Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-10-14
It is reported that the Project 22160 patrol ship "Pavel Derzhavin" was attacked by a naval underwater drone in Sevastopol Bay, as a result of which it was damaged.
However, it is officially stated as follows:
“Scheduled mine and anti-sabotage defense exercises are being conducted at the roadstead of Sevastopol Bay,” the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.
“During the exercises in Sevastopol, we worked out the tasks of searching and destroying sea floating mines and unmanned boats. The patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin and anti-sabotage boats were involved in the exercises, then they will return to their deployment point.”
At the moment, from the footage published in hokhlopubliki, it does not look like it was badly damaged. Well, as for the black smoke, this is the exhaust from a running 16D49 diesel engine.
By the way, this is why the stern of the ship is painted black.
The Israeli Air Force is using penetrating bombs to destroy underground Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip, possibly tunnels.
@Slavyangrad
An employee of the American company Lockheed Martin, one of the key weapons manufacturers, shared her joy with her subscribers... the shares of the main contractor of the US Department of Defense have risen sharply and the champagne is flowing like a river.
Abby Anderson called this day the best in her career... only this day turned out to be the second after a large-scale attack by militants on Israel and the death of thousands of people, including in Gaza, where the company’s products “flew”.
War has been the flywheel of American industrial development for more than a hundred years.
@Slavyangrad
Russia has successfully tested the Burevestnik cruise missile with a nuclear power plant and a flight time of... months.
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Hamas releases new footage of rocket attacks on Israel.
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The moment of the air strike on Gaza was captured on video by a local resident.
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Residents of Jordan ignored the demands of the authorities and are rushing to the Israeli border after Hamas' call for global jihad against Israel.
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The King of Jordan ordered the military to suppress protests near the border with Israel. Additional security forces have been sent to the region.
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Hundreds of American Vietnam-era Mk84 bombs at one of the Israeli Air Force bases.
The most powerful high-explosive fragmentation bombs of the Mark series, these products have a warhead mass of almost 430 kg and are equipped with a JDAM planning and correction module.
@Slavyangrad
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Dachi
🕰 Date: ~12.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 49.7312574, 37.7014970
📝 Description: Russian drones and artillery prevented the movement of Ukrainian Armed forces near the Antonivski Bridge in Dachi.
🖥 id: 13102023.1121
✉️source: https://t.me/Dnepro_Rub/1373
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Vysoke
🕰 Date: ~12.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.917300, 33.100000
📝 Description: The Russians destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition depot in Vysoke.
🖥 id: 13102023.1222
✉️source: https://t.me/Dnepro_Rub/1371
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novoselivka
🕰 Date: ~12.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.610600, 35.988250
📝 Description: The Russian Lancet destroyed the Ukrainian Caesar near Novoselivka. One self-propelled gun Caesar costs ~4 million dollars.
🖥 id: 13102023.1414
✉️source: https://t.me/voin_dv/5440
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Footage from the helmet camera of one of the fighters of the elite special forces unit of the Israeli Navy "Shayetet 13", who entered into battle with Hamas at the Sufa military base.
@Slavyangrad
Footage of the battle for the railway area near Bakhmut filmed by the Ukrainian military.
The enemy landed and immediately came under massive fire from Russian paratroopers and kamikaze UAVs of the Espanyola unit.
@Slavyangrad
More Mk84 aerial bombs equipped with JDAM correction modules are ready for use by Israeli Air Force fighters.
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Night rain from 9M22S magnesium lighters launched by the Grad MLRS at Ukrainian positions in Avdeevka.
This ammunition does not contain white phosphorus, unlike the shells used by IDF artillery in Gaza and Lebanon.
@Slavyangrad
Horrifying footage from inside the concrete shelter where Israelis hid during the attack by Hamas militants.
On the floor are the dead and seriously wounded, including a man who lost his leg.
Apparently, this is the same shelter where the Palestinians threw hand grenades at.
@Slavyangrad
According to the channel 🚩 @ResistanceTrench
Nabileh Nofal is the youngest victim of the Gaza Strip, a 7 days old girl
@Slavyangrad
🇷🇺🇺🇦Artillery of the 88th brigade of the 2AK on the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Sporny
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Footage of the work of tank crews of the 114th brigade. Our tankers covered infantry units during the attack on Avdeevka.
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Israeli drones track missile launch sites in real-time and provide target designation to aircraft.
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The US government officially claims that the DPRK recently delivered more than 1,000 containers with weapons and ammunition to Russia.
The White House today released satellite images that allegedly show cargo from a North Korean ammunition depot was loaded onto a Russian-flagged ship and then transported by rail to a warehouse near the town of Tikhoretsk in the Krasnodar region.
According to John Kirby, in exchange, North Korea expects to be provided with modern Russian fighter jets, anti-aircraft missiles and other advanced technologies.
Previously, it was reported about a sharp increase in railway traffic between Russia and the DPRK after the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un.
@Slavyangrad
“So baby killing is okay?”
Coverage from Forbes of Max Blumenthal and Sam Husseini’s attempts to force the State Department to acknowledge Israeli atrocities in Gaza
The Grayzone
Hamas published footage of the launch of a heavy Ayash 250 rocket with a declared range of 250 km.
The target of the strike was supposed to be the headquarters of Israel's Northern Military District in Safed, but on approaching its target the missile was shot down by the David's Sling complex.
