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[Regnum] In October, bears need to finish feeding before the frost sets in, so they more often enter villages and summer cottages in search of food. Pavel Glazkov, a PhD in biology, spokewith Regnum News Agency on Friday, October 16.
Before hibernation, bears have two tasks: preparing a den and accumulating fat. During this time, the predator may frequent populated areas in search of food.
"Right now, in October, bears come to feast on fermented apples. They really love fermented apples. Food waste dumps in populated areas also continue to attract them," Glazkov noted.
Bears can smell apples from a kilometer away. If your home is located on the outskirts of a populated area, the biologist advised burying or removing fallen apples from the property to avoid encounters. Also, before hibernation, bears often raid apiaries—electric fences can be helpful in this case. Moreover, if a bear feasts on honey in the fall, it will remember the location and return in the spring.
"They don't become more aggressive before hibernation, but they are preoccupied with accumulating more fat. Individuals who, for some reason, aren't afraid of humans and start entering a settlement—that's not the norm," Glazkov explained.
The interviewee emphasized that if a bear enters a populated area and doesn't respond to either shouts or shots fired into the air, the only option is to neutralize it. In this case, only hunters can prevent disaster.
Earlier, Alexander Myaskov, Chairman of the Public Council at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, warned of the extreme danger posed by bears in October. The predators are preparing for hibernation, searching for food, and gaining weight, which will make them especially active until the end of the month.
[Just The News] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of repeatedly attacking its power grid during the ceasefire, and he accused the U.S. of betraying Kyiv by withdrawing support critical to its defense against Russia.
Ukraine resumed drone strikes on Russian refineries after holding off for the three days to adhere to a unilateral "energy ceasefire" President Donald Trump initiated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of repeatedly attacking its power grid during the ceasefire, and he accused the U.S. of betraying Kyiv by withdrawing support critical to its defense against Russia.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian military officials alleged that SpaceX interrupted military-grade Starlink terminals, which prevented Kyiv from using them to guide drone strikes. Functionality had been restored as of Thursday, NBC News reported, citing an unnamed source in Ukraine’s defense ministry.
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[Korrespondent] 22.53 Greece has not yet given time for the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, having voiced the need to preserve national defense. This was stated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Brussels, Radio Liberty reported.
“We supported Ukraine by providing significant anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-aircraft defense from our reserves. Now I would like to fully emphasize: we are doing everything we can to support Ukraine, without compromising its defense capabilities Greece. We are also sensitive to the security of the region, facing other challenges, but we are on the battlefield of Ukraine and are trying to do everything possible in the future,” said Mitsotakis.
22.14 On Friday evening, Russian troops launched missile attacks on the Slobidsky and Nemyshlyansky districts of Kharkov. The head of the regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov, announced this.
21.23 US President Donald Trump stated that he did not punish Ukraine’s access to the Starshield satellite system of SpaceX, and expressed doubts that the founder of the company, Elon Musk, would be killed. Bloomberg reports about this.
“It’s not me, and I don’t think it’s Elon. I don’t know what they guessed,” the head of the White House respected.
21.14 France will speed up the delivery of missiles to Ukraine and expand defense cooperation with Kiev, focusing on the sphere of drones, missile defense and military production. President Emmanuel Macron stated this at a press conference on the results of the European Union meeting in Brussels, Ukrinform reports.
“We will not deprive Ukraine and the Ukrainians without support, and even the war against Russian aggression. In an hour when the songs of ambiguity arise, and everything is lost, the role of Europeans lies in firmly “Stand up to your position. And even talk about the security of Europe and the protection of international principles,” he said.
Europe will also continue to provide budgetary support to Ukraine. Zokrema, the European Commission announced a new tranche of funding.
Okremo Macron signifies the accelerated implementation of housing projects reached from Ukraine near Lipnya.
“We have accelerated the delivery of new missiles, as well as all the work being carried out in the field of drones and missile defense. In the coming days, there will be additional calls for speeding up the licensing process so that permission can be granted in Switzerland the production of new types of our formation by third parties directly on the territory of Ukraine,” said the head of France.
