[Washington Examiner] The House voted to provide $300 million in aid to Ukraine, passing the measure as a stand-alone bill after it was stripped from the annual defense spending bill in an effort by GOP leaders to appease hard-line conservatives and secure their support to advance the must-pass legislation when it came up for a vote Thursday night.
Lawmakers voted 311-117 to approve the funding, with more than 100 Republicans joining all Democrats in approving the measure. Some 117 Republicans voted against the measure, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has been a vocal critic of providing additional aid to the war-torn country.
"I've been very vocal, fighting everyone to get the Ukraine money out. I told them if you want to send money to Ukraine, put it in a stand-alone bill," Greene told the Washington Examiner. "You can send money to Ukraine, but it doesn't belong in our defense bill — especially when the Department of Defense mission statement says that the mission is to deter war and to protect the United States national security. Funding a war in Ukraine does neither one of our mission goals."
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) first indicated plans he would remove the Ukraine aid from the defense spending bill last week, but he later reversed course over the weekend when he said it would be "too difficult" to do so before the government shutdown deadline. Lawmakers then introduced an amendment on the floor to remove the additional aid, but the motion failed on the floor.
However, a handful of Republicans signaled they’d vote against the bill if it included Ukrainian aid, prompting leadership to advance a procedural vote that would strip the language from the bill without sending it back to the committee.
The move came just moments after the House passed the defense spending bill, marking the second appropriations bill the lower chamber advanced on Thursday evening.
Congress has until midnight on Sept. 30 to pass any form of spending legislation, or else the government will run out of money and shut down until a deal is made. Neither the House nor the Senate has managed to advance all their appropriations bills or a stopgap measure to fund the government temporarily, making a partial shutdown increasingly likely.
[Youtube] A year-long investigation reveals details of a coordinated campaign of torture by Russian forces against civilians in Kherson that amounts to crimes against humanity. Independent investigators in Ukraine have identified dozens of detention and torture centres. Sky News has spoken to 15 people who were held, each with remarkably similar stories of the treatment they endured.
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^You talking ICC terrorist or claims of torture?
Cause you know, I don't remember any, but -according to various western investigators (including official UN), I must've killed a dozen Palestinian children as an IDF reservist in Intifada I.
p.s. "Independent investigators" in this context means Ukrainian "patriots" or their western cheerleaders.
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[LB] Chernihiv, Luhansk, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions were attacked.
Seven "martyrs" were destroyed over the Kirovohrad region. There is a hit. Previously, there were no deaths, injuries and damage to the civil infrastructure, according to the summary from OVA as of this morning.
The Chernihiv region was shot three times a day (33 explosions). The enemy used mortars and artillery, shelling – in the Koryukiv and Novgorod-Siversky districts. No information was received about losses among the local population or damage to civil infrastructure. The data is being verified.
In Dnipropetrovsk that night, the enemy directed almost two dozen shells at the Nikopol district. He covered Myrivska hromada with artillery fire. People are unharmed. Data on damages and losses are being verified. During the day yesterday, the enemy again terrorized Nikopol. In the morning, the Russian army shelled the city with heavy artillery. And in the afternoon, I kissed a kamikaze drone. A private house, a utility company, an infrastructure facility, a farm building, a greenhouse, and power lines were mutilated. There are no victims or injured.
In Khersonskaduring the day, the enemy carried out 109 shellings (604 shells), of which nine shellings (33 shells) were fired at Kherson. The Rashists targeted the districts of 24 settlements of the region; the territory of the vault and the object of critical infrastructure in Kherson. A person died due to explosives left by the Russians. The 61-year-old tractor driver was working in a field near the village of Novoberislav. There he came across a Russian mine, which detonated. The man was fatally wounded. As a result of an enemy attack in Kherson on the doorstep of his own house, a 41-year-old man from Kherson was fatally wounded. Another man, 27 years old, was treated on the spot. In the future, he will be treated on an outpatient basis. The enemy also dropped seven aerial bombs in the area of Mykolaivka. Information on victims and destruction is being clarified. During the day, two people were killed and another was injured due to Russian aggression.
In Luhansk , the enemy is striking from planes along the entire contact line. The districts of Svatovoy and Kreminnaya were under attack, they also hit Novoselivske, Nadia, Novoyehorivka, Nevsky, and Novolyubivka. Two KAB-500 aerial bombs exploded in the Novolyubivka area. The extent of destruction is being clarified. Dry grass caught fire on the outskirts of Nevsky as a result of four shots from the Smerch rocket system. During the day, the enemy fired 159 rounds (546 shells).
In Kharkivsk, Odnorobivka, Hlyboke, Staritsa, and Gatishche were hit by artillery and mortar fire in the Slobozhansk direction during the past day. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy launched airstrikes near Bologhivka and Kruglyakivka. Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Kislivka and Berestovka were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling. As a result of the artillery shelling of Vovchansk, the premises of the aggregate plant were damaged. As a result of the impact of the "Grom E-1" missile on Kruglyakivka, the road infrastructure object was damaged. Also yesterday, the enemy shelled Mala Shapkivka. As a result of the shelling, the grass in the open area and the farm building were on fire. A high-pressure gas pipe was damaged at the gas distribution point. Mala Shapkivka was disconnected from the gas supply.
In Zaporizhzhia, in the past day, insurgents carried out 148 shellings on 27 settlements of the region. 125 artillery strikes took place on the territory of Zaliznychny, Levadny, Biloghirya, Preobrazhenka, Malynyvka, Charivny, Chervony, Temyrivka, Stepnohirsk, Stepovoy, Kamiansky, Primorsky and other frontline towns and villages. Nine MLRS attacks on Novoyakovlivka, Orikhov, Robotynoy, and Malaya Tokmachka, ten UAV attacks on Gulyaipol, Novodanilivka, Poltavka, Olhivskyi, Novodarivka, Pyatikhatok, and Maly Shcherbaki were recorded, as well as four airstrikes on Orikhov, Robotynoy, and Novodanilivka. A 23-year-old resident of Novoyakovlivka was injured as a result of an enemy anti-aircraft missile strike, and he was taken to a medical facility. 25 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities.
In Sumyat night and in the morning, the Russians carried out five shellings of populated areas and border areas. 38 explosions were recorded. The communities of Svesk, Esmansk and Velikopysariv came under fire. No consequences. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 36 shelling of the border territories and settlements of the Sumy region. 228 explosions were recorded. The communities of Krasnopilsk, Bilopolsk, Yunakivsk, Mykolaivsk, Khotynsk, Velikopysarivsk, Esmansk, Seredino-Budsk came under fire. Velikopysarovsk community: as a result of dropping incendiary charges from an unmanned aerial vehicle (five explosions), a private residential building and a tractor were damaged. Artillery shelling (five explosions) damaged a private residential building and private commercial buildings. Mykolaiv community: a private household was damaged. Seredyno-Budska hromada: private households were damaged.
In Donetsk, the Russians fired 20 rounds at populated areas of the region. 14 settlements were under the fire of the Rashists: Avdiivka, Zvanivka, Kalynivka, Toretsk, Kostyantynivka, Kurakhove, Novoukrainka, Stepanivka, Chasiv Yar, Gostre, Kurdyumivka, Lastochkine, Kurakhivka, Kostyantynivka. 52 residential buildings, a gas pipeline, two power lines were damaged. In one day in the region: one person died, five were injured.
