counterattacked north of Kupyansk.[43]
Russian sources continue to use likely AI-generated or AI-altered footage to make aggrandized claims in the Kupyansk direction. A Russian milblogger published likely AI-generated or AI-altered footage on October 2 showing two Russian personnel purportedly from the Russian 153rd Tank Regiment (47th Tank Division, 1st Guards Tank Army, Moscow Military District) in front of the Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi train station (southeast of Kupyansk), asserting Russian control over half of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi.[44] The milblogger criticized Russian official claims of having seized Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi as of January 27, 2026, while fighting continues. Russian opposition source Astra noted on October 3 that the footage in question shows the train station’s roof and facade as intact, whereas recent drone footage shows more significant damage to both the building’s roof and facade.[45] Russian sources continue to use AI-generated and AI-altered videos to assert territorial control over areas of Ukraine that Russian forces have not seized as both a cognitive warfare effort to portray Ukrainian forces’ defense as collapsing and in order reinforce lies within the Russian military itself.[46]
Ukrainian forces appear to be degrading Russian positions northeast and southeast of Borova amid continued offensive operations northwest of Lyman. Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on October 4 that Russian forces maintain positions about one kilometer from Borivska Andriivka (northeast of Borova), indicating that Ukrainian forces likely pushed Russian forces north and west of the outskirts of Borivska Andriivka.[47] Mashovets reported that small Russian infantry groups have only managed to infiltrate a single windbreak northeast of Novoplatonivka (north of Borova), indicating that Russian forces likely do not hold Novoplatonivka. Mashovets reported that Ukrainian forces liberated Hrekivka (southeast of Borova), indicating Ukrainian forces also maintain control over Druzhelyubivka and Olhivka (both west of Hrekivka), contrary to Russian claims. Mashovets reported that Russian forces hold positions about three kilometers west of Karmazynivka and that Ukrainian forces advanced two kilometers from Hrekivka toward Makiivka (all southeast of Borova).
Russian forces are reportedly holding some unspecified motorized rifle regiments and battalions in reserve in both the Lyman and Borova directions. Mashovets assessed on October 4 that three to four motorized rifle or rifle battalions and up to four to five motorized rifle or rifle regiments of the Russian Territorial Defense Forces and mobilization reserve are likely active in the Borova and Lyman directions.[48]
Ukrainian forces continue their intermediate-range strike campaign against Russian energy infrastructure in occupied Luhansk Oblast. Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Commander Major Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces struck five Russian electrical substations in occupied Luhansk Oblast (all between 17 and 145 kilometers from the frontline) since September 24.[49]
Russian Main Effort: Capture Ukraine’s Fortress Belt and complete the seizure of Donetsk Oblast
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Encircle the Fortress Belt from the northwest
Ukrainian forces continue pushing back Russian forces northwest to southeast of Lyman. Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces advanced into Zarichne (northeast of Lyman) and Myrne (immediately west of Zarichne across the Zherebets River), as well as eastward to the west (right) bank of the Zherebets River between Yampolivka and Zarichne (south of Yampolivka).[50] Mashovets indicated that Ukrainian forces are still fighting for Myrne and Zarichne and that residual Russian infantry groups remain in the Stavky-Kolodyazi-Myrne-Zarichne area.[51] Mashovets reported that Ukrainian forces have cleared most Russian infiltrators from the Lyman area, but that at least one Russian infiltration group maintains a very limited presence in eastern Lyman.[52] Mashovets also reported that elements of the Russian 25th Combined Arms Army (CAA) continue to control a significant portion of a forested area between Yampil and Lyman (southeast of Lyman), but that Ukrainian forces are counterattacking near Yampil and recently advanced between Yampil and Lyman. Mashovets reported that Ukrainian forces forced Russian forces to withdraw from the Dibrova (southeast of Lyman) area, but that some individual Russian forces remain near Dibrova and in Ozerne (southeast of Dibrova).