20.54 Rosnaft's Ryazan oil refinery plant has slowed down refining at one of the first units through the fire, which resulted from the drone attack on the 15th. Dzherela in Galuz told Reuters about this.
According to the data, the installation of the primary AT-6 reprocessing unit was known to be in trouble. After the fire they were put into emergency order. Three other installations at the plant became unusable.
Inter-shop communications - pipelines and pipeline racks - were also damaged.
The nominal capacity of the Ryazan oil refinery is to produce 17 million tons of naphtha crude on the river. The plant can produce approximately 3.4 million tons of gasoline and 3.8 million tons of diesel fuel per river.
20.18 On the 16th, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 315 attack drones of various types, supported by 78 jet UAVs, as well as 15 S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T. According to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, between 7:00 and 19:00, the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense destroyed or suppressed 253 drones, including 49 jets. Also, 9 special features of the S-8000 Parcel/Dan-T system were released.
19.36 Ukraine expects supplies of Swedish Gripen manufacturers in the near future. They will complement the F-16 fleet and strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense. In addition, Sweden announced a new aid package worth 500 million crowns - up to €45 million, part of which will be directly spent on supporting energy infrastructure. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the Minister of Sweden on the right of the European Union Essika Rosenkrantz informed about this.
18.40 Large-scale destruction swept through the Rivne region through the attack of the “shaheeds” on the main power line. Ukrenergo reported about this.
According to OVA, low levels of civil infrastructure, including a school, were damaged during the final phase of the drone attack on Rivne. One person died.
18.18 The Ukrainian Defense Forces on the 15th-16th struck at the low military targets of the Russian occupiers in the Russian Federation and in the immediately occupied territories. The ZSU General Staff provided details.
18.09 The leaders of the European Union did not try to defeat President Volodymyr Zelensky and defeat the head of the United States, Donald Trump. This is reported by Politico with messages to EU diplomats.
Zelensky caused new dissatisfaction with the head of the White House by announcing renewed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Recently, the American president called on the Ukrainian leader to come to the front office.
However, according to Dzherel, European leaders did not want to buy into Zelensky’s allegiance to Trump.
“What do you expect from Zelensky? The situation is worse,” said one EU diplomat.
17.54 The Saltivsky District Court of Kharkov sent the Russian military serviceman Leonid Rizhikov under arrest. He is suspected of killing five military and civilian people. The regional prosecutor's office informed about this.
“Due to the efforts of the prosecutor of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the Russian military officer, suspected of killing six people in the Kharkiv region, was given a second exit from the vista of Trimannya under Vartoy without the right to arrest him,” - bathe with a friend.
17.45 Today, Russia is attacking energy infrastructure in Kiev and five regions with drones. The Ministry of Energy reported this.
Energy workers worked throughout the day to renew light for over 1 million people. Repair robots are on the move wherever the safe situation allows.
17.39 Russian troops will continue attacking Lutsk and Kovel with rocket-propelled bombs on Friday. Zokrem recorded a repeated blow to business with foreign investment. The head of the Volynskaya OVA, Roman Romanyuk, spoke about the details of the shelling.
17.24 Belgium will transfer ten F-16s to Ukraine by the end of 2026. This was stated by Prime Minister Bart de Wever after a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the European Summit in Brussels. The Brussels Times reports about this.
The culprits will help Ukraine protect itself from Russian drones.
“Ukraine has a huge need for local wine-growers, and we can make our contribution,” said the Belgian prime minister.
He did not reveal the details of the bilateral agreement, but rather confirmed that the parties discussed the F-16.
17.09 11 citizens who were under occupation returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. The oldest of them is 96 years old, the youngest is 50. Dmytro Lubinets was informed about the increase in human rights.
16.59 In the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia, after a drone attack on Friday, the 16th, the condensate stabilization plant named after Viktor Chernomirdin burned at the Surgut plant. The data from OSINT analysts points to the acquisition of Gazprom, transported approximately 2,350 km outside the border of Ukraine. The plant processes gas condensate and produces diesel fuel, gasoline and fuel for jet engines.
16.44 The speed of the Starlink satellite connection in Ukraine is turning around after faulty connections. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this at a briefing in Brussels.
