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[Regnum] The first snow and a significant drop in temperatures are expected in Moscow after October 20. This was announced on October 14 by Alexander Shuvalov, head of the Meteo forecasting center.
"Today's data provides certain, but by no means 100%, grounds to say that a sharp turnaround in weather will occur at the beginning of the third ten-day period—October 21, 22, and 23. The likelihood of the first snow in Moscow increases significantly here," Shuvalov clarified in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The specialist explained that the snow will naturally not yet settle on the ground, but may "flutter" in the air. Shuvalov noted that a significant drop in air temperatures to near-zero levels is also expected during this period.
Earlier, Shuvalov reported that abnormally cold weather had settled in several regions of the Far East, with the lowest temperatures observed in Yakutia, the Magadan Region, and Chukotka.
Gismeteo's leading meteorologist, Leonid Starkov, in an interview with Regnum News Agency, urged Muscovites not to expect snow on the Feast of the Intercession. According to him, there's currently no talk of any transition from late autumn to winter.
[Reuters] Russia has nearly finished building a major new base for launching jet-powered drones in just six weeks, according to defence experts and a Reuters analysis of satellite imagery, in the latest expansion of its attack capability close to Ukraine.
The site in what was an empty field in Russia's southwestern Rostov region on August 31 had become a complex facility the size of around 126 soccer pitches by Wednesday, commercial imagery provided by Planet Labs and Airbus showed.
The construction coincides with a surge in the use of Russian jet-powered attack drones against Ukraine, which is struggling to intercept the faster weapons that can travel at speeds of up to 600 km per hour.
With the full-scale war well into its fifth year, Kyiv expects Russia to further escalate jet drone and missile attacks this winter.
Mike Monnik, founder and CEO of private intelligence company DroneSec, said the site in the imagery would be capable of launching the Geran-4 and Geran-5 models, Russia's newest types of jet-powered drone.
He said the western edge of the facility showed eight platforms for launch rails capable of firing those drones, adding to an existing Russian network of at least 11 fixed launch sites used for drone attacks on Ukraine.
"The speed of construction ... demonstrates the ease with which Russia can bring now-established offensive capabilities to bear rapidly," Monnik said.
The site, he added, looked very close to completion and it will be "probably a matter of weeks before (it is) fully operational, if not earlier."
The construction of the facility coincides with worsening relations between Russia and the NATO military alliance.
European governments accuse Moscow of stepping up a campaign of sabotage, drone incursions and cyberattacks against them, while Russia warned last month it could use nuclear weapons if NATO attempted to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave.
Monnik said the combination of industrial production of jet-powered drones, their increasing sophistication and the relative lack of comprehensive counter-drone defences in many NATO countries were a challenge for the West.
"This ability to rapidly field an ability to launch large-scale attacks using UAS (unmanned aerial systems) poses a strategic vulnerability for NATO countries," he said.
Monnik said the facility may have the potential to fire 100 jet-powered drones or more in 24 hours, although Russia normally fires them in small numbers throughout the day. It would also depend on factors like available supplies and objectives.
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[Korrespondent] 22.58 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia is currently spending close to 43 thousand military dollars. In his words, the ratio of expenses of the Ukrainian and Russian armies will go from one to seven to ten. The head of the state spoke about this in an interview with journalist Piers Morgan.
22.19 Russian troops attacked a civil infrastructure facility near Vinnytsia on the 14th evening. As a result of the attacks, damage and destruction were recorded. There is no information about the victims of the disease. Natalya Zabolotna, the head of Vinnytsia OVA, told about this.
21.31 Starlink robot speed up to 160 km/year will be updated. As soon as possible, Ukrainian attack drones and rogue drones will be able to resign their jobs. According to the Minister of Defense, at the same time, it is necessary to seek to establish boundaries for Starshield, which will serve military purposes.
21.00 At Kharkov on the 14th evening, the 36th military service of the Russian Federation was discussed, which was being verified for its responsibility before the killing of five Ukrainian military units of the 72nd mechanized brigade. civilian in Kharkiv region. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this. The information is also shared with the public by Vladislav Adbula, a river worker at the regional department of the SBU.
20.36 Great Britain will speed up the development of anti-aircraft defense capabilities to Ukraine so that they can be fired up faster. About this, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Andy Burnham announced an hourly meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky near London.
