Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-10-17
Hamas has released the first clip showing one of the 200 or more Israeli hostages
The short video (shown below) shows a young woman, 21-year-old Mia Schem, being treated after she was wounded in her arm, and later speaking to the camera.
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Zelensky wanted to visit Israel amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but the Israeli side made it clear to Kiev that such a visit would now be untimely - Israeli portal Ynet
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 The Wall Street Journal reports that the Israel-Hamas war has had the effect of 'stretching American and European resources' while, at the same time, 'relieving pressure on Russia and providing new opportunities to China'.
📎 The Spectator Index (https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/1713921511239889198?)
It’s by now confirmed that Egyptian intel warned their Israeli counterparts only 3 days before Al-Aqsa Flood that something “big” was coming from Hamas. Tel Aviv, its multi-billion dollar security apparatus and the IDF, “the strongest army in the world”, chose to ignore it.
That configures two key vectors.
1) Tel Aviv get its “Pearl Harbor” pretext to implement a remixed “war on terror” plus a sort of Final Solution to the “Gaza problem” (already in effect).
2) The Hegemon abruptly changes the narrative away from the incoming, inevitable, cosmic joint humiliation of the White House and NATO in the steppes of Novorossiya – a strategic defeat that configures the previous humiliation in Afghanistan as a masked ball in Disneyland.
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kolodziazi
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 49.087000, 37.888600
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition depot in Kolodziazi.
🖥 id: 16102023.1710
✉️source: https://t.me/sashakots/42799
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kalynove
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.2817279, 37.6404946
📝 Description: The Russians destroyed the Krab artillery installation belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kalynove.
🖥 id: 16102023.1718
✉️source: https://t.me/kubanArta/474
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Stelmakhivka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 49.501000, 37.885500
📝 Description: The Russians effectively destroyed an Ukrainian Armed Forces tank near Stelmakhivka. Big Bang!
🖥 id: 16102023.1720
✉️source: https://t.me/vysokygovorit/13169
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Hryhorivka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 50.038600, 37.648800
📝 Description: The Russians destroyed the GRAD multiple launch rocket system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Hryhorivka.
🖥 id: 16102023.1722
✉️source: https://t.me/warjournaltg/22280
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Urozhaine
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.7600325, 36.8220416
📝 Description: The Russian military continue attacking Ukrainian army wit FABs. The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came under attack in Urozhaine.
🖥 id: 16102023.1732
✉️source: https://t.me/ChDambiev/26160
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Antonivka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.7600325, 36.8220416
📝 Description: Another blow from the FAB, but this time against the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Antonivka.
🖥 id: 16102023.1735
✉️source: https://t.me/yuzhny_front_ZOV/1670
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #VelykaNovosilka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.8094569, 36.8647762
📝 Description: Lots of FABs today. The Russian military attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Velyka Novosilka.
🖥 id: 16102023.1736
✉️source: https://t.me/ChDambiev/26168
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kostiantynivka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.8094569, 36.8647762
📝 Description: The Russians destroyed a large amount of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kostiantynivka. More than 22 kilometers to the front line.
🖥 id: 16102023.1741
✉️source: https://t.me/yuzhny_front_ZOV/1665
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Marinka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.9583185, 37.4908424
📝 Description: The strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed by the Russian military in the Marinka area.
🖥 id: 16102023.1913
✉️source: https://t.me/rusich_army/11366
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Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip has turned into a “lunar landscape”
https://t.me/infantmilitario/110111?single
The Israel Defense Forces have announced the elimination of the head of Hamas' general intelligence in a strike in Khan Younis.
#source (https://t.me/sskarnaukhov/55742)
The United States and Israel have given Egypt an ultimatum that only US citizens will be allowed to exit through the checkpoint with the Gaza Strip; Palestinians will be prohibited from leaving.
Egypt initially wanted to negotiate the evacuation of Palestinians through the checkpoint, but the United States and Israel only allowed humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip, in return receiving a “corridor for US citizens.”