16.29 In Lutsk, after Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure, the situation with electricity supply is lost. Meshkans are pleased to be prepared until the end of the day, and water supply in the rich surfaces is often reduced through a lower pressure at the edge. Schools, hospitals, boiler houses, water utilities and other public utilities continue to operate generators. If the situation with electricity does not improve, the city plans to open “no break points”. Andriy Razumovsky, secretary of the Lutsk City Council, informed about this.
16.04 The Head Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine calls upon the workers of microelectronics manufacturing enterprises, companies that deal with secondary goods, as well as logistics and trading organizations to inform about illegal channels for the delivery of foreign components to Russia.
The investigators are committed to preventing the illegal supply of components to the Russian military-industrial complex due to the protection of the civilian population of Ukraine. Following the guidance of the GUR data, over 100 civilians died in the past year as a result of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, and over 400 people, including children, were injured.
15.39 The State Bureau of Investigation (DBI) informed about the suspicion of law enforcement from Vinnytsia, which, according to investigators, for $19 thousand, ordered to organize the illegal exit of a person beyond the border under the guise of participation sports activities. Just before the trial, the indictments of two border guards from Bukovina, who are accused of helping to illegally transport people to Romania and Moldova, were canceled.
15.41 In Ukraine, Ukraine is not a priority for the delivery of PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles for American Patriot anti-aircraft systems. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this at a briefing in Brussels.
"There is a great shortage. Most of the PAC-2, PAC-3 have been heading for the Close Gathering for a long time. This is not a secret. It is not priority No. 1 to see the PAC-2, PAC-3. “everything for the number of missiles that can be obtained through PURL,” he said and added that the missiles are not costless, but Europe will pay for them.
15.04 Senators from the Republican Party of the United States urged the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to expand the Starlink operating zone by 300 kilometers near Russia in exchange for a 100-day strike against Russians Refinery. The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported about this earlier with a message for information.
13.55 In the spring of 2026, the state budget received 145.2 billion UAH in military taxes. The price is 28.5 billion UAH, or 24.4%, or more, lower for the same period last year, when the cost was 116.7 billion UAH. According to the data of the taxes, over 2 million payers paid the military tax for nine months. Tax payers in Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions paid the most.
13.38 President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the President of the European Union Antoni Costa and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. The Ukrainian leader posted about this on Facebook.
The key topics of the negotiations were energy support for Ukraine, the appreciation of food production and the development of negotiation clusters.
13.32 In Ukraine, less than 42% of schools can continue their work under the current alarm in Ukraine. At the same time, 82% of schoolchildren and nursery schoolchildren are provided with shelters. As stated by the Minister of Education and Science Andriy Butenko, it is important to separate the defenses intended for protection from hostile attacks, and the placements in which the enlightenment process can be fully continued. Last year, 6 billion UAH were allocated for regulating Ukraine. From this amount, 1 billion UAH were primarily allocated to kindergartens. Work has begun on 131 projects: 13 have already been completed, and over 40 are at the final stage.
13.08 Russian troops on Friday, June 16, attacked Bakhmach, Chernihiv region, with parcel-type drones. Two incidents were recorded - in the residential sector and in the office sector. First of all, there are four victims. According to the words of the head of the Chernihiv OVA, Vyacheslav Chaus, on the 15th of June, the Russian army attacked one of the villages of the Novgorod-Siversk community with lightning-type drones. The inheritance of the rulers was completely diminished.
13.03 Ukrainian defense forces hit the Russian radar station 55ZH6U Nebo-U in the area of the village of Magri in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation on Friday. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this. The estimated value of the station is approximately 100 million dollars.
12.46 Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergiy Koretsky stated that changing the military armor system will not introduce radical innovations for critically important enterprises in the defense and energy sectors. The prime minister's words will be followed by further questioning. After completion of the work, the document can be praised and publicized. Koretsky said that there is a fear of possible changes until now, and there are still no remaining decisions. Recently, we recognized the need to improve the mobilization and armor systems.
