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[Vesti] November 23 is the 273rd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:
During the day, the Russian Federation launched 5 missile strikes on the settlements of the Kharkov and Donetsk regions, carried out about 45 attacks from the MLRS on the positions of our troops, cities and villages.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the Russians in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Luhansk region, and Spirnoe, Berestovo, Bakhmut, Kurdyumovka, Severnoe, Novobakhmutovka, Krasnogorovka, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye and Marinka, Donetsk region.
Ukrainian aviation inflicted three strikes per day on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy, and the soldiers of the missile forces and artillery hit the Russians' command post.
Zaporozhye region. At night, the Russians fired on the maternity ward of the Volnyanskaya hospital. A 2-day-old baby died, and two doctors were also injured.
Dnepropetrovsk region. "Gradov" and heavy artillery shelled the Pokrovskaya and Marganets communities. No casualties.
08:00 . Kharkov region. The Russians shelled Kupyansk . A residential building and a clinic were hit. Two bystanders were killed.
09:20 . Kherson region. Explosions in Kherson.
10:30 am . The head of the IAEA met with the director general of Rosatom to discuss the situation with the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. In Istanbul, Rafael Grossi and Alexei Likhachev discussed the creation of a safe zone around the nuclear power plant.
11:00 am . The head of the Nikolaev Regional State Administration Vitaly Kim warned about the potential threat of missile attacks on Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson.
12:00 . Crimea. Training of UAV operators has begun in Sevastopol, the General Staff reported. We are talking about both Russian and Iranian-made drones. Preparation time is up to three weeks.
12:20 pm . Crimea. Explosions in Evpatoria.
Vitaly Kim, the head of the Nikolaev Regional State Administration, announced 5 missile launches from aircraft from Mariupol.
13:15 . The European Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
14:00 . Kyiv region. Air defense works in Kyiv. Power outages are reported on the Left Bank. Hitting one of the infrastructure facilities.
14:15 . Vinnytsia region. Critical infrastructure facilities under fire.
Lviv region. Explosions are heard. The light went out in Lvov.
Kyiv region. In Kiev, hits on the residential sector . There are dead and injured. In Vyshgorod, there is also a hit in a residential building.
14:40 . They report interruptions in electricity, water and mobile communications in Kyiv, Dnipro, Lvov, Odessa, Kharkov.
Kharkov region. Subway and electric transport stopped in Kharkiv, buses are additionally brought to the routes.
Nikolaevkskaya area. An emergency shutdown of all power units at the South Ukrainian NPP is reported . Emergency power outage throughout the area.
15:00. Kyiv region. The death toll as a result of a missile attack on Kiev has increased to 3 people, 6 were injured . The whole city without water.
Lviv region. Two rocket strikes on an electrical substation. Yavorivsky, Lvovsky and Chervonogradsky districts were left without electricity.
Chernihiv, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov regions are de-energized. Khmelnytsky NPP is disconnected from the power system.
15:30 . Kirovograd region. Hitting an energy object. The whole area without light.
15:50 . Poltava region Air defense forces shot down 8 missiles in the Kremenchug region.
16:00 . A draft law has been submitted to the Parliament proposing to toughen the punishment for publishing information about fire damage to infrastructure facilities and authorities in Ukraine. The authors of the bill are deputies from the Servant of the People party. A fine of 1,000 to 3,000 tax-free minimums, or community service from 200 to 240 hours, or correctional labor for up to 2 years is proposed to punish for the publication of information about the shelling of these objects, if such information was not made public by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the SBU or others authorized government agencies or officials.
Kyiv region. As a result of arrivals at critical infrastructure facilities, hitting high-rise buildings in Vyshgorod and the private sector in Chabany, more than 20 people were injured, 1 died .
16:15 . Kherson region. Explosions in Kherson.
16:30 . An exchange of prisoners- Ukraine returned 36 people (one civilian and 35 military). Among the released are the guys who defended Mariupol, who were at Azovstal, as well as the National Guardsmen captured at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the first days of the invasion. In total, 22 National Guardsmen, 8 border guards, 4 Navy soldiers, one soldier from the Armed Forces of Ukraine were released. The freed civilian's leg was amputated.
Kyiv region. 31 missiles flew to Kiev, 21 missiles were shot down .
17:00 . Kyiv. Three people were killed as a result of rocket attacks on the capital. Among the dead is a 17-year-old girl. 11 residents of the capital were injured. 10 of them were hospitalized in medical facilities.
Air Defense Forces shot down 51 of the 70 cruise missiles and five kamikaze drones they fired at Ukraine, the Air Force said. Missiles were fired from the regions of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, as well as from the waters of the Caspian and Black Seas.
No missile strikes can force Ukraine to sit down at the negotiating table with the Russian Federation on its terms. Alexey Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, wrote about this on Twitter after a massive missile attack.
20:00 . Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced an instruction from the Permanent Representative to the UN to request an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council due to missile attacks on Ukraine on Wednesday.
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[Korrespondent] 19:38 Due to a missile attack on Vyshgorod, Kiev region, four people were killed, another 27 were injured , said the head of the regional police Andrey Nebytov. Another six power engineers were injured due to a hit on critical infrastructure.
19:36 Ukraine has resumed pumping oil through the Druzhba pipeline, Transneft reported.
19:33 An urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine will be held at 23:00 Kyiv time, Russian media report, citing the permanent mission of the Russian Federation. Earlier, Zelensky said that he had instructed the Permanent Representative to the UN to request an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council because of the missile strikes on Ukraine.
19:22 Zaluzhny specified that during today's attack, the enemy launched 67 air-launched (X-101/X-555) and sea-launched (Caliber) cruise missiles. Ukrainian forces destroyed 51 cruise missiles, as well as five Lancet-type kamikaze drones. According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 30 missiles were fired at Kyiv, 20 were destroyed.
19:17 In Kiev, power supply will be resumed after the stabilization of the system, water and heat in the houses should appear by the morning of November 24, the KGVA reported. During the air raid, 31 rockets were recorded in the sky over the capital, of which the Kyiv Defense Forces shot down 22. A residential sector fell under enemy fire - three people were killed, 11 were injured. Some elements of critical infrastructure were damaged.
19:02 The Pentagon announced that it will be included in a new $400 million aid package from the United States:
ammunition for NASAMS and HIMARS;
150 heavy machine guns with thermal imaging sights to combat unmanned aerial systems (UAS);
200 high-precision artillery shells of 155 mm caliber;
10,000 120mm mortar rounds;
high-velocity anti-radiation missiles (HARM);
150 HMMWV vehicles;
over 100 light tactical vehicles;
over 200 generators;
spare parts for 105-mm howitzers and other equipment.
