#1
What are they gonna use it for, other than as a target? Even the T-34/85 was obsolete by the Korean War.
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"This T-34/85
Is clean, only driven by Ivan
To church... and Berlin.
For used washing machine,
Is all yours," yells Mad Vlad, still alive.
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#3
...On the other hand, if you're one of the poor dumb gopniks who are being marched into this meatgrinder, even eighty-year-old obsolete armor is better than no armor at all. The Soviets apparently never believed that we scrapped obsolete tanks, and fully expected to see Pershings, Pattons, and Conquerors well into the 70s.
Mike
PS - we were told in the 80s that the Soviets had maintained warehouses worth of "ran when they parked it" T-34s not necessarily as mobile armor but as really heavy duty portable foxholes...that also provided a surprising amount of protection against CBW and Nuclear. A civilian bulldozer could dig one of these things into the terrain in about an hour, and you're going to have a hard time digging them out.
#11
What are they gonna use it for, other than as a target?
Training vehicle for Combined Arms. Beats a truck with "Tankski" painted on it and frees a more modern vehicle for use at the front.
#12
Or as a self-propelled, armored Porta-Potty with a 3 inch gun. Park it in an out-of-the-way place and you have a quiet, protected place to take a dump.
#13
From a General Staff perspective it sort of makes sense. Put 'em out front, and a round that gets fired at at T34 doesn't get fired at the T72's coming behind. Kinda like penal battalions.
You know they'd do it.
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#14
What are they gonna use it for, other than as a target?
[ForeignPolicy] Abandoned special forces veterans are getting job offers for a very different kind of battlefield.
Members of Afghanistan’s elite National Army Commando Corps, who were abandoned by the United States and Western allies when the country fell to the Taliban ...Arabic for students... last year, say they are being contacted with offers to join the Russian military to fight in Ukraine. Multiple Afghan military and security sources say the U.S.-trained light infantry force, which fought alongside U.S. and other allied special forces for almost 20 years, could make the difference Russia needs on the Ukrainian battlefield.
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#1
...Got my doubts about this one. Most of them who didn't get out ended up working for the Taliban, and those guys aren't going to look at the Russians as fellow warriors, especially once they meet up with Private Ivan Afghanretread.
On his Ukrainian military identification, Robert Semrau looks older and greyer than the last time he served in an army, more than a dozen years ago. But even at age 49, this Canadian with a set jaw and steely gaze was ready to fight.
That, in the end, was all that mattered to the Ukrainian military intelligence officers charged with screening foreigners looking to enlist in the International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine, a motley assortment of fighters from around the globe helping to resist the Russian invasion.
Mr. Semrau’s controversial background – he was dishonourably discharged from the Canadian military for shooting and killing an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan in 2008 – apparently didn’t matter to the Ukrainians back in June when Mr. Semrau enlisted.
Mr. Semrau’s military identification shows he joined the part of the International Legion commanded by Ukraine’s military intelligence service, the GUR. Two other Legion units, the 1st and 3rd Battalions, are attached to Ukraine’s regular armed forces. Each has about 500 fighters, according to Ukrainian media.
Current and former members of the International Legion who spoke to The Globe and Mail say Mr. Semrau, who left the Legion last month shortly after The Globe began asking questions about his presence in Ukraine, is representative of what is informally referred to here as “The Zoo” – a motley collection of adventure seekers, criminals, and con artists who have come to Ukraine seeking glory, reinvention, and redemption.
Mr. Semrau’s backstory is unique, but not entirely remarkable in the ranks of the Legionnaires.
Among the others known to have joined the fight for Ukraine are Rhee Keun, a 38-year-old South Korean special-forces veteran with a large YouTube following, as well as a conviction for sexual assault back home.
Another is Tristan Nettles, a 34-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran notorious in Thailand for using his girlfriend to unwittingly transport drugs and then leaving her to face a lifetime jail sentence.
Several foreign fighters espouse far-right beliefs on their social media accounts. One tattoo-covered Canadian fighter, who met with The Globe, drunkenly gave several fascist salutes in the middle of a Kyiv pub while talking loudly about his hatred for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Another Canadian who travelled to Ukraine was retired lieutenant-general Trevor Cadieu, who was on course to take over as the top general in the Canadian army last year before allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to 1994 emerged. He was charged in June with two counts of sexual assault.
#4
More context, from a March profile in Task and Purpose of those hundreds of foreign “adventure seekers, criminals and con artists” who have since been killed so far in their Most Excellent Ukrainian Adventure:
#6
It would make a good museum piece if the current driver is willing to sell, but you could probably buy one that operates better on EBay. This one will probably shortly need new electrical and extensive mechanical work after a hazmat scrub assisted by luminol spray before it is drivable.
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Aviation of the defense forces hit 22 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 5 ammunition depots and positions of nine enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
by Iryna Gamalii
Last day, the Ukrainian military repelled ten Russian attacks in Donbas
Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
The enemy is trying to hold the temporarily captured territories, improve the tactical position, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, and at the same time conducts offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiiv directions.
This was announced on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of the 244th day of the heroic resistance of Ukrainians to the Russian military invasion.
Over the past 24 hours , the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Bilogorivka , Luhansk region , and Bakhmut, Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamianske, Ivangrad, Klishchiivka, Spirne, Soledar, Maryinka, and Nevelske, Donetsk region .
The enemy is shelling the positions of our troops along the contact line and conducting aerial reconnaissance. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has launched missile and air strikes on the infrastructure and homes of the civilian population, violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war.
In general, during the previous day, the occupiers launched three rocket and 12 air strikes, carried out more than 60 attacks from rocket salvo systems .
Objects of civil infrastructure in the settlements of Vugledar and Neskuchne of the Donetsk region, Nova Kamianka of the Kherson region, and Mykolaiv were hit by enemy attacks.
The situation in the Volyn and Poliske directions has not changed significantly. There is still a threat of missile and air strikes on the critical infrastructure of our State from the territory of the Republic of Belarus, including the use of Iranian-made strike UAVs.
The enemy shelled in other directions:
in the Seversky direction - from mortars and barrel artillery, in the areas of Senkivka settlements of Chernihiv region and Rozhkovichi, Sosnivka and Velika Pisarivka of Sumy region
in the Slobozhansk direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of Veterinarne, Vilkhuvatka, Vovchansk, Dvorichna, Kamianka, Krasne, Staritsa, Strelecha, Khatne and Chugunivka settlements of the Kharkiv region
on the Kupyan and Lyman directions - from tanks and artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Kislivka in the Kharkiv region, Nevske and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region, Berestov, Zarichne, Terny, Torske and Yampolivka in Donetsk region;
in the Bakhmut direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Bilogorivka, Vesele, Ivangrad, Kurdyumivka, Mayorsk, Opytne, Soledar and Yakovlivka settlements of the Donetsk region
in the Avdiiv region - from tanks and artillery of various calibers, in the areas of Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka and Pervomaiske settlements
in the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhia directions - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Vremivka, Vugledar, Neskuchne, Novosilka, Pavlivka in the Donetsk region and Zeleny Gay, Novoandriivka, Olhivske, Stepove, Chervone and Shcherbaki in the Zaporizhia region.
More than 20 settlements were damaged by fire in the Southern Buzka direction . Among them are Biloghirka, Davidiv Brid, Myrne, Suhy Stavok and Ternovy Pody.
According to available information, the enemy is setting up defensive positions on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. For example, in the area of the settlement of Gornostaivka, engineering and sapper units of the Russian occupying forces are mining the coastline, leaving small passages for a potential retreat of their troops from the right bank.
Measures to evacuate local residents from temporarily occupied Kherson are underway. From the right bank of the city, to the settlements of Genichesk and Skadovsk, the equipment and personnel of all banks and the occupation administration were taken out. The equipment of Internet providers was stolen.
Emergency services and medical personnel are subject to evacuation. Funding of schools and provision of food for children in schools has been stopped. The number of robberies of local residents and cases of looting has increased. To replace the evacuated collaborators, servicemen from among the mobilized persons are transferred to the settlement of Lviv.
According to detailed information, the destruction of five units of weapons and military equipment and up to 110 servicemen of the occupation forces in the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions has been confirmed in recent days.
During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces has carried out more than 30 strikes. It was confirmed that 22 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the enemy, 5 ammunition warehouses and positions of 9 anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy were destroyed. In different directions, our air defense units shot down three Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopters, a Su-24M bomber, 2 "Orlan-10" UAVs and "Shahed-131" UAVs of the enemy.
Over the past day, missile forces and artillery hit six areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, two ammunition depots, an anti-aircraft missile complex, the "Zoopark" radar station and two other important enemy objects.
We will remind you that the Bellingcat team and its partners The Insider and Der Spiegel discovered a hitherto hidden group of three dozen Russian military engineers with education and experience in the field of missile programming during six months of investigation.
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[Vesti] October 25 is the 244th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
7:00 am . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:
The Russians launched three missile and 12 air strikes, carried out more than 60 attacks from the MLRS. Civil infrastructure facilities in the settlements of Vuhledar and Neskuchnoye in the Donetsk region, Novaya Kamenka in the Kherson region and Nikolaev were hit.
Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Luhansk region, and Bakhmut, Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivangrad, Kleschievka, Disputed, Soledar, Maryinka, and Nevelskoye, Donetsk region.
Aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted more than 30 strikes. The defeat was confirmed: 22 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the enemy, five ammunition depots, nine anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy.
8.00. Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russians shelled the Nikopol region all night with heavy artillery, Grad MLRS and kamikaze drones. Previously, no people were hurt. Houses, cars, a food factory and water pipes were damaged.