@Slavyangrad
CNN also reports (https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/13/europe/russia-attack-avdiivka-ukraine-intl/index.html) the offensive in Avdeevka. It acknowledges Russia made gains albeit trying to minimize them.
Quoting the ISW, a source biased in favour of Ukraine, it mentions Russia gained 4,52 km2 in the last two days.
It also seems to be concerned about the future, mentioning that Avdeevka can hold on while encircled for a long time like Mariupol. (My comment here, a very outlandish claim considering that the two areas are different in terrain, size, and that it was Azovstal, and not the entire city, that took so long to be cleaned.
It also remembers the offensive happens against the backdrop of Ukraine's stalled counteroffensive.
@Slavyangrad
Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on October 11-12
▪️Russian troops have launched strikes with the Geran-2 kamikaze drones in Odesa region.
In Izmail, a loading terminal and the territory of a cannery used by the AFU for military purposes came under fire.
▪️The AFU have massively shelled border settlements in the Bryansk region.
In the Suzemka settlement, residential houses and civilian infrastructure were damaged and four people were injured by shrapnel.
▪️Russian air defenses intercepted an enemy drone on its approach to Belgorod.
Its wreckage damaged residential houses: three people were killed, including a child, and two others were injured.
▪️In the Kup'yans'k sector, Russian units occupied several AFU strongholds near Syn'kivka.
To the southeast, the assault troops also managed to advance towards Ivanivka and Kyslivka.
▪️In the Donetsk direction, Russian servicemen are continuing their operation to cover the Avdiivka fortified area.
On the northern flank, they have managed to occupy a heap, which is an important stronghold at a dominant height.
▪️To the west, Russian assault troops broke through the enemy's defenses and entered the village of Petrivka.
At the moment, fighting continues in the village itself, at least part of it remains under AFU control.
▪️On the southern flank, Russian troops are attacking enemy positions on the outskirts of Avdiivka.
Assault groups have occupied a section of the railroad near the Tsarska Ohota restaurant, which has been turned into an AFU stronghold.
#digest #Russia #Ukraine #video
A story of courage and perseverance: a sapper of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations with the call sign "Moisey" was blown up by a mine in the LPR, but after rehabilitation he returned to service.
With persistent daily training, Moisey learned to walk again (and even do burpees) and is now again serving in the ranks of the Don Rescue Center.
As the Ministry of Emergency Situations told Sputnik, the captain, as before, is engaged in demining new regions of Russia: “Who, if not us? If we sit back, civilians will suffer.”
13-10-2023 Avdeevka.
The density of work of our Solntsepeks and cannon artillery is such that the enemy cannot raise his head. Throws reserves at the flanks. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are not in the mood for assault now; they should hold their positions around the city in the field.
Regarding the waste heap. Early in the morning he was below us. Besides. At night, the assault troops expanded the control zone around the waste heap in the direction of the settlement. Petrovskoye and Berdychi. There really is a “swing”, it went in and rolled back. The battles are hard. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are fighting for the flanks.🤩🤩🤩
Footage of journalists killed and wounded after the Israeli army attack. A Reuters camera captures the horror as Israelis hit journalists and injured 3 others after turning their car into a burning coffin.
Internationally banned IDF phosphorus shells also spread terror near Lebanon's southern border with Israel.
Qatar's Al Jazeera news channel also reports two of its journalists targeted by Israeli shelling - Hezbollah announces an attack on several Israeli military sites near Lebanon's borders in retaliation.
https://t.me/llordofwar/215798
The Russian armed forces have been close to completely encircling the heavily fortified town of Avdeevka, which has been used as a firing point for shelling civilians in Donetsk since 2014.
🏴☠⚔ 🇵🇸 Zionist drones track missile launch sites in real time and issue targets to the aircraft.
https://t.me/llordofwar/215809
American Foreign Policy - Zero Sum Game
For anyone who ever wondered where America comes up with its shitty foreign policy ideas, look no further. The 2019 Rand Corporation’s publication ‘Overextending and Unbalancing Russia’ is America’s road map for Ukraine and Syria. America pays for think tanks to figure out how to make the rest of the world shittier.
A Skeptic's Best Guess On Final Map (Revised 2023-06-15)
Our previous Best Guess was based on a political solution. It’s clear now that lives lost is not a factor. A political solution is now all but ruled out. The west wants to bleed Russia, without any particular strategy. The west will fight to the last Ukrainian Soldier and Polish Mercenary.
National Endowment for Democracy
In the 2016 election, Americans were outraged to hear that Russia was meddling in our democratic institutions. Anyone who has been around for awhile probably already realizes that superpowers meddle in others elections regularly. This post is just a glimpse into one of the ways the US meddles in Ukraine elections.
The flag, armed with explosives, was placed on the barbed wire to be removed by the Zionists. The Israeli soldier was careful to ensure that the base of the flag would not get jammed and would not explode once it was removed, but he was not aware that the flagpole itself was filled with explosive materials
https://twitter.com/Angelo4justice3/status/1712721192753459243
Radical Jewish settler shoots an unarmed Palestinian young man under the eyes of the occupation army in Yatta, south of Hebron today.
https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1712793879701807561
Israeli woman who was released by Al-Qassam with her two children in her recent viral video: "The resistance fighters provided me with clothes to cover myself, and on my way back from where I was arrested, a Qassam fighter was carrying one of my children on his shoulder, and I was carrying the other."
https://twitter.com/incontextmedia/status/1712865666347282550
Hamas’ Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was meticulously planned. The launch date was conditioned by two triggering factors.
