Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-10-22
NATO forces of Ukraine have planted 500,000 anti-tank mines in northern Ukraine
This was stated by the commander of the Ukrainian operational and strategic group of troops "North" Sergey Naev.
"On the main directions of a likely offensive by the Russian army from June 2022. to date, more than 500 thousand anti-tank mines have been laid. In particular, anti-tank minefields, anti-tank groups of Mines, sets of anti-personnel explosive devices, landmines, blasted shot,“ the Ukrainian commander said.
Fearing a Russian offensive, the militants increased the density of mine-explosive barriers in this zone by 16 times.
LoW
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Malynivka
🕰 Date: ~20.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.686450, 36.478650
📝 Description: Russian LMURs operates at Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Malynivka.
🖥 id: 21102023.1612
✉️source: https://t.me/voin_dv/5563
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Avdiivka
🕰 Date: ~20.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.686450, 36.478650
📝 Description: Russian FABs are making a fuss in Avdiivka.
🖥 id: 21102023.1800
✉️source: https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/11509
Since Moscow took patronage over Donetsk, Sergei Semyonovich, as usual, took up his favorite business - building the subway. But, uh, with local specifics.
The Russian Army has started digging tunnels in the direction of Avdeevka. In this way, the Russian Armed Forces are trying to get closer to Ukrainian positions.
This was reported by a representative of the 110th separate mechanized brigade, fighting near Avdiivka, Anton Kotsukon.
"That is digging tunnels closer to our positions, firstly, for the purpose of camouflage, and, secondly, to somewhere to pop up closer to our positions unexpectedly," - said Kotsukon.
Digging tunnels to get closer to the enemy's trenches is a method widely used by fighting armies during World War I, which (on the Western Front), as well as the current stage of the war in Ukraine, was characterized by position battles, when neither side could make serious advances for years.
We wrote about what is needed to break through a fortified defense line here, and when to wait for advances on the front - here.
@Slavyangrad
Kiev does not lose hope to involve Georgia and Moldova in the conflict with Russia
"I have already expressed my position <...> if the Georgians and Moldova had started to liberate their territories from the Russian occupiers, we would have solved this issue much faster," says Alexey Danilov.
However, he believes that the governments of these countries are waiting for Ukraine to win and help them do the same.
#source (https://t.me/ukraina_ru/173941)
In Lvov, allegedly an unknown woman threw a molotov cocktail at a military enlistment office.
According to an article (https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-will-ukraine-war-end-206987) published by The National Interest, the United States is being held responsible for the prolongation of the conflict in Ukraine.
The author suggests that Russia and Ukraine could have reached a peace treaty on three separate occasions in the early spring of 2022. Kiev was prepared to forgo joining NATO in order to put an end to the conflict, but Washington prevented this and promised assistance in a protracted war.
As a result of the United States' actions, the conflict has persisted for over a year and a half, while it could have been resolved in a matter of weeks. Washington was aware that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive was unlikely to succeed, yet they still pushed Kiev to initiate it. The author is convinced that Ukraine is on the brink of a military defeat, and peace talks with Russia are inevitable. However, this time, Kiev will likely have to agree to much less favorable conditions than those previously offered.
@Slavyangrad
Throughout the day, the enemy launched several attacks in the Orekhov direction. They attempted to attack at Novoprokopovka and in the area between Kopani and Rabotino. At times, they try to realign the line of the front to gain complete control over Rabotino.
The enemy did not succeed. According to preliminary data, they suffered up to 30 casualties and lost one tank, and there has been no enemy advancement as well.
#source (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/101585)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (21 October 2023)
Part I (see Part II (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/10423))
▫️In Kupyansk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/31699), units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled five attacks of the AFU 43rd, 115th mechanised brigades, and 68th Jaeger Brigade near Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Sergeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
▫️The enemy lost up to 50 servicemen and three pickup trucks.
▫️ In Krasny Liman direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/31700), units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery repelled 10 attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 24th, 51st, 53rd, 110th mechanised brigades, and 1st Special Operations Brigade, as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 21st and 67th mechanised brigades near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️In addition, one field ammunition depot of the AFU 53rd Mechanised Brigade has been hit close to Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️The enemy losses amounted to up to 100 servicemen killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.
▫️In Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/31701), units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware near Vasyukovka, Andreyevka, Razdolovka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️ The enemy's losses totalled up to 260 servicemen killed and wounded, as well as four motor vehicles.
▫️In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system and one Grad MLRS were destroyed.
▫️ In South-Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/31702), units of the Vostok Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower concentration areas of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade near Ugledar and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️The enemy lost up to 140 servicemen and three motor vehicles.
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (21 October 2023)
Part II (see Part I)
(https://t.me/mod_russia_en/10422)▫️ In Zaporozhye direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/31703), units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled three enemy attacks and delivered strikes on a unit of the AFU 118th Mechanised Brigade close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
▫️Up to 20 servicemen, two tanks, and three motor vehicles have been neutralised.
▫️In addition, in the course of counterbattery warfare, one UK-made FH70 howitzer, one D-20 howitzer, as well as one U.S.-made M119 howitzer were destroyed.
▫️In Kherson direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/31703), up to 30 servicemen, two motor vehicles, one D-30 howitzer, and one electronic warfare station were neutralised.
▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 118 areas during the day.
▫️In addition, ammunition and fuel depots of Ukrainian Air Force were destroyed at Dolgintsevo airfield close to Krivoy Rog (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▫️Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepted one Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force close to Odessa.
▫️Air defence units shot down one Su-24 aircraft, two MiG-29 aircraft, and one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force.
▫️Four HARM anti-radiation missiles, two Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles, and one HIMARS projectile have been intercepted.
▫️In addition, 23 unmanned aerial vehicles were neutralised near Belogorovka, Berestovoye, Spornoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Verkhnekamenka, Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Ulyanovka (Zaporozhye region).
