Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited by Elizaveta Novikova
[Regnum] In some regions of Russia, the wild boar population has declined sharply in recent years. This is primarily due to culling to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF). This dangerous virus is transmitted from wild pigs to domestic pigs.
And now the lack of wild boar is being blamed for the increasing frequency of bear attacks on humans. It's claimed that the bears have nothing to eat, so they're attacking mushroom pickers. Regnum News Agency investigated whether this is true.
PROTECTING DOMESTIC PIGS
African swine fever poses no threat to humans, but infected animals can die. Therefore, controlling the spread of the virus remains a priority for veterinary services.
Wild boar populations are a natural source of infection, so special zones are created around pig farms where wild animals are allowed to be shot.
And this isn't just about one-time decisions within individual hunting grounds. In 2022, the government recommended that regions create 30-kilometer-wide buffer zones around pig farms, which should allow for the removal of up to 100% of wild boar. A 10- to 30-kilometer-wide zone has been established for the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region, and Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais.
In January 2026, the Kursk Region created 30-kilometer buffer zones around pig farms, which also allowed for the culling of up to 100% of wild boar. In Tatarstan, the wild boar population has decreased from 6,076 to 551 over five years.
In the Far East, the population declined even more dramatically. In the Amur Region, the population fell from 2,371 to 84 individuals in one year, due both to mass mortality from African swine fever and forced population control.
In Khabarovsk Krai, after an outbreak of African swine fever, only 3,800 of the 11,800 animals survived. The situation in Primorye was also extremely dire: in the Pogranichny district, approximately 95% of the wild boars disappeared after the first outbreak of African swine fever.
Both a hunter and a scavenger
Brown bears are omnivorous, and their diet varies greatly depending on the region and season. One of the most detailed studies, conducted in the Central Forest Reserve in Western Russia, suggests that fruits account for approximately 30% of their annual diet, while ungulates account for a much smaller proportion, 15%, and even then, only in the spring, not throughout the year.
In an earlier study at the same reserve, the authors noted that bears eat moose, wild boar, and various mouse-like animals in small quantities, so the scientists even grouped them together. Annually, mammals alone accounted for only about 11% of the bear's diet.
The Far East has its own unique characteristics. Ivan Seredkin, a brown bear researcher and leading researcher at the Pacific Institute of Geography, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, wrote that in the Southern and Middle Sikhote-Alin, brown bears' most common prey items are large animals such as wild boars and red deer.
At the same time, according to his data, bears do not kill most of the animals they eat themselves, using the remains of the prey of other predators and regularly eating the remains of the victims of tigers, lynxes, leopards and wolves.
Therefore, it's more accurate to talk not about the diet of the average Russian bear as a whole, but about its regional characteristics. In other words, a statement like "wild boar makes up 20% of the bear's prey in Russia" is too broad a generalization. In some ecosystems, the wild boar's share may be insignificant, while in others, it truly becomes an important prey item.
No boars, but no attacks either
Primorsky Krai is indicative in this sense, where there are very few wild boars left.
As Sergei Aramilev, General Director of the Amur Tiger Center, told Regnum news agency, two species of bears inhabit the region—the brown bear and the Himalayan bear: "Bears are primarily herbivores, although they are predators. Therefore, wild boar has never been part of their diet."
According to him, if brown bears do hunt ungulates in the spring, they primarily hunt young sika deer and red deer.
Thus, Aramilev does not consider the shooting of wild boars to be a factor that could force Primorsky bears to starve and become aggressive towards humans: “The situation is stable, the number of conflict situations is minimal.”
According to him, the situation in the region has been under control for a long time, so the expert believes it is not entirely accurate to compare Primorye with regions where bears have now begun to approach people more frequently.
Nevertheless, there is an important example: even in a region where wild boars are almost completely gone, bears have not become more likely to attack people.
Regulation needs to be changed
Kirill Kabanov, a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC), who is closely involved in the issue, doesn't deny that changes in the boar population can impact the ecosystem, but he believes it's wrong to consider this factor the primary cause of the bears' behavioral changes: "It's not a question of boars. It's a question of regulation. Of laws and a lack of understanding on the part of officials."
