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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief October 12th (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:19 About 30 percent of Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been hit over the past two days, some cities are completely without electricity - the Ukrainian authorities.

22:52 Air defense forces of the Russian Federation daily work on enemy targets in the sky over the Zaporozhye region, Ukrainian militants have increased the intensity of shelling - an air defense officer.

22:21 The RF Armed Forces repulsed the attack of three Ukrainian companies on the village of Kislovka in the Kupyansk direction, the militants initially managed to penetrate the defenses, but later they were thrown back - the Russian Defense Ministry.

20:11 An air raid alert has been announced in Kyiv - the authorities.

19:08 Air defense systems are working on targets in the Cherkasy region. Fifteen minutes earlier, Ukrainian sources reported that a drone had flown south through the Chernihiv region.

19:07 The sounds of explosions were heard in the Vinnitsa region in Ukraine, an air raid alert was declared in the region - media.

17:53 An air raid alert has been declared in the Vinnytsia region, the sounds of explosions are heard, Ukrainian media report.

17:32 There are serious problems with the energy system in Kharkiv. According to Country V, due to rolling blackouts, the metro has stopped in the city, there is no electricity in entire areas.

"The work of the subway and electric transport has been disrupted, the light is cut off in some areas of the city," a channel source said.

According to him, a similar situation is observed in many large cities of Ukraine.

17:10 Ukrenergo called on Ukrainians to save electricity not only in the evening, but also during the day. Since 0800 hrs, Ukraine has consumed 6 percent more energy than yesterday, so restrictions have been introduced for consumers in some areas. Savings are encouraged in the morning - from 8:00 to 11:00, in the evening - from 17:00 to 23:00.

17:00 Ukraine must reduce energy consumption by 25 percent, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. This is necessary so that there is no need for rolling blackouts. Just imagine, a quarter of the country needs to be cut off from the power supply. And this is just the beginning. I am very sorry that ordinary Ukrainians have to go through this. But this power must be demolished either by them or by us.

15:40 100th Brigade of the DPR leads active actions to break into the defense of the Ukrainians in the Avdievka direction of the front. Fire to defeat the enemy is carried out from all available guns.

15:32 Armed Forces of Ukraine threw troops into the attack near Kupyansk, Liman, in the Kherson region and Zaporozhye:

In the Kupyansk direction, the main efforts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day were focused on taking the settlement.

Kislovka, which was attacked by the forces of three Ukrainian company tactical groups and foreign mercenaries simultaneously from three directions. The enemy managed to penetrate the defenses and reach the western outskirts of the settlement.

With the active actions of our troops and the concentrated fire of Russian artillery, Ukrainian units were driven out of the outskirts of Kislovka, dispersed and thrown back to their original positions. The position of the Russian units along the front line has been completely restored.

In addition, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to attack with forces of up to three companies in the directions of the settlement. Tabaevka, Orlyanka of the Kharkov region and Kuzemovka of the Luhansk People's Republic. All attacks by Russian troops were successfully repelled.

The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and mercenaries per day in this direction amounted to more than 100 militants, four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and three Turkish Kirpi armored personnel carriers.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, new enemy attempts to force the Zherebets River in the areas of the settlement were thwarted.

Raigorodka, Karmazinovka, Rozovka, Makeevka and Novolyubovka of the Luhansk People's Republic. three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored vehicles and about 60 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed.

In the Zaporozhye direction, near the settlement of Novodarovka, the RF Armed Forces repulsed an attempt to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine with forces up to a platoon with the support of armored vehicles. Seven militants and an armored car were destroyed.

In the Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy attacked with forces of up to two battalions of the settlement. Novovoskresenskoe, Velyka Aleksandrovka and Sukhanovo Kherson region. Russian units successfully repelled all attacks. One tank, 16 armored fighting vehicles, four vehicles and more than 70 militants were destroyed.

In the Andreevsky direction, fire damage was inflicted on the advanced units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack in the direction of the settlements of Kostromka and Ishchenko, Kherson region. Two tanks, three armored vehicles, five technicals and more than 90 militants were destroyed.

In addition, four crossings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the Ingulets River, discovered by intelligence, were destroyed by preemptive fire damage and the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the combat area was disrupted.

14:33 Strikes were made on the energy infrastructure in the Sumy and Shostka districts of the Sumy region. Also, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine announced a new explosion on the energy infrastructure in the Kamyansky district.

13:33 Something is clearly wrong with the Kyiv hydroelectric power station - some areas of Kyiv adjacent to it have already been flooded. The SBU banned the publication of any data on the arrivals of Russian cruise missiles. It is quite possible that the hydroelectric power station itself or the dam could be damaged.

13:07 The authorities of the Sumy region of Ukraine report arrivals at infrastructure facilities, in a number of areas there was an emergency power outage.

13:05 On the eve of winter, the authorities of Lviv are stocking up on "bourgeois stoves" for the population against the backdrop of strikes on the energy infrastructure, writes Politico.

12:31 The regional state administration of Dnepropetrovsk confirmed new arrivals at energy infrastructure facilities in the Kamensky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region. One of the substations was seriously damaged.

12:11 A source in the OP said that the US Embassy in Ukraine demanded that Zelensky stop his rash actions on the territory of Russia.

Brigitte Brink conveyed to Yermak claims from the State Department regarding the explosions on the Crimean bridge and the murder of Dugina, all the initiative of the Office of the President greatly irritates the White House and takes the conflict with Russia to a new level, which is difficult to predict.

11:05 Insider Ukrainian TG channels again report a large-scale alarm on the territory of Ukraine.

10:18 Air raid alert sounds in central and southern Ukraine, including in Odessa, Ukrainian media report.

09:16 An explosion followed by a fire sounded in Volnogorsk, Dnepropetrovsk region. Presumably, the UAV worked.

09:11 Explosions are reported in Kyiv.

08:44 A Shahed-136 kamikaze UAV has been spotted over Krivoy Rog.

08:21 Explosions are heard in the Nikolaev region, Ukrainian media report. An air alert has been declared in the region. As of 06:35 (coincides with Moscow time), an air raid alert has been announced in eight regions of Ukraine.

08:15 Ministry of Defense demonstrates how Su-25 attack aircraft launch missile attacks on military facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the special operation zone.

08:05 A third of Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been hit over the past two days, said Minister of Energy Galushchenko


Posted by: badanov 2022-10-13
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