[Daily Beast] Vladimir Putin’s defense minister sent a clear message to the people of Russia on Wednesday: Their country is at war not just with Ukraine, but with the entirety of the West.
"I cannot but emphasize the fact that today, we are at war not so much with Ukraine and the Ukrainian army as with the collective West," Sergei Shoigu said in a televised speech, according to TASS.
"At this point, we are really at war with the collective West, with NATO," Shoigu added.
Shoigu’s warning comes as Putin announces that Russia will be running a "partial mobilization" to better tackle the war in Ukraine, days after a series of resounding defeats on the battlefield in Ukraine as Ukrainian forces have run successful counteroffensives in the south and northeast. In a speech announcing the move Wednesday morning, Putin suggested that the West had been considering using nuclear weapons against Russia and threatened nuclear weapons use in return—without providing any evidence of the West's supposed threats.
"To those who allow themselves such statements regarding Russia, I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction," Putin said. "It’s not a bluff."
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The Pentagon has long had the Pizza Index to assess when serious events are keeping the lights on and staff working far into thenight, a sure signature of dangerous times.
I wonder if a Vodka index exists around the Kremlin these days. I suspect the delivery might reveal delivery is in pallets by now!
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[KP] What will change after the decree of Vladimir Putin on September 21
From now on, the fighting will not be for the liberation of the former Ukrainian regions. They will be fought for the territory of Russia
8 Years of life in the Gray Zone ended
I replay the last eight years in my mind. Acquaintance with the future legendary militia commander Lesha Mozgov at the Luhansk administration. He is still in a suit and without a beard, but already with a clear attitude for a long fight. The first rallies in the central square of Donetsk, after which people went to the mayor's office, took off the Ukrainian flag and hung the Russian one. When everyone dispersed, the police again changed it to yellow-black.
Entry of Igor Strelkov's detachment to Slavyansk. The first shelling, the first losses and the first combat sorties of the Motorola battalion commander behind enemy lines. The defense of Yampol, Lisichansk, Lugansk, plunged into darkness and cold ... Columns of refugees, their return. The defeat of the enemy at the Donetsk airport, the Debaltsevo cauldron, the timelessness of the Minsk agreements. When there is no peace, no war, but the mournful statistics of the dead is replenished every week. And even every day. Children going to first grade, but not knowing a peaceful life.
How many of these "firsts" were there, which gradually became a routine. Fear was washed away by his routine, anger was squeezed out by hopelessness, death lost its sacredness, becoming a familiar companion of the "gray zone" of human life. In its most terrible and ugly (death) manifestations.
With anatomical details, from which an unprepared person takes his breath away and darkens in his eyes. But here they got used to it... They looked at Death with detachment and moved on - for water, which has not been available for the third month.
Now These Lands and People Will Not be Abandoned
There was Hope. That all this was not in vain. And today's events do not cause that jubilation, which would have been eight years ago. This is how marathon runners rejoice in victory, crossing the finish line and falling exhausted into the hands of friends. And here you can't fall. We must run on, gritting our teeth and clenching our will into a hardened fist. A relieved exhalation - we suffered - and we live on.
Yes, all this was not in vain. And all this was not for them - for the sake of all of us. Because Russia had no moral right to abandon these people. Just like us - one history, one cultural code, one language, one blood.
They waited for eight long years, and the beginning of the special operation has not yet brought deliverance. But it gave me confidence. And the upcoming referendum will consolidate the certainty that has been lacking for so many years. Donbass and the liberated territories of Zaporizhzhya and Kherson region forever become part of a huge country that takes them under its protection. And he will never leave them, no matter what the cost.
From now on, the fighting will not be for the liberation of the former Ukrainian regions. They will be fought over the territory of Russia, occupied by a serious, strong enemy. And this struggle, of course, will require additional forces.
You Will Not Work Against NATO
On September 21, we woke up in a new country that is not conducting a special operation, but is starting to fight for its existence, no matter how grandiloquent it may sound.
For me, the existential nature of this conflict became obvious a few months ago, when I encountered the first signs of NATO's direct involvement in this war. Trophy maps of the exercises, in which, under the command of Western officers, actions were practiced in the event of a Russian “invasion”.
Satellite images that show our positions in detail, right down to the BMP standing separately under a tree, covered with a camouflage net - with target classification and coordinates. Only beat - from high-precision guns supplied by the West. Each strike of which is consistent with the Pentagon, as stated by American generals.
Mercenaries, "vacationers", "private traders" sitting on US government contracts. We saw all this in all its glory during the Kharkov "offensive", which made us understand that it is impossible to fight half-heartedly against the collective West. And after the sleeves, what is already there. Mistakes, I know it, are now analyzed in the most serious way. And, I hope, the conclusions from them have already been drawn.
The Time of Heroes Has Come
Mobilization is announced not from a good life. It must be admitted that for the set goals of our today's grouping it was not enough. The battles for us have moved into a defensive phase, when moving forward is not easy. At the same time, there is an acute shortage of shooters, drivers, and gunners. I know brigades with 60 infantrymen left. A fellow military commissar talks about a regiment in which today there are only 6 attack aircraft in the ranks - people who are ready to go on the attack.
And it's not just about losses. Yes, there are KIAs - the dead, there are “three hundredths” - the wounded. But in the course of this conflict, a new term appeared - “five hundredths”. These are the ones who refused to obey the order. Someone corny chickened out, someone honestly said that he could not solve the problem, someone simply had no motivation: "Why die for a foreign land."
Today the situation is changing radically. There are no moral or legal loopholes left for cowardice. For this, new provisions are being introduced in the Criminal Code - on desertion, failure to comply with an order, looting ... For this, we will grow new territories in the near future - now there can be no questions about whose land we are fighting for. For yours. And we can't have any illusions. If we yield even an inch, the enemy will not stop. Neither in the Donbass, nor in the Crimea. There is nowhere else to retreat, no one will forgive us for weakness.
It must be admitted that for the set goals of our today's grouping it was not enough. The battles for us went into a defensive phase
In a situation where Kyiv does not take into account its losses, having turned mobilization into a permanent process, it is already extremely difficult for us to defeat the enemy without additional forces. Of course, not all 300,000 mobilized in Russia will go to the front. Someone will go to the Far East to replace those who will go to reclaim our territory occupied by the enemy.
Someone will get up on the "ribbon" - we will have new 1,400 kilometers of border. But we must understand that today this border of ours is the line of military contact. And this applies to everyone. On the one hand, we entered one of the tragic periods of our modern history. On the other hand, one of the most heroic.
This will be written in history books. And each of those who today with weapons in their hands are fighting for Russia and are just going to defend it, will be honored in the same way as the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. Defended their state. Out of respect for their memory, we have no right to lose him.
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More pathetic Russian cry-bullying and whining. "The country we invaded is fighting back! This is an existential crisis! Let's declare the territory they took back as our own, so it's a defensive war! We're dumb enough to believe it!"
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Somehow I just can't believe Vlad is motivated by the forgiveness of others.
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“ On the one hand, we entered one of the tragic periods of our modern history. On the other hand, one of the most heroic. ”. I think this sums it it. Russia against the world!
I will miss them, maybe.
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Perhaps the Commies in Academia will report for duty on the front lines? Naaaah
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Time for the Comrades of Antifa to show their quality.
[Meduza] Meduza has learned from sources close to the Kremlin and to the leadership of several Russian regions that responsibility for carrying out Russia’s newly announced mobilization will fall primarily to regional governors. According to the sources, the federal authorities, including the Defense Ministry, plan to give the governors approximate numbers of people to be sent to the war in Ukraine.
A source close to the Putin administration told Meduza that the basic procedure for the upcoming mobilization has already been determined. According to the plan, many Russians will be summoned to their enlistment offices in a just a matter of days.
"[First,] they’ll call them in to verify their data. [Then] they’ll insistently propose that people sign contracts voluntarily. They’ll successfully manage to pressure quite a few people by mentioning the new articles in the Criminal Code, among other things. Not everyone is legally literate. And those who don’t agree will be released and then mobilized later — and that time, it won’t be voluntary," said the source.
