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[VESTI] In temporarily occupied Mariupol, at least two ethnic criminal groups formed from Uzbeks, immigrants from Tajikistan operate in Mariupol.
Details : The Russian Federation brought more than 25,000 construction workers to Mariupol, most of them came from Central Asian countries. "in this way, the enemy solves the problem of labor shortage, because local residents do not want to work for the occupiers, and at the same time changes the demographic composition of the city. Migrants have already created at least two ethnic gangs involved in arms and drug trafficking, smuggling, scrap metal collection, and illegal transportation and construction,” the Central Tax Service notes and adds that guest workers brought to the city are also mobilized into the Russian army.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:45 Energy workers and rescuers are working all day today in the Kherson and Donetsk regions to eliminate the consequences of Russian attacks on energy facilities, Zelensky said in an evening video message. He warned that there will be more such Russian attacks as winter approaches: “We must be prepared for this. We will strengthen our air defense as much as possible - as realistic as possible in the current conditions. Even more than realistic: we are agreeing with our partners on such steps in defense that have not been used before."
20:29 In the near future, forced evacuation of families with children from two more communities of the Donetsk region - Toretsk and Maryinsk will begin, said the head of the OBA Igor Moroz. According to him, there are now almost 240 children in the Toretsk community, and 19 in the Maryinskaya community.
19:11 Biden said in an interview with CBS that Washington can continue to simultaneously support Ukraine and Israel. He also noted that the United States is an “indispensable state” in ensuring international security.
18:17 It is becoming increasingly difficult for Ukraine to receive financial support from partners, as their attention is focused on the upcoming elections, said Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko: “I see a lot of fatigue, I see a lot of weakness among our partners, they would like to forget about the war, but the war it's still going on." According to him, Ukraine is now making twice as much effort to convince partners to provide support than before.
17:59 White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed that the Biden administration is considering combining aid packages for Ukraine and Israel. He added that the package would be “significantly larger” than $2 billion.
14:41 OSINT analyst Brady Efrik published a satellite image showing that the Russians have installed a barrier at the entrance to Sevastopol Bay. This is probably how they want to counter attacks from sea drones.
13:25 Ukrainian media sources in the SBU showed a video of a successful attack on the Krasnaya Yaruga electrical substation in the Belgorod region. In particular, Russian military facilities are connected to it.
12:48 The Russians fired at the Kherson region from aircraft in the morning. Two guided bombs hit the suburbs of Kherson, hitting residential buildings and infrastructure, OVA reported. Another 11 CABs were released in four settlements of the Berislavsky district. Power went out in some areas. Electricity supply in Kherson has already been restored, but short-term blackouts in areas are possible as adjustment work continues.
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that the entire city was temporarily without power, and the station switched to backup power. The shock wave damaged the vestibules of the 11th car of train No. 102 Kherson-Kyiv, passengers were not injured. Several windows were broken, but the train has already left the shelling zone and continues to move according to schedule.
11:03 Ukraine leases air defense systems to strengthen protection during the cold period, said Air Force Speaker Yuriy Ignat: “We already have this practice. It is clear that each country primarily cares about its own defense. Nobody has their own air defense for nothing. won't give it back. Why is it taking so long to supply air defense, why in doses? Because there is not enough of it in the world to give it to us."
At the same time, Ignat added that information about which countries are leasing air defense to Ukraine is sensitive, so it will not be disclosed. “Our partners especially didn’t want us to do voiceovers,” he explained.
09:40 At night, the Russians shelled Kizomys, Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. Over the past 24 hours, two people were killed and two more were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
09:13 The Russians are now actively carrying out air strikes at night, attacking residential areas and civilian infrastructure, while at the same time artillery shelling has decreased due to a lack of shells, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces.
08:46 At night, the Russians attacked the village with a controlled aerial bomb. Druzhelubovka, Izyum district, Kharkov region. A private house was destroyed and a fire occurred. Two people were killed and another was wounded, said OVA head Oleg Sinegubov. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy also shelled settlements in the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Izyumsky districts.
08:31 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 15:
personnel - about 287,770 (+880) people,
tanks - 4948 (+8),
armored combat vehicles - 9362 (+25),
artillery systems - 6866 (+33),
MLRS - 813 (+2),
air defense systems - 547 (+0),
aircraft - 317 (+0),
helicopters - 316 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 5269 (+4),
cruise missiles - 1531 (+0),
ships/boats - 20 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9249 (+24),
special equipment - 976 (+5).
