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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: November 10th, 2022
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited[Korrespondent] 23:59 The Russian military leave Kherson and blow up everything that remains in the city. According to local residents, the invaders blew up the boiler houses and the oblenergo facility, as well as the television center before retreating, leaving the city without electricity and communications. More details - in the material How the Russian Federation leaves Kherson .  23:22 Most of the Russian military stationed on the right bank of the Kherson region still remains there, Vadim Skibitsky, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said. According to him, the total number of invaders in the area is about 20,000 people. Skibitsky said that first the Russians took out civilians, then the military, who did not participate in active hostilities, logistics and ammunition. Skibitsky believes that the Russians will retreat to the left bank of the river and take up defensive positions to protect the Crimea. Before the retreat, the Russian army mined the area. The representative of the GUR predicts that the withdrawn troops will be transferred to the Donbass, which is now a priority for the occupiers. 23:20 The Russians are withdrawing troops from the right bank of the Dnieper, but some units still remain, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the OK Pivden: "We can state that they are partially withdrawing their weapons and equipment. Indeed, defense lines are being equipped on the left bank. But also on the right On the shore they are still there: both units, and lines of defense, and the presence of weapons and equipment. According to her, the Ukrainian military is closely monitoring the movements of the Russians and is aware of possible deceptive maneuvers. 22:39 The United States is waiting for signals from Russia for serious negotiations on Ukraine, State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "Russia has a responsibility to demonstrate not only in words but also in deeds that it is ready for negotiations, which the world has clearly heard from Ukraine" . 22:08 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today there is good news from the south: "The number of Ukrainian flags that are returning to their rightful place as part of the ongoing defense operation is already dozens. 41 settlements have been liberated. I thank all our heroes who provide this is progress. But, rejoicing, we all must remember now and always what this movement means: every step of our Defense Forces is the life of our soldiers. A life that is given for freedom for Ukrainians. Everything that is happening now has been achieved in months fierce struggle. Achieved by courage, and pain, and losses. It is not the enemy who is leaving - it is the Ukrainians who are chasing the occupiers at a great cost." 22:02 Zelensky said in an interview with CNN that he does not reject the idea of peace talks with the Russian Federation: "Except for ultimatums, I have not heard anything from the current president of the Russian Federation ... But I did not close the door. I said that we are ready to talk with Russia, but with a different Russia, one that is really ready for peace, one that is ready to admit that they are occupiers… They need to return everything, land, rights, freedom, money, and so far I have not heard such statements from the Russian Federation, nor from Putin , from no one else." 21:23 The Pentagon announced a new $400 million military aid package to Ukraine, which includes Avenger air defense systems and missiles for Hawk air defense systems. The package will include:
20:38 Garlands and other holiday decorations have been banned in the Kiev region. This applies to commercial, communal and state property. Such measures were introduced in order to save electricity, the OVA said. 20:35 Washington will announce another package of military assistance to Ukraine today, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said: "Today, the United States will announce a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include important air defense assets, such as missiles for Hawk air defense systems, as well as four Avenger systems equipped with Stinger missiles." He specified that the new aid package would complement other air defense assets already donated to Ukraine by US allies. 20:32 Ukrenergo reported that on Friday, November 11, scheduled power outages will operate throughout Ukraine. The largest volume of restrictions will be introduced in Kyiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr regions. Scheduled shutdowns will operate: from 5:00 to 23:00 in Kyiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava and Donetsk regions; from 15:00 to 20:00 - in all other regions of Ukraine. Emergency restrictions are not yet provided. 