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[LB] There are dead and wounded.
by Iryna Gamalii
Since the morning, the occupiers have fired about 10 rockets at Avdiivka, Donetsk region . There are hits in high-rise buildings, in an open area, on the territory of the Avdiyiv Coke Chemical Plant. So far, it is known about one dead person, two more people were injured.
Vitalii Barabash, head of the Avdiiv MBA, stated this on the air of the telethon.
"Yesterday, thank God, people have some instinct of self-preservation... Yesterday there were no injured or dead, most likely they just heard what was happening around the city since night, and that's why they didn't go out," said Barabash.
However, today, as a result of shelling, one 38-year-old man was killed and one 79-year-old wounded. A 35-year-old woman was also injured. There may be two people, a man and an elderly woman, under the rubble after the airstrike.
We will remind you that Avdiivka was hit by artillery and tank fire yesterday. There were no casualties.
The enemy with the forces of up to three battalions, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, intensified offensive actions in the Avdiivka, Tonenko, Keramik, and Pervomaisky districts. The armed forces repelled all enemy attacks and prevented the loss of lines and positions.
The defenders did not allow the loss of boundaries and positions.
by Iryna Lysohor
In the Avdiivka direction, Russians with forces of up to three battalions, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, intensified offensive actions in the Avdiivka, Tonenko, and Keramik districts of the Donetsk region.
However, our defenders repelled all attacks and prevented the loss of boundaries and positions . The spokesman of the General Staff, Andriy Kovalev, announced this on the air of the telethon.
The offensive operation of the Defense Forces continues in the Bakhmut and Melitopol directions.
"In the direction of Melitopol, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation and have improved the tactical position in the area west of Robotyny, Zaporizhzhia region," Kovalev said.
The defenders also continue their assault south of Bakhmut. Klishchiivka and Andriivka were more successful to the east.
In the Marinka direction, during the past day, the Defense Forces successfully repelled more than 10 attacks in the areas of Marinka and Krasnohorivka.
On the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy unsuccessfully advanced in the area of Zolotaya Niva and Volodyny.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the defenders are holding back the enemy in the areas of Inzhenerny and Verbovoy.
In the Kupyan direction, defenders repelled more than 30 attacks in the Sinkivka and Ivanivka districts of the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, defenders are holding back a powerful enemy offensive in the Makiivka and Dibrova districts of the Luhansk region.
It will be recalled that 108 combat clashes took place during the past day. Russia also struck civilian houses in Veliky Burluk settlement of Kharkiv region with an anti-aircraft guided missile S-300. In addition, the occupiers attacked the southern regions of our country with attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type, most of which were destroyed by our air defense.
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[Vesti] Ukrainian defenders repelled all attacks and prevented the loss of lines and positions
By Anna Pavlova
After yesterday's Russian offensive on Avdievka (Donetsk region), we can consider that a new great battle for this city has begun.
Source: Head of the city military administration Vitaly Barabash on the telethon.
New details: People's Deputy Musa Magomedov, who was previously the director of the Avdeevsky Coke Plant, reported that tanks with resin were burning at the enterprise after the shelling.
Quote: “They continue to pour on the territory of AKHZ, purposefully destroying production facilities. Six missiles flew to the plant, tanks with resin are burning. The connection is very poor, but I know from the director that all employees of the target are hiding in shelters.”
Details: The offensive of Russian troops on Avdievka began on October 10. They launched a massive offensive near the city, and the fighting has been going on for two days now. According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russians have deployed about 2,000 of their troops in this direction.
Quote from Vitaly Barabash: “About 15:00 hrs on October 10, the Russians began to massively shell positions around Avdievka. In the evening, the invaders attacked the city. Ukrainian defenders have already destroyed about 60 units of Russian equipment, including 16 tanks.
On October 11, the Russians continue to storm Ukrainian positions are mainly in groups of 20-30 invaders in different directions. Today Russian troops do not use equipment. We must thank God for some kind of instinct of self-preservation among people, yesterday there were no wounded or dead, most likely they just heard it, what was happening around the city since the night, and that’s why they didn’t go out.”
Details: On October 11, it became known that a man born in 1938 had died. There were also two casualties. In addition, the invaders carried out an airstrike on a high-rise building, after which they are looking for people under the rubble. There may be an elderly man and woman there.
Quote: “This morning, about 10 missiles have already hit the city, there are hits on multi-storey buildings, there are hits and they hit the territory of the Avdievka coke plant and the old part of the city directly in an open area.”
What preceded: On the morning of October 11, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in the Avdievka direction, the Russians, with up to three battalions, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, intensified offensive operations in the areas of Avdievka, Tonenky, Keramik and Pervomaisky of the Donetsk region. Ukrainian defenders repelled all attacks and prevented the loss of lines and positions.
Russian occupation forces continue to storm Avdiivka, Donetsk region.
This was reported by the head of the Avdiyiv MBA Vitaliy Barabash.
"The Russians are trying to break through our defenses under the cover of rocket attacks and heavy artillery fire, using everything they have," he wrote.
From the Telegram post:
The storming of Avdiivka does not stop. The Russians are trying to break through our defenses under the cover of rocket attacks and heavy artillery fire, using everything they have at their disposal.
As a result of today's rocket strike, unfortunately, there are civilians injured.