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-21/us-and-israel-weigh-a-future-for-the-gaza-strip-without-hamas?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google): The US and Israeli authorities are considering the possibility of creating an interim government in the Gaza Strip after the complete destruction of Hamas during the current conflict
Citing unnamed sources, the agency notes that discussions on this issue are now at an early stage and depend on further developments — for example, the success of the IDF ground operation.
@Slavyangrad
Avdeevka and Kherson directions: the situation on 19⁰⁰ Moscow time
Avdeevka direction
Today there are advances on both flanks near Avdeevka.Traditionally, powerful strikes from various artillery and MLRS systems are launched from early morning on military targets, both in the near and deep rear of the enemy. The Air Forces permanently defeat the enemy's reserves. The design of the couldron for the AFU garrison continues without slowing down.
Kherson direction
Close-quarters fighting continues in the Krynka area. It is reported that the enemy has already been knocked out of the village itself, but clings to the outskirts in an attempt to preserve the bridgehead, which he got at a high price.
There is information that the Ukrainian today is very actively transferring engineering equipment and building materials to the Dnepr. The probability that in the near future the enemy will try to force the water barrier is extremely high.
#source (https://t.me/polk105/12107)
One of today's airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force on the Gaza Strip was broadcast live on the Arab TV channel Al Jazeera
@Slavyangrad
Near Artyomovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are digging in near Kleshcheevka, waiting and relying on a breakthrough of the front in the area of Andreevka and Kurdyumovka in order to expand the bridgehead.
Reported by the military TG channel NGP razvedka.
#source (https://t.me/donbassr/48901)
❗️ Over the past 24 hours, near the city of Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk region, at the Dolgintsevo airfield, ammunition and fuel warehouses of the Ukrainian Air Force were destroyed.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft near the city of Odessa.
During the day, air defense systems shot down: a Su-24 aircraft, two Mig-29 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force.
In addition, twenty-three enemy unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.
In the area of the village Pervomaisk DPR destroyed a field ammunition depot of the 53rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In just one day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 118 locations.
#source (https://t.me/opersvodki/17604)
Battles on the Kupyansky front: a unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces moved to the aid of those storming our trenches and was completely destroyed
▪️Troops of the “West” groups, with the support of aviation and artillery, continue to push through the enemy’s defenses on the border of the Kharkov region and the LPR.
▪️During the recent attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces supported by stormtroopers of the 25th brigade near Liman the First, Ukrainian Armed Forces militants moved to help their own, but it ended badly.
▪️The footage shows the destruction of a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry with the precise arrival of a 152 mm shell.
▪️After the strike, the lucky few survivors abandoned their killed and wounded brothers-in-arms, escaping from their positions.
#source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/55340)
An explosion was heard near the US military base, which is located 45 km from the airport of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan (Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen
Today this base has already been attacked by 2 drones. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff
#source (https://t.me/jnb_news/36878)
Ukrainian propaganda is upset by the increased use of guided bombs
According to one Ukrainian military blogger, Russia has carried out 700 bomb attacks since the beginning of October.
And indeed, in the future, bombing with the help of GBU will only increase. We are returning to the good old days, when aviation ironed out the enemy on the battlefield, deploying his firing points and ensuring the advancement of infantry.
#source
@Slavyangrad
Ukrainian channel Rezident:
⚡️⚡️⚡️
Our source in the Office of the President said that the Office of the President considers the actions of the Biden Administration destructive regarding financial support for Ukraine for 2024. Instead of a realistic relief package for our country, the White House is asking for record amounts that will definitely be blocked by the Republicans. All these actions are aimed at disrupting financial and military assistance to Ukraine in order to agree with the Kremlin to freeze the conflict in our country along the front line.
#source (https://t.me/rezident_ua/20207)
Tankers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, using their ridiculous example, clearly show why an off-road offensive is now becoming almost impossible
Zin Note: I can't wait for the heavy-assed Abrams to arrive!
#source (https://t.me/smotri_z/21490)
Avdeevka, 21.10
The situation near Avdeevka remains tense. The day was marked by an ongoing counter-battery struggle. In our sector, the enemy refrained from launching further counterattacks; it appears that our actions yesterday were effective in deterring them. They have fortified their positions. While the heavy artillery from the AFU was not very active, tanks remained mobile and challenging to pin down.
Today, our reconnaissance team operating FPV drones successfully eliminated a Ukrainian dugout housing three machine gunners along with their weapons. We have delivered a precise strike with thermobaric ammunition through the embrasure.
I am not privy to the command's plans, nor am I expected to know them. However, judging by the ongoing combat, the objective seems to be securing and gradually tightening the grip on the occupied area, employing artillery and tanks to disrupt enemy logistics. The battle for Avdeevka rages on. The video clip attached showcases a portion of my team's efforts.
Additionally, our unit encountered an AFU kamikaze drone deployed by the enemy, which we successfully neutralized using an overhead charge.
My call sign is "Vozhak" (Leader).
Victory will be ours!
#source (https://t.me/vozhak_Z/463)
🟢 The most magnificent work of our snipers
NGP exploration
🔴 At these moments, our tactical aviation is launching a series of strikes using FAB-1500 against the enemy in the Avdeevsky direction
✈️ 🚀 🚀 🚀
The offensive continues, there is progress, and our guys have strengthened their previously occupied positions.
🔴 Tomorrow the traffic will be more intense, everything is ready!!!
Avdeevka🇷🇺
#source (https://t.me/rezervsvo/34377)
Biden barely managed to make a request for the allocation of a new portion of money for Ukraine ($ 61.3 billion), and the US Congress has not even been able to consider it yet, but Kiev has already calculated that the proposed amount will not be enough.
Rada deputy Zheleznyak said that a third of the Ukrainian budget for next year will be covered by subsidies from the United States, but since the funds are actually calculated for 13 months, they will need $ 2 billion more
Kiev is asking for money not only from the United States, but also from the EU: by December, Ukraine intends to prepare a "reform plan" for four years in order to receive 50 billion euros from the European Union.
