Biologist Safonov predicted a new bear invasion in 2027.
[Regnum] The current bear infestation may be less severe in 2027, but it's too early to talk about a quiet season. Even with a good pine nut harvest, the animals may continue to approach humans due to their high population and their habituation to anthropogenic food.Biologist Dmitry Safonov spoke with Regnum News Agency on Wednesday, October 7.
According to the expert, several factors converged this year, including a poor pine nut harvest and drought. If some of these factors disappear next season, a repeat of the current outbreak may not occur.
"Most likely, 2027 will be less severe, but not necessarily calm. Everything will depend on the harvest and directly on how well population control measures work. Currently, the population already exceeds 300,000 individuals," the biologist noted.
The specialist identified the pine nut harvest as the main factor that could reduce the number of bear encounters with humans. He explained that pine nuts are the primary fattening food before hibernation. Their high caloric value allows the animals to accumulate the necessary fat reserves.
It's impossible to accurately predict the pine nut harvest for 2027. The biologist clarified that pine nut production is affected by weather conditions, including drought, late frosts, and excess moisture. The current crop failure is due to the summer drought and May frosts.
If there is a shortage of pine nuts, bears will try to partially replace them with other foods: berries, including lingonberries and cranberries, rowan berries, acorns, mushrooms, roots, and insects.
"Pine nuts are unique in their caloric content and ability to accumulate as fat. A bear simply won't be able to completely replace them with any other food; they won't have time to gain the necessary weight before hibernation," Safonov explained.
Other natural factors could also contribute to a recurrence of the situation. Among them, the expert cited forest fires, which destroy feeding grounds and force animals to new territories, as well as droughts and frosts. An additional risk is posed by the availability of man-made food: landfills, open trash containers, and food left behind by tourists.
According to the agency's source, the bears' addiction to such food could become a long-term problem, independent of the pine nut harvest.
"The loss of fear of humans has already occurred. Bears that once found food in a landfill, trash bin, or somewhere in a dacha will return there again. This is a constant background of conflict that simply cannot disappear in one season," the biologist concluded.
Earlier, Alexander Myaskov, Chairman of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, stated that the mass bear invasion in Russia appears to be a one-off event and may not recur in 2027. He believes that the bear issue should be addressed by the Department of State Policy and Regulation for the Protection and Use of Wildlife and the Development of Hunting, as well as the Department of State Policy and Regulation for the Development of Specially Protected Natural Areas.
More from regnum.ru A bear was shot dead in the Urals after wreaking havoc in a parking lot.
In the Sverdlovsk region, a hunter shot and killed a bear that was smashing cars in a parking lot near a gold and ore quarry near Ivdel. This was reported on October 7 by Valery Gorelykh, head of the press service for the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk region.
The animal damaged 11 cars.
"A local hunter with the appropriate license followed the trail and thus resolved the situation in the area of the gold and ore quarry," Interfax quoted Gorelykh as saying.
Another predator was discovered and shot on the evening of October 6th in the Ivdel-3 microdistrict on the grounds of a timber mill. The bear climbed over the fence of a summer cottage community, broke into a shed, killed, dragged off, and buried a large pig. The head of the press service added that hunters have shot 10 predators in total since these raids. According to Gorelykh, bears continue to approach people.
Earlier, media reports surfaced about a bear cub that was wandering into the village of Lesozavodsky at night. According to local residents, the animal had been appearing in the village for several days in a row in search of food.
"A young brown bear has been captured in the Nizhnetavdinsky District. Specialists from the Tyumen Region State Hunting Department have completed the search and capture of a young brown bear found near a village in the Nizhnetavdinsky Municipal District," the department said in a statement to MAX.
The search for the bear cub lasted three days. On the evening of September 6, its location was determined and it was captured. Specialists did not use any drugs to immobilize the animal.
Experts estimate the cub is less than a year old. Due to its young age, the animal has not yet developed the skills necessary for independent survival in the wild.
The bear cub is currently temporarily staying at a rehabilitation center for wild and exotic animals. Specialists are monitoring it and creating conditions for it to develop the skills necessary for life in the wild. The animal's future is still being determined, with the priority being its return to the wild after rehabilitation is complete and suitable conditions are available.
Again, more from regnum.ru In Altai, a bear entered two houses and caused a damage.