19.10 As a result of the Russian attack on Lutsk, six people died and 13 more were injured. A Russian “Shahed” type drone damaged civil infrastructure, including residential buildings and stores. President Volodymyr Zelensky on the evening of Wednesday, the 14th of June, having spoken to the homelands of the dead and called on international partners to put pressure on Moscow.
19.03 The United States developed a new-generation interceptor missile for the Patriot anti-aircraft complex, which was called PAC-3 Edge. It is possible to outmaneuver current ballistic and hypersonic missiles, Lockheed Martin Corporation reported.
18.40 Two Russian oil refineries were attacked by drones on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak said this in comments to Russian propagandists.
The adviser of the President of Ukraine with communication Dmytro Lytvyn began singing that this night the defense forces did not hit Russian oil refineries.
17.28 An FSB agent has been caught in Kiev, who is trying to activate 148 Starlink satellite stations for the enemy. The SBU reported this. The enemy was preparing to occupy the terminals to plan military operations in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions.
16.44 Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni said that her country supports Ukraine, and capitulation to the aggressor cannot be accepted by the world, reports ANSA.
“No one convinces me that the capitulation of those who are defending their freedom can be called peace,” Meloni said. In these words, any fair regulation will not secure the troubled world and protect the interests of Europe.
Recently, the Italian premiere criticized the favor of the Russian TV show, as US President Donald Trump said last Friday. Vaughn called the ceremony “very rizikovanim.”
Meloni explained that the current increase in bedroom prices is due to the ongoing war in Iran, and not to the fighting in Ukraine. Therefore, in her opinion, the legacy of such a company will be left unimportant, since the potential threats are completely obvious.
16.36 The number of lost legacies of the Russian attack on Lutsk has grown to six. During the hour of sorting through the rubble, the Eurogurt group found the body of another person. The head of the Volynsk regional military administration, Roman Romanyuk, announced this.
16.15 In Zaporizhzhya, the number of victims of the Russian attack on Zhitlova Zabudova has grown to two people. A 57-year-old woman needed medical help. Having informed the military head of the Zaporizhian regional military administration Mikhailo Semikin, the Russian troops launched two attacks on Zaporizhzhya. As a result of the attack, one private booth was destroyed, and another was damaged. The sick donkeys burned after the accident.
15.55 US President Donald Trump announced an “energy truce” between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, but Moscow did not reject any specifics about this drive. Kremlin river official Dmitro Peskov said about this.
“What is the christened perimeter of the energy truce, what does this mean? The work in this will continue,” Peskov said cynically.
15.49 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is in contact with the United States, SpaceX and NATO partners through a one-way exchange of Starshield terminals (Windows package). Ukrinform informs about this in a postal manner.
On November 14th, SpaceX, without delaying the Defense Forces, set a speed limit for terminals of 160 km/year. After distortion of any ligament, it is used. In different areas, in different sections, the connections occur at different speeds - from ~72 to ~161 km/year.
As it turns out, the complexity of the work of the UAV mission, in addition to overshooting and middle strikes, reduces the capabilities for front-line logistics, reconnaissance and relaying.
15.22 Soldiers of the 115th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the use of a Russian attack helicopter Mi-28NM as an additional anti-aircraft FPV drone. This was reported by the brigade’s press service, which published a video of the combat operation. Following the words of the military, the FPV drone crossed the helicopter in the wind. The brigade stated that as a result of the attack, both equipment and crew were damaged.
14.56 In Lutsk, as a result of the fall of the tricks of the Russian drone, four people died, another 12 people were injured, among them a child.
As a result of the involvement of the drone in the Eurogurt group, four people died and 10 more were injured. The booths on Sobornosti Avenue were also damaged. Two people were injured, among them a child.
14.48 President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on a visit to Great Britain. The head of the state announced this on Facebook. We will discuss a wide range of non-pepper foods with Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
14.09 The investigation from the authorities before the shooting of five military forces near the Kharkov region verifies the possible responsibility of the Russian DRG. The regional prosecutor's office reported this.
It also became clear that the soldiers of the 72nd mechanized brigade (OMB) named after the Black Cossacks died.
13.46 In Lutsk, as a result of the attack of a jet UAV, the civil infrastructure was damaged, crippling the group of European goods EuroGurt. The head of the Volynsk regional military administration, Roman Romanyuk, announced this.
13.42 The European Union has provided Ukraine with another 2.86 billion euros within the defense component of the Ukrainian Support Loan (USL) worth 90 billion euros. Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky informed about this in Telegram.
