 Russian general was fired for unprepared defence in Bakhmut. Institute for the study of war ISW has updated its first of October assessment that Ukrainian forces lost positions in the trench system south-west of Robertine, geographic footage released on the 2nd of October and satellite imagery indicate that Ukrainian forces regained these positions sometime between the 12th and 17th of September and are currently holding them. In addition, according to military analysts, Ukrainian troops have advanced slightly in the area of the border of Donetsk and Zaporizia Oblasts and near Bakhmut. On the 2nd of October, Russian troops continued their offensive on the Avdeevka-Donetsk line and advanced. The Russian military claimed the capture of several Ukrainian positions near Sivan-Keremik and Stepov on the 1st and 2nd of October. Ukraine's general staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks east of Stepov and near Avdeevka, Keremik, Pervo-Maisk, Morynka and Novo-Maikailivka. According to the ISW, Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in the Donetsk-Zaporizia Oblast border area and near Bakhmut on the 2nd of October. A Russian Storm-Z assault unit instructor speculated that the Russian Ministry of Defence removed Lieutenant-General Andrey Sashavoy from commanding the Bakhmut direction due to his poor performance. Russian sources reported that Lieutenant-General Andrey Sashavoy was blamed for unprepared, unorganised and ineffective human waves counterattacks on Klishivka and Andreyivka that led to unsustainable losses and further collapse of the defence line and was fired. And as claimed by the Russian sources, he was not disfired, a group of people unexpectedly showed up at his office, took him out and no one has seen him since. Interestingly this was done so fast that no formal transfer of responsibility has been done.