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[Regnum] Alexander Witt , the son of a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, repressed in 1937, died in Moscow. A source told IA Regnum about this
On October 10, Alexander Alexandrovich Witt died in an apartment on Butyrskaya Street. Three weeks ago he celebrated his 86th birthday.
“The death of an 86-year-old man was recorded in an apartment on Butyrskaya Street. The preliminary cause was cardiovascular failure,” the agency’s source said.
Alexander Alexandrovich Witt was born on September 18, 1937. He worked for many years in various publishing houses. His father Alexander Adolfovich Witt was a famous Soviet physicist and mathematician. He was born on September 12, 1902. His parents were Germans living in the USSR. This fact became decisive in the fate of the talented scientist. He studied at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow State University and at the Higher Aerophotogrammetric School of the Red Air Fleet at the same time and served in the Red Army.
After graduating from the university, he entered graduate school and worked under the supervision of one of the founders of the national scientific school of radiophysics, academician Leonid Isaakovich Mandelstam. In 1934, for his great scientific achievements, Witt was elected a full member of the Research Institute of Physics at Moscow State University, and in 1935 he became a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and a professor at the Department of Oscillation Physics at Moscow State University.
In the same year, Alexander Adolfovich married Olga Neburchilova. But Witt's career, like family happiness, did not last long. In July 1937, he fell under a wave of Stalinist repressions, was sentenced to five years of exile and sent to a camp in Kolyma. At the same time as the scientist, his brother, sister, cousin and uncle were arrested. At that time, the physicist’s wife was seven months pregnant. Alexander Adolfovich did not have time to see his son; he died in 1938 in Kolyma at the age of 35. In 1941, Witt's parents, as ethnic Germans, were deported to Kazakhstan, where they soon died, unable to withstand the hardships of exile.
Alexander Adolfovich’s scientific work “The Theory of Oscillations,” created in collaboration with famous physicists Alexander Andronov and Semyon Khaikin, was published in 1937 without listing Witt among the authors. In 1957, Alexander Adolfovich Witt was officially rehabilitated for lack of proof of the charges against him.
No doubt that was some sort of comfort for his children, though their father nonetheless remained dead — like so many others killed by the Soviets before and after.
Alexander Adolfovich’s children preserved his letters to his wife from exile; they were included in the collections “Repressed Science."
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[LB] The capture of Avdiivka is of great importance for the occupiers.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
Russian troops have set another date for the capture of Donetsk region. the occupiers plan to enter the administrative borders of Donetsk region by December 31. Capturing the heights of Avdiivka is of great importance to the Russians. Vitaliy Barabash, the head of the city military administration of Avdiivka, told about this on the air of Ukrainian Radio, writes "Ukrinform".
"They have set another date for entering the administrative borders of Donetsk region. Now it is December 31. That is, by the end of the year, they have been assigned the task of entering the administrative borders of Donetsk region. They understand: if they take the height of Avdiyivka, then it will be easier for them to reach Pokrovsk and so on. That is why Avdiyivka is extremely important for them," said head Barabash.
Barabash notes that although Russian troops have stepped up in the Avdiyiv direction, that line of defense "stood and is still standing".
"They did not manage to take any strategic height. There are a lot of troops from that side. And they are now trying to compensate for all their failures on the battlefield with a large number of air rocket and artillery strikes on the city. The city is really being erased," Barabash stated.
According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the night alone, the enemy launched 13 anti-aircraft missiles, 12 during the day, and 31 air-missile strikes in the past day only on the territory of the community.
Barabash also notes that the enemy is trying to "shackle" Ukrainian forces in the Avdiyiv direction.
"They want to seize these heights and not give us the opportunity to control a very serious section of the front near Donetsk. This is more than 50 kilometers of the front line. This is a lot. Moreover, it is a front line that is close to Donetsk. Secondly, to divert attention a little and not to give an opportunity to transfer our forces to other directions," said the head of the Avdiiv MBA.
