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[LB] The number of clashes since the beginning of the day has increased to 67.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
The defense forces of Ukraine are holding back the offensive of the Russian occupiers. Terrorists continue to destroy Ukrainian cities and villages with rocket, air and artillery strikes. At this time, the number of combat clashes has increased to 67, according to the summary of the General Staff.
Ukrainian defenders are taking the necessary measures to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into our territory.
Today, the communities of Boyaro-Lezhachi, Krasnopillya, Basivka, Mezenivka, Novenke, and Myropyllya of the Sumy Region were affected by the fire of enemy artillery, mortars, and multiple rocket systems; Mykhalchyna Sloboda and Polissia of Chernihiv region. In addition, the Russians carried out airstrikes with anti-aircraft missiles in Khotyn, Basivka, Richok, Bilopyll and Krasnopill districts of the Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy twice stormed the positions of our units in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi districts.
In the Kupian direction, the Russian occupiers twice attacked the Defense Forces in the Lozova and Vyshnevo areas. One battle is still going on.
On the Lymanskyi direction, the invading army launched seven attacks on Ukrainian positions in the vicinity of Grekivka, Novomykhailivka, Petropavlivka, and Terni during the day. Six battles have ended, one more is ongoing. Ukrainian soldiers steadfastly hold the defense and inflict losses on the enemy.
The occupying forces continue to look for weak points in our defense near Verkhnyokamyanskyi and Pereiznyi in the Siverskyi direction. Since the beginning of the day, two futile enemy assaults have taken place here.
In the Kramatorsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers' aircraft attacked Pazeno, Maisky and Chasovoy Yar with anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft missiles.
In the Toretsk direction, the aggressor once tried to penetrate our defenses in the Toretsk area. In the same city, the occupiers struck with anti-aircraft guns.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian invaders made 27 attempts to dislodge our defenders from their occupied positions in the areas of Sukhoi Balka, Vozdvizhenka, Myrolyubivka, Promenya, Lysivka, Krutoy Yar, Selidovoy and Mykhailivka. The defense forces restrained the onslaught and repelled 18 enemy attacks, nine clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy army attacked 15 times in the direction of the settlements of Hirnyk, Novodmytrivka, Maksimilianivka, Georgiivka, Dalnye, Katerynivka, and Antonivka. Seven attempts by the occupiers to advance have already been repulsed.
In the Vremivsk direction, eight enemy attacks took place near Bogoyavlenka, Novoukrainka, and Zoloty. Three fights are still going on.
In the Orihiv direction, the occupation forces once stormed the positions of the Defense Forces near Malaya Tokmachka.
There are no significant changes in the rest of the directions.
The operation is ongoing in the Kursk region. Russian aviation continues to attack Russian cities and villages. Since the beginning of the day, Russian planes have carried out 22 strikes with 32 anti-aircraft missiles on their own territory.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:37 The United States is preparing a new aid package for Ukraine - financing the production of Ukrainian drones in the amount of $800 million, Zelensky said. He also said that during a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, he discussed the implementation of the "victory plan" and specific steps that can implement its points.
19:24 In Zaporozhye, three people have already died and 16 were wounded as a result of today's Russian attack, said the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov.
18:58 In Donetsk Oblast, as a result of today's shelling of the Pokrovsky district, at least three people were killed and two were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. In particular, in Mirnohrad, two were killed and one was wounded, in Kurakhovo - one killed and one was wounded.
17:50 Kyiv held secret talks with Moscow in 2022, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told The Washington Post. According to him, during the talks, the parties reached an agreement on a humanitarian corridor, which allowed about 400,000 people to be evacuated from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. An exchange of prisoners of war, political prisoners, and wounded soldiers was also agreed upon. In addition, the negotiations resulted in a "grain agreement," which Russia subsequently violated.
17:43 The Pentagon reported that the new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine will include, in particular, M113 armored personnel carriers, HIMARS shells, 155-mm and 105-mm artillery shells, mortar systems and shells for them, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank missiles, satellite communications equipment, small arms and ammunition, and logistics support.
17:29 Zelensky reported that he met with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Kiev - they discussed the most important defense priorities, in particular air defense, preparation for the winter period and the expansion of the use of long-range weapons against Russian military facilities.
