[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Ukraine is facing the threat of a huge influx of North Korean troops who are being trained by Russia's army.
At least 10,000 soldiers from the Pyongyang regime are understood to be taking part in manoeuvres before an expected deployment in regions close to the Ukrainian border.
The Kremlin is said to have paid North Korea to send personnel to the front in a deal struck on president Vladimir Putin's state visit to Kim Jong Un.
North Korea, like Iran, is also reported to be supplying weaponry and ammunition.
The suggestions emerged as Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled his blueprint for liberating Ukraine, calling Russia and its allies as a 'coalition of criminals'.
The earlier demo of highways and railroad crossings suggests Kim has found in Russia a sponsor for the prelude of an Israel/Gaza type assault.
For decades DPRK has practiced assaults from tunnels. The road and rail destruction is to impede ROK/US forces moving north. The split Obama/Biden/Harris Presidency may be the trigger to assume the US will withdraw or at least stand passive.
With a big enough backer, the world may whine but little else.
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The earlier demo of highways and railroad crossings suggests Kim has found in Russia a sponsor for the prelude of an Israel/Gaza type assault.
I dunno. Kim periodically acts out when he feels the world is not paying enough attention. Threatening apocalyptic war is a good gig both at home and abroad, but you can only actually play the card once. I see it as aggravated bluster, but if I am wrong, we will definitely notice.
[NEWSWEEK] Some 18 North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche... n soldiers are believed to have deserted the Russian frontline, with Kremlin fighters reportedly searching for them.
The troops were deployed in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk oblasts, about four miles from the border with Ukraine, when they deserted, the public broadcasting company of Ukraine, Suspilne, reported.
Intelligence officials cited by the broadcaster said the Russian military is searching for the North Korean soldiers, while commanders are trying to conceal the desertion from their higher-ups.
It comes after reports that Moscow was planning to assemble a battalion of troops sent over by Kim Pudge Jong-un ...the overweight, pouty-looking hereditary potentate of North Korea. Pudge appears to believe in his own divinity, but has yet to produce any loaves and fishes, so his subjects remain malnourished... to help push Ukraine's forces out of Kursk.
Ukrainian outlet LIGA reported on Tuesday that the soldiers would be involved in combat missions in the country's Southwestern regions, where Russia is still battling Ukraine's incursion.
North Korean soldiers were set to form a "special Buryat battalion," named after the Mongolic ethnic group indigenous to the region spanning Siberia as well as northern Mongolia and China, sources quoted by LIGA said.
Pyongyang and Moscow have been developing their relationship for some time now, pledging earlier this year to provide aid to one another if attacked.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years in June, when he and Kim signed a so-called "comprehensive strategic partnership pact" with a clause similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... ), which states that an attack one member is an attack on all.
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[LB] At the beginning of the day, the number of combat clashes increased to 97.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
The defense forces continue to resolutely oppose the enemy's attempts to advance deep into the territory of Ukraine. The Russian occupiers continue to try to use their superiority in manpower and air support.
According to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, by this time the number of combat clashes has increased to 97. The enemy is currently operating most actively in the Kurakhiv direction - almost half of all attacks were conducted there.
The invaders use aviation and artillery, hitting the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions. In particular, the areas of Pokrovka and Karpovichi settlements came under artillery fire.
The aggressor also carried out airstrikes near Budivelny. According to the available information, the Russian aviation has carried out seven strikes on the Kursk region, dropping nine guided aerial bombs.
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian terrorists stormed the positions of our units in the Staritsa area four times. The situation is under control.
Seven times the enemy attacked our positions in the Kupyansk direction : near Kucherivka, Pishchany, Stepova Novoselivka, Lozova, and Vyshnevo. Two attacks were repulsed by the Defense Forces, five clashes are still ongoing.
On the Lymansky direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Grekivka, Nevsky, Terni and Torsky. Since the beginning of the day, there have already been ten clashes in this direction, and the battle near Grekivka is still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled an enemy attack near Stupochy. Enemy aircraft attacked Chasovoy Yar with unguided air missiles.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked near Toretsk. The aggressor's aircraft bombarded Toretsk and Katerynivka, and the occupiers also fired at Druzhba with unguided air missiles.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have already made eight attempts to dislodge our defenders from their positions in the Promin and Selidove districts. The defense forces restrained the onslaught and repelled five enemy attacks, three clashes are still ongoing.
It is the hottest today in the Kurakhiv direction , where invaders have attacked our units 42 times since the beginning of the day. They are trying to advance in the vicinity of Zoryanyi, Zhelany Drugo, Izmailivka, Novodmytrivka, Hirnyk, Novoselidivka, Georgiivka, and Katerynivka. Sixteen attacks were repulsed by the Defense Forces, and the fighting continues.
One assault of the enemy was repulsed in the Vremivsk direction , and a battle near Zolotaya Niva is currently ongoing. Russian unguided rockets exploded near Novodarivka.