In Mykolaivska this morning, enemy artillery shelling was recorded in the water area of Ochakivska community. There are no casualties. At night in the Stepivska hromada, as a result of the fall of the fragments of an enemy drone shot down by air defense forces, an economic structure was damaged. No casualties. Air defense shot down 22 enemy air targets yesterday afternoon and this night: two Orlan reconnaissance UAVs and 20 Shahed 131/136 attack drones. Yesterday, at around 21:44, the city of Mykolaiv was hit by a rocket. The impact took place in an infrastructure object on the outskirts of the city, as a result of which dry grass caught fire, which was quickly extinguished. There are no casualties. Also, yesterday evening in the Sukhoelanetska community, due to the fall of fragments of an enemy UAV shot down by air defense forces, the power supply line was damaged. There were no casualties
We will remind, tonight the occupiers again attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones , using 39 attack UAVs of the "Shahed-136/131" type. As a result of combat operations, 31 enemy "Shakhed" were destroyed by the forces and means of anti-aircraft defense.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:55 Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Vereshchuk called on Russians to leave Crimea: “When the Crimean bridge falls (it’s a matter of time, it’s obvious), when the land corridor is cut, when ground battles begin on the peninsula, what will they do? Thousands "It will not be possible for civilians to quickly leave the peninsula. With the routes cut, when there is fighting all around. This is simply impossible. Therefore, I am appealing to Russian civilians who are illegally on the peninsula. Staying in Ukrainian Crimea is dangerous for you. Leave. Do not neglect the danger."
22:47 Ukrainian pilots and F-16 maintenance personnel began language training at an airbase in Texas, the Pentagon said. After completing the course, fighter training will begin at the Morris Air Force Base of the US National Guard in Arizona.
21:53 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Ukraine will definitely become a member of NATO: “And this is not just our Ukrainian ambition. This is the only effective security prospect for Europe, which guarantees real lasting peace. We are working to ensure that there is practical progress on the issue of membership in the Alliance."
The president also said that he had discussed with the defense ministers of France and Britain, including the joint production of weapons “necessary for both Ukraine and our partners.”
21:48 Strikes on the Russian Black Sea Fleet are an example of how Ukraine holds the initiative, Chief of the British Defense Staff Tony Radakin said during a visit to Kiev: “Putin has lost control of the war he started. This visit, together with my visits in the summer, strengthened my "the belief that Ukraine will win. The UK will stay with them every step of the way."
21:45 Ukraine has joined the IAEA Board of Governors, which gives Kiev real opportunities to influence decision-making that is binding on the entire international community, Zelensky said in an evening video message: “We will do everything to implement the first point of our Peace Formula - nuclear and radiation safety , to guarantee the complete liberation of our Zaporozhye nuclear power plant from Russian occupiers, as well as to secure Ukraine and the whole of Europe from Russian radiation blackmail."
21:12 Ukrainian troops are now approximately 16-18 km from Tokmak, breaking through the main Russian defense line. About why this particular regional center of the Zaporozhye region is so important can be found in the material The Battle of Tokmak. The main goal of the counteroffensive?
20:36 The Pentagon has $5 billion worth of weapons for Ukraine by the end of the year, but only $1.6 billion to replace it, said Mike McCord, responsible for financial reporting of the US Department of Defense.
20:29 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the Supreme Commander of NATO Allied Armed Forces in Europe and the commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli. We discussed the priority needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; the issue of strengthening air defense remains a priority.
19:37 The Russians shelled Kherson with artillery, three people are known to have died, the Presidential Office reported.
19:32 German authorities approved the creation of a joint venture between the German defense concern Rheinmetall and Ukraine. It will be based in Kyiv and provide servicing of military equipment.
19:04 Republicans in the US House of Representatives decided to withdraw $300 million in aid to Ukraine from the defense spending bill and vote for it separately. The head of the House Rules Committee, Tom Cole, explained this by the need to unblock the adoption of the defense budget.
18:51 Several international delegations visited Kiev on September 28. Among the guests are French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, accompanied by representatives of two dozen defense industry enterprises, the new head of the British Ministry of Defense Grant Shapps, as well as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. What the Ukrainian side managed to agree on with the foreign guests is in the article Military landing .
18:36 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with the French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu - they discussed further steps to strengthen the defense capability of Ukraine and strengthening Ukrainian air defense.
18:20 The EU Council extended temporary protection for Ukrainians in the European Union until March 2025.
18:11 The Russians fired at Krasnohorivka and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region - two people were killed and six were wounded, the prosecutor’s office reported. In particular, the enemy hit Krasnogorovka with cannon artillery, as a result of which two people were killed and three were wounded. Three more people were wounded in Konstantinovka, on which the Russian army dropped a KAB-100. A retail facility, multi-storey residential buildings, private households and educational buildings were damaged.
17:25 Russian aviation struck the Avdeevka coke plant, and a fire started there, said MP Musa Magomedov, who was previously the general director of this enterprise. The head of the Avdiivka city military administration, Vitaly Barabash, clarified that two missiles struck, one of which hit a naphthalene warehouse; no people were injured.
16:53 Kazakhstan supports the EU’s decision on anti-Russian sanctions for aggression against Ukraine and will not give Moscow the opportunity to circumvent them, said the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
16:39 Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro officially stated that a Ukrainian rocket of Soviet or Russian production fell in the border village of Przewodów in November 2022.
16:04 Zaluzhny said that he had a meeting with the Chief of the British Defense Staff, Tony Radakin, and discussed the situation at the front, the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and especially the need to strengthen air defense.
15:46 Putin signed a law on the celebration of September 30 as the “day of reunification” of the annexed Ukrainian territories with Russia.
15:10 The Legion of Freedom of Russia stated that it is now conducting an assault on the territory of the Belgorod region, a battle is underway.
14:37 Zelensky said at a press conference with Stoltenberg that he discussed in detail with the Secretary General Ukraine’s needs for additional air defense systems before the winter season. In turn, the Secretary General promised to assist in this matter and convey the needs of Ukraine to all members of the Alliance. Stoltenberg also said that the Alliance has concluded framework contracts worth 2.4 billion euros for ammunition to meet the needs of Ukrainian troops. This amount will help replenish ammunition supplies for artillery and tanks.
In addition, the Secretary General emphasized that Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before. Together with the Alliance, Kyiv is working to create a tailored annual program to determine how Ukraine achieves compliance with NATO principles and standards.
13:52 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Kyiv. At a joint press conference with Zelensky, the Secretary General said, in particular, that the Ukrainian military is “gradually gaining ground” during the counteroffensive.
13:09 As a result of Russian shelling on September 27, a thermal power plant in the southern region was damaged, Ukrenergo reported.
12:56 The Pentagon and the US State Department disagree on the issue of transferring certain weapons to Ukraine, Politico writes, citing sources. According to them, the State Department looks at opportunities, and the Ministry of Defense looks at threats. The ATACMS missiles that Biden agreed to send to Ukraine last week are the latest example of this, as the Pentagon initially resisted their transfer, the newspaper notes.
12:10 Not only the new British Defense Minister came to Kiev, but also his French colleague Sebastien Lecornu, writes Le Figaro. He is accompanied by 20 representatives from defense industry companies that specialize in the production of armored vehicles, artillery, drones, as well as mine clearance and cybersecurity issues. Earlier, Kuleba announced that the first Ukrainian Forum of Defense Industries would take place in Kyiv “in the coming days.”
11:39 Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said support for aid to Ukraine among Republicans is falling because of Trump: “I think the American people are somewhat misled. I don’t think they understand the facts. Ukrainians are showing courage and courage, and I think that inspires the rest of the world to choose their leaders, countries that are not run by autocrats."
10:41 The first Ukrainian Forum of Defense Industries will take place in Kiev in the coming days, Kuleba said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
10:28 The Cabinet of Ministers appointed new deputy defense ministers. The opportunity to bring a new team with him was one of the conditions for Rustem Umerov’s arrival as head of the Ministry of Defense. Read more in the article New Deputy Ministers of Defense - who are they?