In the village of Suranash in the Turochak District, a bear entered two residential buildings, smashing appliances and breaking windows in one. This was reported on October 7 by Amic.ru, a Telegram channel about events in the Altai Krai.
According to him, a person was in one of the houses when the predator visited. He managed to escape, but the bear remained inside and wreaked havoc.
The wild animal was killed by the village mayor. The authors of the article do not specify what happened in the second house. There is also no information about any injuries as a result of the incident.
Bear attacks on people have recently become more frequent in Russian regions. On October 6, a bear attacked an 81-year-old fisherman on the Kirenga River near the village of Chinonga in the Irkutsk Region. The man suffered injuries to his arms and body, but managed to fight off the bear, climb into a boat, and escape. Police have launched an investigation.
Earlier, in the village of Markovo in Chukotka, a bear attacked a man returning from fishing. It happened near the village bathhouse. The bear attacked him from behind and stole his catch. The man survived, but had to be hospitalized.
The department's specialists are involved in the search for the predator. Game wardens are exercising extreme caution because a cub is in the forest with the aggressive female.
"The search for this animal continues; specialists are working. Yes, it was a female bear, and there was a cub nearby," Surovy told TASS.
It was previously reported that the victim was a 65-year-old local resident who had gone fishing with his puppy. It was the dog that prompted him to turn around in time after hearing a noise behind him. During the attack, the man lost consciousness, and the animal retreated. With severe lacerations to his face and thigh, the victim made his way to a village, where he received first aid. His condition is currently stable, but the fate of his pet remains unknown.
Recently, cases of bears entering public spaces and attacking people have become more frequent in several Russian regions. On the night of September 16, in the village of Verkhniy Kebezh in Krasnoyarsk Krai, a bear attacked a 66-year-old pensioner on her property, leaving claw marks on the walls of her house. In Magadan, a bear dragged away the body of a deceased person after digging up a winter burial in a local cemetery. According to biologist Alexander Lipkovich, the increased frequency of attacks is linked to the loss of fear of humans.
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[Regnum] Weak and moderate magnetic storms will hit Earth on October 9, and the planet's geomagnetic field should return to a calm state by October 11. This was reported on October 7 by Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center.
He pointed out that the current week began with increased solar activity.
“The Sun experienced several M-level flares, the second-to-lowest possible intensity, two of which, recorded [on October 6], ejected two relatively large plasma clouds toward Earth,” Leus wrote on the MAX platform.
According to data from international forecasting centers, clouds of solar material will reach Earth early in the morning of October 9, the forecaster clarified.
"Geomagnetic disturbances will last for about two days, and on October 9, weak and moderate magnetic storms (G1-G2) are possible. The probability of magnetic storms is approximately 80%," he added.
The first magnetic storm of the fall occurred on September 8th. The event was weak, classified as Category 1 on a five-point scale. The disturbances were associated with a plasma cloud ejected by the Sun.
Anton Reva, a senior researcher at the Space Plasma Physics Department at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Space Research Institute, previously told Regnum that the next solar cycle maximum is expected in 2036–2038. This period typically sees the greatest number of magnetic storms. The current cycle's maximum was recorded in 2025.
[Reuters] Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones in one of its most "vile strikes" on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, killing at least 28 people, including children, and damaging industrial facilities and energy infrastructure.
Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi put the country-wide death toll at 28.
The heaviest losses were in Pryluky in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, where a Russian missile obliterated a five-storey residential building.
Regional Governor Vyacheslav Chaus said 20 people died in the attack, including five children.
On Wednesday evening, prosecutors in the capital Kyiv said falling debris from a drone killed two people in a suburb.
Zelenskiy said that 100 people had been injured throughout the country.
The president noted that the attacks coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin's birthday.
"This is the kind of birthday present that Putin gave himself: the killing of children, the killing of people," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.
In earlier online comments, Zelenskiy said civilians had also been killed in the capital Kyiv and in the central cities of Oleksandria and Kremenchuk during the massive attack.
In total, Russia fired 70 missiles at Ukraine overnight — many of them high-velocity ballistic munitions — and dozens of Shahed attack drones, he said.
"The Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively. This was one of the most vile strikes."
In Pryluky, an excavator and dozens of rescuers with shovels sifted through rubble at the site where several sections of the apartment block had collapsed.