In the Orihiv direction, a battle is taking place near Malaya Tokmachka.
In the Dnieper direction, Ukrainian units repelled three attacks on the positions of our troops.
In other directions, there are no significant changes.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:55 The meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council will take place in Brussels on October 17 at the level of defense ministers, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced.
21:43 The Pentagon has released the contents of a new military aid package for Ukraine:
anti-aircraft guided missiles for the NASAMS air defense system;
The White House also said the United States would provide Ukraine with a range of additional capabilities in the coming months, including hundreds of air defense interceptors, dozens of tactical air defense systems, artillery systems, ammunition, hundreds of armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, and thousands of additional armored vehicles. The two leaders also directed their teams to consult further on the next steps in implementing Ukraine's "victory plan."
20:40 The United States has provided Ukraine with a new defense package worth $425 million , which includes new air defense systems and long-range weapons, Zelensky said following a conversation with Biden. The president also proposed considering the possibility of developing joint weapons production and additional training for the Ukrainian military. Particular attention was paid to the upcoming Rammstein meeting, which will be held online. Zelensky also confirmed that tomorrow he will present his "victory plan" at a meeting of the Council of Europe.
20:01 The Ramstein summit, which was postponed due to the hurricane in the United States, will take place next month, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said. She also said that Biden will soon hold a conversation with Zelensky and announce a new "substantial" package of military aid to Ukraine.
19:22 The Ministry of Defense reported that it has issued an official permit for the first time for a private school for UAV operators - the Kyiv-based Global Drone Academy received it under a simplified procedure. The school will not only train military and civilian personnel to operate drones, but also provide graduates with the appropriate military registration specialty, which will allow them to serve in the army in a specific direction.
18:37 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Zelensky's "victory plan" will be discussed behind closed doors with allies, and "there are many points that need to be sorted out." Rutte also could not confirm information about the participation of DPRK soldiers in the war against Ukraine, noting only that these reports "obviously cause concern."
18:01 The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell, commenting on the "victory plan", said that Ukraine needs stronger security guarantees. According to him, Europe has hesitated too much in providing military aid in the past, but now it is necessary to act decisively to prevent a protracted war. Borrell stressed that the only way to force Putin to negotiate is for Ukraine to win on the battlefield.
17:19 The Nordic-Baltic Eight will provide Ukraine with a winter aid package - this was announced by the heads of the Foreign Ministries of Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Finland. The package will include solar panels, generators and other equipment needed to get through the winter.
16:23 US Permanent Representative to NATO Julian Smith stated that "the situation at the moment does not favor inviting Ukraine to NATO." She also noted that Washington's position regarding restrictions on Kiev's use of long-range American weapons remains the same.
16:18 GUR reported that its active units Arta and Kraken, together with fighters from the International Legion and the Freedom of Russia Legion, cleared 400 hectares of forest north of the settlement of Liptsy in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the operation, the fighters captured the enemy's battalion defense area, destroyed three motorized rifle battalions, the Storm detachment, and the reconnaissance company of the 7th separate motorized rifle regiment of the 11th army corps of the Russian Armed Forces. Russian soldiers were also captured during the assault.
16:04 Australia is preparing a $245 million military aid package for Ukraine, ABC News reports. The package will include 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks.
15:34 Scholz declared his readiness to talk to Putin: "We had a conference in Bürgenstock in Switzerland, which ended with the conclusion: we need another one, in which Russia should also take part. And therefore it is right that when they ask whether we will talk to the Russian president, we say: yes, that is so."
15:26 Rocket debris has been found in northern Moldova. According to border police, the debris was found near the village of Lenkeuti, 4 km from the border with Ukraine.
15:19 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico believes that the end of the war in Ukraine in the near future is "very likely": "The probability of ending the war in Ukraine in the short term is very high. I expect that tomorrow it will be possible to hint at something, because suddenly the topic of inviting Ukraine to NATO appears." At the same time, Fico emphasized that this invitation for Ukraine will not be "free" and called for "forgetting" that Russia will leave the occupied territories. The Prime Minister also repeated that the Slovak government will not support Ukraine's membership in NATO.
14:35 According to updated information, today the air defense shot down another 17 enemy drones, four more were lost in location. In total, on the night of October 16, 68 out of 136 attack UAVs were shot down, 64 were lost in location, two returned to Russia, and two more carried out strikes.
13:47 Western partners have taken a "practical and attentive" approach to the "victory plan," and the teams are now focused on the details of effective support, Zelensky said. At the same time, he acknowledged that in non-public communications, some partners are calling on Kyiv to negotiate: "We hear the word "negotiations" from our partners, and the word "justice" is heard much less often. Ukraine is open to diplomacy, but to honest diplomacy."
