The Ukrainian Defense Forces have withdrawn from Vuhledar in the Donetsk oblast. The aim was to preserve personnel and military equipment, according to the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops on Telegram.
"After suffering significant losses during prolonged battles, the enemy has not given up on its attempts to capture Vuhledar. In a desperate attempt to take control of the city, they managed to direct reserves to carry out flanking strikes, which exhausted the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units. As a result of the enemy's actions, there was a threat of encirclement of the city. The high command gave permission to execute a maneuver to withdraw units from Vuhledar to preserve personnel and equipment, and to take up positions for further action", - the statement reads.
Earlier, on the morning of October 1, the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin, reported ongoing battles near the center of Vuhledar, where 107 civilians remain. In the evening of October 1, the DeepState project reported that russian forces had occupied the city.