Emergency workers used ladders to get to the upper floors of what remained of the building, and brought out 15 survivors as they worked their way down through the rubble. Around 55 people were wounded in the town, regional officials said.
"There's a lot of destruction, especially in the town centre," said Danylo Savenko, deputy mayor of Pryluky, who said he had run to an air raid shelter with his wife as soon as he heard the missiles flying.
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[Korrespondent] 21.07 As a result of the Russian missile strike on Priluki, 19 civilians died. The State Tax Service was informed about this.
Last night, at the site of the Russian strike, the body of another child was discovered.
Another 55 people became injured, among them seven children were hospitalized.
20.43 In the Obolonsky district of Kiev, two people died as a result of the tricks of the Russian drone. The State Tax Service was informed about this.
The fall of the streets led to the burning of cars in the courtyard of a residential building.
The woman died due to a witch's blow. Their body was discovered a few meters away from the car. Years ago, the CMVA was informed about the death of a man.
Four more people were injured as a result of the Russian shelling.
20.40 Russian troops will continue to try to penetrate the Ukrainian positions in the Kharkiv region, and then in small groups will go to Kup'yansk. At the same time, the Russian bridgehead at the entrance to the birch of the Oskol River is rapidly disappearing. According to the river commander of the Grouped United Forces, Viktor Tregubov, given the apparently low intensity of military operations, the Russian troops are actively trying to make deep penetrations into the Ukrainian forces. pіdrozdiliv on Pivdenno-Slobozhansky, Velikoburlutsky and Kup'yansky directly.
20.33 A high court found pro-Kremlin activist Polina Kamlyova guilty of transferring assets to support the Russian army in Ukraine and sentenced her to six sentences of remission of liberty. Delfi informs you about this.
19.32 Ukraine, together with international partners, is testing five different formats for fire control and is ready to work on solutions to reach the world: outside fire control, safety of navigation in the Black Sea and two energy tracks. Nowadays, the realization of home ownership requires the help of the Russian side. Georgiy Tykhy, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, stated this
19.09 The armored forces of Ukraine suddenly attacked the Samara LVDS near the Samara region of Russia. This is reported by monitoring channels.
19.03 As a result of the recent Russian attack on Kiev in the Svyatoshinsky district, a fall in the administrative departments was recorded. Near the Solomyansky district of the capital, the ritual warriors tore 12 sacks from a five-top living booth, and burned the vinyl. The number of victims has grown to 8 people.
18.31 Energy workers plan to stomp tomorrow to reduce the supply of energy to the industry and the population in these regions. Ukrenergo reported about this.
“The reasons for the disruption of the exchange are the legacy of Russian missile and drone attacks on energy facilities,” according to the report.
17.59 Near the town of Pryluki, the number of those who died as a result of the Russian attack has grown to 18. Among the victims are three children of the same age, as reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Facebook.
17.52 The Ugorsk region informed the European Commission that the EU directive on immediate protection is not stagnant due to the possibility of violation of military obligations to Ukraine. Markus Lammert, a river representative of the European Commission, told us about this.
17.44 A Russian agent who, in agreement with the FSB, was preparing to liquidate the military service of the Airborne Assault Army ZSU near Zaporizhzhya, having given up 15 deaths due to confiscation lane. The SBU press service informs about this.
17.35 The occupying army of the Russian Federation attacked Kiev with strike drones. The fire broke out in the Solomyansky district, informing measures Vitaliy Klitschko on Telegram. Narasi knows about two victims.
17.32 Russian troops launched attacks on Oleksandria, Kirovograd region on the 7th of June. As a result of the attack, two people died, and three more were injured. Another person will not contact you at all. No jokes are heard. The legacy of the attack damaged residential buildings, vehicles and critical infrastructure. The communications department of the Kirovograd region police reported this.
16.40 Kiev captured a local resident who was captured on a phone camera and expanded information about the PPO positions on Telegram. The SBU reported this.
The man filmed the dismantling of the Defense Forces and sent the file to a sanctioned blogger who previously worked on Viktor Medvedchuk’s TV channel.
16.35 The Kiev cardboard and paper mill in Obukhov, Kiev region, stopped production after the Russian missile attack on the 7th. As a result of the impact, industrial and storage facilities, equipment and engineering communications were seriously damaged. This was reported to the enterprise. According to the plant, the 7th century is already facing the remaining fate of recognizing missile attacks from the side of the Russian Federation.