12.00. In the Kyiv region, air defense systems shot down several Iranian kamikaze drones.
12.30. Ukraine returned the bodies of another 25 dead defenders - Ministry of Reintegration.
12.50. Kharkov region. There were explosions in Bakhmut.
14.20. The British Ministry of Defense published a map of hostilities in Ukraine on Tuesday 25 October. Fierce battles are going on in the south and east of Ukraine. The troops of the Russian Federation are trying to keep the defense in the Yuzhnobugsky direction and are actively advancing in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions.
Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Tuesday, October 25 (updated) - photo 1
16.00. Zaporozhye region. In some villages of the Vasilyevsky district, powerful explosions thundered. Detailed information about the damage is not available.
17.30. Donetsk came under fire. It is reported that as a result of arrival in the center of Donetsk, one person died.
18.18 In Magadan (Russia), a man was mobilized who, due to illness, can hardly walk. After that, he was sent to Donetsk.
18.41 From next week there will be rolling blackouts in Kharkiv. This is due to the unsatisfactory state of the infrastructure after the shelling. This was stated by the governor of the region Oleg Sinegubov. He added that blackouts will be in some areas for several hours.
19.00 The Russian Armed Forces launch drones across Ukraine, probably from the Belarusian part of the Chernobyl zone, - Belaruski Gayun. We are talking about the abolished villages of Ulasy and Kozhushki. New roads were noticed nearby, which means that vehicles began to drive there often.
On 19.21, the RF Armed Forces launched 3 missile and 11 air strikes, and also carried out more than 25 attacks from the MLRS. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
19.50 Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed one drone. The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20.09 The information that the center of Donetsk came under fire has been confirmed. Russian journalists report one dead. "Arrival" was in the "Celentano" area.
20.31 In the coming days, IAEA inspectors will visit two nuclear facilities in Ukraine in connection with the statements of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the organization's CEO Rafael Grossi.
20.50 Explosions are reported in the Dnieper. An air alert has been declared in the region.
21.11 Unemployed Ukrainians will be recruited into the "Recovery Army" and paid the minimum wage. This was reported in the Ministry of Economy.
21.37 New Prime Minister of Italy promised support for Ukraine and sanctions against Putin - Reuters.
21.50 The Russian Federation is going to hold the second nuclear deterrence exercise "Thunder" in a year. It is reported by Defense Express. Preliminarily, they will begin after October 30, when NATO will complete its training.
22.12 Mass checks of refugees from Ukraine began in Poland. As a result, more than 80 thousand Ukrainians were left without payments, because, as it turned out, they left Poland for more than 30 days.
As of 22:22, two people died as a result of a missile attack on the Dnieper: one in a car, and the other at a car wash, which is located next to the gas station. This was stated by the mayor of the city Boris Filatov.
22.40 The "Wagner Group" en masse recruits prisoners who have HIV or hepatitis. Such people are marked with special bracelets, the phenomenon has already become widespread.
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[Korrespondent] 23:30 The UN Security Council held a closed meeting at the request of the Russian Federation, which considered its accusations against Ukraine in creating a "dirty bomb". The British side said that Moscow has no new evidence, writes Reuters.
23:27 Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog will present to Biden intelligence data proving that Russia used Iranian kamikaze drones in Ukraine, writes Haaretz. In particular, the Duke will inform Biden that the Israeli defense establishment found fragments of Iranian Shahed-136 attack drones in Ukraine, and that Iranian weapons have been used against Ukrainian civilians in recent weeks.
Israeli intelligence has determined that the drone fragments found in Ukraine are identical in structure, size and numbering to similar drones deployed during Iranian military exercises in December 2021. Other evidence suggests that the drones shot down in Ukraine have engines similar to those demonstrated by Iran during an exhibition in October 2014.
23:25 Among the dead as a result of the strike on the Dnieper was a pregnant woman, said the head of the OVA Valentin Reznichenko.
22:44 Zelensky said that he spoke today with the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: "I believe that the partnership between our states and the already traditional British leadership in protecting democracy and freedom will only grow further. I invited the Prime Minister to visit Ukraine."
22:38 As a result of an enemy strike on the Dnieper, two people were killed, three more were injured. Because of the impact, a fire broke out at a gas station, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
22:26 Biden once again warned Russia against using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine: "Russia will make an extremely serious mistake if it uses tactical nuclear weapons ... I do not guarantee that this will be a false flag operation. We do not know. It was would be a serious, serious mistake."
22:14 In Dnipro, as a result of an evening missile attack, at least two civilians were killed: one in a car, one at a car wash next to a gas station, Mayor Boris Filatov said. The gas station caught fire as a result of the impact.
22:11 Zelensky said that during today's meeting with Steinmeier, "for the first time in the history of our bilateral relations, a joint statement by the presidents was approved: in particular, it consolidates President Steinmeier's personal patronage over the process of restoring the Chernihiv region."
21:44 Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland and Sweden were invited to take part in the summit of NATO foreign ministers, which will be held on November 29 and 30 in Bucharest, the Romanian edition of Agerpres reported.
21:18 During his visit to Kiev, Steinmeier announced the transfer to Ukraine of two additional MARS multiple rocket launchers and four Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers . Putin, may lead to a new war."
20:32 Democratic congressmen withdrew a letter to Biden calling for negotiations with Russia on a settlement in Ukraine. The initiator of the appeal motivated this decision by the fact that the letter was signed several months ago, but was announced only this week "without the necessary additional approvals."
20:29 Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council "on biological laboratories" in Ukraine two days later, the permanent mission reported. They also said that the threat of Kyiv using a "dirty bomb" is "high, it has the capacity to produce it."
20:12 New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reappointed Ben Wallace and Foreign Minister James Cleverley as Minister of Defense, spoke with Kuleba and confirmed support for Ukraine. Kuleba said that "governments may change, but the support of our British friends will remain steadfast for as long as Ukraine needs to win."
19:14 Podolyak said that any proposal for a "diplomatic settlement" actually means one thing: "Ukraine must surrender, accept the ultimatums of the Russian Federation, and the aggressor must avoid punishment. That is, this is only about Putin's triumph and the collapse of international law. Why? Ukraine already effectively counterattacks, just keep helping."
19:12 Russian special services are preparing a broad discrediting campaign against the leaders of the national and national liberation movements of the peoples of the Russian Federation. Its start is planned for the near future, and the main goal will be to humiliate the very desire of peoples for self-determination, reports the GUR MOU.
To this end, "agents of influence" in the information and political spheres will be used both in Russia itself and abroad. Their task is to convey to the "broad masses" an opinion about the a priori aggressive, terrorist or even Nazi nature of any national movements. Traditionally, the peoples of the Caucasus, including the Chechen opposition, are the first to fall under the blow of Russian propaganda.
18:44 Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said that Rome will not succumb to Putin's energy blackmail and will remain a partner of the brave Ukrainian people who oppose Russian aggression: "This is the best way to defend our national interests."
18:11 Since February 24, the United States has provided Ukraine with more than a million howitzer shells, the Pentagon said. In particular, Kyiv received 903,000 155-mm M795 shells for M777 howitzers, 7,000 shells of the RAAMS mining system, 180,000 shells for 105-mm guns and 3,000 155-mm Excalibur M982 long-range guided missiles. In total, this amounts to more than 1.09 million shells weighing over 50 thousand tons.
In addition, the United States transferred to Ukraine more than 1,400 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, more than 8,500 Javelin anti-tank systems, more than 37,000 other anti-tank systems, and much more.
17:58 During his visit to Koryukovka, Chernihiv region, Stanmeier spent an hour and a half in a bomb shelter, writes Bild. "It gave us a particularly clear idea of the conditions in which people live here," he said.
17:53 In the Lugansk region, the occupiers have mined the banks of the Red River, they are also mining bridges and heavily shelling the de-occupied villages, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. "The advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is difficult, but still it is happening. Step by step, the settlements of the Luhansk region are being liberated. We will go in to see what is happening there, how many people are left and how we can help them," he added.
17:19 If the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station is blown up, Crimea will be left without water supply for 10-15 years, and maybe forever, said NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov in an interview with Sky.
16:51 The tasks of the IMF in Ukraine are to determine the necessary volumes of financing for Ukraine in 2023 and guarantee their allocation, said the head of the fund, Kristalina Georgieva. According to the IMF mission, Ukraine's 2023 budget deficit is estimated at $3 billion a month, but it is also necessary to import gas and restore infrastructure, taking into account which this amount could rise to $4 billion. up to $5 billion," Georgieva added.
16:43 Yermak announced "good news" from the USA.
16:37 Russia is going to hold the second Thunder nuclear deterrent exercise in a year - the first was before the invasion of Ukraine, writes Defense Express. Preliminarily, they will begin after October 30, when NATO will complete its training. The Russians will launch hypersonic missiles, ground-based ballistic intercontinental missiles, launch from strategic aircraft, and test launch Sarmat missiles.
16:24 A "territorial defense" has been created in the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, said the "head of administration" of the region Yevhen Balitsky. According to him, the defense will primarily deal with "mine clearance, control of railways, power lines, protection of critical infrastructure," as well as ensure the operation of roadblocks on the main routes and the need to "take part in defense on the front line."
15:47 The response to Russia's use of "dirty" or nuclear bombs will be the same, and the Russian Federation will definitely feel it, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "The consequences will be regardless of whether Russia uses a" dirty "or a nuclear bomb. We are very clear announced it."
15:42 Germany will allocate 20 million euros to Ukraine for the purchase of backup equipment that will help respond to terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure. Relevant preliminary agreements were reached during a meeting with German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, said Alexei Chernyshev, Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories.
15:30 Scholz said that the restoration of Ukraine will make it more advanced and modern than it was before the war: "It could be Ukraine, which is a major producer of green energy, a supplier of industrial and agricultural products with high added value, an advanced country in digital industry with some of the best IT professionals in the world, an EU member with the right infrastructure and legal framework."
15:21 Zelensky congratulated Rishi Sunak, who was today approved by King Charles III as Prime Minister of Great Britain: "I wish you to successfully overcome all the challenges that British society and the world face today. I am ready to further strengthen the Ukrainian-British strategic partnership together."