13:18 Zelensky said that Ukrainian intelligence is recording not only the transfer of weapons from North Korea to Russia, but also the transfer of people: "These are workers for Russian factories - instead of Russians killed in the war. And personnel for the Russian army. In fact, this is the participation of a second state in the war against Ukraine on the side of Russia."
12:46 The "Victory Plan" consists of five points and three secret annexes , Zelensky said. He also stressed that if we start moving according to the "Victory Plan" now, the war can be ended "no later than next year."
The first point is inviting Ukraine to NATO now. "We understand that NATO membership is a question of the future, not the present. But Putin must see that his geopolitical calculations are losing... That is why this is the starting point of the victory plan. Evidence of determination. An unconditional invitation now. This is certainty - how partners actually see Ukraine's place in the security architecture," the head of state emphasized.
The second point is defense , one of the sub-points of which is the continuation of operations on the territory of the Russian Federation, "in order to prevent buffer zones on our land." This point also includes military assistance from partners, strengthening air defense, domestic weapons production, lifting restrictions on the use of long-range weapons and providing Ukraine with such weapons. Zelensky noted that the defense point has a secret appendix, which is accessible to those partners who have the appropriate military assistance potential.
The third point - containment - also has a secret appendix, which has already been received by the leaders of the USA, Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany, and will be received by some other states in the future. Within the framework of this point, Ukraine proposes to place on its territory a comprehensive non-nuclear strategic containment package , which will be sufficient to protect the country from any military threat from the Russian Federation and will narrow Moscow's options for action: "Russia either goes into diplomacy or loses its war machine."
The fourth point is strategic economic potential. This point also has a secret appendix. Kiev, in particular, proposes that partners conclude a special agreement on the joint protection of critical resources available in Ukraine, such as uranium, titanium, lithium, graphite, etc.
The fifth point is designed for the post-war period , because after the war Ukraine will have one of the most experienced and largest military contingents. According to the president, this Ukrainian experience should be used to strengthen NATO's defense and ensure security in Europe.
12:11 Zelensky presents his "victory plan" in the Verkhovna Rada:
11:59 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the Alliance's strategy is to supply weapons to Ukraine so that it can negotiate an end to the war from a position of strength. "Prevent Putin from getting what he wants in Ukraine. That means providing massive aid to Ukraine so that they can resist. We must do everything to ensure that Ukraine has the ability to continue to act," Rutte said.
11:37 Kiev is asking Biden for an invitation to NATO before the US president leaves the White House, Ukraine's ambassador to the Alliance Natalia Galibarenko told Reuters. "We believe that inviting Ukraine at this moment is a political signal. We sincerely believe that this can become part of the legacy of the current US administration... If we say that there is an invitation, for the Russian Federation this will be like a final verdict: that's it, we can no longer raise the stakes using this topic," she explained.
At the same time, Reuters notes that most NATO members, including the United States, are not ready to accept Ukraine. A source in the American government told the publication that the position has not changed.
11:21 France will soon begin supplying Ukraine with its first development of kamikaze drones, the country's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said. According to him, the tests of the first French attack UAV were successful, so the first French units, as well as Ukraine, will receive them "in the coming weeks."
11:13 In Russia's Far East, 10,000 North Korean troops are currently undergoing training, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing a source in the Defense Forces. According to him, the DPRK troops are being prepared for redeployment to border areas near Ukraine. The Russian Federation is also preparing them for rotation of its troops in order to free up personnel.
10:52 Biden plans to meet with the leaders of Germany, France and the UK this week to discuss Ukraine, among other things, CNN reports, citing sources. The four leaders were scheduled to meet last week with Zelensky at Ramstein Air Base, but the meeting was canceled due to a hurricane in the US.
10:30 Deputy Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said the US will not deploy the THAAD medium-range missile defense system near Ukraine to shoot down Russian missiles and drones. When asked why the US is deploying the THAAD system in Israel to protect against Iran, but not in NATO countries to protect Ukraine, Singh said these are different situations: "These are different wars, different regions, and the commitments to Israel and Ukraine are different."
Politico, in turn, writes, citing several American officials, that the United States is shooting down missiles over Israel because Iran, unlike Russia, does not have nuclear weapons. "The tough answer, which the Ukrainians may not like to hear but which is unfortunately true, is that we can take the risk of shooting down Iranian missiles over Israel without provoking a direct war with Tehran that could lead to a nuclear war... There is much more risk if you try to do this with Russia," one of the newspaper's interlocutors explained.
Two other Biden administration officials echoed his assessment that sending U.S. troops to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine could lead to a direct military clash between the world's two leading nuclear powers — "with potentially apocalyptic consequences."
09:44 Britain is working on its own proposals for strikes deep into Russia as part of the practical implementation of the Ukrainian "victory plan," Syrsky said following a telephone conversation with the Chief of the British Defence Staff, Tony Radakin.