In addition, according to him, the occupiers were waiting for the main blow of the counteroffensive on Donetsk, and now they are presenting the situation in such a way that they seem to have prevented it and started the offensive actions first.
"They needed at least some kind of "victory", because lately they have not been doing well with it. And for this reason, Avdiivka was chosen, who has been around since 2014, but is indomitable, whom they cannot take. What they did not do for all these years - nothing comes out of them," Barabash stated.
Due to active hostilities, the delivery of humanitarian aid to the city has been stopped, "however, food, hygiene products, and medicine are in sufficient quantity, with a reserve for a little more than two months," the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted.
We will remind you that in the past day, the enemy has not stopped trying to break through our defense in the Avdiyiv direction , but without success. Our defenders repelled about 20 enemy attacks in the areas of A
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[Korrespondent] 20:59 Zelensky said in an evening video message that this week was the week of strengthening Ukrainian air defense. "In addition to additional missiles for air defense, there will also be new launchers - we are working on different types of systems. There will be spare parts for systems already used by Ukraine. Of course, there will be artillery - shells first of all. Drones. Armored vehicles. All the leaders who help us are completely informed about the current situation on the battlefield,” the president added.
18:56 The Russian army struck Berislav, Kherson region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
15:37 The Russians fired at the village of Bogatyr, Donetsk region, from the Smerch MLRS: an 11-year-old child was killed, two more people were wounded, including a six-year-old child, the National Police reported. As a result of the shelling, 20 private houses, a church, a school, civilian vehicles and an electrical network were damaged.
14:59 The Russian military has once again been tasked with reaching the administrative borders of the Donetsk region - this time by the end of the year, said the head of the Avdeevka city military administration, Vitaly Barabash. According to him, the Russians understand: if they take the height of Avdeevka, then it will be easier for them to reach Pokrovsk and beyond. That’s why Avdeevka is so important for them.
Barabash noted that Avdiivka is strategically important for Ukraine because it is very close to Donetsk: “There are just over 6 km between the extreme streets of Avdiivka and Donetsk. And the most important thing is that this is a strategic height. All of Avdiivka and most of the territories around are dominant heights , and that's why it's important to us.
In addition, Barabash said that the Russians were waiting for the main blow of the Ukrainian counter-offensive specifically on Donetsk, so now they are presenting it in such a way that they warned the likely main attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “The defense line held and is holding. They were unable to take any strategic height,” added Barabash.
13:46 British intelligence believes that for Russia the risk of losing the Black Sea Fleet exceeds the desire to block Ukrainian exports through the Black Sea. Analysts say the Black Sea Fleet may have doubled down on its defenses after a series of strikes in August and September. The Russian Federation relocated ships and submarines, including launch vehicles, from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk.
12:57 The Ukrainian IT army announced a cyber attack on a Crimean provider, the purpose of which was to disable CCTV cameras. “We hope that this was useful to our defenders on the western coast of Crimea,” the statement said. Judging by the published data, the attack on the Evpanet provider in Evpatoria took place on October 10. The provider itself admitted a large-scale cyber attack, and local residents complained about problems with the Internet.
12:33 The Russian patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin was hit twice on October 13, in addition to it, the tug Professor Nikolai Muru from the Russian Black Sea Fleet was also damaged, said the speaker of the Ukrainian Navy Dmitry Pletenchuk. However, he did not confirm the previously voiced information from sources that the Buyan cruise missile carrier was damaged.
11:58 The situation in the Kupyansky and Limansky directions has worsened significantly in recent days, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky. He said that the enemy, after the losses inflicted on him, recovered within two months and began active offensive operations in the Makeevka area, and subsequently in the Kupyansk direction. Heavy fighting is going on. According to Syrsky, the main goal of the Russian Federation is to defeat the group of Ukrainian troops, encircle Kupyansk and reach the Oskol River line. At the same time, he assured that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were ready for such a development of events and are repulsing the enemy, who is suffering significant losses and has not achieved significant successes.