17:07 Russian soldiers shot two captured Ukrainian soldiers near Selidovo in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region, the prosecutor's office reported. The Russians, who stormed a forest plantation near the city of Selidovo, put the unarmed prisoners of war face down and held them in this position, pressing them to the ground with their feet. After some time, they shot the Ukrainians point-blank with automatic weapons.
16:18 Zelensky reported that he held a meeting with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky and Chief of the General Staff Anatoly Bargilevich, and discussed, first of all, the situation at the front, provision of weapons and equipment, and staffing of brigades.
Syrsky reported in detail on the situation in all directions and separately on the Kursk operation, where the Defense Forces, according to Zelensky, "are maintaining their positions and not allowing the enemy to expand the war on our land."
"Instead of a buffer zone on the territory of Ukraine, which the Russians planned, we created a buffer zone near our border on Russian territory. But the special emphasis is on replenishing the exchange fund for Ukraine in order to free our people from Russian captivity. It was thanks to the Kursk operation that we managed to free a significant number of our people," Zelensky emphasized.
15:27 In Zaporozhye, two people have already been killed and 15 wounded as a result of enemy shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov.
15:05 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, during a meeting with Zelensky in Kyiv, announced the provision of a new military aid package to Ukraine worth $400 million.
14:32 In Zaporizhia, the body of a person killed in a Russian strike was pulled out from under the rubble, said OVA head Ivan Fedorov. Fourteen people were injured.
14:09 Trump said he warned Putin about "hitting Moscow" over Ukraine: "I said, Vladimir, if you go after Ukraine, I'm going to hit you so hard you won't even believe it. I'm going to hit you in the middle of fricking Moscow." According to Trump, the Kremlin leader then responded: "No way." Trump did not specify when or under what circumstances this conversation took place.
14:01 The Ukrainian Navy took part in the largest NATO exercise on the use of unmanned systems in maritime operations - REPMUS 24 - for the first time. According to the Ministry of Defense, with the help of the DELTA combat system, the Ukrainian military coordinated the work of more than 50 unmanned vehicles of various types - underwater, sea, land and air. During the exercise, DELTA was also able to connect and receive data on the location of the German "robotic dog" Robotics-L.
13:30 The number of victims as a result of the Russian strike on Zaporizhia has risen to 14, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
13:24 Five people injured in the Russian attack sought medical attention in Krivoy Rog, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
12:52 The number of those wounded as a result of the Russian strike on Zaporozhye has risen to nine, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
12:48 The IAEA has been funding research by Russian scientists in Crimea since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, even though it officially recognizes the peninsula as Ukrainian, Radio Liberty has learned. In response to a request from journalists, the agency said that it continues to view Crimea as part of Ukraine, and that the scientific projects it supported were "exclusively technical in nature."
In addition, according to the publication, a training session organized with IAEA funds is starting in Moscow this week, several participants of which arrived from the temporarily occupied Donetsk after their candidacies were approved by the agency secretariat. In the internal IAEA documents, their country of residence is indicated as Russia.
12:25 Russians have launched another missile strike on Krivoy Rog - a cultural site was damaged, according to preliminary information, no one was hurt, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
12:06 The number of people injured as a result of today's enemy strike on Zaporizhia has grown to seven, more than 30 houses have been damaged, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. The State Emergency Service added that as a result of the strike, a two-story building of a kindergarten was partially destroyed.
11:29 Of the 3,767 Ukrainian citizens who were returned from Russian captivity, almost all needed long-term treatment and rehabilitation, Zelensky said. "Russia illegally holds thousands more of our people and continues the forced displacement of children. Torture, humiliation and hunger - this is what our Ukrainian people are going through in Russian prisons and camps," the president emphasized.
11:14 In the Komaritsky district of the Bryansk region, Russians detained 18 servicemen from the DPRK who fled from their positions in the Kursk region. Now they may be used in assault operations against the Defense Forces, Ukrainian media write, citing sources in the special services.
10:46 Russia has struck a residential area in Zaporizhia, at least five people were injured, said OVA head Ivan Fedorov.