Ukrainian operations east and southeast of Lyman may threaten the Russian 3rd Combined Arms Army’s (CAA, formerly 2nd Luhansk People’s Republic Army Corps [LNR AC], Southern Military District [SMD]) operations towards Slovyansk (south of Lyman). Mashovets noted on October 4 that as Ukrainian counteroffensive operations are forcing elements of the Russian 25th CAA to slow infiltration missions into Lyman itself and forcing these elements to retreat southeast of Lyman, they have also impacted the Russian 3rd CAA’s offensive operations towards Slovyansk (southwest of Lyman) through Mykolaivka (east of Slovyansk).[53] Mashovets assessed that the Russian 3rd CAA will likely have to deploy part of its forces from the Mykolaivka effort to defend its northern flank and hold the southern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River.
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Advance on the Fortress Belt from the east
Russian forces concentrated offensive operations east of Slovyansk near Kryva Luka and toward Mykolaivka on October 3 and 4 but did not advance.[54]
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Advance on the Fortress Belt from the south
Russian forces recently conducted an infiltration mission in Kostyantynivka. Ukrainian forces struck a Russian position in northern Kostyantynivka, according to geolocated footage published on October 3, after what ISW assesses was a Russian infiltration mission.[55]
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #4 – Encircle the Fortress Belt from the southwest
Russian forces continued intensified offensive operations in the Dobropillya tactical area on October 3 and 4 but did not advance.[56]
Russian forces continue to prioritize efforts against Dobropillya, indicating that Russian forces remain committed to conducting a wide envelopment of the Fortress Belt from the southwest despite the loss of the intended northern pincer. A Ukrainian brigade operating in the Pokrovsk (southwest of Dobropillya) direction reported on October 4 that Russian forces attempt to infiltrate into urban areas in the brigade’s area of responsibility (AoR) between 70 to 80 times per day.[57] The brigade reported that Russian forces are using Geran drones to strike frontline Ukrainian positions. Geran drones are relatively expensive for tactical frontline missions and are largely used for Russia’s long-range strike campaign, and Russian usage of Geran drones in the Dobropillya area indicates that the Russian military command is highly prioritizing this area.
Ukrainian forces continue their intermediate-range strike campaign against Russian energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Commander Major Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces struck 14 electrical substations, including repeat strikes against at least one substation, in occupied Donetsk Oblast (all between 20 to 70 kilometers from the frontline) since September 24.[58]
Russian Supporting Effort: Advance into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Neither Russian nor Ukrainian sources reported ground activity in the Novopavlivka direction on October 4.
Russian forces continued limited offensive operations southeast of Oleksandrivka on October 3 and 4 but did not advance.[59]
Russian Supporting Effort: Southern Axis
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Hulyaipole direction and western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 3 and 4 but did not advance.[60]
Ukrainian forces continued their intermediate-range strike campaign against Russian military assets in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system near occupied Kuroshany (roughly 45 kilometers from the frontline) on October 3 or overnight October 3 to 4.[61] Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Commander Major Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces struck six Russian electrical substations in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast (all between 38 and 87 kilometers from the frontline) since September 24.[62]
Neither Russian nor Ukrainian sources reported ground activity in the Kherson direction on October 4.
Ukrainian forces continue to strike energy infrastructure in occupied Kherson Oblast and Crimea, as part of their campaign intended to isolate Crimea. Brovdi reported on October 4 that Ukrainian forces struck 17 electrical substations in occupied Crimea (all between 110 and 215 kilometers from the frontline) and one substation in occupied Kherson Oblast since September 24.[63]
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign
Note: The Ukrainian military ceased regularly reporting the numbers of Russian missiles fired and the number of missiles intercepted as of August 11. [64]
See topline text for reports on Russian overnight strikes against Ukraine.
Significant Activity in Belarus
Nothing significant to report.
Note: ISW does not receive any classified material from any source, uses only publicly available information, and draws extensively on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media as well as commercially available satellite imagery and other geospatial data as the basis for these reports. References to all sources used are provided in the endnotes of each update.