11:10 The potential of Ukrainian ports fell by 40% after Russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement, said Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov. According to him, the reason for this was 17 massive attacks on ports, during which almost 300 thousand tons of grain were destroyed.
At the same time, Ukraine was able to create the opportunity to operate a temporary corridor for civilian ships: 21 ships have already used it for export and 25 ships have entered Ukrainian ports to load, the minister noted.
09:06 In the morning, the Russians fired at Berislav, Kherson region - they hit a private house, one person was killed, the OVA reported. Over the past 24 hours, one person was killed and five were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
09:00 In the Zaporozhye region, one person was wounded as a result of artillery shelling of Gulyai-Polye, said the head of the OVA Yuriy Malashko.
08:57 In the morning, the enemy fired at the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region, a five-story residential building was damaged, a fire occurred, no people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has shelled settlements in the Chuguevsky, Kupyansky and Izyumsky districts.
08:33 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense systems allegedly destroyed two “Ukrainian drones” over the Black Sea near the coast of the Krasnodar Territory. Due to a drone attack, flights at Sochi airport were temporarily limited. Local public pages write that several explosions were heard in Adler, and some local residents lost power.
08:24 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 14:
personnel - about 286,890 (+970) people,
tanks - 4940 (+9),
armored combat vehicles - 9337 (+24),
artillery systems - 6833 (+26),
MLRS - 811 (+0),
air defense systems - 547 (+1),
aircraft - 317 (+1),
helicopters - 316 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 5265 (+1),
cruise missiles - 1531 (+0),
ships/boats - 20 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9225 (+22),
special equipment - 971 (+4).
07:43 In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian army does not abandon attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense, but to no avail, the General Staff reported in its morning report . The defense forces repelled about 20 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Avdeevka, Keramik, Tonenkoye, Severnoye, Pervomaiskoye, Netailovo in the Donetsk region.
In total, about 100 military clashes took place at the front over the past 24 hours. In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks near Sinkovka, Ivanovka and Kislovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Makeevka area of the Lugansk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka area of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - near Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and are conducting assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
05:30 The new Russian offensive in the Donbass near Liman and Avdiivka was not a surprise, and the United States is confident that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will repel the enemy’s attack, said John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council. "As was the case during Russia's failed winter offensive last year, the Russian military is using wave attack tactics, where they throw masses of poorly trained soldiers directly onto the battlefield without proper equipment," he said.
At the same time, Ukraine, according to Kirby, is fighting “effectively and intelligently,” and “the progress of Russian units, even where it is, looks very meager.” Kirby assured that the United States will continue to support Ukraine.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, in the course of active operations, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have repelled seven attacks by assault groups of 14th, 32nd, and 115th Mechanised Brigades of the AFU close to Ivanovka, Sin'kovka, and Timkovka (Kharkov region).
The actions of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been disrupted close to Liman Pervy (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 215 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, and one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions of units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation and artillery, two attacks by assault groups of the 67nd Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled north of Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, AFU 21st, 63rd and 67th Mechanised Brigades have been hit close to Torskoye and Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 30 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have repelled one enemy attack and also defeated AFU manpower and hardware near Andreevka, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka, and Mar'inka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 185 servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, 152mm Akatsiya and 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one Bukovel electronic warfare station.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with Army Aviation and artillery, have inflicted a fire attack on manpower concentration areas of AFU 79th Air Assault and 72nd Mechanised Brigades near Ugledar and Nikol'skoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 170 Ukrainian soldiers, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have repelled five attacks by 23rd and 118th Mechanised Brigades of the AFU, as well as the 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine close to Verbovoye and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were over 35 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one U.S.-manufactured M119 gun.
In Kherson direction, the AFU 126th Territorial Defence Brigade suffered a fire defeat of manpower and hardware near Berislav (Kherson region).
In addition, the activities of one AFU sabotage and reconnaissance group on the island of Alyoshkinsky have been suppressed.
