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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.