#Source (https://t.me/rian_ru/219008)
Via Boris "Colonel Cassad" Rozhin:
Trench battle for the Ukrainian position near the waste heap north of Avdeevka for which fighting continues. Both sides are well aware of the importance of this position.
https://t.me/RVvoenkor/55356
#source (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/101619)
The West argues that prolonging the conflict with Russia via Ukraine is an inexpensive method of weakening their adversary. "It's only 5% of the US military budget!" Setting aside the fact that NATO's 155 mm artillery shell arsenal is approaching a loss of 50%, we can still add on many other additional costs not being considered here. The World Bank estimated back in March that the cost to rebuild Ukraine stood at $411 billion, but of course this number is most likely an underestimate. Others place the cost at closer to $1 trillion, which appears more likely when you consider that the conflict will drag on. The cost of corruption and waste will be high in any rebuilding effort as is clear to anyone not suffering from a shocking level of naivete.
The Ukrainian national debt, even after all of the financial assistance, now stands at $125 billion and counting. For reference, this is about 75% of GDP, which is unsustainable for an undeveloped country that can't borrow in a currency that they also print (or print a world reserve currency as in the case of the USA and EU), so they will most likely require a high level of assistance with debt relief after the conflict. By 2024, the national debt will surely exceed GDP.
Even using the low estimate of the World Bank, the total cost of the Kiev project stands at $411+ $125+ $200 billion (all promised aid from the US and EU thus far). A lot of these figures are already outdated with the conflict far from over. On top of this I'll add the cost of human lives, the psychological trauma, and the ecological costs.
-Zin
Sources:
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/69641
@Slavyangrad
“We are waiting for them”: the upcoming deliveries of the Abrams to the Armed Forces of Ukraine have caused a stir among Russian tankers - they are preparing for the “hunt,” tank battalion commander Sambu Khutakov told RIA Novosti.
This was the case with both the Leopards and the Bradleys - the supply of Western equipment causes healthy competition in the RF Armed Forces.
“Just give our tankers free rein. Give free rein, and they will go! If there is no tank, they will go with RPGs. Because they want to take the very first ones.”
#source
(https://t.me/rian_ru/218703)
❗️Night international digest
Bloomberg: Malta will host the third peace summit on Ukraine with the so-called Global South.
DPRK Ambassador to Russia Shin Hong Chol: US supplies of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine do not contribute to the resolution of the conflict and could serve as a catalyst for an endless war in Europe.
Bloomberg: The European Union will begin consultations on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia in the coming days.
Süddeutsche Zeitung: Germany imports hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian oil, bypassing sanctions through a subsidiary of Rosneft.
Indiatimes: India has successfully completed the first rocket launch of its upcoming indigenous orbital manned mission.
🇺🇳🇮🇱🇵🇸Bloomberg: American and Israeli officials are considering the possibility of creating an interim government in the Gaza Strip with the support of the UN and with the participation of Arab countries.
Hamas representative : the group is ready to release some of the hostages captured in Israel, but only on the condition that Israel stops the military operation against the Islamists.
Breitbart: Biden was criticized in the US Congress for trying to use the conflict between Israel and Palestine to increase aid to Kiev.
Bloomberg: Russian President Putin is increasingly convinced that the Russian Armed Forces will eventually exhaust the Armed Forces of Ukraine while the US and EU are busy in the Middle East.
Former German Chancellor Schröder said that Crimea is part of Russian history. He pointed out that Europe had failed in efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, although it had the opportunity to promote peace last March.
European Commissioner Schmidt: refugees from Ukraine have a positive impact on the European Union. The official noted that Ukrainians have filled employment gaps and reduced labor shortages in many countries, especially in Central and Eastern Europe.
King Abdullah II of Jordan at the Cairo Peace Summit: The price of bloodshed has been paid due to the failure to achieve peace, and Israeli leaders must understand that military solutions will not work.
IDF spokesman Hagari: The Israeli military plans to increase the intensity of attacks on the Gaza Strip and again urges local residents to evacuate to the southern part of the enclave as soon as possible.
#source (https://t.me/btr80/11540)
💥In Kharkov, a missile strike hit the Nova Poshta terminal. In the second video you can see what the company’s logistics are used for and what kind of civilian cargo it transports. From first aid kits, dry rations, and drones, to NATO tracked armored personnel carriers.
#source (https://t.me/voenacher/54861?single)
Explosions are heard in Kiev and the region. It is reported about the approach of a UAV - a kamikaze of the "Geranium" series.
#source (https://t.me/new_militarycolumnist/120165)
Via Ukraina.RU:
About deja vu - schedule for Avdeevka from "Actually in Kharkov"
The situation that is developing now with Avdeevka causes a strong feeling of deja vu. And there are similarities not only with Artyomovsk. The Avdeevka operation is very indicative from the point of view of how the SMO develops.
According to the precepts of Sun Tzu, “do not completely surround” (C). This was done in Artyomovs, Soledar, Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. The tactics bear fruit and force the enemy into the need to make an unpleasant choice: retreat, suffering image losses and losing territory, or hold on to the semi-surrounded city, suffering crazy losses.
In addition, Avdeevka is not Artyomovsk. “Bakhmut” was only a political and image milestone for Ukraine. It had no serious military significance. This is why, by the way, the Ukrainian authorities were so heavily criticized for their decision to hold Artyomovsk. After all, it was purely political.
Avdeevka is completely different. Even if there was complete silence in the information field, Ukraine is simply forced to hold this area with any available forces and means. Because the loss of Avdeevka seriously threatens the entire Donetsk sector.
Moreover, our occupation of Avdeevka gives us a magnificent fortified area, based on which we will continue to advance. This, by the way, is why the Avdeevsky fortified area was built. Kiev planned to attack Donetsk based on Avdeevka.