The enemy losses were more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, eight motor vehicles, one 152mm Giatsint-B howitzer, and three 122mm D-30 guns.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 115 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down 31 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles close to Nyrkovoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Verbovoye, Romanovskoye (Zapororozhye region), and Peschanovka (Kherson region).
In total, 488 airplanes, 250 helicopters, 7,821 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,598 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,163 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,764 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 14,230 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/14/2023 to 00:00 10/15/2023
Over the past 24 hours Representative office reported about 11 facts of firing by the Ukrainian Forces.
Information was received about the injury of a civilian, a woman, in the Kiev district of Donetsk.
Sikx residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka.
No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded. Areas of five settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out six attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were four artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky there was one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
A total of 36 units of various ammunition were fired.
A previous 43 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU per day.
22:00 NGP exploration reports: according to the situation in the Avdeevsky direction.
As a result of the successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces, all roads connecting Avdievka with the outside world were taken under fire control.
There were no safe routes left for the enemy to supply his group, which, given such fierce combat operations, meant a rapid deterioration in his position.
In the area of the 437th kilometer railway station, as a result of heavy losses and incessant fire, the enemy was forced to retreat from a number of strong points.
In different sectors of the front, enemy forces are trying to launch a counterattack, relying on small assault groups of up to 15 people, among others, among the counterattackers there are groups that differ in the nature of their actions from the rest of the infantry, most likely some special forces group is trying to support the counterattack, especially however, none of these attempts to date have been successful.
Artillery, Aerospace Forces and Army Aviation continue to pour fire on the enemy around the clock, the number of enemy losses cannot be estimated, this can be indirectly judged by the fact that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is forced to urgently transfer units to Avdievka from other directions, exposing other sectors of the front.
21:55 Front-line soldier reports: Sin'kovka is a gray area. The Russian Armed Forces drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the village. The ruins there do not enter into the populated area.
Occupied the edge of the village
21:25 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Orekhovsky section: counterattack of the Russian Armed Forces in the “Rabotinsky Cauldron” situation at the end of October 14, 2023
In the last couple of days, Russian troops launched a counterattack on Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the so-called “Rabotinsky pocket” and west of Verbovoy, with artillery support.
In the course of very skillful and coordinated actions, Russian fighters managed to repel several landings, despite the resistance of 82 Airborne Brigade and the total mining of the area.
The assault on the Rabotino-Verbovoye line turned out to be beyond the power of the Ukrainian formations. The number of losses of both equipment and manpower is disproportionate to the successes achieved.
Because of this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shifted their attention to another area - Kopani. Today, during the day, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an attack on the positions of the Russian Army north-west of Kopani.
Due to the slight distraction of the Russian Armed Forces to storm the positions between Rabotino and Verbov, enemy units managed to advance west of Kopani. But after several artillery strikes, the Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated to the settlements to the north-west.
Currently the situation is stable. But the movements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Novodanilovka and Novoandreevka do not stop. The forward lines were occupied by the forces of the 65th Mechanized Brigade, which was armed with 205 UAVs of various types. And, apparently, attempts to break through to Kopany will continue in the near future.
20:25 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Apparently, Ukrainian formations again launched ADM-160 MALD decoys from tactical aircraft. The work of the 31st Air Force and Air Defense divisions in Crimea was not recorded, and the targets that were noted were false.
They are equipped with a system for simulating radar signatures, and with their help the enemy tries to confuse the air defense system. At the same time, an American RQ-4B UAV is in the air 90 kms from Sevastopol, which monitors the activities of Russian troops.
19:30 Artillery of the “Southern” group of troops destroys strongholds and fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Spornoye. Fire adjustmen tlead UAV operators.
19:00 Frontline reports: Avdievka. The waste heap is a tough fight. “Gray area. Guys, you are heroes! Glory to Russia!"
18:35 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: the increased activity of Ukrainian formations is confirmed by the intensive work of the Topaz satellites in the Kherson region. Over the past three days, 43 photographs have been taken.