12.21 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched updates to dry rations for military personnel, which will mark the end of combat duty on the front line. The new set contains more calories, ready to release and half-less heaters, which allow you to heat the food without open fire. As the Ministry of Defense reported, the calorie content of the updated set becomes 4100 kcal per dose. The price is 600 kcal more, lower than the standard dry ration. The updated packed rations will not replace the standard one, but will become an alternative.
12.04 Due to the difficult situation in the power system in the surrounding areas of Kiev and the Kiev region, as a result of the Russian shelling, emergency power connections have been suspended. Ukrenergo reported about this.
11.57 As a result of the drone attack of the Russian Federation on business near the village of Manevichi, Volinsk region. One person died at the private enterprise Agrofruit LTD. Eight more were injured. The infection has been localized, but not eliminated.
As a result of the attack of the Shahed jet, it damaged a garage cooperative near the Lutsk community. Gospodarska wakes up to burn. Previously, no injuries or deaths.
Without power supply, 270 thousand subscribers will be lost. Lovely robots are shaking.
Manevitsky village mayor Oleksandr Gavrilyuk declared a threat to the mighty Vikid Amiak at one of his enterprises. "Due to the possible threat of an emergency situation at one of the enterprises of the village, which may be associated with the release of ammonia in the atmosphere, we ask residents to remain calm and respectful follow the safety rules,” he wrote on Facebook.
11.42 Counterintelligence officers interrupted the Russians’ attempt to prepare a series of terrorist attacks near Kharkov and caught an agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU). The SBU reported this. The Russians transported a vibukhovka near the Kharkiv region for additional Molniya-class drones.
11.38 On the night before the 16th and on Friday, a few drones destroyed the airspace of Moldova amid massive Russian attacks on Ukraine. In just this year, five episodes of drone penetration have been recorded in the areas of Moldova.
11.12 On Friday in Kiev and nine regions, new light connections were recorded due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure and disaster. Ukrenergo reported about this. There, where safety precautions are allowed, emergency work will begin.
10.49 On Friday, Russia attacked Ukraine with 149 attack drones, 108 of which were jet-powered. The PPO units have achieved more targets and informed the Ukrainian forces of the ZSU.
10.45 Russian troops carried out 1,607 strikes along the front line and the residential sector of Donetsk region during the past harvest. As the police reported, Kramatorsk, Slovyansk and Starovarvarivka were caught in the fire. One person died, six were recovering from injuries.
Kramatorsk experienced the most attacks - 15 attacks from air bombs, Uragan missile launchers and drones. One person died, three more were injured. Poshkodzheno 12 budinki, a cultural palace, an administrative building, a Swedish emergency vehicle and a civilian bus.
10.32 Russian fire fighters began conducting drone strikes on Kharkov. There were deaths and injuries in the Shevchenkivskyi district, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Police Department, Oleg Sinegubov, reported on Telegram.
There is a fire at the site of drone strikes. All specialized services are working there at the same time, as they are recovering the legacy of the attack.
10.30 The order praised the initiative of the Ministry of Defense Strategy for the engineering acquisition of defense lines until 2028 and the operational plan for its implementation. Key tasks: protection of special warehouses and logistics, preservation of fuel capacity, development of fortification, anti-drone protection of routes, stocking of current structures and materials, digital control of equipment.
9.52 At Rivnoy, seven people were killed for medical assistance after the attack. No one was hospitalized for the infection.
Due to overwhelming anxiety, services cannot be fully performed. Miska Vlad cleans up the life of the victim and examines the possibility of promptly re-housing the victims.
9.16 Russian troops hit Odessa region. Seven private households, an energy facility and a consumer goods industry were damaged. Four people were injured. The attacks caused large-scale fires, similar to liquidation.
9.00 At the beginning of the 16th century, Russian troops attacked the Volynsk region. Є destruction of civil and critical infrastructure. Without power supply, 370 thousand will be lost. subscribers Lovely robots are shaking.
The Manevichs' private enterprise suffered. Two were injured, and a number of five more are still unknown. In Lutsk, business with foreign investments suffered.
8.40 Russian military nights of the 16th attacked Rivne. Є deterioration of civil infrastructure and living conditions. Additional services are already working on eliminating the legacy.
