Projectile event in Ukraine on Fri 2nd October 2026

On 2 October 2026, according to Russian sources, Russian forces struck with unspecified weapons (coded as artillery shelling) Ukrainian personnel and equipment near Bytytsia, Sumy. According to Russian sources, on that day, 250 Ukrainian soldiers, including some from territorial defense (coded to Doroshivka) and national guard (coded to Sosnivka, Doroshivka) units, were killed near Varvarivka, Lobanivka, Riznykove, Mykolaivka, Nefedivka, Kupyne, Chorne, Prykolotne, Sosnovyi Bir, Nova Kozacha, Hrachivka, Serdobyne, Sosnivka, Velykyi Burluk, Metalivka, Bezruky, Ruski Tyshky, Slatyne, - Kharkiv region, Doroshivka, Rudnivka, Ivolzhanske, Bytytsia, Mykilske, Lypniak, Khotin - Sumy region. [Russian MoD reported 250 fatalities. Coded as 10 fatalities split across 26 events. 0 fatalities coded to this event].