16.29 Lithuania's rule continued until 4 March 2028, an hour-long relief for the citizens of Ukraine who left the country through the war. Currently, for new applicants, it is possible to confirm the military registration in Ukraine. LRT informs about this.
You can confirm your military obligation, either by a stamp on your passport about leaving Ukraine or by an official document that confirms your military obligation or issue.
It may not be extended to those who have withdrawn the temporary protection of the EU's main power until 4 September 2026 and will continuously maintain this status after this date.
15.59 As a result of a Russian missile strike on Priluki, 16 civilians died and 55 people were injured. The police of the Chernihiv region reported this.
In the city, 15 apartment buildings and 16 private buildings were destroyed. The exact thickness is still being determined.
15.15 The results of the last year's operation of two important oil and gas enterprises in the Russian Federation - Samara LVDS and Astrakhan GPP - have become known. The ZSU General Staff was informed about this.
14.42 Near the Slovyansk Donetsk region, Russian drones attacked a regular bus and a civilian car for several years. After the blows, a man died, and two more people were injured. As reported by the head of the Slovyansk MBA Vadim Lyakh, the FPV drone was picked up from a bus that had taken a flight beyond route No. 13. The legacy of the blow was washed off with water. A fiber optic drone attacked a civilian car that had a girlfriend. The 64-year-old man died in place. His squad was wounded and suffered a severe shock.
14.26 The defense forces of Ukraine hit the Russian occupiers on low-priority military targets on June 6-7. ZSU General Staff, details.
13.59 As a result of the Russian attack on Kremenchuk, Poltava region, two people died, and 34 more were injured. Among the victims were two children in 2012. According to Vitaly Dyakivnych, a resident of the Poltava Regional Administration, as a result of the attack, five large apartment buildings were destroyed, with 431 apartments destroyed. 35 private living quarters were also found to be in such trouble. Six more private booths have been completed. Services are underway at the localities to eliminate the impact of the impact.
13.41 As a result of the Russian missile strike on Priluki, 13 civilians died and four children were killed. The Chernihiv regional prosecutor's office reported this.
The number of injured grew to 50 people, including seven children. The robots are still shaking in search of people under the rubble of the ruined booth.
13.05 Ukraine took another 1.2 billion euros from the European Union within the Ukraine Support Loan (USL). Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky reported this on Telegram.
“The money goes directly to the Russian defense needs. With the approval of this tranche, Ukraine has already withdrawn a maximum of 13 billion euros in defense funding for the program,” he wrote.
12.58 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan is preparing a list of citizens of the country who are in the combat zone for transfer to the Russian side. Astana is also negotiating with Moscow before turning to Fatherlandism. The official representative of the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan, Zhanbolat Usenov, spoke about this. In his words, the hot line of the Kazakh foreign political department will continue to be brutalized by the masses and their relatives. The information must be verified before any skin breakdown.
12.49 The occupying army of the Russian Federation near Veresna stationed around 3,500 jet drones against Ukraine. Yuriy Ignat, a river officer of the ZSU Military Forces, said this on television, informing Ukrinform. Over the past few months, the enemy has increased the number of jet drones 10 times.
12.15 Near the town of Pryluki, the number of people who died as a result of the Russian attack has grown to nine. The bodies of three children were recovered from the rubble, the Chernihiv region police reported.
38 people were also injured, including seven children. Robots are still bothering people under the rubble.
11.52 The Ukrainian military launched strikes for several purposes in order to help Russia finance and wage a war against our state. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook.
11.18 President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Russian strikes on Ukraine on the night of the 7th as one of the key goals of energy. I wrote about this in Telegram. The infrastructure of Kiev and 12 regions of Ukraine have collapsed under malicious attacks.
10.54 On Wednesday, in five regions of Ukraine, new light connections were recorded due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported about this. There, where safety precautions are allowed, emergency work will begin.
10.33 Over the past two days, Russian fire fighters launched combined attacks on bridges near Zaporizhzhia. All bridge crossings are operating normally. TV said about this on TV. O. Head of Zaporizhzhya Regional Administration Mikhailo Semikin, informing Ukrinform.