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俄罗斯国防部提出了其主要论调,旨在为俄罗斯即将于2026-2027年秋冬季对乌克兰关键基础设施发起的残酷打击行动辩护。俄罗斯国防部毫无根据地将这些打击行动描述为对数月以来诸多不满的回应。10月4日,俄罗斯国防部宣布将加大对基辅市、基辅州乃至整个乌克兰基础设施的打击力度,并将此举描述为对乌克兰自2026年6月以来多次袭击俄罗斯民用目标的回应。[1] 俄罗斯军队于2026年9月下旬,即乌克兰供暖季开始前,启动了针对乌克兰能源基础设施的2026-2027年冬季打击行动。[2]乌克兰在2026年战场上的胜利似乎正迫使俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京重新评估其最初的乌克兰胜利理论,并将重点从战场上的推进转移到通过2026-2027年冬季的远程打击行动迫使乌克兰投降。[3] 这场打击行动旨在使乌克兰平民生活难以忍受,从而迫使乌克兰屈服于俄罗斯的要求。自2022-2023年冬季以来,俄罗斯每年冬季都会对乌克兰能源基础设施发动类似的打击行动,而且很可能比往年更早地开始对乌克兰能源基础设施的打击,以免乌克兰能够研发出有效应对俄罗斯弹道导弹和喷气式无人机的反制措施,这些武器已经造成了重大破坏。[4] 俄罗斯国防部的措辞试图向俄罗斯民众和国际社会证明其加大打击力度的合理性,此次打击行动的目标将是乌克兰本已受损的能源基础设施和其他关键基础设施。
然而,俄罗斯的空袭并非对特定事件的真正回应,国防部提出的许多具体说法也明显不实。俄罗斯国防部将乌克兰在2026年6月圣彼得堡国际经济论坛(SPIEF)期间对列宁格勒州军事和工业基础设施的一系列空袭,以及在9月18日至20日国家杜马选举期间对莫斯科市俄罗斯选举基础设施的袭击,列为此次空袭的回应。[5] 俄罗斯一再指责乌克兰军队在2026年9月国家杜马选举期间袭击了俄罗斯的选举基础设施,但始终未能提供证据支持其说法。[6] 9月19日至20日,乌克兰对莫斯科市的空袭目标是俄罗斯的炼油厂和仓库。[7]
与克里姆林宫关系密切的知名军事博客“Rybar”批评俄罗斯国防部对其2026-2027年冬季空袭行动的描述含糊其辞,将其定性为报复性行动。Rybar批评国防部将俄罗斯的空袭行动描述为“被动反应”,仿佛过去四年战争期间,俄军没有蓄意袭击基辅市。[8] Rybar批评了这种隐含的信息,即俄罗斯国防部只是在9月国家杜马选举后才“幡然醒悟”并开展空袭行动,并提醒读者,自2022年全面入侵开始以来,俄军就一直在定期轰炸基辅。不过,Rybar也指出,国防部的措辞正在变得更加坦率,并对此表示赞赏。
然而,乌克兰已经遭受俄罗斯日益猛烈的致命空袭,自2026年9月下旬以来,空袭愈演愈烈。俄罗斯军队加大了对基辅市桥梁的袭击力度,在10月1日至4日期间,基辅市的南北两座桥梁共遭到七次袭击,企图破坏乌克兰的经济和民众的日常生活。[9] 乌克兰总统泽连斯基于10月4日报告称,在9月27日至10月4日这一周,俄罗斯军队对乌克兰使用了超过1900架攻击型无人机(其中包括800多架喷气式无人机)、1700枚航空炸弹和25枚导弹。[10] 乌克兰空军报告称,在10月3日至4日夜间,俄罗斯军队向乌克兰发射了135架“沙赫德”(Shahed)型(其中包括52架喷气式无人机)和“格贝拉”(Gerbera)型攻击型无人机、“班德罗尔”(Banderol)或“丹-T”(Dan-T)巡飞弹以及“帕罗迪亚”(Parodiya)诱饵无人机。[11]乌克兰空军报告称,乌克兰军队击落了123架无人机和两枚“班德罗尔”(Banderol)或“丹-T”(Dan-T)巡飞弹,另有数量不明的攻击车辆袭击了五个地点。乌克兰官员报告称,俄罗斯军队袭击了基辅、苏梅、第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克、哈尔科夫、顿涅茨克、扎波罗热和敖德萨等州的民用、医疗、通信和居民基础设施。[12]