10:17 Air defense destroyed 59 out of 116 enemy UAVs (Shahed and unspecified types) in Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Sumy, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Chernihiv and Poltava regions at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, 45 drones were lost, up to ten remain in Ukrainian airspace. Several hits on civilian infrastructure were recorded.
In addition, during today's night attack, Russia used one Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile, one Kh-35 guided air-launched missile and one Kh-31P guided air-launched missile.
10:03 In the Kiev region, in the village of Glevakha, a five-story building was damaged as a result of falling debris, the State Emergency Service reported. 43 residents of the building were evacuated, there were no casualties.
09:51 The Russian army attacked Kherson at night, two people were injured, OVA reported. Another person was injured in Berislav - a local resident was hit by an enemy drone. Over the previous day, two people were injured in the region as a result of Russian shelling.
09:42 In Donetsk region on October 20 as a result of Russian shelling three people were wounded - in Novoselidovka, Kurakhovo and Ilyinka, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
09:40 Dmitry Golenkov, a pilot of the 52nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces based at the Shaikovka airfield, has been killed in the Bryansk region. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Golenkov served as chief of staff of the Russian aviation squadron. According to intelligence, he was involved in missile strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets, in particular, the Amstor shopping center in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, on June 27, 2022. The attack killed 22 people and injured dozens. Golenkov was also responsible for a missile strike on a residential building in Dnepr on January 14, 2023, which killed 46 people, including six children. Golenkov's body was found with multiple head injuries, likely inflicted with a hammer.
09:36 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed his visit to Kiev: "I returned to Ukraine for the fourth time as Secretary of Defense, demonstrating that the United States, together with the international community, continues to support Ukraine."
09:22 Syrsky reported that he held a working meeting on issues of improving the training of military personnel, in particular, he heard a report on a pilot project that is already being implemented and provides for an increase in the duration of basic general military training from one to 1.5 months. "In December, I will make a decision on a new model of basic general military training. In the future, if the operational situation allows, I do not rule out the next stage of increasing the duration of basic training," the commander-in-chief noted.
He also called the Airborne Assault Troops "a true flagship of personnel training." According to Syrsky, new approaches to training used in the Airborne Assault Troops should also be used in other components of the Defense Forces. The Commander-in-Chief also instructed to increase the staffing of instructor positions in training centers: everyone who trains the military must have relevant combat experience.
09:04 In the evening and at night, the enemy attacked the Odessa region with missiles and attack drones, said the head of the OVA Oleg Kiper. As a result of the missile attack on the port infrastructure, a fire broke out, which was quickly extinguished, no one was hurt.
08:53 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in Kiev on an unannounced visit, The Wall Street Journal reports.
08:31 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 21:
personnel - about 680,230 (+1,710) people,
tanks - 9071 (+24),
combat armored vehicles - 18,175 (+64),
artillery systems - 19,589 (+24),
MLRS - 1232 (+0),
air defense systems - 979 (+1),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 329 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 17,333 (+46),
cruise missiles - 2624 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 27,034 (+47),
special equipment - 3479 (+3).
08:26 On the evening of October 20, the enemy shelled the Osnovyansky and Kievsky districts of Kharkiv with KABs, 12 people were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. As a result of the attack, 11 residential buildings, eight non-residential buildings, a gas station, and cars were damaged. In addition, the day before, the Russians shelled the village of Novoplatonovka in the Izyumsky district, killing two people.
07:45 At night, Russians attacked critical infrastructure in the Romensky district of Sumy Oblast - as a result of the attack, several settlements were de-energized, OVA reported. The day before, one person died in the region as a result of Russian shelling - in the Shalyginskaya community.
07:38 Late in the evening of October 20, Russians launched a missile attack on Krivoy Rog, wounding four people, including a 12-year-old child, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak. A hotel, five multi-story buildings, a cultural facility, a bank, and two stores were damaged.
05:49 Russia attacked Kiev with drones, all of them were neutralized, said the head of the Kyiv State Air Defense Forces Sergey Popko. Falling debris was recorded in the Dniprovsky, Goloseevsky and Solomensky districts of the city, in the latter one person was injured. One apartment building and one one-story residential building were damaged.