Moreover, there is a large group in Avdeevka, and if we take the entire region as a whole, the main group of the AFU. Its defeat could be the final blow that will break the militants and they will flee.
In general, many factors converge in this area that make it, if not the main one, then definitely one of the main ones. According to the latest data, our troops already control all the dominant heights, which means the losses of the AFU will increase in this area.
Apparently, this is why our command abandoned the deep breakthrough tactics, allowing the enemy in this area to constantly try to counterattack. The AFU throw into these counterattacks not just mobilized “meat”, but personnel, selected units of the Avdeevka garrison. That is, we have the opportunity to destroy them in the field without smoking them out of the dungeons of the Avdeevka “coking plant” for months. Which is also worth a lot.
And finally. The Ukrainians recently announced that they have placed 500 thousand mines on the northern border, which supposedly will protect it from our offensive. The statement is controversial, if not stupid. But it is indicative. After all, it clearly signals: reserves from the northern direction are leaving for more dangerous areas. This means that the command of the AFU is taking a conscious risk, admitting that if a significant group of our troops appears on the northern border, they will have time to pull reserves from somewhere again and cover it.
Risk is a noble thing, of course. But not in this case. Nobility and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are generally incompatible things. And in this situation, this is just a forced measure that confirms Putin’s words. The Kiev regime is in its death throes. And it seems to us that now we, to a greater extent, decide how long he has left to exist.
#source (https://t.me/NSDVKharkove/15821)
Ukrainian authorities complain about intensive strikes by our aircraft against enemy concentrations in the Kherson direction
So many air bombs
who are now flying to the Kherson region, there have never been any, - speaker of the Ukrainian “Kherson OVA” Tolokonnikov.
If earlier it was 2-3 per day, now it’s already 38:
“As for the missiles, few reach us, they don’t fire so many missiles across the Kherson region, but aerial bombs are very difficult to shoot down, almost impossible, because they fly very low and are launched quickly. As for the destruction, if they hit "The house - then nothing remains of the house, and houses nearby collapse in a blast wave ."
#source (https://t.me/ukraina_ru/174003)
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️Arrests of Officers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine: The National Hero of Ukraine Accused of Extorting Money from Colleagues
On October 13, the GBR arrested Yuriy Ulshin, known as "Greek" and recognized as a "National Hero of Ukraine." He is suspected of accepting a bribe of 600,000 hryvnias in exchange for facilitating the smooth distribution of combat payments.
In the city of Dnepropetovsk, this officer imposed a "tax" for the unhindered allocation of combat payments to his subordinates who were engaged in combat missions. He demanded 150,000 hryvnias from each of them.
It's worth noting that Ulshin had previously been unofficially awarded the title of "People's Hero" by a group of well-known volunteers in 2019. He had a history of combat experience near Avdeevka and served in the Azov unit.
Additionally, a criminal case has been initiated against the brigade commander of the 128th brigade of TD. Diving. In March 2022, this commander issued orders for the compulsory acquisition of land plots from a local enterprise along the banks of the Dnieper River for the construction of fortifications. He now faces trial for the abuse of authority.
#source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/55361?single)
During the latest attacks, the Russian Army is using new “mixed” tactics aimed at depleting air defense and achieving maximum results - Ukrainian Armed Forces
▪️“Almost simultaneously (last night) tactical aviation and guided bombs were sent to the front-line territories and cruise missiles of the X-59 type were sent to the second echelon of our front-line territories. Krivoy Rog and Mykolayiv region were attacked at the same time,” said N. Gumenyuk, head of the press center of the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine.
▪️According to her, such tactics are aimed at depleting air defense systems and achieving maximum results.
#source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/55362)
Israel will step up air strikes on Gaza on Sunday (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/101883) as it prepares for the 'next phase' of the war
Israel said it would step up air strikes on Gaza in preparation for the “ next stage ” of its military operation, likely a ground invasion , Bloomberg writes.
💬 Meanwhile, the first negotiations between the leaders of the Middle East, Europe and Africa took place in Cairo. The parties agreed that humanitarian aid should be provided to the Gaza Strip, but the ceasefire issues did not lead to a single course of action.
✖️ The fact that Israel is preparing for a ground operation is also evidenced by the fact that the Rafah checkpoint in the border zone opened to only 20 trucks, after which more than 200 vehicles accumulated at the checkpoint. Even trucks with fuel were turning back to the south. According to the IDF, the raw materials could end up in the hands of Hamas militants.
Joe Biden is in contact with the Israeli authorities (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/101881) regarding the timing of the start of the ground operation in the Gaza Strip , - White House press pool
@Slavyangrad
The crests made Yaroslavna cry, saying that the evil Muscovites hit a civilian object, and without flinching they indicated that they considered a “civilian” object - the Nova Poshta terminal.
Since an aggressive farmer always lies as soon as he opens his mouth, let’s clarify in common language what “Nova Poshta” really is:
From the very beginning, this company has been providing logistics services to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, transporting not just weapons and ammunition, but even armored vehicles, as in the attached video.
Weapons were and are being stored at the Nova Poshta terminals, and in some buildings in the spring of 2022 the military defense personnel were housed.
So if you read the whining of another unwashed person on the Internet about how Muscovites are nightmares about the objects - you can tell him that he is a bad and deceitful person, probably even Taras.
Nova Poshta voluntarily made its facilities a legitimate military target and became its own evil Pinocchio.
You cannot play cards honestly with a sharper; this is the path to defeat.
(https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/11524)
Summary for the morning of October 21, 2023
▪️In the Kherson direction, the destruction of the enemy near the village continues. Krynki, which they visited the day before. As before on the Zaporozhye Front, after occupying a small village, the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was stopped; the enemy, under fire from our artillery and aviation, was forced to evacuate the wounded and spend personnel holding small positions. They are also present at the Antonovsky and railway bridges, and are constantly under fire from the Russian Army. Communications remain a problematic issue for our troops. The continued plans of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to continue active measures in the direction are evidenced by yesterday's massive attack on the region: the governor announced the launch of up to 15 missiles by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
▪️On the Zaporozhye Front near Rabotino, units of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division and paratroopers destroyed two enemy tanks yesterday morning, the third managed to escape. At Verbovoy there is a mutual artillery shelling going on.