Bears have other sources of animal food, so the expert believes that the declining wild boar population shouldn't force them to approach humans. Kabanov sees the main problem as the deterioration of the hunting regulation system—official animal counts can be underestimated, leading to fewer hunting permits being issued.
Kabanov also notes that hunting bears takes significantly more time than hunting many other animals. It takes a long time to find and track them, and the allotted time for the hunt may not be enough. The expert cites the example of his own farm in the Tver region. It can house around 20 bears, but only a few hunting permits are issued: "I can basically track a bear for two to three months. They give me a two- to three-week license."
Starting September 1, 2025, a bear harvest application may only include two consecutive periods totaling up to 30 calendar days. According to Kabanov, "this regulation ends up hindering law-abiding hunters and law-abiding hunting grounds, not poachers."
Kabanov sees the solution in more accurate animal counts and issuing permits based on their actual numbers: "We need to return to normal, completely clear reporting. And issue licenses precisely in accordance with this reporting."
The expert also points out the peculiarities of bear behavior. He believes that bears must maintain a fear of humans: if they are absent, they may become accustomed to finding food near populated areas and return there again.
Oleg Ilyinov, a game warden and director of the Medved hunting farm in Altai, also doesn't connect the change in bear behavior to the disappearance of wild boars. He says the overall state of the food supply is far more important: "The main reason is the lack of natural plant food."
If the forest is rich in berries, mushrooms, nuts, roots, gophers, and other small animals, bears have no need to forage near humans. Problems arise in lean years, when familiar food becomes scarce—bears often venture to apiaries, villages, and other human-connected areas where they can find food.
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Hunting Resources and Nature Conservation at the Siberian Federal University, Alexander Savchenko, like Kirill Kabanov, draws attention to synanthropization, the adaptation of bears to life alongside humans.
According to him, if the animal has already learned to find food near populated areas and no longer perceives humans as a threat, a lack of natural food may push it into villages.
Thus, the decline in boar numbers may be just one element of a more complex picture. Bear behavior is simultaneously influenced by the availability of natural food—primarily plant food—habitat change, and the degree of habituation to human proximity.
People started hunting less
Experts agree on one thing: bear hunting, essential for population control, has become difficult and less appealing. In publicly accessible areas, permits are relatively inexpensive, but in private hunting areas, they can cost tens of thousands of rubles. Hunters risk wasting a month of their time, returning empty-handed.
Bear meat requires veterinary inspection due to the potential for trichinosis, tanning the hide is expensive, and disposing of the kill, or parts of it, is extremely difficult: organized collection points are virtually nonexistent. As a result, hunting permits are available, and there is a hunting limit, but the number of people willing to hunt bears is extremely low.
This statement is particularly well illustrated by the example of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Over the past ten years, the established harvest quota has been exceeded by an average of approximately 15%. In the 2025–2026 season, hunters were allowed to harvest 4,616 bears, but by early September, only 244 had been harvested.
Kirill Kabanov also points out other changes—the shortening of hunting seasons, the fragmentation of hunting grounds, a decline in youth interest in the trade, and the loss of a generation of hunters who possessed the necessary skills.
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Thus, there is no clear connection between the current bear encounters with people and the decline in the wild boar population: experts interviewed by the Regnum news agency do not consider the decline in the wild boar population to be the main reason for the current conflicts between predators and people.
For example, unlike bears, wolves hunt wild boars much more frequently—depending on the region, boar meat makes up 15% to 60% of their diet. However, there are no reports of wolves invading cities or regularly attacking people.
Experts agree that the increasing incidence of bears approaching people has no single cause. And the discussion should not only focus on the large number of wild boars shot, but also on how to accurately count bears in Russian forests and how effectively the entire hunting management system is functioning.
The government is also taking the necessary measures. On September 30, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev announced plans to allocate additional funds to the regions for bear population control. Furthermore, authorities are considering removing the brown bear from the list of limited species, allowing regions to make independent decisions more quickly.
Moscow, October 9, 2026, 6:13 PM — Regnum News Agency. If you encounter bear cubs, do not approach them, run, or make noise. It's best to simply walk away, as there's almost certainly an adult bear nearby. Alexander Lipkovich, a biologist, zoologist, and deputy director for research at the Rostovsky State Nature Biosphere Reserve, spoke with Regnum News Agency on Friday, October 9.