In addition, according to Meduza’s sources, the Kremlin intends to use mobilization to fix personnel shortages in the "military civil administrations'' they've set up in Ukraine’s occupied territories. While many ambitious officials from Russia’s regions were willing to travel to the Donbas, the Kherson region, and the Zaporizhzhia region earlier in the war, the number of volunteers "greatly diminished" after Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive and the deaths of multiple Russian-backed occupation officials. A source close to the Kremlin said the following:
Now things will be simpler. If you call a [reluctant] official to the enlistment office, he won’t be able to evade [his appointment]. He’ll be given a simple choice: "You have an in-demand officer’s education after graduating from a university’s military department or serving in the army, and you’re being drafted. But there’s another option: you can work as a housing official in Kherson or Melitopol. Sound good?
Of course it’s better to work in the rear than on the front.
State corporations, as well as "government-adjacent" companies, will help regional governments with the mobilization process. A source close to the leadership of one state company told Meduza that businesses have already been given "approximate guidelines" as to how many employees will need to be mobilized, and that these numbers amount to about one percent of the total number of employees on reserve. (Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that Russia’s "partial mobilization" will affect "300,000 reserve troops" out of the full 25-million-person "mobilization reserve.")
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said partial mobilization will affect 1% of 25 million who have combat experience.
He also said,
Those who are serving under conscription - it [mobilization] doesn't apply to them either, he said: "They are not subject to any mobilisation and direction for the 'special military operation... Our conscripts also continue to serve, as they did, on the territory of the Russian Federation."
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The catch-22, the breakaways (LPR + DPR + Kherson + the other one I cant spell) they vote to join the Russia Federation sometime soon and that will make them Russian Territory which legally opens the door to move conscripts to the fronts.
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^ No problem. The same people who say anyone who questioned the last US election belongs in jail will question the votes in Ukraine.
And see neither hypocrisy, irony nor inconsistency when they do it.
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Quick Question: Where are the tanks coming from, aren't they already drawing down on T62's and some other reserve stored armored vehicles?
And what about artillery, whis that coming from as well as the various support/technical vehicles and equipment that are needed to properly equip and support 300K new-ish soldiers coming from? The same goes for officers and unit cadres.
If they just throw them into the fight, especially if they do it piecemeal as they trickle in, they will be decimated fairly quickly.
If US/NATO was smart about it, they would be laying in guerilla and partisan warfare sets, and pushing them into Kherson, and the areas around Melitopol. Almost in a WW2 fashion.
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If US/NATO was smart about it, they would be laying in guerilla and partisan warfare sets, and pushing them into Kherson, and the areas around Melitopol. Almost in a WW2 fashion.
My understanding is that's already happening.
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6,000 is a large chunk of losses for any military in such a short time frame. You can add another 20,000 or more for wounded.
The Russian defense ministry claims that 90 percent of their wounded have been returned to duty.
Russians say they have lost a lot of specialists to attrition due to contract expiry. As I understand it, Russian military contracts periods last for three months, extendible by the defense ministry only once.
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Estimates I've heard are 50,000 (UK estimate) to 60,000 (US estimate) since they invaded.
Entire units rendered ineffective due to losses, including some of their best trained. Armor losses they can't replace, followed by destruction of ammo supplies they can't replace.
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As of August 25th, 48,759 payouts for deaths for families. Note that the militias and mercenaries are not included in that. So the death toll is well over the listed amount.
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Maybe, badanov, but they're damned close to the number of payments the Russkis have made.
Which means, if they're based on Ukrainian numbers, the Ukrainian numbers must be pretty accurate.
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The document in question also refers to two other dates, and does not specifically refer to February 24th.
One of the dates refers to Russian involvement in Syria and the other in Chechnya. I would suspect that 48,000+ numbers refers to all losses since 1998. In war time, the Russians include all losses combat related or not as total losses.
A 50 percent in Ukraine loss rate means in the Russian Army, the only personnel left are rear services people.
Um... no. The US numbers are based off of radio intercepts, HUMINT inside Russia, satellite information with a bit of Ukraine reports. They match them up against another and come up with a number that matches everything they see, rounded down a bit. So if they say 60,000 causalities, that would be a safe bet. Generally casualties are much higher than the estimate as the specter of the "Body Count" from Vietnam still haunts the halls of the Pentagon.
Claiming the US just repeats the Ukrainian numbers is very naïve and wrong. Or just a Moscow stooge repeating Russian talking points. I don't think you are, but it can come off like it.
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A 50 percent in Ukraine loss rate means in the Russian Army, the only personnel left are rear services people.
That hasn't happened.
You sure? They're performing like they have no front-line troops left.
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It just sounds like NATO has its thumb on the scale, and the Ukrainian military just goes along with it because of the aid they are getting.
The 50,000 number is plain absurd, rounded down or not. The 50,000 number means that the Ukrainians have ground down every shooter in Ukraine Russia has.
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We can't have an honest conversation on this issue because to mot in this forum everything that the Russians say is a lie, while the Ukrainians only tell the Gospel truth.
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Claiming the US just repeats the Ukrainian numbers is very naïve and wrong. Or just a Moscow stooge repeating Russian talking points. I don't think you are, but it can come off like it.
Forkbread tried that for going on six months now. It wasn't true then, it's not true now.
Besmirching someone because you want to win a talking point is bad business. I tolerate because Forkbeard is an idiot.
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Besmirching someone because you want to win a talking point is bad business. I tolerate because Forkbeard is an idiot.
Frankly I don't give a shit what you tolerate and I don't give a shit about what you think is bad business. I have seen you make good points, I have seen you make bad points. All of us have. What I posted about you is my view from my experiences in the US military and dealing with military information and how it was handled then.
Russia has taken pretty severe casualties, more than even in Afghanistan. The Ukraine has taken pretty severe casualties. The fact Russia can't advance, has had two pretty humiliating retreats, is trying to get occupied territory to be make Russia proper and now having a partial mobilization while trying to increase the overall size of the military so private conscriptavich can garrison those newly acquired territories screams heavy losses and lack of interest in more contract soldiers or retainment.
Russia has failed in all of its previous and rapidly changing war goals. Its military is a husk, it has lost major prestige, Putie-Pie had to kow-tow to China just to get some crumbs for his military and there is no way they can build and replace the high tech weapons they have used and want in any real quantity due to sanctions.
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Only two months ago, the Russian casualty numbers were being bandied about of 80,000, then at least 60,000. You'll notice the number can go higher or lower, and it has gone lower.
Similar to you I have experience in dealing with false numbers as a writer, with regard to the numbers of kommies in America, I realized those numbers were being pulled out of the ass of those expressing them. I can accept the Russians lie, but you seem not to "give a shit" about anything other than what NATO, the Ukrainians and the Pentagon says.
Admit it: They don't know, nor do the Ukrainians, nor do you. Treating a single Russian language document as authoritative "evidence" as the truth defies description.
This is no different. The fact is NATO and Ukraine both have habits for inflating casualty numbers, in Syria (with the help of Ukrainian security services) and now in Ukraine (also with the help of Ukrainian security services).
[Meduza] Pro-Kremlin Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk (whose youngest daughter is Vladimir Putin’s goddaughter) has been freed from captivity along with 55 Russian soldiers.
The men were traded to Moscow on September 21, and all it cost the Kremlin was the release of four times as many prisoners: 215 Ukrainian POWs (including members of the Azov Regiment and defenders of the Azovstal iron and steel works), plus 10 foreign combatants captured while fighting for Ukraine. Following the prisoner exchange, Ukraine’s armed forces said in a statement that Medvedchuk can still be prosecuted in absentia for treason and the attempted looting of national resources in Crimea.
Big exchange Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
The Russian rank and file aren't happy about the prisoner exchange including mercenaries.
It became known that in addition to the foreign mercenaries released through Saudi Arabia, a large exchange of prisoners of war took place. As they write, the exchange was carried out in the Chernihiv region.