20:27 Russian officials across the country have begun secretly checking basements, bomb shelters and other similar facilities - they are being repaired and cleaned, writes Bloomberg. The air raid shelters are being tested as part of a broad campaign launched by Russian authorities to make sure civil defense infrastructure is ready in the event of a wider conflict, officials said. 20:08 The Ukrainian military admits that in fact there is no longer a clear distinction between the waves of mobilization, but there are secret mobilization plans that must be carried out. Read more in the material Mobilization in Ukraine: who will be taken first . 19:40 The UK will provide Ukraine with 1,000 surface-to-air missiles and more than 25,000 winter kits for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said after a conversation with Zelensky. 19:34 Another 1,570 Starlink terminals have arrived in Ukraine from Poland, Head of the Ministry of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov said. He noted that this is especially important now, because due to Russian shelling there are problems with electricity, and when the light disappears, mobile operators and Internet providers do not work in some regions. Also, part of the terminals is transferred to civil administrations in the de-occupied territories, and part - to Ukrzaliznytsia. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received more than 20,000 Starlink terminals from donors and partners, 5,000 of them with the support of the Polish government. 19:05 Ukraine and the Czech Republic have created a joint defense cluster. According to Ukroboronprom, the creation of a defense cluster implies the production of military equipment, an increase in the production of ammunition of various calibers (both at existing capacities and at newly created ones in safe places), the development of service hubs for the maintenance and repair of weapons and military equipment, as well as cooperation in sphere of high technologies, in particular, the creation of joint research centers. 19:02 Spain will transfer two more HAWK air defense systems to Ukraine, the country's Minister of Defense Margarita Robles said: "Two more launchers will be sent because we were asked to do so by NATO to help Ukraine." In addition, Spain will provide the Ukrainian military with a battery of howitzers and additional generators. 19:00 The Russians said that Kherson is "Russia forever", but they are already leaving the city. The world's leading media are discussing how this will change the course of the war. Details - in the material Humiliation of Russia . 18:57 In Kherson, the invaders blew up the boiler rooms, the oblenergo facility and the television center next to the TV tower, local publics report. 18:50 The Russians are increasing the fortification arrangement of positions on the territory of the Zaporozhye region. To speed up the pace of engineering work, they are trying to attract the local population, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the evening summary. To make up for losses and strengthen the grouping in the Kherson direction, the invaders are looking for and detaining servicemen in the Donetsk region who retreated from the Kharkov direction. They are sent to the front without warm clothes, equipment, protective equipment and weapons - all this is promised to be issued directly in the area of combat operations. The training of those mobilized in military educational institutions on the territory of the Russian Federation continues. So, according to available information, it is expected to send the next batch of mobilized in the second decade of November from Smolensk. They were trained at the military academy of air defense of the RF Armed Forces. 18:41 Zelensky said that he had discussed with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Ukraine's defense support, the possibility of its expansion and the importance of extending the grain agreement. "I count on the voice of Canada in the G20 and the UN in support of Ukrainian initiatives," the president said. 17:53 In the Kherson region, the Russians mine and undermine the infrastructure during the retreat, but these actions are predictable for the Ukrainian military, said Armed Forces Colonel Roman Svitan. He also said that the Ukrainian troops intend to strike at the Russian troops crossing the Dnieper: "If we release the Russian troops from the right bank to the left in full force, then these troops will be transferred in full strength to the Donbas region." 17:25 The head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaly Kim asked local residents not to return to Snigirevka and other de-occupied settlements yet. According to him, there is still a lot of work to be done, stabilization measures are underway. According to him, it will soon be possible to return only to public utilities workers - for this they must coordinate their return with the leadership. 