10:22 The Russian army fired at Antonovka, Kherson region, in the morning, one person was wounded. The enemy also fired at Zolotaya Balka, no people were injured, OVA reported.
09:49 The Russians attacked the Kirovograd region at night, there were hits. Preliminarily, there were no deaths, injuries or damage to civilian infrastructure, said the head of the OVA, Andrei Raikovich.
09:40 At night, the Russians attacked the Odessa region with attack drones, but thanks to the air defense forces, there were no hits or destruction, no people were injured, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA.
09:31 Biden's Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker said that Russian assets frozen by the West should be used for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. The US has frozen $8 billion worth of Russian sovereign assets, most of them in the EU and Japan.
09:08 On the evening of September 27, the Russians launched a missile attack on Nikolaev, hitting an infrastructure facility on the outskirts of the city. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
08:47 Zelensky said that he held a meeting in Kiev with the new British Defense Minister Grant Shapps, thanked for the powerful financial, defense, and humanitarian support of Ukraine.
08:20 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that Iran may agree with Russia on the transfer of missiles after October 18, when UN Security Council Resolution 2231, prohibiting Tehran from such transactions, expires. Analysts say Ukrainian and Israeli intelligence reports indicate that Russia is seeking to acquire Iran's Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar ballistic missiles, both of which have a range of 300 km or more.
08:13 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 28:
personnel - about 277,320 (+330) people,
tanks - 4679 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 8962 (+12),
artillery systems - 6375 (+38),
MLRS - 793 (+1),
air defense systems - 535 (+1),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 316 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 4957 (+9),
cruise missiles - 1529 (+0),
ships/boats - 20 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 8815 (+23),
special equipment - 929 (+2).
08:08 Air defense at night destroyed 34 of 44 attack UAVs Shahed-136/131 , which the enemy launched from the south-eastern direction (Primorsko-Akhtarsk region - Russian Federation, Cape Chauda - Crimea), the Air Force command reported. In addition, over the past day, September 27, six reconnaissance drones of the operational-tactical level (Orlan, Zala, Superkam) were destroyed.
07:56 Over the past 24 hours, 26 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Grigoryevka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka in the Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Pervomaisky area; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka area; on Shakhtarsky - in the Rivnopol area of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Rabotino area. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol and Bakhmut directions.
00:42 US Ambassador to NATO Julian Smith said that the Alliance will increase the production of ammunition both for Ukraine and for countries that have transferred a significant part of their weapons to Ukraine. According to her, the Alliance is focused on strengthening ties with the private sector to speed up the production of defense products.
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[KavkazUzel] Criminal investigation officers detained all participants in the shootout in Levashi, in which two people were killed, including the head of the police department. The main suspect admitted his guilt, the security forces reported.
As the Caucasian Knot" reported, on September 27, two people, including the head of the logistics department of the Levashinsky police department, were killed in a shootout in the village of Levashi, and several more people were injured. The police put Gusengadzhiev, a resident of the village of Bagaudin, on the wanted list. On the same day, it became known that three participants in the conflict had been detained.
Police officers detained the main suspect, who, according to investigators, was involved in the shootout in the village of Levashi, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan reported.
"Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Dagestan, together with colleagues from the Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Levashinsky district, all previously wanted persons involved in the shootout that occurred the night before in the village of Levashi, including the main suspect - a 35-year-old resident of this village - were identified, delivered and transferred to the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Republic of Dagestan for further investigative actions,” the press service reported today on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan.
During interrogation, the suspect fully admitted his guilt. Law enforcement officers examined the scene of the incident. During the inspection, the suspect's machine gun was found in the lake. Searches were also carried out at the place of residence of the participants in the shootout, the investigative department of the Investigative Committee for Dagestan reported today on its website.
Let us recall that earlier the investigation into the conflict in Levashi was taken over by the Dagestan prosecutor’s office; the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, called the incident an “unthinkable crime.” He expressed condolences to the families of the victims, and also called on Dagestanis “to be prudent and not commit actions that cannot be corrected.”
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[EngMilRu] Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (28 September 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In the Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in close cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled two attacks by AFU 53rd, 110th Mechanised Brigades' assault groups near Pervomayskoye and southwestern of Veseloye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses totalled up to 190 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, as well as 11 motor vehicles.
Also, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer were hit during counterbattery warfare.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery launched attacks at AFU 65th Mechanised, 82ndAir Assault Brigades close to Rabotino and northwestern of Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 45 Ukrainian personnel, one U.S.-manufactured Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles were neutralised.
In addition, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made M119 howitzer were hit during counter-battery warfare.
In South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Group of Forces' units, Ground-Attack Aviation and helicopters improved the frontline situation and repelled two attacks of AFU assault groups close to Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy's casualties wereup to 105 Ukrainian personnel killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.
In addition, one AFU sabotage and reconnaissance group of the AFU 110th Territorial Defence Brigade was destroyed north of Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
In Krasny Liman direction, professional actions of units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, aviation, helicopters and artillery repelled one attack of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade's assault group close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
AFU 21th and 63rd Mechanised Brigades' units have been hit near Torskoye and Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The total losses of the enemy amounted to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 32nd Mechanised, and 25th Air Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Zagoruikovka, Timkovka (Kharkov region) and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
Up to 50 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles have been neutralised.
In counter-battery warfare one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were destroyed.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 1st Special Operations Brigade was destroyed close to Ogurtsovo (Kharkov region).
In Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer have been neutralised by fire.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 118 areas during the day.
In addition, the 62nd ammunition arsenal of the Army has been hit near Bogdanovka (Kirovograd region).
A command and observation post of the AFU 54th Mechanised Brigade was eliminated close to Fyodorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down one Su-25 ground-attack aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force near Toretskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence forces have intercepted four HIMARS and Olkha MLRS projectiles during the day.
In addition, 26 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed during the day near Berestovoye, Kodema, Novopetrikovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Samoylovka, Novoye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 480 airplanes and 250 helicopters, 7,217 unmanned aerial vehicles, 438 air defence missile systems, 12,206 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,156 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,571 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 13,573 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 09/28/2023 to 00:00 09/29/2023
Over the past 24 hours Representative office reported about 16 facts of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
Information was received about the injury of two civilians in the Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk.
Four residential buildings in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities, were damaged.
The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kyiv, Petrovsky districts).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 6 attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlovka there were 10 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery. A total of 55 units of various ammunition were fired.
A previous 32 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU per day.
21:55 Artillery of the 177th Naval Infantry Regiment is working against Ukrainian infantry in the Gulyai-Polye area -video.
21:30 Exploded an Australian Bushmaster armored car on a mine during the evacuation.
Kleshcheevka.
21:00 Driver-mechanic TOS-1A “Solntsepek” told about his combat vehicle, which saved the lives of the crew more than once.
“Our car has helped us out many times, it is very reliable. We love her very much and are always satisfied with working on her,” says the driver mechanic with the call sign “Sat” proudly.
However, most of all the soldier is grateful to his vehicle for the fact that, if handled skillfully, it can effectively help his comrades who need fire support on the front line.
20:30 RF Armed Forces knocked out Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of dachas near St. Andrew's Bridge.
19:55 Work on Ukrainian positions in the Liman direction -video.
19:25 Video— The 6th Army used an interesting tactic in the Kupyansk direction: assault groups divert the attention of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to themselves, and drop FOG copters from above onto the Ukrainians.
19:00 Crews of the Tor-M2 air defense system continue to provide air defense in the Kupyansk direction
Anti-aircraft gunners confidently destroy airplanes, helicopters, ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles at long ranges over a wide range of altitudes.
Recently, the Tor-M2 air defense system battery of the Western Military District has hit over 100 unmanned aerial vehicles for various purposes. In addition, the other day one of the district’s crews destroyed an American-made Switchblade loitering munition.