09:39 In the Kherson region, over the past day, six people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:28 In Donetsk region on October 15, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were wounded: in Konstantinovka, Selidovo and Svetloye, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:57 In the Kharkiv region, over the previous day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed - in the village of Kruglyakovka in the Kupyansky district, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:23 Air defense destroyed 51 attack UAVs out of 136 in Sumy, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Ternopil, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Chernihiv and Chernivtsi regions at night, the Air Force reported. Another 60 Russian drones were lost due to electronic warfare countermeasures, two returned in the direction of the Russian Federation. More than 20 UAVs remain in Ukrainian airspace, combat operations continue.
In addition, at night the enemy launched a strike on Donetsk Oblast with an S-300/400 anti-aircraft guided missile and on Chernihiv Oblast with an Kh-59 guided air missile.
08:15 The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing Ukrainian military officials, that Russia has upgraded Shahed attack drones, making them fly faster and at higher altitudes. At the same time, Ukrainian mobile fire teams have also improved their equipment and tactics and continue to shoot down enemy UAVs.
07:54 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 16:
personnel - about 672,850 (+1,450) people,
tanks - 8997 (+9),
combat armored vehicles - 17,969 (+30),
artillery systems - 19,459 (+29),
MLRS - 1231 (+0),
air defense systems - 978 (+0),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 329 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 17,050 (+31),
cruise missiles - 2620 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 26,732 (+78),
special equipment - 3441 (+0).
07:18 At night, the enemy attacked one of the industrial facilities in the Ternopil region - a large-scale fire broke out, which has already been extinguished, reported the head of the OVA Vyacheslav Negoda. No one was hurt.
03:16 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Russian army has occupied the village of Ostrovskoe in the Kurakhovskaya community of the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region. The enemy has also advanced near Levadnoye in the Zaporizhzhya region, Tsukurino in the Selidovskaya community of the Pokrovsky district and in Toretsk in the Donetsk region.
Kupyansk has been on the Russian menu since the spring.
[Korrespondent] The enemy is approaching Kupyansk.
Russian militaristic bloggers claim that the Russians managed to cut off the Kupyansk-Borovaya highway in the Kruglyakovka area.
The Russians continue their advance on different sections of the front. In particular, the occupiers have advanced southeast of Kupyansk in the east of the Kharkiv region. Geolocation footage confirms that they have occupied part of the village of Kolesnikovo, and Russian military bloggers claim that the Russians have managed to cut off the Kupyansk-Borovaya highway in the Kruglyakovka area. There is no official confirmation of Russian units reaching the Borovaya highway yet, but it is obvious that it is under full fire control and the Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot fully use it.
THE IMPORTANCE OF RUSSIAN SUCCESS
This means that the Russian army has effectively managed to cut the Ukrainian bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Oskol River. Now the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units defending the area of the eastern suburbs of Kupyansk is tied to the only half-broken bridge on the Chuguev-Svatovo highway. Such logistics look extremely unreliable and could be disrupted by the first accurate hit of an aerial bomb or missile on the bridge support.
There are also reports of ongoing Russian attacks in many other directions – to the east, southeast and northeast of Kupyansk.
MANDATORY EVACUATION
On October 15, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov, announced the mandatory evacuation of all citizens living in the city of Kupyansk, as well as the communities of Kondrashovka, Kurilovka and Borovaya, “due to the worsening military situation.”
THE IMPORTANCE OF KUPYANSK
Before the war, the Kupyansk agglomeration with a population of over 55 thousand people was one of the largest in the Kharkov region. In addition, Kupyansk is a major transport hub, with several highways and five railway lines running through it.
The city was captured by Russian troops at the very beginning of the invasion in February 2022. Kupyansky played a key role in military supply, in particular, troops and cargo were transferred through it from the territory of the Belgorod region to the Russian group operating near Izyum.
In September 2022, as a result of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kupyansk was liberated and the Russian units were pushed far to the east beyond the Oskol River. In the summer of 2023, Russian troops again went on the offensive in the Kupyansk direction, but despite the large number and good technical equipment of the Zapad group they had assembled, the advance was slow.
However, by the fall of 2024, the Russian army managed to approach Kupyansk to a threatening distance. The city is subject to constant shelling and destruction, most of the residents left it even before the evacuation order.
THREAT TO SLAVYANSK AND KRAMATORSK Slavyansk is the prize.
It will be extremely difficult for the Russians to capture all of Kupyansk. Most of the city is located on the high opposite bank, and the bridge across the river will most likely be blown up if Russian troops approach.
It is unlikely that the capture of the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya railway station will significantly facilitate Russian military logistics. Although it is located on the eastern bank of the Oskol, it was built so close to the river that direct fire can be conducted on it from the western bank.