16:40 Podolyak said that Ukraine does not need negotiations with Russia now: "Why does Russia need 'negotiations' and 'freezing the war', it's understandable: the generals are begging for a break for the exhausted army, and the Kremlin is trying to fix at least some territorial 'victories'" so as not to look like complete losers. But why does Ukraine need it? We continue to liberate our territories." 16:37 "The Wagner Line" will not stop the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said Alexei Gromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the history of wars has a lot of examples when a countermeasure was produced for each weapon. So Ukraine has the means to overcome mine-explosive barriers. 16:28 Residents began to return to the Donetsk region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said: "Recently, after gas supplies were restored in the region in some settlements, more people are returning to the Donetsk region." At the same time, he urged people to leave the frontline areas: "The main thing is the life and health of people. We will provide all the necessary opportunities. The entire possibility of taking people out - from transport, logistics to places of temporary residence - remains unchanged." 16:09 Rishi Sunak's office also commented on his today's conversation with Zelensky, in particular, on the situation in the Kherson region: "The leaders agreed that any withdrawal of Russian troops from occupied Kherson would show significant progress of Ukrainian forces and confirm the weakness of the Russian offensive, but it would it is right to continue to exercise caution until the Ukrainian flag is raised over the city." 15:47 The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Borozenskoe, Kherson region, the First Separate Special Purpose Brigade named after A. Ivan Bohun. 15:41 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: "We discussed versatile defense support for Ukraine. In particular, we talked about assistance in passing the winter period. We also supported the continuation of the grain initiative and agreed on positions on the eve of important international events." 15:04 Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced 2 km in the Luhansk direction, said Alexei Gromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 14:58 Zelensky said in an interview with CNN that Russia's losses are ten times higher than Ukrainian ones. According to him, the Pentagon's statement that the Russian Federation lost half of its tanks at the front is close to reality. Since Russian soldiers are thrown into battle like cannon fodder, their losses are ten times greater than Ukrainian ones. "Whenever we ask our partners for artillery or armored vehicles, it is not just about weapons, but first of all about protecting our military," the president said. 14:29 The withdrawal of Russian troops from the right-bank Kherson region will be another victory for Ukraine in the war against the Russian Federation, Stoltenberg said: "We took into account Russia's announcement of a retreat from Kherson. We have to see how the situation develops on the ground in the coming days. But what Obviously, Russia is under heavy pressure. If they leave Kherson, it will be another victory for Ukraine." 13:58 Borrell said that the entire road and rail infrastructure of the European Union needs to be converted for the rapid transport of military equipment to the east. He added that the EU will include the Balkan countries, Moldova and Ukraine in projects to increase military mobility for the rapid deployment of combat forces. 13:33 Russia sent more than 500 Syrian fighters to Ukraine. They mainly perform non-combat tasks - for example, guarding facilities in Luhansk and Donetsk, Middle East Eye reports, citing interlocutors in regional intelligence. According to the publication, experienced fighters were recruited mainly from government units supported and trained by Russia. These include the 25th Special Forces Division, known as the Tiger Forces, the Fifth Corps, and the Liwa al-Quds group, which consists primarily of Palestinian Syrians. 12:56 Two thousand bodies of those killed during the war in Ukraine remain unidentified, Deputy Interior Minister Mary Hakobyan said. According to her, foreign partners help in the process of identification of bodies, providing the necessary materials and equipment. Hakobyan also said that work is underway to clear the area where the fighting took place, on an area of 175 thousand square meters. km, which is about a third of the country. According to optimistic estimates, it will take up to seven years of active demining, the deputy minister noted. According to her, Ukraine has become the most mined country in the world. 