15:09 Vereshchuk urged Ukrainians who are now abroad not to return home until spring: “I will ask you not to return, we need to survive the winter. Unfortunately, the nets will not last, you see what Russia is doing. You don’t need to do this. there is a possibility - it is better to spend the winter abroad".
14:24 Peskov said that Russia is ready to negotiate with various countries about the war, but Ukraine refuses dialogue: "We are ready to discuss all this with the Americans, and with the French, and with the pontiff. I repeat once again, Russia is open to all contacts But we must proceed from the fact that Ukraine has codified the non-continuation of negotiations."
14:03 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the restoration of Ukraine should take into account its path to the EU: "First of all, we must ensure that Ukraine receives the assistance it needs at all times. Second: we need the right architecture to make broad and inclusive support.Third, since Ukraine has gained EU candidate status, we must build efforts to rebuild Ukraine into its path to the EU."
13:54 The European Union aims not to freeze, but to confiscate Russian assets in Europe , said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the conference of international aid donors for Ukraine in Berlin: "Of course, our goal is not so much to freeze, but to confiscate assets, this is our task. However, it is not so easy from a legal point of view. We protect the rule of law, so we have a lot of work to do to create an impeccable legal basis for this process."
The head of the EC said that a special expert group had been created on this issue: "Its goal is not only to determine where and what is frozen, but also to understand what are the legal prerequisites that can be used to confiscate funds and send them to restore Ukraine."
13:38 Zelensky at the summit of the Crimean platform proposed to create diplomatic platforms for the liberation of the occupied territories around the world: "We must make the format of the Crimean platform a start for other humanitarian and diplomatic platforms that will contribute to the de-occupation of other territories, once enslaved, from Pridnestrovie and Abkhazia to the Northern Territories".
13:27 The Ministry of Defense showed exclusive footage of a night battle, as a result of which three Shahed-136 UAVs were destroyed by the Marines:
12:42 Macron asked Pope Francis to call Putin, Patriarch Kirill and Biden to bring the settlement of the war closer, writes Le Point. In addition, Macron said in the Vatican that "we need the United States to sit down at the negotiating table to advance the peace process in Ukraine."
12:20 PMC Wagner began to massively recruit inmates of Russian prisons suffering from serious infectious diseases, in particular HIV and hepatitis C - they are marked with bracelets on their hands, respectively, red and white. According to the GUR MOU, the phenomenon has already become widespread. Thus, more than 100 prisoners with confirmed HIV or hepatitis C were “mobilized” from only one correctional colony No. 5 in the village of Metallostroy, Leningrad Region, to PMC Wagner.
Discontent is growing among other militants forced to serve alongside the infected, according to intelligence. It is known that Russian doctors systematically refuse to provide assistance to the wounded with hepatitis or HIV. In Ukraine, captured militants with HIV and hepatitis have already been found, which confirm the information about the massive "recruitment" of infected prisoners in the PMC Wagner.
12:12 Zelensky, during his speech at a conference in Berlin, called on the EU countries to create a "financial Ramstein" to help Ukraine: "We need a financial and coordination platform that will unite all efforts to restore our country."
According to the president, the quick recovery plan provides for the allocation of $17 billion to Ukraine immediately: "These are hospitals, schools, vital transport and energy infrastructure." Zelensky stressed that at today's conference it is necessary to make a decision on assistance to cover the budget deficit of Ukraine for 2023: "For Ukraine, this is an unbearable amount - a $38 billion deficit. These are the salaries of teachers, doctors, pensions." At the same time, he recalled that "there are Russian assets that have already been frozen, and those that still need to be frozen."
In turn, Shmygal said that the financial coordination platform should be chaired by the EU, the US and Ukraine with the involvement of international financial organizations.
12:04 IAEA experts will arrive in Ukraine soon to study information about the alleged development of a "dirty bomb" , Kuleba said: "I appreciate Rafael Grossi's prompt response to our invitation. It is expected that IAEA experts will arrive in the near future and prove that in Ukraine has neither dirty bombs nor plans to develop them, and good cooperation with the IAEA and partners allows us to thwart Russia's "dirty bomb" disinformation campaign.
11:46 Ukraine returned the bodies of another 25 fallen defenders, the Ministry of Reintegration reported.
11:37 Energoatom said that Russia's accusations of allegedly creating a "dirty bomb" by Ukraine may indicate that the invaders are preparing an act of nuclear terrorism. This, according to the company, is indicated by a number of circumstances. So, over the past week, the Russians have been carrying out unauthorized construction work on the territory of the dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel at the Zaporozhye NPP. These works are carried out by the military of the Russian Federation themselves, in a secret mode.
174 containers are stored at the ISFSF, each containing 24 assemblies of spent nuclear fuel. The destruction of these containers as a result of detonation will lead to a radiation accident and radiation contamination of several hundred square kilometers of the adjacent territory.
In the meantime, Moscow is claiming that Ukraine is allegedly preparing a "dirty nuclear bomb", for which, according to the Russian Federation, spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste stored at the site of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant can be used. To further intimidate the world, the Russians published a fake map of potential radiation pollution with the epicenter at the ZNPP. Energoatom believes that such actions by the invaders may indicate that they are preparing a terrorist attack using nuclear materials and radioactive waste stored at the ZNPP site.
11:33 Borrell said that he spoke with Kuleba and approved Ukraine's initiative to check by the UN and the IAEA for alleged preparations for the use of a "dirty bomb": "We welcome the decision of Ukraine to request the dispatch of an IAEA expert mission. Support for Ukraine from The EU continues, including countering disinformation."
11:27 For refusal to accept rubles in the occupied territories of the Kherson region "and sabotage of the decisions of the administration" will be followed by "punishment, up to expulsion to the territory of Ukraine," said "deputy head of the Kherson VGA" Kirill Stremousov.
11:14 The EU is ready to finance Ukraine at the level of 1.5 billion euros per month, which will be about 18 billion euros in 2023 , said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
10:51 The World Bank has allocated an additional $500 million to Ukraine to finance urgent needs. The funds were allocated on the eve of the conference on the restoration of Ukraine, which will be held on Tuesday, October 25, in Berlin.
10:42 Passportization has begun in Mariupol - in the village. Mangush of the Mariupol region issued the first passports of the Russian Federation to the residents of the city, said the mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko. The place of registration indicated in the passport is "DNR Mariupol".
10:31 Over the past day, the invaders fired at the cities of Kupyansk and Volchansk, as well as settlements of Kupyansky, Chuguevsky, Kharkiv, Bogodukhovsky and Izyumsky districts of the Kharkiv region, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said. One person was wounded in the Zolochiv community of the Bogodukhovsky district, three more people who were injured the day before were hospitalized in the Kupyansky district.
10:28 The US is considering sending old Hawk air defense equipment to Ukraine, two US officials told Reuters.
10:22 Podolyak told Radio NV that Motor Sich President Vyacheslav Boguslayev could be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners of war: "We, if necessary, will do everything to take away real citizens of Ukraine, not these fictitious mummers, let's say, red directors, but real citizens. We will do whatever we want. And these subjects can also be included in the exchange list."
10:20 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Russian forces are preparing to defend Kherson and are not completely withdrawing from the right-bank part of the region. Nevertheless, the positions of the Russian Federation in the north of the Kherson region are probably unstable. Ukrainian troops are likely to capture this part of the region by the end of the year, analysts say.
10:16 In Melitopol, as a result of a car explosion near the business center where the propaganda television company ZaMedia is located, five people were injured - allegedly employees of the holding "and other civilians," Russian media reported. The mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, said that in addition to the TV company, the building housed the Russian FSB and collaborator Yevgeny Balitsky.
10:13 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of October 25.
personnel - about 68,420 (+480) people liquidated,
tanks - 2611 (+21),
armored combat vehicles - 5321 (+26),
artillery systems - 1674 (+1),
MLRS - 377 (+2),
air defense systems - 190 (+1),
aircraft - 271 (+1),
helicopters - 248 (+3),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1372 (+2),
cruise missiles - 350 (+0),
ships/boats - 16 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 4054 (+10),
special equipment - 149 (+0).
09:49 The SBU neutralized Russian agents in Nikolaev who positioned themselves as a pro-Russian "underground". They were engaged in the covert preparation of custom-made stories for the Kremlin information resources. In their materials, they called for the capture of the southern region and the physical liquidation of the leadership of the regional military administration. To disguise their subversive activities, the traitors pretended to be "bloggers" who supposedly inform citizens about the internal situation in the Nikolaev region.
09:28 Ukrenergo reported that it was forced to apply schedules for limiting electricity consumption and power for industrial consumers in all regions of Ukraine. The company recalled that a deliberate reduction in electricity consumption, especially during morning and evening peak hours (6:00-11:00 and 17:00-23:00), reduces the risk of congestion in networks and the use of rolling blackouts.
09:23 Since October 25, the Czech Republic has closed entry to Russians with tourist Schengen visas, regardless of the country that issued them.
09:21 British intelligence reports that Russia has lost at least 23 Ka-52 attack helicopters since the invasion of Ukraine. This is almost half of the total losses of Russian helicopters in Ukraine and more than a quarter of all Ka-52s in the fleet of the Russian Air Force. Russian attack helicopters have been hit hard by Ukrainian man-portable air defense systems, analysts say, as they often operate with less permanent overhead cover for combat aircraft than would be expected under Russian military doctrine.
Intelligence concludes that Russia is still unable to maintain sufficient air superiority to reliably provide effective close air support near the front line, and its artillery ammunition is running out. Russian commanders are likely to increasingly resort to dangerous combat helicopter operations as one of the few options available to provide close support to troops in combat.
09:02 A powerful explosion thundered in the occupied Melitopol, local residents and the "administration" of the city report. According to Russian media, a car exploded near the building of the Zaporozhye television company.