However, the liquidation of the Ukrainian bridgehead on the left bank of the Oskol and the displacement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces beyond the reservoir allows the Russian army to create a stable defense there and secure the right flank of its group. This, in turn, creates the preconditions for changing the direction of attacks - advancing south along the river and the railway towards the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions have engaged the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade and the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU close to Liptsy, Bolshiye Prokhody, and Malye Prokhody (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 40 troops and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
One UAV depot has been neutralised.
As a result of offensive actions, the units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
Russian troops have hit AFU manpower and hardware of 43rd, 44th, 53rd Mechanised brigades, the 77th Airmobile Brigade, and the 1st National Guard Brigade near Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Berestovoye, Zeleny Gai, and Glushkovka (Kharkov region).
Five counterattacks of AFU 14th, 54th, 28th Mechanised brigades and the 3rd Tank Brigade have been repelled.
The enemy losses were over 430 servicemen, one tank, two motor vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
One ammunition depot has been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of enemy defences, defeating units of the 28th Mechanised Brigade, the 46th Airmobile Brigade, the 5th Assault Brigade, and the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU near Ilyinka, Kurakhovo, Dyleyevka, Ivanopolye, Konstantinovka, and Yelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Seven counterattacks of the 81st Airmobile Brigade and the 54th Mechanised Brigade have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 710 troops, two pick-up trucks, and one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Krasny Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have inflicted damage on AFU 67th, 150thMechanised brigades, the 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 101st, 111th Territorial Defence brigades, and the 15th National Guard Brigade close to Vishnyovoye, Novoselidovka, Dzerzhinsk, Vozdvizhenka, Selidovo, and Sukhaya Balka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, 10 counter-attacks of AFU 23rd, 100th, 157th Mechanised brigades, the 25th Airborne Brigade, the 142nd Infantry Brigade, the 78th Air Assault Regiment, 49th, 425th Assault battalions, and the 38th Naval Infantry Brigade have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 465 troops, two Turkish-made Kozak and Kirpi armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have seized more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 110th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Temirovka (Zaporozhye region), Dobrovolye, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counter-attack has been repelled by an assault detachment of the AFU 152nd Jaeger Brigade.
The enemy losses were up to 100 troops, three motor vehicles, and one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have hit 31st, 65th Mechanised brigades, the 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 121st and 126th Territorial Defence brigades near Kamenskoye, Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Kreshchenovka, and Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, nine motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In addition, one Mandat-B1E electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have neutralised a depot storing uncrewed surface vehicles and hit the infrastructure of a military airfield, two enterprises: one manufacturing of explosives and ammunition, one oil refinery that supplied fuel to the AFU, systems of a Neptune antiship missile system, one S-200 air defence system as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 138 areas.
Air defence facilities shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 56 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 33,704 unmanned aerial vehicles, 582 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,632 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,472 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,246 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,295 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive operations and have inflicted losses on formations of 22nd, 41st, 47th, 115th Mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have repelled nine enemy counterattacks in the direction of Zeleny Shlyakh, Lyubimovka, Nizhny Klin, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
As a result, the AFU losses were up to 70 troops killed and wounded, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, seven armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles. Six AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army Aviation and artillery have inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 22nd, 41st, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 82nd and 95th Air Assault brigades, the 1st National Guard Brigade as well as 103rd and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Aleksandria, Gogolevka, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Staraya Sorochina, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have inflicted fire damage in Sumy region on concentration areas and reserves of AFU 21st, 41st, 47th and 115th Mechanised brigades, the 95th Air Assault Brigade, the 1st National Guard Brigade as well as 101st, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Belovody, Volnaya Sloboda, Zhuravka, Katerinovka, Kislaya Dubina, Luzhki, Miropolye, Pavlovka, Sosnovka, Topolya, Esman, and Yunakovka.
During the day, the AFU losses were more than 350 troops, 21 armoured vehicles, including two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, five mortars, and seven motor vehicles. Six AFU servicemen surrendered.
In total, the enemy lost more than 23,550 servicemen, 160 tanks, 75 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armoured personnel carriers, 934 armoured fighting vehicles, 639 motor vehicles, 189 artillery guns, 37 multiple rocket launchers, including nine of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, five transport and loading vehicles, 48 EW stations, nine counterbattery warfare radars, three air defence systems, 22 units of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 16.10.2024 to 00:00 17.10.2024.
A total of 23 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of one civilian being killed and four injured.
DAMAGED:
Two residential buildings,
One car.
A total of 23 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 64 units of various ammunition were fired.
23:02 Strikes are reported on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv regions, as well as in Kherson. Ballistics and Gerani are working.
19:11 An explosion occurred in Khar'kov in eastern Ukraine. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication Novosti Live.
19:10 Russian troops are six kilometers away from Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region. This was reported by State Duma deputy Viktor Vodolatsky.
He also noted that today there are units of NATO brigade units on the territory of Ukraine, in particular, a Polish brigade is located in the Kupyansk direction under the guise of mercenaries.