12:50 In the Kherson direction, since October 1, the advancement of Ukrainian troops deep into the enemy’s defenses is up to 36.5 km, the total area of the recaptured territory reaches 1381 square meters. km, control over 41 settlements was restored , Zaluzhny said. Over the past 24 hours alone, in the direction of Petropavlovka-Novoraysk, units of the Defense Forces advanced 7 km, took control of six settlements, returned to Ukraine up to 107 square kilometers. km of territory. On the direction of Pervomaisk-Kherson, Ukraine advanced 7 km, took control of six settlements, the area of liberated land - 157 square meters. km. 12:37 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that "units of the Russian group of troops are maneuvering to prepared positions on the left bank of the Dnieper River, in strict accordance with the approved plan." 12:32 Podolyak said that the Russians mined everything they could in Kherson: "The Russian Federation wants to make Kherson a" city of death ". The Russian military is mining everything they can: apartments, sewers. Artillery on the left bank plans to turn the city into ruins. It looks "Russian world": they came, robbed, celebrated, killed "witnesses", left ruins, left." 12:23 The Russians fired at the Kherson region this morning, trying to get to the points of issue of humanitarian aid. The blows were very close to the village council of the village of Zolotaya Balka of the Novoaleksandrovskaya TG. There were no casualties, private utility rooms were damaged, the OP reported. 11:58 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot yet confirm or deny the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff Alexei Gromov said: "The Ukrainian Defense Forces also continue to conduct active operations in the Kherson and Nikolaev regions. I want to note that behind every so-called " the colossal efforts of our soldiers stand as a gesture of goodwill "of the enemy. Just as the enemy left Kiev, the Kharkov region, left Serpent Island. The probable exit from Kherson is the result of our active actions." 11:54 Enemy artillery does not fire at Nikolaev any more as does not reach it, the head of OVA Vitaly Kim reported. According to him, the artillery was pushed back 25 km and further, so only Smerch multiple launch rocket systems and S-300 missiles pose a threat to the city. 11:33 AFU attacked a hostile headquarters in the village of Chervony Mayak in the Kherson region, said the speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk. According to him, about fifty dead Russians were taken out from under the ruins of the headquarters. The surviving equipment, standing near the headquarters, was dragged away, but not very far. 11:30 The General Staff said that if the enemy decides to repeat the offensive from the territory of Belarus, from the moment they cross the border with Ukraine, a massive fire defeat of the occupiers will begin: "Every road and path, forests and hills will become a trap or an unpleasant surprise for the enemy. His losses will be huge. For defense and repulse of armed aggression, all possible engineering obstacles, mining of the terrain and the use of land mines will be used. Special forces units, Ground Forces, Air Forces and Rocket Forces and Artillery will be active." 11:14 The US has seen the first signs that Russia is withdrawing its troops from Kherson, General Mark Milley, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said: "I believe they are doing this to preserve their forces and restore defense lines south of the river, but that remains to be seen. Now there are early signs that they are doing what they say, and we are seeing these preliminary signs." At the same time, Milli added that it could take days or even weeks to withdraw 20-30 thousand troops from the western bank of the Dnieper. 11:11 Soldiers of the 131st separate reconnaissance battalion declared that they released Snigirevka of the Nikolaev area. 11:07 Russia is preparing a new massive attack on Ukraine , Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "Probably, they are accumulating some kind of reserve in order to strike in one gulp." 10:36 The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Russian delegation to the G20 summit in Indonesia will be headed by Lavrov. 10:03 Erdogan called Russia's decision to withdraw troops from Kherson a positive step and assured that Turkey would continue to mediate between the warring parties: "Our mediation work continues uninterrupted. It is unreasonable to give this a date and say when it will end. However, Russia's latest decision on Kherson "a positive decision, an important decision. I don't know if Russia will participate in the G-20, if there is, we will have the opportunity to meet there. Otherwise, we will continue to conduct telephone diplomacy with the Russian Federation. We hope that we will succeed in mediation". 09:44 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 10th. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Limansky and Avdeevsky directions.