18:30 RF Ministry of Defense: On September 28, at about 17.00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
17:55 More military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces gave up captured during an unsuccessful offensive in the Zaporozhye direction in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino and Pyatikhatki.
During the interrogation, the prisoners told what kind of atmosphere reigned in their units and why they decided to surrender.
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine note the professionalism of the Russian Armed Forces and the humane attitude towards prisoners.
17:30 Telegram channel “Fisherman“Kherson direction: concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces forces and strikes on the islands, situation at 17.00 September 28, 2023
In the Kherson direction, Ukrainian formations continue to accumulate forces, while simultaneously continuing attempts to gain a foothold on the islands on the Dnieper.
The enemy landed another batch of manpower in the northeastern part of Aleshkinsky Island. However, Russian troops observed these actions and struck the area where manpower was concentrated. After this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces evacuated the wounded by boat to the village of Nikolskoye.
In the central part of Pereyaslavsky Island, the Russian Armed Forces worked on an observation post of Ukrainian formations, and also hit another boat with personnel that left the village of Nikolaevka.
The enemy also notes the intensity of Russian aviation's use of guided bombs with UMPC modules. In recent days, the Aerospace Forces have indeed carried out a series of precise attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the islands and the right bank of the Dnieper, causing them losses in manpower. In addition, at night there were explosions again at the Kulbakino airfield.
However, the Ukrainian command does not yet plan to abandon its plans, as evidenced by the arrival of new units in the Nikolaev and Kherson regions. And in Nikolaev itself, a new round of mobilization began with the distribution of agendas on the street, which fully fits into the framework of the enemy’s latest activities in the south.
17:02 Guys from 25 Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade – Heroes!
They defended a forest plantation in the Sin'kovka area and took prisoners (among them a Ukrainian, a Pole, two Americans and a German).
All of the 17 fighters were nominated for awards.
16:30 Telegram channel “Fisherman“ Limansko-Kremensky section: situation by 15.00 on September 28, 2023
After the advance of Russian troops towards Torskoye at the end of June, there was relative calm in the sector. The fighting boiled down to mutual artillery shelling, drone strikes and firefights.
In Serebryansky forest, west of Kremennaya, units of the Russian Armed Forces are storming individual strongholds in order to take a more advantageous tactical position. From time to time, videos from captured positions and captured members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces appear on the Internet.
At the same time, the Ukrainian command is afraid of the resumption of hostilities in this area and is trying to strengthen the lines. In particular, in the direction of possible Russian attacks from Dibrov and Bal'ka Zhuravka, additional fortifications are being built.
To the south in Seversk there is a concentration of forces, including the transfer of armored vehicles, which can be used both in Kremennaya and in the Soledar direction. At the same time, the formation of the next assault unit was completed there, which has already been sent to the front line.
However, there is still relative calm in the area. Yesterday there was even an unusual episode when, at the formation level, the parties agreed on a temporary ceasefire in order to remove bodies from no man's land for burial.
But it did not last long - the Ukrainian Armed Forces used the humanitarian truce to strengthen their shelters, and less than an hour later they began working with artillery again.
For the soldiers of the RF Armed Forces, however, this development of events did not come as a surprise at all: they only once again saw with their own eyes the attitude of the enemy towards their fallen comrades.
15:20 A resident of Mariupol told how the Ukrainian military shot civilians just like that.
Also, according to him, city residents were not forced to speak Ukrainian, but all documents had to be in this language -video.
14:55 Minus two tanks and several armored vehicles: military personnel of the “Southern” group of forces defeated a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the Kleshcheevka area -video.
14:24 Telegram channel “Rybar” Orekhovsky area: night battle near Novoprokopovka situation as of 14.00 September 28, 2023
At the moment, all the fighting in the area is taking place near the Rabotino-Verbovoye line, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to wedge themselves into the Russian defense. There is a lull in other places: in the same Pyatikhatki, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces unsuccessfully tried to advance in the summer, it is now relatively calm.
At night, Ukrainian formations decided to launch an attack on Russian positions near the village of Novoprokopovka with an armored group of two tanks and three infantry fighting vehicles.
The enemy was quickly discovered from the air: according to Archangel Spetsnaz, after the first vehicle was hit by an ATGM, the entire column turned around and began to retreat, during which another piece of equipment hit a mine and was abandoned by the crew.
Despite the setbacks, the Ukrainian command does not plan to give up the onslaught and is carrying out a rotation. Several more units of the 71st Jaeger Brigade were sent to the rear for restoration, and assault groups of the MTR of Ukraine arrived at the line between Rabotino and Verbov.
Also spotted on the front line were two German-made Leopard 2A6 tanks from the 12th Separate Tank Battalion. And foreign mercenaries were transferred to Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka.
At the same time, in recent weeks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have suffered significant losses from the actions of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which are actively carrying out airstrikes on the front line with bombs containing UMPC. The increased intensity of their use forced the enemy to transfer additional Western-made air defense systems to the site.
14:00 The situation is calm. RF Armed Forces burn out Armed Forces of Ukraine near Verbnovo.
13:25 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Belgorod direction situation as of 12.00 September 28, 2023
In the morning, a Ukrainian sabotage group tried to break through the border to Starosel. A small detachment of up to six people began a battle with border guards.
As a result of a short firefight, Russian units repelled the attack, and the DRG retreated - the Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to break through.
Looking at the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, I immediately remember the end of May and the beginning of June of this year. Then, after the loss of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in order to interrupt the information feed, began an attack on Shebekino, using the legendary Vyrs from the RDK.
Now, against the backdrop of the lack of visible results on the front, Orekhov is also fighting against the defenses of the Russian Armed Forces at Verbovoy; it was not possible to encircle the city at Bakhmut) DRG forays into the Belgorod region can slightly increase morale and draw attention to the northeast, as noted by Elder Edda .
At the same time, attacks in the border areas may begin in other areas, including the Bryansk and Kursk regions. The concentration of forces near the border remains, and artillery is being massively fired at Russian positions, preparing the way for ground groups.
This is indirectly confirmed by the activity of Ukrainian formations in Kharkov, where they noticed the movement of columns of military equipment. Yes, this could be a train to reinforce the group near Kupyansk, but the possibility of a second attack on Shebekino cannot be ruled out.
After all, short-term PR and victory on the Internet are more important for the Ukrainian authorities than a long-term tactical effect. Moreover, this kind of action will allow us to draw attention before attempting to strike somewhere in another direction, for example, in Soledarsky or in the south.
12:50 Russian Defense Ministry: artillerymen defeated an assault group of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Kleshcheevka area
As a result of the strike by the artillerymen of the “Southern” group of forces, the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was repelled, the militants lost about 30 people -video.
12:30 APU fired at Nova Kakhovka - the arriving warhead, fortunately, did not explode
Today at 10:15 hrs, militants of the Kyiv regime attacked Novaya Kakhovka. The warhead landed at the intersection of Pervomaiskaya and Karl Marx streets.
The enemy shell did not explode, the area is cordoned off
11:50 RF Ministry of Defense: On September 28, at about 11.00 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the Bryansk region.
11:25 Situation in the Zaporozhye direction
At night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces decided to try their luck again and launched a run towards Novoprokopovka. The scale was decent (two tanks and three armored fighting vehicles), they were detected in advance from the air and stopped on the approach to the lines. After the first armored fighting vehicle was defeated by an ATGM, the column turned around and retreated; while retreating, another one hit a mine and was abandoned by personnel.
Verbovoy has no breakthrough.
10:50 Chronicle special military operation: events of September 27, 2023.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to launch artillery strikes on the border areas of the Kursk region.
In five villages, residential buildings, as well as industrial and infrastructure facilities, were damaged. One person was injured.