俄罗斯军队一直在调整其打击方案和技术,以最大限度地加重乌克兰平民的苦难。[13] 联合国人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克于10月2日表示,联合国确认,2026年前八个月乌克兰至少有15280名平民伤亡,比2025年同期增加了55%。[14] 俄罗斯似乎致力于对乌克兰平民和民用基础设施发动越来越残酷和致命的打击行动,克里姆林宫希望这些打击行动能够转移人们对乌克兰近期战场胜利的注意力,并最终通过使乌克兰的日常生活无法维持而迫使乌克兰投降。[15]
乌克兰正紧急推进国产喷气式无人机拦截器的生产,以应对俄罗斯不断升级的打击行动。与此同时,俄罗斯持续囤积弹道导弹和准弹道导弹,为未来的远程打击做准备。泽连斯基10月4日报告称,乌克兰军队目前拦截了约85%至92%的常规“沙赫德”型无人机和50%至60%的喷气式“沙赫德”型无人机。[16] 泽连斯基表示,乌克兰将在基辅市安装至少12座配备.50口径机枪的反无人机炮塔,并在基辅州再安装8座,以防御俄罗斯喷气式无人机。[17] 泽连斯基强调了利用F-16战斗机的重要性,F-16战斗机似乎也是拦截俄罗斯喷气式无人机的一种经济有效的手段,尤其是在俄罗斯打击行动规模日益扩大的情况下。[18]与此同时,乌克兰也在研发新型反喷气式无人机拦截器,并扩大生产规模,以应对俄罗斯日益增多的喷气式无人机。这些喷气式无人机的飞行速度比传统的拦截无人机更快。泽连斯基报告称,乌克兰和德国正在联合研发新型“巴尔斯”(Bars)喷气式无人机拦截器,据称其拦截率在现有系统中最高,约为30%。[19] 泽连斯基指出,其他系统也展现出潜力,正在“赶上”巴尔斯系统。泽连斯基还指出,尽管俄罗斯目前面临“爱国者”(Patriot)拦截导弹短缺的问题,但仍储备了多达700枚弹道导弹,并且每月生产130至140枚。俄罗斯军队很可能正在储备弹道导弹和准弹道导弹,以便在俄罗斯喷气式无人机失去当前优势后,能够发动更猛烈的远程打击。[20]俄罗斯日益大规模的打击行动继续凸显了西方援助对于加强乌克兰防空能力的重要性,这包括提供美国制造的“爱国者”防空系统,该系统可以有效对抗俄罗斯的弹道导弹,以及其他形式的防空系统,从而形成多样化、装备精良的防空保护伞。[21]
作为其长期计划的一部分,俄罗斯军队继续组建新的机动师,以推进向以兵力和师为基础的部队结构转型。俄罗斯军方指挥部很可能将其第4独立摩托化步兵旅(隶属于第3合成集团军,原为第2卢甘斯克人民共和国军,南部军区)重组为第84摩托化步兵师。第4摩托化步兵旅的官方Telegram频道在9月下旬或10月初更名为第84摩托化步兵师。[22]截至10月4日,俄罗斯国防部尚未就此次重组发表正式评论。新组建的第84摩托化步兵师是科斯蒂安蒂尼夫卡(俄罗斯的重点项目)的主要作战力量之一,该师此前为旅级单位,人员和物资储备充足,至少下辖两个摩托化步兵团和若干独立营。[23] 新组建的第84摩托化步兵师是第3装甲司令部下属的第一个师级单位。 [24] 将第4摩托化步兵旅重组为师是俄罗斯前国防部长谢尔盖·绍伊古于2022年12月宣布的持续军事改革的一部分,自2022年以来,俄罗斯已将12个旅重组为机动师。[25] 然而,所有新组建的师都已参与乌克兰的作战行动,目前尚不清楚俄罗斯将如何为这些部队配备符合作战理论的满编人员。俄罗斯军方很可能在乌克兰战事结束后迅速将其扩充至满编。[26]