The entire top of the Nazis from Azov, who were captured in Mariupol, were released to Ukraine (we are talking about a few dozen people at least). Delivered by plane to the Chkalovsky airfield.
A total of 55 people of our prisoners of war have already returned to Russia (one of them is seriously wounded - among them are captured pilots and officers who were captured during the "regrouping" in the Kharkov region).
Also, the Ukrainian media report that Medvedchuk was given as a load to the prisoners of war. So far, the exact number of exchanges on both sides is not entirely clear. They say that during the day another 30 of our prisoners of war will also return home.
We cross out the topic of the trial of the main war criminals in Mariupol and the execution of foreign mercenaries.
UPD:
Of the 55 Russians who returned from captivity today:
2 senior officers (lieutenant colonel and major)
6 junior officers
4 ensigns
40 privates and sergeants
2 servicemen of the NM DPR
1 serviceman of the NM LPR
Out of 55, seven were hospitalized.
Plus, Medvedchuk has already been handed over to them.
Ukraine said it received 215 people, 108 of them from Azov.
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Implication is that this is draft evaders. It’d provide more insight if the number of Western nationals skipping town was broken out. Having worked in a number of countries under challenging circumstances it makes sense that there are certain benchmarks that companies use as a tell to repatriate personnel. Prudent companies turn over day to day ops to local managers and exfil high value management until a reasonable equilibrium point is reached. Fellow Rantburgers who have worked in Africa or the Stan’s may be familiar this pattern
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^ SP, another good comment by you, but I'd wonder whether more Western nationals leaving is worse for Russia than some potential draftees leaving.
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If its like Africa and the stans,western departures mean more locals, and more locals almost inevitably mean more corruption and lowered production and quality (in these sorts of societies> Corruption is endemic to the type of government and current society in Russia, so the economic situation is only going to get worse, at least on the civilian side. The North Koreanization of Russia is starting to roll.
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[LB] The enemy also fought in the Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions.
by Iryna Lysohor
The night was relatively calm in Volhynia, Zakarpattia, Rivne Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil Oblasts, Cherkasy Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Kirovohrad Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast and Zhytomyr Oblast.
At night, the enemy launched a rocket attack on an infrastructure object in Zaporizhzhia. The object was destroyed. There are no casualties. Yesterday evening, the Russians shelled the Zaporizhzhya district - the whole of Hryhorivka, Yuliivka, Richne, Komyshuvah village were hit by rocket attacks. There were three "arrivals" in Yuliivka and Komyshuvas, the enemy used S-300 missiles. Information about the victims is currently being clarified, says the message from OVA as of this morning.
In the Sumy region, 13 explosions were recorded at night , caused, according to preliminary data, by barrel artillery. They were heard in the area of the western outskirts of Bachivsk. According to preliminary data, there were no victims. Over the past day, the Russians shelled seven communities in the region. Almost 170 "arrivals" from mortars, barrel artillery, grenade launchers, RSV, as well as five machine gun rounds were recorded. The shelling damaged a medical facility, power lines, and the homes of civilians. Fortunately, without human casualties beforehand.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the enemy shelled the Nikopol and Kryvorizky districts with heavy artillery at night . One person was injured in Nikopol. In the city, more than 20 high-rise and private buildings, a bakery, a library, a kindergarten, cars, gas furnaces and power lines were damaged. In the Kryvorizka district, the enemy hit the Zelenodol community twice. People were not injured. Several houses were damaged in the village of Velyka Kostromka. Part of the village remained without electricity. Emergency crews are on site.
At night, the enemy launched a rocket attack on Kholodnohirsky district of Kharkiv . Two 9-story residential buildings were damaged. One person was injured, 10 people were trapped in apartments due to the destruction of the stairwell. As of this morning, all of them have been rescued. An industrial building was also partially destroyed. In addition, last night the Russians launched two missile strikes at an infrastructure facility in the Chuguyiv district. There are no victims or injured. Over the past day, the enemy has massively shelled the settlements of Kharkiv Oblast, adjacent to the borders with the Russian Federation and the contact line. Two civilians were killed in the Kupyan district, 11 more were injured, including four children. Two wounded - in Chuguyiv district.
In the Luhansk region, over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces struck enemy positions , 19 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment and positions of anti-aircraft missile systems were hit. Missile troops and artillery over the past day inflicted fire damage on 40 enemy objects. In response that night, the enemy launched seven artillery strikes and used aviation three times. The commandant's office in the city of Svatove, where the enemy organized a headquarters and ammunition depot, was destroyed. Several explosions were heard there last day. Against the background of significant losses at the front, the Russians continue forced mobilization.
In the Donetsk region, at night there was a rocket attack on Kurakhovo (a direct hit to a high-rise building, 12 wounded, information about the dead is being clarified, there may still be people under the rubble), shelling of the villages of Vilne and Kozatske of the Komar community, without casualties. Also at night - an airstrike on Siversk, the scale of destruction is being clarified, an airstrike on Bakhmut, where a sports ground was destroyed. Toretsk was shelled in the morning - the prosecutor's office building was damaged, a policeman was injured, there was repeated shelling in the vicinity of Kurakhovo and the center of the village of Novoukrayinka - there was a hit in the yard of a private house. Over the past day, six civilians were killed in the region, 20 were injured. The region remains without gas and partly without water and electricity.
In the Mykolaiv region, enemy shelling with cluster shells was recorded at night on the southern and northern outskirts of the village. Parutine of the Kutsurub community. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Yesterday evening, the village was shelled. Yavkino of the Bashtan community. The power line was damaged, as a result of which there is no electricity supply in some settlements. In one residential building, windows were damaged. There are no casualties. According to the information of OK "Pivden", the enemy hit the Bashtan district with two "Smerch" salvo rockets. Over the past day, the enemy made artillery strikes on the object of critical infrastructure in the village. Shevchenkove of the Shevchenkiv community. There are no casualties.
At night there were shellings outside the settlement of the village. Wide. The Pervomaisk community was under enemy fire yesterday, and the Pervomaiske village was hit. Projectile hits were recorded mainly in open areas, fields and the territory of a critical infrastructure object. There are no casualties. Yesterday, as a result of the shelling of the village One person was injured in Bilozorka.
Also yesterday, according to the information of OK "Pivden", the enemy directed two attack drones to the coastal zone of Ochakov. One drone was shot down, the other made a suicide attack on the coast. There are no casualties. Villages located on the dividing line of the Berezneguvat community remain under constant fire. During the past day, enemy shelling of the surrounding territories was carried out, the village was shelled. Murakhivka, Berezneguvate village in the area of the compound feed plant. There are no casualties. Information about the destruction is being clarified. Also in the area of the village The defenders of Murakhivka prevented the occupiers from attempting aerial reconnaissance, and two Orlan-10s were shot down.
In the Kherson region, the situation remains difficult, hostilities continue . The occupiers continue to shell the de-occupied settlements, purposefully hit the civilian infrastructure. In temporarily occupied communities, the enemy is intensifying filtering measures, terrorizing the local population. Every day there are reports of mass looting by the Russian military. Cars are stolen, and property is taken from houses in trucks.
In his Telegram channel, the so-called head of the "Kherson region administration", collaborator V. Saldo announced that the "referendum" will be held in the period from September 23 to 27. He also considers it necessary to form volunteer battalions on the territory of the Kherson region to participate in Russia's "special military operation" on the territory of Ukraine. According to the information of OC "South", the occupiers tried to establish crossings across the Dnipro in the area of Novaya Kakhovka and Kozatskyi, but they were destroyed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A barge loaded with equipment and Russian soldiers was also sunk.
It will be recalled that in almost seven months of war, Russia lost more than 55,000 occupiers . 300 people were liquidated yesterday.
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[Korrespondent] 23:01 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that the organization has begun negotiations with Ukraine and Russia on the parameters of the security zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, "we are talking about specific aspects." He also said that he plans to visit Kyiv soon, and then Russia.