But how long do these bombings last - it is impossible to get used to this! Every time this sur shocks... The children's sports ground in Avdiivka is against the background of a dilapidated house with a completely folded entrance... In the still smoldering rooms, surviving household appliances and other signs of the peaceful life that recently raged here can be seen.
Is this what they call "liberation"? Victory? When everything is destroyed and people die?
It will be recalled that the occupiers fired about 10 rockets at Avdiivka, Donetsk region . There are hits in high-rise buildings, in an open area, on the territory of the Avdiyiv Coke Chemical Plant. It is known that one person died, two more people were injured.
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[Korrespondent] 22:29 In winter, Ukraine will continue offensive operations, said the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown, after a conversation with Zelensky: “I understand that in winter there are more challenges, but Ukraine is determined to advance in winter. We will also continue our assistance.”
In turn, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin emphasized that Ukraine continues its stable offensive and demonstrates progress. He also assured that the States will continue to provide everything necessary.
22:14 Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost about 300 thousand soldiers and mercenaries, a NATO official said on the sidelines of a meeting of the Alliance's defense ministers. According to him, most of the losses of Russians will occur in the period after December 2022. He also noted that the Russian Federation lost 1,800 officers, including 11 generals.
22:08 The 16th meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine took place in Brussels, at NATO headquarters. The purpose of this meeting is to speed up the provision of weapons to the Ukrainian defenders in order to prevent a pause in the counter-offensive. About the results of the Ramstein meeting - in the material What weapons Ukraine will receive .
22:03 NATO said that Ukrainian strikes on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in September have seriously limited its capabilities, but it remains capable of carrying out basic wartime missions - launching cruise missile strikes and patrolling the area.
21:25 The Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that the drones that fell on the territory of the country were hit by Ukrainian air defense during attacks on the port of Izmail and entered an uncontrolled fall near the target, which resulted in an accidental hit on the territory of Romania. “In none of these situations did we detect intent, Romanian territory was not the target, the strike was accidental,” the MoD said.
20:58 Belgium not only joined the aviation coalition, but will also transfer a new defense package to Ukraine, Zelensky said in an evening video message. The package will include “several important components,” including air defense missiles. In addition, during his visit to Brussels, Zelensky discussed the introduction of new sanctions against the Russian Federation - a ban on the supply of Russian diamonds to the European market. “This is a blow to Russia’s profits. The long-awaited step will become a reality,” the president said.
In addition, Zelensky said that during a meeting with the US Secretary of Defense and the new head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was assured that America would continue to provide “steady and continuous support to Ukraine necessary for our defense.” They discussed, in particular, strengthening Ukraine’s capabilities in protecting against Russian terror - drones and missiles.
20:34 The death toll as a result of a Russian strike on a gymnasium in Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, has increased to four, two more people were injured. Search and rescue work has been completed, said the head of the OBA, Sergei Lysak. The enemy attacked the area eight times during the day, using kamikaze drones and heavy artillery. About 50 private houses and infrastructure facilities were damaged.
19:47 In the Avdeevka direction, the Defense Forces repulsed ten enemy attacks in the Avdeevka area and eight more attacks in the areas east of Stepnoye and southeast of the Northern Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the evening report.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks near Sinkovka and Ivanovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Makeevka area of the Luhansk region, as well as Torsky and Serebryansky forestry of the Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Andreevka area of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the districts of Marinka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in the area south of Zolotaya Niva and southeast of Ugledar, Donetsk region.
19:40 The Russians have improved their Lancet drones, which can now fly at a distance of up to 60-70 km compared to 40 km previously, said Natalya Gumenyuk, spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, the Russian Federation has increased the number of drone attacks from temporarily occupied territories and is using them on the left bank of the Dnieper.
19:34 At the Ramstein meeting, a decision was made to create a “coalition of capabilities” for the long-term defense of Ukraine and to deter Russian aggression for decades, said Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.
Estonia and Luxembourg will lead a coalition aimed at supporting Ukrainian IT infrastructure. Lithuania will help with mine clearance, and the United States will lead a coalition that will help Ukraine develop its Air Force. The co-leaders of this coalition will be Denmark and the Netherlands. Washington further promises to join other coalitions as they take shape over the coming weeks, particularly in armored vehicles and artillery.
Bulgaria has promised to transfer components of the S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine. France pledged to transfer self-propelled artillery units to Caesar and speed up their production. Canada will invest $500 million over the next three years in armored vehicles for Ukraine. Lithuania also announced that it would transfer two NASAMS air defense systems, 155-mm ammunition, and electric generators to Ukraine.
19:28 Russia has changed its tactics and now uses only Caliber carriers for launches in battle formation. The remaining ships are not participating in hostilities, said Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk. According to him, “they do not feel safe in Sevastopol” - this is the result of the work of Ukrainian surface drones, UAVs and missile systems. “The enemy would remove all ships from Sevastopol, but loading Caliber missiles onto platforms is possible only at this base,” Pletenchuk noted.
19:03 The Russians fired at the territory of the Shirokovsky community in the Zaporozhye region, one person was killed, the prosecutor’s office reported.
19:00 In the morning, the Russians fired at residential areas of Avdeevka, Donetsk region - one person was killed, two were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
18:51 The United States will lead a coalition of countries that will help Ukraine develop its own air force, said Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. He also added that Ukraine will be able to begin using the F-16 no earlier than next spring.