▪️In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported yesterday that 61 enemy counterattacks were repelled over the week.
▪️In the Avdeevsky direction, the heaviest fighting is taking place on the southern flank. The enemy is bombarding Russian positions with artillery shells and mines and actively using cluster munitions. Based on reports from the field, the density of our artillery fire and counter-battery fire leave much to be desired. On the northern flank of the direction, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed an ammunition depot at the Avdeevka Coke and Chemical Plant, and footage captured moments of fire and secondary detonations.
▪️Our air defense system was working in Sevastopol yesterday, the governor announced the destruction of a missile over the sea near Lyubimovka, smoke was used to camouflage objects. In the DPR, a civilian died from Nazi fire on civilians.
Rybar
John Mearsheimer - Changes in the Israel Lobby - March 24th, 2017
Republican Senator Eric Schmitt said that the US House of Representatives will not approve Biden's proposed $105 billion aid package for Israel and Ukraine.
-I am not sure what happens to Ukraine during this voting but 🤷♂️ take another 6 months if it holds the funding...
@Slavyangrad
💪❤️ The most magnificent work of our snipers
@Slavyangrad
Israeli Air Force airstrikes on Hamas infrastructure, including underground, in the Gaza Strip yesterday morning
@Slavyangrad
Al Jazeera TV footage captured the moment of an Israeli Air Force airstrike on the Gaza Strip
@Slavyangrad
Destruction of the RM-70 Vampire MLRS, presumably by the Lancet, with a new guidance system based on automatic target acquisition.
This is evidenced by the inscription “Target captured” at the top, as well as by an additional green aiming mark on the Czech MLRS, which identifies the target and disappears when the drone captures the target.
@Slavyangrad
Video from the Gaza Strip, a residential area, was shelled there again, resulting in the death of 23 civilians, according to official data.
@Slavyangrad
🇷🇺🇺🇦Destruction of a Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle in a forest plantation using an anti-tank missile
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In Odessa, women came to the military registration and enlistment office to pick up their husbands. One of them said that her husband passed a military medical examination, despite gangrene on his leg
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The Ukrainian tank got wrecked from the ATGM, and the crew was covered with artillery.
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Hell of war instead of fashion shots: how Ukrainian women are lured into stormtroopers
A video of a sobbing stormtrooper Olena Rizh from the 47th brigade, who in a few hours lost as many “brothers” as she had not lost in 4 months, has been circulating on the Internet all day.
It is worth noting that the 47th brigade took part in the offensive on the Zaporozhye Front, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a whole suffered crushing losses. As a result, at the end of September, she was taken out for recovery, which was short-lived. After which, the brigade found itself in another “mess.”
A distinctive feature of this unit is that it has a huge percentage of female military personnel, with whom the Ukrainian command is trying to make up for the shortage of men. The work of military commissars was already causing tension in society, so they devised a way out.
Ukropropaganda has made great PR efforts to create the image of a female warrior dressed in the latest military fashion, fabulous and dangerous.
But the video with the crying pink-haired Valkyrie demonstrates that the real war turned out to be somewhat different, that the brigade was suffering heavy losses, and there was even more killing at the front than before.
The logical result of luring Ukrainian women into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon be an increase in the number of reports about the death of female military personnel, and funny tik-toks in military uniform with weapons will be replaced by sad posts of relatives and footage from the funeral of “stormtroopers."
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🔥 Artillerymen of the 9th separate motorized rifle brigade continue to identify clusters of AFU soldiers in the operational rear, after which fire damage is inflicted.
In these frames, the enemy crew of FPV drones went for a little walk, after which they were a little not alive.
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The morning Leopard sneaks through the yellow autumn grass in the rays of the same yellow and low sun. But the paratroopers from 104 see everything and splash the tank around the surrounding area. “Splash” is the most accurate word.
-Here we see an Invincible Leopard cross... 😝 .. No other tank could have made it this far with the cloud cover and the sprinkling of rain through all these bushes 😏 couple of days old but it is pretty when it burns
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Staromaiorske
🕰 Date: ~21.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.74347, 36.79279
📝 Description: Russian guided mines "Smelchak" attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Staromaiorske.
🖥 id: 22102023.0756
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/2751?single
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novodanylivka
🕰 Date: ~21.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.487276, 35.808348
📝 Description: Russian drones control the passage of Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles in the direction of Novodanylivka.
🖥 id: 22102023.0741
✉️source: https://t.me/BOBRMORF/324
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🌐 Place: #Pervomaiske
🕰 Date: ~21.10.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.0858139, 37.6181675
📝 Description: Russian artillery destroyed the crew of Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in Pervomaiske.
🖥 id: 22102023.0751
✉️source: https://t.me/voenacher/54864
⚠️ In the Avdeevsky direction.
There are no changes on the northern flank; our forces have secured their positions and continue to prepare for work.
Khokhol did not show much zeal, he tried to work with tanks from closed positions, conducted harassing mortar fire, and habitually fired cassettes.
At the same time, the enemy does not have a shortage of ammunition in the Avdeevsky direction, but on the northern flank the BC is clearly being squeezed.
Along the southern flank.
Khokhol continues to erase to zero the previously lost positions that our fighters are now holding. The lion's share of the guns and ammo that the enemy has in Avdeevka hit the southern flank. This is no coincidence; from the south, ours are closest to the area into which the Little Russian does not want to let us in under any circumstances.
Cassettes are flying non-stop across our infantry, the enemy’s guns in the south are not silent, only this one detail allows the enemy to still hold where he is. It is not so difficult to deprive the enemy of his argument; all you need is the will to begin to solve it.