8.18 During the last battle, 304 combat attacks were recorded at the front, the Pokrovsky direct line is the worst, where the Russians launched 60 attacks.
7.51 In Uman, as a result of the fall of a drone on a rich surface of the vinyl, it was reported that there were five victims. Three were hospitalized, and doctors provided assistance to others on the spot. Another location was occupied by trade warehouses. Pozhezhu localized.
7.38 On the evening of the 15th, Russian troops shelled the private residential sector of Kiev. There was a fire in the government's non-residential building and private residential building near the Shevchenkivskyi district of the capital. The fire fighters liquidated the fire on an area of 190 square meters.
At the beginning of the 16th, an attack by the Russian Federation caused fire in the Solomyansky district: the fire woke up the government.
7.24 From February 24, 2022 to June 16, 2026, military losses to the special warehouse of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,561,020 individuals (+1,790 per addition).
6.43 US President Donald Trump criticized the renewed Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries and called such attacks “a mess.” The American leader spoke about this in an interview with Newsmax.
6.27 The town of Chortkiv in the Ternopil region recognized a secret agent under attack. The ritualists are performing at the event, the head of the Ternopil Regional Administration, Taras Pastukh, reported on Telegram.
5.44 The head of the Kremlin regime, Volodymyr Putin, threatened Ukraine with “further attacks on the energy infrastructure and data processing centers.” The Russian dictator also blamed Kiev for the “provoked Russian attacks.” The Russian propaganda news agency Interfax writes about this statement to the Russian Business Forum.
4.35 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is “not the same person as his mother’s right.” Moreover, Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin is “easier to deal with.” US President Donald Trump stated this in an interview with the head of the White House for Newsmax.
3.48 An order to surround the robot of the Starshield satellite system, which Ukraine uses to communicate on the battlefield and control over-swimming drones located directly from the White House. The Reuters news agency reports about this, citing three confirmations of anonymous planters, on Friday, June 16th.
2.57 Part of the US Congress - 22 congressmen - called on President Donald Trump to introduce a package of “peculiar sanctions” of the late Senator Lindsey Graham against Russia and Iran. This is reported on the website of the head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives Michael McCall.
1.40 Moscow was attacked en masse on the evening of the 15th by drones. The UAV incursion continued and after another night, as of 0:15 Friday, 47 unmanned aerial vehicles had already been shot down. About the measures taken by the Russian capital Sergei Sobyanin on Telegram.
0.59 Ukraine hopes to receive F-16 aircraft and ammunition from Belgium. Aviation is helping the country fight jet bombs. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram during an audience with the Belgian King Philip.
0.34 The Russian drone attack caused a fire in the territory of the oil depot near the Shepetivsky district in the Khmelnytskyi region. The head of the Khmelnitsky Regional Military Administration (OVA) Sergiy Tyurin reported this.
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[NewsFront] 21:53 During the day, in the period from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 47 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Kirov, Orenburg, Leningrad regions, Perm Krai, the Republic of Tatarstan and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. 20:22 Footage: Clearing the Volchansk Cauldron. UAV crews from the 20th Separate NBC Protection Brigade of the Sever group are identifying and destroying scattered enemy infantry groups in the tree line in the northeastern Khar'kov region.
18:44 Supporting the actions of the attack aircraft, the crews of the T-72B3M tanks from the 55th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the group apply pinpoint strikes against enemy strongholds, firing points and UAV control points.
17:16 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics centers operating in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as on sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo to Ukraine.
As a result of the strike in the village of Rivne, the Equator logistics center, used for storing and distributing cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was damaged.
In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying military and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa was damaged during sea transit.
16:46 More than four hours in the sky: Tu-22M3 completed scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea
Fighter escort was provided by crews of Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft of the Aerospace Forces. At certain stages of the route, the long-range bombers were escorted by fighters from foreign countries.
All flights of Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are carried out in strict accordance with international airspace regulations.
16:09 Snipers of the 55th Naval Infantry Division of the Vostok group fought off an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on the positions of our UAV operators (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).