09:00 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of PMC Wagner, continues to build a military structure parallel to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which could become a big threat to Putin. Prigozhin recruits a volunteer battalion, in which the former leader of the "DPR" Igor Girkin has now settled down. Putin is dependent on the Wagner forces in Bakhmut, military analysts say, and is likely trying to appease Prigozhin, who is undermining the army.
Thus, recently Prigozhin sarcastically stated that he was building a "Wagner Line" so that the Russian Armed Forces, which "hide behind Wagner's backs," would feel safe. In addition, Prigozhin often criticizes the Russian army in the media, in contrast to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which is limited in its public statements. A plus for him is the fact that he does not occupy an official responsible position.
The ISW report also states that Prigozhin has apparently distanced himself from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov after their joint criticism of the Russian high military command received a lot of attention. This may indicate that Kadyrov is losing influence and may be afraid of losing his control over the region amid Chechen disapproval of his demands in support of the war.
08:54 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, seven civilians were killed - in Bakhmut. In addition, law enforcement officers found the bodies of three civilians who died during the occupation - two in Drobyshevo and one in Headquarters. Three more people were injured yesterday, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:49 In the village of Svetlodolinskoye, Melitopol district, about seven powerful explosions thundered at night, after which smoke was visible from the side of the railway bridge, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. He expressed the hope that as a result of the strike, the path for transporting Russian equipment was damaged.
08:34 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has arrived in Kyiv.
07:42 Over the past day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Lugansk region and Bakhmut, Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivangrad, Kleschievka, Disputed, Soledar, Maryinka and Nevelskoye, Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, the enemy is setting up defensive positions on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. So, in the area of the settlement of Gornostaevka, engineering and sapper units of the Russian troops are mining the coastline, leaving small passages for the potential retreat of their troops from the right bank.
The evacuation of Kherson residents continues. From the right-bank part of the city, equipment and personnel of all banks and the occupation administration were taken to Genichesk and Skadovsk. ISP equipment stolen. Evacuate representatives of operational services and medical personnel. Funding for schools and meals for children in schools have been cut off. The number of robberies of local residents and cases of looting has increased. Instead of evacuated collaborators, military personnel from among the mobilized are being transferred to the settlement of Lvovo.
01:55 Reznikov said that he had held talks with the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin - they discussed the disinformation that Russia is dispersing about the "dirty bomb", as well as new US military assistance. "I welcome the clear position of the United States on non-reaction to provocations and zero tolerance for blackmail. We also discussed the next American security assistance package for Ukraine," Reznikov wrote.
00:58 Zaluzhny said that he talked with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley: "He assured that Russian accusations about Ukraine's" plans "to use a" dirty bomb "are disinformation, and there is not a single type of weapon of mass destruction in the Armed Forces of Ukraine The only "weapon of mass destruction" we have is our pride, courage and thirst to defeat the enemy."
According to the commander-in-chief, the situation at the front is tense, but completely controlled: "The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting active defense and offensive operations in the main directions in order to liberate settlements, level the front line, occupy dominant heights and advantageous lines. The Russians are conducting planned information operations to introduce misleading about their real intentions, but these attempts fail - we see the real state of affairs and respond appropriately."
Also, Zaluzhny, at the request of Milli, shared Ukrainian experience in countering massive attacks by Shahed-136 UAVs.
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[RIA Novosti] Washington's policy towards the Ukrainian conflict is becoming increasingly strange, according to The American Conservative , the words of former adviser to the Secretary of Defense Colonel Douglas McGregor.
...West Point, 4th Cavalry, author of Breaking the Phalanx and Transformation under Fire and endless essays and interviews. A great favourite of Russia Today, etc. because he’s been for Russian annexation of the Donbas since 2014.
An example, in his opinion, is the recent statement by the former CIA director and ex-commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan , David Petraeus, that Western countries led by the United States could intervene in the protracted conflict between Moscow and Kiev .
"It is important to remember that Ukraine is not Iraq , but the Russian army does not drive around in pickup trucks with machine guns," the colonel said.
In addition, McGregor believes, Petraeus's assumption confirms that the Ukrainian armed forces are in critical condition.
"Without foreign fighters and Polish soldiers fighting in Ukrainian uniforms, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to withstand the winter offensives of the Russian army. The Russian sledgehammer that should fall on the Zelensky regime will crush everything that remains of the Ukrainian forces. And the only way to prolong the life of the Kyiv authorities is Washington's willingness to intervene directly in the conflict before it's too late," the colonel stressed.
At the same time, he added that the American authorities do not think about the costs and consequences that will follow the intervention of NATO countries in the confrontation.
"The intellectual and professional level of the senior military leadership of the United States is at a deplorably low level. They are ready to bow to any stupid idea. Questions about the number of manpower, logistics, ammunition, medical support and evacuation that will be needed if the alliance enters into conflict are pushed aside to the background," the publication notes.
According to McGregor, the only sure way for the Joe Biden administration in Ukraine is to mediate peace, not escalate the situation.
The United States authorities have repeatedly stressed that American military personnel will not take part in military operations on the territory of Ukraine. US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith also said that the alliance should not be directly involved in the conflict. At the same time, Petraeus suggested that a multinational contingent could be involved in Ukraine, but not as a NATO force, but under the leadership of Washington.
President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned of serious consequences if NATO troops clash with the Russian army. He stressed that such a development of events would lead to a global catastrophe, but expressed the hope that Western leaders were smart enough not to take such steps.
[RIA Novosti] The Russian army dealt a crushing blow to the Ukrainian units that broke through to Kremennaya, police colonel of the Luhansk People's Republic Vitaly Kiselyov said on Channel One.
According to him, the defense in the area of Kremennaya and Svatovo is "smartly coordinated", the Russian military is showing an example of heroism there.
"The Russian army dealt a crushing blow to the mercenary troops who were trying to enter our territories. <...> By radio interception, by the fact that prisoners were taken <...> it was revealed from which direction this large-scale breakthrough would come. And of course, our units were are already ready for this.<...> As a result, more than ten pieces of equipment were knocked out, the personnel were dispersed and destroyed," Kiselev said.
He added that, despite the losses incurred, the enemy will not abandon attempts to break through the defenses in this direction.
Earlier, RIA Novosti correspondents reported that the engineers of the Russian group of troops "Brave" are strengthening the Svatovo-Kremennaya defense line, installing tank barriers.
“because he’s been for Russian annexation of the Donbas since 2014.”
Bullshit. He favours what everyone agreed was the right approach: plebiscites. Whoever’s pulling this stunt, kindly stop inserting lies into the article.
Btw, Col. Douglas MacGregor is our most successful battlefield commander of the last half century. He’s courageously opposed the Pentagon’s stupidity and blunders, and has also spoken out repeatedly against our foreign policy blunders — including the many idiotic recent moves to rip up the Minsk Accords that foresaw plebiscites to determine the future of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Macgregor was "one of the Army's leading thinkers on innovation", according to journalist Thomas E. Ricks.[4] He "became prominent inside the Army" when he published Breaking the Phalanx, which argued for radical reforms.[4] Breaking the Phalanx was rare in that an active duty military author was challenging the status quo with detailed reform proposals for the reorganization of U.S. Army ground forces.[5]
The head of the Army, United States General Dennis Reimer, wanted to reform the Army and effectively endorsed Breaking the Phalanx and passed copies out to generals; however, reforming the U.S. Army according to the book met resistance from the Army's de facto "board of directors"—the other four-star Army generals—and Reimer did not press the issue.[6]
Breaking the Phalanx advocated that "the Army restructure itself into modularly organized, highly mobile, self-contained, combined arms teams that look extraordinarily like the Marine Corps' Air Ground Task Forces".[7] His article called "Thoughts on Force Design in an Era of Shrinking Defense Budgets" was published in The Dado Center Journal (the IDF's "Journal on Operational Art").
Many of Macgregor's colleagues thought his unconventional thinking may have harmed his chances for promotion.[2] While an Army NTC official called him "the best war fighter the Army has got," colleagues of Macgregor were concerned that "the Army is showing it prefers generals who are good at bureaucratic gamesmanship to ones who can think innovatively on the battlefield."[2]
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"one of the Army's leading thinkers on innovation"
There is nothing large hierarchical bureaucracies love more than innovation.
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And the only way to prolong the life of the Kyiv authorities is Washington's willingness to intervene directly in the conflict before it's too late get America nuked," the colonel stressed.
“because he’s been for Russian annexation of the Donbas since 2014.”
Bullshit. He favours what everyone agreed was the right approach: plebiscites. Whoever’s pulling this stunt, kindly stop inserting lies into the article.
One side is for plebiscites, while the other isn't, because both sides know what the outcome will be. This war is about who gets to decide the fate of Donbass, NATO or Russia.
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Breaking the Phalanx advocated that "the Army restructure itself into modularly organized, highly mobile, self-contained, combined arms teams that look extraordinarily like the Marine Corps' Air Ground Task Forces"
I remember him. The Army still had officers that remembered the experiments with the "atomic armageddon" Pentomic Division and maybe wasn't as impressed. If the Army was planning on deploying Divisions as cohesive units the appeal of a total reorganization is ...lukewarm when the concept of "Task Force" units was already established.
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My deepest, darkest suspicion is that, in the minds of Biden and his globalist handlers, Donbas is merely one of the steps on the way to Moscow. Biden said it himself. His words, "For the love of God, this man (Putin) cannot remain in power."
Putin controls the biggest part of the Eurasian land mass and Biden wants it. If it wasn't so, he would seek negotiations and a peaceful resolution to prevent further bloodshed. It's telling that he doesn't. Nobody's arguing that Putin is a nice guy. All I'm saying is that Biden isn't either.
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If they really wanted to take over Russia, wouldn't it have been a good idea to maybe practice on something easier, like Mexico.