The Palestinians are essentially in a “trap”; they can’t get out by sea, the Israeli military forces shoot everything that floats, there is simply no way out of the Gaza Strip, it’s more like sacrificing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians as part of some kind of “ritual of collective murder.”
source (https://t.me/VasiletsDmitriy/15261)
Russian artillerymen defeat the enemy 24/7 in Kupyansk direction
Artillery units from the Zapad Group of Forces continue missions to eliminate artillery batteries, fortified positions, suppress command posts, and destroy enemy firepower, weapons, and military hardware of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the special military operation.
During combat missions, the self-propelled artillery systems use high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation, and high-precision ammunition to inflict maximum damage on fortifications, buried concrete reinforcements, armoured vehicles, and enemy military personnel.
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
@Slavyangrad
Footage of an arrival in Damascus.
Some sources claim (https://t.me/vorposte/48073) that this may be the Israeli Air Force strike.
However, this information needs to be confirmed, as no official source has made any declaration.
The only official reaction so far has come from the Russian Defense Ministry, which stated (https://t.me/smotri_z/21263) that the command of the group of Russian troops will take the necessary preemptive measures in connection with the threat of an attack in Syria.
In the Idlib de-escalation zone, preparations (https://t.me/izvestia/147233) are underway for an attack on the civilian population, the deployment points of Russian and Syrian troops, as well as civilian objects, using drones and long-range MLRS systems. This information has been reported by the Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of the Enemy Parties.
@Slavyangrad
🪖 Ukrainian infantry targeted by Russian forces.
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Soldiers of the 40th Marine Brigade at recently occupied Ukrainian positions in the Novomayorsky area
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Ukrainian media publish a footage of the AFU liquidating their own fighters who surrendered as prisoners of war
In the video, with a title "one Orc pick-up less", a Ukrainian quadrocopter is catching up with what is probably a Russian pick-up truck where the war priosioners AFU soldiers are sitting tied up.
Such a "victory" should be broadcast urgently on national ukroTV.
UPD: By the way, our driver and passenger are alive (https://t.me/breakingmash/48644). The first has a slight shrapnel wound, the second a contusion.
@Slavyangrad
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv: the Israeli military-industrial complex took urgent measures to improve the armored protection of the Merkava .
▶️ They are based on the Russian solution, more precisely the integration of a vertical anti-cumulative grid above the tank turret. This solution has proven to be effective in SMO against ammunition that attacks the upper projection of tanks.
** The assessment of the Israeli GSH is that the enemy has a significant number of anti-tank assets, including UAVs (strike/kamikaze) that can seriously threaten tanks.
Lord Of War
The situation on the Kupyan and Swatovo-Kremen directions
◼ On the Kupyan direction our army is supported by VKS, heavy artillery and MLRS. Promotion in the areas of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka and Ivanovka.
Several strongholds and fortifications were occupied. Our army continued to strengthen its positions in the previously captured positions.
◼ On the direction of Svatovo-Kremenny, our army carried out a series of attacks in the area of the villages of Stelmahovka and Nadezhda. During the offensive our fighters advanced 600-700 meters in the direction of the river. Oscoll.
Lord Of War
⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/4559)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Front #Summary for 16 Oct 2023 by 19:03⚡️
🔹In #Kherson Direction, the AFU increased recon and shelling. Landing attempts near Cossack Camps, and #Alyoshkin Island were defeated.
🔹In #Zaporozhye Direction, the AFU artillery destroyed Russian positions in the forest plantation near #Verbovoye, forcing ours to retreat. But the enemy cannot advance further, ours stabilised and attempt to retake lost positions. The enemy attacked towards #Kopani, but ours hold the lines.
🔹In #SouthDonetsk Direction, no active actions at #Priyutnoye or #Urozhaynoye. All enemy movements are detected and covered by artillery fire.