15:21 Special Forces of the 6th Guards Army of the North group destroyed rare Italian armored fighting vehicle "Puma" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
13:22 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit (Khar'kov region).
12:37 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (from October 10 to 16, 2026)
From October 10 to 16, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive and seven group strikes, which hit military-industrial complex enterprises, logistics and telecommunications centers, transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, production and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and military-technical equipment depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
In addition, a number of Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities that provided for the reception, storage, and distribution of military cargo were disabled.
Over the course of a week, 15 dry cargo ships involved in the supply of Western weapons, military equipment, fuel, and supplies for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.
Units of the North group of forces continued to tighten the encirclement of enemy formations in the northeast of the Khar'kov region and expand the external control zone.
Last week, as a result of active and decisive actions, the settlements of Lukashovo, Lobanovka, Reznikovo, Kupino, Nefedovka and Chernoye were taken under control, and yesterday control was established over the settlements of Varvarovka and Nikolaevka in the Khar'kov region.
All enemy attempts to break out of the encirclement have been thwarted. The personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, two airmobile brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, four territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade have also been damaged in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions. Over the past week, the enemy has lost more than 1,675 service members, five armored combat vehicles, 82 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, and eight electronic warfare stations in the North Group's area of responsibility.
Over the past week, units of the Western Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They defeated two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades. Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,550 troops, 18 armored combat vehicles, 94 vehicles, 12 field artillery pieces, and 11 electronic warfare stations.
Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the front line.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, a Ukrainian unmanned systems brigade, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade. In total, the enemy lost over 1,155 service members, nine armored combat vehicles, 198 vehicles, 13 field artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations in the Southern Group's area of responsibility.
Over the course of a week, units of the Center group of forces, as a result of active operations, liberated the settlements of Novotroitskoye, Petrovskoye, and Lidino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Four mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airborne brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades were defeated. In total, Ukrainian armed forces lost over 2,740 servicemen, 37 armored combat vehicles, 76 vehicles, 11 field artillery pieces, and 11 electronic warfare stations in the Center area of responsibility.
Over the past week, units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses, liberating the village of Nikolskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The personnel and equipment of a mechanized, assault, three airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two naval infantry brigades were destroyed. Enemy losses in this direction amounted to over 1,695 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, 53 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Last week, units of the Dnepr group of forces improved their tactical position.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an assault regiment, and a territorial defense brigade. Up to 240 service members, an armored combat vehicle, 116 vehicles, five artillery pieces, and nine electronic warfare stations were destroyed. Air defense assets shot down seven guided aerial bombs, two US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, four Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, a Neptune long-range guided missile, and 5,695 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:54 Units of the North group of forces installed control over the settlements of Varvarovka and Nikolaevka in the Khar'kov region.
09:40 "Geraniums" hit warehouses for UAVs and missile weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Zaporizhzhia, Eskhar and Morozovka in the Khar'kov region.
08:51 The Spartak battalion commander began his career in aviation, but now carries out tasks in the air defense unit, cleanses the sky from enemy UAVs and even missiles.
08:27 Air defense personnel carry out daily missions to protect the skies. How the crews of the newest anti-aircraft artillery system, "Citadel," shoot down enemy UAVs, told battalion commander with the call sign "Spartak".
08:25 During the past night, from 20:00 on October 15 to 08:00 on October 16, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 644 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Bryansk, Vologda, Volgograd, Voronezh, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Orenburg, Oryol, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula, Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow region, the Leningrad region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan and over the waters of the Black Sea.
07:55 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities, as well as on sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of the strike in the Odessa region, the Bloom logistics center in the village of Teplodar, used for storing military and dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was damaged.
In addition, a dry cargo ship, which was delivering military cargo to the port of Odessa, was hit during the sea crossing.
06:33 Operators of attack UAVs and crews of Lancet loitering munitions inflicted a series of precise strikes on enemy artillery pieces.
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Over the course of a week, 15 dry cargo ships involved in the supply of Western weapons, military equipment, fuel, and supplies for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.
Here again I must ask: Is it enough to "damage" one of these ships without actually sinking it or is the ship still serviceable after taking a hit?