Hell, they haven't "taken over" anything since the end of WW II, except Grenada and Panama. Kinda. Sorta...
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Biden is perfectly content with the way things are going in Mexico, right down to the cartels flooding our country with fentanyl. If he wasn't, he could stop it. But he doesn't stop it, does he?
NATO and the EU have expanded steadily eastward since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It doesn't look like they're ready to stop.
I understand if many of you are unwilling to believe that an American president would embrace such an aggressive and warlike policy. But remember when Obama was saying Qdaffi has to go and Assad has to go, as if American presidents have the right to go around the world telling people who can run their countries and who can't. Remember Bush saying Saddam has to go? Putin remembers. He remembers what they did to Yanukovych too. Democracy has nothing to do with it.
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Obama was told what to say, exactly like Biden. They don't sit around and 'game' international strategy, regime change, and power projection. Others do that for them, and you know all too well whom those others are.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:35 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
according to n.p. Boundary with the use of artillery guns with a caliber of 155 mm (8 shells).
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
21:57 Air alert reported in Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions 21:57 RF Armed Forces strike at Dnepropetrovsk
Several arrivals. According to the locals, there is smoke in the area of the military base.
20:52 In the leading circles of Kyiv, because of the data of the Russian Federation on the "dirty bomb", fuss began, there are signals that they are trying to "curtail" this program - Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN
19:30 Source in OP told that the Office of the President will be forced to curtail all developments on nuclear weapons that have been underway for the past year.
Zelensky was sure that the main guarantee of security is NATO or the nuclear status of Ukraine, after the Kremlin started pumping information about the dirty atomic bomb, we are forced to dissociate ourselves from this track as publicly as possible. There was a similar campaign with the murder of Dugina, when the Office of the President demanded that the Main Intelligence Directorate merge the entire group and stop working in Russia.
19:30 As a result of attacks by UAV-kamikaze "Geran-2" in Kyiv, there was destroyed Ali Khasan oglu Safarov, Azerbaijani in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by the Azerbaijani media and activists in social networks.
18:31 Captain Denis Lukyanov reflected on enemy air attack
-- In order to destroy military infrastructure facilities, the enemy attacked the positions of Russian troops, using strike unmanned aircraft and multiple launch rocket systems.
-- Having quickly assessed the situation, Denis Lukyanov immediately set about repulsing the air attack. As a result, Captain Lukyanov's division destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle, as well as five rockets from the HIMARS artillery system.
18:31 Ukrainian oligarch Akhmetov's holding announced that he had filed lawsuits against Russia at the ECHR
17:11 Heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepyok" burn out enemy positions
17:10 Cemetery armored vehicles Armed Forces of Ukraine - the result of the work of intelligence officers of the special forces battalion
16:37 IAEA experts will travel to Kyiv and Zhovti Vody in the coming days after Russia's warnings that Kyiv is preparing a provocation using a "dirty bomb", Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, said.
15:28 The authorities of the Ivano-Frankivsk region in Ukraine announced the beginning of emergency power outages in the region, said the head of the local regional military administration, Svetlana Onishchuk.
15:28 Outages in order to stabilize the power system began in the Nikolaev region, said the head of the regional administration Vitaly Kim.
15:28 The Russian Guard has guarded the broadcasting tower and the center of the regional television in Kherson, the press service of the department reported.
15:28 Crimea handed over a batch of body armor for participants in the special operation. A large batch of shoes has also been delivered to the republic, which will soon be handed over to the fighters, said the head of the region, Sergei Aksyonov.
15:14 The Security Service of Ukraine announced that it had charged the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Vitaly Saveliev under two articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code.
According to the SBU, Savelyev “facilitated” the movement of Russian military equipment to Crimea.
14:10 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (October 25, 2022)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation:
💥In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy, using the forces of a battalion tactical group, attacked the positions of Russian troops on a narrow front in the direction of the Kuzemovka settlement of the Luhansk People's Republic. Russian artillery fire inflicted a defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result of which the enemy was driven back to their original positions. More than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks were destroyed.
💥Over 120 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier, three pickup trucks and one car were destroyed in the Krasno-Limansky direction as a result of active operations by Russian troops per day.
💥In the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy, using two company tactical groups, unsuccessfully attacked the positions of our troops in the direction of the settlements of Ishchenko and Bruskinskoye, Kherson region. All attacks are repelled. As a result of the fire damage of Russian troops, up to 130 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, nine armored combat vehicles and 11 vehicles were destroyed per day.
💥The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery hit four command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novoe, Dvurechnaya, Kharkiv region, Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Olenivka, Mykolaiv region.
Also affected: a helicopter parking lot near the village of Aleksandrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, 68 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 182 districts. Two depots of weapons and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic and Zeleny Gai, Mykolaiv region.
Operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Kaluga, Mykolaiv region.
Air defense systems destroyed 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Oborotnovka, Kalinovka, Vladimirovka, Luhansk People's Republic, Kolodeznoye, Kharkiv region, Sadok, Aleksandrovka, Krinichanka, Kucherskoe, Kherson region, and Energodar, Zaporozhye region. In addition, seven shells of HIMARS and Smerch multiple launch rocket systems were shot down in the air in the areas of the settlements of Klapaya, Otradokamenka, Vesyoloye of the Kherson region, Kolomyychikha of the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as three American anti-radar missiles "HARM" in the areas of the settlements of Petrovka Lugansk People's Republic and Antonovka, Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 326 aircraft, 162 helicopters, 2,339 unmanned aerial vehicles, 383 anti-aircraft missile systems, 6,046 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 874 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,525 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 6,758 units of special military vehicles.
13:33 Geranium-2 was spotted over Ukraine. We are waiting for messages from the officials of Kyiv
13:31 Destroyed positions and equipment for the delivery of ammunition of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
12:34 In the central part of Ukraine roars air raid alert, firing is heard in Kyiv
Most likely, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to shoot down the flying Geran-2 UAVs.
12:34 Mobilized improves skills in driving equipment and fire training at the training grounds of the Baltic Fleet
At one of the training grounds of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, the crews of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers are improving their skills in fire training and driving combat vehicles as part of the combat coordination stage.
Drivers perform maneuvering techniques at high-speed sections, complete the route as part of a column at maximum and minimum permissible speeds, perform turns and U-turns of varying complexity, and also overcome artificial and natural obstacles.
All classes are led by experienced instructors.
12:34 It is impossible to hide: the calculations of TOS "Solntsepek" inflicted attack on the area of concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
A volley of 220-mm projectiles is guaranteed to destroy manpower, lightly armored vehicles, weapons and command posts of the enemy, thereby creating favorable conditions for the work of assault groups.
Having struck, the self-propelled unit quickly changes position and reloads from the transport-loading vehicle to perform new tasks.
12:31 The authorities of the Lviv region of Ukraine announced emergency power outages in the region.
11:33 Air raid alert declared throughout central Ukraine
Sirens sound including in Kyiv and the region. It is reported that an "Iranian Express" was seen over the neighboring Chernihiv region.
11:03 An air raid alert has been announced in Kyiv, the city administration said. Authorities are asking citizens to urgently go to shelters.
10:32 Source in OP told that Bayraktar refused to build its plant in Ukraine. An attempt by the Head of the President's Office to convince the Turks to use Motor Sich's facilities or create a new enterprise in the Transcarpathian/Lviv region was unsuccessful. Cooperation between Kyiv and Ankara began to decline.
10:32 Front-line summary for the morning of 10/25/22
In the Lugansk direction, the Ukrainian army again went on the offensive. The Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to establish control over Karmazinovka. This is already on the left bank of the Zherebets River. They also managed to take Nevsky and Novosadovoe. This allows the Ukrainian army to take under fire control the section of the R-66 highway from the interchange in the Svatov region to Kremennaya.
Russian artillery is actively working on the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank of the Stallion and is trying to restrain the transfer of reinforcements to the enemy. However, for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation the situation is very difficult. (Fig.1)
PMC "Wagner" continue assault operations in Bakhmut, trying to advance from the eastern outskirts. Artillery is hitting the city. In this area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are significantly inferior in firepower. (Fig.2)
To the north of Gorlovka, Russian cannon and rocket artillery strikes at Kurdyumovka and Ozaryanovka. And to the west seriously flies to New York. (Fig.3)
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops again attacked the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdievka. They also carried out offensive operations in the direction of Pervomaisky and Nevelskoye. Artillery hit all these settlements. She also worked on the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnogorovka and Marinka. On the ground there is no movement. (Fig.4)
In the Krivoy Rog sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked in the area of Pyatikhatka. No success. They also tried to advance from Davydov Brod towards Ishchenko. Same result. (Fig.5)
In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine dealt another blow to Nova Kakhovka. On the ground, they did not move to the regional center. (Fig.6)
10:30 In the Donbas, the commander of the artillery division, Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Kuchinsky, was eliminated. Member of the ATO, involved in the murder of civilians in Donbass.
10:30 Four possible provocations by Ukraine. Attempts to accuse Russia of a nuclear strike:
📍The Ukrainian regime needs a provocation to justify the intervention of NATO troops.
📍It would be plausible to hit the nuclear power plant with a powerful ATACMS missile. The goal is to destroy a nuclear reactor. Ukraine will choose not the ZNPP, but some station in the west of the country. The damage will be done to Europe as well.
📍Also, the enemy can simulate a nuclear explosion. A charge of several tons of TNT with pyrotechnics will be created. Containers with radiological material will be placed there. The explosion will be like a nuclear attack. Photos of the “mushroom” will scatter on the Internet, and we will be blamed for the blow.
📍In addition, Ukrainians can provoke an explosion at the reactor itself. We will be accused of using a superweapon.
📍A more ridiculous option is the use of Alder. A nuclear bomb of 250 kg will be put into it. Inside there will be an explosive projectile, around the bomb - radioactive waste. This is not very reliable, since we have normal nuclear weapons.