The Golopristansky site aroused the greatest interest. Settlements in this area were monitored three or four times. And the number of artillery attacks in this area remains at extremely high levels. According to rumors, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrating the DRG just north of the Dnieper.
The rear facilities of the Russian Army were also monitored at a distance from the LBS. To the north of Genichesk, settlements were photographed near logistics junctions along the highways to Novaya Kakhovka and Melitopol.
Among other things, the space group monitored the situation in the Crimean regions bordering the Kherson region, namely the vicinity of Krasnoperekopsk, Armyansk and the Chongarsky Bridge.
The increased attention indirectly indicates a possible intensification of the attack on the left bank. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are artillery attack rear areas, crossings and bridges, trying to secure an advantage for themselves.
Our troops respond in kind. They regularly hit boats. And the other day, a successful strike was carried out on a cluster in Gavrilovka, where seven units of automotive equipment and up to 50 people of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.
18:05 RF Ministry of Defense: On October 14, at about 17.30 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 Belgorod region
17:35 UAV operators of the “Southern” group of troops strike at shelters and trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, forcing the enemy to leave their positions -video.
17:05 Front-line soldier reports: in Kleshcheevka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces regularly try to gain a foothold on the piece of iron, but they constantly fall apart.
16:25 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Kherson direction: activity of Ukrainian DRGs along the Dnieper, situation as of 16.00 October 14, 2023
Along the coastline of the Dnieper, there is increasing activity of Ukrainian formations. Along the entire length of the river, in the shallow rear on the line Stanislav - Kiselevka - Limantsy, arriving units occupy private houses.
On the night of October 14, four boats with personnel from the Ponyatovka area attempted to land on the islands of Aleshkinsky and Alekseevsky. Artillery strikes guided by UAVs knocked out two craft, and two more returned to Poniatovka.
However, the number of boats and boats in the direction has increased noticeably, despite regular attacks by the Russian Army. Probably, a new party reached the outskirts of Kherson from Nikolaev.
In addition, the number of artillery attack of Russian borders from the Otradokamenka-Nikolaevka position area in Novaya Kakhovka and further south has increased. In addition to the bridge near Tsukur, another bridge near Chernyanka was damaged.
Enemy activity is increasing. Now the main efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are focused on creating problems in logistics (strikes on bridges and crossings) at the LBS and simultaneously preparing assault groups.
Due to the lack of people and short deadlines, the MTR detachments are supplemented with TRO personnel. The defense unit is assigned the role of reinforcement units, that is, “cannon fodder,” and the main force will be the Katran Marine Corps grouping.
15:45 Exclusive from the Kupyansky direction -RT.
Russian troops continue to advance forward. This is a shooting battle with Ukrainian infantry: the Wesseushniks were abandoned during the retreat of the main forces, they were blocked in a forest plantation under Russian artillery fire.
First, the howitzers fired at the enemy, after which the infantry came out to clean up.
15:00 Combat work of the T-90A with a rut mine trawl of the Tiger tank battalion from the 255th Motorized Rifle Regiment in the Mar'insky direction. "Tiger" identifies the T-90 tank
The crew carried out the task of making a passage through a minefield, cleared several mines and received a direct hit from a Ukrainian ATGM fired from an ambush.
However, both the T-90A itself and its crew survived, suppressed the ATGM position with return fire, forcing them to withdraw from there, and then were able to return safely, hiding behind a thermal smoke screen, and while being under artillery fire -video.
14:30 Frontline reports: The Russian Armed Forces advanced south of the village of Novomikhailovka, on a front up to 5 km wide and up to 1 km deep.
13:30 NGP exploration reports: a brief summary of the situation in the Avdeevsky direction The front does not stop talking for a minute. The enemy's fortified area is being systematically destroyed. Attack and army aviation operates. Rocket and cannon artillery are actively involved.
Soldiers of the Russian army inflict fire on enemy reserves that are trying to enter Avdievka. The personnel being pulled out of the city are also covered in fire.
