Daily Report from the Ukraine Field for 2022-10-14
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⚡️ (http://t.me/SLG_MAPS/319)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 13 Oct 2022⚡️
The Russian Armed Forces have continued shelling infrastructure and military facilities in #Ukraine. A logistics terminal in #Nalivaykovka in #Kiev Region, which allegedly housed a warehouse of lend-lease weapons and equipment, was hit.
Several explosions occurred in #Zolochev in #Lvov Region and other regions of western #Ukraine.
#Russian Federation Border Territories:
▪️ In the afternoon, the AFU shelled #Belgorod again. Air defence intercepted the targets, but the wreckage of one of the missiles fell on the roof of a multi-storey building.
At the same time the enemy struck an ammunition depot in the village of #Oktyabrsky. Another strike hit the #Shebekino border crossing.
There were no civilian casualties.
▪️ In the #Kursk region, Ukrainian militants hit an electrical transformer near the villages of #Tetkino and Popovo-Lezhachi, disabling both for several hours. The enemy also shelled #Guevo and damaged several civilian buildings.
#Starobelsk Direction (MAP (http://t.me/SLG_MAPS/316)):
▪️ In the #Kupyansk area, the AFU grouping, consisting of the 14th Mechanized Brigade and the 32nd Separate Combined Battalion of the Territorial Defence tried to storm Russian army positions on the #Kislovka - #Pershotravnevoye line, but suffered losses and withdrew.
▪️ Units of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade tried to entrench near #Kotlyarovka, but also retreated with losses. During the day, the AFU in the #Kupyansk sector lost about 50 personnel and 10 pieces of equipment .
▪️ In the #Lyman - #Svatovo section, Ukrainian formations are still gathering forces for an attack towards #Kremennaya. Near #Ternov a large combined grouping of several battalions of the AFU and AFU Territorial Defence has been formed.
#Soledar Direction:
▪️ There are no significant changes to the front line, the AFU is preparing for a Russian offensive on #Bakhmut (#Artemovsk).
#Donetsk Direction:
▪️ Ukrainian militants once again shelled #Donetsk, #Yasinovataya, #Gorlovka, #Makeevka and other surrounding settlements.
#Zaporozhye Direction:
▪️ In #Zaporozhye region, the enemy is preparing for a large-scale counterattack along the entire front line. The sides are engaged in artillery duels on the line of contact. Russian Forces have carried out several strikes on AFU facilities in #Zaporozhye.
#Nikolaev - #Berislav Direction on the Southern Front (MAP (http://t.me/SLG_MAPS/317)):
▪️ AFU Personnel are rotated at the Posad-Pokrovskoye section in #Zara and #Lyubomovka. In Posad-Pokrovskoye itself, the AFU has set up ammunition depots.
▪️ In the #Andreevka sector, units of the AFU 35th Separate Marines Brigade tried to entrench themselves 3 kilometres north of #Ishchenka, but came under artillery fire from Russian Forces and retreated to Davydov Brod.
▪️ Enemy aircraft also carried out strikes near #Borozenskoye and #Bezvodnoye.
▪️ In the #Berislav area, the forces of the AFU 60th Separate Infantry Brigade on the Novogrigoryevka - Novaya Kamenka line are put on alert to attack positions of Russian Forces.
▪️ Russian Forces captured several enemy soldiers during combat reconnaissance near Sukhoy Stavok.
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⚡️ (http://t.me/yurasumy/5552)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #YURI: #Artemovsk Doomsday - published at 6:51 on 14 Oct 2022⚡️
The fighting for #Artemovsk (#Bakhmut) is entering its climactic stage. The enemy in this direction is seriously exhausted, our units have penetrated deep into the city and are storming the main defensive line, and therefore the AFU command requires urgent reinforcements, otherwise the fall of the city will not only be inevitable, but will happen very quickly.