"This is a deadly encounter. Mother bears are very protective of their cubs. I know of cases where people, upon seeing cubs, were touched, approached them to take photos, and it ended in death," Lipkovich noted.
The best tactic when encountering bear cubs is to calmly walk away from them as far as possible. The zoologist warned that loud noises, including running, could provoke an adult bear to attack.
"It's best to leave quietly and calmly. The bear is somewhere nearby. If you run, you'll make noise, and the bear will become wary and trigger its pursuit reflex. Fleeing prey must be caught," Lipkovich explained.
The biologist added that people should return back the way they came. If there are dense raspberry bushes or other berry bushes nearby, avoid going that way—that's where an adult bear is likely.
On October 6, specialists captured a bear cub wandering around the village of Lesozavodskoy in the Tyumen region at night. According to local residents, the animal had been appearing in the village for several days in a row in search of food.
In early August, a mother bear and her cubs emerged from the forest into the town of Ivdel in the Sverdlovsk region. The predator was spooked by the large number of cars, people, and lights. The bear raced through the streets, startling passersby, before fleeing back into the thicket.
On October 8, a bear attacked a 15-year-old boy in the Solton district of the Altai Krai. The incident occurred at an apiary 20 kilometers from the district center of Solton. The bear dragged the boy from a tree and inflicted multiple injuries. Doctors performed complex brain surgery on the boy.
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A bear destroyed the guest house of the Tyva Ski Federation.
Kyzyl, October 9, 2026, 4:22 PM — Regnum News Agency. A bear entered and destroyed a guest house belonging to the Ski Federation in Tyva. The republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported this on October 9.
The department urged citizens to refrain from visiting the Taiga station following the pogrom caused by the predator.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tyva calls on citizens to be vigilant and temporarily refrain from visiting the Taiga station for safety reasons," the agency said in a statement to MAX.
On October 7, in the village of Suranash in the Altai Territory, a bear entered two residential buildings, one of whichHe smashed household appliances and broke windows. A person was in the house during the attack but managed to escape. The village mayor later killed the predator; no injuries were reported.
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Three bears were shot near the site of a predator attack on a teenager in Altai.
Solton, Altai Krai, October 9, 2026, 09:02 — Regnum News Agency. Three bears were shot in the Solton District of Altai Krai near the site where a predator attacked a 15-year-old boy. The regional Ministry of Natural Resources reported this on October 9.
The agency noted that it has not yet been possible to determine whether the bear that attacked the teenager was among the animals eliminated. Work in this area is ongoing.
"Three individuals have been caught since the incident," TASS quoted the Ministry of Natural Resources as saying.
The department previously recalled that a state of high alert was declared in the Solton District two weeks ago. During this time, hunters have killed approximately 30 brown bears in the district.
On October 8, a teenager went into the forest to check hives at an apiary 20 km from the Altai village of Solton when he was attacked by a bear. The bear dragged the teenager from a tree and inflicted multiple injuries to his body and head. During the attack, the bear bit through his smartphone, causing its battery to ignite, after which the animal retreated. The teenager survived and was hospitalized in moderate condition. Investigators have opened a criminal case for negligence (Part 1 of Article 293 of the Russian Criminal Code) into the incident, and the regional prosecutor's office has launched an investigation.
22.39 In Kiev, first thoughts have begun to emerge that residents of the capital can recharge gadgets and speed up Wi-Fi. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ivan Vigivsky, announced this.
The first signs have already flared up in the Obolonsky, Golosiivsky and Podilsky districts. Vigivsky noted that at times the government needs to increase the number of such points both in the capital and in other regions.
22.01 Russian military evenings on Friday saw a number of drone strikes on warehouses of a logistics company near the Dnieper. The head of OVA Oleksandr Ganzha told us about this.
21.44 Slovakia is deprived of the single power of the European Union, which has not signed an international demand for the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. The opposition party SaS called the order of Prime Minister Robert Fico in concert with the Kremlin, reports Rapporteur.
The Toronto goiter was praised on April 29 at the “Roads to Peace” conference. The document was supported by the EU and 26 other member states of the bloc. The presence of Slovakia among the signatories was lost to the greatest extent unmarked, until the SaS party gained respect on Friday.