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[Regnum] Russian troops conducted Operation Bear's Corner to defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) in the Kharkiv area. The Russian Ministry of Defense press service published an interactive map of the operation on October 16.
The map allows you to follow each stage of the operation. The infographic also contains information on the number of settlements liberated and the number of enemy forces eliminated.
According to the infographic, the Russian Armed Forces liberated 461 square kilometers of territory in the Kharkiv region between September 1 and October 16 of this year.
Earlier, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, reported to President Vladimir Putin that Russian troops had eliminated a 2,000-strong Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Kharkiv region and liberated 28 settlements.
On October 16, the Russian troop group "North" thwarted all attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break out of encirclement in the Kharkiv region.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin. In the original post at Live Journal, he includes links to his posts on max.ru
Max.ru doesn't allow anyone who doesn't connect via a Russian or a Belarusian phone, so we are stuck with his comments and no usable links.
Thanks Borya!
[ColonelCassad] Putin visited the command post of the Russian Armed Forces group in Ukraine. The following was stated.
1. The city of Dobropillya has been liberated
2. Velikomikhailovka has been liberated
3. Alekseevo-Druzhkovka has been liberated.
4. The Reznikovsky cauldron in the Kharkiv region has been liquidated. More than 400 square kilometers and 28 populated areas have been liberated. A 2,000-strong group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been defeated.
5. The Russian Armed Forces have complete control over the territory of the LPR. Just over 10% of the DPR's territory and 16% of the Zaporizhzhia region (including the city of Zaporizhzhia) remain to be liberated. He said nothing about Kherson.
6. Putin is pleased with the increased pace of the Russian Armed Forces' advance.
7. The creation of a security zone on the border with Ukraine is proceeding successfully. Russia will not engage in any negotiations regarding this security zone (meaning there will be no territorial swaps).
8. Following Gerasimov's report, Putin ordered the continuation of massive strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, including bridges and energy facilities. According to Gerasimov, the strikes are proceeding as planned.
Overall, the picture is quite optimistic. I predict the enemy will continue to claim to hold positions in Dobropillya until our forces occupy the private sector in the west and northwest of the city, just as after the liberation of Artemovsk, the enemy held the private sector southwest of the outskirts of Artemovsk for several months and claimed that "the Bakhmut fortress stands."
Plus, I suspect that not all the basements in Dobropillya itself have been cleared yet, and Ukrainian Armed Forces troops may still be there. P.S. The liberation of Sergeyevka (southwest of Dobropillya) and Pervomayskoye (near Belozerskoye) in the DPR has also been announced.
The footage shows the combat operations of servicemen from the 61st Separate Guards Marine Brigade and the 10th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, who took part in clearing the city of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Drone operators also recorded liberated residential and administrative buildings, some of which were already flying Russian national flags. The video also shows Russian soldiers holding tricolor flags.
Russian troops have liberated the town of Dobropillya and the village of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka in the DPR. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, noted that since September 1, units and military formations have taken control of over 1,800 square kilometers of territory and 92 settlements.
"Servicemen from a tank crew from the 55th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center Group of Forces, while carrying out combat missions in the Dobropolye direction in the special operation zone, repelled a massive attack by more than 40 enemy FPV drones of various types," the military department clarified.
The Ministry of Defense added that the fighting lasted more than six hours. The servicemen acted in a coordinated manner and prevented the enemy from damaging the armored vehicle. In addition to countering drones, the tank crew supported the assault units, striking Ukrainian strongholds, suppressing firing positions, and destroying UAV control centers.
Earlier, three Russian tanks repelled a Ukrainian Armed Forces attack and rescued a convoy of 53 vehicles in a special operation zone. The convoy was moving slowly due to difficult weather conditions. Only one tank was damaged, and the crew, all equipment, and provisions were delivered safely to their destination.
The commander of a tank battalion of the 40th Marine Brigade of the Russian Forces Group "Vostok" reported that tank crews and soldiers of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate fought off the Ukrainian Armed Forces for almost a day. Having destroyed numerous enemy vehicles and personnel, the Russian forces broke out of the encirclement 23 hours later without a single loss.
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