Also, daily artillery attack of populated areas in the Belgorod region does not stop.
The village of Bol'shetroitskoye was subjected to an artillery strike, where private houses were damaged and a local resident was seriously injured.
Positional battles are being conducted in the Kremensky sector; large-scale actions are not being taken by either side.
In the Dibrova area, Russian troops thwarted an attempt by enemy infantry to attack.
In the Soledar direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are exerting pressure in the area of Kurdyumovka and Andreevka.
The enemy is trying to break through in the Kleshcheevka area, but despite all efforts, they cannot seize the initiative and advance to the railway.
The Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the area where enemy reserves were concentrated on territory controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In Konstantinovka, attack aircraft destroyed the location of Ukrainian troops and several units of armored vehicles.
Ukrainian formations continue artillery attack the civilian population of Donbass.
Donetsk and Gorlovka were again subjected to massive attacks. Residential buildings were damaged. One person was killed and three more were injured.
Encounter fighting continues in the Orekhovsky sector. Russian troops managed to push the enemy back from some positions in the direction of Rabotino.
In the Verbovoye area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are unsuccessfully trying to attack and are suffering significant losses in equipment and personnel.
10:20 Northeast Klescheevki by the railway. The Russian Armed Forces are counterattacking.
10:00 RF Ministry of Defense: This morning, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
Air defense forces on duty intercepted a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.
09:15 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- in the village of Aleshki nine rounds;
-- in the village of Saga six rounds;
-- in the village of Peschanovka six rounds;
-- in the village of Kazachi Lagery 12 rounds;
-- in the village of Korsunka eight rounds;
-- in the village of Dnepryany eight rounds;
-- in the village of Podstepnoe eight rounds;
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Novaya Kakhovka, settlement. Kakhovka, Krynki settlement, Dnepryan settlement, Korsunka settlement, Podstepnoe settlement firing a total of 34 rounds from cannon artillery.
Casualties among civilians and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified
09:14 Consequences of shelling Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants
08:10 Summary on the morning of September 28, 2023
At night, the Russian Armed Forces struck a military equipment storage site in Kherson. An ammunition depot in the west of Krivoy Rog was destroyed, local residents reported secondary detonations at the facility. Explosions occurred at the Kulbakino airfield and in the city of Ochakov in the Nikol'aev region. Explosions are reported at an ammunition depot in Kramatorsk. Enemy air defenses worked against Geraniums in the Nikol'aev, Kirovograd, Vinnitsa and Cherkasy regions. The enemy is systematically destroyed by the FAB on the enemy bank of the Dnieper and on the line of contact on the Zaporozhye Front.
In the Kherson direction, strikes by our FABs are intense due to the intensification of the movement of enemy troops. The second echelon of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is also gathering troops. An attempt of a massive enemy landing through the island is expected. Cossack to Nova Kakhovka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are studying the possibility of establishing pontoon crossings, a large number of which were previously supplied from Germany. At the same time, they are mining their shores in other areas, fearing counter actions by the Russian Army.
On the Zaporozhye front, the past 24 hours were characterized by the work of our artillery and the enemy’s artillery. Our troops are strengthening their positions to avoid enemy shell fire in open areas.
To the south of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) fighting is taking place in the Andreevka-Kleshcheevka section along the railway line.
Local battles are also taking place near Kremennaya in Serebryansky forest.
Crimea repelled a missile attack with NATO missiles in the evening. In the Belgorod region, a village was shelled. Bolshetroitskoye, Shebekinsky urban district, a civilian was wounded. In the Kursk region, settlements were under fire. Rylsky's elbow (a woman was injured by glass fragments) and n.p. Giryi, Belovsky district (a UAV dropped an explosive device on a private enterprise, equipment was damaged). The Nazis fired 94 rounds of ammunition at civilians of the DPR, one civilian was killed and three were wounded.
08:07 Frontline summary for the morning of 09.28.2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, another unsuccessful attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to advance at Novoprokopovka and Verbovoy. Despite serious artillery support. The Russian Armed Forces attacked Ukrainian positions in Plavny, Stepnogorsk, Malye Shcherbaki, Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka and Gulyaypole. The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the Russians in Zherebyanki, Tokmak, Kopany, Il'chenkovo, Novopokrovka and Novofedorovka.In the Ugledarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces recaptured a number of positions north of Priyutnoye during a counterattack. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, tried to move in the direction of the Zabetnoye Zhelanie. No success. Ukrainian units are under fire in Staromayorske, Blagodatne and Urozhaine. Russian - in Priyutnoye, Staromlynovka, Kermenchik, Novodonetsky and Novomayorsky.
On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces again carried out assault operations in Marinka and in the Severny region (a settlement west of Avdeevka). No advance.
Under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka, Avdievka and Severny (a settlement northwest of Gorlovka). In the second of the listed settlements, the Russian Aerospace Forces worked very powerfully. Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk and Gorlovka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, are trying to break through the railway line in the Andreevka area. Partially in this area, the positions of the RF Armed Forces are in the “gray zone”. Russian troops launched heavy attacks on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name southwest of Donetsk), Kleshcheevka, Sporny and Seversk. The Ukrainian army shelled the Russian Armed Forces in Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka and Bakhmut.
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[REGNUM] The Russian Aerospace Forces have changed their tactics of striking targets in the Ukrainian rear. As stated by the speaker of the Ukrainian Air Force command , Yuriy Ignat , in order to carry out attacks on the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Odessa region, Russian missiles and drones are actively maneuvering and changing targets, bypassing the coverage areas of Ukrainian air defense.
“The enemy is using various means of air attack to disperse the attention of air defense and cause maximum damage and hit targets ,” Ignat said.
Such tactics do not allow you to know which point will be struck. The enemy does not know whether he should shelter military equipment or move particularly valuable cargo and ammunition into enclosed spaces. Accordingly, the effectiveness of missile strikes increases due to the effect of surprise.
As a military pilot and combat veteran noted in a commentary to IA Regnum on condition of anonymity, the active maneuvering of drones and missiles makes it possible to hit not only specific enemy targets, but also to disable particularly valuable equipment, such as air defense systems and aircraft . In particular, it is the use of this tactic that can help knock out the cruise missile carriers available to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are used for attacks in Crimea.
The publication’s interlocutor noted that the Russian Aerospace Forces have been actively using provocative tactics almost since the beginning of the Northern Military District.
“A MiG-31, say, takes off, which could potentially carry a Kinzhal hypersonic missile, or a strategic bomber. The enemy reacts. Radar stations are turned on, the intensity of negotiations increases. Thus, the enemy unmasks the locations of air defense systems, control centers, and so on. All received data is collected by electronic reconnaissance, analyzed and subsequently used to launch strikes,” the expert noted.
At the same time, the plane that has taken off calmly returns to base without striking. This procedure can be repeated several times a day, and each time the enemy will be forced to react.
Similar tactics can be used to identify military aircraft bases. Due to the threat of a missile strike, Ukrainian aviation is forced to take off and “wait out” the attack or relocate to reserve, hidden airfields. Thus, it becomes possible to track the movements of aircraft or catch them while they are in the air.
On the other hand, the enemy is aware that some combat aircraft sorties are carried out for provocative purposes. Therefore, until the very moment of missile launch, aircraft can remain at airfields, and air defense systems can remain in shelters. To provoke a stronger reaction from the enemy, it is necessary to create a real threat to his military equipment. It is for this purpose that the flight trajectory of individual drones and cruise missiles can be changed.
The use of such tactics, the pilot noted, could make it possible to neutralize the main striking force of Ukrainian aviation - a squadron of Su-24 bombers equipped with Storm Shadow/SCALP guided missiles. Aircraft stationed at the Starokonstantinov airbase, in the event of any threat of attack, are redeployed to alternate airfields equipped on highways or at civilian airports.