The infantry is happy to carry out the order, knock the Ukrainian out of position and close the cauldron, the artillerymen are also ready to carry out the order and bring down a punishing hand on the forelock heads.
There is no doubt about the soldiers, each of them is ready to fight and die for the Motherland, but let them live better for the Motherland. Something else needs to be added to their desire to win.
In Russia there is a lot of gunpowder and steel cast iron, much more than soldiers.
✈️ НгП раZVедка (https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z) 🦇
Two Majors (http://t.me/two_majors)
Regarding another unsuccessful landing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' SRG on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, you need to understand the following.
Firstly, what is commonly called an amphibious operation, in fact, of course, is not one. Raids of Ukrainian SRGs in the area. Krynki village or near the Antonovsky railway bridge partially or completely copy the mechanics of the appearance of Ukrainian troops under the Antonovsky road bridge. The result of the latter has long been known: the arriving groups were discovered and destroyed, and the military meaning of the operation remained unclear.
Secondly, attempts to inflate such events into almost a collapse of the front look at least strange, taking into account the fact that the situation in the Kherson direction has long been developing far from in favor of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and inadequate in essence. Previously, the Military Chronicle described in detail (https://t.me/milchronicles/1897) at what cost the Ukrainian Armed Forces hold the right bank, and from that moment the situation only gets worse: operational-tactical aviation, rocket artillery and other types of troops actively joined in the work of destroying targets along the entire coastline. All this not only complicates the conduct of combat operations or the performance of any combat missions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but also complicates normal movement to resolve everyday issues.
Thirdly, when assessing the chances of conducting a full-fledged landing operation, it is worth taking into account that the most important thing in this case will not be the fact of its start, but the final goal and the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to support the landing with reserves. To carry out the operation, and even more so to consolidate the result, Ukrainian troops will need approximately the same number of soldiers as have already been lost in Zaporozhye. Whether the Ukrainian troops are ready to lose such a number of personnel in a secondary direction (against the background of the settlements of Rabotino, Avdeevka and Kleshcheevka) is a big question for them.
☠️ Военная Хроника
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While the world community is speculating about the start date of the IDF ground operation in the Gaza Strip, in Iraq and Syria the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are busy with the same task - creating the appearance of a persistent struggle with each other.
In the morning, the Israeli Air Force again attacked the airports of Damascus and Aleppo in Syria, which they had already attacked (https://t.me/rybar/53162) last week. The bombs disabled newly rebuilt runways, causing flight delays and cancellations.
📌 In essence, such raids are no different from shelling of American bases (https://t.me/rybar/53460) by pro-Iranian formations: if some are trying to show intransigence in the war with the Zionist occupiers, then the latter are determined to confront the “Axis of Resistance” on distant approaches.
What these attacks have in common is that they do not cause any significant damage. Strikes on Syrian airports are unlikely to seriously disrupt the logistics of either Iran or Hezbollah, especially given the volume of cargo that regularly passes through the Al Bukamal border crossing on the Iraqi border.
Despite all the loud slogans and mutual threats, neither side has yet raised the stakes, limiting itself to purely demonstrative actions. It turns out to be quite convenient: you can sell the population a spectacular picture of a total war with the enemy, without actually engaging in it.
@rybar
Avdeevskoye direction, НгП раZVедка (https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z) reports
:
On the northern flank, our aviation and arty continue to push the enemy; they fly frequently and closely across the enemy concentration in Avdeevka.
A serious threat of the final loss of control over the railway looms over the enemy, the Ukros are trying with all their might to prevent this by throwing new reserves into the area of the railway, the reserves are being actively cleared, but for now the enemy has enough manpower, there are bodies to throw into the millstones.
Telegram is now spreading information that the Ukros have allegedly advanced in the area of Peski and Opytnoye - this is not true.
Two Majors (http://t.me/two_majors)
🪂 Zaporozhye direction
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To the west and north-west of the village. Verbovoye.
Heavy fighting is going on, the artillery is not silent on both sides, the enemy is using smoke screens on our positions so that we are blind.
The enemy is rotating under the cover of artillery, and even more enemy personnel have arrived.
In small groups, the DRGs approach our positions and conduct reconnaissance in force. There are losses on both sides.
Enemy cluster munitions are exploding everywhere. Remote mining of approaches and entrances to positions are applied.
Columns of enemy equipment were spotted across the bridges of Zaporozhye, presumably sending them to break through the front line in the Zaporozhye direction.
Дневник Десантника (https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika)🇷🇺
Israeli attack on Syria.
(https://t.me/boris_rozhin/101645)In the morning, rockets hit the runways of Damascus and Aleppo airports. Regular flights have been transferred to Latakia airport, the Ministry of Transport announced.
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Oleg Tsarov:
Following an explosion at a large terminal of Novaya Pochta in the village of Korotych, Kharkov region. Photos and videos from there. As I have previously written more than once, New Post, with its logistics capabilities, has been used by Kiev since the first months for the delivery of military cargo - drones, uniforms, and other things. However, in this case, the main version is a defeat by the Ukrainian S-300 missile. Experts from the explosives department have already removed debris from the S-300 missile from the terminal. Ukrainians always give the number of missiles used in their reports, but so far it has not been proven that Russia is using S-300 missiles to attack Ukraine. Our Ministry of Defense claims that the destruction caused by the S-300 is the result of Ukrainian air defense (https://t.me/svezhesti/91454), when a spent missile falls on non-military targets.
The Russian Armed Forces attacked a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces near Derkachy, also in the Kharkov region. At night, the railway station in Konstantinovka (DPR territory controlled by Kiev) was hit. The blow was struck during the arrival of a train with reserves and ammunition - many repeated detonations.
As for the attacks of Ukraine, last night there was an attempt to attack the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Voronezh region, the air defense system was activated and a drone was shot down.