18:52 Russian Transneft announced that the section of the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline from Brod to the Carpathians was stopped in Ukraine, the timing of the resumption of pumping by the Ukrainian operator - Ukrtransnafta - is unknown.
18:47 The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry due to a blackout in the country of the world.
18:45 Macron said that he plans direct contacts with Putin in the coming days, he wants to discuss the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with him, writes AFP.
18:23 Today, 36 Ukrainians were injured by Russian missile strikes, six were killed, said the head of the National Police Igor Klimenko.
18:09 All that is known at the moment about Russia's massive missile attack on Ukraine on November 23 is in the article Russian strike: most regions were left without electricity .
17:56 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide Ukrenergo with 372 million euros to repair power facilities damaged by Russian missiles.
17:41 Biden instructed to allocate another $400 million for military assistance to Ukraine. The package will include weapons, ammunition and air defense systems from US stocks. The White House promises to clarify other details later.
17:32 The air force on Wednesday, November 23, shot down 51 of 70 enemy Kh-101 / Kh-555, Caliber cruise missiles and five Lancet-type kamikaze drones. According to the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia today launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine's critical infrastructure from strategic aircraft and ships of the Black Sea Fleet. In particular, launches were made from ten Tu-95ms missile-carrying aircraft from the Volgodonsk regions of the Rostov region and the Caspian Sea, as well as from two small missile boats from the Black Sea.
17:09 In Kiev, as a result of today's rocket attacks, three people were killed, 11 were injured , Klitschko said. Among the dead is a 17-year-old girl.
17:01 In Kiev, trams have temporarily suspended their work, they will resume work with an increased interval of movement, the Kyiv City State Administration reported. Metro trains will run at intervals of about 10 minutes due to damage to the country's power grid. The work of the metropolitan funicular is temporarily suspended. Such a schedule for the movement of electric transport will be applied until the situation in the country's energy system stabilizes.
16:48 Danilov said that Russian shelling can in no way bring negotiations with the Russian Federation closer: "We dictate in warehouses. Not your missiles. Not your martyrs. Neither your shelling of maternity hospitals will bring your desire for negotiations a single millimeter or step closer. Only the only desire is to destroy the racist monster. Negotiations with a terrorist country only through the sight of the Ukrainian Defense Forces."
16:37 Yermak announced another exchange of prisoners: 36 Ukrainians were returned home - one civilian and 35 military. Among the released are defenders from Azovstal, as well as National Guardsmen taken prisoner at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the first days of the invasion. In total, 22 National Guardsmen, eight border guards, four Navy fighters, and one Armed Forces soldier were released. The freed civilian's leg was amputated. Yermak added that they manage to return home those who spent eight months of the war in captivity.
16:23 Due to a decrease in the frequency in the power system of Ukraine , emergency protection worked at the Rivne, South Ukrainian and Khmelnitsky nuclear power plants, as a result of which all power units were automatically turned off. So far, they are working in the design mode, without generation into the power system, Energoatom said. The radiation background at the NPP sites and nearby areas has not changed, all indicators are normal. As soon as the operation of the power system returns to normal, the supply of electricity from the nuclear power plant will be resumed.
Also, due to the reduction in frequency, the power supply to the Zaporizhzhya NPP's own needs from the power system was stopped. The station went into full blackout mode. All diesel generators are in operation. The radiation background at the ZNPP site remains normal.
16:12 In the Kiev region, more than 20 people were injured as a result of enemy shelling, one person died , said the head of the OVA, Alexei Kuleba. According to him, there were several missile attacks on critical infrastructure, there were also hits on high-rise buildings in Vyshgorod and the private sector in Chabany. The area is completely de-energized, partially there is no heating and water supply.
16:01 Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that Russia has left her country in the abyss: "We cannot trust a regime that leaves us in darkness and cold, that deliberately kills people out of a simple desire to leave other peoples in poverty and humiliation."
15:43 As a result of explosions in Kiev, nine people were injured , Klitschko said.
15:38 Without power, many cities and regions of Ukraine - Kiev, Zaporozhye, Lviv, Kharkiv, Krivoy Rog, Odessa, Sumy, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnitsky.
15:09 Due to shelling, water supply has been suspended throughout Kiev, residents are asked to stock up on water, Klitschko said.
15:06 In all regions of Ukraine, emergency shutdowns occur after regular missile strikes on energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrenergo reported. Emergency shutdowns across the country will last at least a day.
14:55 Chisinau and a number of regions of Moldova were left without electricity, the country's government reported.
14:49 In the Kiev region, there are hits on the residential sector and critical infrastructure facilities, said OVA head Oleksiy Kuleba. The Office of the President clarified that in Vyshhorod, Kyiv region, there was a hit in a residential building.
14:28 Klitschko announced several more explosions in different parts of the capital, rescue services and doctors are on the way.
14:27 In Kiev, emergency power outages are applied, stabilization shutdown schedules do not work, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.
14:26 In the Vinnitsa region, critical infrastructure facilities are under fire from the enemy, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Borzov, said.
14:17 Russia has significantly depleted its stocks of missiles, but continues to produce them, said Yury Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He clarified that they do not produce the older generation of missiles - such as the Kh-555, but they can produce the Kh-101, like Caliber. "This production is not so fast, but it continues. We see that the missiles are still significantly reduced," Ignat noted and added that the Russian Federation still has a large number of S-300 missiles, which it uses to terrorize Ukrainian cities near the front.
14:15 Klitschko announced that a rocket had hit one of the capital's infrastructure facilities.
14:06 Nova Poshta stated that it does not plan to stop working in Kherson, but delivery delays are possible. Also, during the shelling, the compartments can be closed.
14:04 Podolyak said that the Russians are planning terrorist attacks on their territory and in Belarus: "The tactics of the Russian Federation at this stage: 1. Terrorist attacks in Belarus to draw it into a land war. 2. Terrorist attacks in Belgorod to increase the Russians' loyalty to the war. 3. Information campaign about prisoners to discredit Ukraine. Remember that it was the Russian Federation that started the war, destroying cities and killing people."
13:59 The main plan of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky and Bakhmut directions now is to exhaust the enemy as much as possible, inflict irreparable losses on him, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces, Sergei Cherevaty. According to him, the Ukrainian forces are doing it successfully and every day. "A significant backbone of the professional armed forces of Russia, one might say, has already been exterminated," Cherevaty said.