And here is where a very unpleasant fork of decisions emerges for Ze-k (Zelensky) and his gang. Surrendering a major city to the enemy would collapse the myth of an all-conquering Ukrainian army, without which Western aid could be curtailed. It would also be a blow to the image of the authorities inside the country and against the backdrop of a stalled front an unpleasant hint of future defeats.
And this is where they have to make a choice. Either withdraw their units from #Zaporozhye and #Svatovo and reinforce the grouping near Artemovsk, or invest all their forces in a final strike.
The game is very risky. And what Ze-k chooses, I think, we will see by the end of the week.
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⚡️ (http://t.me/rybar/40198)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Chronicle of Strikes and Mutual Shelling in the SMO area Overnight from 13-14 Oct 2022⚡️
▪️ Ukrainian militants shelled populated areas in the #Belgorod region. Air defence forces shot down shells in the #Novooskolsky district and debris from destroyed missiles damaged power lines.
▪️ Russian Forces fired on AFU positions in #Nikolaevka, #Chernigov Region, as well as in the villages of #Ukrainskoye and Bolshaya Rybitsa in #Sumy region.
▪️ Russian Forces launched several missile strikes in #Kharköv overnight after which the lights went out in some quarters.
Russian missile troops and artillery struck an infrastructure facility near #Chuguev and hit concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment in #Ogurtsovo, #Staritsa and #Gatishche.
▪️ In the #Starobelsk direction, Russian forces struck targets at concentrations of AFU manpower and equipment in #Dvurechnaya, #Gryanikovka and #Torskoye.
Artillery duels continued along the entire line of contact.
▪️ In the #Bakhmut (#Artemovsk) direction, Russian missile forces and artillery hit the enemy in #Belogorovka, #Yakovlevka and #Bakhmut.
▪️ In the Donetsk direction, Russian Forces carried out strikes against AFU concentrations in #Krasnogorovka, #Avdeevka, #Maryinka, Zolotaya Niva and #Nevelskoye.
In turn, Ukrainian militants shelled #Donetsk, #Makeevka, #Gorlovka, #Aleksandrovka and #Yasynuvata.
▪️ Russian air defence intercepted several missiles aimed at the port area over #Mariupol.
▪️ Russian Forces hit enemy targets in #Zaporozhye.
At the same time, Ukrainian militants shelled residential areas in #Tokmak and #Energodar.
▪️ On the southern section of the front, the Russian Forces engaged targets in #Nikolaev. In #Bereznegovatoye, an Iskander SAM strike destroyed an AFU battalion-level checkpoint.
Ukrainian militants once again shelled Novaya Kakhovka, with shells intercepted by air defences.
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⚡️ (http://t.me/SLG_MAPS/207)Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (October 14, 2022)⚡️
◽️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
💥An arsenal was hit by high-precision, long-range sea-based weapons in Brody (Lvov region), where significant stockpiles of weapons, military equipment and munition from Western countries was delivered and stored.
💥Military command and energy facilities have been hit by high-precision weapons used by the Russian Air Force in Kiev and Kharkov regions.
💥The enemy made three unsuccessful attempts to attack Russian positions towards Kupyansk. Russian artillery fire halted and eliminated the advancing AFU units on the far approaches. Over 30 Ukrainian personnel, 2 armoured combat vehicles and 4 pickup trucks have been eliminated.
💥AFU units attempted to conduct combat reconnaissance along the entire line of contact towards Krasnoliman. Russian troops, supported by artillery, inflicted fire on the enemy. The remnants of the Ukrainian units are pushed back to their departure ares. More than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, 5 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 pickup trucks and 4 vehicles have been eliminated.
💥While pursuing retreating AFU units, Russian troops seized dominant heights near Vremevka (Donetsk People's Republic). More than 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 6 armoured fighting vehicles and 3 pickups have been eliminated.
💥The enemy launched a number of unsuccessful attacks towards Nikolaev-Krivorozhsk neaR Dudchany, Pyatikhatki and Ischenko (Kherson region). All the attacks have been successfully repelled by Russian forces. More than 130 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles and 7 vehicles have been eliminated by shelling.