9.38 Near Kremenchutsia, Poltava region, as a result of the Russian attack, two people died and seven were injured. The head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Vitaly Dyakivnych, reported this.
8.57 Close to the 6th anniversary of the 7th anniversary of the Russian army launched low missile attacks on Priluki, Chernihiv region. As a result of the attack, the city's rich surface was damaged, as well as civil and communal infrastructure, said the head of the Chernihiv Regional Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus.
“One of the incidents - just for the richness of life on top of it. Zranka, if people were still sleeping,” he said.
7.38 Polish military forces received aircraft on June 7 in response to a massive Russian attack on the territory of Ukraine. The operational command of the Polish Armed Forces announced at 6:46 a.m. Kyiv time that Russian missiles were still in the windy expanse of Ukraine.
7.19 In Kiev, as a result of a enemy attack on the night of the 7th, two people died. The Kiev City Military Administration informed about this in the middle of June 7th.
5.57 Russian aggressors attacked the transport infrastructure facility of Zaporizhzhya on the night before the 7th. The Zaporizhzhya Regional Military Administration reports this on Telegram.
5.32 Russian military villains struck Kiev again on the night of the 7th. Vlaskor Correspondent.net reports this.
It is significant that there were at least three moons in the area.
4.47 Russia hit the industrial sector near the Dnieper on the night before the 7th. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha, told us about this.
3.59 Incidents were recorded in several districts of Kiev on the night before the 7th. The Kiev mayor Vitaliy Klitschko told about this on Telegram.
3.34 Russia attacked Kiev with ballistic missiles, and vibrations erupted in the area. This was reported to Vlaskor Korespondent.net.
At 3:33 a.m. the moon lit up about 12 vibukhs near the site.
3.15 Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin intends to make the Ukrainian capital unsuitable for life and to destroy the land's base. Further escalation became possible due to Russian drones of a new generation with a jet engine, which would bypass the essential features of the anti-aircraft defense of Ukraine. That's why we're not bothered by the common idea of overkill, writes the Atlantic Council.
0.54 The war in Ukraine is being transformed into a struggle not only for territory and military dominance, but also for control over the electromagnetic spectrum. At the beginning of this period, two Russian ballistic missiles were racing at hypersonic speed towards a key administrative facility in Kiev, but fell into the Dnieper River after they were taken for help radio signal, write The Wall Street Journal.
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[NewsFront] 20:51 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 59 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Rostov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea 20:06 Due to attacks on energy began emergency power outages in Kyiv and the surrounding region
As a result of the latest attack by the Russian Armed Forces, power has been cut off to Kyiv's right bank. There is also no water in several districts, and water pumping stations are partially out of power.
19:27 Civilian died during a UAV attack in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka
The infrastructure of one of the city's public utilities was also damaged. Earlier, a civilian was reported injured in the Nikitovsky district following a drone attack.
19:14 11-year-old girl died during a missile attack on the Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters reported.
Four more people, including a child, were injured in the village of Printsevka in the Valuysky district as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian drone.
18:00 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate more crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces in the Luhansk People's Republic and Belgorod Oblast
According to executive authorities, one person was killed and six civilians were wounded in the LPR as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the operational headquarters, a civilian was injured in the Belgorod region as a result of Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strikes.
The Russian Investigative Committee will establish all the circumstances of the incident and the persons involved in the crimes.
17:34 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod and Kursk regions and the Donetsk People's Republic
According to the Belgorod Region Operational Headquarters, a child was killed in a strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Five others, including an 11-year-old girl, were injured.
According to local authorities, one person died in the Kursk region as a result of a drone attack.
In the DPR, four civilians were injured due to the criminal actions of the Kyiv regime.
Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will establish all the circumstances of the incident and the identities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces representatives involved in the crimes.
16:50 In the Sumy region, at the point where it was opened a Croatian-made RAK-12 MLRS position was quickly reached by FPV drones from the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the "North" group. After a brief assessment of the weapon's protection and concealment, the drone struck its target accurately.
16:28 Units of the Pskov Guards Airborne Forces formation of the Center group of forces are smashin genemy manpower and equipment, while simultaneously burning out command posts and drone launch sites.