Previously, the Starokonstantinov airbase was repeatedly attacked by missiles, but the enemy was able to save some of the equipment by lifting the vehicles into the air in advance. However, the “protracted strike” tactic can force aircraft crews to land even in the presence of attack drones in the air.
“Planes that are in the air cannot land, so drones in the air can fly to the base after them. Because they don't know what the final target of the strike is. But they also cannot stay in the air forever. A situation arises when they can eventually be forced to land and catch them. This is probably the weakest point of Ukrainian tactics,” says Regnum’s interlocutor.
Also, Ukrainian aviation can be destroyed with the help of Lancet loitering ammunition launched directly from the “front line”.
Earlier, several videos appeared on the Internet indicating that the drones have been significantly modernized and are now used to carry out attacks on the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. With the help of the Lancets, at least three MiG-29 fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force, stationed at the Kulbakino airbase near Nikolaev and at an airfield near the city of Krivoy Rog, were destroyed.
According to German military expert Julian Repke , increasing the range of use of the Lancets seriously complicates the actions of Ukrainian aviation, which is deprived of the ability to use front-line airfields.
In turn, the Regnum news agency source noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are deploying fighters in close proximity to the front to intercept drones and cruise missiles. With the destruction of fighters, the effectiveness of missile strikes against enemy rear targets, including airfields, will increase even more.
However, the situation may change after Ukrainian aviation receives the first military aircraft promised by the West.
“As the enemy acquires F-16 aircraft in any significant numbers, this tactic will no longer be so effective. Some of the vehicles, of course, will be used to launch missile strikes, but some will also perform tasks to intercept missiles and drones. Therefore, the longer they remain in enemy airspace, the easier it will be to shoot them down. Now this tactic is effective due to the focal nature of Ukrainian air defense. Then the tactics will have to be changed, but there’s nothing special about that ,” predicts Regnum’s interlocutor.
According to the expert, the Ukrainian Air Force is now in an extremely weakened state. Several dozen MiG-29 fighters transferred from Poland and the Czech Republic, from 15 to 20 Su-25 attack aircraft from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and North Macedonia, as well as from 8 to 10 Su-24 front-line bombers remain in service. We are talking about machines that can be used in combat, since due to a lack of spare parts, some aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being dismantled.
However, in any case, before the arrival of American military aircraft, the Russian Aerospace Forces may have a real chance to knock out most of Ukraine’s combat-ready equipment.
“Of course, a dozen Su-24s are like a needle in a haystack. But it can still be found and broken. If the fighters and part of the air defense are knocked out, they will no longer be able to cover rear airfields as before. This means that we will either have to take risks and expose the vehicles to attack, or transfer them deeper to the rear - to the West of Ukraine or even to Poland. However, in this case, the effectiveness of their attacks on our rear, including Crimea, will significantly decrease,” summed up the Regnum news agency source.
According to the analytical portal Lostarmour, which studies data from open sources, since the beginning of the Northern Military War, the Ukrainian Air Force has lost at least 13 MiG-29 fighters, nine Su-24 bombers, eight Su-25 attack aircraft and six Su-27 fighters. In reality, this number may be many times higher, since only cases supported by photos and video materials were included in the statistics.
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[Regnum] Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov at a briefing on September 28 stated that the situation with honoring the SS man in the Canadian Parliament is inadmissible.
According to him, it is very important that Canada learns a lesson from the shameful situation for it and further stands in solidarity with Russia’s initiatives to condemn Nazism.
The Russian side, the Kremlin representative emphasized, will put forward more than one initiative on international platforms in the future to adopt joint documents condemning Nazism.
“Of course, we have more than one initiative ahead from the Russian side to adopt joint documents, either at the UN or in other international formats, documents condemning Nazism as such, including in its current manifestations,” he clarified .
As Regnum reported, on September 21, 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka (Ukrainian Gunka), a veteran of the SS Galicia division , was invited to a meeting of the Canadian Parliament dedicated to the visit of the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky. Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Anthony Rota, to the applause of the audience (including Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ), introduced Hunka as “a fighter for Ukrainian independence against the Russians during the Second World War.”
On September 28, the Canadian diplomatic mission sent an apology to the head of the Kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky, and the people of Ukraine for honoring 98-year-old Ukrainian SS man Yaroslav Hunka (Ukrainian Gunka) in parliament. Trudeau spoke about this. At the same time, he did not personally apologize to Zelensky on his own behalf and said that he did this on behalf of “parliamentarians and Canadians.”
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Canadian Parliament, Rota, apologized for the scandalous situation and decided to resign from his post after the scandal.
The Kremlin, commenting on the situation, stated that the fact that Zelensky applauded the fascists once again confirms the Kiev regime’s addiction to Nazi ideology.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Former speaker of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense forces, transgender Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, was born (moose) in a new prank from Vovan and Lexus
First, what was it about:
► Russians are not Europeans... They descended from the Mongols, they come from a group of people who want to be slaves;
“Neener, neener, neener!”
► The Western world must understand that “Europe ends in Ukraine,” which defends European values in the same way as they did “hundreds, thousands of years ago, when the Mongols came”;
► Ukraine has a “terrible problem” with most of the foreign fighters, because they only know how to fight, come for money and are prone to drug use;
► Ashton-Cirillo admitted that, although he publicly defends foreign mercenaries, he knows that many of them “hold extreme right-wing views” and that there are Nazi groups;
► About 5 thousand LGBT soldiers serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Riiiiiight.
Maria Zakharova comments:
In light of the penetrating depth of historical knowledge of the American-Ukrainian interlocutor, a number of clarifying questions arise:
1. Who did the Ukrainians come from then?
Out of Africa, like all the rest of us?
2. When exactly did the Ukrainians originate, if “thousands of years ago” they already fought with the Mongols and Mongols for European values?
3. Who more accurately formulated European values: Greeks or Romans, Christians or pagans, Huguenots or Catholics, Louis XVI or Georges Danton, Catherine de Medici or Henry VIII, Princess Diana or Elizabeth II?
Yes. Except for Princess Di, who openly admitted she was no intellectual.
4. Are the Mongols, who definitely descended from the Mongols, even aware that they want to be slaves?
Ok, that’s funny.
5. What to do with, excuse me, Bulgaria, China, the countries of Transcaucasia, Western and Central Asia, etc., whose territories at one time or another were part of the Mongol Empire? Or with the fact that during the western campaign, the Mongol-Tatar troops even reached the German principalities, in particular the Duchy of Austria, the Balkans and Poland, Lithuania (GDL)? What's with the “desire to be slaves”?
#1
Russians are not Europeans... They descended from the Mongols, they come from a group of people who want to be slaves;
That's, incidentally, is what they've been teaching in Ukrainian schools since "independence": Ukrainians are true Russians whereas "Moscovites" are fake Russiaans ==> Ukrainians should rule Russia.
[Eurasian Times] By Parth Satam -September 28, 2023
According to a leading think tank, Ukraine is making small, incremental gains against Russia by coming close to or almost breaching its formidable defensive line in the east and the south by shedding North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Western tactics.
This came after a failed counteroffensive earlier in the summer that involved attacking the Russian defenses head-on with tanks and armored vehicles, leading to tremendous losses.
Russia’s deep defenses consist of tank ditches, barbed wires, anti-armour obstacles called ’dragon’s teeth,’ minefields, a well-prepared network of trenches and bunkers, and small mobile teams of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)-mounted airborne troops firing anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) hitting both enemy tanks and troops concentrations.
Behind these lines are diverse tube rockets, howitzer artillery, and helicopter gunships like Ka-52 Alligator, Mi-28 Havoc, and Mi-35 Hind providing air support.
