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Current information on the situation on the front line: October 19 (updated) |
2023-10-20 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/19/2023 to 00:00 10/20/2023 ![]() Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 36 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces. Information was received about the injury of a civilian, a man, in Mineralny. Residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility. The areas of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district),. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 26 attacks from 155mm artillery. At Gorlivske there were seven artillery attacks from MLRS and 152mm artillery. At Yasinovatsky there were three artillery attacks from MLRS and 155mm artillery. A total of 127 units of various ammunition were fired. In the previous day, 12 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU. 21:05 Storm strongpoint of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky direction by fighters of the separate reconnaissance and assault detachment “Cluny” 20:01 The Russian Ministry of Defense showed personnel combat work of airborne artillery units in the zone of a special military operation 20:00 FSB operatives detained a Ukrainian citizen in the Zaporozhye region, who, on instructions from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, was preparing an explosion at the site of a Russian military convoy. 19:33 Personnel destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces electronic warfare station in the area of Seversk 19:33 Effective personnel work against the enemy using the VT-40 drone 18:04 Military personnel of the Dnepr group of troops continue to destroy military facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Kherson region. This time, they destroyed two boats and a position of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the area of Nikolaevka, Berislavsky district. Up to 15 neo-Nazis were eliminated. 18:00 Ukrainian TG channels report explosions in the Nikolaev region 17:07 Ukrainian fighters have become more active: the Russian military destroyed a column of the Ukrainian Armed Forces The information was provided by retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko. He reported that in the Kupyansk direction the enemy tried to carry out a full-scale offensive. Ukrainian formations with up to three battalion tactical groups attempted to attack our defensive lines on a broad front. A sharp surge in attacks was noted in the Sin'kovka-Sergeevka section, which is more than thirty kilometers of front. During their counteroffensive, the enemy used Western and Soviet armored vehicles, tanks, artillery, various vehicles, and aircraft were also used. Russian military personnel repelled all attacks, and no breakthrough of the front line was allowed. Marochko noted that such actions on the part of Ukrainian militants, using forces and means, have not yet been observed in this area. 17:00 ATGM operators struck enemy BMP Marder 16:35 Vladimir Rogov reports that today Tokmak was shelled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces twice in a day At 11:40 and 14:20, the Nazis tried to strike Tokmak, Zaporozhye region. The air defense system of the Russian Armed Forces successfully worked against targets. There were no reports of casualties or destruction. The information is being clarified. 16:34 The situation in the Avdeevsky direction fromParatrooper's Diary On the southern outskirts of Avdievka, the Russian Armed Forces continue to consolidate their positions. The second destroyed bridge is controlled by our troops. The fortified areas in this area are being cleared. Also, the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Severnoye are confidently moving forward. To the south of the settlement, fighters discovered and later destroyed an enemy tank with artillery fire. 15:39 Destroyed ZIL-131 truck of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants 15:38 Artillerymen of the “Southern” group of troops destroyed positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Spornoye area 14:47 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense: -- The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Verbovoy area in the Zaporozhye direction; 14:10 “Grad” falls asleep on the right bank of the Dnieper: personnel combat work of MLRS crews near Kherson In the Kherson direction there is active artillery work on both sides. The enemy is firing at the positions of our fighters with incendiary rounds. Our crews are firing back at the enemy using Grads. Having quickly transferred the system to a combat position, our fighters release a package at the enemy and instantly move into cover, not giving the Armed Forces of Ukraine a chance to inflict a retaliatory defeat. 14:09 Destruction of Ukrainian 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad" with a precise strike by artillerymen of the Western Military District in the area of Obukhovka, Kharkov region. 