13.29 The exchange of Starlink satellite communications can not only contribute to distant missions and front-line logistics, but also to protect the Ukrainian sky from jet fighters. This was stated by the adviser to the President of Ukraine Sergey “Flash” Beskrestnov.
Starlink researchers are working on one of the most effective solutions to counteract such drones - rogue drones.
“In fact, through their actions, our partners provide us with one of the few options to protect the region from reactive “shaheds,” said Flash.
13.14 At the beginning of the 14th, through a massive attack of Ukrainian drones on Moscow and other regions of Russia, more than 500 flights were captured or destroyed. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had lost 902 drones in one night.
Trival attack from 20:00 on the 13th to 08:00 on the 14th. The drones, as confirmed by the agency, flew over 20 regions of Russia, the immediately occupied Crimea and the waters of the Azov Sea.
12.59 Russian troops attacked an infrastructure facility near the Zhmerinsky district, in the Vinnytsia region. There was a massive fire there. The head of the regional military administration, Natalya Zabolotna, reported this on Wednesday.
12.47 The number of those killed as a result of the Russian attack on Kiev has increased to five. The greatest number of casualties occurred in a large apartment building in the Desnyansky district, which hit the Russian military on the evening of the 13th. Three wives died here, aged 35, 58 and 84 years. Another 25 people, including a seven-year-old girl, recovered from their injuries.
As a result of the fire, apartments from the first to the eighth to the nine-tower buildings were damaged. The window of a nearby shattered booth had been broken.
Two people also died near the Golosiivsky district. As of yesterday evening, five people died and 36 were injured near Kiev.
12.42 In the Kharkiv region, five ZSU military servicemen were shot unexpectedly from automatic armor. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the fact of the clever killing of two or more individuals (Clause 1, Part 2, Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
12.37 As a result of the late and early attacks in Rivne region, damage to the residential infrastructure of two agricultural enterprises was recorded. We know about all the victims. The DSNS and the OVA press service informed about this.
Thus, in Rivnoye, five people were injured in the residential sector of the Russian UAV, among them a child born in 2012.
Also, the fire was caused by the car and the coating of the living quarters, a broken window, and a knock on the living quarters.
From under the rubble, the soldiers recovered the woman and handed her over to the doctors.
Three more were injured at one of the agricultural enterprises.
12.23 The Primorsky District Court of Odessa found nine police officers of the district TCC and SP to have a real case with the law about the illegal extermination of people and violence during the hour of mobilization calls.
These include real lines of liberation - from five years and one month to seven years and one month. Four out of these five five have been condemned, zokrema, for katuvannya.
The local police officers of the DBR victorious group of police officers of the district TCC, who organized the illegal delivery and washing of people from the premises of the acquisition center. The victims were beaten, barked at, and a psychological pressure was placed on them. Investigators documented numerous facts of cruelty.
Nine defendants pleaded guilty and pleaded guilty, confirming the trial. Known guilt did not call the creditors to the eruption due to morbidity.
12.17 The defense forces of Ukraine on the 13th-14th hit low important military targets of the Russian occupiers. The ZSU General Staff provided details.
11.54 Counterintelligence officers tracked down two Russian agents who were acting side by side near the Dnieper and Slovianska. This made it possible to secure reserve command posts of the Ukrainian military and gas stations, which the agents were “snooping” on, the SBU reported.
11.50 The 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the ZSU on the night of the 14th suffered interruptions in the Starlink robot. The reason was the exchange of speed in the transfer of data, as it was pushed into the territory by drones.
Following military precautions, when flying a UAV at a speed of 110-120 km/year, connections may be made for 10-20 seconds. At this hour, the apparatus continued to chew the roc, but the operators wasted their time completely on them.
The corps explained that the problems were related to the Starshield package, used for the military network. Previously, it was not possible to limit the speed of data transmission.
Interruptions in communication also create risks for the stagnation of Swiss drones. Zokrema, devices of the Middle Strike type may gain high speed when starting up, and an unstable connection may make it impossible to start or stop working.
"The inheritances are already evident in practice. As soon as the beginning is obtained in one of the units of unmanned systems, which is related to the 7th building of the Airborne Forces on the Gulyaypilsky direct, through the problems of this I had a chance to capture part of the mission together,” the Viyskovs said.