18:29 Canada will provide Ukraine with a $25 million aid package, which will include winter clothing and equipment, as well as another package of military aid from Canadian Forces stocks, including artillery shells, ammunition and aircraft bombs, Defense Minister Bill Blair said .
17:57 Ukraine received a grant from the United States in the amount of $1.15 billion, the Ministry of Finance reported. In 2023, Kyiv received $10.9 billion in direct budget support from the United States in the form of grants, and since the beginning of a full-scale war, the state budget of Ukraine has received $22.9 billion from the United States. Grant funds are used to partially compensate for state budget expenses, including social and humanitarian expenses not related to the sphere of security and defense.
17:28 In the Liman-Kupyansk direction, the Russians are resuming offensive operations, increasing the intensity of shelling and launching airstrikes, focusing their attention near the settlements of Ivanovka and Sinkovka in the Kharkov region, as well as near Makeyevka in the Donetsk region, said Ilya Yevlash, speaker of the Eastern Group of Armed Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, the enemy also tried to advance near Novoegorovka, but was repulsed. The enemy's main goal remains the capture of Kupyansk, since it is an important logistics hub in this direction.
17:25 In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces have currently repelled all enemy attacks, the loss of lines and positions has not been allowed, said Alexander Shtupun, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces. “We were waiting for them. The guys dug in well, mined the approaches well. Our anti-tank weapons were positioned correctly. Combat work is going on, the artillery is working quite accurately and powerfully. Now the situation is under control. There are battles going on,” he said and added that the Russians have been trying to encircle for a long time Avdeevka.
17:22 The Russian Army is trying to encircle Avdeevka and force the Ukrainian Armed Forces to transfer reserves to this direction, said General Staff Speaker Andrei Kovalev.
17:19 The Russians shelled Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, the gymnasium was destroyed. Two employees of the educational institution are known to have died, search and rescue operations are continuing, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Igor Klimenko.
17:16 Finland is transferring the 19th package of military assistance to Ukraine worth 95 million euros, the country’s government announced. The contents of the package are not disclosed.
16:32 Norway will provide about 17 million euros for demining areas in Ukraine where hostilities took place, the country’s Foreign Ministry reported.
16:18 Russian troops launched a massive offensive in the Avdeevka area of the Donetsk region, using such a large amount of equipment for the first time, said the head of the city military administration, Vitaly Barabash: “Since the beginning of a full-scale war, it has never been used like this. It was previously announced that about 50 pieces of equipment went on the offensive yesterday, but we really know that more than 60 units of equipment were shot down in our direction. A plane was shot down, a Mi-8 helicopter was shot down." He clarified that earlier the Russians attacked with 20-25 units of equipment. In addition, the Russians yesterday sent about 2,000 personnel to the attack.
15:33 Belgium will transfer to Ukraine all profits from the taxation of frozen Russian assets , said Prime Minister Alexander de Croo. He clarified that 1.7 billion euros will be transferred in 2024. Zelensky said Belgium was the first country to initiate the practice of using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's defense against Russian terror. The funds will be used for security assistance and rapid recovery projects in the regions.
15:30 The Russian Army targeted a funeral service vehicle at a cemetery in the village of Kindiyka, Kherson region, with a drone, the OVA reported. Three funeral service employees were injured.
15:27 The Russians fired at the town of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Kharkov region, wounding two people, the prosecutor’s office reported.
15:24 Zelensky said in an interview with Digi24 that he is ready to run for president if elections take place during the war, but if the war ended, no: “If the war continued, yes, if the war ended, no. I cannot escape during the war.” time of war."
15:21 Zelensky at NATO headquarters called Putin and Hamas terrorists: “Terrorists like Putin or like Hamas seek to hold free and democratic countries hostage. And they want power over those who strive for freedom. Terrorists will not change. They just have to lose. And that means we have to win."
14:47 The UK will supply Ukraine with MSI-DS Terrahawk Paladin stationary anti-aircraft installations to protect critical infrastructure from drones, the country's government reported. The assistance package will also include military equipment for passing minefields.
13:22 All NATO member countries agree that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance in the future, Stoltenberg said at the Ramstein meeting: “We must put in place a long-term program to ensure that history does not repeat itself. On this, all allies agree, that Ukraine will become a member of NATO." He also stressed that NATO partners “will act on the side of Ukraine as long as necessary.”
12:49 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the new head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown. We discussed the needs of the Ukrainian army and the importance of strengthening air defense on the eve of the winter period.
12:34 In the morning, the Russians fired at Mikhailovka, Berislavsky district, Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported.
12:20 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $200 million. It will include AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles, HIMARS ammunition, TOW anti-tank missiles, 155 mm and 105 mm projectiles.
11:58 Denmark plans to transfer the first F-16 fighters to Ukraine in March or April next year, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.
11:21 The number of deaths as a result of the Russian strike on the village of Groza in the Kharkov region on October 5 increased to 55, said the speaker of the regional prosecutor’s office Dmitry Chubenko. He clarified that it was possible to identify the bodies of two more women who were considered missing. The process of identifying the remains of the bodies continues, three people are still missing.
10:26 Zelensky said that in Brussels he will hold meetings with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo and will take part in a Ramstein format meeting offline for the first time. “I have an important appeal to all present ministers of defense of the countries participating in this powerful coalition,” the president announced.