A report by Natalia Bugaynova on the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) now says that the infamous pictures of rows of destroyed Leopard tanks and Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) that marked Ukraine’s disastrous counteroffensive were owing to the Western/NATO warfighting style that it trained the Ukrainian army in.
"(Large-scale) mechanized breaches that NATO trained Ukraine’s counteroffensive brigades to execute are incredibly difficult and are not the only option available to Ukrainian forces," said her report on ISW.
UKRAINE GIVES RUSSIA DOSE OF OWN MEDICINE
While Russia is still strategically strong with the defensive line intact throughout the east and the south, Ukraine is using Moscow’s tactic of attritional warfare, which might involve taking either heavy losses but making gains slowly and steadily (or both) instead of going for swift, sweeping offensives in a ’long war’, marks an interesting ideological-military moment in the war.
Russia conducted the war in this manner for nearly one-and-a-half years and controlled 20 percent of Ukrainian territory. Parallelly, it exploited the delay from the West in sending Ukraine heavy armor to construct these very defenses between late 2022 and mid-2023.
Ukraine resorting to this tactic, combined with the heating up of the Black Sea and Crimean theater, entails the war dragging on even longer. This might morph into the first real military-strategic threat to Russian military supremacy if the West and Ukraine keep up the pace.
’NATO & WEST WARFIGHTING DOES NOT WORK FOR UKRAINE’
Criticizing the West for "doubting...Ukraine’s way of war" and calling for "(committing) to sustaining Ukraine’s initiative on the battlefield," new Ukrainian tactics, after encountering initial setbacks, were increasingly successful in using minor infantry assaults backed by precision fires to make inroads against Russian defenses."
Shedding more light on how Ukraine’s attritional warfare pans out on the ground, defense analyst and military historian Sandeep Mukherjee cited the example of Ukraine breaching Russia’s first line of defensive obstacles near Robotyne. "It took three months for Ukraine to approach the first line of defense between Robotyne, raising the question of how long it would take to cross it. But it took just three weeks to breach them," Mukherjee said, crediting this achievement to Ukraine dumping the NATO doctrine.
Even after breaching it, Ukraine had stopped sending armor to the southern front. It was rather pressing in small infantry teams, which can operate in the defenses primarily meant to destroy tanks.
"The Russians are a little more than surprised now since enemy soldiers inside their lines can harass them and are not really going on the offensive. But neither are they allowing them to regroup, rearm, and rotate fatigued units.
"This strategy involves keeping up the pressure by constantly needling the enemy, making localized advances throughout the defensive line, and denying him the time to adapt instead of trying to retake territory. But this tactic succeeds only in the long run where Ukraine needs to keep the momentum going throughout the winter and over the next few months," Mukherjee added.
Mukherjee uses this line of argument to commend Ukraine’s commitment to trying to take Bakhmut, an attempt that took several thousand soldiers and which Western analysts slammed as an unnecessary, wasteful "prestige" pursuit. "They have now prevented Russia from creating a strategic reserve in Bakhmut," adds Mukherjee, specializing in World War 2 military history.
Fortifications and dragon’s teeth at Medvedivka, northeastern Crimea.
Photo Credit: Maxar
FIGHT LIKE A TERRORIST? LESSONS FROM AL QAEDA, TALIBAN & LTTE ARE RELEVANT
Ukraine’s metric for success is how long it conducts prolonged attritional war against the Russian army by conserving its combat power while degrading the Russian military. In this phase of the war, Ukraine has to win by not controlling territory, while Russia might lose when controlling territory.
It is not an overstatement to qualify this as a somewhat guerilla tactic, where militias and insurgents, without a conventional army, fight an occupying force in piecemeal, small battles instead of taking it head-on.
The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and India’s immediate neighborhood (Balochistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) have seen the Al Qaeda, Taliban, Viet Cong, Baloch freedom fighters, Mukti Bahini, and the LTTE fight this way.
Except for the difference that the Ukraine war has not turned into an insurgency, where Ukrainians living in territories now occupied by Russia have taken up arms and are conducting a partisan battle, the underlying philosophy behind the doctrine is the same. It would be essential to see how the Russian army adapts and possibly changes its posture in the coming months.
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[Regnum] Russia poses the greatest danger to the Czech Republic. This is stated in the country's new defense strategy, approved by the Republican Security Council.
A sensible position, given the realities of their location and current events. One can see why the Russians would be annoyed, however.
The Czech government will review the document in October, Seznam Zprávy reported on September 28 .
In the event of a conflict, the material says, it is worth considering that the Czech Republic will become an important transport artery for the allies.
“The likelihood of a military attack on the Czech Republic or any of the NATO and EU countries is the highest since the end of the Cold War. In the long term, Russia will pose the most serious threat to the security of the Czech Republic and its allies,” the publication quotes a document from the Ministry of Defense.
The new defense strategy calls for the creation of well-trained and equipped armed forces, as well as preparing the Czech Republic for the possible transfer of large numbers of allied troops. The defense of the republic cannot be ensured only by professional military personnel, the document notes.
As Regnum reported, on September 27, at a press conference, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced the government’s decision to purchase 24 F-35 supersonic fighter jets from the United States. The first aircraft, he said, will be ready in 2029, and Czech pilots will be trained in the USA. Prague will receive all fighter jets by 2035, the politician added.
The authors of the new security strategy of the Czech Republic also included China in the list of the country's main threats. According to the drafters of the document, Russia is allegedly deliberately acting against Prague, violating its political, economic and social stability. In turn, the activities of the PRC give rise to a systemic challenge on a global scale, since the Chinese side conducts cyber espionage, is actively arming itself and developing military potential, including nuclear. The strategy states that, in addition to Russia and China, the DPRK and Iran pose a threat to the security of the Czech Republic.
[Regnum] The University of Alberta in Canada closed the educational foundation named after Yaroslav Hunka (Ukrainian Gunka), a veteran of the SS Galicia division, after an appeal from the Russian diplomatic mission, Ambassador in Ottawa Oleg Stepanov said on September 28.
“The embassy discovered as a result of our work that Hunka and his family have an educational fund at the University of Alberta, and even after this scandal it continued to exist completely officially,” he told RIA Novosti.
The ambassador clarified that the Russian side, through social networks, drew the attention of the university management to the scandal and asked him to comment. And, the diplomat noted, the result was not long in coming.
“Literally a few hours later, the university publicly announced that it was closing the fund, returning the money and regretting that it could cause inconvenience and sadness to anyone. The work of the embassy here turned out to be timely and correct,” he emphasized.
Earlier, CBC reported that the University of Alberta decided to return 30 thousand Canadian dollars (about 22 thousand US dollars), which were received in the form of a donation from the family of the SS man Hunka.
As Regnum reported, on September 21 , 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka was invited to a meeting of the Canadian Parliament dedicated to the visit of the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky . Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Anthony Rota, to the applause of the audience (including Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ), introduced Hunka as “a fighter for Ukrainian independence against the Russians during the Second World War.”
After this, a scandal broke out; on September 28, the Canadian diplomatic mission sent an apology to the head of the Kyiv regime and the people of Ukraine for honoring a Ukrainian SS man in parliament. Trudeau spoke about this. At the same time, he did not personally apologize to Zelensky on his own behalf and said that he did this on behalf of “parliamentarians and Canadians.” The Speaker of the Canadian Parliament, Rota, also apologized for the scandalous situation and decided to resign from his post.
The Kremlin, commenting on the scandal, noted that the fact that Zelensky applauded the SS man once again confirms the Kiev regime’s addiction to Nazi ideology.
Jaroslav Hunka, in turn, told Canadian television that after this situation he wants to leave Canada. According to him, he faced such hatred that it is impossible to imagine. The SS man said that he plans to go “to his friends” in South America.
