Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:45 The work of tankers in the first person -video.
20:25 FSB officers managed to identify suspects in organizing a terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge - the head of the RF Investigative Committee Bastrykin.
20:22 Putin: undermining the Crimean bridge is a terrorist attack aimed at destroying the critical infrastructure of the Russian Federation.
20:07 Video: Belarusian tanks are streaming towards the border with Ukraine. According to a number of Ukrainian resources, Minsk is transferring heavy equipment to the Russian army.
19:52 Destroyed a warehouse with more than 200 missiles for HIMARS and Hurricanes in the Nikolaev region, it belonged to the 61st infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
19:45 Footage of the work of Russian artillerymen on the position of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video.
19:26 The number of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in the ranks of Ukrainian formations deployed in the part of the Zaporozhye region controlled by Kyiv has become equal, said the chairman of the movement "We are with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.
19:20 Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled a monastery in the Kursk region - the fraternal building was destroyed
The shelling of the Gornalsky St. Nicholas Monastery, located in the Sudzhansky district, occurred tonight. As a result of the arrival, the roof, the ceiling were partially destroyed and the windows in the fraternal building, where the monks live, were broken. Whether any of the inhabitants of the monastery was hurt is unknown.
19:19 FSB: Since the beginning of October, the number of attacks on the territory in the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions by Ukrainian formations has significantly increased.
Over the past week, more than 100 shellings of 32 settlements in these regions have been recorded, a local resident was killed, five people were injured, including a minor.
19:13 Video from an enemy drone. The video captures the feat of our BMP2 crew. Despite the fact that the car had more than three hits from ATGMs. And about three RPG hits, as well as the car was continuously fired from different types of weapons, the crew continued to fight to the last. BMP-2 once again confirmed its margin of safety and survivability, and the Russian soldier's resilience.
19:05 All over territory of Ukraine declared an air alert, missile strikes are expected.
18:36 The situation in the Nikolaev-Berislav direction as of 18.00 October 9, 2022
At the Posad-Pokrovsky section, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a rotation of units in the direction of Ternovy Pod. Russian artillery struck at the newly arrived formations.
On the Snigirevsky section of the DRG, the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made another attempt to storm the positions of the RF Armed Forces in Maksimovka. Russian soldiers repulsed the attack.
On the Andreevsky sector, forces of the 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade attempted to storm the positions in the area of the settlement of Sadok. Russian Armed Forces repulsed the attack and destroyed three tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles.
In the vicinity of Sukhoi Stavka, a “roaming” mortar crew is deployed, which fires indiscriminately along the line of contact.
The Ukrainian command continues to transfer people and equipment through the established crossings over the Ingulets. Over the past 24 hours, more than 100 units were deployed to the left bank of the river, and 93 units in the opposite direction.
Russian artillery and aircraft are attacking the pontoons and embankments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Ingulets. For cover from air strikes, an air defense system crew has been deployed in Blagodatovka.
Artillery duels continue on the Berislav sector. In the vicinity of Belyaevka, armored vehicles of the 17th Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated. The forces of the 60th Infantry Brigade are on full alert ahead of a possible attack on Pyatikhatki in the near future.
18:29 Military personnel of the Western Military District were awarded state and departmental awards for courage, bravery and dedication shown during a special military operation.
On the front line, the most distinguished servicemen were awarded medals of Suvorov, Zhukov, as well as departmental awards.
The personnel of the WMD Logistics Brigade were awarded for the installation and maintenance of the river crossing. Video Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
18:15 An air alert has been declared on the territory of Ukraine. Explosions are reported in Kyiv.
17:24 Canadian military personnel training military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at one of the training grounds in the UK.
17:15 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the strikes on the points of deployment of foreign mercenaries on the island of Khortytsya and the Ukrainian special forces brigade "Bars" in the Zaporozhye region.
16:04 The crew of the Russian BMP-2M in mortal combat to the last reflects APU attacks.
The UAV of the Ukrainian
15:57 Today, in Fedorovka, Melitopol district, shells discovered by local residents are being destroyed.
Sappers destroy ammunition by controlled detonation.
15:00 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
Russian troops found and destroyed 17 militants of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the LPR;
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted an offensive, which were repelled by units of the Russian troops;
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down Ukrainian Su-24s and Mi-24s in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions;
The Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the mercenaries of the Foreign Legion on the island of Khortytsya and the Bars brigade of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Zaporozhye;
In the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction, as a result of significant losses in manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, no offensive attempts were made;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine with mercenaries made an unsuccessful attempt to attack in the Kupyansk direction, all attacks were repelled;
Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not made active attempts to attack in the Krasnolimansky direction, they have been conducting reconnaissance of the defense of the RF Armed Forces;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed four ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two American counter-battery radars;
In the area of Nova Kamenka, Kherson region, the Russian military thwarted an attempt to concentrate troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 200 servicemen, three tanks and 41 armored vehicles in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction in a day;
The Russian Armed Forces repulsed the attacks of two motorized infantry companies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Andreevsky direction.
14:20 Rogov: The number of Polish mercenaries on the line of contact in Zaporozhye reaches 5 thousand.
14:00 "I knew that nothing was waiting for me except execution." Refugees say that Ukrainian troops shot residents even for receiving Russian humanitarian aid. Video RIA Novosti.
13:15 The village of Zaitsevo is completely taken and cleared by the fighters of the Wagner PMC. An important enemy fortified area in Zaitsevo has been broken into, the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine southeast of Artemovsk continues to deteriorate.