10:55 The SBU has identified the traitors who aimed the Russian Iskander at the village of Groza in the Kharkov region on October 5, resulting in the deaths of more than 50 people. The attackers turned out to be two brothers - local residents. During the occupation, they held “positions” in the occupation “internal affairs department.” On the eve of the liberation of the region, both traitors fled with their families to the Russian Federation, after which they remotely began to form their own network of informants in the territory controlled by Ukraine.
Under the guise of friendly conversations, the traitors asked people for information about the deployment of the Defense Forces and public events. From the beginning of October, they began collecting information about the planned reburial of the deceased Ukrainian military man in the village of Groza. Having found out the exact address and time, they passed this data on to their Russian curators.
10:19 The high-level international donor conference on humanitarian demining in Ukraine, organized by the Ukrainian and Croatian governments in cooperation with the European Commission, begins work in the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. The key goals of the conference are to present Ukraine’s needs in mine action, exchange global experience, mobilize resources, present Ukrainian developments in mine action, etc.
09:48 Belgium will transfer several F-16 fighters to Ukraine from 2025, said the head of the Ministry of Defense Ludivine Dedonder. The exact number, she said, will depend on “the increase in power of our new F-35s.” Belgium will also continue to train pilots and offer to take over the maintenance of the entire coalition fighter fleet.
09:43 Zelensky arrived on an unannounced visit to Brussels , where a meeting in the Ramstein format is taking place today, as well as a meeting of NATO defense ministers and a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, the UP reports from the scene.
09:40 Zelensky said in an interview with Digi24 that Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is in its final period, and it may be the most difficult: “I know that Russia will leave our territories. I think I know when, but I can’t tell you this... This is the last part of the war. This is not its middle. The first period is the capture, then stopping the Russian offensive and seizing the initiative. I think we are in the last part. We have a lot of fears, but we are in the last part, the very heavy."
09:37 The Russians fired artillery at the village. Kurilovka, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
08:39 At the 16th Ramstein meeting, which will take place today in Brussels, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps will announce a new package of military assistance to Ukraine worth more than £100 million, the British MoD reported. The package will include funds for mine clearance, equipment maintenance and defense strengthening to protect key Ukrainian infrastructure.
08:25 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 11:
personnel - about 283,900 (+820) people,
tanks - 4863 (+34),
armored combat vehicles - 9220 (+91),
artillery systems - 6731 (+18),
MLRS - 809 (+1),
air defense systems - 545 (+1),
aircraft - 316 (+1),
helicopters - 316 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 5226 (+19),
cruise missiles - 1530 (+0),
ships/boats - 20 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9145 (+20),
special equipment - 965 (+4).
07:41 During the night, the Russians fired heavy artillery at Nikopol, Marganets and Mirovsk communities in the Dnepropetrovsk region. One person was injured, two administrative buildings, a utility company, a dormitory, and five apartment buildings were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
07:33 In the Avdeevka direction, the enemy, with up to three battalions, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, intensified offensive operations in the areas of Avdeevka, Tonenky, Keramik and Pervomaisky, Donetsk region. The defense forces repelled all enemy attacks and did not allow the loss of lines and positions, the General Staff reported in its morning report .
At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and have improved the tactical situation in the area west of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. Also, the Defense Forces continue assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and were successful in areas east of Kleshcheevka and east of Andreevka.
In total, 108 military clashes took place at the front over the past 24 hours. In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Ivanovka areas of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Makeevka and Dibrovy districts of the Luhansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the districts of Maryinka and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - near Zolotaya Niva and Volodino, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Inzhenernoye and Verbovoye districts of the Zaporozhye region.
04:29 Russia is unsuccessfully trying to attack, while the Defense Forces are moving forward, although slowly, Zelensky said in an interview with France 2 TV channel: “Russia is trying unsuccessfully to counterattack, and we continue to advance step by step. But we are not moving as fast as expected and I would like to." According to the president, in global terms, time is on Russia’s side, so assistance to Ukraine should not be allowed to be interrupted.
02:35 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the Russian army has intensified its offensive efforts near Avdiivka and in the western Zaporozhye region to pull the Ukrainian Armed Forces away from Rabotino . Russian military bloggers mostly describe the operations in the Avdiivka area as a “significant offensive operation” with the goal of encircling the group of Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka and capturing the city. However, Russian troops deployed irregular forces along this front line, primarily elements of the 1st Army Corps of the “DPR” and additional volunteer formations. At the same time, ISW did not notice any deployment of regular Russian troops on this line.
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[Korrespondent] Russian troops continue to attack the territory of our state with attack drones. An alarm is sounding in a number of regions.
Russian troops launched attack drones into Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Wednesday, October 11, on Telegram.
“Attention! The enemy has recorded the launch of several groups of attack UAVs from the area of the Chauda training ground (Crimea) in the direction of the southern regions,” the warning says.
In addition, the Russians launched drones from the northeast.
"Attention! Sumy, Poltava, Kharkov regions - the threat of using attack UAVs from the north-eastern direction!"
In the event of an alarm, Ukrainians should take shelter. If this is not possible, then you should use the two-wall rule.
Russian designers have increased the flight range of their Lancet attack drones by several tens of kilometers.