15:52 Crews of the separate brigade "Varyag" together with the Russian Aerospace Forces hit a cable-stayed bridge in the Zaporizhzhia region. Precise strikes from FABs from the UMPB closed the logistics corridor used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to transport military supplies.
15:17 Sappers of the 12th Separate Guards Engineering Brigade of the Center group discovered and neutralized a hidden cache of homemade ammunition belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one of the high-rise buildings in liberated Krasnoarmeysk.
14:30 In the Sumy region, a Severian drone destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces bunker, video.
13:54 Child died during the missile attack on the Belgorod region
A child was killed and four others were injured in a missile attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region, including an 11-year-old girl, the regional task force reported.
13:17 Operators of attack drones of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed UAV control center in Semenovka on the Kramatorsk route
12:20 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 7, 2026
Units of the North military group in the Khar'kov region continue to tighten the encirclement and expand the external control zone.
Encircled by the enemy, fighting continues to liberate the villages of Nikolaevka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nefedovka, and Lobanovka in the Khar'kov region. Enemy forces have been defeated near the villages of Kupino and Chernoye in the Khar'kov region.
Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 30 servicemen and a ground-based robotic system within 24 hours while encircled. Two enemy drone control centers were destroyed.
As the external control zone expands, active fighting continues for the settlements of Annopillya, Prykolotne, and Kotivka in the Khar'kov region. Furthermore, in the Khar'kov region, personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged near the settlements of Chernoglazovka, Dementiivka, Velykyi Burluk, Novoselivka, Belashi, Cherkasskaya Lozovaya, and Goryanoe in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, fire damage was inflicted on formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Grunovka, Kiyanitsa, Boyaro-Lezhachi in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost up to 260 servicemen, a Tisa combat armored vehicle, 19 vehicles, a Bogdana 155mm self-propelled artillery unit, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge and defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service in the areas of the settlements of Chervony Oskol, Maliyevka in the Khar'kov region, Vovchiy Yar, Raigorodok, and Karpovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery unit, 15 vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They defeated the formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Belenkoye, Semenovka, Vasilyevskaya Pustosh, Slavyansk, Nikolaevka, Druzhkovka, and Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 155 servicemen, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, 23 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, the Azov* special forces brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Svyatogorovka, Belozerske, Sergeyevka, Stepanovka, Novoyavlenka, Roganske, Lidino, and Novoandriivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Petrovpavlivka and Chuhuyevo in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. In the settlement of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 51st Army advanced through the central and northern parts of the city.
Naval infantry units continued their advance northwest along the railway. They captured a park area, a community center in the northern part of the village, and two industrial facilities at the Dobropolskaya mine. An attempt to relieve the encircled enemy by platoon-sized units of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, supported by armored vehicles, was repelled.
Within 24 hours, 82 buildings were liberated, and more than 25 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored vehicle, and a pickup truck were destroyed. In total, Ukrainian armed forces in the Center Group's area of responsibility lost up to 520 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, a field artillery gun, four electronic warfare stations, and a radar station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Chernenkovo, Ivanovka, Gavrilovka, Kolomiytsy in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and Volnyanka, Nikolskoye, and Listovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 255 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles, and two American 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery units.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They defeated formations of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Kushugum, Kanevskoye, Yulievka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 22 vehicles, and a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer were destroyed.
11:34 Russian Aerospace Forces crews worked out FAB-500 and FAB-3000 aerial bombs at enemy temporary deployment points.
Areas of impact: the settlements of Krasny Molochar in the DPR and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:23 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Kherson, Bryansk, and Belgorod regions
According to local authorities, an employee of the Golopristansky municipal district administration was killed and another was injured when an FPV drone struck a car in the Skadovsky district of the Kherson region.
In the Bryansk region, a man was fatally injured as a result of an explosion from a VFU explosive device in a forest near the village of Veleya in the Zhukovsky municipal district.
According to the Belgorod Region operational headquarters, three civilians were injured as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on civilian targets in the Shebekinsky and Graivoronsky districts.