18:50 Group of attack helicopters Mi-35m, Mi-28nm, Ka-52msupportedground group of troops in the border area of the Kursk region.
On command from the lead crew, the wingmen launched a missile strike on the detected launch site, destroying the artillery crew and the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel. In addition, during the flight mission, the army aviation crews destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces armored vehicles hidden in a wooded area.
Army aviation carries out tasks of escorting columns, destroying armored vehicles, delivering troops, military cargo, and providing air support to units carrying out tasks as part of a special operation.
17:19 Crew of the 152mm self-propelled artillery unit 2S19 "Msta-S" of the "South" group destroyed enemy stronghold and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kurakhovsky direction.
17:01 Statements of representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 16, 2024).
15:02 Operational data is coming in that the Konstantinovka checkpoint on the border of Sumy and Kursk regions has come under the control of our forces.
15:00 The village of Nevskoye on the Zherebets River in the Krasnolimansk direction came under the control of our forces.
14:20 Destruction by loitering munition "Lancet" of the 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Krab", supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Poland.
13:17 Servicemen of the West group of troops in the area of ??the special military operation successfully apply various UAVs for performing combat missions.
13:15 Footage from the settlement of Nevskoye in the Lugansk People's Republic, which was liberated as a result of active offensive actions by units of the West military group.
12:00 Ukrainian Armed Forces covertly transport military equipment and ammunition, using not military trucks, but simple civilian trucks. In this way, they try to disappear among the civilian population, since the Russian army regularly destroys military cargo during transportation.
10:33 A Ukrainian army officer voluntarily surrendered and went over to the Russian side on the Zaporizhzhya front line, Rogov told RIA Novosti.
According to Rogov, the officer indicated the location of the command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants and their positions, after which they were attacked.
09:44 Russian troops inflicted missile strike on an armored vehicle plant in Nikolaev, the Defense Ministry reported.
As a result of the strike, five industrial buildings of the enterprise were damaged, 10 units of armored vehicles were destroyed, including six tanks. The production and repair of armored vehicles at the plant was stopped.
08:23 Strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces targets were carried out within the Nizhyn district of Chernihiv region. Two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles were used.
08:19 During the past night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: two UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region and one over the territory of the Voronezh region.
08:15 Attack aircraft crews on Su-25 aircraft torn off rotation of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region.
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[REGNUM] - There, do you see? I'm telling you, the fields are dug up from top to bottom by Ukrainian trenches, and inside everything is covered in concrete and sealed with metal, - Pavel Sidorov says, slowing down his car and describing several circles in the air with his right hand.
Together with his wife Alla, they are the only volunteers in this area who travel from their native Makeyevka (DPR) to the so-called red zone - a place of increased danger, a combat zone where you can easily run into an enemy drone or cluster munition. Just recently, whole hordes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were standing here, deeply dug in.
“I remember in the fall, and especially in the winter, this picture: stove pipes sticking out of the ground, and thick smoke pouring out of them without ceasing,” Pavel continues his story, crossing himself three times as he walks. “So thickly that you can’t see the end of the edge.”
“I thought we’d never smoke them out of here, ” Alla’s wife joins in the conversation. “They’ve crawled like cockroaches, Lord have mercy!”
It is in these parts that the final destination of our route is located - Valeryanovka. A tiny village thirty kilometers from the center of the "fortress city" and the most important logistics hub of Ugledar, which after two and a half years of heavy fighting was liberated by the Russian army.
And although Valeryanovka itself returned to the Donetsk Republic back in 2022, the villagers were effectively cut off from civilization all this time, literally stuck in the line of fire: when trying to evacuate to nearby Volnovakha, refugees almost inevitably faced death from enemy shelling. Nevertheless, some residents still left for temporary accommodation points or to the territory of "big" Russia. For those who remained, Pavel and Alla from time to time, when they scrape together the bins, bring essential items - water, food and clothing.
All this is sorely lacking here.
- Well, shall we stop by Olga's right on the way? - the volunteers consult among themselves.
A few minutes later, the car parks in the yard of an unremarkable house. In front of us is a simple, slanted house - you see them here almost at every step. A middle-aged woman limps at the threshold. Her face is stamped with endless fatigue. But at the sight of old friends, a timid spark of hope lights up in her eyes.
- Pavlik, Allochka, my dears, - the hostess hugs the guests tightly. - Lord, bless! As soon as I hear the creaking of wheels, I immediately know - it's you.
While Pavel takes bags of humanitarian aid out of his road-weary car, Olga Volkova exchanges news with Alla.
— Yes, we haven’t been able to receive our pension for six months now. After the re-registration, they promised in September, but in September, nothing again. They are already meeting me there with hands and feet: “Are you talking about Maxim Volkov again?” I say yes. They answer that everything will be in October. But October has already arrived.