11.32 The Ukrainian defense forces, within the boundaries of the fourth stage of Operation Vivaldi, captured three more settlements in the Donetsk region from the Russians, recapturing another 101 sq. km of territory. I told the Third Army Corps about it on Facebook.
According to the words of Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky, the corps and dowry formed three more settlements - Zelena Dolina, Lipovy and Kolodyaz. The enemy spent nearly 3 thousand soldiers.
11.13 Russian aggressors struck all three thermal power plants in Kiev late Wednesday. Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky informed about this in Telegram.
The enemy will also fight on critically important objects in the Kiev region, which will ensure the life of the capital of the central regions.
11.00 Vrancia 14 June Russian troops attacked a transport facility near Dergachi in the Kharkov region, four people were seriously injured.
10.56 The United States advanced to Ukraine about the possible exchange of intelligence data. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during an interview for NPR. Ukraine will not stop its blows until Russia stops attacking Ukrainian energy facilities.
10.45 Over the past few days, the Ukrainian defense forces were able to stop a series of offensive operations by the Russian army, and also penetrate into the Sumy region. This is according to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
According to analysts, ZSU fighters broke through to the outside of Sumy. This is also confirmed by geolocation video recordings collected on the 12th of June. They recorded the passage of Ukrainian soldiers to the final exit from Yunakivka, which was transferred to the final exit from the regional center.
10.26 On Wednesday, in Kiev and seven 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.
10.22 A pre-trial investigation has been completed into two military service members of the Khmelnitsky District TCC and SP, who are accused of beating a mobile officer.
They began to flow in 2024 in the premises of the district TCC. Thoroughly mobilized people were inspired to go to the center of basic training. Two officers of the TCC tried to forcefully stop him from entering the barracks and getting into the car.
One of them pressed the man to the bed and held him down so that he could not fix the support. The other hit him on the head and coat. Beaten by pinning his colleague, who called for law enforcement officers and doctors. The victim was hospitalized with fractures of the nose, ribs and numerous sores.
During the pre-trial investigation, the defendants recognized their guilt and repented. One of them was transferred to a combat squad, the other was demoted to a camp.
11/10 At the end of the 14th hour of the first round of the Russian attack, the partners did not beat Ukraine to the stagnation of ballistics. Yuriy Ignat, a river officer of the ZSU Military Forces, told about this on the TV channel.
Following his words, at around 22:40 the Ukrainian side announced the presence of such events in advance. Just before the onset of the three attacks, information from the partners had already arrived.
09.57 Russian troops again launched an attack on Rivne, targeting the residential sector of the place. Three people suffered injuries from the attack.
09.37 On the morning of the 14th, Russian fire fighters launched a large-scale attack on salvage targets in several regions of Ukraine. The head of the Ukrainian Railways, Oleksandr Pertsovsky, announced this.
“The enemy is trying to destroy everything it can reach: locomotive depots and carriages, repair facilities, train stations and stations, not to mention the dry goods warehouse,” he said.
Behind the words of the head of Uzbekistan, at night, under the masked whirlwind of the enemy’s attacks, the plant was destroyed in the Kharkiv, Kiev, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky and Ternopil regions.
It passed without any loss of life. At the same time, the material costs of the Ukrainian plant are again significant.
09.30 Since the evening of the 13th, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 39 missiles and 128 drones of various types. Camp at 09:00 on the 14th of June, the Ukrainian anti-type defense defeated or suppressed 119 surface targets, reported the Ukrainian forces of the ZSU.
Massive combinations strike started at 18:00 Tuesday. The main targets of the attack were Kiev, Kiev and Kharkiv regions. According to the military data, the particular shelling was immediately followed by the stagnation of various methods of the air attack from many directions, as well as a large number of ballistic missiles directed at energy facilities.
09.22 The late masquerading attack of the Russian Federation military on the critical infrastructure of Kiev, the Kiev region and Kharkov damaged 26 elements of the electrical power industry and several facilities of the naftogaz complex, depriving it of power supply at least 600 thousand. Pozhivachiv
“A targeted Russian ballistic strike on the energy sector itself, which the President of America indicated was caused by fire. The strike is absolutely obvious and demonstrative in scale - such demonstrative hostility of Russia has never happened before America,” the head of state wrote in Telegram.
According to the president, at night Russian troops protested against Ukrainian energy and critical infrastructure, 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 attack drones and loitering ammunition. As a result of the attack, there are deaths and injuries, and the scale of power outages may increase. Repair teams of power engineers and DSNS departments are working on the ground.