9:51 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result of a massive strike with high-precision weapons of land, sea and air based, unmanned aerial vehicles inflicted strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises in Kyiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Khar'kov regions, as well as port and ship repair infrastructure facilities in the Odessa region, and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of the strike, the following were damaged :
in the city of Kiev and Kiev region :
- an industrial enterprise (Smart Ammunition LLC) in Kiev, which assembles and stores FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, FP-9 operational-tactical missiles, and components for them;
- an assembly shop and storage facility for unmanned aerial vehicles ( PJSC Fanplit) in Kiev, on the basis of which components for the FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, as well as long- and medium-range UAVs FP-1, FP-2, are produced;
- a plant (PJSC Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill) in the village of Obukhov, Kyiv region, on the basis of which the production and storage of FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, as well as components for them, are organized;
in the Chernihiv region :
- an industrial enterprise (TD Plastmass-Priluki) in the village of Priluki, which produces and stores components for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles;
in Kirovograd region :
- a workshop of the "Alexandria Industrial Group" in the town of Alexandria for the production of components for long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles, including aircraft-type ones;
in the Dnipropetrovsk region :
- an enterprise of the rocket and space industry (State Production Association "Southern Machine-Building Plant named after O. Makarov") in Dnepr, which produces, stores and supplies the Armed Forces of Ukraine with FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles, as well as long- and medium-range UAVs FP-1, FP-2;
in Poltava region :
- a manufacturing enterprise (PJSC Avtokraz) in the town of Kremenchuk, which produces and stores specialized chassis for launchers of FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles;
- the tobacco factory "JTI Ukraine" in the village of Kremenchuk, the production facilities of the enterprise are used to produce ammunition for small arms intended to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
in the Khar'kov region :
- a mechanical plant in the village of Lozovaya, which assembles and stores FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and their components;
in Odessa region :
- the Danube Ship Repair plant in the port of Izmail, which produces and stores unmanned boats and components for them;
- in the port of Odessa, a dry cargo ship was delivering military and dual-use cargo to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
9:25 Crews of strike UAVs of the 58th Army of the Dnepr group hit FPV drones with fiber optic control, resistant to electronic warfare, were used to carry out precision strikes against strongholds, military equipment, and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
8:41 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 311 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Oryol, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Smolensk, Tambov, Kaluga, Saratov, Samara, Penza, Rostov, Volgograd regions, Perm Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
8:08 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result of a massive strike with high-precision weapons of land, sea and air based, unmanned aerial vehicles struck enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, involved in the interests of the company "Fire Point" for the production and storage of Flamingo cruise missiles and long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles in Kyiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Khar'kov regions, as well as port and ship repair infrastructure facilities in the Odessa region, sea vessels involved in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
[TASS] The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,440 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours
Russian forces struck workshops assembling unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Ukrainian army and enemy deployment sites over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck workshops producing unmanned aerial vehicles and their storage sites, depots with ammunition and materiel and also temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 146 locations," the ministry said in a statement.
KIEV LOSES 1,440 TROOPS ALONG ENGAGEMENT LINE IN PAST DAY - LATEST FIGURES
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,440 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.
The latest figures show that the Ukrainian army lost roughly 260 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, about 220 troops and a US-made armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and around 155 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.
During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost roughly 520 troops and seven armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, over 255 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and more than 30 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP NORTH FIGHTING FOR FIVE COMMUNITIES IN POCKET OF ENCIRCLEMENT IN KHARKOV AREA
Russia’s Battlegroup North forces are fighting for the liberation of five communities in the Kharkov Region and tightening the ring of encirclement of Ukrainian troops in that area, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup North units continue tightening the ring of encirclement in the Kharkov Region and expanding the outer area of control. In the pocket of encirclement, they are fighting for the liberation of the communities of Nikolayevka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nefyodovka and Lobanovka in the Kharkov Region. They struck enemy formations in areas near the settlements of Kupino and Chyornoye in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian military lost roughly 30 troops and a ground robotic platform in the pocket of encirclement. Russia’s Battlegroup North forces also destroyed two Ukrainian UAV control posts, it specified.
In their operations to expand the external area of control, Battlegroup North units continue active battles for the settlements of Annopolye, Prikolotnoye and Kotovka in the Kharkov Region, it said.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP NORTH INFLICTS 260 CASUALTIES ON UKRAINIAN ARMY IN PAST DAY
Russia’s Battlegroup North forces inflicted roughly 260 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its areas of responsibility over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported.