The opposition called Fico’s government department “an international gangster” and “a spy with the Kremlin.” After returning to power in 2023, Fico supported the military aid to Ukraine from the side of Slovakia, repeatedly speaking out against Moscow’s sanctions and calling for the renewal of the border with Russia.
17.59 Russia is equipping drones of the "Shahed" type with new stolen satellite navigation antennas for 32 elements instead of the front 16. The adviser to the President of Ukraine Sergiy Beskrestnov reported this.
17.44 Moscow region is under attack from drones and small windfalls, residents of the deserted areas of the capital report about the work of the PPO. The Astra TG channel informs about this.
Residents of the flooded areas of Moscow, the Kapotny, Kuzminki, Lyublino, Mar'ino, Tsaritsina, Chertanova, Orekhovo-Borisov, Tekstilniki and Nagatinsky backwaters report the sounds of vibukhs. They write that they guarded the PPO robot.
According to Rosaviatsia, all four airports of the Russian capital - Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo - have a “Kilim” plan.
16.59 In Russia, in the nine months of 2026, the number of regular passenger flights, which lasted at least two years, increased by 2.2 times, equal to the same period last year. At least three more than half of the pilots fly behind the layout. According to the data of the Russian Federation, in the spring of 2026, the number of scheduled passenger flights has also doubled. Carriers associate problems with the attacks of unmanned aerial vehicles and are forced to stop in the immediate notification of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the limited area on the floor.
16.27 The defense forces of Ukraine hit the Russian occupiers' targets on the 8th-9th. The ZSU General Staff provided details.
16.01 A number of African powers are seeking the return of their citizens, who were lost in the Ukrainian war during the war against Russia. It is easy to say that people could be lured to join the Russian army with civilian jobs and high salaries, and then sent to the front. Currently, Ukraine views them as military troops that can be exchanged for Ukrainians. Bloomberg reports about this.
15.55 In three districts of Kiev, where the situation with energy security is the most important, points of inviolability will immediately flare up. The Kiev Municipal Administration (KMDA) reported this.
15.37 President of Finland Alexander Stubb praised the transfer of the 35th package of military aid to Ukraine, the total value of which is close to 1 million euros. The Finnish Ministry of Defense reported this.
This package contains one of the most important types of defense arrangements, which are transferred from the warehouses of the Finnish Armed Forces.
15.10 Defense forces re- attacked oil refineries in the Russian cities of Omsk and Ukhta, and also seized a Russian data center. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook.
14.58 The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have discovered several schemes for evasion during mobilization in various regions of the country. The organizers charged up to 15 thousand dollars for their services. All persons involved have been caught up in the crime, the SBU reported.
14.36 President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that during the conference call, for the sake of the finalization of stability plans, the task for Kiev was strictly determined in connection with the “renewed unconvention of the Lord’s rule of the necessary krokiv". The head of the state told about this on Telegram.
14.27 In the Kherson region, two people died as a result of Russian shelling and the Iranians. Another woman was injured and hospitalized. The head of the Kherson Regional Police Department, Oleksandr Prokudin, told us about this.
14.05 The SBU cyber-fags have smeared Kiev’s bag, as they learned on video and expanded the positions of the PPO with social media. The special service announced this on Friday. The woman published the video on several of her accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
13.42 Last night near the Nizhny Novgorod and Tver regions of the Russian Federation there were attacks on objects, missile launches and missile fire.
I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
13.23 The Kyiv Business Center is the first specialized British business center in the capital of Ukraine. It can become a constant platform for the merger of defense companies of the two countries, the development of advanced technologies and the receipt of investments. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Great Britain informed the center about the attack.
13.04 As a legacy of Russian attacks on the Kiev region, nine people were injured for extortion, and 41 objects were damaged in five districts of the region. In the Buchansky district, after a wounded attack on warehouse premises, three people were wounded, the guards are looking for a woman.
12.14 At Rivny, a 14-year-old girl drank a lot of alcohol and narcotic speech, and then strangled the military service of the ZSU during a video call with the curator of the Russian Federation. The police of the Rivne region reported this.
10.56 On Friday in Kiev and seven regions of Ukraine, new light connections were recorded due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure. There are also emergency situations, Ukrenergo reported.