💥Bases of units of the 59th AFU Mechanised Infantry Brigade and the Foreign Legion mercenary formation have been hit by Russian air force missile strikes near Nikolaev. The enemy losses were over 170 servicemen and fighters, 4 armoured combat vehicles, 3 pickup trucks and 6 vehicles.
✈️ Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralised 2 AFU command posts, 63 artillery units at their firing positions, 156 manpower and military equipment concentration areas.
💥6 munition depots have been destroyed near Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Krasnoye, Novosyolovka Pyervaya (Donetsk region), Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region), Kalinovka and Novoaleksandrovka (Nikolaev region).
✈️ An Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force has been shot down by tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces near Bereznegovatoye (Nikolayev region).
💥 15 unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot by air defence forces shot down near Novaya Tarasovka (Kharkov region), Poltava, Sofiyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), Petrovskoye, Staromayorskoye, Nikolskoye and Kodema (Donetsk People's Republic), Energodar (Zaporozhye region), Respublikanets, Dmitrenko, Tomarino, Chaykino and Chkalovo (Kherson region), Tavricheskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region). 14 shells of HIMARS and Olha multiple-launch rocket systems have been destroyed near Tomarino, Otradokamenka, Novaya Kakhovka, Verovka and Vesyoloye (Kherson region).
📊 In total, 322 airplanes and 161 helicopters, 2,226 unmanned aerial vehicles, 380 air defence missile systems, 5,753 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 869 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,473 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 6,560 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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⚡ Statements from Putin :
❗The decision of the German authorities to fulfill NATO obligations to the detriment of German interests a mistake.
❗The President of Turkey has already played a significant role in resolving a number of issues, for example, in the issue of exchanges of prisoners of war, he personally got involved, we are grateful to him for this .
❗As soon as the troops withdrew from Kyiv - that's it, Kyiv lost its desire to negotiate
❗I do not see the need for negotiations with Biden, the issue of my trip to the G20 has not been fully resolved .
❗On Crimean bridge issue :The FSB stated that, most likely, the explosives were sent by sea, but it has not been definitely established whether this was done with the help of grain carriers or not.
❗If it turns out that humanitarian corridors are being used for terrorist attacks, then this will raise questions at the grain deal.
❗The Ministry of Defense decided to call less than 300k people , initially .
❗️Now 222 thousand are mobilized as a part of partial mobilization
❗Partial mobilization is almost over, it will be completed in about two weeks
❗The line of contact is 1100 km - it is almost impossible to keep it with contract soldiers, mobilization is connected with this.
❗33 thousand mobilized are in units and 16k are already in units that are used to carry out combat missions.
❗I will additionally give instructions to the Security Council of the Russian Federation so that they conduct an inspection of how the training of mobilized citizens is carried out.
❗We do not set ourselves the task of destroying Ukraine & I don't regret anything
❗Now there is no need for massive strikes, at least now, for now, now other tasks need to be fulfilled.
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⚡️ (http://t.me/SLG_MAPS/321)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Situation in #Starobelsk Direction at 15:00 on 14 Oct 2022⚡️
#Kupyansk Sector:
AFU forces of the 14th Mechanized Brigade and the 32nd Composite Territorial Defence Battalion continue their assault on the #Kislovka - #Pershotravnevoye line. On the night of 14 October, the 32nd Separate Rifle Brigade´s reconnaissance team conducted a reconnaissance battle near #Kislovka.
▪️ Fire support to Ukrainian formations is provided by 155 mm M777 howitzers from the vicinity of #Petropavlovka and east of #Novoosinovka, while targeting is carried out by UAVs from the area south of #Lyman 1.
▪️ So far, all enemy attacks have been repelled. Due to casualties, part of the personnel of the 32nd Separate AFU Rifle Brigade was withdrawn for rotation to #Lozova 1. The forces of the 92nd Mechanised Brigade also left #Sinkovka and were replaced by the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade.