10月4日,俄罗斯民众在莫斯科市举行抗议活动,反对2026年9月国家杜马选举结果。俄罗斯联邦共产党(俄共)于10月4日宣布,在莫斯科市举行的俄共官方集会上,至少有65名俄罗斯公民被俄罗斯当局拘留。此次集会旨在纪念1993年“黑色十月”宪政危机期间大屠杀的遇难者。[27] 据报道,数百人参加了此次集会,俄罗斯内务部部队在集会参与者开始高喊“打倒沙皇”后,开始拘留他们。俄共代表于9月23日宣布,他们将于10月4日举行集会,抗议国家杜马选举舞弊。[28] 整个杜马选举期间存在大规模的选举违规和舞弊行为,包括俄罗斯选举当局拘留或取消数百名俄共和反对党“亚博卢”党观察员的资格(此前已禁止“亚博卢”党候选人参加选举)。[29]选择在“黑色十月”周年纪念日举行集会意义重大。“黑色十月”事件中,俄罗斯前总统叶利钦发动政变,动用武力杀害并拘禁反对派领导人。俄罗斯联邦共产党很可能意在将此次集会与俄罗斯总统普京的政权相提并论。如此规模的抗议活动在莫斯科极为罕见,表明俄罗斯社会内部对乌克兰持续战争及其对俄罗斯社会的影响的讨论日益增多。
俄罗斯国防部提出了其主要论调,旨在为俄罗斯计划于2026-2027年秋冬季对乌克兰关键基础设施发动的残酷打击行动辩护。俄罗斯国防部毫无根据地将这些打击行动描述为对数月以来诸多不满的回应。
然而,俄罗斯的袭击并非对特定事件的真正回应,而且英国国防部的许多具体说法显然是错误的。
与克里姆林宫关系密切的著名军事博客 Rybar 媒体项目批评俄罗斯国防部虚伪地将 2026-2027 年冬季打击行动描述为报复性质。
然而,乌克兰已经遭受了俄罗斯日益致命的打击行动的蹂躏,该行动自 2026 年 9 月下旬以来愈演愈烈。
乌克兰正紧急推进喷气式无人机拦截器的国内生产,以对抗俄罗斯不断升级的打击行动,因为俄罗斯仍在囤积弹道导弹和准弹道导弹,以备未来进行远程打击。
作为俄罗斯军队长期以来向以兵力和师为基础的部队结构过渡计划的一部分,俄罗斯军队继续组建新的机动师。
10月4日,俄罗斯民众在莫斯科市抗议2026年9月国家杜马选举结果。
乌克兰军队向博罗瓦方向和莱曼战术区域推进。
乌克兰军队继续对俄罗斯军事目标发动远程打击。俄罗斯连夜向乌克兰发射了135架无人机。
我们不会详细报道俄罗斯的战争罪行,因为西方媒体已对此进行充分报道,而且这些罪行不会直接影响我们正在评估和预测的军事行动。我们将继续评估并报道这些犯罪活动对乌克兰军队和乌克兰民众的影响,特别是对乌克兰城市地区战斗的影响。我们强烈谴责俄罗斯违反武装冲突法和日内瓦公约的行为以及反人类罪行,尽管我们并未在这些报告中详细描述这些罪行。
乌克兰在俄罗斯联邦的行动
乌克兰军队继续对俄罗斯军事目标进行远程打击。乌克兰安全局(SBU)10月4日报告称,乌克兰军队连夜袭击了位于阿迪格共和国汉斯卡亚空军基地(距前线约440公里)的一架俄罗斯苏-34多用途战斗机、一架苏-35轰炸机和一个弹药库。[30]