Let us remind you that the Russian army launched a missile attack on a gymnasium in Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
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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 10 counterattacks of assault detachments of the AFU 32nd, 115th Mechanised and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade close to Ivanovka, Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), and improved the tactical situation at the forward lines.
The enemy lost up to 280 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, one tank, and two motor vehicles
In addition, in the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery howitzer, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery howitzer were neutralised.
One ammunition depot of foreign mercenaries was destroyed close to Volchansk (Kharkov region).
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled two attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade near Serebryanskoye forest.
In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade, 63rd Mechanised Brigade, and 5th National Guard Brigade south of Kuzmino, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 65 Ukrainian troops and two pickup trucks.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, the Russian troops hit one French-made Caezar self-propelled howitzer, three 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery systems, one 152mm Akatsiya and one 122mm Gvordika self-propelled howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, as well as one Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems improved the tactical situation at the forward lines close to Avdeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, as a result of strikes at reserves of the AFU 31st Mechanised Brigade near Ocheretino (Donetsk People's Republic) the enemy lost up to 90 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, as well as 10 U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured motor vehicles.
The total enemy loses in this direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 330 Ukranian troops killed and wounded, one tank, 11 armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
Two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery systems and one 152mm D-20 howitzer were neutralised during counter-battery warfare.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 110th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed close to Orlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, helicoptes, and artillery inflicted loses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ugledar and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses have amounted to up to 155 Ukrainian troops and four motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops neutralised one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one U.S.-made M109 Paladin howitzer, one UK-made FH70 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery systems, and 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
In Zaporozhye direction, two AFU attacks northwest of Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region) were repelled by actions of the Russian Group of Forces units, air strikes and artillery fire.
Up to 20 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, as well as one 152mm D-20 howitzer were neutralised.
In Kherson direction, up to 45 Ukrainian troops, 11 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer have been destroyed.
In addition, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery warfare radar was destroyed near Pridneprovskoye (Kherson region).
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 127 areas during the day.
One Mig-25 fighter jets of the Ukrainian Air Force was destroyed at the Dolgintsevo airfield (Dnepropetrovsk region).
In addition, an ST-68U radar station for the detection, identification, and tracking of aerial targets was destroyed close to Malovarvarovka (Nikolayev region).
Air defence systems have intercepted three JDAM guided bombs, seven HARM anti-radiation missiles, and four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day.
Moreover, 41 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Romanovskoye, Ocheretovatoye, Ilchenkovo (Zaporozhye region), Vasilieyvka, Peschanovka (Kherson region), Paraskoveyevka, Kirillovka, Artyomovsk, Nikolayevka, Peski (Donetsk People's Republic), Ploshchanka and Novodruzhesk (Lugansk People's Republic).
In total, 488 airplanes and 250 helicopters, 7,709 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,496 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,162 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,723 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 14,064 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/11/2023 to 00:00 10/12/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 12 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
Information was received about the injury of a civilian, a man, in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka.
Residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.
The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Zaitsevo, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kyiv districts).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out nine attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were two artillery attacks from 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, 24 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU.
22:00 NGP exploration reports: news from Avdeevsky direction
The Russian Armed Forces continue to build on their success south of Avdeevka; the railway south of the former Tsarskaya Okhota recreation center has been taken under control.
We are receiving reports about the liberation of the Stepovoye (Petrovskoye) settlement north of Avdievka, we are checking the information.
The pincers around the Avdievka fortified area continue to tighten, and we will update the reports as more relevant information becomes available.
History is being made before our eyes; the Russian Armed Forces are right now breaking into the enemy’s defenses, which are not inferior in strength to our Surovikin Line.
The army needs support from the rear more than ever.
21:25 Front-line soldier reports: Russian MLRS are launched at the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevsky direction.
20:50 NGP explorationreports: attempt of an enemy offensive in the Avdievka direction - video. This evening the enemy imprudently decided that all the forces and means of our army in the Avdeevsky direction were concentrated on the offensive, and tried to occupy a number of our positions.
The attack attempt was unsuccessful; the drone's reconnaissance unit revealed the enemy's plans in advance, after which a massive artillery strike was launched against the concentration of enemy forces
20:25 Front-line soldier reports: in the Avdeevsky direction, yesterday the Russian Armed Forces advanced 12 km.
19:50 Frontline reports: Southeast of the village of Severnoe (Avdeevskoe direction) there are battles.
19:20 Frontline reports In the Novoprokopovka area, for the third day, the Russian Armed Forces have been firing at the Ukrainian Armed Forces with everything they have. There is no progress on their part
18:45 Front-line soldier reports - Verbovoe. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have increased pressure from the north. RF Armed Forces restrain onslaught
18:05 MO RF: Today at about 16.30 hrs Moscow time, 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.
On duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.
17:35 In the Bryansk region three times a day under shelling hit the village of Suzemka. Four civilians were wounded by shrapnel and received medical assistance.
Shell fragments damaged an administrative building, a residential building and a car, damage assessment continues, and emergency services are on the scene.
17:00 NGP exploration reports: brief summary of the Avdeevsky direction
The activity of our tactical aviation and artillery. Sending FABs and other gifts to enemy positions continues.
Fierce battles are taking place, the enemy is bringing up reserves and is waging a counter-battery fight.