22:58 The "authorities" of Nova Kakhovka said that Ukrainian troops were shelling the city, "air defense is working", 12 explosions thundered in the sky.
22:55 As a result of today's exchange of prisoners, a serviceman of Azov, Ekaterina Polishchuk, known as Ptashka, was released from captivity, People's Deputy Alexei Goncharenko said. According to him, at least eight more Ukrainian soldiers were also returned.
22:49 "Referendums" in the occupied Ukrainian territories "will hamper efforts" to resolve the situation in Ukraine diplomatically, Turkish Foreign Ministry said: "We are concerned about attempts to organize unilateral referendums in parts of Ukraine under Russian control. Such an illegitimate fait accompli will not be recognized internationally on the contrary, they will hinder efforts to revive the diplomatic process and lead to deepening instability.”
22:17 Washington said it takes Putin's words about the possible use of nuclear weapons seriously, and promised a response. For more details, see the article Russian nuclear strike: how the US and NATO will respond .
22:08 Finland is preparing to introduce a complete ban on entry into the country for Russian citizens, said Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto: "Today we decided to start preparing a national decision on how we can limit or completely prevent this tourist flow." According to him, Finland does not want to be a transit country, even for Russians with Schengen visas issued by other countries.
Earlier today, there were reports that huge queues of Russians formed at the border with Finland.
22:03 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, announced the release of the head of the patrol police, Mikhail Vershinin, from captivity.
21:56 1026 people were detained at protests in Russian cities, the human rights project OVD-Info reported. Most of the detainees were in Moscow (394 people) and St. Petersburg (376 people). Earlier today, the Moscow prosecutor's office said that participants in such actions face up to 15 years in prison.
21:35 Borrell announced that he was convening an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers on Ukraine in New York. According to him, the ministers will discuss new sanctions against Russia. He also said that tomorrow the UN Security Council will discuss a "new scenario" of the situation in Ukraine in connection with Putin's statements about mobilization and "referenda". At the same time, Borrell added that the European Union would not participate in the war in Ukraine.
21:33 The "authorities" of the occupied Kherson region said that Ukrainian troops launched a missile attack from the Himars MLRS on Kherson, "some of the missiles intercepted air defense, some hit civilian objects."
21:29 Announcing the mobilization in Russia, Putin promised to launch a nuclear strike. Experts admit such a scenario. More details - in the material Putin threatens with nuclear weapons .
21:17 The EU is preparing new sanctions against Russia - consultations with member countries on the eighth package will begin on Friday, September 23, writes Politico.
20:39 As a result of today's shelling of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, five people were injured, including a 13-year-old child. In addition, one person was wounded as a result of shelling from. Streleche, Kharkiv region, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
20:36 Macron called Putin's decision to mobilize in the Russian Federation a mistake - in his opinion, this is bad news for the Russian people. Macron believes that now everyone should exert maximum pressure on Putin in order to stop the war.
20:34 Scholz called Putin's decisions to hold "referendums" and mobilization "an act of desperation." According to him, from the very beginning, the Kremlin "underestimated the will of Ukrainians to resist," and now it has only exacerbated the situation. The Chancellor is convinced that Russia "cannot win this criminal war."
20:30 "Authorities" of Kherson said that Ukrainian troops launched a missile attack on a ferry crossing across the Dnieper in the city center, "there were no casualties, the crossing did not work."
20:17 British Prime Minister Liz Truss and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a joint statement called the mobilization announced by Putin evidence of the failure of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They strongly condemned the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and called today's decision "a sign of weakness." Truss and von der Leyen also noted the courage and bravery of the Ukrainian people and stressed their joint commitment to support Ukraine in its struggle for as long as necessary.
20:09 During the day, Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Vesele, Zaitsevo, Kurdyumovka and Bakhmutskoye, the General Staff reports in the evening report .
19:45 Russian media write about a powerful explosion in the KhBK microdistrict in Kherson, black smoke rises above the explosion site. In total, at least four explosions thundered, "preliminarily, the air defense system is working," propaganda media say. Meanwhile, Ukrainian channels report an attack on a cluster of Russian equipment near the Antonovsky railway bridge.
19:36 Kuleba said that the only adequate response to Putin's belligerent threats is to double support for Ukraine: "New sanctions against Russia. More weapons for Ukraine. More solidarity with Ukrainians. More businesses leave Russia. More determination to hold Russia accountable."
19:33 Zaluzhny said that no statements by the military-political leadership of the aggressor country would affect the willingness of Ukrainians to fight for their freedom: "The armed forces of Ukraine have been holding back the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state for eight years and seven months. The enemy's full-scale offensive did not frighten us. Moreover, we united and met the enemy with dignity. The announcement of mobilization in Russia is proof of this... We will destroy everyone who comes to our land with weapons - either voluntarily or by mobilization."
19:22 Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov urged men of military age to immediately leave the city, because after Putin signs the decree on mobilization in the occupied territories of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, "the toughest measures will be taken - a real hunt will be arranged for men, and those who refuse to go to death , will have to deal with Chechen detachments."
According to the new "decree" of the local "authority", from October 1, travel outside the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region is allowed only on the basis of a special pass. In turn, the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, also said that the commandant's office had stopped issuing passes for the right to leave the Donetsk region from October 1. At the same time, the occupying "authority" in Vasilyevka announced the restriction of exit from the occupied territory and the introduction of special passes.
19:13 The Russian authorities handed over ten foreigners captured in Ukraine to Saudi Arabia. The plane with them has already landed in an Arab country, writes Al-Arabiya. According to the publication, the mediator in these negotiations was the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who spoke directly with the Kremlin and the Ukrainian side.
The Russians are known to have handed over five Britons, one Moroccan, one Swede, one Croat and two Americans. Their names are not yet known, but their citizenships coincide with the publicly known facts of being captured by foreigners who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The militants in the occupied Donbas even managed to "sentence" some of them to death.
Most likely, the Russians released Mathias Gustavsson, a Swedish citizen, Vekoslav Prebig, a Croatian citizen, John Harding, Andrew Hill, Dylan Healy, Sean Pinner and Aiden Eslin, British citizens, Saadun Brahim, a Moroccan citizen, and two US citizens, Alexander Dryuke and Andy Hune.
19:04 The enemy once again strikes at the Pechenezh dam in the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region. Today, two missiles hit the dam, the upper airlock was damaged. There were no casualties, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. The situation on the dam is fully controlled, there is no threat of the dam breaking and flooding of the territories.
18:31 Biden at a meeting of the UN General Assembly said that Russia "shamelessly violated the basic principles of the UN Charter." He also assured that Ukraine would not be left without the support of Washington and its allies, and expressed the desire that the war end on fair terms.
Biden also proposed expanding the number of permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. According to him, permanent places should be allocated for African countries and Latin America, as well as for "countries that we have long supported."
In addition, Biden stressed that a nuclear war cannot be won and should never be unleashed, and the United States is ready to work on nuclear arms control. He called Putin's nuclear threats "reckless" and added that no one threatened Russia and no one but Russia sought conflict.
18:07 The Russians fired at the Krasnogrigoryevsk and Marganets communities of the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to preliminary information, one person died and two were injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
18:02 Zelensky, in an interview with Bild, called on Germany to supply battle tanks to Ukraine "so that we can save more lives." "Armored vehicles are a matter of survival, the survival of our soldiers," the president stressed. He also appealed to the federal government with a request not to justify the refusal to supply tanks by the behavior of the United States or other countries, because they are independent of other states. Moreover, Germany has the strongest economy in Europe, so it can also set a good example for other states.
17:55 Estonia, following Latvia, announced that it would not provide asylum to Russians who want to avoid mobilization.
17:16 Residents of the liberated settlements of the Kharkiv region began to receive 1,200 hryvnias of assistance, Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said. Payments are made by Ukrposhta, the lists of recipients are formed by the authorities. It is planned that almost 200 thousand people will receive such benefits.
17:13 An explosion was heard in the area of Soldatsky Beach in Sevastopol today - the "governor" of the city, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that it was the discovered part of a floating unmanned vehicle that was destroyed.