Maxim is Olga's son, he has the second group of disability. The guy is 25 years old, but due to a congenital disease, his level of development is barely similar to that of a first-grader. The pension due from the state is not yet being given - due to bureaucratic red tape, the family is being kicked around month after month by the competent authorities.
— Maksimka recently learned to write poetry, we are learning it now. There is just a problem with food. There is not enough food. In general, there is not enough of everything. There is no coal. Now the cold is coming, and there is nothing to heat the house with. Thanks again to Alla and Pasha — last year they gave us cellophane film, we covered the windows with it. This year I don’t know what we will do. My husband earns ten thousand. That’s how we live.
Fleeing the war, Olga moved her family from Yegorovka, which is even closer to Ugledar than Valeryanovka. The site of her native village was left as scorched earth.
- The soldiers said that there were exactly three huts left there. And even then, it wasn't the huts themselves, but rather their outlines. And we live with relatives, this is their home. And we don't know, what if they need it themselves, what to do then, where to run? - Olga can barely hold back her tears.
And as if all these problems that have fallen on our heads were not enough, about a month ago the well completely dried up. Now there is simply nowhere to get drinking water from.
- Look, there's not even enough for a spoon, - Olga lifts the wooden lid of the pit. - Only walnut leaves are floundering at the bottom. Thanks to the military guys, they always help - they bring water and share food.
In response, Olga always tries to treat our fighters with nuts, which, unlike everything else, are in abundance here.
- Of course, they will take a handful for the sake of appearances, so as not to offend the hostess. But they understand that she needs the nuts herself - they are a filling, high-calorie thing, - Alla whispers in my ear. - She will offer us some now.
Indeed, when we were already getting ready to leave, Olga came out onto the porch with a small bag of supplies.
- Alla, Pavlik, take at least a little for your children! - the compassionate village woman holds out a gift.
Inside you can see not only the characteristic shell, but also the skin of sweet peppers - modest fruits grown in a small garden. It is surprising, of course, that Olga herself has to make ends meet, and she treats guests. Modestly, with what God sent, but sincerely and from the heart.
The next stop is a hundred meters from here, almost around the bend. This time, a flock of noisy geese greets us at the hut. "Ga-ga-ga, ga-ga-ga, ga-ga-ga," they loudly, even angrily, shout their incomprehensible curses in chorus.
"They've already driven me crazy - well, where are our volunteers, they ask? I give them the phone and tell them to call them yourself, otherwise it's inconvenient to disturb people," says Maria Gevalo.
Of course, it wasn't the geese who pestered her with questions about the volunteers (at least, no one has complained about them yet), but her own children. There are six of them in the family. The youngest in this team of cheerful kids always wait for Pasha and Alla more than the average Russian child for Father Frost.
- Bogdana, what do you need to say? - the mother of the family scolds a blonde girl of about six years old.
At first, she grabbed the box of chocolates with her usual childish naivety. But, realizing that it was probably impolite, she immediately fixed her hair, smiled with all her baby teeth and, as if nothing had happened, loudly said: "A big thank you!" Intentionally stretching out several vowels at the end of her sincere gratitude.
- And where are you going? You should be slapped on the wrists, not fed sweets, you little rascal! - Maria scolds Bogdana's brother, ten-year-old Kolka, who squints slyly at his gifts. It seems that all these threatening accusations do not scare him at all. Kolya, like a true gentleman, shakes hands with the male members of the team, steps aside a little and solemnly declares: "Actually, I chopped some firewood, I earned it!"
At that moment, a pale shadow crossed Maryivanna’s face, which quickly turned into a crimson blush of anger.
- I'll chop you up myself now, you little bastard! Who burned down our summer kitchen, huh? When are you going to earn enough for it, you rascal?
It turns out that the boy had played too much with matches the day before and burned down the outbuilding - accidentally, of course. And he probably got what he deserved for his prank. And after that, nothing is scary anymore.
- Stop gobbling it up when your mother is talking to you! - Maria doesn't let up. - Give it to your sisters, then you can share it all.
Nikolai deliberately slowly placed another barberry in his cheek, covered the box with a lid and gave it to Bogdana. She was somewhat taken aback by such a load and almost dropped the treats from her hands. Having caught her balance, the girl beamed even brighter with pleasure - she had not held so many delicacies in her hands for a long time.
- Pavlik, Allochka, thank you, God bless you, - the mother of the family crossed the volunteers. - If it weren’t for you...
And then Maria was overcome. Just a minute ago it seemed that neither the roaring guns nor the passing tanks were a problem for this woman - she was a rock in the flesh. But she suddenly started crying. As if a whole barrel of various griefs had long been accumulated inside her.
— Oh my God, I’m so ashamed, I can’t… — the mother of the family wipes away her tears and takes a breath. — In the spring, I was diagnosed with a tumor, now I go to the Donetsk Central Hospital, to the oncology department. Chemotherapy, lasers — such procedures. My children always see me off, as if for the last time: “Mommy, Mommy, don’t go anywhere, we’ll behave ourselves.” I don’t tell them anything, although they probably guess everything.