07:45 In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian army does not abandon attempts to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but to no avail. The defense forces repelled 15 enemy attacks in the Avdeevka, Tonenky and Pervomaisky districts of the Donetsk region, the General Staff reported in its morning report .
In total, about 60 military clashes took place at the front over the past 24 hours. In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Ivanovka areas of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the areas of Makeevka, Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region and Torsky in the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka area of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Rabotino and Verbovoy districts of the Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
04:08 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense allegedly intercepted 27 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs at night, of which 18 were shot down over the Kursk region and two over the Belgorod region.
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[Korrespondent] Russia has placed a submarine and two frigates on combat duty. The Southern Defense Forces reported this on Sunday, October 15, on Telegram.
“The enemy has increased the presence of missile carriers in the Black Sea. Currently, in addition to the submarine, two more frigates are on combat duty. The total salvo of Calibers can reach 20,” the message says.
It is noted that the level of missile danger is assessed as very high.
“Be attentive to air raid signals and immediately take cover,” the message says.
Let us note that Russia uses the Black and Azov Seas for its military purposes. Currently, the Sea of Azov is completely under the control of the Russian Federation.
The head of the joint coordination press center of the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine, Natalya Gumenyuk, said that the Russians fired two Caliber missiles at the Odessa region from the Sea of Azov, which indicates a change in tactics.
Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria will jointly clear the Black Sea of mines falling into their waters as a result of the Russian war against Ukraine.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled six attacks of assault groups of AFU 68th jaeger, 14th Mechanised, and 95th Air Assault Brigades close to Novoegorovka, Sinkovka (Kha'kov region), Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, helicopters delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of AFU 14th, 32nd Mechanised Brigades near Sinkovka and Ivanovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, actions of one sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been thwarted near Olshana (Kharkov region).
?More than 50 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been eliminated.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters and artillery, three attacks by assault groups of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade and the 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU have been repelled near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Serebryanskoye forest.
Moreover, AFU manpower and hardware have been eliminated near Torskoye, Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 180 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks.
In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, repelled five attacks by units of the AFU 56th Mechanised Brigade and the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Dubovo-Vasilyevka, and Kleshcheyevka(Donetsk People's Republic).
Manpower and hardware of the AFU 93rd Mechanised Brigade, the 112th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 3rd, 5th Assault Brigades have been hit near Andreevka and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ammunition depots of AFU 28th, 31st Mechanised Brigades and the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade have been destroyed close to Dyleyevka, Zhelannoye, and Tonenkoye(Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy has lost up to 410 Ukrainian personnel killed and wounded, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
In the course of the counterbattery warfare, one 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20, and 122mm one D-30 howitzers were hit.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces coordinated with helicopters and artillery repelled one attack of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade's assault group close to Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 79th air assault, 72nd mechanised, 127th, 128th Territorial Defence Brigades have been hit close to Novomikhailovka, Ugledar, Vodyanoye, Staromayorskoye, Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 155 Ukrainian personnel, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles have been neutralised.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces repelled one attack by the AFU 71st Jaeger Brigade's assault group close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, air strikes and artillery fire struck the personnel and hardware of the 65th Mechanised Brigade close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 55 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade was neutralised close to Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).
In Kherson direction, two AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups' actions were repelled on Alyoshkinsky Island.
Up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen and two motor vehicles were destroyed as a result of fire defeat.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 133 areas during the day.
One communication centre of the Ukrainian Air Force has been destroyed at the Dnepr airfield (Dnepropetrovsk region).
One command post of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade was destroyed close to Podliman (Kharkov region).
Russian air defence forces have intercepted three U.S.-manufactured HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day.
Moreover, 67 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Verkhnekamenka (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Belogorovka, Maryinka, Vasilevka, Elenovka(Donetsk People's Republic), Kamenskoye, Chervonogorka, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Sagi (Kherson region).
In total, 488 airplanes and 250 helicopters, 7,888 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,640 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,163 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,771 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 14,297 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:56 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/15/2023 to 00:00 10/16/2023
Over the past 24 hours Representative office reported about 15 facts of firing from the AFU.