09:30 At the training ground of the Central Military District in the Sverdlovsk Region, mobilized citizens were trained to fire from Vasilek mortars, Plamya automatic grenade launchers and Kornet anti-tank missile systems. This was reported in the Russian Defense Ministry. Video: Ministry of Defense of Russia.
08:11 Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation intensively uses mortars to suppress Ukrainian militants in the Zaporozhye direction, one mortar consumes at least 100 shells per day. Video RIA Novosti.
08:05 Personnel from the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction on behalf of the tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was attacked by three units of our equipment of the Russian Armed Forces - two Ural-43206 and one MTLB.
08:01 Odessa was practically without electricity at night.
07:15 Mortar calculation of the Southern Military District hit a group of Ukrainian militants
Mortar crews of the Southern Military District in the Zaporozhye region are constantly working, supporting our units during the conduct of hostilities, as well as timely identifying enemy groups and suppressing them with accurate fire. Video NM DNR.
07:01 In any weather, day and night: Su-34 ZVO crews perform combat missions to detect and destroy enemy ground targets
The crews of the Su-34 use guided high-precision air-to-surface missiles. They are designed to destroy enemy strongholds and fortified targets.
Combat sorties are carried out in daylight and at night in all weather conditions.VideoMinistry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
06:01 Combat skill, fortitude, fearlessness: ZVO special forces received state awards at the forefront
For courage, bravery and selflessness shown during the special military operation, the servicemen were awarded regular state awards at the forefront. For rewarding, the head of intelligence of the Western Group of Forces arrived at his units.
The most distinguished soldiers, sergeants, ensigns and officers of the line special forces of the district were awarded the Order of Courage, medals of the Order for Services to the Fatherland of various degrees, including swords, as well as medals "For Courage". Video Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:16 Ukrainian troops fired at Makiivka and the Kyiv district of Donetsk, firing a total of 15 rounds of "NATO" caliber 155 millimeters,reported representation of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
"Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine - ed.) in the following directions:
-- 19.38 (coincides with Moscow time) - the settlement of Orlovka - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv region): four rounds with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired;
-- 19.56 - the settlement of Orlovka - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv region): four rounds with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired; --- 20.20 - the settlement of Orlovka - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv region): three rounds with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired; -- 20.21 - the settlement of Orlovka - the settlement of Makeevka (Kirov district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired," the messages of the representative office in the Telegram channel say.
20:39 Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk and Gorlovka, firing 16 rounds and rockets from the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS and 155mm NATO artillery,reported representation of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
"Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine - ed.) in the directions:
-- 18.55 - the settlement of Dzerzhinsk - the settlement of Gorlovka (Kalinin district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
-- 18.19 - Orlovka settlement - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv region): three rounds with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired;
-- 19.16 - the settlement of Orlovka - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv district): six missiles were fired from the 122mm BM-21 "Grad" ... --- -- 18.15 - the settlement of Orlovka - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired," the representative office said in a statement in the Telegram channel.
19:21 Telegram - channel Archangel Spetsnaz reports on the situation in Kherson:
--There were small skirmishes along the entire line of combat clashes today.
-- Russian 76th guards Airborne Division tightly hold the defense repelling the enemy.
-- The aviation forces of the RF Armed Forces destroyed the advancing infantry and equipment.
19:00 As a result of today's shelling of the VFU in the Donetsk People's Republic, 13 civilians were injured.
18:57 Effects of shelling by Ukrainian militants of the Budennovsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which four people were injured.
18:36 Defeats of targets by artillery of the 100th Brigade of the NM of the DPR in the settlement of Pervomaiskoye. The point of temporary deployment of the enemy was hit successfully.
18:05 Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation were among the first to arrive at the scene of the shelling of a pizzeria in the center of Donetsk and found fragments of a HARM rocket. Video RIA Novosti.
18:01 As a result of today's shelling of the VFU in the Donetsk People's Republic, nine civilians were injured.
17:55 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on October 25, 2022.
17:33 Effects of shelling by Ukrainian militants of the Kyiv region of Donetsk, as a result of which two people were injured.
17:01 Under fire by VFU Belgorod and Donetsk.
Parts of downed 1995 AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles are reported.
16:53 Tero DPR HQ reports:
According to preliminary data, as a result of the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the intersection of Panfilov Avenue and st. Universitetskaya in Donetsk, one person was injured.
16:55 According to updated data, 6 people, including a 12-year-old child, suffered from a terrorist attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine - a car explosion near the building of a television and radio company in Melitopol. This is reported by Vladimir Rogov.
16:51 The enemy is leading massive fire from NATO howitzers and MLRS in Donetsk, people are dying.
-- As a result of the shelling of the Kyiv region, there are casualties among civilians, Mayor A. Kulemzin reports.
-- Hits in the area of the Donetsk City business center. The information is being specified.
-- Arrivals are fixed at the intersection of the street. University and Panfilov Avenue. Under fire Budyonnovsky district, as well as in the Tekstilshchik microdistrict.
-- NATO rounds of 155mm caliber were fired in the Budenovsky district.
-- A total of eight missiles from the 122mm BM-21 "Grad" were fired in the Petrovsky district. Hit in the MREO area.
16:29 Hard landing in the center of Donetsk. The dead are reported.
16:25 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting a massive artillery shelling of Donetsk.
From 50 to 60 arrivals within the city. Most of the shelling is carried out from 155mm howitzers.
16:15 The cemetery of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the result of the work of the intelligence officers of the special forces battalion.
Scouts from the special forces battalion of the NM DPR ambushed armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at night. The enemy was identified using thermal imagers and destroyed by a series of ATGMs. The enemy continues to send all new equipment into suicidal attacks on the scouts - now five units of the broken equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are left standing in this area.VideoNM DNR.
16:10 Effects of shelling of the city of Svatovo (LPR) by the armed formations of Ukraine.
According to updated data, as a result of the shelling of the settlement. Svatovo with the use of the American MLRS M142 HIMARS (the enemy fired two missiles in total) destroyed a residential building.
16:05 Consequences of the shelling of the village of Zolote-2 by the armed formations of Ukraine using the American MLRS M142 HIMARS.VideoNM LPR
16:00 There is now a large number of destroyed enemy equipment on the front line in the Kherson direction. This was announced by the deputy head of the region Kirill Stremousov, publishing video with seats.
"From German to Australian armored vehicles. All this has already been ground and destroyed in the Kherson direction. Our soldiers on the front lines are in a fighting mood. Our guys are ready to stand to the end for Russian Kherson and in the near future to liberate all Russian lands from fascism," he added.
15:57 AFU continue to attack the cities of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Since the morning, the enemy has been intensively shelling residential areas of the republic's settlements, under fire from artillery and MLRS areas of Donetsk, Makeevka, Yasinovataya, Dokuchaevsk, Gorlovka.
To date, the enemy has fired more than 250 rounds of various calibers.
As of 15:30, three civilians received injuries of varying severity. There are damages to the housing stock and civil infrastructure facilities.
15:31 VFU once again struck the territory of the Michurinsk penal colony.
Today, October 25, 2022, from 8:20 a.m. to 12:40 p.m., the territory of the Michurinsk correctional colony was shelled by the armed forces of Ukraine.
During the next shelling from the side of the VFU, four rounds were fired on the territory of the Michurinsk colony.
There were no casualties, the degree of destruction of buildings and structures of the correctional institution is being established. The operational situation in the Michurinsky penal colony is manageable.
15:15 APU continues shelling the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
14:39 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for October 25, additional information was received about the damage as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk:
Petrovsky district:
- st. Coastal, 20 - fire of a private residential building was recorded;
- st. Belozerskaya, 20 - a private residential building.
Kuibyshevsky district:
- st. Somova, 34 - apartment building.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
14:18 According to preliminary information, as a result of the shelling of the settlement. Svatovo with the use of the American MLRS M142 HIMARS (two missiles), a residential building was partially destroyed.
Additional information is being specified. Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
14:10 As a result of the shelling of the Armed Forces of the village. Zhovanka, Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, wounded civilian, born in 1963 Also received information about the damage to a residential building on the street. Chernyakhovsky, 68. Reported by the mayor of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko.
14:05 Effects of shelling by the armed formations of Ukraine of the village of Zolote-2 (LPR).
According to updated data, as a result of the shelling of the settlement. Zolote-2, using the American M142 HIMARS MLRS (in total, the enemy fired 2 M31 GMLRS missiles), a civilian born in 1958 was killed, two one-story residential buildings were destroyed, and six residential buildings and a post office were damaged. Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
14:00 As a result of the strike of the VFU on Art. Mayorskaya in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, a man was wounded.
13:42 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC, on October 25, additional information was received about damage as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk:
Petrovsky district:
- st. Serafimovicha, 34 - a private residential building.
Kuibyshevsky district:
- st. Electronic, 22 - apartment building; the car was also damaged.
n.p. Makeevka:
De-energized10 transformer substations, three boiler houses, a kindergarten, 2,300 subscribers without power supply.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
13:31 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
-- 12.50 a.m. Svatovo with the use of MLRS HIMARS (two missiles).
Information about the victims and damage is being specified. Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
13:18 Effects of shelling of Gorlovka by Ukrainian militants. Store building damaged.
13:15 Moment of arrival in the Kirovsky district got on the registrar.
This is how Donetsk has been living for eight years now, no one knows when and where they will arrive.
13:00 VFU shelling Mineralny and Kashtanovye.
Ukrainian militants do not stop shelling the Yasinovatsky direction, the villages of Kashtanovoe and Mineralnoye are under fire. 155mm artillery is used against the population.
12:55 Effects of shelling by Ukrainian militants of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which 2 people were injured.
12:48 Photo the remains of a VAZ 2101 car - a Zhiguli "kopek", which was blown up in Melitopol in the morning.