He also assured that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were not going to retreat in this direction, since retreat is a last resort, which is used solely to avoid heavy losses, as was the case, for example, near Severodonetsk or Lisichansk.
13:48 The Russians fired dozens of rockets towards Ukraine, an air raid was announced throughout the country. In some areas, there are already reports of air defense work.
13:31 The European Parliament has recognized Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. 494 deputies were in favor of the document, 58 - against, 44 more abstained, Ukrinform reported.
13:29 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denied reports from Western publications about a recent conversation between Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Bauer on the safety of ships in the Black Sea.
13:24 Mobilized Russians replenish the occupation units on the territory of Ukraine, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitsky. According to him, one of the main goals of the mobilization is to replenish the units and tactical groups participating today in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. Next is the creation of reserve units in all military districts of the Russian Federation. Such units, for example, are being created even in the Northern Fleet.
"And, of course, I would say about the establishment of a new regime for the division of the regional troops. Because this is one of Russia's approaches to increase the number of troops near our border. Of course, the possible involvement of these troops on the territory of Ukraine. For example, in the Kherson region. We know on the plan to transfer these troops under the responsibility of the Southern Military District," Skibitsky added.
12:47 Ukraine has a chance to get tanks from partner countries, Yegor Chernev, head of the permanent delegation of the Verkhovna Rada to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, said: "Ukraine has a chance to finally get Western tanks. During numerous meetings with delegations of NATO countries at the Parliamentary Assembly one of our tasks was to remove the obstacles that have so far blocked the allocation of heavy armored vehicles to us by delegations of our key tank suppliers - Germany, Spain and, most importantly, the United States."
12:11 NATO countries will discuss next steps to support Ukraine, Blinken said: "I had a good phone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meeting of NATO foreign ministers, where we will discuss common priorities such as support for Ukraine, deterrence and defense , sustainability, and the entry of Finland and Sweden".
The meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of foreign ministers will take place in Bucharest on November 29-30.
12:08 Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Rob Bauer agreed with the head of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov to observe caution in the Black Sea "in order to avoid incidents", writes Euroaktiv. According to a NATO source, part of the agreement concerns the distance between the ships: they do not sail in close proximity to each other in the Black Sea to avoid "accidents." The source also said that Russia has been "extremely careful" lately, especially in the Black Sea, to avoid accidents.
12:03 Russia is actively preparing for the defense of Crimea, in particular, it is creating position areas in the north of the Dzhankoy region, Andrei Chernyak, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, told Ukrinform: "We see that they are actively preparing for defense. They are creating a defensive zone like on the left bank of the Dnieper in "Kherson region, and on the administrative border with Crimea, in the north of the peninsula. In particular, they are building two positional areas in the northern part of the Dzhankoy district. This is very important for them, because as a result of the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian forces, the north of Crimea will be the zone of destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
However, the military intelligence of Ukraine has not yet recorded the evacuation from the north of the Crimean peninsula, Chernyak noted. Commenting on the evacuation of Russians and collaborators from the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, a representative of military intelligence noted that most of them are trying to get not to Crimea, but to the territory of the Russian Federation.
11:21 Residents of Kiev should prepare for the "worst-case scenario" of a widespread blackout at low temperatures, Klitschko said in an interview with Bild. According to him, the capital can expect "the worst winter since the Second World War." If things go according to the worst scenario, part of the city may have to be evacuated, although the authorities do not want it to come to that, Klitschko stressed.
The mayor of Kyiv called on Germany to urgently send humanitarian aid - generators, warm clothes and other necessary things in addition to weapons for the defense of Ukraine.
10:44 British intelligence believes that Russia has used up almost all Iranian drones. Analysts say the Russian Federation is pursuing a UAV campaign to make up for a severe shortage of cruise missiles. But this approach had limited success - most of the launched UAVs were neutralized.
In particular, Iranian kamikaze drone strikes have not been publicly reported since about November 17, 2022, intelligence recalls. Russia will probably try to replenish the stock of drones, since it is faster to buy drones from abroad than to produce new cruise missiles on its own.
10:41 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that he had held talks with the head of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev in Istanbul on the creation of a protective zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
10:38 The war between Russia and Ukraine is not only on the battlefield. The battle is also between the two economies, and the stronger the Ukrainian one, the faster the victory. Advisor to the President of Ukraine Oleg Ustenko in an interview with the Correspondent spoke about the difficult months of the war for the Ukrainian economy. He is confident that after the victory, Ukraine will rebuild, and the economy will grow at an unprecedented pace.
10:26 Turkey handed over to Ukraine a 230-mm MLRG-230 MLRG-230 along with guided munitions for them, the Oryx project reported. This is the latest development of the Turkish military-industrial complex, which has not yet been in combat. It works in tandem with the Bayraktar TB2, which illuminates the target with a laser, the range is 70 km.
09:51 SBU during counterintelligence activities in the territories of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, the Koretsky Holy Trinity Monastery and in the premises of the Sarnensko-Polesye diocese of the UOC in the Rivne region found pro-Russian literature, millions of hryvnias in cash and "dubious" citizens of the Russian Federation.
More than 50 people underwent in-depth counterintelligence interviews, including with the use of a polygraph. Among them were not only citizens of Ukraine, but also foreigners, including citizens of the Russian Federation, who were on the territory of the facilities. Some of them, when checking documents, provided passports and military cards of the USSR, did not have original documents at all, but only their copies, or had passports of citizens of Ukraine with signs of forgery or damage. Also on the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was a 32-year-old citizen of Ukraine, who may be related to the pro-Russian news agency Antvan.
During the events, pro-Russian literature was revealed, which is used in teaching at the seminary and parochial schools, including for propaganda of the "Russian world", as well as cash for a total amount of more than 2 million hryvnias, more than 100 thousand dollars and several thousand Russian rubles .
09:43 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 23. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Avdeevsky, Bakhmut and Liman directions.
personnel - about 85,410 (+410) people liquidated,
tanks - 2897 (+2),
armored combat vehicles - 5832 (+5),
artillery systems - 1887 (+5),
MLRS - 395 (+0),
air defense systems - 209 (+0),
aircraft - 278 (+0),
helicopters - 261 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1537 (+0),
cruise missiles - 480 (+0),
ships/boats - 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tankers - 4396 (+3),
special equipment - 161 (+0).
09:38 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of enemy shelling, one civilian was killed - in Bakhmut. Eight more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:15 Great Britain will send helicopters to Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the war, Defense Minister Ben Wallace said. In particular, three Sea King helicopters will be provided, and the first has already arrived, according to the BBC. Over the past six weeks, Ukrainian crews have been trained in the UK in helicopter flight and maintenance to provide search and rescue capabilities. Wallace also said that Britain would send an additional 10,000 artillery shells to Ukraine.