据报道,一枚简易爆炸装置(IED)炸死了俄罗斯联邦监狱管理局(FSIN)的一名雇员和一名曾参与虐待乌克兰战俘的乌克兰退伍军人。俄罗斯当地报纸《今日新莫斯科夫斯克》于10月3日证实,俄罗斯退伍军人罗曼·西罗米亚特尼科夫在图拉州新莫斯科夫斯克市去世,但未说明死因。[31] 一位俄罗斯内部人士透露,身份不明的人在西罗米亚特尼科夫的车下放置了一枚简易爆炸装置,爆炸导致他身亡。[32] 西罗米亚特尼科夫曾在俄罗斯第51近卫空降团(第106近卫空降师)服役,乌克兰总检察长办公室于2025年对其提起诉讼,指控其在图拉州的一处劳改营虐待乌克兰战俘。[33]
俄罗斯的支持行动:北方轴心
10 月 3 日和 4 日,俄军继续在苏梅州北部进行有限的进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[34] 一位俄罗斯军事博主声称,俄罗斯方面夸大了俄军在波克罗夫卡(苏梅市以东)的存在,这可能是基于 10 月 2 日发布的视频,该视频显示俄军在波克罗夫卡以北的存在非常少。[35]
乌克兰军队继续对俄罗斯境内的俄罗斯军事目标进行前线打击。乌克兰总参谋部于 10 月 4 日报告称,乌克兰军队于 10 月 3 日或 10 月 3 日夜间至 4 日凌晨袭击了布良斯克州克利莫沃附近的一个俄罗斯电子战站(距离前线约 10 公里)。[36]
俄罗斯的支持行动:哈尔科夫州
10 月 3 日和 4 日,俄罗斯军队继续在哈尔科夫州北部进行渗透行动,但没有取得进展。[37] 根据 10 月 3 日发布的地理定位视频,俄罗斯军队最近沿着科扎恰洛潘(哈尔科夫市北部)南部的铁路线进行了渗透。[38]
俄罗斯国防部继续散布关于乌克兰军队在哈尔科夫市东北部被包围的虚假说法。俄罗斯国防部声称,俄军正在加强包围圈,并在鲁布列内、涅费迪夫卡、库皮涅和乔尔内(均位于哈尔科夫市东北部)对乌克兰军队发动攻击。[39] 情报与安全局(ISW)未发现任何证据表明乌克兰军队在该地区被包围,并继续评估认为,这些说法是俄罗斯认知战的一部分,旨在夸大俄军的进展,并转移人们对乌克兰战场胜利的注意力。[40]
10 月 3 日和 4 日,俄军继续在韦利基布尔卢克东北部进行有限的进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[41]
乌克兰军队继续对被占领的哈尔科夫州的俄罗斯能源基础设施进行中程打击。乌克兰无人系统部队(USF)指挥官罗伯特·“马扎尔”·布罗夫迪少校于10月4日报告称,自9月24日以来,乌克兰军队在某个未指明的日期袭击了位于被占领的新塔拉西夫卡(距前线约20公里)的一个俄罗斯变电站。[42]
俄罗斯的支持行动:奥斯基尔河
10 月 3 日和 4 日,俄军继续在库皮扬斯克及其东南部地区发动进攻,但并未取得进展,因为乌克兰军队在库皮扬斯克北部发动了反击。[43]
俄罗斯方面继续利用疑似人工智能生成或篡改的视频,夸大其在库皮扬斯克方向的战果。10月2日,一位俄罗斯军事博主发布了一段疑似人工智能生成或篡改的视频,视频显示两名据称来自俄罗斯第153坦克团(隶属莫斯科军区近卫第1坦克集团军第47坦克师)的人员出现在库皮扬斯克-武兹洛维火车站(位于库皮扬斯克东南部)前,声称俄罗斯已控制库皮扬斯克-武兹洛维一半的领土。[44] 该军事博主批评了俄罗斯官方关于已于2026年1月27日占领库皮扬斯克-武兹洛维的说法,而战斗仍在继续。俄罗斯反对派媒体Astra于10月3日指出,这段视频显示火车站的屋顶和外墙完好无损,而最近的无人机拍摄画面显示,该建筑的屋顶和外墙均遭受了更为严重的破坏。[45]俄罗斯方面继续利用人工智能生成和人工智能修改的视频来宣称对俄罗斯军队尚未占领的乌克兰地区拥有领土控制权,这既是一种认知战努力,旨在将乌克兰军队的防御描绘成正在崩溃,也是为了巩固俄罗斯军队内部的谎言。[46]