🔹In #Donetsk Direction, our heavy artillery, MLRS and aviation cover the AFU fortifications in the #Avdeyevka area. Still the density of fire is not enough for a serious breakthrough on the southern flank, where we have tangible advances only near #Pervomayskoye. At #Severnoye our troops are back on the defensive. On the northern flank, our army is advancing. According to reports, the "neck" around #Avdeyevka has been squeezed down to 7 km.
🔹In #Bakhmut Direction, our forces again tried unsuccessfully to retake lost positions on the southern flank. The AFU has still an advantage in the heights. In the morning the enemy managed to penetrate behind the railway line near #Kleshcheyevka. Ours foiled the attempt, and the AFU withdrew with losses.
🔹In #Svatovo Direction, our army is gradually advancing in all areas, at #Sinkovka, #Petropavlovka, #Ivanovskoye, #Kotlyarovka, #Makeyevka. Our missiles struck the AFU accurate in #Borovaya. It is reported that the AFU command plans to counterattack. Troops have already been transferred and additional reserves are being pulled up.
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⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/4602)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Situation in the #Kherson Direction until 15:00 on 16 October 2023⚡️
🗓 Last night, an Ukrainian sabotage group carried out a landing on the left bank of the #Dnieper River. The SRG, operating from a bridgehead northwest of #Podstepnoye attacked positions near Cossack Camps.
▪️ Another unit, which had landed the day before on #Frolova Island, began shelling the village of #Krynki. As a result of the fighting, the attacks were repulsed. The group that had been operating on #Alyoshkin Island withdrew to its western part, while the one on #Frolova Island came under attack.
▪️ In anticipation of this, on 13 and 14 October, the AFU moved up to 80 men in 16 boats to the islands of #Alyoshkinsky, #Alekseyevsky, A#ntonovsky, #Melky and #Frolova. Somewhere it was due to reinforcement, but somewhere it was due to rotation and removal of wounded and killed due to regular strikes by the Russian Army.
❗️Now the situation near the #Dnieper is relatively stable. However, the AFU has noticeably increased shelling of Russian positions on the left bank, using HIMARS MLRS and cluster munitions.
▪️ In #Poniatovka, Mortar crews of the 35th Separate Marines Brigade are stationed, indicating that the forces of the "Katran" Strike Group are moving to the frontline. Along the #Ingulets River, there is movement of columns, probably of Marine Brigades.
📌 This suggests that the AFU will soon become more active near# Kherson. Yesterday's sortie and the appearance of bards in the Dnieper-Bug estuary appear to have been a test of the state of defence near the #Dnieper, and such attacks will become more frequent from now on.
🗺 High Resolution: 🇬🇧 MAP (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2023/10/16/20231016144153-c52bf5ea.jpg); 🇷🇺 MAP
📜 RYBAR (https://t.me/rybar/53299); 16 Oct 2023, 15:02
t.me/sitreports /@rybar/#smo/
⚡️ (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/10323)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (16 October 2023)⚡️
▫️The RF Armed Forces continue the special military operation.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Grouping repelled 10 assault squad attacks of the 68th Jaeger, 32nd, 44th, and 115th Mechanized Brigades near Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Novoyegorovka, (Kharkov reg), and Makeyevka (LPR).
▫️Russian forces delivered strikes on troops and hardware of the 112th Territorial Defence, 14th Mechanized, and 95th Air Assault Brigades near Petropavlovka, Kupyansk, and Petrovskoye (Kharkov reg).
▫️Up to 85 troops, 2 tanks, 2 AFVs, 1 D-20 gun, and 2 2S1 Gvozdika SAUs have been eliminated.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Grouping repulsed 2 assault squad attacks of the 67th Mechanized, and 12th Special Forces Brigades close to Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR) and in Serebryanskoye forestry.
▫️AFU troops and hardware have been hit close to Torskoye, Serebryanka, and Grigorovka (DPR).
▫️The AFU lost up to 65 troops, 2 AFVs, 1 pickup, and 2 D-30 howitzers.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Grouping repelled 10 assault squad attacks near Kleshcheyevka, Andreyevka, and Maryinka (DPR).