08:57 Chisinau said that those volumes of gas that Gazprom called "settled" in Ukraine are in fact the savings and reserves of Moldova and will be fully paid.
08:51 In Volnyansk, Zaporozhye region, Russians fired S-300 missiles at the maternity ward of a local hospital at night. One baby was killed, two doctors were injured, one of them is in serious condition, the President's Office reported.
Also in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, the invaders fired at a residential building, a clinic and a school, killing two passers-by.
08:46 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that Russia may attack the Belgorod region under a false flag. Thus, Kremlin propagandists have begun to promote the hypothesis that Ukrainian troops intend to invade the Belgorod region, while other propagandists point out that Russian forces need to regain control over Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region in order to minimize the threat of a Ukrainian attack.
According to ISW experts, these "ridiculous speculations about a fantastic Ukrainian invasion of Russia" may be part of the Kremlin's plan to blame Ukraine and thereby restore public support for the war.
08:24 On Wednesday, November 23, from 00:00 to 24:00, planned power outages are applied in all regions of Ukraine, Ukrenergo reported.
07:59 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Luhansk region and Disputed, Berestovo, Bakhmut, Kurdyumovka, Severnoye, Novobakhmutovka, Krasnogorovka, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye and Marinka, Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
The Russians are equipping defensive lines along the section of the Kakhovka-Melitopol highway, in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. And in Sevastopol, on the basis of one of the educational institutions, UAV operators of both Russian and Iranian production are being trained. The training period is up to three weeks, about 30 servicemen are now being trained.
00:03 The Minister of Education of the times of Yanukovych, Dmitry Tabachnik, was informed of a suspicion of treason due to assistance to the Gauleiters of the occupied parts of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, Volodymyr Saldo and Yevgeny Balitsky, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:16 Artillery units of the Eastern Military Districtcontinueperformance of combat missions during a special military operation
Artillery positions, strongholds, accumulations of military equipment and manpower - all these are targets for the Grad MLRS. Artillerymen provide artillery support to motorized rifle and air assault units.
Unmanned aerial vehicles are the eyes of artillery. "Birds," being at a distance of several tens of kilometers, give target designation to the artillerymen, and they, in turn, immediately strike at the enemy.
20:02 In the Samara region solemnly carried out units of mobilized military personnel
The servicemen underwent professional training in combined arms disciplines, restored their skills in handling small arms.
Departing units are fully equipped with all-weather field uniforms and personal protective equipment, including bulletproof vests and helmets.
20:01 Sources report that Zelensky’s Office instructed city mayors not to talk about a blackout, they don’t want to sow panic on Bankovaya and decided to repeat the track with the Russian invasion, to the very end to deny the possibility of a breakdown in the energy system of Ukraine.
19:16 Over the past month, 21 drones were shot down on approach to the Belgorod region
Drones were shot down using high-tech equipment, the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
19:02 All nuclear power plants in Ukraine and most thermal power plants and hydroelectric power stations were temporarily de-energized on Wednesday, the Ministry of Energy reports
18:03 Ukraine has stopped the operation of a section of the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline on its territory, Igor Demin, adviser to the president of Transneft, told RIA Novosti.
“In Ukraine, the section was stopped, from Brod to the Carpathians. Belarus is pumping oil in the direction of Brody," he said.
Demin noted that he did not know when Ukrtransnafta would resume transit.
18:03 Queues at gas stations formed on Wednesday in different regions of Ukraine, according to the Ukrainianedition "Country".
“From different regions of Ukraine, they report queues at gas stations,” the publication said.
17:09 Explosions thundered at a critical infrastructure facility in the Kirovohrad region of Ukraine, said the head of the region, Andrei Raikovich.
16:48 Russia inflicted a series of missile strikes on critical infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine.
In Kyiv and the region, CHPP-5 and CHPP-6 were hit.
In the Ukrainian capital, the water supply has been cut off, the metro is not working, and there are power outages.
Full or partial blackout in Dnepropetrovsk, Krivoy Rog, Poltava, Mirgorod, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Odessa and Odessa region, Rovno and Rivne region, Khmelnitsky and the region. Also, the supply of electricity was stopped in Kremenets-Podolsk, Kirovograd region, Kharkiv, Lutsk, Cherkassy, Chernihiv, Sumy and Zhytomyr.
Rivne NPP was transferred to emergency operation mode. South Ukrainian and Khmelnytsky nuclear power plants are disconnected from the power system.
According to Ukrenergo, emergency power outages throughout Ukraine will last at least a day.
"Ukrainian Railways" reported interruptions in the departure of trains due to strikes on the energy infrastructure.
16:46 Odessa was left without electricity
16:04 Everything is gone in Kharkiv. Light, heating, and water.
15:38 Kyiv, Lvov, Odessa, Lutsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Kharkov and part of Moldova with Transnistria, including Chisinau, are de-energized. Earlier it was reported about the problems at the South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
15:35 In Kyiv, TPP-6 and a pumped storage power plant were hit. In addition to emergency blackouts, the subway was partially stopped.
15:35 In a number of regions of Ukraine, there are serious interruptions with cellular communications and the Internet. This is in addition to emergency power outages.
15:02 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
◾️Russian air defense shot down five UAVs in the area of gas condensate fields in the Black Sea and in the area of Sevastopol in a day;
◾️Russian troops continued their offensive in the direction of Donetsk, destroying more than 60 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day;
◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed the AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station in the DPR;
◾️In the Kupyansk direction, the RF Armed Forces thwarted the attack of the Ukrainian Marines with artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, more than 30 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Krasnolimansky direction stopped the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with preemptive fire, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed;
◾️Russian troops repulsed the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Pavlovka in the DPR;
◾️A sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Novodarovka area in the Zaporozhye region.
14:18 An infrastructure facility has been hit in Dnepropetrovsk.
14:17 Explosions thundered on Wednesday afternoon near the city of Ochakov, Mykolaiv region - media
14:02 The village of Ustinka, Belgorod region, fell under the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there is damage to one private household and a power line - governor of the Belgorod region
13:46 Powerful explosions are reported in the Odessa region, an air alert has been declared in half of Ukraine
12:43 Delivered a concentrated blow to the flank and created a gap in the enemy's defense
Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Artamonov, acting as part of a battalion tactical group of Russian troops, performed the task of liberating one of the settlements from Ukrainian nationalists who organized a layered defense on the outskirts of the village.