在莱曼西北方向持续的攻势中,乌克兰军队似乎正在削弱博罗瓦东北部和东南部的俄军阵地。乌克兰军事观察员科斯蒂安廷·马绍韦茨于10月4日报告称,俄军在距离博里夫斯卡·安德里夫卡(博罗瓦东北部)约一公里处占据阵地,这表明乌克兰军队可能已将俄军击退至博里夫斯卡·安德里夫卡郊区的北部和西部。[47] 马绍韦茨报告称,少量俄军步兵仅成功渗透到新普拉托尼夫卡(博罗瓦北部)东北部的一处防风林,这表明俄军可能并未控制新普拉托尼夫卡。马绍韦茨还报告称,乌克兰军队解放了赫雷基夫卡(博罗瓦东南部),这表明乌克兰军队还控制着德鲁热柳比夫卡和奥尔希夫卡(均位于赫雷基夫卡西部),这与俄方的说法相悖。马绍韦茨报告称,俄军占据了卡尔马济尼夫卡以西约三公里的阵地,而乌克兰军队从赫雷基夫卡向马基夫卡推进了两公里(均位于博罗瓦东南方向)。
据报道,俄军在莱曼和博罗瓦方向都保留了一些未指明的摩托化步兵团和营作为预备队。马绍韦茨在10月4日评估,俄罗斯国土防卫军和动员预备队可能有三到四个摩托化步兵营或步兵营,以及四到五个摩托化步兵团或步兵团在博罗瓦和莱曼方向处于活跃状态。[48]
乌克兰军队继续对被占领的卢甘斯克州的俄罗斯能源基础设施进行中程打击。乌克兰无人系统部队(USF)指挥官罗伯特·“马扎尔”·布罗夫迪少校于10月4日报告称,自9月24日以来,乌克兰军队袭击了被占领的卢甘斯克州的五个俄罗斯变电站(所有变电站距离前线17至145公里)。[49]
俄罗斯主要行动:夺取乌克兰要塞带并完成对顿涅茨克州的占领
俄军下属主要行动一:从西北方向包围要塞带
乌克兰军队继续向莱曼西北至东南方向击退俄军。乌克兰军事观察员科斯蒂安廷·马绍韦茨于10月4日报告称,乌克兰军队推进至扎里奇内(莱曼东北部)和米尔内(位于扎里奇内以西,隔着热列别茨河),并向东推进至热列别茨河西岸(右岸),位于扬波利夫卡和扎里奇内之间(扬波利夫卡以南)。[50] 马绍韦茨指出,乌克兰军队仍在为米尔内和扎里奇内而战,残余的俄军步兵部队仍驻扎在斯塔夫基-科洛迪亚齐-米尔内-扎里奇内地区。[51] 马绍韦茨报告称,乌克兰军队已将大部分俄军渗透者从莱曼地区清除,但至少有一个俄军渗透小组在莱曼东部保持着非常有限的存在。[52]马绍韦茨还报告说,俄罗斯第25合成集团军的部分兵力继续控制着扬皮尔和莱曼(莱曼东南部)之间大片森林地区,但乌克兰军队正在扬皮尔附近发起反击,并且最近在扬皮尔和莱曼之间取得了进展。马绍韦茨报告说,乌克兰军队迫使俄军从迪布罗瓦(莱曼东南部)地区撤出,但一些俄军残部仍然驻扎在迪布罗瓦附近和奥泽尔内(迪布罗瓦东南部)。
乌克兰在莱曼以东和东南方向的军事行动可能威胁到俄罗斯第三集团军(原卢甘斯克人民共和国第二军,隶属南部军区)向斯拉维扬斯克(莱曼以南)方向的作战行动。马绍韦茨于10月4日指出,由于乌克兰的反攻行动迫使俄罗斯第二十五集团军的部分兵力减缓了渗透莱曼的步伐,并迫使这些兵力撤退至莱曼东南方向,这也影响了俄罗斯第三集团军经由尼古拉耶夫卡(斯拉维扬斯克以东)向斯拉维扬斯克(莱曼西南)方向发起的进攻行动。[53] 马绍韦茨评估认为,俄罗斯第三集团军很可能需要从尼古拉耶夫卡的防御部署部分兵力,以保卫其北翼并守住西维尔斯基顿涅茨河南岸。
俄军第二主力行动——从东面进攻要塞带
10 月 3 日和 4 日,俄军在斯拉维扬斯克以东的克里瓦卢卡附近以及尼古拉耶夫卡方向集中了进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[54]
俄军下属主要行动#3——从南部向要塞带推进