For the second day, the Russian army heroically goes on the offensive, continuing to move forward meter by meter. There are successes from the side. Berdychi, and Vodyanoe settlement. The fighters also attack from the side. Spartak plus are trying to take control of a section of the track.
16:30 RF Ministry of Defense: Today at about 15.30 Moscow time, 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.
On duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.
15:45 Front-line soldier reports regarding Kleshcheevka: the Russian Armed Forces are counterattacking the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
14:35 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Kupyansky section: the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces near Kupyansky, the situation as of 14.00 hrs October 11, 2023
Units of the 6th Army and 1st Tank Army of the West group of the Russian Armed Forces also went on the offensive against the positions of Ukrainian formations on the Sin'kovka-Ivanovka-Kislovka line.
At Sin'kovka, Russian troops, attacking along the railway from Liman 1st, occupied three strongholds in heavy fighting on the outskirts of the village. The Russian Armed Forces penetrated 1 km deep.
Similarly, servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces are actively storming the landings in which the enemy has taken refuge in the direction of Ivanovka and Kislovka. The advance was about 1.5 km.
The assault on Ukrainian positions is very difficult due to the dense mining of the area, as well as the conveyor belt sending of “cannon fodder” to the front lines. The basis of the defense is the 14th Mechanized Brigade, reinforced by TRO.
Due to significant losses, reinforcements continue to be transferred to Kupyansk. Recently, the dispatch of two battalions of an unidentified formation began from Zhitomir
. 13:55 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting massive artillery attack of the border area of the Bryansk region.
The village of Suzemka has been continuously bombarded by the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the morning; several residential buildings are on fire, the village is without power, and no information has been received on casualties.
The regional governor announced the downing of an aircraft-type drone over Bryansk and two more in the sky over the Surazh region, there were no injuries or damage.
Local residents also reported that another UAV was shot down over the Fokinsky district of the regional capital; there were no casualties.
In addition, artillery attack of the Pogarsky and Starodubsky districts was reported, but no official information has yet been received.
13:25 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 10.10.2023 to 00:00 11.10.2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 24 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian forces.
Information was received about the injury of two civilians in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and Mariupol.
Four residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.
Areas of five settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire:
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 14 attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlovka there were seven artillery attacks from 152mm artillery and attack UAVs.
On Yasinovatsky there were 3 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.
A total of 84 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 44 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU.
12:55 Artillery of the “Southern” group of troops destroyed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement Berestovoye.
Artillerymen of the 88th Brigade of the “Southern” group of forces hit the enemy’s weapons and manpower with precise strikes. The fire is corrected by UAV operators -video.
12:30 Russian Defense Ministry: October 11 at about 10.00 suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On duty air defense systems intercepted a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.
11:55 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: What are the Ukrainian Armed Forces planning in the southern direction?
Over the past month, a characteristic change in the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces can be noted: on most of the front, Ukrainian formations went on the defensive due to large losses in manpower and equipment, as well as the start of counterattacks by the Russian Armed Forces.
However, this does not mean that the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have the strength for one more attempt. Against the backdrop of the world community's attention being diverted to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and interest in Ukraine falling, attention needs to be attracted by hook or by crook. And now the only option for this is the south.
What is the enemy's plan?
The new 30th Naval Infantry Corps was transferred to the Kherson direction. Where exactly most of the units of the four brigades are located is unknown. But reconnaissance groups are already occupying lines along the Dnieper.
In addition to the 30th Corps, territorial defense units are involved in the direction, trying to create a bridgehead on the left bank. The group numbers up to 1,000 people, excluding MTR units.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are considering six directions for attack by several assault groups. The main gift will be made at the border of Krynka - Novaya Kakhovka and the Zheleznyi Port. The rest are needed to distract attention and pin down the RF Armed Forces (including the Zaporozhye sector of the front).
They can cross the river near Bolshaya Lepetikha (the 70th Pontoon Regiment is already stationed in that direction) and Energodar. The basis of the strike groups are units of the 37th Infantry Brigade and the Special Operations Command "West".
The enemy’s plans are transparent and understandable, but even despite this, preparations are in full swing. For the third time now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been carrying out massive strikes on the rear areas of the Kherson region using all possible means, from cassettes to aviation.
The number of strikes in some sectors of the front increased five to six times. The ultimate goal of the mad dash in the south is to gain a foothold in any of the areas, create a bridgehead, gain a foothold and wait for reinforcements to arrive. And only then develop an attack on Crimea.
11:25 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: chronicle of a special military operation: events of October 9-10, 2023.
Russian troops launched a series of attacks on enemy targets in the Odessa region.
One of the targets hit was the Danube port of Vilkovo, used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for military needs.
In the Svatovsky sector, Russian troops made significant progress at the Makeevka-Nevskoye line.
The Ukrainian command hastily transfers additional forces to the area, trying to contain the offensive.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops resumed the operation to cover the Avdeevsky fortified area.
On the northern flank, assault troops managed to reach the outskirts of the village of Berdychi and break through to the waste heap southwest of Krasnogorovka.
To the south, Russian units went on the offensive from the village of Spartak.
According to preliminary data, they managed to establish control over a section of the E50 road south of Avdeevka.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, Russian units launched a counterattack south of Maryinka.
The assault troops broke through the enemy's defenses and occupied tactical heights on the approaches to Novomikhailovka.