Skillfully directing the actions of his subordinates and taking into account the conditions of the terrain, Yevgeny decided to deliver a concentrated blow to the enemy's flank.
Despite the superior forces of the militants, during the fighting, the subordinates of Lieutenant Colonel Artamonov destroyed two strongholds, an infantry fighting vehicle and more than 15 nationalists.
Thanks to the skillful leadership of the entrusted personnel, the professionalism and experience of Lieutenant Colonel Yevgeny Artamonov, as well as the coordinated actions of his subordinates, a gap was created in the enemy's defensive redoubts, which made it possible to develop the offensive and liberate the settlement.
12:40 Mobilized servicemen of air defense units on Sakhalin work out actions to destroy air targets of a mock enemy on modern field simulators of the Igla man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems.
11:55 Calculations of the MLRS of the Western Military District tirelessly are training at the ranges of Belarus.
The 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system is a powerful weapon with an area of destruction that is measured in hectares. It is capable of suppressing almost any target. The duration of a full salvo of 40 shells is only 20 seconds. This is enough to destroy an entire enemy unit.
The fighters receive target designations, aim and press the start button. The cockpit shudders with a deafening roar. The sky is lit up with flames.
Our guys continue to master artillery fire algorithms. Classes at the training grounds of Belarus are held daily. Both fighters and commanders are satisfied with the results. Now the gunners are faced with a new task - to do everything just as technically, but twice as fast.
10:59 Russian military from the joint regional group of troops conducted live-fire exercises in Belarus.
The footage is published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The units of the Russian Armed Forces conducted firing from cannon and rocket artillery, practiced driving combat vehicles and underwent special trainings.
Russia and Belarus deployed a joint grouping on 8 October.
The reason is the increased threats from Kyiv, transmitted to Minsk through diplomatic channels.
09:01 In the village of Nevsky (temporarily occupied part of the LPR), the local population expresses dissatisfaction with corruption in the distribution of humanitarian aid.
First of all, they focused on the fact that promises are far from reality. Most of the humanitarian cargo provided by international organizations does not reach them. Instead of free distribution of humanitarian aid, it is sent to retailers. The required social payments will also “halve”. Andrey Marochko, officer of the NM LPR, reports.
08:02 According to our intelligence agencies, the largest percentage of foreign mercenaries in the units of the VFU are conducting offensive operations in the direction of the Svatovo settlement from the Kupyansky direction. In second place in terms of numbers is the Krasno-Limansky direction. The third is Artemovskoe. Andrey Marochko, officer of the NM LPR, reports.
08:00 Su-35S fighterscontrolthe sky in the NWO zone.
Flights of Russian Aerospace Forces fighters are carried out with suspended missiles of various classes. When an air target is detected, the fighter crew identifies it as an enemy aircraft and destroys it with missile weapons.
03:30 Russian intelligence officers record a shortage of electricity in Kyiv-controlled Zaporozhye. Video RIA Novosti from the standpoint of observation.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:45 DPR residents of military age can freely travel to other regions of Russia, since mobilization is not currently being carried out in the republic. This was announced by the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. 20:53 Four brigades of the LPR destroy positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Berestovoye area in the Artyomovsky district of the DPR
19:30 Wagner rocket artillery works on accumulations of enemy manpower, as well as on strong points and firing points. Bakhmut suburb.
18:51 The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the village of Novonikolskoye in the Kremensky district from 155mm artillery pieces of the NATO standard, information about the victims and damage is being specified, the representative office of the LPR in the JCCC reports.
18:19 DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the direction:
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv region): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
18:16 Personnel destruction of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by dropping a grenade from a drone in the Zaporozhye direction.
17:42 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on November 23, 2022.
17:17 JCCC DNR Recorded shelling from the side of the VFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Makeevka (Kirovskiy district): 10 missiles were fired from the BM-21 Grad MLRS;
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: 20 rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirov district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Novomikhailovka - n.p. Dokuchaevsk: four rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
17:00 Servicemen of the 4th Brigade of the 2nd AC of the LPR destroyed the positions of Ukrainian militants in the area of Berestovoye. Video NM LNR.
16:25 On photographs- apartments damaged as a result of a direct hit by a VFU shell in the house at the address: st. Chernyakhovsky, 85 (village of the mine named after N. A. Izotov, Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka).
16:10 Working out enemy positions near Bakhmut.
The well-coordinated work of the Wagner armored group is noted: some of the vehicles work from closed positions, and some - direct fire.
Used guns 30mm and 100mm. The machines arrange a "carousel", covering each other and suppressing nearby firing points and inflicting defeat on fortified points.
15:46 On a photo received significant damage as a result of a direct hit by a shell fired by Ukrainian militants, a house at the address: st. Chernyakhovsky, 85 (village of the mine named after N. A. Izotov, Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). Damaged roof, ceiling, glazing.
15:38 AFU continues shelling the cities of the Republic.
Throughout the day, the enemy conducts intensive shelling of residential areas of the republic's settlements. Under the fire of artillery and MLRS areas of Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka and Yasinovataya. To date, the enemy has fired more than 130 rounds of various calibers, including the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS.
As of 15:30 there are casualties among the civilian population. There are damages to the housing stock and civil infrastructure facilities. The shelling continues.
15:20 A miner's division consisting of ordinary Donetsk men, most of whom were real miners before the war, is destroying the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Vuhledar. Video reporter Rudenko.
14:54 On a photo- the building damaged by the shelling of the VFU at the address: st. Chernyakhovsky, 75 (village of the mine named after N. A. Izotov, Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka).
14:40 Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin confirmed the next exchange of prisoners according to the formula "35 to 35". It is known that as part of the exchange, four people from the DPR and two from the LPR returned from Ukrainian captivity.
14:39 On photographs, the consequences of the shelling of the village of the mine. N. A. Izotova (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka) from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
14:24 As a result of the shelling of the village of the mine. N. A. Izotova (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka) from the positions of Ukrainian militants, the building of school No. 30 was damaged.
14:19 As a result of the shelling of the VFU in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, a man was wounded.
13:09 The situation at the front is under control, there is no need for evacuation on the territory of the LPR. This was stated in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper by the acting head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik.
12:51 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: fired five rounds with a caliber of 152mm;
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv region): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Kirovskiy district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
12:24 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Yasinovataya: six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yakovlevka: three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv region): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
11:59 Defense of the Allied forces in the Ugledar direction.