俄罗斯军队最近在科斯蒂安蒂尼夫卡进行了一次渗透行动。根据 10 月 3 日发布的地理定位视频,乌克兰军队袭击了科斯蒂安蒂尼夫卡北部的一个俄罗斯阵地,而 ISW 评估认为这是一次俄罗斯渗透行动。[55]
俄军下属主要行动#4——从西南方向包围要塞带
10月3日和4日,俄军在多布罗皮利亚战术区继续加强进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[56]
俄军继续将多布罗皮利亚的战事列为优先事项,这表明尽管原计划的北部钳形攻势失败,俄军仍致力于从西南方向对“要塞带”进行全面包围。10月4日,一支在波克罗夫斯克(多布罗皮利亚西南方向)作战的乌克兰旅报告称,俄军每天试图渗透到该旅责任区内的城区70至80次。[57] 该旅报告称,俄军正在使用“格朗”(Geran)无人机打击乌克兰前线阵地。“格朗”无人机对于前线战术任务而言成本相对较高,主要用于俄罗斯的远程打击行动。俄军在多布罗皮利亚地区使用“格朗”无人机表明,俄军指挥部高度重视该地区。
乌克兰军队继续对被占领的顿涅茨克州的俄罗斯能源基础设施进行中程打击。乌克兰无人系统部队(USF)指挥官罗伯特·“马扎尔”·布罗夫迪少校于10月4日报告称,自9月24日以来,乌克兰军队袭击了被占领的顿涅茨克州的14个变电站,其中至少有一个变电站遭到重复袭击(所有变电站距离前线20至70公里)。[58]
俄罗斯支援行动:进军第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州
10 月 4 日,俄罗斯和乌克兰方面均未报告新巴甫洛夫卡方向有地面活动。
10 月 3 日和 4 日,俄军继续在奥列克桑德里夫卡东南方向进行有限的进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[59]
俄罗斯的支持行动:南方轴心
10月3日和4日,俄军继续向胡利亚伊波列方向和扎波罗热州西部发动进攻,但并未取得进展。[60]
乌克兰军队继续对被占领的扎波罗热州境内的俄罗斯军事目标进行中程打击。乌克兰总参谋部10月4日报告称,乌克兰军队于10月3日或10月3日至4日夜间,在被占领的库罗沙尼附近(距前线约45公里)击落了一套俄罗斯“山毛榉-M3”地对空导弹系统。[61] 乌克兰无人系统部队(USF)指挥官罗伯特·“马扎尔”·布罗夫迪少校于10月4日报告称,自9月24日以来,乌克兰军队已在被占领的扎波罗热州境内(距前线38至87公里之间)击落了六座俄罗斯变电站。[62]
10月4日,俄罗斯和乌克兰方面均未报告赫尔松方向有地面活动。
乌克兰军队继续袭击被占领的赫尔松州和克里米亚的能源基础设施,这是其旨在孤立克里米亚的行动的一部分。布罗夫迪于 10 月 4 日报告称,自 9 月 24 日以来,乌克兰军队袭击了被占领的克里米亚的 17 个变电站(所有变电站距离前线 110 至 215 公里)和被占领的赫尔松州的一个变电站。[63]
俄罗斯空袭、导弹和无人机行动
注:自 8 月 11 日起,乌克兰军方停止定期报告俄罗斯发射的导弹数量和拦截的导弹数量。[64]
请参阅正文了解有关俄罗斯夜间袭击乌克兰的报道。
白俄罗斯的重大活动
没有什么重大事项需要报告。
注:ISW 不接收任何来源的机密材料,仅使用公开信息,并广泛参考俄罗斯、乌克兰和西方媒体的报道和社交媒体,以及市售卫星图像和其他地理空间数据作为报告的基础。所有参考资料均列于每份更新报告的尾注中。
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