In the Vrem'yevsky sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to expand the control zone in the area of Novodonetsky and Novomayorsky.
Russian troops successfully repelled all attacks, forcing the enemy to retreat to their original lines with losses.
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian military personnel became more active in the Kamensky sector for the first time in recent years.
During the offensive, control was established over important plantings north of the village of Zherebyanki.
11:00 Front-line soldier reports - South of the Berkhovsky reservoir, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, destroyed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the forest belt.
10:25 Front-line soldier reports - regarding Avdievka, the RF Armed Forces are moving forward. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces have strengthened themselves very powerfully during their entire stay in this locality.
10:00 Avdievka – reports Front-line soldier.
Fighting continues near the waste heap (gray zone) and west of the village of Vesyoloye.
09:27 Zaporozhye Front, settlement Verbovoe reports Front bird:
The last two days of cold accompany the troops. In the morning, it feels like a slight minus. The enemy, in small groups, storms what remains after daily heavy and intense artillery shelling. There are no tactics used in close combat.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces simply move forward at full speed, if someone in their group dies or fails to charge into our positions, then after 30 minutes they are consistently replaced by others. The rotation of assault units is at a high level, as I noted earlier. The enemy is literally walking over his dead.
I don’t know where their sense of self-preservation is, but we sometimes see that in storming groups someone does not have an individual weapon. There are too many possibilities why this happens.
09:26 Avdeevskoe direction:
Russian army in the morning resumed massive artillery artillery attack of the Avdievka fortified area.
The assault continues.
08:27 Summary on the morning of October 11, 2023
Yesterday, the Russian Army launched a large-scale offensive, the main attack was concentrated on the Avdeevsky fortified area, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces had been filling with high-quality concrete for 8 years during the construction of fortifications. After massive artillery preparation, assault units were brought into battle.
The height to the north-west of Avdievka was taken, the Russian Armed Forces rushed to the outskirts of the village. Berdychi, from the south there is also an attack on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of ??the settlement. Experienced. Aviation is working closely against the enemy.
On the Zaporozhye front in the Novopokrovka-Verbovoe sector, the situation at night was characterized by mutual artillery shelling, the enemy was using cluster munitions. To the east, in the direction of Zherebyanka - Pyatikhatki, the Russian Armed Forces advanced several hundred meters.
In the Kherson direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting artillery attacks with long-range artillery, while the Russian Armed Forces, due to the difference in firing range, are conducting counter-battery combat using all available means, including aircraft-type kamikaze UAVs. On the islands in the floodplain of the river. Dnieper fighting continues.
In the Vrem'evsky direction near Novodonetsky, two groups of enemy infantry were destroyed.
South of Svatovo, the Russian Armed Forces are rushing to the outskirts of Makeyevka (LPR), and enemy strongholds are being captured on the flanks in a pincer movement. The Russian Army brought newly created units into battle.
In the Bryansk region, on the territory of the Surazhsky district, two enemy aircraft-type UAVs were destroyed by air defense systems. In the Belgorod region, the village of Popovka, Krasnoyaruzh district, came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces twice.
A civilian was killed, his wife received severe shrapnel wounds, and later died in an ambulance. In the DPR, two civilians were wounded from artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
. 08:07 Frontline summary for the morning of 10/11/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with artillery support, attacked on the northern outskirts of Novoprokopovka and from the north-west to Verbovoye. The Russian Armed Forces attacked their positions in the villages of Rabotino and Malaya Tokmachka. The artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Russians in Nesteryanka, Kopany, Il'chenkovo, Ocheretovaty, Novopokrovka, Novofedorovka and Romanovsky.
In the Ugledarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces counterattacked from Priyutnoye to Levadnoye, as well as in the direction of Staromayorsky. Encounter battles near Novodonetsky.
On the Donetsk front there is a sharp intensification of offensive actions by the Russian Armed Forces. After the artillery shelling, assault operations took place near Novomikhailovka and Marinka. They seriously took on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ fortified area in Avdeevka. There is progress to Severnoe (a settlement west of Avdeevka), Stepnoe (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions) and Berdychi. Ukrainian units in the city itself were subjected to massive attacks by Russian artillery and aviation.
They found themselves in a similar situation in Konstantinovka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name southwest of Bakhmut), Ocheretin, Novokalinov and Keramika. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Russian positions in Donetsk, Vodyanoye, Opytnoye and the village of Krasnogorovka.
In the Bakhmut direction there are oncoming battles near Kurdyumovka. Ukrainian troops are trying to gain a foothold at the railway line east of Andreevka, despite heavy artillery attack from the Russian Armed Forces. Russian troops counterattacked at Kleshcheevka.
In the Lugansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces continued offensive operations near Makeyevka, Ivanovka and Sin'kovka. Under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Belogorovka, Peschany, Petropavlovka and Kondrashovka.
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[Regnum] The Russian armed forces have demonstrated the vulnerability of NATO weapons in Ukraine. Stephen Bryan, a senior fellow at the Yorktown Institute's Center for Security Policy, wrote about this in an article for Asia Times.
He noted that Russian guns, drones and mines are destroying Western tanks, despite the fact that they are equipped with superior electronics and target designation systems, modern armor and an excellent diesel power plant.