-I am speechless
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US-China trade wars: Beijing introduces controls on graphite exports
The General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China published a joint notice on the introduction of export controls on certain types of highly sensitive graphite products, a key material used in batteries for electric vehicles, from December 1, writes the publication of the CPC Central Committee Global Times.
(https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1300240.shtml) Obviously, in this way Beijing responded to the actions of Washington, which on October 17 tightened export restrictions on the supply of chips related to artificial intelligence and equipment for semiconductor production to China. And also added a number of Chinese companies to the list of legal entities for export control.
▪️ In 2022, China accounted for 65% of the total volume of American graphite imports. And in terms of natural reserves of this material, China ranks third in the world after Turkey and Brazil.
At the same time, China has lifted temporary controls on five types of low-sensitive graphite products, which are mainly used in the steel, metallurgical and chemical industries, i.e., in civilian industries.
“Sensitive graphite products can be used in military applications, aerospace and space exploration,” GT separately notes. Thus, Beijing is striking a blow at the US defense and high-tech sectors.
▪️ Let us remind you that from August 1, Beijing introduced export controls on goods related to gallium and germanium (a coincidence, of course, but the names of the elements are indicative). Now, when imposing sanctions, the United States and the EU will be forced to take into account China’s potential retaliatory measures in the form of denying American and European companies licenses to export graphite, gallium and germanium.
In fact, Beijing copied the model of sanctions applied by the United States itself. When economic cooperation on consumer goods is maintained, but high-tech exports are limited
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We are observing an increase in the potential for conflict between China and the United States. There is no talk of any reconciliation between them. And this is against the background of the approaching elections of the “president” of Taiwan, scheduled for January 13, 2024, a bifurcation point in relations between Washington and Beijing.
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“Ukraine must prepare for a harsh winter”: The British Royal Institute of Defense Studies has written a scenario for this winter for Kyiv.
“Despite the determined efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (https://t.me/dimsmirnov175/57196), after five months of offensive operations, the Russian defensive lines in Zaporozhye have not been broken through. It is extremely unlikely that there will be a breakthrough towards Tokmak this year, unless Russian troops decide to retreat. If Ukraine does not continue to put pressure on the Russian line in the winter, there is a risk that the defense lines will be expanded.
✔️Ukraine will face further challenges due to the changing balance of material advantages. In the summer, she gained fire superiority for the first time. But at the same time, ammunition consumption exceeded 200,000 rounds per month. There will not be enough ammunition to support this rate of fire as NATO stocks are depleted and production rates remain too low to meet this level of demand.
✔️Another problem is related to air defense. Russia's impending strikes on Ukraine's critical national infrastructure remain a strategic threat. If Russia manages to cut off water supply to Ukrainian cities during periods of low temperatures, pipes will burst, potentially making urban areas uninhabitable. Thus, missiles must be intercepted, but air defense systems are a scarce commodity.
✔️Russia is increasing the supply of shock weapons. In October 2022, it was producing approximately 40 long-range missiles per month. It now produces more than 100 per month, and this is supplemented by a large number of Geranium-2 unmanned aerial vehicles.
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🔴 During the day, air defense systems shot down 3 MiG-29s of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov regions, as well as one Su-25 northwest of Donetsk, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported
#source (https://t.me/rezervsvo/34459)
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have confirmed the advance of Russian Forces in the Kupyansk direction
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Russian Federation fighters are continuing their offensive on the southern flank near the settlement of Ivanovka.
Additionally, during the night, the Russian army launched an attack on the Konstantinovka railway station, as reported by military commanders.
The attack occurred at the moment when a train carrying reserves and ammunition arrived at the station, resulting in casualties among both dead and wounded.
#source (https://t.me/vorposte/48420)
Yuri Podolyaka:
Avdeevka: situation at 13.00 10/22/23
Today, by lunchtime, near Avdeevka, the enemy’s plan to neutralize the threat of encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in this city began to emerge.
All day yesterday his artillery hammered at the southern Russian pincer. In the evening, with an unexpected attack, he managed to advance along the reservoirs to Peski. And today in the first half of the day there is an attack on Opytnoye and pressure continues in the direction of Pesok.
Obviously, the enemy’s plan is to cut off the base of the Russian southern claw in the area of Opytny and Pesok and force us to retreat to the positions of a year ago, which will certainly remove the threat of encirclement of his group.
Let's keep our fingers crossed for our guys.
#source (https://t.me/yurasumy/11102)
NGP Exploration:
⚡️ URGENTLY! Destruction of enemy forces .
Today, at about 10 o'clock in the morning, in the district of the settlement, New York, DPR, our aviation worked, 6 aircraft.
In this location there was an underground fortification, where up to 150 enemy personnel were located at one time. This shelter served as a concentration point for the AFU before rotation.
The Aerospace Forces constantly defeat enemy reserves. The reconnaissance worked more than perfectly.
We are working 🫡
#source (https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/11535)
The Russian military has shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Su-25 was downed northwest of Donetsk
A little earlier, the Defense Ministry reported (https://t.me/Slavyangrad/69820) that three MiG-29 fighters were shot down in the areas near the settlements of Blagodatnoye and Lozove in the Dnepropetrovsk region during the day.
As a result, the total number of enemy aircraft destroyed within a day has increased to four AFU aircraft.
Also, at the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' weaponry was targeted. This included aviation weapons used for air force operations in Ukraine. This information was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Additionally, the communication node of the 66th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Podliman in the Kharkov region was also struck.
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A resident of the Gaza Strip on the situation in the besieged enclave.
Nur Alsalibi, a resident of Gaza, on the situation in the city and the Israeli Air Force strikes—especially for the @voenkorKotenok TG channel:
"The situation in the city is very difficult. The intensity of the strikes is growing every day. Rockets can fly anywhere at any time. Even if they don't hit your house, but the neighbouring one, blast fragments will fly into your house. Basically, they bomb the north and the “centre” (“Al Rimal”) [the Al Rimal neighbourhood is 3km from Gaza's city centre –ed.]. Al Karama residential area [in Gaza's north –ed.] has been completely destroyed. In Al Zahraa [in the central Gaza Strip –ed.], 24 residential buildings were destroyed.