The fighters of the 4th Separate Rifle Battalion of the territorial defense are serving in the Ugledar direction, holding back the enemy and preventing him from breaking through on an important sector of the front.VideoNM DNR.
11:35 Effects of shelling of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. The enemy struck from artillery with a caliber of 155mm. Two civilians were injured. Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation are working on the spot.
11:20 The enemy was driven out of the center of Maryinka with heavy fighting. School number 2 is located in the very center, people from the basement of the school were evacuated to Donetsk. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are retreating towards Kurakhovo along the only remaining route.
11:15 JCCC DPR recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv region): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Yasinovataya: four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Golmovsky: fired five rounds with a caliber of 152mm.
— n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirov district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
11:05 Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian equipment in positions from where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are shelling Energodar and the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant - Vladimir Rogov.
10:45 Statement by the NM of the DPR on the situation as of 10.30 11/23/2022
The Ukrainian side continues to terrorize the civilian population of the Republic, inflicting massive artillery strikes on residential areas and civilian infrastructure, which are not military targets.
Over the past 24 hours, according to the information of the Representative Office of the JCCC in the DPR, the enemy fired 143 units of munitions from barreled artillery with a caliber of 155mm and 152mm. The artillery was fired at the areas of nine settlements of the Republic. As a result of shelling, two civilians were injured. Four housing constructions and one civil infrastructure facility were damaged. Additional information about injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.
Joint actions of the military personnel of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the following enemy weapons and military equipment: one Grad multiple launch rocket system, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, eight armored and automotive vehicles, four enemy UAVs were shot down in the air. Losses in enemy manpower amounted to more than 60 people.
10:15 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the LPR, Captain Filiponenko I.M. as of November 23, 2022
Over the past day, during the active offensive operations of the units of the People's Militia of the LPR, the enemy suffered heavy losses in manpower and military equipment. Destroyed:
- up to 55 personnel;
- two tanks;
- three armored personnel carriers;
- four unmanned aerial vehicles;
-17 units of special vehicles.
Peaceful life is being restored in the territories of the Lugansk People's Republic liberated from Ukrainian nationalists: engineering and sapper units of the People's Militia of the LPR continue demining. During November 22, they cleared more than five hectares of territory from explosive objects left by Ukrainian nationalists in the areas of Stativchino and Makarietino settlements.
10:12 At the moment, AFU are shelling the village of Golmovsky (Nikitovsky district of Horlivka). As a result of enemy explosions, the house was damaged, the gas pipeline and power lines were interrupted.
09:59 Engineers of the battalion "Crimea" carried out work on the installation of minefields in the Zaporozhye direction.
Ukrainian militants regularly make attempts to attack the positions of the defenders of the Zaporozhye region. In order to prevent the advance of enemy equipment, it was a pleasant decision to create minefields using various types of mines, including those equipped with seismic sensors.VideoNM DNR.
09:31 After 06:00, the DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv region): seven rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
— n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirov district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
09:09 In the Kherson direction, Russian artillery dealt a massive blow to the regional center. A significant garrison of the Ukrainian army remains in the city. Also under fire were the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Komyshany, Zelenovka and Antonovka.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired on concentrations of Ukrainian troops in Komyshevakh, Orekhovo, Zheleznodorozhny and Hulyaypole.
It's hot on the Donetsk front. Russian troops attacked from Novomikhailovka. Fierce ground fighting in Marinka itself. For the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this is a strategic fortified area. Moreover, at the dominant heights. A little to the north, Russian troops were advancing on another fortified area in Krasnogorovka. They are also trying to cover the third one in Avdiyivka from the south. Ground attacks in the area of Pervomaisky and from the side of the previously taken Experienced. Strike from the north. Russian troops conducted assault operations near Kamenka.
PMC "Wagner" is trying to push through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut. They are also engaged in heavy fighting southeast of Soledar near Bakhmutsky. Moreover, they are opposite. The Ukrainian army is also trying to counterattack. To the east of the city, Russian troops storm Yakovlevka and Belogorovka in Donetsk.
In the Lugansk direction, the Ukrainian army is already trying to break through to the R-66 highway in the Krasnopopovka area and cut its section north of Kremennaya. In turn, the Russian troops attacked in the direction of Stelmakhovka. This is reported by the wargonzo project.
09:00 Artillery of the 11th Regiment of the DPR strikes at the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Artillerymen of the 11th Regiment of the People's Militia of the DPR continue to strike at the concentrations of enemy manpower identified by intelligence using 152mm Hyacinth guns. Video NM DNR.
08:55 Information on the shelling of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on November 23, 2022
08:30 Due to unfavorable weather conditions, a large number of losses, violations of the supply of ammunition, the higher Ukrainian command abandoned full-scale offensive operations in the direction of the LPR.
At the moment, “planned” local clashes are underway to identify gaps in our defense, and positional battles. Andrey Marochko, officer of the NM LPR, reports.
08:00 During the day, two people were injured on the territory of the DPR.
Over the past day, from 08:00 on November 22 to 08:00 on November 23, two civilians were injured as a result of shelling of the VFU on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
06:08 Over the past day, on November 22, 2022, the LPR representative office in the JCCC failed to record shelling on settlements.
05:55 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yakovlevka: three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleimonovka: nine each 152mm rounds were fired;
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (village of Zemlyanka): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
04:30 Russian intelligence officers in the Zaporozhye region showed how they monitor Ukrainian positions at night.VideoRIA News.
03:20 At the borders of Artemovsk works reactive unit of the Airborne Forces, leaving the enemy no chance to hide from the blows of Russian MLRS.
The spotters confirm the successful hit on the target, the assault groups of the most famous "military band" in the Donetsk direction go deeper, Izvestia correspondent Denis Kulaga notes.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
High sarcasm from the good colonel again.
[ColonelCassad] At 1600 hrs there is no light completely or partially in the cities:
1. Kiev
2. Kharkiv
3. Dnepropetrovsk
4. Lviv
5. Krivoy Rog
6. Exactly
7. Lutsk
8. Nikolaev
9. Odessa
10. Sumy
11. Poltava
12.
Mirgorod
13 .Khmelnitsky
14. Zhytomyr
15. Ternopil
Plus, in some areas it is also disabled.
Ukrenergo stated that there would be no electricity in most of the territory of Ukraine for a day, during which there would be emergency shutdowns.
Part of the railway communication and suburban trains was stopped.
Interruptions with the Internet and cellular communications continue. In a number of cities there are problems with water supply due to the stoppage of electric pumps.
It is also worth noting that in Kyiv, the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has traditionally fired at residential buildings.