Information has been received about the death of a child, a boy born in 2013, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.
Two civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity in the Central City district of Gorlovka and Vladimirovka.
Two residential buildings were damaged in the Central City district of Gorlovka. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.
The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Vladimirovka.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 12 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
At Gorlivske there were two artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
At Volnovakha one artillery attack from 155mm artillery. A total of 50 units of various ammunition were fired.
A previous 11 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU during the day.
21:45 NGP intelligence reports: artillery war in Avdievka
Video clip for a clear understanding of the scale of the fire impact on Avdievka.
A barrage of artillery attacks , mines and rockets is continuously raining down on the enemy dug in on the territory of the coke plant.
Dozens of guns and artillery systems non-stop pour fire into the AKHZ, destroying the enemy’s fortifications and manpower, which the latter, by the way, is transferring to Avdievka in battalions, this is about the issue of their losses.
The picture you see in the video practically does not change around the clock; the Gods of War do not give the enemy a break.
Do not trust enemy propaganda about the lack of fire support from our infantry, artillery and aviation are working, and working well
20:55 Front-line soldier reports: in Kleshcheevka, the Russian Armed Forces are holding the defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces made their way behind a piece of iron in one place, gained a foothold, but by the evening they were destroyed.
20:20 The Russian Armed Forces level the positions of the 81st airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belogorovka area.
The artillery of the “Southern” group of troops with precise strikes destroys strongholds and locations for personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Accuracy control and fire adjustments are carried out by UAV operators -video.
19:30 Crew of the ATGM of the 114th brigade Donetsk 1st Army Corps ATGM and Browning machine gun and the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Avdievka waste heap -video.
18:40 NGP exploration transmits: according to the situation in the Avdeevsky direction
On the northeastern outskirts of Avdievka (in the AKHZ area), the enemy launched several counterattacks in order to regain control over previously lost positions, but was unsuccessful and rolled back to their original positions with losses.
At the moment, our forces have secured positions in the least vulnerable positions for enemy fire and are preparing for further actions; ahead is another ridge of defensive structures and firing points rolled into concrete that need to be dismantled.
Since the very morning, cannon and rocket artillery have been operating in Avdeevka, the enemy is actively using electronic warfare systems in order to prevent the adjustment of fire and additional reconnaissance of targets from UAVs.
The Aerospace Forces continue to launch missile and bomb attacks on enemy targets in the territory of the Coke and Chemical Plant.
It also takes a significant amount of time to eliminate minefields, which the enemy leaves in large numbers.
17:20 Artillery paratroopers accurately fire 82mm ammunition at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Verbovoye area -video.
Airborne troops fire to suppress enemy firing positions, strongholds and hidden manpower at a range of up to seven kilometers.
16:20 Our fighter, being alone in the dugout under enemy pressure -video.
He didn't give up! He sent trash towards the binder so that the horns and legs flew off.
A hero who, most likely, is no longer with us.
15:40 During the last 24 hours of the Ukrainian Armed Forces increased the frequency intensity of artillery attack on the left bank of the Kherson region.
The following areas came under fire: Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Korsunka and Sagi. Civil infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged.
Local authorities report that over the past 24 hours in the city of Alyoshki, two civilians were killed and another was wounded. Earlier it was reported about the death of another resident in Radensk.
15:00 RF Ministry of Defense: On October 15, at about 14.00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
On duty air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:30 BREM-1 modernized by installing a visor and dynamic protection -photo.
12:40 Telegram channel “Two majors“: Overview With vodka as of October 15, 2023.
The main change at the front was the transition of the Russian Armed Forces to large-scale offensive operations. Among the officials, for some reason, only Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Nebenzya, voiced this, which, on the other hand, will not give information reasons to the enemy if our offensive stalls.
The main visible blow was our actions in the Avdeevsky direction. The Russian Armed Forces began to crack open the most serious fortified area, which had been filled with concrete for years, with large-scale artillery attacks, and aviation quickly suppressed enemy firepower from the air. Assault units attack the enemy from all sides, while at the same time the task of forming a cauldron is traced. It is already being reported that all roads to Avdievka are under the fire control of the Russian Armed Forces.