Bloody battles are taking place. In some areas of the front, positions are located at a distance of up to 15 m from each other. Our warriors are moving forward slowly but confidently. After all, saving as many lives of our soldiers as possible is a priority.
13:00 Russian aviation carried out a targeted strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Kherson region -video.
12:30 According to operational lines The JCCC of the DPR on October 14, as of 12:00, received information about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Air Forces of the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
– st. Rybalko, 108, 116 – private residential buildings;
– st. Heroic, 75 – private residential building, outbuildings were also damaged.
Information about the consequences of the artillery attack continues to arrive.
12:00 Fighting on the flank of Artyomovsk: the 88th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces destroys the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Artillerymen of the 88th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Southern group with precise strikes struck positions of militants in the Spornoye area.
11:30 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 10/13/2023 to 00:00 10/14/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 43 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Forces.
Information was received about the injury of four civilians in the Tsentralno-Gorodsky and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka, Vesely and Stepnoy.
Eight residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.
Areas of seven settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky district), Zaitsevo, Shirokaya Balka, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Stepnoe .
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 26 attacks from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were 14 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky there were three artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
A total of 146 units of various ammunition were produced.
11:00 Frontline reports: The Russian Armed Forces have established a foothold in the outermost forest belt in front of Sin'kovka.
10:25 Telegram channel “WarGonzo" Frontline report for the morning of 10/14/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with artillery support, attacked west of the village of Rabotino on Rovnoye. Minor progress. But the vector attracts attention. The goal is to reach the rear of the defensive line of the Russian Armed Forces, which is located south of Kopanei.
Also, after shelling, Ukrainian troops tried to advance to Novoprokopovka. Their positions in the settlements of Plavni, Malye Shcherbaki, Novodanilovka, Orekhov, Rabotino and Gulyaipole are under attack. Russian - in Nesteryanka, Kopany, Sladkaya Balka, Il'chenkovo, Novopokrovka, Novofedorovka and Novokarlovka.
In the Ugledarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces counterattacked near Staromayorsky. Under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Blagodatny, Urozhainy, Zolota Niva, Prechistovka, Ugledar and Vodyanoy (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name north-west of Donetsk). Ukrainian artillery worked in Priyutnoye, Volodin, Zavetnoye Zhelanie, Staromlynovka and Novodonetsky. Explosions also occurred in Mariupol.
On the Donetsk Front, after exposure to long-range weapons, the Russian Armed Forces carried out offensive operations in Mar'inka, in the Netailov area, Pervomaisky, near Severny (a settlement west of Avdievka), on the southern approaches to Avdievka and in the Stepnoy area. Advancement at the Northern. The “gray zone” has increased in Stepnoye.
The Russian Armed Forces also tried to advance along the route to Keramik. The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka, Elizavetovka, Pobeda, the city of Krasnogorovka and New York are under attack. Russian - in Staromikhailovka, Donetsk, Opytny, Yasinovataya, the village of Krasnogorovka and Novobakhmutovka (a settlement controlled by the RF Armed Forces north of Donetsk. A village with the same name north of Avdievka behind the Armed Forces of Ukraine).
10:00 RF Ministry of Defense: On October 14, at about 7.10 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using a UAV on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
On duty air defense systems destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea near the coast of the Krasnodar Territory.
09:38 The deputy commander of an anti-aircraft missile battery with the call sign “Tourist” serves in the Kupyansky direction, where our units are covered by the Tor-M2 air defense system. This is the best thing that could be invented to protect against threats from the sky, says Tourist. His combat vehicle can hit any target, from quadcopters to missiles, even while on the move. "Thor" has an automatic transmission, all-round cameras and even air conditioning -video
08:25 News from the Zaporozhye Front, Rabotino district -video
“...The APU helicopters flew freely, where did they come from? I don’t know, but they noticed in Rabotino, they flew west, towards Kopani, and worked. And they went north.”
It is clear that enemy helicopters are flying at extremely low altitudes, which means that the command will have to think about what weapons to bring to the forefront of our defense.