Zelensky said that with this attack, Russia raised the possibility of de-escalation and demonstrated ignorance before the US declared an energy truce. In connection with this, the head of the Ukrainian state called on US President Donald Trump to pass harsh sanctions against the Russian Federation, passed recently praised and signed by Senator Lindsay Graham, as well as to give Ukraine additional packages to wipe out missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.
09.17 Great Britain will supply Ukraine with light, high-powered British-made LMM missiles, which have proven effective in the fight against Russian jet drones. This was announced in advance of the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Great Britain, scheduled for Wednesday.
London is already looking at 1.6 billion pounds sterling to supply 5,000 LMM missiles over the next few years. Now the British side has decided to speed up the transfer of 10 million pounds from the military aid package to a total of 45 million pounds. This will help meet the immediate needs of the Ukrainian army before the winter.
09.00 At the beginning of the 14th of the year, the Starlink satellite communication network dropped sharply. The connection was about to collapse at a speed of over 160 km/year. The Foreign Minister of Defense, volunteer Sergey Sternenko reported this on Telegram.
“Today the Starlink terminals were interconnected. Low important missions were lost,” he wrote.
Following the words of the Foreign Minister of Defense, the primary terminals of the satellite communications are working immediately.
At the same time, Sternenko admitted that the company of the American billionaire Elon Musk SpaceX could surround the Starlink robot to power the administration of US President Donald Trump.
08.38 Drones attacked strategic digital and industrial infrastructure in the Saratov region of Russia. Near the town of Balakovo, one of the largest data processing centers (DPCs) in Russia, Sberbank and the metallurgical enterprise, came under attack.
Many areas of Balakov suffered from fires, and local residents reported dozens of fires.
Sberbank's data center is at the construction stage, but is already in frequent use. The project, worth 122.2 billion rubles, will fund the launch of one of the largest data processing centers in Russia.
The purpose center for securing the IT infrastructure of the Russian bank was also informed about plans to host the services of the state digital platform GosTech on its basis.
At the same time, the data center has its satellites fixed as soon as possible.
Energy facilities and the metallurgical plant of the Balakovo Metallurgical Plant could also be hit. The enterprise specializes in fabricated steel and rolled metal, reinforced reinforcement and long rolled products. The plant produces over 1 million tons of rolled steel in the river, and there is also steel production.
08.17 Near Ternopil, a jet drone was found in an administrative office. Information about possible victims is being added.
07.58 Energy facilities in Kiev and the region were hit with a massive ballistic attack, and there were power outages in the capital.
The Russian attack caused emergency shutdowns in Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Pecherskyi, Solomyanskyi and in part of the Golosiivskyi district of the capital. Stabilization charts in these areas will not work for the time being.
07.43 From February 24, 2022 to June 14, 2026, military losses to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,557,350 individuals (+1650 per addition).
07.29 Zranka On the 14th of June, Russian troops again hit Kiev with ballistic missiles, and people died in the Golosiivsky district. The number of people killed in the capital has increased to three. The liquidation of heritage in three areas is underway.
03.52 Freight rates for the export of Russian oil to India at the beginning of the year rose to new record values due to the strengthening of risks in the Black Sea and an increase in prices on the light tanker market. This does not allow Russia to continue to suffer from high naphtha prices. The volume of transportation of Urals grade naphtha from the Black Sea to India on Suezmax tankers with a deadweight of approximately 140,000 metric tons increased to a record 27–30 million dollars per voyage in one week, up from approximately 19 million dollars in the spring.
01.33 As a result of the strike of a Russian ballistic missile on nine people near Kiev, 21 people were injured, and two more people died. Burn all over the booth.
00.50 In Rostov there was a fire and a fire at the naphtha loading terminal of the Novoshakhtinsky petroleum products plant, which was attacked on the 10th. Once again another tank at the terminal swelled. As you can see footage of local residents, the fire at the nafta terminal rises to tens of meters.
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[NewsFront] 21:12 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 29th Artillery Regiment apply fire damage to enemy positions in the Volchansk cauldron area. 20:04 Today afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against logistics centers and sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo to Ukraine.
As a result of the strike in the village of Khmelnytskyi, the Epicenter transport and logistics center, used for storing and distributing cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was damaged.
In addition, a dry cargo ship, which was delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa, was hit during a sea crossing.
19:00 Rosgvardia this week destroyed more than 60 Ukrainian drones in the LPR
Rosgvardia units operating in the Luhansk People's Republic continue to counter enemy UAVs.