First was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flaunting his ‘New Middle East’ map at the UN General Assembly in September, in which he completely erased Palestine and made a mockery of every single UN resolution on the subject.
Second are the serial provocations at the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, including the straw that broke the camel’s back: two days before Al-Aqsa Flood, on 5 October, at least 800 Israeli settlers launched an assault around the mosque, beating pilgrims, destroying Palestinian shops, all under the observation of Israeli security forces.
Everyone with a functioning brain knows Al-Aqsa is a definitive red line, not just for Palestinians, but for the entire Arab and Muslim worlds.
The situation on the fronts over the past 24 hours:
Svatovo-Kremennaya direction:
No changes in the Kupyansk sector. Our forces are gradually advancing in Sinkovka and Kislovka. Russian fighters also launched attacks in the direction of Ivanovka and Makeyevka. Also there have been successes at Torskoye and in the Serebryanka area.
Donetsk direction:
In the Avdeevka section, the Russian army continues to assault the positions of the AFU in the Berdychi area. Our forces have launched an attack in the direction of Severnoye. There is fighting to the northeast of the coke plant. Furthermore, our fighters, with aviation support, attacked in the area of Novomikhailovka.
Zaporozhye direction:
On the Orekhov section, militants attacked near Novoprokopovka, while our fighters counterattacked near Verbovoye. At the Vremevsky outpost, the Russian army launched an attack from the direction of Novodonetskoye.
The Russian Air Force shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 near Preobrazhenka in Zaporozhye.
#source (https://t.me/rian_ru/218197)
‼️WATCH: Massive pro-Palestine protest in Jordan
https://t.me/LauraAbolichannel
🇺🇸🇨🇳 US eyes weapons stockpiles as concern grows about supporting both Ukraine and Israel’s wars
Concern is growing within the Pentagon over the potential need to stretch its increasingly scarce ammunition stockpiles to support Ukraine and Israel in two separate wars, according to multiple US defense officials.
At the moment Ukraine and Israel require different weapons: Ukraine wants massive amounts of artillery ammunition while Israel has requested precision guided aerial munitions and Iron Dome interceptors.
But if Israel launches a ground incursion into Gaza, the Israeli military will create a new and entirely unexpected demand for 155mm artillery ammunition and other weapons at a time when the US and its allies and partners have been stretched thin from more than 18 months of fighting in Ukraine.
📎 MSN (http://archive.today/q3dzD)
🏹 Russian hunters targeting Ukrainian infantry.
Brief summary of the Avdeevsky direction:
The night passed quite loudly. The artillery and aviation of the Russian army works almost non-stop.
In the morning, activity continues, and offensive actions continue.
There are heavy, bloody battles.
Yesterday, an enemy column on the march was destroyed. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to draw up reserves.
So, last night the enemy again tried to carry out a charge in the area of Ozoryanovka (Kurdyumovsky district), hail and air defense were working. The attempt was unsuccessful, the enemy was thrown back to their original positions.
@negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z
The MSM's Ukraine neo-Nazi Amnesia
As Russia invaded Ukraine, the entire MSM joined in lockstep to give us a narrative. An important part of the narrative was that Russia’s claim that Neo-Nazi’s are a force in Ukraine is a Kremlin lie. It is a narrative that is easily unraveled by the MSM’s own past articles. So far, no MSM outlets are willing to discuss this ugly truth today. Anyone interfering with the narrative is said to be ‘Speaking Putin’s Talking Points’.
Victoria's ISW Secret
I’m the sort of person who can’t stand getting ‘expert analysis’ from the same people who lied to me the last time. When I see a war article on the BBC, Fox, CNN, or MSNBC, I know I need to do my own research. When I see that all of the MSM agrees on something, I know it’s either true, or it’s some next level narrative.
France. In April 2017, Macron, when he still needed the votes of French Muslims, stated:
"I will do my best to ensure there is peace and recognition of two coexisting states, Palestine and Israel. I will not compromise on this matter. Therefore, I condemn the colonization policy, and in this regard, we should remain resolute towards Israel."
Note: A month later, Macron became the youngest French president in history at the age of 38.
#source (https://t.me/nash_prezident_putin/148923)
Seventh day of the war, October 13th, status update and major events:
– Renlentless bombing campaign in Gaza continues; Israel drops leaflets asking residents of Gaza City to evacuate to areas in the south of the Gaza strip. Later on, Israel bombed a civilian convoy on a road that Israel promised not to target, resulting in at least 70 deaths.
– All areas around the Gaza strip have been cleared of Hamas fighters, based on the evidence that is currently available. No more successful infiltrations were reported.
– Iran's Foreign Minister met with the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
– Massive protests in support of Palestine were held around the world, particularly in Muslim nations such as Iraq, Iran, Yemen and Jordan.
– The Israeli settlement of Metula near the Lebanese border was declared a closed military zone by the IDF.
– Sporadic small rocket barrages against Israeli cities. Hamas also launched one long range Ayyash 250 missile into the direction of Haifa, which hit a chemical production plant.
– Hezbollah announced that it targeted three Israeli settlements near the Lebanese border with armed fighters using small arms, and says it inflicted casualties upon the IDF.
– In a response to the Hezbollah attack, the IDF fired artillery at South Lebanon, destroying one Lebanese army observation tower. In response to this, the Lebanese army fired artillery back at Israel.