▫️Ground-attack aircraft launched strikes at troops and hardware of the 10th Mountain Assault, 53rd, 93rd, and 110th Mechanized Brigades close to Belogorovka, Kurdyumovka, Belaya Gora, and Georgiyevka (DPR).
▫️The enemy lost up to 460 troops, 3 tanks, 2 AFVs, and 12 MVs.
▫️Counterbattery warfare hit 2 US M777 howitzers, 1 Polish Krab SAU, 2 D-20 howitzers, and 1 Akatsiya SAU.
▫️1 ammo depot of the 54th Mechanized Brigade was destroyed near Slavyansk (DPR).
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Grouping inflicted fire damage on troops and hardware of the 58th, 72nd Mechanized, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigades near Novomikhaylovka, Ugledar, and Urozhaynoye (DPR).
▫️The enemy lost over 70 troops, 2 MVs, 1 Giatsint-B howitzer, and 1 Msta-B howitzer.
▫️2 ammo depots have been annihilated close to Zelyony Gay and Alekseyevka (Zaporozhye reg).
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Grouping repulsed 1 attack close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye reg).
◽️AFU troops and hardware have been hit close to Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye reg).
◽️The enemy lost up to 55 troops, 2 AFVs, and 2 pickups.
◽️Counterbattery warfare hit 1 US M777 howitzer, 1 Polish Krab, and 1 Gvozdika SAUs.
◽️In Kherson direction, up to 65 troops, 12 MVs, 1 D-30 howitzer, and an EW radar have been hit.
◽️2 ammo depots were wiped out close to Nikolskoye and Kherson (Kherson reg).
◽️1 SRG was disabled close on Korabelka Island.
◽️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, UAVs, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Grouping have engaged AFU troops and hardware in 119 areas.
◽️1 P-18 air target detection and tracking radar station was destroyed near Sergeyevka (DPR).
◽️Missile-artillery armament depots and aviation fuel storage facilities were hit close to Khmelnitsky and on the airfield of Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitsky reg). One communication centre was destroyed on the Mirgorod airfield (Poltava reg).
◽️Air defences shot down 2 Su-25 and MiG-29 aircraft near Arkhangelskoye (Kherson reg), Dmitrovka and Zvonetskoye (Dnepropetrovsk reg), and 2 HIMARS MLRS projectiles.
◽️31 UAVs were shot down near Berestovoye, Belogorovka, Vasilyevka, Yelenovka (DPR), Kamenskoye, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye reg), and Alyoshki and Krynki (Kherson reg).
🔹 #MoD
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Ukrainian RPG fail
What the media hides
Ukrainians caught trying to dig in and hit by a Russian FVP drone The only survivor makes it out on pure adrenaline, likely injured
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New footage published by the military shows IAF combat helicopters striking and shooting at Palestinian terrorists infiltrating into Israel on the morning of October 7
JUST IN: Israeli Ceasefire Resolution By Russia Rejected The UN Security Council failed to adopt a resolution proposed by Russia that would have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, aid access, and safe evacuation of civilians.
The Russian-led draft resolution received five votes in favor (China, Gabon, Mozambique, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates) and four against (France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States), with six abstentions (Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, Malta, and Switzerland).
For the Council to adopt a resolution, the proposal must receive at least nine votes in favor, with none of its five permanent members opposing or casting a veto.
https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1714088309964636188
Israel has urgently requested $10 billion in assistance from the United States amidst the escalating Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as reported by The New York Times, citing sources.
The newspaper indicates that US lawmakers are currently deliberating an aid package that would connect support for Israel with assistance for Ukraine, Taiwan, and resources for bolstering the US-Mexican border.
Previously, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken disclosed that President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Israel on October 18.
#source (https://t.me/nash_prezident_putin/150165)
Avdeevka direction, 17.10, 10:00 Moscow time
Since early morning, our BMD-4 and self-propelled guns "Nona-S" have been targeting the enemy's positions and support structures.
Heavy machine guns are also being used to suppress enemy positions.