18:50 There are three Geranium-5s in Lutsk struck the Grand terminal oil depot, reports Dnevnik Desantnik
18:43 During the past 24 hours, as of 18:00 on October 14, the air defense duty forces intercepted and destroyed 23 UAVs over the territories of the Ryazan region and 68 UAVs over the Saratov region.
18:12 Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked two Russian oil refineries in the Saratov and Ryazan regions - Novak
17:29 in Vinnytsia an infrastructure facility was damaged by an enemy attack, local Telegram channels report.
16:19 In the hospital passed away a man wounded in yesterday's attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the village of Berezovka in the Belgorod region.
In addition, the regional operational headquarters reports that a civilian was wounded as a result of a new attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces:
15:58 Russian Armed Forces inflicted strikes on targets in Znamenka, Kirovohrad Oblast
15:10 Ukrainian Armed Forces dropped a munition fired at a church in the Kherson region — WarGonzo
In the village of Gladkivka in the Golopristan District, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A crater up to a meter deep formed in the church's courtyard, and the blast wave shattered the windows. No parishioners or priests were injured in the attack.
14:39 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 14, 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the Special Military Operation.
Units of the "North" military group in the Khar'kov region are tightening the encirclement and expanding the external control zone.
Fighting for the settlements of Nikolaevka and Varvarovka in the Khar'kov region continues within the encirclement ring.
The encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces group suffered losses of up to 40 servicemen per day.
As the external control zone expands, fighting continues for the settlements of Prikolotnoye, Kotovka, and Gogino in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of the heavy mechanized brigade, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the border detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kurgannoe, Fedorovka, Maly Burluk and Khatnee in the Khar'kov region.
Also in the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of a mechanized infantry brigade, two motorized infantry brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Rubizhne, Velyki Prokhody, Bugayevka, Izbitskoye and Velykiy Burluk in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Rybitsa, Nikolskoye, Barilovka, Kucherovka, Glukhov 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 over 225 servicemen, 17 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and four electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge and defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Tamarganovka, Blagodatovka, Maliyevka, Osinovo in the Khar'kov region, Bogorodichnoye and Vovchiy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 240 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 23 cars, an artillery piece, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Vysokoivanovka, Semenovka, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 155 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 33 vehicles and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airborne brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Starovarvarovka, Verovka, Belozerskoye, Svyatogorovka, Veselaya Gora, Shilovka, Novoyavlenka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Krutoyarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Near the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 51st Army advanced through the central and northwestern parts of the city. Naval infantry assault units continued their offensive in the western part of the village. Within 24 hours, 142 buildings were liberated, and up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen were killed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 350 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, five combat armored vehicles, 14 cars, an artillery piece, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of a mechanized infantry unit, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two naval infantry brigades near the settlements of Tarasivka, Kolomiytsy, and Chernenkovo in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Raiske, Myrolyubovka, Barvinovka, Omelnik, and Volnyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 265 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the villages of Orekhov and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 18 vehicles, an artillery piece, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
14:08 GV "Center" liberated 142 buildings and destroyed up to 25 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen in Dobropillia in one day, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
13:28 Crews of the separate brigade of the Varyag BPS troops shot down high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
12:49 Russian Armed Forces attacked gas stations in western Ukraine
A Ukrnafta gas station in the Khmelnytskyi region was attacked overnight. The attack caused a fire and damaged the station's equipment, according to Ukrainian media.
12:18 From an unknown direction five Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were shot with a machine gun in the Khar'kov region.
The shooter's identity has not yet been established, and police are investigating. The circumstances and motive for the murder remain unknown.
11:11 Starlink operation restrictions for the Ukrainian Armed Forces made it difficult for the use of drones at medium range and Ukrainian logistics, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
10:47 In Kyiv at night, all city thermal power plants were hit, Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky announced.
There are three main combined heat and power plants in the city: Kyiv CHPP-5, Kyiv CHPP-6, and Darnitskaya CHPP-4.
Critically important facilities in the Kyiv region that supply electricity to the capital and central regions were also damaged.
10:24 Russian Armed Forces inflicted a massive attack on Ukrainian Railways facilities in five regions
9:58 Sber Data Center was subjected to attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
All services are operating normally, said Alexander Vedyakhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank.