– Israeli artillery, or possibly a hellfire missile fired by an IAF attack helicopter, killed a Reuters journalist in South Lebanon and heavily injured three other journalists belonging to Al-Jazeera.
– The IDF announced that it carried out drone strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
@Middle_East_Spectator
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Chronicle of a special military operation
for October 13, 2023
Today, Ukrainian underwater unmanned drones attacked the patrol ship "Pavel Derzhavin" near Sevastopol Bay. One of them caused minor damage to the steering part, but the ship's crew was able to independently take it to the Novorossiysk area.
In the Donetsk direction, fighting continues in the Avdeevsky fortified area.
Russian military personnel had to leave part of the previously occupied waste heap north of Avdeevka.
Clashes are also taking place on the outskirts of the villages of Berdychi and Stepovoye, but without significant success - the advance is complicated by the extensive network of fortifications in the area.
In the Orekhovsky sector, AFU periodically make attempts to penetrate deeper into the defensive formations of the Russian Armed Forces, but so far without significant success.
In the Kherson direction, the AFU are preparing for active operations on the left bank of the Dnieper, transferring fresh forces.
https://t.me/CyberspecNews/45216
Footage from a captured Ukr position at Avdeevka
The enemy built up this fortified zone for 9 years, all important strategic positions were built with reinforced concrete, a whole network of fortifications was dug into the ground, a significant part of them are united by passages, trenches, there are underground tunnels, these allow you to survive even heavy artillery shelling, the visible above-ground parts of the dugouts are welded anti-cumulative grilles for protection against anti-tank missiles.
The entire perimeter is hung with CCTV cameras and motion sensors.
https://t.me/CyberspecNews/45219
“Krab" SP Gun hit by couter-battery fire....they claim the crew was Polish as well — South of Bakhmut
https://t.me/CyberspecNews/45221
Footage of the liquidation of militants from the national battalion "Tornado"
Their location was hit by a 152-mm adjustable "Krasnopol" projectile.
At least 16 militants and light equipment were reported killed/destoyed.
It is noteworthy that earlier in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) one of the leaders of this national battalion was liquidated - war criminal Daniil Lyashuk with the call sign “Mujahideen”.
This sadist was known for participating in the torture and rape of civilians in the Donbass in 2014.
@ua_tribunal
Footage of enemy attempts to storm VDV positions.
The footage shows a direct hit on an infantry group and a tank.
In the finale, the use of incendiary shells* on enemy positions.
https://t.me/CyberspecNews/45223
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Mykolaivka
🕰 Date: ~13.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.576300, 37.792500
📝 Description: Russian artillery destroyed an M777 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Mykolaivka.
🖥 id: 14102023.0811
✉️source: https://t.me/btr80/11342
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #ChasivYar
🕰 Date: ~13.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.574900, 37.845800
📝 Description: Another M777 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was disabled by the Russian military near Chasiv Yar.
🖥 id: 14102023.0812
✉️source: https://t.me/voenacher/54333
Ministry of Defense: On October 14, at about 7.10 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using a UAV on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
Duty air defense systems destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea near the coast of the Krasnodar Territory. /video iz.ru/ (http://iz.ru/)
The Russian Army is advancing on the Kupyansky Front, breaking through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
▪️Troops of the “West” groupings, with the powerful support of aviation, artillery, and TOS “Solntsepek”, attacked the enemy’s defenses on the border of the Kharkov region and the LPR.
▪️“Svatovsky segment - the Russians launched a massive offensive from Liman First and Orlyansky,” Ukrainian military analysts reported the other day.
▪️“West of the village of Orlyanskoye (Orlyanka), Russian troops have entrenched themselves along two forest belts in the gray zone,” today they recognize the enemy’s resources.
▪️Near Liman, the First MLRS, howitzers, and “Solntsepok” razed many enemy positions to the ground, blew up an ammunition depot, and forced the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants to flee from their positions.
❗️Over the past few days, our attack aircraft have stormed more than 10 support forces and advanced more than 1 km into the enemy’s lines.
▪️ “Khokhol runs, throwing away weapons and the wounded, when stormtroopers of the 25th Guards march 😄,” write the guys from the spot.
▪️In neighboring areas, ours also support attacking actions, artillery and aviation are actively working.
▪️ TOS “Solntsepok” delivered 3 strikes against the accumulation of forces in the shelters of the 32nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Timkovka.
▪️ During the counter-battery fight, the Western Military District artillery destroyed self-propelled guns 2S1 “Gvozdika” and “Crab”, 155-mm M-777, and 4 mortar crews at Novolyubovka, Novosergeevka, Stepovoy, and Novoselovka.
▪️According to the Western Military District, the total enemy losses per day: were more than 2 companies of manpower, a tank, a minibus, a pickup truck, and a UAV.
@RVvoenkor
Column of fire in the DPR: a gas pipeline is burning near Ilovaisk.
The media are reporting a strong fire in Kuteinikovo, south of Ilovaisk; whether there was an enemy attack is still unknown. Videos of the fire are published by local and Ukrainian resources.
@Slavyangrad
Epic battle near Verbovoy: the enemy tried to storm the positions of the Airborne Forces, but the landing party counterattacked and destroyed the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Soldiers from the field say:
“The enemy tried to squeeze out our stronghold, but as a result of a counterattack, he was brutally driven back. In the process of fleeing, all the infantry was destroyed. First, they were battered by our fighters, and then our artillery showed miracles.