The University of Alberta in Canada will return 30 thousand Canadian dollars (about 22 thousand US dollars), which were received in the form of a donation from the family of the Ukrainian SS soldier Yaroslav Hunka (Ukrainian Gunka). This was reported by the CBC television channel.
It is noted that the university regrets the harm it may have caused by accepting this donation.
“The university acknowledges the unintentional harm caused and regrets it,” the TV channel quotes the text of the statement from the university’s vice president.
According to a university spokesperson, the university is committed to combating anti-Semitism in all its forms.
According to journalists, the Hunka family made a donation to the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies in 2019. The university began an investigation after a scandal in the Canadian Parliament.
As Regnum reported, on September 21 , 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka was invited to a meeting of the Canadian Parliament dedicated to the visit of the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky . Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Anthony Rota, to the applause of the audience (including Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ), introduced Hunka as “a fighter for Ukrainian independence against the Russians during the Second World War.”
On September 28, the Canadian diplomatic mission sent an apology to the head of the Kyiv regime and the people of Ukraine for honoring a 98-year-old Ukrainian SS man in parliament. Trudeau spoke about this. At the same time, he did not personally apologize to Zelensky on his own behalf and said that he did this on behalf of “parliamentarians and Canadians.” The Speaker of the Canadian Parliament, Rota, also apologized for the scandalous situation and decided to resign from his post after the scandal.
Jaroslav Hunka told Canadian television that after the scandal broke, he wanted to leave Canada. According to him, he faced such hatred that it is impossible to imagine. The SS man said that because of this he plans to go to his friends in South America.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the words of Trudeau, who allegedly did not know about the Nazi past of Yaroslav Hunka, who received honors in the Canadian parliament, a lie. She recalled that after World War II , Canada, and not only, sheltered many Nazi collaborators, militants from the OUN-UPA (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation), Wehrmacht and SS units.
Thus, in Oakville, in the province of Ontario, there is a monument in honor of the SS Galicia division, which included Gunko. The monument was erected in 1988 on the territory of the largest Ukrainian cemetery in Canada and clearly demonstrates that members of the OUN-UPA and their descendants still have great influence here, Zakharova explained.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called the words of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , who allegedly did not know about the Nazi past of Yaroslav Hunk (Ukrainian Gunka) , who received honors in the Canadian parliament, a lie. She wrote about this in her Telegram channel.
The diplomat noted that the Canadian authorities continue to play out the scandal surrounding the honoring of a Nazi in the Canadian parliament.
She noted that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a “sincere” apology.
“He says, “It’s not my fault, I didn’t know, sorry.” This is, of course, a lie. Everyone knew everything,” Zakharova pointed out.
The Kremlin official asked whether it was possible to assume that Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland, who is a loyal and long-time supporter of the Canadian Ukrainian Congress and the Ukrainian World Congress, the granddaughter of the Nazi criminal Mykhailo Khomyak, did not know about the inglorious past of the “friend of the Canadian Ukrainian Congress” and his long-term sponsor Gunko.
Zakharova recalled that the granddaughter of the Nazi Teresa Gunko published a photo online in which Gunko was waiting for a meeting with Trudeau and Zelensky, accompanying it with the description: “Grandfather is waiting for Trudeau and Zelensky in the reception hall.” This post has been deleted and the account has been closed.
The diplomat drew attention to the fact that before attending an event with Zelensky’s participation as a guest of honor abroad, the special services must check the person “from A to Z.”
She recalled that after World War II, Canada, and not only, sheltered many Nazi collaborators, militants from the OUN-UPA (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation), Wehrmacht and SS units.
Thus, in Oakville, in the province of Ontario, there is a monument in honor of the SS Galicia division, which included Gunko. The monument was erected in 1988 on the territory of the largest Ukrainian cemetery in Canada and clearly demonstrates that OUN-UPA members and their descendants still have an influential lobby here, Zakharova explained.
“Moreover, he is placed between the Ukrainian and Canadian flags, just like Gunko, posing in the reception of the Prime Minister of Canada,” the diplomat noted.
An official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry asked if anyone really thinks that they can pay off with the mantras “they didn’t know” and “it’s not my fault, he came himself.”
As IA Regnum reported, Jaroslav Hunka told Canadian television that after the scandal broke, he wanted to leave Canada. According to him, he faced such hatred that it is impossible to imagine. The SS man said that because of this he plans to go to his friends in South America.
On September 21, 98-year-old Hunka was invited to a meeting of the Canadian Parliament dedicated to the visit of the head of the Kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky. Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Anthony Rota, to the applause of the audience (including Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau), introduced Hunka as “a fighter for Ukrainian independence against the Russians during the Second World War.”
On September 28, the Canadian diplomatic mission sent an apology to the head of the Kyiv regime and the people of Ukraine for honoring a 98-year-old Ukrainian SS man in parliament. Trudeau spoke about this. At the same time, he did not personally apologize to Zelensky on his own behalf and said that he did this on behalf of “parliamentarians and Canadians.” The Speaker of the Canadian Parliament, Rota, also apologized for the scandalous situation and decided to resign from his post after the scandal.
The Kremlin, commenting on this scandal, stated that the fact that Zelensky applauded the fascists once again confirms the Kiev regime’s addiction to Nazi ideology.
A veteran of the SS Galicia division, Yarosla Hunka (Ukrainian: Gunka), told Canadian television that after the scandal broke, he wanted to leave Canada.
According to him, which MK.RU betrays, he faced such hatred that it is impossible to imagine. The SS man said that because of this he plans to go to his friends in South America.
As Regnum reported, on September 21 , 98-year-old Hunka was invited to a meeting of the Canadian Parliament dedicated to the visit of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky . Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Anthony Rota, to the applause of the audience (including Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ), introduced Hunka as “a fighter for Ukrainian independence against the Russians during the Second World War.”
On September 28, the Canadian diplomatic mission sent an apology to the head of the Kyiv regime and the people of Ukraine for honoring a 98-year-old Ukrainian SS man in parliament. Trudeau spoke about this. At the same time, he did not personally apologize to Zelensky on his own behalf and said that he did this on behalf of “parliamentarians and Canadians.” The Speaker of the Canadian Parliament, Rota, also apologized for the scandalous situation and decided to resign from his post after the scandal.
The Kremlin, commenting on this scandal, stated that the fact that Zelensky applauded the fascists once again confirms the Kiev regime’s addiction to Nazi ideology.
[UN News] OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said the trials by the Russian-backed authorities could begin in the occupied city, possibly within days - and warned that such a process could amount to a war crime.
"We are very concerned about the manner in which this is being done. There are pictures in the media of cages being built in Mariupol's philharmonic hall, really massive cages and apparently, the idea is to restrain the prisoners", Ms. Shamdasani told a briefing in Geneva. "This is not acceptable, this is humiliating," she said.
'Combatant immunity'
Ms. Shamdasani pointed out how "under international law, individuals entitled to prisoner of war status have combatant immunity and cannot be prosecuted for having participated in hostilities, or for lawful acts of war committed in the course of the armed conflict, even if such acts would otherwise constitute an offence under domestic law."
The spokesperson added that OHCHR was concerned that prisoners of war have generally been held without access to independent monitors, exposing them to the risk of being tortured to extract a confession.
"There have also been worrying public statements by Russian officials and members of affiliated armed groups labelling Ukrainian prisoners of war as ’war criminals, ’Nazis’, and ’terrorists’, thereby undermining the presumption of innocence." The Ukrainian POWs are slowly being starved with minimal medical care. The exchanged prisoners have all lost 20kgs or more.
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All these "International/UN rights organizations" been drinking Israeli blood for decades. So, now - when they apply the same methods to Russia, I hope their officials will get to meet a man with a ricin umbrella.
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