17:02 The Russians today attacked the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, hit an infrastructure facility and an agricultural enterprise, there is destruction, people were not previously injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
16:58 Biden is rewriting his speech at the UN General Assembly after Putin's statements today, Politico reports, citing US presidential aides.
16:44 In the eastern part of Russia, a few protests against mobilization have begun, the police are carrying out detentions.
16:42 The OSCE stated that "any elections or referendums on the territory of Ukraine can be announced and held only by legitimate authorities in compliance with national legislation and international standards. Therefore, the planned "referendums" will be illegal."
16:33 Stoltenberg, commenting on the mobilization in the Russian Federation, said that "Russian troops are poorly equipped, they lack proper command and control." According to him, "Putin miscalculated in relation to Ukraine, he made a big mistake." In addition, the NATO Secretary General is convinced that "Russia will not be able to win in a nuclear conflict." He added that the alliance sees no change in the readiness of Russian nuclear forces, but continues to monitor the situation.
16:14 Zelensky said in an interview with Bild that Putin "wants to drown Ukraine in blood, but also in the blood of his soldiers." According to him, the decision on partial mobilization points to Russia's problem with military personnel. The president also does not completely dismiss the risk of Russian use of nuclear weapons, although he does not believe in such a possibility: "I do not believe that he will use these weapons. I do not think that the world will allow him to use these weapons."
16:08 Lithuania will hand over to the Ukrainian military 37 Warmate kamikaze drones purchased with the funds raised as part of the Legion of Boom campaign, Ukrainian Ambassador to Lithuania Petr Beshta said. Drones should arrive in Ukraine in October-November.
16:06 The Russians fired five missiles at Zaporozhye today, the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh said. Infrastructure facilities and houses of the private sector were hit. Two shells hit a field on the outskirts of the city, three people are known to have been injured.
15:59 Despite the expectations that the Russians, if they did not rebel against a full-scale attack on Ukraine, then after the announcement of mobilization they would certainly take to the streets to protest, raise a riot and overthrow the Putin regime, nothing of the kind is happening. Russian citizens are buying up tickets to countries with which there is still a visa-free regime, signing a petition to cancel the mobilization and looking for ways to avoid conscription. For more details, see the article What is happening in the Russian Federation after the announcement of mobilization .
15:40 The United States takes Putin's words about nuclear weapons seriously, but so far does not see the need to increase the readiness of the strategic deterrence forces, the White House said.
15:26 Britain is ready to allocate $500 million to Ukraine for the purchase of gas, as well as to contribute to the development of Ukrainian gas production, Shmyhal said.
14:57 The Rada adopted a statement on the inadmissibility of holding pseudo-referenda on the territory of Ukraine.
14:52 Zelensky appointed Galina Lugovaya as the head of the Kherson military administration.
14:45 The point in Putin's decree on the number of mobilized is classified, it is likely that we are talking about full, not partial mobilization. However, experts doubt that mobilization in Russia will affect the situation at the front. And, judging by social networks, the Russians themselves, but not the Ukrainians, were afraid of Putin's statements. Read more in the material Russia announced mobilization: what does it change .
14:39 The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted an appeal to the UN General Assembly and the European Parliament about the "threat to peace and stability in Europe posed by Ukraine": "Deputies appeal to the UN General Assembly, sane politicians and parliamentarians of the countries of the world with a call to carefully consider and strongly condemn the dangerous actions of the United States and NATO, prompting the Kiev regime to a large-scale confrontation."
14:34 The EU states are discussing the allocation of the sixth tranche of military assistance to Ukraine, said the representative of the Union's foreign policy service, Peter Stano. So far, the EU has already agreed on five tranches of military assistance to Kyiv for a total of 2.5 billion euros.
14:18 The Russians call the mobilization a moGilization and are already actively fleeing the country, buying up all tickets for flights where they are still allowed - Minsk, Yerevan and Istanbul. In Ukraine, meanwhile, Russian mobilization plans are rather ironic. More details - in the material Utilization of Russians .
14:06 The secretary of the City Council of Zaporizhzhia Anatoly Kurtev reported on rocket attacks on the city. The head of the OVA, Oleksandr Starukh, specified that the strikes were carried out on infrastructure facilities.
13:59 Putin, by announcing partial mobilization, has proved that he is not interested in ending the war and wants to deepen the crisis, European Commission speaker Peter Stano said: "President Putin's statements about referendums and partial mobilization are just one more proof that Putin is not interested in peace. He is interested in the escalation of his war... These statements are also a clear signal to the entire international community, especially during the UN General Assembly, that he only seeks to continue a destructive war that already has many bad consequences around the world, not only in Ukraine."
13:37 In Svatovo, Luhansk region, the occupying commandant's office has been destroyed. The enemy organized a headquarters and an ammunition depot in the city - all this was blown up, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai. According to preliminary data, about 250 invaders were killed or wounded. According to information that has not yet been confirmed, there were Kadyrovites in the commandant's office.
13:30 The Lithuanian Defense Ministry has decided to put its troops on high alert due to mobilization in the Russian Federation, Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said.
13:12 The Russian bureau of Radio Liberty reports that doctors in Moscow have begun to massively receive summons from military registration and enlistment offices. Local publics also write that young men are handed subpoenas right on the streets and in shopping centers.
13:09 Danilov called the mobilization in the Russian Federation a "disposal program" for Russians: "On recent statements. Putin's plan Bermuda Triangle is a comprehensive program for the disposal of Russians: evasion of mobilization - prison - PMC Wagner. Further: Ukrainian front - liquidation - white fret."
12:58 Yenakiyevo metallurgical plant stops working due to the "mobilization" of workers, and a training camp for "prisoners" was organized in the occupied Torez, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.
12:41 Peskov said that the decision to mobilize was made due to the fact that Russia in Ukraine is facing the military potential of the entire NATO bloc: “President Putin spoke about how the conditions have changed during the special military operation. President Putin said that, in fact, we are now confronted with the military potential of NATO and a number of other countries that are unfriendly to us.
12:29 After the "referendums" and the introduction of the occupied Ukrainian territories into Russia, "there can be no talks about negotiations with Ukraine," said Leonid Slutsky, head of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs, who was a member of the negotiating group with Kiev.
12:27 Putin's decision to partially mobilize indicates that "his invasion is failing," British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said: "No threats or propaganda can hide the fact that Ukraine is winning this war, the international community is united, and Russia becomes a global pariah."
12:02 Latvia will not issue humanitarian visas to citizens of the Russian Federation who are fleeing from mobilization. The country's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics explained this decision with security considerations.
12:00 Macron and Scholz called for UN reform .
11:44 U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink called Putin's statement today a weakness: "Fake referendums and mobilization are signs of weakness, Russia's failure. The United States will never recognize Russia's claims to allegedly annexed Ukrainian territory, and we will continue to support Ukraine."
11:18 "Deputy head of the Kherson VGA" Kirill Stremousov said that two settlements of the Nikolaev region under the control of the Russian Federation - the city of Snegirevka and the village of Aleksandrovka - "are included in the Kherson region."
11:07 The SBU exposed the FSB agent group in Kiev, which passed the coordinates of the capital's thermal power plants to the enemy in order to disrupt the heating season.
11:05 The Russian Vesna movement called for an all-Russian protest action No graves . Activists invite citizens to gather today at 19:00 in the center of their cities.
11:02 The Chinese Foreign Ministry, commenting on Putin's appeal, called on the "sides" to achieve a ceasefire through dialogue and negotiations and find a solution as soon as possible.
10:54 The Pentagon announced that it ordered Switchblade 600 long-range kamikaze drones for Ukraine. Currently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are armed with Switchblade 300 - their range reaches 10 km. The Switchblade 600 has a powerful warhead and is capable of destroying heavy armored vehicles at a distance of up to 40 km.