The footage shows a direct hit on an infantry group and a direct hit on a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank.
And in the finale, they beautifully burned the remains of the enemy, this is not phosphorus, but incendiary shells that were completely permitted by the Geneva Convention."
@Slavyangrad
🇮🇱Israeli Air Force military helicopter destroyed
Media report that Tel Aviv has admitted the first loss of a military transport helicopter.
“Last Saturday morning, shortly before the start of the Hamas attack, the Yasur helicopter (CH-53 Sea Stallion) with paratroopers (the number is unknown, they say about 50) on board arrived in the Gaza Strip area. Due to a malfunction, the helicopter made an emergency landing in Kibbutz Beeri.
After arriving at the kibbutz, Qassam militants were able to strike the helicopter with a guided missile (apparently a Kornet ATGM), which led to its complete destruction."
@Slavyangrad
An unstable security situation is developing in Rome, where hundreds of people rallied in support of the Gaza Strip.
Clashes with the police have already been recorded.
@Slavyangrad
NBC and Sky News reported that the Israeli air force struck several vehicle convoys of Gazans who were moving south of the enclave after the IDF demanded an evacuation.
Up to 70 people were killed and up to 200 were injured.
/12 channel/
Israeli media confirm a strike on a convoy of civilians leaving northern Gaza along the designated corridor.
The incident happened the night before. More than 70 people were killed and at least 200 were injured.
@Slavyangrad
New footage of air strikes on targets in Gaza by Israeli aircraft.
@Slavyangrad
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Results of the work of Russian special forces in the Bakhmut direction
@Slavyangrad
🇷🇺🇺🇦Artyomovsk direction, the Russian landing force worked on the Ukrainian dugout with a kamikaze drone.
@Slavyangrad
More footage of the strike on the refugee convoy
The Washington Post, NBC, and Fox News write that the airstrikes killed about 70 civilians, mostly women and children, and injured about 200 more.
@Slavyangrad
Egyptian authorities have begun to strengthen the border with Gaza as part of a complete blockade of the enclave.
All night and morning, concrete blocks are being installed at the Rafah checkpoint, shafts are being poured, etc. Residents of the Gaza Strip are left with the only option to leave the area of a potential ground operation towards the south of the enclave. There is no talk yet of creating humanitarian corridors.
@Slavyangrad
Destruction of the communications center of the temporary deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Ugledar direction with the help of LMUR (“Product 305”). These missiles are used by Mi-28NM and Ka-52M attack helicopters and are the longest-range weapons in their arsenal.
@Slavyangrad
Ukraine has run out of shells for British howitzers, - The Telegraph
➖British artillery pieces delivered to Ukraine are silent on the battlefield due to a lack of ammunition for them. Ukrainian soldiers trained by NATO instructors to fire L119 howitzers are forced to fire them less than once a day due to a “catastrophic” shortage of shells.
One frontline unit said they used a World War II field gun instead because it still had ammunition supplies.
💬"We don't have enough shells for this - last week we fired only five shells all week," one of the artillerymen told the publication.
💬“Next we will use a bow and arrow,” he summed up.
@Slavyangrad
🇮🇱🇵🇸 The Israeli army gave Gazans another 6 hours to move to the south of the strip “for their safety.” The army spokesman said in Arabic that safe movement on two routes is possible from 10:00 to 16:00 Moscow time.
Initially, on Friday morning, Israel demanded that more than 1 million Palestinians who live in the north of the Gaza Strip move to the south of the enclave within 24 hours.
@Slavyangrad
Russian men took the American M113 armored personnel carrier from the enemy
Don't use it for God's sake...except as a garbage container
@Slavyangrad
What could be the Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip: Part 1
If the Israeli leadership decides to launch a ground operation, the IDF will have to choose between a bad and very bad scenario.
Will there be a ground operation?
A large-scale ground operation is one possible scenario, but it is not at all certain that it will be chosen. Perhaps the Israeli leadership will choose a less radical option with the establishment of a complete blockade of the enclave and private operations to destroy identified Hamas militants and free the hostages.
Why is a ground operation necessary?
It may be required for physical control of the territory of the Palestinian enclave, without which it is impossible to destroy the personnel and infrastructure of the Hamas movement. Carrying out these tasks without the presence of ground forces “on the ground” is impossible. However, deciding on a large-scale ground operation is not easy for many reasons.
Which ones?
First, Israel will have to fight in a super-urbanized area of 365 square meters. km, where more than 2 million people live in dense urban areas. This environment minimizes the IDF's advantages in reconnaissance, aviation, and heavy equipment.
Secondly, after a series of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, a significant number of residents are ready to join the ranks of Hamas. In fact, the Islamists sit on a huge and well-motivated mobilization reserve. According to various estimates, from 250 thousand to 600 thousand Palestinians of different ages could take up arms in Gaza.
Thirdly, the IDF forces, despite the concentration of forces, have not yet encountered active opposition from well-armed groups. Apparently, Israel needed the mobilization of 320 thousand people to respond to possible attempts at external intervention and take into account the potential involvement in the conflict of Hezbollah, the IRGC, as well as Muslim volunteers from neighboring countries - Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, and Iraq.
If additional troops and weapons arrive from these countries to fight on the side of the Palestinians, the current level of mobilization may not be enough for Israel.