12:32 As a result of the shelling of the VFU on the street. Somov in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, the number of wounded increased to 2 people.
12:20 Governor of the Zaporozhye region Evgeny BalitskyI arrivedto the site of the terrorist attack near the building of the TV channel "ZaTV".
He instructed to allocate temporary places for the work of journalists.
"It is important for us that the TV company continues to work. So that everyone understands that neither the radio nor the television company - no one broke down, no one was scared. There are no panties here," said Balitsky.
12:15 As a result of yesterday's shelling of the Leninsky district of Donetsk, three people were killed.
Rocket 220mm BM-27 MLRS Hurricane hit the courtyard of a residential building. Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation are working on the spot. Video: reporter Rudenko.
12:14 The death toll in the shelling of a car by saboteurs in the Kherson region has increased to two - the Ministry of Health.
12:11 Informationon the terrorist attack in Melitopol:
Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation examined the territory of the building of the Zaporizhzhya television company ZaTV.
During the inspection of the scene, blown up cars were found, one of which previously contained an improvised explosive device. According to the characteristic signs of destruction, the explosion power is approximately two kgs in TNT equivalent.
As a result of the terrorist attack by Ukrainian militants, five employees of the ZaMedia holding, as well as civilians, were injured.
12:02 Servicemen of the NM DPR continue to liberate territories in the Maryinsky direction.
The Maryinsky section of the front remains one of the most difficult sections of the front at the moment. An officer of the 107th battalion of the NM DPR spoke about the past successful assault on the positions of Ukrainian nationalists and about the current situation in the Maryinsko-Krasnogorovsk direction. Video NM DNR.
11:54 Daytime summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on October 25, 2022.
11:44 A sabotage and reconnaissance group was captured in the Kherson direction.
A photopublished by the deputy head of the region Kirill Stremousov.
The day before, Ukrainian saboteurs fired at a civilian car in the region, one person died, two were injured.
11:29 Work landing of artillery in the Kherson direction.
11:28 As a result of the shelling of the VFU on the street. Somov, a man was wounded in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
11:27 Alexey Kulemzin reports:
According to updated information, as a result of the shelling of the Kuibyshev region in the village. Nitrogen damage was received by an apartment building. There is a victim.
11:10 Destroyed by Russian artillery Column of Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kremennaya area.
10:50 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR, a group of snipers is working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroying the enemy's firing point and observation post.
10:43 Powerful artillery duels began in the Donetsk direction in the morning.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are hitting several districts of Donetsk and Gorlovka at once. The answer goes right away. Works and artillery, and aviation: army and assault.
10:32 Statement by the official representative of the NM DPR on the situation at 10.30 10.25.2022
The Ukrainian side continues to terrorize the civilian population of the Republic, inflicting massive artillery strikes on residential areas and civilian infrastructure, which are not military targets.
Over the past day, according to the information of the Representative Office of the JCCC in the DPR, the enemy fired 92 rounds of ammunition from a tank, cannon artillery with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm.
The fire was fired at the areas of seven settlements of the Republic. As a result of the shelling, one house building and two civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged. Additional information about injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.
Joint actions of the military personnel of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the following enemy weapons and military equipment: three tanks (two T-72B and T-64BV), six armored vehicles, including an American M113 armored personnel carrier, one enemy UAV was shot down in the air . Losses in enemy manpower amounted to 50 people.
Currently, a set of works is underway to clear anti-personnel mines PFM-1 "Lepestok" (PFM-1C).
10:18 Due to the shelling of the VFU, damage to the glazing of the building of school No. 52 on the street. 60th anniversary of the USSR Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
10:15 The front in the Kherson direction is stable and is constantly strengthening - the authorities.
10:03 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for October 25, information was received about damage as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- st. Voznesensky, 27 "a" - Territorial center of the Nikitovsky district;
- st. Chernyakhovsky, 69 "a" - Department of labor and social protection of the population of the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka;
- st. Chernyakhovsky, 51 - Polyclinic No. 8;
— st. Chernyakhovskogo, 73 — MBOU "School No. 30, Horlovka";
- st. Chernyakhovsky, 66 - a direct hit in the Gorodok store.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
10:00 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the LPR, Captain Filiponenko I.M. as of October 25, 2022
Over the past day, during the active offensive operations of the units of the People's Militia of the LPR, the enemy suffered heavy losses in manpower and military equipment. Destroyed:
- up to 70 personnel;
- three tanks;
- one artillery mount;
- four armored personnel carriers;
- nine units of special vehicles.
The enemy continues shelling civilian infrastructure facilities in LPR settlements.
Over the past day, the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the settlement. Zorinsk, Belokureno, Starobelsk, Zolote-2 and Krasnorechenskoye using American M142 HIMARS MLRS and 155mm artillery guns, firing eight missiles and five rounds.
As a result of the attacks:
-in n.p. Belokurakino partially destroyed the building of the railway station;
-in n.p. Starobelsk damaged residential building;
-in n.p. Zolote-2 destroyed two houses.
Peaceful life is being restored in the territories of the Lugansk People's Republic liberated from Ukrainian nationalists: engineering and sapper units of the People's Militia of the LPR continue demining. During October 24, they cleared more than seven hectares of territory from explosive objects left by Ukrainian nationalists in the areas of Senkovo and Tetskoye settlements.
The forces of the NM of the LPR, together with public organizations, are delivering humanitarian aid to the residents of these areas.
Volunteers from the Russian Federation and British journalist Graham Phillips, with the assistance of the NM of the LPR, delivered humanitarian aid to the residents of the city of Lisichansk, as well as to servicemen of the 2nd Army Corps.
In addition, the volunteers of the Time to Help Charitable Foundation donated warm clothes to one of the departments of the NM of the LPR.
09:30 More frames from Melitopol.
According to Alexander Malkevich, a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, when the channel's employees were going to work, a car filled with explosives was blown up near the TV center building. Power amounted to 1.5-2 kgs in TNT equivalent.
Five people were injured - employees of the holding, said Malkevich.
09:27 Kirovsky and Kyiv districts of Donetsk under heavy shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:19 As a result of shelling from the armed forces of Ukraine damaged a number of social facilities in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, located on the street. Chernyakhovsky: Department of labor and social protection of the population of the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka (photo 1-3), the building of the clinic, school No. 30. Information about the destruction continues to come.
09:12 Near the building of the Zaporozhye regional television company "ZaTV" in Melitopol, a terrorist attack occurred, an improvised device exploded, Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, said.VideoRIA Novosti.
09:02 Video of the work of the artillery of the NM of the DPR and the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces against the enemy on the Avdiivka direction.
The battle for Avdievka is in full swing. Moving to encircle this strategically important settlement, the NM of the DPR and the RF Armed Forces daily destroy dozens of Ukrainian nationalists, using all available means of fire destruction. War correspondents of the NM DPR were able to film the well-coordinated combat work of artillerymen of the 100th Guards Brigade of the NM DPR and Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the areas of the settlement. Nevelskoye and Pervomayskoye.
09:00 Daily official summary of the DPR JCCC from 06:00 October 24 to 06:00 October 25. Over the past day, the Representation reported 22 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy used - artillery 155mm, 152mm and 122mm.
On Yasinovatsky - 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky - artillery 155mm and 152mm, a tank. By releasing 92 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: the capital city of Donetsk (Kirov, Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts), Zaitsevo, Golmovsky, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Aleksandrovka, Olginka.
Over the past day, there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Damaged one housing construction in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.
In the previous day, 51 attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
08:55 Ukrainian militants are shelling the Gorlovsky village of the mine. N. A. Izotova. Also, as a result of enemy shelling, damage was recorded to a residential building in the village of Fedorovka on the street. Fedorovskaya is the mayor of Gorlovka.
08:54 A strong explosion sounded in Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, the press service of the city administration reports.
08:47 Information on the shelling of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on October 25, 2022
07:58 The enemy resumed fan attacks on the cities of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Under the massive artillery fire of the VFU, the areas of Donetsk, Makeevka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka and Dokuchaevsk. Over the past hour, the enemy fired more than 20 rounds of various calibers. The shelling continues, according to the representative office of the DPR in the JCCC.
07:54 More than 61 thousand unexploded ordnance have been identified and defused since the beginning of the year on the territory of the Republic, including in areas of settlements. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the LPR.
07:53 Two residential buildings were destroyed as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces of the city of Zolote-2, the LPR representative office in the JCCC reported.
07:35 Since 6.00, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already fired twice at Donetsk and twice at Makiivka in the DPR, Rodion Miroshnik reports.
07:00 Summary of the LPR Representation in the JCCC for the past 24 hours, October 24.
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, 5 shellings were recorded on the settlement. Zorinsk, Belokurakino, Starobelsk, Zolote-2 and Krasnorechenskoye using the American M142 HIMARS MLRS (eight missiles) and 155mm artillery guns (five rounds).
As a result of the attacks:
-in n.p. Belokurakino partially destroyed the building of the railway station;
-in n.p. Starobelsk damaged residential building;
-in n.p. Zolote-2 destroyed 2 houses.
Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
05:15 Airborne forces destroyed the column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine advancing on Kherson
With the help of the UAV, the paratroopers detected the movement of the enemy force. Artillery fire destroyed about 10 enemy tanks and other armored vehicles /Ministry of Defense/rt.com/.
0:31 AFU fired at the village of Krasnorechenskoye in the Svatovsky district from artillery pieces. Ukrainian troops fired five rounds at the settlement. Data on the victims and destruction are being specified - the representation of the LPR in the JCCC.
0:26 Ukrainian troops shelled the town of Zolote-2, the rounds hit the private sector. Information about the victims and damage is being specified, Mayor of Pervomaisk Sergey Kolyagin said in his telegram channel.
0:00 Air defense forces are working in the vicinity of Lugansk, RIA Novosti correspondents report.