10.34 Counterintelligence officers tracked down a huge lawyer in the Kharkiv region, who, under the orders of the FSB of the Russian Federation, mobilized to one of the airborne brigades of the Airborne Assault Troops of the ZSU, in order to force “in the middle” of the combat connection. The SBU reported this.
9.58 US Presidential Special Envoys Stiv Vitkoff and Jared Kushner may finally go to Moscow for further negotiations with Volodymyr Putin. This is reported by Axios via email, aware of the situation.
A possible visit will occur after clashes near Miami with Ukrainian negotiators and European troops. At them, the American side may present “new ideas and proposals”, calling for the destruction of negotiations until the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
8.54 At night on the 9th, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated 114 Russian drones. At the same time, hostile attacks were recorded in eight locations, the Ukrainian ZSU forces reported.
8.35 The Russian army launched six strikes on Zaporizhzhya on Friday. As a result of the attack, one person died, nine people were injured, the child died, having told V.O. heads of Zaporizhzhya OVA Mikhailo Semikin.
Following these words, the Russians attacked Zhitlova Zabudova. One of the blows fell near the post-school lighting.
7.57 Over the past year, the Russian army has lost 1,710 troops killed and wounded. This was reported to the General Staff of the ZSU.
The total number of expenses for the special warehouse of the Russian Federation at the beginning of a full-scale war will be close to 1,549,490 people.
7.38 The Sejm of Latvia in the rest of the reading praised the amendments to the law that prevent deputies of municipal and regional councils from traveling to Russia and Belarus.
Previously, such restrictions were already in effect for deputies of the Seimas, other categories of landowners and civil servants. Now the fence has been expanded to include representatives of local self-government.
04.34 The Ministry of Energy asks Ukrainians not to publish the location of accidents, damage to facilities, relocation of repair crews and interruption of work. A short video or a short photo can contain important details that can be used to coordinate further attacks. This also creates mortal insecurity for workers who renew energy facilities.
01.57 The Ukrainian delegation is already on its way to the United States, and on Friday, the 9th, it will meet with special representatives of the US President Stiv Vitkoff and Jared Kushner. Behind the data of the ZMI, under the hour of intense discussion, there is a new coherent proposition that covers all aspects of the war and is directly related to it. In addition, representatives of the White House told journalists that the national security officials of France, Germany, and Great Britain, as well as representatives of the European Union and NATO, are getting to know each other.
01.22 Russian military evenings on Thursday, 8 June attacked Ivano-Frankivsk with a suicide bomber. As a result of the fall of tricks, the people perished. The PPO successfully worked, but the fall of the Ulmamki to the state dispute began to burn, like a dead watchman.
20:48 during the day in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroye 62 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles flew over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Komi Republic, the Republic of Crimea, and over the Black Sea. 18:52 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure and sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo.
As a result of strikes in the port of Chornomorsk, a dry cargo ship delivering dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was damaged.
In addition, a dry cargo ship delivering military cargo to the port of Odessa was damaged during sea passage.
18:01 Units of the Center group continue grind surrounded enemy formations in Dobropillya.
Assault groups are advancing deeper into the city at full speed, leaving the militants no chance to gain a foothold.
16:27 Sappers of the "West" group destroyed an unexploded Ukrainian Armed Forces attack drone in the Krasnolimansk direction.
14:56 Merlin-VR UAV crew of the Dnepr group of forces opened positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and adjusted the air strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point in the port area of Kherson.
11:55 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (from October 3 to 9, 2026)
From October 3 to 9, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive and seven group strikes, which hit military-industrial complex enterprises, logistics and telecommunications centers, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, military airfields, production and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, fuel and military-technical equipment, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
In addition, a number of Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities that provided for the reception, storage, and distribution of military cargo, as well as fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were disabled.
Over the course of a week, 14 dry cargo ships and a tanker involved in the supply of Western weapons, military equipment, fuel, and supplies for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.
Units of the North group of forces continued to tighten the encirclement of enemy formations in the northeast of the Khar'kov region and expand the external control zone.
Last week, as a result of aggressive and decisive actions, the village of Annopillya in the Khar'kov region was taken under control. All enemy attempts to break out of the encirclement have been thwarted.
Over the course of a week, the enemy lost over 275 militants, three combat armored vehicles, two cars, and three ground-based robotic systems in this area.