It can be stated that today the very cumulative effect of the strikes that the Bolsheviks have been talking about since October 10 has come - several waves of strikes consistently disabled elements of the energy system of Ukraine, which has existed in almost unchanged form since the collapse of the USSR. Today, the cumulative effect has affected and everything fell apart.
Naturally, now the energy system will be balanced for several days by further reducing consumption, but this will be difficult, and the RF Armed Forces retain the option of further strikes on objects that have not yet been destroyed, which will lead to the fact that the next wave of strikes will also extinguish most of Ukraine.
In this case, the main thing is consistency and methodicalness, which we observe in the issue of putting the power system out of action by the beginning of winter.
The payment of the 2nd tranche of reparations to Ukraine was successful. Ahead of the third tranche. Distribution substations of nuclear power plants and underground gas storages.
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Commentary except where noted from Russian military blogger Kotenok
[ColonelCassad] Answers to the question about the course of the SVO for the military correspondent Kotenok's channel.
1. In mid-November, the front stood up. Who benefits from this - Russia, which saturates the battle formations with mobilized ones, or Ukraine, where Western weapons are flowing in a continuous stream?
The front stopped in November for objective reasons. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are saving up forces for the winter campaign, and this is a completely conscious choice made back in October.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in turn, tried to build on the successes achieved, which led to a partial depletion of reserves, which is why operations in the Svatovsky and Krasnolimansky directions have long entered the saturation phase and the costs are not compensated by the results achieved, which in fact are absent (Svatovo was planned to be taken back on October 17). In addition, deteriorating weather, mud and rain make fighting difficult, which is felt by both sides.
It can be expected that in winter hostilities will intensify, and both sides will try to attack. For these tasks, not only the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, but also the Armed Forces of Ukraine are now increasing their capabilities. So this formal "operational pause" will not last long.
2. In conditions of calm, the Dnieper became a certain boundary, especially in the lower reaches. How tangible is the military threat in Crimea in the event of a breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southern direction?
Of course, if we allow the enemy to force the Dnieper and create a full-fledged bridgehead on the left bank, this will create a direct threat to the communications of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in the northern Black Sea region, as well as to the land corridor to the peninsula, which will greatly devalue Russia’s strategic success with the creation of a land corridor and create a threat to the northern Crimea.
But it seems that the main stake of the enemy will still be on the offensive in the Zaporozhye direction in the direction of Pologi and Tokmak, and the activity on the Dnieper will be of an auxiliary nature. The local goals of the enemy at the moment are to land troops on the Kinburn Spit and gain a foothold there, as well as to expand the activity of the DRG on the left bank of the Dnieper. Plus, intensify strikes against the ammunition depots and fuels and lubricants of the Russian group on the left bank.
3. What measures should be taken to deprive Kyiv of the initiative in the Black Sea area, taking into account the military-technical capabilities of the enemy and the transfer of intelligence information by the West, despite the fact that we can only rely on ourselves and are limited in a number of technologies and weapons?
It is necessary to strengthen control over the movement of the enemy along the Dnieper, counter-sabotage measures in the coastal strip, intensify attacks on Kherson (which is already happening) and Ochakov, consistently carry out the tactics of dispersing ammunition and fuel depots, strengthen the CTO regime and filtering in front-line areas on the left bank. The line along the Dnieper is of strategic importance for the RF Armed Forces - a breakthrough of this line can have operational and strategic consequences and affect the outcome of the war, so the issues of ensuring the stability of this line should be taken seriously.
4. Residents of the Belgorod region are asking when the shelling that makes life unbearable will stop. How adequate are the statements of a number of analysts that it is necessary now to return the bridgeheads in the north of the Kharkov region, lost as a result of the withdrawal of our troops?
Most of the shelling can be stopped only as a result of the occupation of the northern regions of the Kharkov region. This will eliminate the threat of mortar shelling and reduce the effect of artillery shelling of the Belgorod Region. Of course, the enemy will be able to bombard the border areas of the region with missiles and long-range artillery, but the current situation will no doubt be eliminated. Of course, the offensive in the north of the Kharkov region must be properly prepared in order to guarantee the recapture of Volchansk, Kupyansk and a number of other settlements. Refusal of offensive actions in this direction will lead to the fact that shelling in the routinization mode will continue further.
5. Recently, a statement was thrown in that the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the Bryansk direction along the Kyiv highway could reach Moscow within 24 hours. Is it really possible? Can Kyiv bet on such an operation from a political point of view?
No, this is not possible at this stage. The Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction do not have enough forces for such an attack. On the contrary, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation would benefit from such a strike in the current situation, since this would allow to grind a significant part of the enemy’s strike units. But I think the enemy will not give us such a gift.
Nevertheless, local operations with the aim of occupying a couple of settlements on the territory of the Russian Federation are quite possible.
Their main goal will not be military, but political, in order to disperse the "zradocase" in our country and play the card of the inability of the RF Armed Forces to protect the territory of the Russian Federation. This scenario, in my opinion, is quite possible and is being considered by the enemy, and this may concern not only the Belgorod, but also the Bryansk region. Stopping such scenarios in the bud is possible when occupying the north of the Kharkiv region, as well as the northern regions of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. This not only stops the threat of such enemy activity, but also reduces the intensity of shelling of the border regions of the Russian Federation.
6. An extremely tense situation is developing in the region of the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine triangle. What threatens a possible escalation and who exactly is ready to "strike a match" by becoming its initiator?
The United States is bringing the match, increasing the likelihood of a direct military clash between the Russian Federation and NATO, including in the area of the "Polish Corridor". The accumulation of NATO forces in Poland and the Baltics, coupled with the increased presence of US strike platforms in the region, can be interpreted, among other things, as preparation for a hot scenario, if the US is confident that it will not lead to an exchange of nuclear strikes.
Only the presence of nuclear weapons in the Russian Federation keeps NATO and the United States from attacking Kaliningrad and Belarus. But even in this case, one can hear the opinions of representatives of the American generals that there is no need to be afraid of Moscow's nuclear weapons, that it will not use them. It also shows that scenarios for a direct war against Russia are on the table and preparations for their possible implementation are under way, by building the military capabilities necessary for such a war in Eastern Europe, which may become sufficient in the summer of 2023. I would not underestimate this threat.
7. A very heavy impression was left by the footage of the execution of Russian prisoners of war. How to respond to such cruelty and, in general, where is everything going?