This is the second documented case of such a maneuver by the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently.
08:07 Summary on the morning of October 14, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces continue to break through the defenses of the Avdeevsky fortified area. The artillery fire of our guns does not subside, aviation is constantly working. From the north-west, with heavy fighting, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing from the direction of Kamenka, from the south-west there is an attack from the direction of Vodyanoy, from the south-east - from the direction of Opytny.
Our troops are fighting for Berdychi - they reported that our forces were consolidating on the outskirts of the village. There is a clear plan to tighten the ring in all directions around the Avdeevsky fortified area. Predictably, difficulties are created by the powerful concrete fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy is transferring reserves.
In the Kherson direction, both sides conducted artillery shelling. They write from our shores that the actions of the 8th Guards Artillery Regiment and military pilots are being noted for the better. Targets were hit within 24 hours in Berislav, Kherson, as well as in enemy rear areas. However, the enemy continues preparations for crossing the Dnieper.
On the Zaporozhye Front, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted offensive actions, but were unsuccessful. An interesting element is the daring use of helicopters by the Ukrainian Armed Forces at ultra-low altitudes in the Rabotino-Novoprokopovka-Verbovoye area. A possible solution could be to assign our MANPADS crews to frontline units.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting an offensive near the First Liman. The advance was up to one kilometer, 10 enemy strongholds were occupied. Heavy flamethrower systems are actively used.
Yesterday in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used an underwater drone to attack the patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin. In the Belgorod region, the enemy shelled the outskirts of Demidovka and Grafovka - Krasnoyaruzhsky district. In the Kursk region - Kozino, Rylsky district and Popovo-Lezhachi, Glushkovsky district. In the DPR, four civilians were wounded by enemy shelling.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics:
[ColonelCassad] In light of the escalation of the armed conflict in the Middle East, our editors have pulled up issues from previous years from the archives. We wanted to show young readers of Pravda on social networks how similar the events of the past are to those happening now.
For publication, we chose an article that was published exactly 40 years ago in issue 283 (23809) on October 10, 1983 under the title “The occupiers are gaining a foothold. To the events in Lebanon".
Cherry picking for fun and profit?
The material tells about the events of Operation Peace to Galilee, as it is called in Israel, or the First Lebanon War that took place in those days. Then Israel occupied Lebanese territory with the aim of destroying the bases of the Palestine Liberation Organization. In addition, the text contains an information message about a radio speech by US President Ronald Reagan, who tried to justify the presence of American troops in Lebanon, which were essentially occupation troops. The note also assessed Reagan’s “Middle East Initiative,” which in fact became a springboard for interference in the internal affairs of not only Lebanon, but also other Middle Eastern states in order to establish Washington’s dominance in the region.
Our publication received wide distribution on the Internet. In particular, the famous military observer Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad) posted it on his channel in the Telegram messenger. About 300,000 subscribers read the material here alone.
But the most valuable thing was the reaction of readers to a note from the past, which turned out to be relevant today:
“The party and the newspaper Pravda didn’t lie to us, but we didn’t believe it, we thought they were exaggerating... And that’s how it turned out...,” writes the user with the nickname Mvvbd.
“In the attic of my grandmother’s house, I found Soviet newspapers from the 50s and 60s. I read it and compared it with what is happening now. It turned out to be the truth,” says a reader with the nickname Mr.X.
“Who would have thought that Pravda wrote the truth…” Evgenia is amazed.
“The longer I live, the more I am surprised: Soviet propaganda did not lie to us about the bestial nature of the imperialists, but we giggled at the cliches,” admits Lyudmila.
“Everything that Soviet propaganda “lied” to us turned out to be true,” states Kozma Cthulhu.
Is Cthulhu a common name in that part of the world?
The name is a Russian Cthulu role playing character.
“Everything that the Pravda newspaper wrote turned out to be true,” Vera Kolesnikova echoes him.
“It turns out that Pravda was telling the truth,” a user with the nickname Goest makes the discovery.