#source (https://t.me/frontbird/4048)
During the night, the Russian Air Forces targeted the territory of a yacht club in the Odessa region, which was being used as a base by mercenaries.
#source (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/101067?single)
The United States has decided to send 2,000 Marines to the shores of Israel
Previously, CNN had reported that the Pentagon was considering (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/100438) deploying the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict area. This unit specializes in rapid response and evacuation missions, such as hostage rescue.
Now, the United States has made the final decision to send paratroopers to the shores of Israel aboard the USS Bataan, currently located in the Gulf of Oman. 2,000 infantrymen will be dispatched to the Gaza Strip in preparation for a potential intervention.
CNN sources clarify that the soldiers have not yet received deployment orders. It is possible that American forces will be on standby in the Gaza area in case the situation escalates, for instance, if Israel indiscriminately fires upon everyone, including American hostages.
Earlier, the Al-Qassam Brigades claimed that 22 hostages had been allegedly killed under Israeli shelling. Simultaneously, the militants warned (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/100915) the United States and other countries against entering Gaza, vowing to turn the region into a "cemetery" for foreign soldiers.
#source (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/100937)
Zaporozhye direction:
Tonight is exceptionally intense. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have deployed tanks, and the M113s are accompanying them every 20-30 minutes. The infantry is landing boldly right in front of our positions. Electronic warfare is working diligently. Our forces respond with a robust artillery defense at approach points, engaging in firefights, and we haven't lost any positions. The infantry is putting up a strong fight, but this level of activity hasn't been seen for two weeks.
#source (https://t.me/rusich_army/11372)
And here is a video from our guys 🦇
— The most important thing in our business is not to rush.
- I don’t give a fuck at all... We need to act.
Storming of Ukrainian fortifications by special forces soldiers from the first person.
Judging by the footage, the enemy settled down just a hundred meters from the Russian military, and a shooting battle ensued. One of our soldiers, under enemy crossfire, ran out of the trench and fired an RPG at the Armed Forces.
Gorshenin
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff
#Source (https://t.me/jnb_news/36566)
⚡️ For the first time, the Russian military used the TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system to destroy enemy infantry in the North Military District zone.
"Tosochka" differs from "Buratino" and "Solntsepek" in improved characteristics: the complex is installed on the Ural chassis, has automated aiming, shooting and fire control systems, and does not require a transport-loading vehicle.
In addition, the missiles of the complex have an increased range.
#Source (https://t.me/ukraina_ru/173396)
CHRONICLE OF POLITICAL TOURISM IN THE FORMAT "THE WHOLE WORLD WITH UKRAINE AND ISRAEL"
HAVE ALREADY VISITED ISRAEL:
✅European Commission President von der Leyen
✅ Head of the European Parliament Metsola
✅ U.S. Secretary of State Blinken
✅U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin
✅German Foreign Minister Berbock
✅ British Foreign Secretary Cleverly
✅ French Foreign Minister Colonna
ARE GOING TO ISRAEL:
☑️ US President Biden
☑️ French President Macron
☑️ German Chancellor Scholz
NOT ALLOWED INTO ISRAEL:
⛔️ Ukrainian President Zelensky
@Slavyangrad
Little by little.
This is what military luck looks like.
-Veteran's Notes
#Source (https://t.me/notes_veterans/12914)
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Heavy fighting continues near Rabotino and Verbovoye: the enemy continues to attack, ours are repelling and counterattacking
▪️On the Zaporozhye front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue offensive actions in a number of sectors of the front.
▪️Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to powerfully attack in the Verbovoye area from the very morning, the attack was repelled by landing fire, the enemy suffered losses and rolled back.
▪️This morning the enemy tried to attack between Rabotino and Kopani, repelling the attack, the motorized rifles of the Southern Military District launched a counterattack, there was success.
▪️The enemy continues to regroup and concentrate forces to resume a large-scale offensive.
▪️Positional battles do not stop, both sides are actively using artillery.