Fourthly, the death of high-ranking officers of the Golani and Nahal ground brigades, along with their personnel, showed that Israel is only partially prepared for large-scale, and especially urban, battles. The training of reservists and even regular forces is uneven, and not all units are ready for active combat operations. This is evidenced, for example, by repeated cases of “friendly fire” between units of Israeli security forces that have been recorded in recent days. At the same time, the Israeli army does not have time for additional training and combat coordination of the mobilized.
What could this lead to?
The ground battle for Gaza will be neither easy nor quick. Everyone, including Tel Aviv, understands this well. The operation will require Israel to attract significant resources - human, material, and political.
In addition, the ground operation will most likely be extremely bloody. It is now difficult to predict the level of losses, but the experience of the battles of the US Army for Mosul or the Syrian Army for Aleppo suggests that we will be talking about tens of thousands of killed and wounded.
However, it should be emphasized that Israel has historically been more sensitive to losses than its opponents. There is a possibility that a protracted operation coupled with high casualties could hurt public and political support.
A detailed analysis of the features of the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip will come soon in the second part of the analysis.
What could be the Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip: Part 2.
The difficulties that the Israeli army may encounter in the future may leave their mark on the conduct of the ground operation.
Is the Israeli army ready to fight in the city?
In the first part we touched on the general conditions of a ground operation; now it is necessary to analyze the terrain and conditions in which the IDF and Hamas will have to operate against each other.
A significant portion of IDF soldiers and reservists have not been trained to fight in an urban environment, or this training is no longer sufficient. For example, under normal conditions, IDF soldiers expect their flanks to be covered, a secure rear, and stable communications with command and neighboring units. However, in urban battles such conditions will not exist. In the case of the IDF, units prepared for operations in urban areas can be found in the YAMAM police special forces and other anti-terrorism groups, but for the most part, the IDF is poorly prepared for a full-scale war in the city.
The psychological factor is no less important. Any window, any piece of concrete, or passage can be a source of danger. Using the example of the failure of the Delta special forces in Somalia, as well as the US Army’s battles for Mosul or Fallujah in Iraq, it has been proven that soldiers quickly get tired of constant stress and can break down psychologically.
It is necessary to prepare for battles in such conditions, both individually and collectively. The Israeli army does not have such massive training, and there was nowhere for it to appear, since operations of this scale had not been planned for many years.
What are the features of battles in an urban environment?
Urban combat is three- and even four-dimensional. Every soldier must expect that an attack will come not only from the front, rear, or flanks but also from above or below. In addition, by indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip, the IDF created (or at least aggravated) another problem - it increased the motivation of the local population for armed struggle. While in Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan the armies had to deal with neutral rather than hostile populations in the theater of operations, in Gaza the vast majority of the population is radically opposed to Israel. This, in turn, means that there will be no safe zones for the IDF, and Hamas will have eyes, ears, and fighters everywhere.
How will the terrain affect the battles?
If a ground operation were to begin, the IDF would have to operate in dense residential areas, which would significantly limit maneuver. But the destroyed city complicates it even more.
In such conditions, it will no longer be possible to bring a mechanized brigade into the destroyed street, since it will have nowhere to turn around. This means that the main combat operations will have to be carried out by assault groups - sometimes with the support of armored vehicles, sometimes with the support of aviation or artillery. But the advantages of the mass of equipment, the advantages of high-precision weapons, and the advantages of air surveillance in this case will be practically reduced to nothing.
Hamas, on the contrary, has a developed network of communications on the ground and underground in Gaza. Given that the movement's members operate on their own territory, as well as the knowledge of communications and the support of the population, Hamas will be able to maneuver its forces relatively easily and strike where they are not expected.
In addition, Hamas strikes on Israel have shown that small drones, suicide bombers, a variety of anti-tank weapons, and mines/IEDs can quickly be included in an attack pattern. Even physically clearing a sector of all living things does not guarantee its safety: enemy groups can, for example, reach the rear through underground communications or disappear among civilians and carry out a series of terrorist attacks.
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Regarding the possible reduction in supplies of 155-mm shells to Ukraine due to Israel’s operation in the Gaza Strip, the following must be understood.
Western calibers, primarily 155 mm, are currently the main and critically important for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, especially when it comes to counter-battery warfare.
They are especially urgently needed (and will continue to be in demand) against the background of the depletion of the Soviet-style artillery fleet of 122 and 152 mm calibers, both due to high losses due to wear and tear, and the impossibility of repair.
Currently, the United States produces about 28 thousand 155 mm shells every month. The pre-war production level of 155 mm shells by all EU countries was estimated at 230 thousand units. The current level of production in EU countries is not precisely known.
The withdrawal of at least half of the 155 mm ammunition supplied to Ukraine in favor of Israel could lead to at least many consequences.
Firstly, it should be emphasized that only Western 155 mm caliber artillery is capable of using high-precision and long-range ammunition. A reduction in the supply of 155 mm ammunition could limit or completely deprive the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the ability to fire at distances exceeding 25-30 km, as well as to use high-precision guided projectiles.
Secondly, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be forced to ration the supply of ammunition, which will limit the use of the most effective part of the artillery fleet. This may cause a decrease in the number of shellings of both military and civilian targets.
In the worst-case scenario for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, some areas will have to be left without artillery support at all. Ukrainian artillery, extremely dependent on Western artillery, will gradually begin to lose the ability to effectively support the actions of its troops both in attack and defense, which will sooner or later affect the operational situation at the front.