Maria's house, like many others in these parts, came under fire. The roof was broken, the windows were knocked out. All the utensils were ruined. The children and she temporarily moved into an empty shack left by relatives. In fact, it was not a home, but an ordinary shed. But at least you could hide from the rain.
“This is how we huddle here, ” Maria leads us into the inner rooms.
Along the walls are three beds, each with two children sleeping on it. The room is about fifteen square meters, no more. The windows are lined with heat-insulating material. The light is turned on only when absolutely necessary - the wiring is acting up, and they are saving money. On the only nightstand, a plush rabbit and a bear are hugging each other, and judging by their appearance, they also had a hard time: dirty, shabby - real frontline toys.
— Winter is coming soon, it will be hard for us here, — complains the mother of six children. — We saved up little by little for the renovation of our old house. When I applied for child support, we bought cement and boards with that money. We partially installed the windows. But then this stupid illness of mine…
Maria bursts into tears again. Obviously, cancer treatment is not cheap. And then you also have to support your family and restore your home.
— And how much is needed for treatment right now?
- Well, at least six or seven thousand.
- And to return home?
- Well, so that it would be possible to return... I think about thirty thousand.
The price of survival for a large Russian family is forty thousand rubles. Fortunately, the world is not without good people - part of this amount was found immediately. I want to believe that the rest will arrive soon. At least Masha and the kids will not disappear for the next month - there is already money for medicine, and Pavel and Alla brought food and belongings.
At the end of the house where the volunteers unloaded the boxes, a faded sign can be seen: “People live here.” And wherever you look, even if you see a war-torn shack before your eyes, you will see that people live there too. And often, as in Maria’s case, entire families.
On one such plot we met Tamara Fedorenko, a grandmother who runs a farm with her daughter and two grandchildren: a younger boy and an older girl, already a teenager.
Grandson Mitya, seeing Pasha and Alla, joyfully runs to meet them. In his tiny hands, the national flag of the Russian Federation flutters, hiding half his head.
- Oh, how you've grown. You used to be afraid of everything in the world, - says Alla Sidorova. - You'd look at him like this, and he'd start crying right away. That's why we tried not to look at him for a long time, so he wouldn't cry. And now, look at him, he greets guests himself. How businesslike!
Perhaps the boy had firmly learned that if you show the tricolor, you will definitely be provided with gifts. That is what happened this time. Mitya, of course, would have received his gifts anyway. But why spoil the touching magic? Let him firmly know that where Russia is, there is delicious and good.
Although, of course, it is not just for the sake of sweets for the children that Alla and her husband harness their old cart every week for humanitarian missions to the "red zone". The problem is that, despite the fall of Ugledar, there is no transport in the area at all - buses and minibuses do not run, checkpoints are scattered everywhere. Every now and then, air defense exits or artillery work can be heard in the air.
In addition, without a personal car - and this is an unaffordable luxury for the remaining villagers - it is impossible to leave Valeryanovka or return. That is why all the grocery stores are closed. What's more, there is not even electricity everywhere.
And people still live here. And they need help: with food, medicine, building materials - with everything you can think of.
— We have been here since 1914, although I was born here. Then I got married, left, but came back, — Tamara Dmitrievna shows her home. — We have been here the whole war. Before, something was constantly whistling overhead, it was very scary. Now, of course, it is less. Well, how less — it bangs, like a bang. Only not so close, when after a bang or a whistle you expect a shell to explode somewhere nearby. In principle, this has not happened. However, recently something also flew into our yard.
An old woman shows a broken barn. In the residential building opposite, the windows are broken, and in their place hangs a tarpaulin film.
- Everyone flies, and we got it too. Just like everyone else, just like everyone else, - Tamara Dmitrievna retells the story in a completely routine manner.
The woman said that during the Ukrainian occupation, young men who did not have time to leave were hidden in basements so that they would not be dragged into the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Because there would have been no way back. Moreover, they hid not only adults, but also teenagers: the other side did not hesitate to take away children. Why the Ukrainian soldiers did this and what would have happened to the kids next - only God knows.
After delivering the packages, volunteers Alla and Pavel move to the local humanitarian hub — the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here they unload the bulk of the supplies they brought — bread, corn, cereals, tea, water, and various hygiene products. The church itself is located in the old two-story building of the local school.
The fact is that the main church complex next door has not been completed for many years. The complex has been repeatedly shelled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The walls are cut by shrapnel, one of the domes miraculously did not fall apart after being hit - only the metal frame remained.
The local rector, Father Anatoly, once almost lost his life for the Orthodox faith. Ukrainian Nazis directly threatened the priest: if you don’t renounce the Moscow diocese, you’ll get into trouble. Of course, Father Anatoly didn’t betray himself or God. Regnum News Agency will tell his story separately.
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