The expert drew attention to the fact that the West repeats the same mistake over and over again and refuses to learn from its mistakes. NATO countries were confident that their armored vehicles would turn the tide of the conflict in Ukraine, as a result they were destroyed by Russian forces, and the vaunted air defense systems in Israel were unable to prevent Hamas attacks on the country, he explained.
“Along with Israel's much-discussed intelligence failure, there is a growing understanding that many of America's and Israel's high-tech weapons are not performing as advertised. The same can be said for many European systems,” Brian said.
As reported by IA Regnum, earlier Russian President Vladimir Putin said that American fighters, if Kiev receives them, will burn in the fire of Russian missiles in the same way as German Leopard tanks burn.
The Russian leader noted on October 5 that the Russian military in the special operation zone feels confident and is advancing in various sections of the contact line. The President added that the day before, the Russian military advanced and improved positions in 12 sections of the contact line.
Earlier, Putin said that the total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the beginning of the widely announced “counteroffensive” amounted to 90,000 people. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also lost 557 tanks and almost 1,900 units of other armored vehicles of various classes.
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Does not matter how good the tanks are, they are expendable products in the sense that they are costly to use in battle, and their loss can be significant. Not only do they require a substantial investment in terms of resources and funding, but they also involve the risk of human life.
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I believe this is the referenced Stephen Bryen article...
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[Regnum] Israeli soldiers and instructors participating in the battles in Ukraine are returning to their homeland. The commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apty Alaudinov, announced this on October 11 on Channel One.
“Some of them served as instructors, others were directly involved in special forces units. And all these fighters, it turns out, are removed and return to their homeland,” said Alaudinov.
They’re returning from everywhere — the IDF reserves have been called in.
According to him, information about Israelis in Ukraine will not appear within one, two or three days, but an analysis of the events showed that there were a very large number of them there.
Alaudinov also suggested that the departure of the Israeli military could, among other things, affect morale in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, the commander of the special forces “Akhmat” noted that Ukraine is now not even moving to a secondary level, so it will no longer receive weapons and equipment from the West.
As Regnum previously reported , the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky , said that he was concerned about the possibility of decreased attention to the conflict in Ukraine from the West after Hamas attacks on Israel.
Former adviser to Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin stated that the war in Israel has completely eclipsed the conflict in Ukraine. Kiev has disappeared from the Western agenda; this threatens Ukraine with serious consequences, including the cessation of arms supplies, he predicted.
American Senator Josh Hawley said that in connection with the current situation in the Middle East, Israel should receive all financial resources that were previously intended for Ukraine.
Commentary by Russian blogger Donetsk.
[DonRF] Yesterday the third large-scale offensive against Avdiivka began. It started off promising. More than. And successfully. Although it’s too early to shout hurray and throw caps into the air. Because the second one also started in the same way, and then some of the recaptured positions were lost. Nevertheless, there are a lot of positives in the beginning of the battle... And serious positives. From strategy to tactics. From planning to implementation in practice. From preparation to a minimum of mischief. In order:
1. The operation was launched against the backdrop of offensive actions in the Zaporozhye and Kupyansk directions launched earlier.
2. Started at a time when the enemy is actively fighting for Artemovsk and wasting resources on the Zaporozhye front to hold positions there
3. At a time of political crisis in Israel, when part of the flow of shells and missiles was redirected there.
4. When the enemy is maximally exhausted
5. Surprise has been achieved on many points at once
6. This is the transfer of reserves, carried out unnoticed by the enemy with all NATO satellites and RER
7. And the withdrawal of troops to the starting points
8. And the power of the first artillery strike that shocked the enemy.
9. Restrained reaction of the majority of media and TG channels of a military orientation
At the same time, there is still something to work on:
1. The enemy’s artillery is not completely crushed
2. The collapse of the front did not occur
3. The operation, if there is no success today or tomorrow, risks becoming protracted, which for like death
In general, we saw a completely different war. With powerful artillery strikes in a short time, with assault groups, with a higher level of military intelligence and clear planning. And most importantly - with real goals. Because the goal is not to capture a city like Artemovsk, but to bypass it from the flanks and cut off logistics. Which is already painful for the enemy. Because there won’t be a second Mariupol if it’s successful. There will be a second Gaza Strip.
Although success still needs to be achieved. True, in part there is already something to brag about - the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been taken under fire control. A breakthrough was achieved on the first day. But...all this needs to be held and moved on. Until they transferred reserves and reinforced artillery groups in this direction. It's two or three days from today. They have reserves. But now their transfer is hampered by the work of our troops along the railway. And by demolishing the Ocheretino station, time was won for the infantry.
In any case, the first offensive after the summer began successfully. And God grant that it develops this way, without resulting in a frontal assault on the city of Avdeevka or a transition to the defensive. The army is growing up. The army is learning. And the army fights. God is with us, and on the other side, as they themselves declare, there is only the Unclean One. And Donetsk is waiting. Waiting for safety and peaceful skies. But in any case, another step in the development of military art of the RF Armed Forces has been taken. Then everything depends on the bookmaker and reserves.
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Since the morning, the occupiers have fired about 10 rockets at Avdiivka, Donetsk region . There are hits in high-rise buildings, in an open area, on the territory of the Avdiyiv Coke Chemical Plant. So far, it is known about one dead person, two more people were injured.