#Source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/55094)
But the people from Gaza even prepared their own analog of the RPG-30 "Hook" against the ADC Meil Ruah. They made it out of two RPGs with conventional and tandem shaped charge grenades. In Gaza they either make or paint Iranian clones of our modern 105x64mm PG-7VR tandem grenades, and TBG-7V thermobaric grenades, probably Iranian licensed copies - but these are not them. It looks more like some kind of Bulgaria.
Did the Israelis, after hearing about this, decide not to include ADC? 😉 A joke, of course. But the dramatically increased level of savvy of former whipping boys for any occasion has obviously made the IDF extremely tense.
@Slavyangrad
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (17 October 2023)
▫️In Kupyansk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31578) in the course of active operations, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have repelled seven enemy attacks close to
Ivanovka and Timkovka (Kharkov), Nadiya (LPR).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 270 servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, ten armoured fighting vehicles, and three pickup trucks.
▫️During counter-battery warfare, two Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems have been hit.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31579) as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters and artillery, two attacks by assault groups of 21st and 63rd
mechanised brigades of the AFU have been repelled, and 21st and 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been hit near Chervonaya Dibrova, Shipilovka, and Kuzmino (LPR).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 115 servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
▫️During the counter-battery warfare, two D-20 guns, as well as one Msta-B howitzer, have been hit.
▫️In Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31580) units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have repelled nine attacks by AFU. Enemy manpower and hardware have been eliminated close to Orekhovo-Vasilyevka and Andreevka (DPR).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 485 servicemen killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, and one D-20 gun.
▫️In addition, one U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station, as well as one field ammunition depot of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU have been destroyed.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31581) units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with helicopters and artillery, have inflicted a fire attack on manpower concentration areas of units of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Ugledar (DPR).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 150 servicemen killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, as well as two D-20 howitzers.
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31582) units of the Russian Group of Forces, aviation and artillery have repelled four attacks by 117th mechanised and 82nd air assault brigades of the AFU near Verbovoye (Zaporozhye).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 110 servicemen, seven tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
▫️In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin howitzer and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been destroyed.
▫️In Kherson direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/31582) the enemy losses were more than 45 servicemen, three motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.
▫️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 117 areas.
▫️Air defence facilities have shot down Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force. Five tactical missiles and four U.S.-manufactured guided GLSDB bombs have been intercepted.
▫️In addition, 34 UAVs have been destroyed close to Belogorovka, Vasilyevka, Svatovo (LPR), Berestovoye (DPR), Novaya Tarasovka (Kharkov), Peschanovka, and Sagi (Kherson).
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #StepovaNovoselivka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 49.6494828, 37.8464403
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces ZU-23-2 near Stepova Novoselivka.
🖥 id: 17102023.0644
✉️source: https://t.me/zovchuvashiy/2204
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Bilozerka
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.6575761, 32.4035951
📝 Description: The Russian Lancet continues to create nightmares for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This time it destroyed an M777 howitzer near Bilozerka.
🖥 id: 17102023.0944
✉️source: https://t.me/ugolizmeny/318
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Markove
🕰 Date: ~16.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.654700, 37.802700
48.65600, 37.804600
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed fuel depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Markove.
🖥 id: 17102023.1451
✉️source: https://t.me/Sever_Z/1477
‼️UKRAINIAN POST‼️
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DRONE OPERATORS WORK WITHOUT RECONNAISSANCE?
Exactly what happened in this video: having decided to attack the target, not knowing what it was, the [Ukrainian] drone operator ended up killing several of our prisoners. A monstrous situation.
He may well have killed his own fellow servicemen, since he was unlikely to have been working in areas where other units were fighting. How is a loss like that to be categorized? As per usual? With the unfortunate prisoners listed as missing in action, and their relatives never being told the truth about their deaths?
As scary as it may sound, one of the reasons for what happened is a craving for more “hype”, which explains the hasty posting of a “cool new video” without even understanding WHAT it shows. The information and propaganda consequences are a separate matter.