14:08 Aviation of the Russian Armed Forces strikes FAB-500M-62 with UPMK on clusters of Ukrainian Armed Forces near Orekhov 13:23 The situation in the Kherson direction fromParatrooper's Diary The dispersion of enemy forces is observed both in the island part and on the left bank: we are increasingly seeing enemy DRGs. 13:22 Explosions were also reported in the occupied Ukrainian Armed Forces of Zaporozhye 13:22 Ukrainian TG channels report strong explosions in Dnepropetrovsk 12:45 Situation on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 11:50 In the Orekhovsky sector of the front, the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to make unsuccessful attempts to break through our defense line. Despite serious artillery support, Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers with armored vehicles are unable to advance near Verbovoy. The artillery of the Russian Armed Forces and the ATGM crew are working with lightning speed on the advancing enemy forces. 12:07 Sources report an explosion in Kharkov 12:06 Information on the Kupyansky direction from Front bird It is reported that the crews of our Su-34 fighter-bombers attacked temporary deployment points and strongholds of units of the 44th Mechanized Brigade in the Berestovoye area. 12:05 Power lines were damaged in the Nikolaev and Kharkov regions of Ukraine due to explosions, the country's Ministry of Energy reported on ThursdayTelegram channel. “As a result of a missile strike in the Nikolaev region, a power line was damaged, more than 800 consumers were de-energized. The artillery attack also damaged two 110 kV power lines in the Khar'kov region. At the same time, consumers did not lose power,” says a statement published by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine. 12:01 A man was wounded as a result of a rocket attack on Thursday morning in the village of Mineralnoye in the Yasinovast district of the DPR, they reported Telegram channel representation of the republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC). 12:00 The day before, six Ukrainian aircraft-type drones were shot down with small arms in the Kursk region, which became a record, a representative of the emergency services told RIA Novosti. 11:15 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 100 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region By data of “Come and see,” the Ukrainian landing force had previously tried to create a bridgehead in the area of the village of Peschanivka, Kherson region. “Up to 100 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were destroyed. The battle for the bridgehead continues,” the channel’s source said. According to him, Russian artillery is now firing at the enemy. Previously, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to gain a foothold in the area of the Kazachi Lagery, but failed. 11:15 Arrival at st. Zuevskaya in Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk 10:42 Early in the morning, Ukrainian militants shelled Gorlovka At 07:10 Moscow time from the village. In Nelepovka, 10 missiles from the MLRS were fired into the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka in the DPR. There have been no reports of casualties or damage yet. 10:42 Russian air defense destroyed an air target on approach to the Rostov region - Vasily Golubev The regional governor said there were no casualties or destruction. 09:43 Kherson region, reports Call sign Ossetian: The night went very well, we tried several times to advance in the area of the railway Antonovsky another area, but our wing lads came from all over, there was no progress, there were wounded, dead, requesting evacuation. That side was not silent; before the landing, they worked along our shore with tanks and multiple rocket launchers. Unfortunately, there are losses. Advancement in depth is not allowed, the boys get a solid five. 09:38 The commander of TOS-2 with the call sign “Snake” spoke about the use of a combat vehicle in the Northern Military District zone -video “TOS-2 Tosochka,” he says, “is designed to destroy enemy fire groups, dugouts, shelters and buildings. This vehicle is on a wheeled chassis, which makes it more mobile.” “Tosochka” has a significantly increased range of destruction – over twenty kilometers. Inflicts damage with high-power thermobaric projectiles. “The crew is always ready to carry out tasks. Victory will be ours!" - the fighter is confident. 08:28 Summary on the morning of October 19, 2023 In the Kherson direction, the Russian Armed Forces yesterday opposed the attempt of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to increase its presence on our bank of the Dnieper in the area of the settlement. Peschanivka and Podstepnoe. 08:07 Frontline summary for the morning of 10/19/2023 The Kherson-Crimean direction has become more active. Marines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, are trying to gain a foothold on the final left bank of the Dnieper near Peschanivka and Podstepnoye. On their side, units trained by the Royal Marines of Great Britain take part in the battles. At the moment, it is difficult to say whether we are talking about a large-scale operation to cross the Dnieper, or whether this is just a diversionary maneuver to resume offensive operations on other sectors of the front. Russian artillery and aviation are hitting the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kherson, Antonovka, Pridneprovsky, Novotyaginka and Berislav. The positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Gola Pristan, Alyoshki, Kazachi Lagery, Krynki, Korsunka, Dnepryanakh, Novaya Kakhovka and Kakhovka are under fire. |
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