In practice, this will lead to the fact that a significant part of Ukrainian prisoners of war will lose the opportunity to simply surrender. Even if the command forbids, a molecular response on the ground is inevitable. So the killers of unarmed prisoners of war, in fact, along with Russian prisoners of war, also killed a certain number of Ukrainian soldiers, who in other circumstances could have been taken prisoner, but now they will not be taken. However, this is exactly what the instigators of the conflict from Washington and London need, more blood - more profit. Of course, Russia must do everything necessary to find and destroy the people involved, as is done in the case of the militants of Basayev or Khattab, who are still being caught and killed/imprisoned. It is better to destroy, and then again what exchanges. It is better for sure that the enemy knows that the punishment for such a thing is death. No more and no less.
8. After the appearance of this video, some bloggers spoke in the vein that one should not feel sorry for the killed prisoners, since they themselves laid down their arms, while their colleague, at the cost of his life, tried to take several militants with him to the grave. Do you agree with this approach?
The circumstances of the surrender are not fully known. And you can't get into someone else's head. Once surrounded, a soldier has the opportunity to either fight to the end or surrender, counting on compliance with the terms of the Geneva Convention. As you can see (it was actually clear before), Ukraine does not comply with the Geneva Convention, just like Nazi Germany did not comply with it. This fact should be brought to the attention of the military, especially the mobilized, which should certainly increase the desire to fight in even difficult situations, since everyone should understand that you can be tortured or killed in captivity by the Nazis and you should not rely on the Geneva Convention. This war crime simply reaffirmed that obvious truth.
9. Iran, which has become one of Russia's significant partners, continues to "flame", and the "Azerbaijani card" is being actively played. How strong are the positions of the Islamic Republic in terms of maintaining the regime and the integrity of the state?
Iran is now under a powerful attack, where the enemy is striving with all his might to destabilize Iran and, with a successful set of circumstances, achieve a change in the political regime, using for this purpose Iran's objectively existing problems with the economy, social sphere and protest moods. Iran is an important country for both Russia and China, so the destabilization of Iran is an indirect blow to both Russia and China. Different means are used for this - the factors of ethnic Azerbaijanis, Baluchis, Iranian Kurds, urban intelligentsia, etc. are involved. If the regime fails and floats, it will be a variation of the Syrian events of 2012-2013. The authorities are ready to demonstrate toughness and, if necessary, are ready to kill a significant number of protesters and militants attacking the security forces in order to maintain stability.
Iran will avoid a direct war with its enemies by continuing to wage a proxy war against Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States through its proxy groups throughout the region and converting the results of this struggle into further expansion of its influence in the region built on the use of the Shiite corridor Tehran-Beirut and Axes of Resistance.
10. During the G20 summit, a kind of de-escalation between the US and China was demonstrated. Should such gestures be taken seriously, and is China ready to "surrender" its relations with Russia for the sake of reducing tensions between Beijing and Washington?
There is no real de-escalation between the US and China. The parties are moving confidently along the path of further escalation, with the US acting as the engine of this escalation, forcing the crisis over Taiwan in order to provoke it before China is fully prepared to take control of the island. It is beneficial for China to delay the onset of the crisis. On the contrary, it is beneficial for the United States to accelerate it, hence the provocations with trips to Taiwan, the hasty strengthening of Taiwan's military potential and the forging of an anti-Chinese coalition of US satellites in the Far East. For China, the choice of exchanging relations with Russia for a "truce" with the United States is no longer worth it. China is well aware that it is heading for a clash with the hegemon and its satellites and is preparing for it. Russia for China in this party is a valuable ally/fellow traveler on the way to a future multipolar world order,
Commentary, unless otherwise indicted is from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Interview with the head of the International Public Organization "Veche" Vladimir Orlov on the topic of NVO in Ukraine.
Waves of Russian cruise missiles hitting Ukraine. Launched by Russian bombers near Caspian Sea. Explosion has hit Kyiv. Air defence active near Dnipro, Poltava and Lviv pic.twitter.com/V9R6faB2IS
Nov 23 (Reuters) - Around 50 Russian soldiers were killed and up to another 50 were injured when Ukrainian forces attacked an ammunition depot in the eastern Luhansk region, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday.
[RT] The Russian military is using precision weapons against Ukraine’s infrastructure to disrupt the flow of weapons the US and its allies are funneling to Kiev with the aim of prolonging the conflict, Moscow’s envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said on Wednesday.
Addressing the extraordinary session of the UN Security Council, called over the collapse of the power grid in Ukraine and Moldova, Nebenzia said the Russian missile strikes are aimed at disrupting the delivery of weapons and supplies from the West to Ukrainian troops on the front, through which NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... is conducting "a proxy war against Russia."
Moscow is not targeting civilian residences, Nebenzia said, claiming that the regrettable damage to residential areas is often caused by Ukrainian air defenses deployed in populated areas.
"As a result, missile debris or Ukrainian rockets that have gone astray hit objects that Russia did not even aim at," he said, pointing to the photos shared on Wednesday by Ukrainians themselves, allegedly showing fragments of US-supplied rockets found in their damaged homes in Kiev and nearby Vyshgorod.
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[RT] The Ukrainian military targeted residential areas of Donetsk with heavy artillery late on Wednesday, with the shells reportedly striking multiple districts of the city. At least ten 155mm shells were fired from the Ukrainian-controlled outskirts of the city around 11:30 pm, according to local observers.
A RIA Novosti correspondent confirmed hearing three separate blasts in different areas of Donetsk. Footage recorded by eyewitnesses captured the sound of explosions, while pictures from the scene shared on social media showed several houses and vehicles damaged during the late-evening attack.
So far, no information on potential casualties among civilians has emerged.
The attack followed a series of smaller artillery strikes earlier in the day, and came shortly before the extraordinary session of the UN Security Council, during which Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky accused Russia of being a "terrorist state" for targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
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[NYPOST] Another Ukrainian maternity hospital has been destroyed by Russian rockets, injuring doctors and killing a newborn baby, heartbroken officials said Wednesday.
The overnight strike in Vilniansk, close to the city of Zaporizhzhia, was part of a fresh bombardment across the war-torn country, including the capital, Kyiv, where three people were killed in a two-story building.
"At night, Russian monsters launched huge rockets at the small maternity ward of the hospital in Vilniansk," regional governor Oleksandr Starukh wrote on Telegram.
"Grief overwhelms our hearts — a baby was killed who had just seen the light of day," he said, sharing photos of thick smoke rising from the rubble of the hospital.
"A baby who was only two days old was killed, doctors were maimed, one of whom received severe burns," he added in a later post.
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It could be Ukrainian propaganda, or a Ukrainian air defense missile. Then again, it might be genocide.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