10:33 British Foreign Secretary Gillian Keegan called Putin's statement "an alarming escalation" and accused the Russian president of rewriting history. "Let's be clear - there are Putin's lies. This is Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. And, of course, we will continue to support Ukraine, along with all our NATO allies. We are there, we are on your side - we will help in any way we can," the minister emphasized.
Keegan also commented on Putin's nuclear blackmail: "It's something we have to take very seriously because, you know, we're not in control. I'm not sure he's in control either. Really, I mean it's an obvious escalation." .
10:08 Shoigu explained that partial mobilization is primarily needed "to control the liberated territories and the line of contact": "The line of contact itself, you can call it both the front line and the line of contact - it is more than 1000 km. Naturally, what is behind and what is there, along this line, must be consolidated, these territories must be controlled. And, of course, first of all, this work is being done for this - I mean, partial mobilization."
10:06 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of September 21. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Donetsk direction.
personnel - about 55,110 (+300) people liquidated,
tanks - 2227 (+11),
armored combat vehicles - 4748 (+24),
artillery systems - 1340 (+17),
MLRS - 318 (+0),
air defense systems - 168 (+0),
aircraft - 253 (+1),
helicopters - 217 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 932 (+7),
cruise missiles - 239 (+0),
ships/boats - 15 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 3610 (+23),
special equipment - 125 (+0).
09:48 Shoigu said that in general, the mobilization resource in Russia is almost 25 million people, a little more than 1% are subject to partial mobilization. He also said that the front line "needs to be fixed", for which partial mobilization is being carried out.
09:43 Shoigu said that during the partial mobilization, a total of 300,000 reservists will be called up. He clarified that "those who have served, have a military specialty, combat experience" are subject to partial mobilization. At the same time, "there is no question of any mobilization of students, and conscripts are not subject to being sent to a special operation."
09:41 Shoigu said that Russian losses amount to 5937 dead , and of the wounded, "almost 90% returned to duty." Ukraine, according to him, "has already lost half of the army: 61,207 dead, 49,368 wounded."
Shoigu also said that Russia is at war "not so much with Ukraine as with the collective West." According to him, the West supplies Ukraine with weapons "in huge volumes", about 70 military and more than 200 civilian satellites. The entire NATO group, he said, "works in the interests of Ukraine."
09:30 Putin instructed to ensure the security of "referendums" in Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions and said that these are "historical lands of Novorossiya."
09:27 British intelligence believes that Putin's decision to urgently hold "referendums" is dictated by fears of an imminent attack by Ukraine and the expectation of greater security after formal accession to Russia. At the same time, the Russian army in Ukraine continues to experience a shortage of personnel, which is the reason for yesterday's vote in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which expands penalties for non-fulfillment of obligations by military personnel.
Russian civilian and military leaders have come under significant pressure over the past two weeks, analysts say. These new measures, most likely due to public criticism, mark a further development of Russia's strategy. Putin is taking more political risks by debunking the myths that Russia is neither at war nor in a national crisis in the hope of building more combat power.
09:20 Putin said that the main goals of the "special operation" remain unchanged, "LPR" is "liberated" completely, "DPR" - partially. He instructed the government and the Ministry of Defense to determine "the legal status of volunteers and militiamen of Donbass as soon as possible - it should be the same as that of regular Russian military personnel." He also demanded that special attention be paid to the supply of equipment and equipment to "volunteers and militias of Donbass."
09:18 Putin accused the West of nuclear blackmail and said that if its territorial integrity is threatened, Russia will use "all available means - this is not a bluff."
09:14 Putin said he had signed a decree on partial mobilization "to protect Russia, its sovereignty and integrity." According to him, only citizens who are in the reserve will be subject to conscription, "they will undergo additional training, taking into account the experience of the special operation." Mobilization activities will start today.
09:12 Putin said that Russia will support the decision "to be taken by the residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions."
09:10 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, six civilians were killed - two in Bakhmut, one each in Toretsk, Druzhba, Georgievka and Velyka Novoselka. Another 20 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:03 The enemy launched a missile strike at an infrastructure facility in Zaporozhye at night. There were no casualties, the object was damaged, said Alexander Starukh, head of the OVA.
08:49 At night, the Russians hit residential areas of the Nikopol and Krivoy Rog districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region from barrel artillery. In Nikopol, one person was injured, more than 20 high-rise buildings and private houses, gas pipelines and power lines were damaged. The shells hit a local bakery, a kindergarten, a library and several shops, the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, said.
08:36 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin is seeking to annex the occupied territories in order to deter the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian military, declaring it an "attack on Russia." Analysts also note that the Kremlin's plans are aimed primarily at the domestic audience. Putin is likely hoping to improve the possibility of Russian military formation by encouraging Russians to volunteer to go to war to "defend" the newly acquired territories.
Putin can rely on heightened rhetoric in part because the Kremlin cannot afford to incentivize recruits with bonuses and benefits. So he is imposing new and harsher penalties in an attempt to contain the risk of the collapse of Russian military units fighting in Ukraine and draft evading in Russia. At the same time, analysts note that Putin does not have the time or resources needed to create an effective fighting force.
08:11 The Russians fired at least four rockets at Kholodnogorsk district of Kharkiv at night, the mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov, said. Residents were blocked in one residential building, the State Emergency Service rescued ten people. At another address, one person was injured. Roofs, upper floors, stairwells were destroyed in both residential buildings. Another blow hit a wasteland near private houses, and another one hit an infrastructure facility, where there was a small fire and partial destruction of buildings.
07:40 AFU repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Veseleye, Kurdyumovka, Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Bakhmutskoye, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Pervomayskoye, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka, the General Staff reports in the morning report .
07:12 The Russians again fired at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant at night, Energoatom reported. As a result of the shelling, the communication equipment of power unit No. 6 with the ZNPP open switchgear was damaged. The block transformer and auxiliary transformers of the power unit were switched off. Due to the loss of power, an emergency start-up of two diesel generators of the safety systems occurred to ensure the operation of the fuel cooling pumps. Within an hour, the personnel set up power supply for the own needs of power unit No. 6 from the busbar system of other power units of the station. Diesel generators of the 6th power unit were turned off and put on standby.
03:49 Kherson region "will become part" of the Russian Federation within its administrative borders, said "deputy head of administration" Kirill Stremousov.
00:31 Zelensky, in an evening video message, said that Ukraine's position would not change from Russia's intentions: "Today, quite noisy news from Russia. And a lot of questions about this. But what actually happened? What sounded from what did not sound before? .. Our positions do not change due to noise or any announcements from somewhere. And we have the full support of our partners in this."
The president also stressed that the situation on the front line clearly indicates that the initiative belongs to Ukraine: "Our defenders very carefully and very bravely solve the tasks that the command sets before them." Zelensky especially noted the 81st separate air assault brigade for courage in the liberation of settlements in the Donetsk region, as well as the 93rd separate mechanized brigade for the heroic defense of Bakhmut and Soledar.
Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:58 Missile strikes were carried out on targets in Zaporozhye. Also, explosions in the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region 21:44 Ukrainian troops launched a missile strike from the Himars MLRS on Kherson, part of the missiles intercepted air defense, part hit civilian targets, regional authorities told RIA Novosti
18:58 Our source in the OP said that the White House will increase military assistance to Ukraine after the referendums in the Zaporozhye/Kherson/Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
16:08 In Zaporozhye, as a result of the shelling of three districts of the city, infrastructure facilities and houses in the private sector were damaged. Three people were also reported injured.
15:00 The Russian military repelled the attack of the presidential brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass.
The enemy lost more than 60 people killed and wounded, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Subdivisions of the RF Armed Forces destroyed 12 ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Kherson regions and Donbass.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 200 people near Pravdino in the Kherson region. Air defense systems and aircraft of the Aerospace Forces shot down 11 drones, including Bayraktar, as well as 28 HIMARS shells and three HARM missiles. The Kyiv regime continues shelling the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, yesterday its forces damaged the pipes of the cooling system.