02:05 The UN Security Council will meet on October 21 to discuss the situation in Ukraine, including support for Russia from the DPRK, Iran and China, the organization's website reports. The meeting will be held at the request of the United States and Slovenia, which had previously consulted with the Ukrainian permanent mission. The Security Council members are also expected to discuss Zelensky's "victory plan." The meeting will begin at 15:00 Eastern Time (22:00 Kyiv time).
It’s good to see the Russian military arrest and try soldiers for what used to be an expected wartime perk.
[Korrespondent] The pre-trial investigation is still ongoing.
The occupiers illegally detained the woman, allegedly suspecting her of collaborating with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The victim was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted.
Three Russian servicemen aged 28, 30 and 37 have been declared suspects in violating the laws and customs of war. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Chernihiv region.
According to law enforcement officials, three residents of the Republic of Tyva (RF) illegally detained a woman in the village of Yagodnoye in the Chernihiv region in early March 2022, allegedly suspecting her of collaborating with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They took her to a house where they brutally beat her and committed sexual violence.
Later, not satisfied with the above, the invaders transferred the woman to the "death cellar" in the school in the village of Yagodnoye. There they drove out of one of the rooms all the civilians inside and repeated their criminal actions against the victim.
The pre-trial investigation continues.
Let us recall that in the temporarily occupied Starobelsk region, a Russian soldier raped and killed two girls.
It was also reported that the Russian occupier who committed sexual violence against a woman during the temporary occupation of the right-bank part of the Kherson region was declared a suspect.
#1
The Russian military, as with the Soviet military, and as with the Imperial Russian military always have regarded acts of war committed against the civilian population as acts that shame the uniform, and have always been treated as crimes, not perquisites.
How they are dealt with will depend on the tactical commander at the time of the commission of the crime, and could include non judicial punishment (Article 15, Captain's mast, etc), through the stripping of ranks and rewards, to exile, to imprisonment, to execution (drumheads).
The main difference is how news of the alleged crime is handled. Russians prefer to handle their judicial matters discretely. They prefer to let the detractors squawk as criminal matters are quietly closed and they move on to the business of victory.
#2
I dunno but, from what I've heard, Red Army soldiers had themselves quite a party when they finally got to Berlin. When Stalin told them "Berlin is yours", he meant it in more ways than one. I'd hate to have them doing the same in Ukraine. There's enough bad blood between those people as it is.
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#3
The point is soldiers from either side ain't s'posed to be using military means against civilians
#4
Surprising when they emptied out prisons to feed the carnage on the front line? Given how much they waste in burning up Ukie ammo with cannon fodder, what would the line dog think that the 'authorities' would do to them that was worse?
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Air Assault Brigade, 112th and 113th Territorial Defence brigades close to Malye Prokhody, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Volchansk, and Artelnoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of AFU 3rd Tank Brigade, 14th, 28th, 44th, 60th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 116th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Kruglyakovka, Novoplatonovka (Kharkov region), Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic) and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 350 troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm M777 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun. Three ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line and defeated the units of AFU 24th, 30th, 54th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 49th Air Assault Brigade near Serebryanka, Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka, Minkovka, Stupochki, Predtechino, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by units of AFU 81st Airmobile Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 720 troops, three motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defence, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 32nd, 41st, 53rd Mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 101st Territorial Defence Brigade, 12th and 15th National Guard brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Nikolayevka, Selidovo, Tsukurino, and Kurakhovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Fourteen counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of AFU 23rd, 47th, 100th Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 78th Air Assault Regiments, 49th and 425th assault battalions, and 37th Naval Infantry Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 430 troops, two pickup trucks, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made M1117 armoured personnel carrier, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 110th, 117th, 127th Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Dobrovolye, Shakhtyorskoye, and Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units hit AFU 31st, 117th Mechanised brigades, 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 121st, 124th Territorial Defence brigades close to Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhov, Lobkovoye (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged Ukrainian energy facilities, which provided support for the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the infrastructure of military airfields, production workshops and depots for the storage of attack UAVs, a temporary deployment area for foreign mercenaries as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 127 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 52 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,018 unmanned aerial vehicles, 582 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,743 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,478 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,480 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,443 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continue offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of AFU 17th Tank Brigade, 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 80th, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, 1st and 17th National Guard brigades close to Kolmakov, Nizhniy Klin, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
One counteattack launched by an assault detachment of AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade was repelled close to Novoivanovka. The AFU losses amounted to up to 15 troops killed and wounded, destroyed one tank and two armoured fighting vehicles.