However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are transferring entire military units to the direction from other sectors of the front. The most difficult and bloody battles are taking place, and it is impossible to say that the Russian Army is doing everything as smoothly as on paper. The enemy, like us, had learned a lot over the months of fighting.
At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces became more active in the Svatovo-Kremennaya direction, in the area of Makeevka (LPR) and the Torsky salient. The newly formed 25th Army, Central Military District was brought into battle; the advance was up to several kilometers.
The Kupyansk section of the front also began to move: the enemy was being pushed out from his positions at Liman Pervy and Sin'kovka, Kupyansk itself was turned into a fortified area, which was constantly being subjected to serious attacks by aviation and artillery.
The Zaporozhye Front continues to rumble: the enemy is constantly trying to break through on the Rabotino-Novoprokopovka-Verbovoe line. Rabotino, by the way, is still in the gray zone; the Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to gain a foothold in the settlement. with great forces. But it is impossible to say that the enemy is weak. Yes, his much-hyped “counter-offensive” failed, but he still has enough strength.
An example of this is the daring actions of his helicopter groups, which were twice documented in the Rabotinsky direction. Although the respected speakers have more than once “completely destroyed” all enemy aircraft.
The Kherson direction is characterized by the enemy’s preparation for crossing the Dnieper, no matter how suicidal this may sound. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are counting on a huge number of watercraft and a lightning-fast landing force, which should completely capture the islands within a few hours, after which quickly deployable pontoon crossings will be put into operation.
The latter, by the way, the enemy has been skillfully directing for months and immediately removing them across the river. Ingulets, incl. for the passage of columns with wounded from the Zaporozhye Front. Enemy forces are accumulating on its bank of the Dnieper, despite heavy artillery attacks and aerial bombs.
In a number of areas, significant reserves of the Russian Armed Forces have not been brought into battle. Entire new divisions are still in the rear echelons, gradually learning the difference between training at the training ground and real arrivals from the enemy. Even if in many respects (not completely, by no means) they are formed from those personnel that were not a pity to give up, but we know the facts of the appointment of senior officers with extensive combat experience to combat leadership positions. In addition, the new units are more than half equipped with the latest technology. The same T-90.
Along the entire length of the front, the Russian Armed Forces are forced to maintain large formations to counter the enemy’s sabotage and terrorist activity: from Crimea to Bryansk, the border is being strengthened by troops and regional defense groups, which are already showing their effectiveness. However, the “gestures of goodwill” and “regroupings” of last year are affecting the course of the war as a whole: the enemy is too close to our borders.
Despite the shift of world attention to Israel, Ukraine retains serious combat potential and has a mobilization reserve. If necessary, Kyiv is ready to sweep the male population clean to the front, there is active PR for women’s participation in hostilities, and the waters are being tested regarding the prospects for the mobilization of minors.
Until the entire military-political leadership of Ukraine and all the benches are liquidated, and the enemy’s logistical potential is not destroyed, the war will be long.
12:00 Frontline reports: North-west of Verbovoy, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:25 RF Ministry of Defense: Tonight, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
A total of 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted by air defense systems on duty, of which eighteen over the Kursk region and two over the Belgorod region were destroyed in the air.
10:55 Front-line soldier reports: Klescheevka - The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to desperately try to break through the defenses of the railway tracks with grunts. But Russian artillery gives them checkmate*.
Fierce fighting continues.
10:30 Frontline reports: near Orlyansky (Kharkov region), the RF Armed Forces are expanding the zone of control, consolidating themselves in forest belts.
10:00 Frontline reports: The Russian Armed Forces advanced southeast of the village of Severnoye
09:32 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 10/14/2023 to 00:00 10/15/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 11 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
Information was received about the injury of a civilian, a woman, in the Kiev district of Donetsk.
Six residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.
Areas of five settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out six attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were four artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky there was one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
A total of 36 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 43 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU.
08:09 The senior officer of the battery with the call sign “Academician” spoke about the tasks of artillery in the Northern Military District zone -video
“Our main task is to support our storm units, which are in the front position. We support them with fire, work on their targets,” he says. “UAVs help us; after our shots, their calculations provide corrections on the target, and we work until we hit the target.”