However, we note that much depends on how quickly the process of reducing supplies will be and how large the ammunition reserves accumulated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces are.
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Free speech Western style: Facebook massively purging Palestinian groups and news channels
There is information in the Turkish media that the extremist organization Meta*, against the backdrop of the conflict in Gaza, is carrying out mass purges on the social network Facebook. Only pro-Palestinian accounts were hit, while pro-Israel ones continued their activities freely.
The administration reportedly blocked the account of Gaza Now, which was the largest Palestinian news channel with 12 million subscribers. The channel's backup account with 1.3 million subscribers is still operational. Facebook also announced that it had removed about 800 accounts that expressed support for Palestine.
Since the beginning of the SMO, nothing has changed in the activities of Meta*: the corporation still silences the mouths of one of the parties to the conflict, which the United States declared “wrong.” Coupled with the news that the White House is sponsoring Israel with weapons and preparing a military operation in Gaza, the overseas “elves” should no longer count on good neighborly relations with Muslims.
*The organization is banned in the Russian Federation
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An IDF convoy entered the Palestinian city of Nablus last night
The video, shot by Palestinian journalists, shows numerous Israeli army vehicles driving along empty, deserted streets. At the same time, Palestinians report that Israel has resumed air raids on the Gaza Strip after a short break.
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An Israeli drone destroyed a group of militants who were trying to infiltrate from Lebanese territory.
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Avdeevskoe direction.
The artillery of the 9th Motorized Rifle Brigade destroyed the crew of the Swedish fail-safe gun Pv-1110.
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An American-made Ukrainian Stryker armored personnel carrier destroyed in the Zaporozhye direction.
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🇷🇺 Ukrainian prisoner says more than half of AFU company destroyed in Zaporozhye
Russian fighters have destroyed more than half of the 5th company of the 117th separate mechanized brigade of the AFU in the Zaporozhye region. This was stated by Ukrainian prisoner of war Alexander Ben. According to him, in the Rabotino area, the AFU losses amounted to more than 60 percent.
"Just a few days, and from the company of 106 men only 40 were left. And that's not in the assaults. We were just sitting in trenches, defending ourselves," he explained and added that the bulk of the forces were lost to shelling.
Ben also said that the AFU had recently experienced serious difficulties with food at the front.
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An Israeli Air Force CH-53 Yasur military transport helicopter burned down as a result of an attack on October 7.
The landing party and crew managed to leave the combat vehicle after an emergency landing.
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 The US is concerned that the Israeli government is not prepared for the consequences of a large-scale invasion - Bloomberg
The White House fears that Israel does not have a plan for what will happen next to Gaza after the invasion, forcing them to think beyond the immediate goal of eradicating Hamas. Biden's team also raised concerns about Israel's demand to evacuate residents of the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours, a deadline that both the EU and UN consider unrealistic.
Without a clear endpoint, Israel's worst crisis in 50 years could become a regional conflagration that the US and its allies will struggle to contain.
“They need a strategic plan for Gaza, and it's clear that the plan they've been executing essentially for the last several years hasn't worked,” said Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat and member of the House Armed Services Committee. Israel needs "a long-term strategy for Gaza that is more effective than anything they have done in the last 15 years," he said.
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Vremevsky ledge.
The Russian Army continues attacks in the direction of Staromairoskoye and Urozhaynoye - we are gradually moving forward
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An American reconnaissance UAV headed for the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Crimea region
According to military officers, our aircraft flew out to meet the spy drone.
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According to indirect evidence, the road from Orlovka is under fire control of the RF Armed Forces
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Statements by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a press conference in Lebanon:
▪️Any step taken by Israel against the Palestinians will lead to serious conflict.
▪️A political decision can be made before the situation gets out of control, but it may be too late.
▪️If war crimes stop and the parties agree on a ceasefire, then it will be the forces of “resistance” (Palestinian note) that will determine its terms.
▪️We are in constant consultation with allies in the region but do not interfere in their plans and actions.
▪️The resistance can defend itself, and we will take all necessary diplomatic measures to stop the aggression and lift the blockade of Gaza.
▪️No one can impose their will on the Palestinian people.
▪️The world is responsible for the war crimes committed by Israel.
▪️Israel will not be able to emerge victorious from this war.
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Work on the restoration of the Crimean Bridge was completed ahead of schedule.
/Head of the Republic Aksyonov/
Israeli M109A5 firing at the Gaza Strip
They stand as if they were on a training ground. Although given the lack of counter-battery fire, it is not surprising
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Palestinians from the north are fleeing to the south from Israeli strikes
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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (14 October 2023)
▫️In Kupyansk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31469) in the course of active operations, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have repelled seven attacks by assault groups of 14th, 32nd, and 115th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Ivanovka, Sinkovka, and Timkovka (Kharkov).
▫️The actions of one SRG have been disrupted close to Liman Pervy (Kharkov).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 215 servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, two IFVs, three pickup trucks, and one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31470) as a result of coordinated actions of units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation and artillery, two attacks by assault groups of the 67nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU have been repelled north of Serebryanka (DPR).
▫️AFU 21st, 63rd and 67th mechanised brigades have been hit close to Torskoye and Yampolovka (DPR), and Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 30 servicemen, two IFVs, three AFVs, and two motor vehicles.