Army Aviation and artillery inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 17th Tank Brigade, 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades as well as 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Agronom, Aleksandriya, Volfino, Gogolevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kremyanoye, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Mikhaylovka, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Oleshnya, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops launched strikes at clusters in Sumy region and reserves of AFU 17th Tank Brigade, 21st, 22nd, 61st Mechanised brigades, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 101st and 103rd Territorial Defence brigades close to Basovka, Vesyolovka, Zhuravka, Katerinovka, Novenkoye, Rogoznoye, and Khodino.
Over 260 troops, 16 armoured vehicles, including two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, and 13 armoured fighting vehicles, six field artillery guns, four motor vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations were neutralised during the day.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the enemy has lost more than 25,420 servicemen, 169 tanks, 84 infantry fighting vehicles, 103 armoured personnel carriers, 977 armoured fighting vehicles, 664 motor vehicles, 216 artillery guns, 38 multiple rocket launchers, including nine of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the U.S., nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, five transport and loading vehicles, 52 EW stations, 11 counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence radars, 22 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/21/2024 to 00:00 10/22/2024.
A total of 28 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of four civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Four cars,
Four residential buildings,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 28 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 81 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:48 Information about assault in n.p. Selidovo as of 21:00.
"We rushed along the E-50 highway to the fork. The pincers are tightening at an unimaginable speed. The enemy has less than a day left to try to leave the city, although with this trend, even less," the report says.
19:15 Artillerymen destroyed UAV control point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kakhovka direction
During another flight over the right bank of the Dnieper, the operator discovered how the enemy UAV crew prepared for launch, the coordinates were immediately transmitted to the 122mm D-30 howitzer crew. The target was destroyed with precision fire.
19:13 Footage of defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV with a precise hit from a sniper rifle with confirmation of the downing of the so-called "Baba Yaga".
18:16 Statements of representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 21, 2024)
17:17 220mm BM-27 "Hurricane" of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps demolishes Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the South Donetsk direction
The Uragan multiple launch rocket systems of the Vostok group of forces struck the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Aerial reconnaissance recorded the destruction of the targets in real time.
16:10 Russian drone operators are tracking and destroying Ukrainian militants in the Kursk region.
16:09 With the support of Solntsepek: TOS-1A crew cleared the way for our assault troops in the Avdeevka direction
Reconnaissance using unmanned aerial vehicles discovered a concentration of enemy manpower in fortified positions located along the route of the motorized riflemen of the Center group of forces.
The TOS-1A Solntsepek crew arrived at the firing position and fired a salvo of 220mm rockets at the specified coordinates.
15:13 According to preliminary information, the Russian Army, developing its offensive, reached the eastern administrative border of Kurakhovo.
15:03 In Selydove, the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces also continues to deteriorate consistently. As of 13:00 Moscow time, there is an advance to the northeast of the city. The enemy also reports a serious increase in losses during the rotation/sanitary evacuation phase.
14:06 Ka-52m crew tore off rotation of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region.
14:02 Operational data is coming in that our troops have broken through the Nazi defenses in Gornyak and reached Repina Street from the east, fighting in the central part of the city.
13:09 Speed: is the Key: Armored Group of Russian Paratroopers destroyed a group of Ukrainian nationalists at a stronghold.
The paratroopers constantly carry out daring raids and get very close to the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces both during the day and at night.
The assault groups of the unit then moved forward to capture the strong point, which the armored group had worked on. They completed the destruction of the enemy, occupied the strong point, cleared it of Ukrainian infantry, and handed it over to the fortification units.
12:14 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
– The Russian Armed Forces struck a temporary deployment point for foreign mercenaries in Ukraine;
– Russian air defense forces destroyed three HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 52 Ukrainian drones in one day;
– The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 350 soldiers and three warehouses in the area of responsibility of the “West” group in one day;
– The “Center” group defeated nine brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one day, repelled 14 counterattacks, and the enemy lost up to 430 soldiers;
– The “East” group of forces occupied more advantageous positions; the enemy lost up to 90 servicemen.