The command of the #Kharkov combined forces grouping is considering the option of moving the 32nd Brigade to the #Nikolaev - #Berislav direction.
#Lyman - #Svatovo Section:
The AFU are concentrating their forces at the #Torskoye - #Terny line. During a sortie of Russian Forces in the direction of #Torskoye, formations of 110th Battalion of the 111th Territorial Defence Brigade suffered losses and retreated to reserve positions to regroup.
▪️ Near the village of #Terny clashes with fighters of the 208th Cossack Regiment of the Russian Forces continue. Ammunition has been delivered to the frontline to maintain combat readiness.
▪️ The 118th Battalion of the 111th Brigade of the AFU is conducting an offensive in the area of #Novosadovoye, trying to gain a foothold there. An Ukrainian compound SRG is operating in #Nevsky.
▪️ Reserves are arriving in #Lyman. The 1th Battalion of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the AFU was withdrawn for rotation due to a large number of casualties. A tank platoon was moved to reinforce the 110th Battalion of the 111th Territorial Defence Brigade.
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⚡️ (http://t.me/SLG_MAPS/322)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Battle for #Kherson: Situation in the #Andreevka and #Berislav Sections at 17:00 on 14 Oct 2022⚡️
#Andreevka Sector:
▪️ Two platoons of the 18th and 137th Battalions of the 35th AFU Marine Brigade attempted to storm the positions of Russian Forces north of #Bezvodnoye. Artillery fire pushed the Ukrainian Marines back to their initial positions with losses.
▪️ Russian Special Forces continue to raid Ukrainian strongholds in the direction of Sukhoy Stavok. Some of the personnel of the 11th Separate Composite Battalion of the AFU are demoralised due to the increased attacks by Russian Forces.
▪️ Due to continous Russian artillery and aviation strikes on the areas where Ukrainian formations are concentrated, the 3rd Battalion of the 28th Brigade and a platoon of the 137th Battalion of the 35th Separate Marines Brigade of the AFU are beeing withdrawn to #Murakhovka and #Shevchenkovo to restore combat readiness.
#Berislav Area:
▪️ The AFU are conducting harassing fire on the Russian positions in #Pyatikhatki and #Polyanka using a 120mm mortar on an armoured fighting vehicle from the Novaya Kamenka area.
▪️ The forces of the 60th Separate Infantry Brigade and 131st Reconnaissance Battalion of the Territorial Defence of the AFU establish a stronghold six kilometres north of #Polyanka. An advanced repair and recovery point for damaged AFU equipment has been set up in #Shevchenkovka.
▪️ Units of the 79th Border Command of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine are deployed on the #Osokorovka - #Novoalexandrovka line to protect the coastal areas of the #Dnipro River.
▪️ The command of the 17th Tank Brigade in #Ukrainka organised firing exercises for mobilised personnel.
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GB: The Bigger the Arrows, the Harder They Fall.
The news of Ukrainian forces amassing a 60k grouping to take on Kherson and Novaya Kakhovka is more than likely a feint to conceal the true plans of the Ukrainian command.
Whenever the Ukrainian forces have faced layered defensive formations of the Russian Army, they became bogged down in heavy fighting with little forward advance.
This is evident from the fighting in and around the Andreevka bridgehead and at Davydov Brod. This is also clear from the Ukrainian experience of assaulting Krasny Liman, where the heroic defence of the vastly outnumbered BARS-16 volunteer battalion of the Russian forces caused the Ukrainian army to lose its momentum and initiative, resulting in the stalemate along the Svatovo front and in a pullback of Ukrainian units and the loss of territory in the Kremennaya sector, along the Zherebets river boundary.
It is only where Ukraine has been able to exploit the sparsely (and lightly) defended front lines in the Balakleya-Kupyansk-Izyum triangle and to attack with mobile units at the junctures between Russian units that the Ukrainian army has had success.