“We work against the enemy from afar. The maximum firing range is 8,700 meters. But we have artillery attacks that fly to 12,700 meters. We mainly work on enemy equipment and concentrations of his infantry, including those located in shelters. Depending on the assigned tasks, we can work with either one or several machines on a target. As a rule, we go out in three cars, keep in touch with each other, and if someone has any problems, they tell me, I make a decision. We take up a firing position, quickly orient the vehicles, work on the target and leave the firing position,” said “Akademik.”
“I am confident in my people, we are doing the right thing, Victory will be ours!” – the artilleryman says proudly.
Commentary by Russian blogger Donetsk
[DonRF] The topic of Avdeevka has already been covered from all sides. Moreover, some found a cauldron there, others found a fierce plague. Well, that's how it goes. In our media there is no middle ground, either a boiler for the APU or damaged polymers. This is precisely why our military officers and volunteers are not allowed to go to the front - then you will be tortured to fight off inflated expectations or accusations. Our media is nervous. And he lives in complete peace and error. Uninterrupted. And endless. Is it necessary? We are not Ukraine where this is a trend.
But seriously... The basis of the strategy is to break through the front and introduce moving parts into the resulting hole. These units destroy the rear, cut communications, and finally form a cauldron. But for this, two conditions must be met - to break through the defenses quickly, ideally on the first day, before the enemy brings up reserves, and infantry. Lots of infantry. Thousands of infantry. Battalion per kilometer. And the battalion is in the second echelon. And those same moving parts.
In Avdeevka everything is somewhat different. Let's start with the fact that all these Orlovkas, Lastochkins, Thin ones are fire APUs with permanent garrisons. And, of course, fortifications. That is, there is simply no operational space. The dense network of villages and deep separation make the area unsuitable for deep breakthroughs. Of course, you can draw beautiful arrows in theory, but Suha, my friend, theory is everywhere, And the tree of life is lushly green!
I mean, we have four armies, and do we have at least one tank in reserve? What about two breakthrough artillery corps with four (at least) ammunition per barrel? What does it have to do with a full-fledged army, properly equipped. Then yes, the entire Donbass fortified area can be bypassed. There is a second chic way - to send meat. It is meat, as Kyiv is doing with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, that we will try to fill up. And the shortage can be compensated for by catching passers-by on the streets. But fortunately this is not about Russia. This is impossible here.
The third choice was made - to stun with a powerful artillery strike and rush forward. Then it will gain a foothold and fight off counterattacks, then make another dash. Then another push and another... Otherwise, the powerful fortified area cannot be taken. Well, if you don’t have four extra armies, or the desire to drive your citizens into meat assaults. They took something. We've made some progress. Moreover, we have advanced economically in terms of people and technology. The fighting is on. The enemy is no fool either; the MLRS were approaching the end of the second day. I think the infantry from the reserve too. They had problems with the railway, Ocheretino was knocked out, it’s true, but this is a difficulty, not an insurmountable obstacle. You can do it on your own.
Aviation works heartily against enemy reserves, without losses, dominating the air. But this is not enough. Since October 2014, they have been burrowing into the ground. We had Minsks. The smart plan for 2022 to go through Kharkov to the Dnieper, and through Zaporozhye to the Dnieper, cutting off the entire Donbass group, did not take off, so... the men are working. Slow and difficult. But much better quality than before. When I wrote Avdeevka 3.0, I had the third breakthrough in mind. Not a count. There will be 4.0. And most likely 5.0. What did you want? But in the end...
As a result, if the neck shrinks a little more, the enemy will find himself in a bag with a narrow neck. From which you either leave, or Stalingrad. They won't want to leave. What makes me happy is that after Artemovsk there are no frontal assaults. Both Kupyansk and Avdeevka are slowly bypassed. Without sparing BC and saving people. Ours in Kupyansky eventually took the Sinkovka. They also have extra guns and no people. And those that are busy - after all, the Zaporozhye Front is also active. And we need to keep something in Kherson and Nikopol. And there is also Borderland. Which is also scary.
So it’s hard and slow, but there is movement. And my skills are growing. And the ability to use the instruments of war. And this is the main thing. The guys are doing the work. Heavy and bloody. There is no need to disturb them with hysterics of ANY kind. As for me, both the cauldron singers and the zrad singers are a hindrance. We need help. Both morally and whatever they ask. And then everything will work out in the end. And believe in them. In privates and lieutenants, in infantry and Storm, in tankers and pilots. And all the other front-line people.
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