Since the encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the northeastern Khar'kov region, 414 square kilometers of territory and 20 settlements have been liberated. More than 1,360 service members, 35 armored combat vehicles, 21 cars, 18 ATVs, and 34 ground-based robotic systems have been destroyed.
In addition, control was established over the village of Novaya Kazachya in the Kha'rkov region, and yesterday the village of Kiyanitsa was taken under control in the Sumy region.
Also in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions, the manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, two airmobile brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were damaged.
Over the course of a week, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,850 servicemen, 15 combat armored vehicles, 134 automobiles, six field artillery guns, and eight electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.
Over the past week, units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have defeated units of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,565 servicemen, 13 armored combat vehicles, 93 vehicles, nine field artillery pieces, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system launcher, and five electronic warfare stations in this area.
Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost more than 1,215 servicemen, ten combat armored vehicles, 162 cars, nine field artillery guns, and three electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.
Over the course of the week, units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of five mechanized brigades, an assault, a Jaeger, and an airborne brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicle regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and two National Guard brigades.
In the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 51st Army are advancing along converging axes in the western and eastern parts of the city. All enemy attempts to break out of encirclement or carry out a rotation have been thwarted.
Since the encirclement of the enemy in the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, over 520 militants, an armored combat vehicle, and six pickup trucks have been destroyed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 3,415 servicemen, 23 combat armored vehicles, 69 cars, six field artillery pieces, and 13 electronic warfare stations.
Over the past week, units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses, liberating the settlements of Samoylovka and Golubkovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of the mechanized, assault, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were damaged.
Enemy losses in this direction amounted to over 1,845 military personnel, 14 armored combat vehicles, 67 cars and seven field artillery pieces.
Last week, units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position, defeating the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Up to 245 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, 127 cars, two artillery pieces, and seven electronic and counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed.
11:44 Units of the North group of forces installed control over the village of Kiyanitsa in Sumy Oblast.
09:54 VKS of Russia struck places of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
In the Khar'kov region:
In the area of the village of Prikolotnoye, four high-precision gliding munitions from the UMBP destroyed the temporary deployment points of the 129th separate heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Zaporizhzhia region:
in the Orekhovo area, the Aerospace Forces crews used two FAB-3000 aerial bombs from the UMPK, eliminating the positions of the enemy’s 65th separate mechanized brigade;
In the area of the village of Kushugum, an air strike destroyed a stronghold of the 128th separate heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
09:35 Russian troops inflicted a missile strike on the bridge over the Oskol River near the village of Petrovka in the Kupyansk direction.
09:30 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities, as well as on sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of a strike in the port of Nikolaev in the Nikolaev region, a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies was damaged.
08:47 The crews of the unmanned systems of the Center group have discovered and burned a large warehouse of enemy nuclear weapons and ammunition in the Dobropillya direction.
08:39 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on October 8 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 9, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 505 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Kaluga, Bryansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tula, Tver, Tambov, Smolensk, Ryazan, Ulyanovsk, Rostov, Astrakhan regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Annopolye settlement was liberated (+16.3 km2)
Advance in the city of Dobropillya (+2.3 km2)
Advance in the direction of the village of Stepok (+5.6 km2)
05:03 Artillerymen of the Vostok group smashed to pieces camouflaged enemy deployment points in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
Turkey has proposed ensuring the security of commercial shipping in the Black Sea, Milliyet reports. According to the publication, Ankara is proposing to open a security corridor to the Bosphorus Strait along the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria for Ukrainian vessels, and along the coasts of Georgia and Turkey for Russian vessels. Proposals, enticing in their novelty, continue to arrive. That's pretty much how things were before the Kyiv Nazis decided to shoot at ships in the Sea of Azov and brag about it.
And now, for two months, they've been whining and begging for a ceasefire through intermediaries. One can be sure that such "valuable offers" will continue to come. Especially considering that Ukraine has already lost over $5 billion due to the loss of exports through the ports of Odesa, and this damage is set to mount. This is particularly hard on the metallurgy industry (along with the attacks on industrial plants) and the agricultural sector.
The loss of these revenues effectively increases the EU's costs of financing the war in Ukraine, as these gaps will have to be filled either with loans or with funds withdrawn from European economies. Ukraine will not be able to repay them anyway.
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the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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