12:57 Situation in the Starobilsk direction
as of 12.00 October 9, 2022
In the Kupyansky section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they were not able to break through the defense of the RF Armed Forces in the Tavolzhanka area. Part of the units of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refused to attack the Russian fortified area.
Because of this, the Ukrainian command concentrated its efforts on breaking into the positions of the RF Armed Forces at the Olshana-Pershotravneve line. The Armed Forces of Ukraine need to break through the front line due to the upcoming offensive on Svatovo and Kremennaya in order to reach the Troitskoye-Pokrovskoye-Novaya Duvanka-Svatovo line.
With forces of one, two and, partially, three battalions of the 14th Brigade, Ukrainian formations are advancing from the south of Olshany and from the west of Pershotravneve.
Russian artillery crews and MLRS are firing barrage at the areas of advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, preventing them from gaining a foothold on the outskirts.
The missile strike of the RF Armed Forces destroyed the deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sinkovka. The surviving units were moved to Petropavlovka. To cover the Ukrainian grouping, an air defense system of an unidentified type was deployed to Kupyansk.
Meanwhile, a Russian reconnaissance and sabotage group carried out a successful raid on Ukrainian positions on the southern outskirts of Kupyansk-Uzlovy, destroying a stronghold with personnel.
In the Limansko-Svatovsky sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to accumulate forces for an offensive on Svatovo and Kremennaya. However, due to failures in the Kupyansky sector, the command is afraid to storm the lines because of a possible blow to the flank.
Russian artillery and aviation are conducting massive fire on the areas of concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, forcing them to constantly change positions.
The Osa and Tor air defense systems were deployed to Ivanovka, and an advanced repair and restoration point for equipment was organized in the vicinity of Peschanyi.
12:01 Volunteers from all over Russia come to the international brigade "Pyatnashka".
Another group of volunteers from the Kirov region, Karachay-Cherkessia, Tatarstan and Kazakhstan have been retrained and have already begun to perform combat missions as part of the Pyatnashka international brigade. Video NM DNR.
11:27 It is reported that the fighters of the Wagner PMC are already in Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
11:05 Between Sukhoi Stavok and Kostromka (Kherson direction), our tanks are crushing the Armed Forces of Ukraine.VideoArchangel of the Special Forces.
10:30 Repair crews have restored the gas supply to Kakhovka in the Kherson region, which was disrupted after the terrorist attack on September 29, the administration of Nova Kakhovka said.
10:25 Parsing consequences of yesterday's strike on one of the objects in Zaporozhye.
It is also reported that during the attack on the barracks of the 55th artillery brigade (arrivals of "Geranes") there was a significant number of dead and wounded.
10:02 Front-line summary for the morning of 10/09/22. In the direction of Kherson, the Russian army attempted a counterattack in the area of Ternovy Pod.
On the Krivoy Rog section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assault operations were carried out from the previously occupied Trifonovka towards Pyatikhatka. A significant part of the territory in this area is in the "grey zone". Also from the side of Dudchan, the Ukrainian army tried to advance on the right bank of the Dnieper.
This is a very important sector of the front. The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is holding back the branch of the Dnieper. Next, two more. On the way to Berislav. Russian artillery is active in this area.
She is not silent in the Zaporozhye direction. Shelling of positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on almost the entire line of contact. The goal is strikes against the concentrating Ukrainian troops. The third operational direction of their offensive is quite looming.
And on the Donetsk front, the Russian army is attacking. She entered Novomikhailovka and is advancing towards Victory.
This is a settlement, not a signal of triumph. It also storms the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnogorovka.
To the north it attacks in the area of Nevelskoye and Pervomaisky.
In the latter case, the struggle for a section of the M-04 highway.
To the north-east of Avdiivka - assault operations of the Russian army in the area of Kamianka and Vesyologo. The goal is to cut a section of the H-20 railroad.
Fierce fighting southeast of Bakhmut. PMC "Wagner" attack. They are advancing on the city from the northeast.
To the south-east of Soledar, the Russian army is again trying to advance in the area of the village of Bakhmutskoye. This is reported wargonzo.
09:30 The 2nd Army Corps of the LPR celebrated the eighth anniversary of its formation, the mobilized military personnel of the RF Armed Forces are being trained at the training grounds of the Republic, meanwhile, the military personnel of the People's Militia, with fire support from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, continue to successfully defend the territorial integrity of the Luhansk People's Republic, and volunteers, with the support of the defense department continue to deliver the necessary humanitarian supplies to the needy residents of the Republic.VideoNM LPR
09:20 Soldiers of the 100th Brigade stormed the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The assault group of the 3rd Rifle Battalion of the 100th Guards Brigade, after artillery preparation, was able to occupy and clear the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pervomaisky area.
08:25 The Kyiv regime has accumulated a large number of mercenaries from more than 30 countries on the line of contact in the Zaporozhye region, Rogov said, RIA Novosti reports.
08:02 Russian paratroopers on the front line received letters from pupils of the international children's center "Artek".
Hundreds of children from all over the country wrote words of support to the soldiers who are now performing tasks in the zone of the special military operation. The children expressed their respect and noted the bravery of the Airborne Forces, their courage and heroism.
01:44 Night work of Russian rocket artillery against enemy targets.
0:53 Destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Kharkiv direction: several BTR-4E and BMP.
01:11 Russian army destroyed column of APU equipment in the Zaporozhye region:
- BTR-80
- BMD-2
- Presumably T-72M1