11:33 Russian Armed Forces successfully advance in Chasov Yar
By data of "Come and see", the Russian army continues to successfully advance in Chasov Yar.
“In Chasov Yar, our troops were able to penetrate the enemy’s defenses,” a Russian soldier told the channel.
According to him, the Russian Armed Forces are also successfully enveloping the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions to the south of the settlement. The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction continues to deteriorate.
10:20 In the village of Zoryanoye liberated by the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade soared Russian flag
Thanks to successful reconnaissance and lightning-fast actions of the fighters of the heroic 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, part of the group of troops operating in the Kurakhovsky direction, it was possible to force the Volchya River and take full control of the settlement of Zoryanoye, where the Russian flag now proudly flies. The complete collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction is inevitable - it is only a matter of time.
Successful advance and clearing of territories continues, which will further expand the possibilities for attack and blocking of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Kurakhovsky direction. The soldiers of the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade are determined to continue liberating our land from the enemy.
09:13 Artillerymen of the North group of forces are destroying the enemy.
Crews of self-propelled howitzers 122mm 2S1 "Gvozdika" at any time of day and in any weather conditions are applied to precision strikes on exposed military facilities, positions, fortifications, armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:16 During the past night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted.
Air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 18 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: 11 UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region, 4 over the territory of the Bryansk region, two over the territory of the Kursk region, and one over the territory of the Oryol region.
08:14 Crews of 1523mm self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" destroyed an armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Using unmanned aerial vehicles, reconnaissance forces of the Zapad group of forces identified camouflaged armored vehicles and shelters with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in a forest belt.
The coordinates of the targets were transmitted to the artillery command post for further destruction. The artillery crews destroyed all identified targets using 152mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzers.
08:00 Military signalmen of the "Center" group of troopsperformcombat missions in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Sergey Adamov
[REGNUM] The Russian Armed Forces are successfully advancing in a number of directions in Donbas. Combat operations continue in the Pokrovsk direction, in the area of Ugledar and Chasov Yar. At the same time, the heaviest battles, as in previous weeks, unfolded on the section of the front west of Donetsk.
As a result of the offensive in the Kurakhovo area, Russian troops took control of the village of Maksimilyanovka in the DPR. The advancing units of the "South" group raised the Russian flag over the settlement. Information about the advance of troops in this area was confirmed by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The assault on Maksimilianivka lasted for several weeks and was accompanied by fierce battles in the village's buildings. According to information from the field, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units were ordered to hold each individual house as long as possible, delaying the Russian army's advance as much as possible. But as soon as the garrison began to face complete encirclement, the Ukrainian troops retreated in the direction of Kurakhovo.
Earlier, Russian troops also occupied the settlement of Ostrovskoye on the shore of the Kurakhovskoye Reservoir. This led to a partial disruption of Ukrainian Armed Forces communications between the settlements of Gornyak and Kurakhovo.
According to local reports, northeast of Kurakhovo, Russian troops have also managed to liberate the settlement of Zoryanoye. Further north, Zhelannoye Vtoroy has also come under the control of the Russian army, Ukrainian sources report. At the same time, Russian troops have reached the outskirts of the settlement of Kurakhovo itself, which may soon allow them to begin an assault on the settlement.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces will most likely try to hold the settlement, but will be forced to retreat, predicts the Spanish publication El Pais. Servicemen of the 46th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told the publication's journalists that the battles for Kurakhovo will probably begin in the near future, but they do not count on success. Earlier, Ukrainian troops retreated from Ugledar and other large settlements in the area.
“We will probably soon see that Kurakhovo will suffer the same fate,” Yevgeny Churbanov, deputy commander of the 46th Brigade’s reconnaissance battalion, told El Pais.
Ukrainian soldiers complain about the obvious superiority of the Russian army, the lack of weapons and supply problems. The soldiers in the Kurakhovo area often refuse to carry out orders, fearing losses.
The situation north of the Kurakhovskoye Reservoir, in the area of the village of Selidovo, is not the best for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The village is de facto semi-encircled: from the south, Russian troops are moving from the Tsukurino area, from the north - from the Novogrodovka area. Russian troops are also advancing on the city from the east, from the area of the village of Mikhailovka, an informed source told IA Regnum.