▫️In Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31471) units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have repelled one enemy attack and also defeated AFU manpower and hardware near Andreevka, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka, and Maryinka (DPR).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 185 servicemen, three AFVs, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one D-20 howitzer, Akatsiya and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one Bukovel electronic warfare station.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31472) units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with Army Aviation and artillery, have inflicted one fire attack on manpower concentration areas of AFU 79th air assault and 72nd mechanised brigades near Ugledar and Nikolskoye (DPR).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 170 servicemen, one IFV, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31473) units of the Russian Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have repelled five attacks by 23rd and 118th mechanised brigades of the AFU, as well as the 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine close to Verbovoye and Rabotino (Zaporozhye).
▫️The enemy losses were over 35 servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, one Msta-B howitzer, and one U.S.-manufactured M119 gun.
▫️ (https://t.me/mod_russia/31473)In Kherson direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31473) the AFU 126th Territorial Defence Brigade suffered a fire defeat of manpower and hardware near Berislav (Kherson).
▫️The activities of one SRG on the island of Alyoshkinsky have been suppressed.
▫️The enemy losses were more than 40 servicemen, eight motor vehicles, one Giatsint-B howitzer, and three D-30 guns.
▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 115 areas.
▫️Air defence facilities have shot down 31 UAVs close to Nyrkovoye (LPR), Berestovoye (Kharkov), Verbovoye, Romanovskoye (Zapororozhye), and Peschanovka (Kherson).
A large rally in support of the Gaza Strip is taking place in London
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Footage from Khan Yunis after bombing by Israel
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The LPR intelligence officers used the French Milan ATGM, kindly left to them by the fleeing Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers.
Video: @russia_crew
Convoys of humanitarian aid trucks are currently in Egypt, awaiting permission to enter Gaza
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Footage of the Russian military using small UAVs to drop explosive devices.
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Subscribers report (https://t.me/ukraina_ru/173033) that in Izium (Kharkov Region), the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing trenches on the southern outskirts of the city.
The Ukrainian_guide (https://t.me/ukrainian_guide) writes that the reserve defensive positions are being built along the right bank of the Severskyi Donets river.
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vysokygovorit writes (https://t.me/vysokygovorit/13146)
Analyzing the development of the Israeli armed forces, one cannot help but ignore the interesting organization of their tank units and formations. They are made “pure” - Israeli tank battalions and brigades do not have their infantry and artillery, and, if necessary, mechanized units are assigned.
Where does this lead? To put it simply, Israel has had problems with infantry escorting tanks for a long time, in 1982 many problems arose because of this, and in 2006, and now they also arose. Without infantry nearby, any tank is vulnerable, no matter if it was the BT in 1939, the T-34 in 1941, the Patton or Centurion in 1973 or 1982, or the Merkava now.
The usual justification for this practice begins with “Well, the country is small, everything is nearby, and there are no problems establishing interaction.” This excuse usually shows a deep misunderstanding of the specifics of military service. A conventionally taken regiment in town N with a separate battalion stationed in the same town across the fence from this regiment will interact worse (virtually in no way) than with a regular battalion of the same regiment but moved to a separate base one hundred kilometers from the rest of the units. For the simple reason that the commander is in any case constantly connected with his regular units and regularly goes through the entire cycle of combat training (formally or in reality - that’s another question), and with the neighboring unit - very occasionally when the high authorities set the task. And not out of harm, but because a commander who does his job and is appropriate for his position consistently lacks 8 hours in a day, and a couple more days in a week. And his chief of staff too.
As a result, when the hour comes, it turns out that the interaction of tanks and infantry in combined arms combat has been worked out... well, somehow worked out. Even greater problems arise in this regard with artillery, close and continuous interaction with which has become the alpha and omega of modern warfare, without which success is unthinkable.
And this ground operation in Gaza, in general, has not yet begun.
The moment of arrival on the route of a column of Gazans who were heading along the evacuation corridor to the south of the enclave.
Admin note / It is unclear whether is this one of the attacks from this morning or a new one
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“There will be no Crimea and borders of 91, only defense, blood, sweat, and tears”: Arestovich called for Zelensky to be replaced, accusing him of strategic miscalculations
Now the situation regarding the war has reached a dead end, but if the Russian government is already making “decisions adequate to the current situation,” then the Ukrainian leadership is “corrupt and inadequate,” said the ex-adviser to the Ukrainian presidential administration.
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In Ukraine, they gave the go-ahead for the mobilization of students who have registered for an academic degree
According to local media, the Ministry of Education and Science sent a letter of clarification to all heads of universities. It states that such students are not covered by Art. 23 of the law on mobilization since during the period of academic leave they do not study.
To replenish the dwindling ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military commissars continue to catch men simply on the streets.
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #RobotyneVerbove
🕰 Date: ~13.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.4619768, 35.8792914
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed the T64 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces between Robotyne and Verbove.
🖥 id: 14102023.0816
✉️source: https://t.me/ZA_FROHT/22808
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🌐 Place: #Avdiivka
🕰 Date: ~13.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.1907593, 37.7239884
📝 Description: Russian BTR90 takes an active part in the battles near Avdiivka.
🖥 id: 14102023.0814
✉️source: https://t.me/ZA_FROHT/22808
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Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-10-15
In Ukraine, they gave the go-ahead for the mobilization of students who have registered for an academic degree According to local media, the Ministry of Education and Science sent a letter of clarification to all heads of universities. It states that such students are not covered by Art. 23 of the law on mobilization since during the period of academic leave they do not study.