8:47 During the past night from 20:00 on October 13 to 8:00 on October 14, air defense forces on duty destroyed 902 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles flew over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
8:07 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike with land-based precision weapons and long-range strike drones.
The strike damaged communications and energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and the Kyiv and Khar'kov regions, which serve the military-industrial complex and the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[Regnum] Air defense systems destroyed 1,425 Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) drones in the special operation zone in the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on October 14.
"Air defense forces shot down 1,425 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the military department clarified on the MAX messenger.
During the entire period of the special military operation, 262,128 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.
On October 13, Russian air defense forces shot down 883 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the special operation zone. The Russian army destroyed the largest number of enemy drones in the 24-hour period between August 17 and 18. Then, troops destroyed 1,671 drones, as well as 10 guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS missiles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that Ukrainian troops are deliberately targeting civilians and civilian objects in Russia. He described the methods used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Kyiv regime's foreign mercenaries as terrorist. In response to Ukrainian terrorist attacks, the Russian military is striking Ukrainian military installations.
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[Regnum] Russia takes everything in combat, and the diesel deal is not a gift from the West, but the result of actions on the battlefield, stated VGTRK military correspondent Alexander Sladkov.
He analyzed Russia's strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and the progress of the fighting, highlighting several crucial aspects. It's clear that Ukraine's energy capabilities have not yet been completely destroyed, but the Russian Armed Forces have no intention of stopping or giving the enemy a break.
"This night, CHPP-4, CHPP-5, and the Tripilska CHPP were damaged—and, first and foremost, the consequences are visible in the negotiations: Kyiv Mayor Klitschko is complaining, the power is cut off, so, of course, we are causing serious damage," Sladkov emphasized.
Speaking about the strikes on railway targets, the war correspondent called them modern guerrilla warfare. And although there are no guerrillas today, as there were during the Great Patriotic War, all this work is done by missiles and drones.
"It's especially important to note that Russia wins everything through combat. And the diesel deal itself isn't a gift from the West. No matter how much they try to trick us, saying, 'Let's give you some kind of gift in return,' no, we've won this and are speaking to our opponents from a position of strength," the journalist pointed out.
Sladkov recalled that this position was won for the country by a multinational soldier of the armed forces, "who today is slapping around the fields, stepping on mines and getting hit by drone strikes, but still moving forward."
Moreover, the attacks on Ukraine are the result of the position of a strong, independent country, and these attacks will continue. It's hard not to notice that all this is producing results.
Thus, US President Donald Trump recently called for Zelensky to be replaced.
"In Ukraine, they immediately started saying, 'Give us five or six months to prepare for these elections.' Wait. First of all, the elections in Russia were held under fire and terrorist attacks from Kiev," Sladkov said indignantly.
He recalled that in Russia, people died in election commissions due to Ukrainian strikes, but we still held elections.
"Secondly, why did people in Ukraine assume that Trump, when talking about replacing Zelenskyy, was talking about some kind of official election? Replace the person who's incapable of reaching an agreement. Someone more capable of reaching an agreement will sign a capitulation, and then you can hold and prepare for elections for at least a year," he suggested.
In conclusion, Alexander Sladkov called on Ukraine and the West to remember that Russia will never accept Ukraine as anti-Russia. And the goal of the special military operation outlined by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief will be achieved.
"Putin's strikes will continue until all targets are completely destroyed. We must allow our grandchildren to live peacefully and develop in our country in the future. That's all," he concluded.
On the evening of October 13 and into the night of October 14, Russian Armed Forces struck targets in Kyiv and the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions. Power facilities and communications used by the Ukrainian military-industrial complex and army were disabled, the Ministry of Defense reported. The impact of the strikes was immediate —several districts of Kyiv were left without power.
[IsraelTimes] Former special forces officer Sergiy Kuznietsov facing charges including ‘war crime,’ attacking civilian infrastructure; Kyiv consistently denies it was behind Baltic Sea blast
A former Ukrainian military officer is set to become the first person to stand trial over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombings when proceedings begin in a German court Wednesday.
In September that year, seven months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a series of blasts under the Baltic Sea damaged three of the four Nord Stream pipelines designed to carry Russian gas to Europe.
While some in the West were quick to accuse Russia of sabotaging its own export route, German Sherlocks identified a cell of Ukrainians they say were the alleged perpetrators.
In August last year Sergiy Kuznietsov was arrested in Italia while on holiday with his family, and extradited to Germany the following month.