14:42 Ukrainian troops lost more than 200 people near the village of Pravdino in the Kherson region, the brigade commander sent a counterattack to the minefield - the Russian Defense Ministry.
14:03 In Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk, arrivals at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:50 There were no decisions to change the status of the Northern Military District and introduce martial law - Peskov in an interview with TASS.
13:30 In Nova Kakhovka, the Nazis fired at residential infrastructure. Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation examined the destruction in the city of Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region, which was fired upon by the Nazis using the Tochka-U missile system. As a result of shelling by the Nazis, five civilians were injured of varying severity.
11:03 After the referendums, an attack on the liberated territories will become an attack on Russia with all the consequences, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.
10:36 AFU fired at the Zaporozhye NPP again at night.
As RT was told in the administration of Energodar, gaps were recorded 100 meters from the perimeter of the station. As a result, a high-voltage power line and communication equipment of one of the power units were damaged.
No harm done.
10:33 NATO is fighting against Russia, every day the Nazis commit terrorist acts, including on the territory of Russia - Matvienko. Enlightened Europe has never condemned such inhuman acts, said the chairman of the Federation Council.
10:32 Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was fired upon by Ukraine, the high-voltage power line and communication equipment of one of the power units - the authorities - were damaged.
09:29 Vereshchuk threatened with imprisonment of up to five years for the participation of Ukrainians in referendums in the east of the country, and the organizers - up to 10 years - the media.
09:00 The air defense grouping in the Zaporozhye region has been strengthened for the security of the referendum - a member of the military-civilian administration of the region Vladimir Rogov.
08:24 Citizens of Ukraine in territories not controlled by Kyiv for participating in referendums on joining Russia may face criminal liability in the form of imprisonment for up to five years, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Vereshchuk said. The organizers of the plebiscites, she said, face five to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
08:05 Zaporozhye nuclear power plant again came under fire from Ukrainian militants. At about 01:00, the communication equipment of power unit No. 6 was damaged, the block transformer and transformers for the power unit's own needs were switched off.
08:04 They report a missile attack on a dam in the Pechenegs of the Kharkiv region.
#1
This is one of the major stories about the war, look at all the Rus men fleeing Russia in panic and then look at the small minority areas Russia has been sucking the blood out of for centuries, no fleeing there(except Dagestanis are telling Putin to stick it). I want Ukraine to win bad, but, I actually feel sorry for these slaves except the ones who act like animals in combat to POWs or civilians:
https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1572885699724038144
https://twitter.com/lilygrutcher/status/1572927493467766786
https://twitter.com/PjotrSauer/status/1572863899934019585
#2
Fleeing to Kazahkstan, too. There's a video of them fleeing to Mongolia also. The people being forced into the army now won't even have decent clothes, let alone arms:
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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:34 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for September 21, receivedadditional information on civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
- a woman born in 1961 was wounded.
As of 22:00, the total number of civilian casualties from AFU attacks on September 21, 2022 is five people . The information continues to flow.
Receivedadditional information on damages as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
- st. Ivanova, 24 - a private residential building.
As of today, as of 22:00, the enemy has fired 291 ammunition of various types, including 122mm BM-21 "Grad", as well as artillery caliber155 and152mm.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
21:18 AFU entered Drobyshevo, north of Krasny Liman.
20:15 Call center to open in Donetsk on referendum issues
By calling 45-045 each voter will be able to receive answers to a number of questions regarding the voting procedure
19:25 As a result of the shelling of the Kuibyshev district, a direct hit was recorded in one of the houses of the private sector of the Azotny microdistrict. Details are being specified.
19:13 According to the JCCC, Ukrainian fascists opened fire on the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. From n.p. Netailovo fired three rounds of 155mm caliber at peaceful quarters.
19:00 According to the JCCC, Ukrainian fascists released in the Kyiv region from the side of the settlement. Pervomaiskoye six rounds of the NATO sample with a caliber of 155mm.
18:47 According to the information received, Ukrainian punishers began shelling the Kyiv region (Putilovka).
17:54 Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk: one arrival in the area of the 17th hospital. The windows in the ward were blown out.
17:34 In the Kuibyshev region, the Oktyabrsky settlement came under fire. The data is being specified — Kulemzin.
17:28 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Yasinovataya: eight rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
17:11 AFU fired at the territory of the Verkhnekalmiuskoye reservoir, - Headquarters of TerO DPR. As a result of the shelling, the filter station was de-energized.
15:50 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Zaitsevo: five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
15:45 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv district): three rounds fired with a caliber of 155mm.
15:14 The Kyiv region continues to be under enemy fire. At 14:40 from N. Orlovka village fired three more rounds with a caliber of 155mm - Kulemzin.
14:35 In Artemovsk, the deployment point of the 93rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit, more than 75 militants and nine units of military equipment were destroyed - the Russian Defense Ministry.
14:16 The shelling of the Petrovsky district continues. According to the JCCC, at 13:45 p.m. Krasnogorovka village, three rounds with a caliber of 152mm were fired to the side.
12:44 Due to the shelling of the VFU, 650 subscribers in Yasinovataya have been de-energized.
12:24 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for September 21, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (village of the mine named after N.A. Izotov):
- a woman born in 1957 was wounded.
Received additional information on damages as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
n.p. Makeevka (Central City district):
- st. Dneprovskaya, 10 - the fence was cut, the car was damaged.
n.p. Gorlovka (village of the mine named after N.A. Izotov):
- st. Yakub Kolas, 1 - a private residential building.
11:50 Makeevka came under fire again. Today, on September 21, Makiivka was subjected to another shelling from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Central City district suffered. There are destructions in a private house on the street. Dnieper.
The gates, the floor on the balcony were damaged, the GAZ car, which was in the affected area, was damaged. The power line was cut off, as a result of which there is no power supply.
11:40 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
-- n.p. Friendship - n.p. Gorlovka (settlement of Izotov sh-ty): six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Golmovsky: fired five rounds with a caliber of 152mm.
11:32 "Western guarantor countries are direct accomplices, authors and directors of war crimes against the people of Donbass. Germany, France, and other NATO countries know for sure that the large-caliber weapons supplied to Ukrainian militants are not used to protect the territory of Ukraine, but purposefully against the civilian population of Donbass," Denis Pushilin on the Rossiya24 TV channel.
11:06 "There is no doubt that the Ukrainian side will try to strike where it can. Our adversary is absolutely cynical and understands only the language of force," the head of the DPR on possible provocations by Ukrainian militants during the referendum in the Republic and the need to strengthen security measures on voting days.
10:20 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
10:07 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the following directions:
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Gorlovka (Russian Territory): six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
-- n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Mineral: fired three rounds of 155mm caliber.
-- n.p. Friendship - n.p. Gorlovka (village of Izotov sh-ty): 11 rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
09:09 Daily official summary of the DPR JCCC from 06:00 September 20 to 06:00 September 21
Over the past day Representation reported about 50 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy used - 152mm artillery, tanks, 120mm mortars.
-- On Yasinovatsky - artillery 155mm and 152mm.
-- On Gorlovsky - artillery 155mm and 152mm.
Having fired 184 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of eleven settlements of the Republic: the capital city of Donetsk (Kirov, Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts), Golmovsky, Zaitsevo, Gorlovka, Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, Mineralnoye, Yakovlevka, Kashtanovoe, Makeevka (Kirov district), Aleksandrovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of 6 civilians inPetrovsky, Kuibyshev and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as in the previously liberated Novoandreevka.
Damaged 21 houses in Kirovsky and Kuibyshevdistricts of Donetsk, Gorlovka, as well as 2 objects of civil infrastructure.
A total of 60 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU side in 24 hours.
08:50 As a result of the night shelling of the Petrovsky district, a man born in 1963 was injured. — Kulemzin.
08:00 Shelling from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded in the following directions:
-- n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
-- n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy district): seven rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
-- n.p. Georgievka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): six missiles were fired from the BM-21 Grad.
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): 15 rounds of 122mm caliber were fired;
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy district): eight rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleimonovka: six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirov district): three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
-- n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Golmovsky: fired six rounds with a caliber of 152mm;
-- n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Voting in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, on the issue of joining Russia will be held from September 23 to 27.