Israel says Hamas was there, but that's a lie—they weren't there. Hamas fighters have gone into the tunnels under the city; Israeli missiles cannot even reach them. More than 90% of the dead were civilians. The figure of 4,385 dead is only those who could be found under the rubble. The real death toll is many times higher. A lot of children are dying who don’t know what Hamas and the IDF are.
The humanitarian situation is also getting worse. There has been no electricity for about two weeks. My family uses solar panels, so we have internet and at least some electricity. Most don't have this. People charge their phones in hospitals where there are diesel generators, but there is less and less diesel for them. Pharmacies are closed, medicines are only available in hospitals, but they are also running out.
The water in the taps is provided for two hours a day—it's dirty, but you have to drink it, there is no other water. No food. Large supermarkets closed in the first days of the war, because... people swept away everything that was there, but there were no new products. We mainly eat bread and canned food. Even animals suffer. I have three kittens in my house, and give them just a little food, because there’s nowhere to get more.
The fact that the population is allegedly leaving Gaza is an Israeli lie. Most remained in their homes. People are not leaving even under the threat of death. At the same time, phones are constantly receiving threatening messages from Israeli numbers. You may also receive a notification that “your house will be bombed” so that people feel in danger every minute.
We know that Russia opposes the West and does not support Israeli crimes. In Gaza they love Russia and the Russian people very much. Among the Arab countries, there is a very good attitude towards Qatar, Algeria, and Yemen. Among non-Arab ones—towards Iran. We believe that Iran and Hezbollah will intervene and prevent the genocide of Gaza.
But the attitude towards the governments of Egypt, the UAE and Jordan is very bad. Here, they are considered traitors who caved in to the USA and Israel. The final straw was the Jordanian king's announcement to provide air bases to the American Air Force. And in general, the Jordanian government's attitude towards the Palestinians has always been bad. If you have a Palestinian passport, the Jordanian security forces treat you like shit—they could detain you at the airport, or on the street, or raid you with a search.
As for the ground operation, I do not believe that Israel will launch it. The last time they carried out a limited ground operation was in 2014, when Hamas did not have the weapons it has today. And even then, Israel suffered great losses. Now they will be hundreds of times higher. If they enter Gaza, they will all remain here. People believe that Hamas will win. Support for the movement has only grown. Israel will achieve nothing by bombing."
source (https://t.me/colonel_cassad/117106)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (22 October 2023)
Part I (see Part II (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/10434))
▫️ In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces exploiting results of aviation strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems fire repelled three attacks of assault groups of AFU 32nd, 41st mechanised brigades and the 68th Jaeger Brigade near Sinkovka, Ivanovka (Kharkov region), and Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic).
Operational-tactical aircraft inflicted fire damage on the enemy manpower and hardware near Liptsy (Kharkov region).
Up to 15 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles have been neutralised.
In addition, one ammunition depot of the AFU 60th Mechanised Brigade was destroyed near Ogurtsovo (Kharkov region), as well as one electronic warfare station close to Borovaya (Kharkov region)
◽️In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units, aviation, and artillery repelled one attack of an assault group of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation inflicted fire damage on the manpower and hardware of 21th, 63rd, and 67th mechanised brigades' units and the 15th National Guard Regiment near Yampolovka, Torskoye, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and close to Serebryansky forestry.
Over 30 servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles were destroyed.
▫️ In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled two attacks launched by units of AFU 54th mechanised, 5th assault brigades close to Bogdanovka and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, strikes were delivered at enemy manpower and hardware near Veseloye, Nikolayevka, Krasnoye, Kurdyumovka, and Vasyukovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Total enemy losses amounted to over 550 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one Msta-B howitzer.
▫️ In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, ground-attack aircraft, helicopters, and artillery launched strikes at manpower and hardware of AFU 79th air assault, 72nd mechanised, and 58th motorised infantry Brigade near Sladkoye, Ugledar, Novodonetskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 105 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one Grad MLRS have been eliminated during the day.
In addition, ammunition and fuel depots of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade were destroyed close to Voskresenka and Karl-Marks (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (22 October 2023)
Part II (see Part I (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/10433))
▫️ In Zaporozhye direction, two attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade near Verbovoye and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) were repelled by skillful actions of the Russian troops supported by air strikes and artillery fire.
In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy's casualties were more up to 60 servicemen, four tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five pickup trucks.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system and one U.S.-made M777 artillery system were destroyed.
◽️ In Kherson direction near Pridneprovskoye, Tyaginka, and Krynky, actions of AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups to force the Dnepr River were thwarted.
The AFU 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade's manpower and water-crossing equipment have been hit near Stanislav (Kherson region).
In a result of fire defeat, up to 60 servicemen, three motor vehicles, one EW station, and one D-20 howitzer were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 147 areas during the day.
The 4th Tank Brigade's ammunition depots have been eliminated close to Krivoy Rog (Dnepropetrovsk region)
Aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force have been destroyed at the Starokonstantinov airfield (Khmelnitsky region). One communication centre of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade was destroyed close to Podliman (Kharkov region).
Russian air defence means have shot down three MiG-29 aircraft near Blagodatnoye, Lozovoye (Dnepropetrovsk region) and Chuguyev (Kharkov region), as well as one Su-25 airplane north-western of Donetsk. In addition, eight HIMARS and four Uragan projectiles have been intercepted.
Moreover, 30 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Lozovoye, Gornyak (Donetsk People's Republic), Kuzmino (Lugansk People's Republic), Ocheretovatoye, Novofedorovka, Kopani, Zhovtnevoye (Zaporozhye region), and Sagi, Rybalche (Kherson region).
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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