In the Kharkov direction, Battlegroup North units "inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Chernoglazovka, Dementiyevka, Veliky Burluk, Novosyolovka, Belashi, Cherkasskaya Lozovaya and Goryanoye in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
In the Sumy direction, Battlegroup North units struck formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Grunovka, Kiyanitsa and Boyaro-Lezhachi in the Sumy Region and the city of Sumy, it said.
Overall, the Ukrainian army lost an estimated 260 personnel, a Tisa armored combat vehicle, 19 motor vehicles, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system and an electronic warfare station in the areas of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup North over the past 24 hours, it specified.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP WEST INFLICTS 220 CASUALTIES ON UKRAINIAN ARMY IN PAST DAY
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 220 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup West units improved their forward positions and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, a territorial defense brigade and a border guard detachment of Ukraine’s Border Guard Service in areas near the settlements Chervony Oskol and Maliyevka in the Kharkov Region, Volchy Yar, Raigorodok and Karpovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 220 personnel, a US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, 15 motor vehicles and an electronic warfare station in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it said.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP SOUTH INFLICTS 155 CASUALTIES ON UKRAINIAN ARMY IN PAST DAY
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 155 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Belenkoye, Semyonovka, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, Slavyansk, Nikolayevka, Druzhkovka and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 155 personnel, a Kozak armored combat vehicle, 23 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns and an electronic warfare station in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP CENTER LIBERATES CULTURAL CENTER, TWO STRUCTURES AT COALMINE IN DOBROPOLYE
Russia’s Battlegroup Center forces liberated the cultural center and two production structures on the premises of the Dobropolskaya coalmine in their battles for Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the ministry reported.
"In Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, assault groups of the 51st Army advanced in the town’s central and northern parts. Marine infantry formations continued their advance in the northwestern direction along the railroad. Battlegroup Center forces seized the territory of the park zone and the cultural center in the town’s northern part and two production structures on the premises of the Dobropolskaya coalmine," the ministry said.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP CENTER THWARTS UKRAINIAN ATTEMPT TO BREAK ENCIRCLEMENT IN DOBROPOLYE
Russia’s Battlegroup Center forces thwarted the Ukrainian army’s attempt to break the encirclement of its surrounded garrison in Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry reported.
During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup Center forces "thwarted an attempt by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 25th airborne brigade comprising up to a platoon of personnel supported by armor to break the encirclement of the surrounded enemy," the ministry said.
Over the past 24 hours, Battlegroup Center units also liberated 82 buildings and destroyed more than 25 Ukrainian troops, an armored vehicle and a pickup truck in Dobropolye, it specified.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP CENTER INFLICTS 520 CASUALTIES ON UKRAINIAN ARMY IN PAST DAY
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 520 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed seven enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Center units improved their forward positions and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade, the Azov special operations brigade [outlawed as a terrorist group in Russia] and two National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Svyatogorovka, Belozerskoye, Sergeyevka, Stepanovka, Novoyavlenka, Roganskoye, Lidino and Novoandreyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Petropavlovka and Chuguyevo in the Dnepropetrovsk Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 520 personnel, seven armored combat vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, four electronic warfare stations and a radar system in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center over the past 24 hours, it specified.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP EAST INFLICTS 255 CASUALTIES ON UKRAINIAN ARMY IN PAST DAY
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 255 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup East units continued their advance deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian army and a marine infantry brigade in areas near the settlements of Chernenkovo, Ivanovka, Gavrilovka and Kolomiytsy in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, Volnyanka, Nikolskoye and Listovka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 255 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, 11 motor vehicles and two US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery systems in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
RUSSIA’S BATTLEGROUP DNEPR ELIMINATES OVER 30 UKRAINIAN TROOPS IN PAST DAY
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr eliminated more than 30 Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Dnepr units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Orekhov, Kushugum, Kanevskoye, Yulyevka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
"Over 30 Ukrainian military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, 22 motor vehicles and a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer were destroyed," it said.
RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES INTERCEPT 764 UKRAINIAN UAVS, FOUR SMART BOMBS IN PAST DAY
Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 764 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and four smart bombs over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down four guided aerial bombs and 764 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
TALLY OF UKRAINIAN ARMY’S LOSSES
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 674 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 284 helicopters, 255,428 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 surface-to-air missile systems, 31,150 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,784 multiple rocket launchers, 36,651 field artillery guns and mortars and 73,859 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.
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