"The fighting has already spread to the settlement itself. We have successes on the outskirts, we managed to get a foothold here and there. For now, their forces in Selidovo still have a road to Pokrovsk, they are not surrounded. But the road is under fire, as we advance, we will cut it off, so they will have to retreat from Selidovo as well. For now, they are holding on and resisting," the source told the publication.
The liberation of Selidovo will allow the main Ukrainian defense node in this area, the city of Pokrovsk, to be bypassed from the south and the enemy group's supply routes to be consistently cut off. Russian troops are currently 10 kilometers from the city, but are so far refraining from a frontal assault.
ADVANCE TO THE NORTH
South of Kurakhovo, Russian troops are also continuing to build on the success achieved after the liberation of Ugledar. Having captured the commanding heights, the attacking units are advancing in the direction of Bogoyavlenka.
Russian troops are also advancing in the Zolotaya Niva area and are gradually pushing back the enemy in the village of Katerinovka. The settlement is divided into approximately two parts. The Russian Armed Forces have managed to establish full control over the Maryinka-Ugledar highway.
According to information from the field, as a result of the actions of Russian artillery and aviation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have developed a critical supply situation - the bridge over the Solodka River, which connects Katerynivka with Kurakhovo, has been destroyed. In the current situation, Kurakhovo may be surrounded in the near future, sources of the Regnum news agency believe.
"After Ugledar, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been unable to organize defense in this area; they are clinging to individual settlements, but are constantly retreating to the north. We, in turn, are pressing. Now the main burden of the fighting has fallen on the Katerinovka-Antonovka areas. The enemy is clinging to these areas and has not retreated yet," the agency's source said.
At the same time, the formations of the 72nd Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces practically do not launch counterattacks, since they had previously suffered heavy losses during the retreat from Ugledar.
CHASOV YAR ON THE EVE OF ENCIRCLEMENT
The Russian army's offensive also continues in the former Artemovsk direction - in the area of the city of Chasov Yar. The Russian Armed Forces have crossed the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal and have begun a gradual encirclement of the city from the south.
Ukrainian sources acknowledge the advance of the Russian army in the areas of Kalinovka and Grigoryevka. These are bridgeheads created behind the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal. According to unconfirmed information from the field, the Block-9 mine has come under the control of the Russian army.
The advance of the Russian army was also confirmed by the military observer of the German publication Bild Julian Röpke. According to him, Russian troops broke through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces south of Chasov Yar and advanced 2.5 kilometers to the west along the southern outskirts of the city.
Advancement in this area allows, on the one hand, to cut off communication between Chasovy Yar and Konstantinovka, on the other hand, breaking through the enemy's line of defense allows an assault on the city to begin from the southern direction. Ukrainian sources complain that the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in this area have been seriously weakened in recent months and have proven unable to repel a powerful offensive by the Russian army, supported from the air.
The liberation of Chasov Yar, in turn, opens the way for an offensive on Konstantinovka and the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration - the last major defensive node of the Ukrainian army in the northern part of Donbass.
DISAPPOINTING FORECASTS FOR KYIV
The widespread successes of the Russian army and the retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the foreseeable future create a threat of a complete collapse of the Ukrainian front. This is the conclusion reached by Western and Ukrainian observers.
According to the Ukrainian publication Ua War Infographics, in August-September 2024, Russian troops occupied 5.5 times more territory than in the whole of 2023. Among the reasons for the failures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, researchers cite a lack of weapons, the refusal of Western allies to give permission to strike on Russian territory, as well as changes in the tactics of Russian troops.
The withdrawal of Ukrainian troops in a number of areas may also indicate the depletion of human reserves that had been accumulating throughout the spring and summer of 2023. It was assumed that these forces would be involved in a new “counteroffensive” by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but in the end the forces were scattered across the entire front, failing to change the situation in Kyiv’s favor.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has seen another wave of harsh forced mobilization — with the goal of replenishing the losses it has suffered. But these recruits, firstly, lack the proper training and motivation, which makes them extremely weak soldiers, and secondly, they may simply not make it in time for the decisive battles in Donbas.
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