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The heat is on. Riots in Europe, Democrats here fretting about elections. Inflation everywhere. Diesel running out in about 20 days here. Ammunition and military equipment bare bones now in Europe. Major appeal to Biden and EU to negotiate with Putin. Putin keeps what he wants and lets Western Ukraine drift away. Western Ukraine is an economic disaster and neutered now. Biden will do what he does best, he will walk away. The show is over. Rerun times.
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[ColonelCassad] Answers to questions about the course of the SVO in Ukraine for the channel of military commissar Yuri Kotenok.
What option awaits Kherson - Stalingrad or Izyum?
- At the current stage, conflicting information is coming from this direction. If a political decision is made to withdraw from the right bank of the Dnieper, then, of course, there will be no Stalingrad there.
This can be caused, among other things, by the threat of a dirty nuclear bomb and the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
If a political decision is made to hold Kherson and the bridgehead on the Right Bank, then we can expect long-term intense fighting in this direction.
Despite the obvious problems with logistics and the threat of using weapons of mass destruction, the issue of keeping Kherson is still more political than military.
It is worth recalling that Izyum was abandoned purely for military reasons after the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Balakleya and the threat of encirclement of the Izyum grouping of the RF Armed Forces, which forced them to organize a retreat beyond Oskol to avoid the boiler.
- Why is the enemy slipping near Svatovo?
- Our troops have strengthened the defense here, plus reinforcements have been transferred here, which allowed us to somewhat stabilize the front after retreating from the line on the Oskol River. In addition, counterattacks in the area of Torskoy and Terna confused the enemy's plans to advance north of Kremennaya.
The last attempts of enemy attacks in the direction of Svatovo were unsuccessful. The Armed Forces of Ukraine did not succeed in breaking through to Svatovo, although according to the plans, Svatovo should have been taken on October 17th.
Nevertheless, the enemy continues to accumulate forces in this direction, not abandoning offensive plans both in relation to Svatovo and Kremennaya. To reinforce these plans, the presence of foreign mercenaries is increasing in this sector of the front line.
- Why can't we still take the Avdeevsky fortified area and cut off the Ugledar ledge of the enemy?
- The reasons are trivial - the enemy has strong fortifications here, and we do not have enough forces in this direction.
In both cases, the frontal assault on the Avdeevsky and Ugledarsky fortified areas does not promise anything significant to our troops, rather, it only distracts from more promising directions.
The offensive in the area of Pesok and Pervomaisky, as well as the battles for Maryinka, clearly show that it is impossible to achieve any rapid advances in the current grouping here, just as it is impossible to achieve a real operational encirclement of the Ugledar and Avdiivka groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the current stage. Only the slow pushing back of the enemy with the grinding of his positions by artillery.
- Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky announced the threat of an invasion of the RF Armed Forces from Belarus. To what extent are the fears of the enemy justified? Can? And is it necessary?
- At the moment, according to official data, about 9,000 Russian troops are deployed in Belarus, not only near the border with Ukraine, but also in northwestern Belarus near the borders with Lithuania and Poland, where there is an accumulation of groups of NATO countries that pose a threat to Belarus.
For an attack on Ukraine from the territory of Belarus, a larger grouping is needed, which at the current stage has not been formed there. This does not mean that such a grouping will not be formed on the territory of Belarus, but at the current stage, the likelihood of a direct attack by the Russian grouping on Kyiv from Belarus is not very high.
However, the war will go on for a long time, and we can still see this option.
- Iranian drones. How effective are they?
- At the current stage, Iranian drones demonstrate high efficiency and successfully break through the local Ukrainian air defense, achieving both purely military and media successes. This led dozens of countries to become interested in the possibility of purchasing Iranian drones. Tehran also demonstrates complete satisfaction with the experience of combat use. Of course, at the official level, no one is going to admit this, which is quite in line with the practice of modern hybrid wars with the standard pattern of behavior of the parties: "It's not us, but we know that ... (winking)".
Obviously, NATO will make serious efforts to reduce the effectiveness of Iranian drone strikes, but, as the practice of the war in Yemen has shown, even an integrated air defense system built on American air defense and electronic warfare systems is not able to fully guarantee the safety of objects attacked by Iranian drones and missiles.
It is expected that in November-December we will see new unmanned and missile systems with a "heavy Iranian accent" at the front.
- The enemy is preparing a new wave of mobilization. How to react?
- An increase in the size of the enemy grouping in Ukraine requires a symmetrical increase in the size of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in order to eliminate the disparity in numbers and prevent situations where the enemy is trying to solve his operational problems at the expense of a numerical advantage.
In addition to replenishing existing units and sending to the front those called up for partial mobilization, further active work is needed to form volunteer units, recruit into PMCs, form units from the local population, etc.
It should be understood that another wave of partial mobilization may be required to bring the grouping of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine to 800-900 thousand people by the end of the winter and the beginning of the spring campaign of 2023.
- Did Igor Strelkov and other famous people of 2014 go to the front? Is there a need for war veterans in the Donbass?
- There is certainly such a need, especially against the background of attracting large masses of mobilized and active recruits to volunteer formations. Every war veteran is a valuable combat experience, including the experience of modern warfare.
From my point of view, any person who wants to participate in the NWO should have the opportunity to do so and benefit the country and people. This applies both to participation in hostilities at the front and to work in the front line. Opportunities to participate and help are plentiful.
Someone is fighting, someone is catching Ukrainian terrorists, someone is carrying humanitarian aid, someone is establishing a new life in the liberated territories. Consolidation of efforts is the key to achieving victory in the war in Ukraine with the US and NATO. This is our main historical task at the moment.
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I am starting to really like the Daily Mail. You get the Message of the Day and a quick BLUF briefing from British intelligence. Add some juicy headlines, and you've got the day's drama.
It was a dark and stormy night. Lt-Col Igor Bagnyuk sat on his iron throne. "Bring me a list of the innocent", he bellowed. "It is time for some targeting."
[Jpost] Following the use of drones by Russia in Ukraine, Berlin is looking at options to use Israeli-made drones to guard critical infrastructure.
As drone warfare makes the headlines for the use of unmanned vehicles by Russia in Ukraine, 12 German pilots have landed in Israel to take part in a course to operate Berlin’s newest Heron TP UAV.
The German pilots are training at Tel Nof Airbase in central Israel with the Israel Air Force’s Red Baron squadron. Named after German World War I ace Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, it is the only IAF squadron that permanently works with a non-Israeli one.
It was opened in 2018 and will be training German teams until 2027. The training of the German pilots in Israel marks the first time that Germany has had a constant deployment in Israel or any non-NATO state.
Though several German teams have come to Israel to learn how to operate the drones flown by the IAF, known as the Eitan, this is the second course where the Germans are learning to fly their own drones.
The course opened as German Member of Parliament Johannes Arlt from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) proposed to use the new UAVs to protect German critical infrastructure from any possible future Russian threat.
Though the drones were initially purchased to be used abroad, "due to Russian threats, we must quickly create the legal basis that will allow the use of these UAVs for national security purposes,” Arlt told Der Spiegel.
Germany currently does not allow for UAVs to fly in its airspace, but according to reports in German media, the Israeli-made drones will be deployed to Schleswig in northern Germany in the second half of 2023.
The Germans have been flying the Heron 1 since 2009 when it first received the UAVs manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and has used them extensively in Mali and Afghanistan.
In 2018, the German and Israeli defense ministries signed a nine-year agreement to lease seven Heron-TPs as well as the training, operational support, and maintenance throughout the term of the agreement.
Last April, the Bundestag announced that the drones would be equipped with Israeli missiles, despite the use of armed UAVs being a politically divisive issue in Germany.
GERMANY INCREASED ITS DEFENSE BUDGET
Lots of reasons for belt tightening this year by German voters...
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany increased its defense budget to two percent of the GDP and said it would set up a special fund of €100 billion ($108b.) in order to swiftly upgrade its armed forces.
As part of that, Reuters reported that the German Air Force will reportedly get €40b., €27b. of which will be spent on upgrading command and control capabilities. In addition, the army will get €17b. and the navy will receive €10b.
It is understood that Israel will play a key role in helping Germany’s force buildup. Israel, known for years as a leader in drone technology, has sold hundreds of platforms to militaries around the world.
While the international press has reported the use of attack drones by the Israeli Air Force for at least the past 20 years and has been extensively documented in US diplomatic cables as well as at international airshows, the IDF never publicly disclosed the use of such platforms until July when the military censor finally allowed journalists to publish their use.
Over the past decade, the operational use of drones by airforces around the world and by the IAF has increased drastically, with almost every operation now seeing the use of these platforms.
The IAF has 10 different UAV platform types and seven operational drone squadrons.
THE HERON TP "EITAN"
The Eitan, known around the world as Heron TP, is the Israel Air Force’s workhorse. Designed as a multi-mission platform with numerous payload configurations, it can perform a variety of missions including intelligence gathering, surveillance, target acquisition, and more.
Equipped with satellite data link and electro-optical infrared sensors, the Eitan is able to not only provide reconnaissance to ground forces in combat situations but able to create movement profiles and attack targets.
It is equipped with automatic taxi-takeoff and landing systems (ATOL), satellite communication (SATCOM) for extended range, fully redundant avionics and more. The drone, which is 15 meters long and with a 26-meter wingspan, also has satellite communications for Beyond Line of Sight Range missions.
With an endurance of over 30 hours, the Eitan is capable of flying distances of up to 1,000km at a maximum altitude of 40,000 feet while relaying precise information makes it a likely option in the event that Israel decides to carry out strikes against targets in enemy countries.
The Eitan saw combat action during Operation Cast Lead in 2008 even before it was formally absorbed by the IAF, was used extensively during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in 2014 and the numerous rounds of violence in the Hamas-run enclave since.
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the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