This became the leitmotif of a huge number of messages left by users. We greet such sincere confessions with twofold feelings. On the one hand, it’s joyful because finally, decades later, people have learned the true price of the streams of liberal anti-Soviet lies.
On the other hand, it hurts because understanding came so slowly and came at such a high price. Not everyone survived the collapse of the USSR, the era of “shock therapy”; the present time is also difficult for many with its real “grins of capitalism”, which Soviet citizens previously learned about from articles in Pravda, the Vremya and International Panorama programs.
Everything that Soviet propaganda “lied” turned out to be true: inflation, unemployment, social insecurity, and the hegemony of imperialism with its double standards and constant wars. Everything that the country created by the communists tried to protect its citizens from, free from class struggle, wishing its citizens peace and prosperity and telling them the truth, which not everyone wanted to hear.
Seriously? Wow.
It took more than three decades to understand and learn the truisms long known to communists. We hope that the class approach that underlies all of Pravda’s activities will be adopted much more quickly.
This science is very expensive: to understand what is actually true and what is a lie. Take care, comrades, this knowledge, do not lose it!
I remember that in Soviet times, anti-Soviet propaganda in every possible way promoted the anti-Soviet joke “There is no Izvestia in Pravda, and there is no truth in Izvestia.”As is now not difficult to notice, “everything that Soviet propaganda lied about turned out to be true,” and “the voices of truth from the Voice of America and other similar garbage dumps turned out to be a total lie of Orwellian proportions, which is confirmed on a daily basis with the incredible depths of the bottom being broken through.
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“There is no Izvestia in Pravda, and there is no truth in Izvestia.”
There is no news in Truth, and there is no truth in News, Truth and News being two of the major newspapers. My understanding is this was a cynical home-grown Soviet era joke and not Western propaganda. It shows a level of media distrust/understanding that we are just beginning to catch up with.
Everything that the country created by the communists tried to protect its citizens from...
Would it be mean to point out that the country created by the communists no longer exists?
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The image of a Russian warship was mistakenly used by US Congressman Corey Mills,
...R - somewhere in Florida. But perhaps he is jet-lagged after returning from rescuing a bunch of Americans stranded in Israel, and to be fair, he is an Army veteran, not Navy...
who congratulated the US Navy on the social network X.
Whoops!
“Happy 248th Founding Anniversary of the American Navy!” - Mills wrote on the social network under a postcard with an image of the cruiser Peter the Great.
The congressman added that the US Navy, “since the earliest days of the American Revolution,” has remained strong and protected the freedom of the state and its seas.
After users pointed out the congressman's mistake in the comments, he deleted the postcard with the cruiser and left only a congratulatory text.
Commentator Dave Brown recalled that earlier Congressman David Trone
... D-Maryland’s DC suburbs...
congratulated the US Navy with a postcard with Russian naval equipment, and the Department of Homeland Security with a postcard with a Canadian frigate.
See? Congressman Mills is just as ignorant as a Democrat and a Homeland Security staffer.
As Regnum reported, in July, on a postcard that the US Pacific Fleet posted on social networks on the occasion of Independence Day of the United States, there were images of Russian Su-27 fighters and a Project 61 patrol ship. Users actively responded to this in the comments, after which the image was deleted.
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He's basically not a bad congresscritter as that type goes. Still, this is an egregiously dumb error. Nowadays you can let an AI enhanced gurgle or Bing search tell you exactly what you are looking at in any given picture before you commit to using it on a mailing.
This is a good indicator of how stupid the "congressional aides," who for better or worse actually run this country, actually are.
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/\ This is a good indicator of how stupid the "congressional aides,"
You neglected to add arrogant, pompous, and self-serving.
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82nd Airborne, Bronze Star 99-2004, so he gets a bit of a pass, bus as a civilian he (Wiki cite) "...From 2005 to 2009, he was a security specialist for DynCorp. In 2010, he worked as a maritime security specialist and anti-piracy advisor for Special Tactical Services...." he really should have noticed the error.
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