Investigators allege the former Ukrainian special forces officer led a small group comprising professional divers, an explosives expert, and a boat skipper that planted explosives on the pipelines.
Kuznietsov, standing trial at a Hamburg court, will face charges including carrying out a "war crime," attacking civilian infrastructure and causing a kaboom.
🇺🇦🇩🇪 BREAKING: Former Ukrainian Officer Goes on Trial for Nord Stream Sabotage
Former Ukrainian military officer Serhii Kuznietsov has gone on trial in Hamburg, Germany, accused of orchestrating the September 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
German prosecutors allege he led a team of Ukrainian military personnel who used a rented yacht, forged documents, and military-grade explosives to destroy critical energy infrastructure connecting Russia and Germany.
Prosecutors say the operation was planned on behalf of Ukrainian state authorities.
Kuznietsov faces charges including complicity in war crimes for attacking civilian infrastructure. He denies involvement, while Kiev continues to deny responsibility.
According to the indictment, he entered Germany in early September 2022 using a forged Ukrainian passport and, together with the rest of the sabotage team, boarded a rented yacht in the German Baltic Sea port city of Rostock.
PIPELINE SABOTAGE
The yacht was allegedly loaded with large quantities of military-grade explosives and set sail for a spot where the pipelines ran under the Baltic Sea near the Danish island of Bornholm.
Divers then allegedly planted explosive charges equipped with timers on the pipelines, which blew up several days later.
Kuznietsov’s lawyers unsuccessfully tried to challenge the German court’s jurisdiction over the attacks, and suggested they may argue that the pipelines were legitimate military targets in Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.
His trial is currently scheduled to run until February 2027.
The pipelines were built and owned by a corporate consortium led by Russian energy giant Gazprom.
At the time of the blasts, none were in operation.
Moscow had already suspended gas deliveries to western Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... through Nord Stream 1, comprising two pipelines, after the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... imposed sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Nord Stream 2, also made up of two pipelines, had only just been completed and never entered service.
When asked by AFP what Russia expected from the trial, Kremlin front man Dmitry Peskov said he expects "that those who carried it out will be named, along with those who ordered it."
"I don’t think anybody has any doubt about who it really is," Peskov added.
SENSITIVE SUBJECT
A senior Ukrainian official, meanwhile, told AFP that Kyiv has "no expectations from the trial."
Kyiv has consistently denied orchestrating the sabotage.
But it has made no secret of its satisfaction with the results, saying that by rendering the pipelines inoperable, Moscow’s ability to fund the war was weakened.
Another suspect, only partially identified as Volodymyr Z., was arrested in Croatia in August. He is accused of taking part in the operation as a diver.
A Croatian court has approved his extradition to Germany although he is appealing the decision.
According to Croatian media and Germany’s Spiegel news magazine, Volodymyr Z. was reportedly advising the makers of a Hollywood film inspired by the sabotage, with Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody tapped to portray the leader of the sabotage unit.
Volodymyr Z. had previously been arrested in Poland but was freed after a Polish judge refused to extradite him to Germany, ruling that the sabotage of the pipelines was justified as part of Ukraine’s defense.
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Germany has become Kyiv’s leading military backer and regularly accuses Russia of sabotage and espionage on its soil.
But the Nord Stream sabotage remains a sensitive subject in Germany.
Some have blamed the attacks for helping to drive up energy prices and worsening a gas crisis that rocked Europe’s biggest economy.
**USS *Kearsarge*** is a name shared by five notable ships in the United States Navy, all honoring **Mount Kearsarge** in New Hampshire. The most famous is the original **sloop-of-war (1861)**, which defeated the Confederate raider **CSS *Alabama*** in 1864 during the American Civil War.
Subsequent vessels carrying the name include:
* **USS *Kearsarge* (BB-5)**: A pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1898, the only US battleship not named after a state, later converted into a crane ship (**AB-1**) in 1920.
* **USS *Kearsarge* (CV-33)**: An **Essex-class aircraft carrier** commissioned in 1946 that served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and recovered two **Project Mercury** space capsules.
* **USS *Kearsarge* (LHD-3)**: The current active **Wasp-class amphibious assault ship**, commissioned in 1993, which supports Marine landing forces and humanitarian missions.
The name originates from **Mount Kearsarge** in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, a peak rising approximately 2,900 feet above sea level. The name "Kearsarge" is believed to be derived from the Native American Pennacook word "Carasarga."
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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.
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...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