09:35 British intelligence believes that the withdrawal of Russian forces from the right-bank Kherson region will be carried out within a few days with defensive positions and covering the retreating forces with artillery fire. Analysts say Russia's ability to maintain its forces on the western bank of the Dnieper has been threatened by Ukrainian strikes against Russian supply routes. As they retreated, Russian troops destroyed several bridges and likely laid mines to slow down and delay the advance of Ukrainian troops. The loss of the western bank of the Dnieper River near Kherson is likely to prevent Russia from realizing its strategic ambition to create a land corridor to Odessa. Due to the limited number of crossing points, Russian forces will be vulnerable when crossing the Dnieper, intelligence indicates. 09:29 The head of the Lugansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, reported on the difficult situation near Svatovo and Kremennaya. According to him, the Russians have accumulated a lot of reserves there. He also said that despite Russian claims to control Belogorivka, there were Ukrainian forces there. Fighting is going on in the village, Belogorovka itself has been destroyed. 09:24 In the Kharkiv region, over the past day, the enemy fired at the cities of Kupyansk and Volchansk, the village of Dvurechnaya and other settlements of the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Kharkov regions. In Volchansk, an infrastructure facility was damaged, in Kupyansk, a fire broke out in a store building as a result of shelling, one person was injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. 09:18 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of enemy shelling, three civilians were killed - two in Bakhmut and one in Pavlovka. In addition, in Yarovaya, law enforcement officers found the bodies of five killed by Russians during the occupation. Another 12 people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said. 08:57 At night, the Russians fired at three communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region - Marganets, Krasnogrigoryevsk and Nikopol from multiple launch rocket systems and heavy artillery. In Nikopol, one person was injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. 08:52 Biden expects that after the US midterm elections, no matter the outcome, assistance to Ukraine will continue uninterruptedly: "In the field of foreign policy, I hope that we will continue this bipartisan approach to confronting Russian aggression in Ukraine. This is my expectation." At the same time, he stressed that the United States does not write "blank checks" to Ukraine, that is, they do not agree to all requests for help. 08:25 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the priority for Russian troops in the Kherson direction now is the organized withdrawal of their forces through the Dnieper and the delay of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and not an attempt to completely stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Analysts say the Russian retreat is unlikely to be a trap designed to lure Ukrainian forces into fighting near Kherson, as some Ukrainian and Western sources suggest. According to ISW experts, Russian troops, military and economic assets are steadily withdrawing from the western bank of the Dnieper, and Russian officials are waiting and preparing to withdraw in a manner inconsistent with a campaign to deceive and trap Ukrainian troops. 08:11 The head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, called for a "window of opportunity" to start the negotiation process between Ukraine and the Russian Federation: "When there is an opportunity to negotiate, when peace can be achieved, take advantage of it. Seize the moment." In his opinion, a "window of opportunity" may appear if the front line stabilizes during the winter. Milli also recalled the huge losses of the Russians - more than 100 thousand soldiers were wounded and killed. But, according to him, Ukraine has no less. In addition, 40 thousand Ukrainian civilians have already been killed during the war, and from 15 to 30 million people have become refugees, the general added. At the same time, the general specified that regardless of whether the negotiations take place, the United States will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine, "even if a complete military victory of either side looks less and less likely." 07:35 The enemy is conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe and Makiivka in the Luhansk region and Soledar, Kleschievka, Mayorsk, Yakovlevka, Andreevka, Belogorivka, Vesele, Nevelskoye, Pervomayskoye and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning summary . According to updated information, the "evacuation" of the population from Kherson was stopped due to the lack of people willing. In the city, the occupying authorities stopped issuing wages and social benefits. In the Crimean Dzhankoy, the occupiers transferred a civilian hospital to a military hospital, there are up to 800 wounded. According to the General Staff, the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation in Togliatti, Samara region, received an order to recruit 1,000 candidates for service in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. At the same time, additional funds are collected at the chemical enterprises of the city to support the regional division. This causes indignation among the workers, who already receive monthly funds in support of the mobilized. 05:59 In the coming weeks, France will transfer six more Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine, said Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu. 04:37 Washington will not provide Ukraine with the modern Gray Eagle MQ-1C drones that Kiev requested, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing sources. According to the publication, the Pentagon rejected the request, fearing that the provision of drones could escalate the conflict and send a signal to Moscow that the United States is providing weapons that could target positions in Russia. 03:06 In the north of Crimea, Russians are restoring old and digging new trenches. The corresponding Planet Lab satellite images were published by OSINT analyst Benjamin Pitte. So, the Russians restored the trenches at the Chongar checkpoint between Crimea and the Kherson region and dug new trenches. Also, trenches appeared in the area of Armyansk. Old trenches are being repaired and new ones are being dug. 02:39 Biden said that the Kremlin began to have serious problems with the combat capability of the army if it was decided to withdraw troops from Kherson. However, he added that this decision was expected. "At the very least, this will give everyone time to rebuild positions for the winter period. And it remains to be seen whether Ukraine is ready to compromise with Russia," the US president added. Posted by: badanov 2022-11-11 |
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