If the drone operator who killed the prisoners has any conscience or decency, he should go ahead and shoot himself, because you have to be a real scumbag to be able to live peacefully after something like that.
@HolodniyYar
❗️🇮🇱🇵🇸 (https://qr.nspk.ru/BS1A0068ID10D33B9IBAQRQ4M9T0NIFN?type=01&bank=100000000008&crc=36CB) Aggravation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone
situation as of 14.00 October 17, 2023
🔻North direction :
▪️Two Palestinian militants tried to land on the beach near Kibbutz Zikim , but an IDF helicopter flew out to intercept them and probably destroyed them.
🔻Eastern direction :
▪️Palestinian forces fired at Hatzerim and Nahal Oz, and several more shells were intercepted by air defense systems near Beer Sheva.
▪️In addition, an unsuccessful attempt was recorded to attack the IDF air base near Hatzerim .
▪️Israeli security forces detained an unarmed Gaza resident near Netivot ; he is being checked for involvement in terrorist activities.
🔻Border with Lebanon:
▪️Hezbollah militants fired at Metula several times. Two civilians were injured.
▪️The IDF continues to strike the south of Lebanon: the Christian village of Rmeish, as well as Ad-Dahira and Aytarun, again came under attack.
🔻 Gaza Strip:
▪️The Israeli Air Force, with the support of the Navy and artillery, continues to launch massive attacks on the Gaza Strip: the IDF reported the liquidation of the head of the Hamas Shura Council .
▪️Despite the latest statements from Western politicians, the Rafah checkpoint on the border with Egypt remains closed. Civilians still do not have access to humanitarian aid.
🔻 West Bank:
▪️In the West Bank, Israeli security forces are once again detaining Palestinians en masse. Among them was the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Aziz Duaik, who, according to the IDF, is a member of Hamas. Further north, 30 Palestinian workers were arrested in Khalhoul .
🔻 Political background:
▪️Tomorrow US President Joe Biden will visit Israel. Der Spiegel suggested that the ground operation would not begin until the end of his visit.
▪️Earlier, Central Command commander Mike Kurilla arrived in the country to discuss Israeli defense needs and US efforts to support them.
▪️ The UN Security Council rejected the Russian draft resolution on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
@rybar
Two Majors (http://t.me/two_majors)
⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦🎯 About the AFU Missile Strike on #Berdyansk⚡️
🔹According to clarified information, Ukrainian formations used not only 👉 ATACMS (https://t.me/sitreports/16560) (photos of M74 cluster submunition wreckage have appeared online (https://t.me/infomil_live/907)), but also a cheaper version of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb, or simply GLSDB, to strike the #Berdyansk Airfield.
🚀 Six missiles were fired, three of which were shot down by air defence crews, while the other three hit their targets.
🔹 Both GLDSB and ATACMS are used from ground-based M270 MLRS and HIMARS launchers, and both have ranges in excess of 150 km. The most likely launch area given the combat radius is the #Zaporozhye region.
💥 As a result of the combined attack, an ammunition depot was hit and several helicopters were damaged of varying degrees.
❗️Apparently, the command did not expect such a strike on the airfield, although there were warnings about a possible raid.
📌 The appearance of ATACMS, GSLDB or other new long-range missiles will make adjustments in the use of army aviation. Otherwise, the situation (https://t.me/rybar/28759?single) with #Chernobayevka at the beginning of the SMO will be repeated, when carelessness cost the loss of several aircraft on the ground.
🗺 High Resolution: 🇬🇧 MAP (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2023/10/17/20231017154129-c5b6c4fa.jpg); 🇷🇺 MAP
(https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2023/10/17/20231017154128-81b9633d.jpg)📜 RYBAR (https://t.me/rybar/53330); 17 Oct 2023, 15:47
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Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-10-18
The new Su-57 was transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The plane performed well during the SMO. Now it is necessary to increase its production. According to the latest pre-war data, the state ordered more than 70 such machines for the Aerospace Forces.