This is also precisely what happened in the Krivoy Rog-northeastern Kherson direction. Just as on the Kharkov front, the area northeast of Dudchany, in the Vysokopolye-Novovorontsovka-Dudchany triangle was sparsely and lightly defended, as all the attention of the strained Russian defensive lines was focused on the defence of the Andreevka-Davydov Brod incursion.
With Ukraine exploiting this advantage—an advantage that existed solely because of Ukraine's numerical superiority—the Russian army pulled back, vacating the salient north of the Davydov Brod-Dudchany line. The pullback made the porous front line solid, and the Ukrainian advance stalled, with the Russian forces even attempting limited counter-maneuvers in the direction of Sukhoi Stavok.
This has been the story of the Ukrainian counter-offensive operations: Exploiting Russian lack of personnel and attacking at junctures between understaffed units using mobile groups—a tactic that was honed as long ago as during the first limited Ukrainian counter-offensive to the north of Kharkov earlier in this conflict. In encounters with layered Russian Army defences, the Ukrainian forces have sustained significant, painful, and, in the long term, unsustainable casualties and equipment losses.
Why would Ukraine attempt a massive 60k offensive operation with an army that is not yet ready for such an adventure (if it ever will be)? Two possible reasons come to mind: (1) because it is pushed to do so by its overseas masters, or (2) because it is a feint intended to conceal a different maneuver altogether. While we cannot dismiss the former, nor can we disregard the urgency of trying a critical move now, before the Russian mobilization is complete, the Ukrainians (and their sponsors) have shown themselves to be finer tacticians than many expected.
Just as the Andreevka bridgehead incursion was paired up with a rapid advance in the Kharkov theatre (exploiting weaknesses, rather than blindly smashing against strengths) and, eventually, the "toad-leap" assault in the Berislav direction (toward Dudchany, in the northeastern Kherson Oblast)—both of which were vastly more successful than anything that Ukraine achieved with the Andreevka-Davydov Brod bridgehead—we can expect that any demonstration of a massive counter-offensive against Kherson (especially one that is being telegraphed so obviously) will be accompanied by a smarter tactical move elsewhere.
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The situation around Musk and Starlinks for Ukraine is still evolving. Seems like Musk's stance voiced on Twitter is not merely a pose.
1. Pentagon has officially confirmed that it has started consultations with Musk on changing the formats of support for the Starlink constellation of satellites used by the AFU in Ukraine.
2. At the same time, the Pentagon has already (!) stated that in addition to Starlink other ways to provide the AFU with satellite communications are being considered.
3. Zelensky's gang after this morning's scandal urgently started backtracking and made a number of different statements, claiming that Musk has already done a lot for Ukraine and that they should try to negotiate with him (the story with Musk appearing and then quickly disappearing from the Mirotvorets "Peacemaker" website, where the Ukrainian secret police, the SBU, lists the enemies of Ukraine, is simply of evidence of this mid-flight re-shoeing).
Among the reasons for what is happening in the US are:
1. Musk is clearly betting on the Republicans and is willing to put up with some inconvenience (the investigation against him has already begun), which will not be significant once the Republicans gain control of Congress. Moreover, in the long run, Musk will win, including when dealing with the 2023 and 2024 defence budgets, where he will certainly be one of the Pentagon's contractors.
2. A conspiracy theory making the rounds involves alleged Russian threats to destroy the constellation of Starlink satellites with anti-satellite weapons which Russia possesses (other than the story with the strange glow last week and rumors about AFU's problems with Starlink, this version is not corroborated by anything).
3. And, of course, these actions of Musk are connected with the actions of the groups of American and European establishment elite, which openly support the freezing of the war in Ukraine and actually use Musk's demarches to push this position in the mass consciousness, which also conditions the current violent attacks against Musk by the proponents of the war to Europe's and Ukraine's bitter end.
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I really liked the first of the two posted Scott Ritter videos, who is the other guy, the interviewer? Please, thanks
He is so modest, he never names himself, only the Trends magazine....or show.
I thought that was best for emotional intelligence....