Following the referendum, the Zaporozhye region will declare independence within the existing administrative boundaries, that is, the entire region.
At the same time, voting will take place at the polling stations on September 23, and in settlements where there are none, it will last until September 27. According to opinion polls, one can count on 70-85% for joining the Russian Federation, with an average turnout of 65-75%. If they vote FOR, then four former regions of Ukraine will become part of Russia.
At the same time, in the event of a positive outcome of the vote, Moscow will obviously not be interested in the issue of recognition or non-recognition of the results of the referendum. Shell-shocked Liz Truss also stated that she did not recognize Russia's sovereignty over Voronezh and Rostov. And what?
In the West, voting will not be recognized in any case, even if it is unprecedentedly transparent. Therefore, as the well-known Galustyan said in response to the Mongols in miniature, where they broadcast "We are a horde!": "And we_array!" Referendums in order to include these territories in the legal field of the Russian Federation for the Russian Federation and these territories, and not for all sorts of degenerates to recognize something there.
In response to the announced "referenda", the US Department of Justice asked Congress to legalize the transfer of Russian assets to Ukraine.
The West has already done such damage to itself by seizing Russian assets that the enemy would not wish, and if it comes to confiscation, the situation will become even worse - their own principle of inviolability of property and 100 percent reliability of state financial obligations will be officially buried, the rejection of the dollar as a reserve currency will accelerate and deal an irreparable blow to their financial system based on confidence in the dollar.
Tsimus is that the frozen funds do not contain real money, but IOUs of Western countries. That is, they, in the best variant for themselves, will in fact outweigh their debt from Russia to Ukraine. But Russia will have a free hand to nationalize and expropriate American or any other enemy assets in Russia. In return, they will cleanly confiscate Western property and completely stop paying foreign debt to unfriendly countries. Moscow will also benefit from this.
So this is nothing more than a threat from the Americans. And if this is not a threat, then read above.
#1
I'm sure the voting will reach the standards of accuracy and validity exemplified by Chicago.
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#2
Presuming the four regions elect to join Russia that eliminates legal internal constraints on using conscripts to defend the territories. It also changes the current rules of engagement. The combination frees up more existing troops for a variety of missions.
#3
Get ready to watch the same people talking moaning about "existential danger to democracy" in the US start screeching about sham elections in Ukraine.
Irony. It's delicious...
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They will be sham elections. Putin can't risk them declining to be his subjects.
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Commentary in the first article by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] A few remarks on mobilization.
1. The decision on limited mobilization is an acknowledgment that purely voluntary recruitment methods cannot achieve the desired size of the grouping of the Armed Forces in Ukraine, as well as the necessary "operational depth".
2. The integration of large masses of mobilized into the current composition of the grouping of the Armed Forces in Ukraine will require time for the preparation and coordination of new personnel, so that a rapid one-time increase in the grouping will not occur, the process will proceed progressively during the autumn and winter. It can be expected that in the second half of winter-early spring of 2023, the group of the RF Armed Forces will outnumber the enemy, which will facilitate the conduct of further offensive operations.
3. Having a situational superiority in manpower due to the mobilization already carried out, the enemy will try to realize it in the course of several offensive operations aimed at disrupting the referendums, as well as to improve their positions before moving on to strategic defense.
4. The war in Ukraine obviously will not stop, we are waiting for the winter campaign of 2022/2023 and, of course, the spring-summer campaign of 2023. The risk of a nuclear confrontation between the US and Russia will certainly increase. However, even before the start of the war in Ukraine, he wrote more than once that after the destruction of the current international rules, new ones will be developed only after the parties reach the last line, when they have a simple choice - compromise and new rules or nuclear war. So I have no doubt that there will certainly be a remake of the Caribbean Crisis. But in what form and with what ending, this is an interesting question ...
Decree on partial mobilization in Russia Commentary by Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin
[ColonelCassad] In accordance with the federal laws of May 31, 1996 No. 61-FZ "On Defense", of February 26, 1997 No. 31-FZ "On mobilization training and mobilization in the Russian Federation" and of March 28, 1998 No. 53- Federal Law "On military duty and military service" I decide:
1. To declare partial mobilization in the Russian Federation from September 21, 2022.
2. To carry out the call of citizens of the Russian Federation for military service for mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation called up for military service by mobilization have the status of military personnel serving in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation under a contract.
3. Establish that the level of pay for citizens of the Russian Federation called up for military service by mobilization into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation corresponds to the level of pay for military personnel serving in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation under a contract.
4. Contracts for the passage of military service concluded by military personnel continue to be valid until the end of the period of partial mobilization, with the exception of cases of dismissal of military personnel from military service on the grounds established by this Decree.
5. Establish during the period of partial mobilization the following grounds for the dismissal from military service of military personnel undergoing military service under a contract, as well as citizens of the Russian Federation called up for military service for mobilization into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation:
a) by age - upon reaching the age limit stay in military service;
b) for health reasons - in connection with their recognition by the military medical commission as unfit for military service, with the exception of military personnel who have expressed a desire to continue military service in military positions that can be replaced by the specified military personnel;
c) in connection with the entry into force of a court verdict on the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment.
6. To the Government of the Russian Federation:
a) to finance activities for partial mobilization;
b) take the necessary measures to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and bodies during the period of partial mobilization.
8. The highest officials of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall ensure the conscription of citizens for military service for mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the number and within the time limits determined by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for each constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
9. Provide citizens of the Russian Federation working in organizations of the military-industrial complex with the right to deferment from conscription for military service for mobilization (for the period of work in these organizations). The categories of citizens of the Russian Federation who are granted the right to deferment and the procedure for granting it are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.
10. This Decree comes into force from the day of its official publication.
Notes Rozhin:
PS. According to Shoigu's statement, 300,000 people with military specialties and who are on military records will be called up. Students will not be called. Conscripts, as before, will not be sent to the NWO zone.
BEIJING, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Russia and other members of a regional grouping to support each other in preventing foreign powers from instigating "colour revolutions" - popular uprisings that have shaken former Communist nations - in their countries.
Speaking in Uzbekistan at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a security grouping led by China and Russia, Xi said member countries should support the efforts each other have made to safeguard their own security and development interests.
Xi did not mention Ukraine, which Russia invaded in February in what Russian President Vladimir calls a "special military operation" to protect Russian speakers from "genocide" by Ukraine's government, a claim rejected by Ukraine.
He also said that China will train 2,000 law enforcement personnel from member countries over the next five years and set up a training base focusing on anti-terrorism work.
He invited member countries to sign up to China's Global Security Initiative, a concept he proposed in April which includes the idea that no country should strengthen its own security at the expense of others.
China will provide 1.5 billion yuan ($214 million) worth of grain and other emergency aid to developing countries, Xi said, adding that the Chinese economy is resilient and "full of potential".
China's economy narrowly escaped a contraction in the April-to-June quarter, hobbled by COVID-19 lockdowns of cities, a deepening downturn in the property market and persistently soft consumer spending.
#1
All of these "color revolutions" had bad outcomes for the countries involved. The only one that worked was in Tunisia, the rest of the places they happened became disaster zones.
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Colour Revolution Funding: State Department: USAid & NED grants + Soros Open Society $$$ + synergy with technocats / social media giants + NGOs and Nonprofits
Oil ⬆️ +2% after Russian President Vladimir #Putin announced a partial military mobilisation, escalating the war in #Ukraine and raising concerns of tighter #oil & gas supply.
Brent crude futures rose 2.5% to $92.90 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 2.6% to $86.16.
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[Daily Beast] Vladimir Putin’s defense minister sent a clear message to the people of Russia on Wednesday: Their country is at war not just with Ukraine, but with the entirety of the West.
BEIJING, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Russia and other members of a regional grouping to support each other in preventing foreign powers from instigating "colour revolutions" - popular uprisings that have shaken former Communist nations - in their countries.
