Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:35 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, as a result of enemy shelling of a railway station, a railway worker was wounded, the window glazing of the station and the roof of technical premises were damaged, Ukrzaliznytsia reported.
19:54 Russian troops fired artillery at Ivanopolye, Konstantinovka community, Donetsk region, two people were killed, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
17:21 Russians attacked the Dniprovsky district - infrastructure was damaged, according to preliminary information, five people were injured, including two children, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
17:03 In the Kiev region, as a result of today's Russian attack, one person was injured, power lines were damaged, reported the head of the OVA Ruslan Kravchenko. 1860 subscribers in one of the settlements of the region were left without electricity, power engineers have already restored the power supply. 11 private houses, an apartment and the facade of two multi-story buildings, two stores were damaged.
16:32 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced the opening of the first center for the reintegration of released prisoners. The center will provide medical, rehabilitation and psychological assistance, and will also help obtain certificates and restore documents. It is currently designed for 100 places with the possibility of expanding to 200 or more due to rehabilitation beds.
15:46 Ukraine will have its own cruise and ballistic missiles by mid-2025, said Alexey Petrov, director of the state enterprise Spetstekhnoexport. "Both the state and, finally, the private sector are moving in this direction. And it was a reasonable decision to lift the monopoly on the missile industry," he added.
11:28 Air defense destroyed 39 out of 71 UAVs (Shahed type and unspecified type) in Kirovograd, Kyiv, Sumy and Poltava regions, the Air Force reported. Another 21 drones were lost, five returned to Russia. About five attack UAVs remain in the air. In addition, at night the enemy struck with a guided Kh-31P air missile. According to preliminary data, as a result of falling debris, apartment buildings and private houses in Sumy, Poltava, Kyiv and Odessa regions were damaged.
10:37 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently holding back one of the most powerful Russian offensives since the start of the full-scale invasion, Syrsky said during a meeting with a delegation of the Czech Armed Forces.
09:55 Russia has transferred over 7,000 soldiers of the DPRK army from Primorsky Krai to areas near Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. The North Korean troops were transported using at least 28 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The North Koreans are armed with, in particular, 60-mm mortars, AK-12 assault rifles, RPK/PKM machine guns, SVD/SVCH sniper rifles, Phoenix ATGMs, and RPG-7s.
09:41 In the morning, the Russian army attacked the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. Another person was injured as a result of the morning shelling of Stanislav. Over the previous day, eight people were wounded in the region.
09:29 Russia is attacking Kiev with drones, debris has been preliminarily recorded falling in six districts: Solomensky, Svyatoshinsky, Shevchenkovsky, Goloseevsky, Pechersky and Dneprovsky. One person is known to have been injured, all fires have been extinguished, said the head of the Kyiv City Defense Army, Sergei Popko.
08:53 As a result of the Russian strike on the Osnovyansky district of Kharkiv on November 1, 36 police officers, one employee of the State Emergency Service and 13 civilians were wounded. One police officer was killed, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. As a result of the shelling, 26 buildings were damaged. In addition, the previous evening, three people were injured as a result of the shelling of Kupyansk. Three more were injured in the village of Olkhovatka in the Kupyansky district.
08:46 Four people were killed in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian shelling on November 1: two in Sukhi Yal, one each in Yuryevka and Chasovy Yar. Another four people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
07:58 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 2. At the same time, the total losses of UAVs were adjusted, and the losses per day are reported as usual:
personnel - about 697,680 (+1270) people,
tanks - 9170 (+8),
combat armored vehicles - 18,487 (+17),
artillery systems - 20,076 (+37),
MLRS - 1244 (+0),
air defense systems - 994 (+0),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 329 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 18,117 (+28),
cruise missiles - 2628 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 28,114 (+76),
special equipment - 3583 (+4).
02:04 The UN Security Council will meet on November 18 to mark 1,000 days of war in Ukraine. The meeting will be chaired by British Foreign Secretary David Lemmy, whose country holds the presidency of the Security Council this month.
00:42 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Russian army has occupied the village of Yasnaya Polyana in the Volnovakha district of Donetsk Oblast. The enemy has also advanced in Novodmitrovka, Druzhba, Maksimovka, near Novoukrainka and Terny.
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[Korrespondent] ZSU conduct important battles at the rally and today of Ukraine.
Russian troops have attacked 35 times near eight settlements. 17 battles are still ongoing.
Since the beginning of the current day, 107 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The most intense fighting is taking place in the Kurakhovsky direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Saturday, November 2.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, one attack by Russians in the Volchansk area has been repelled. Another battle continues in the same location.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out seven assaults near Peschanoye, Zagryzovoye, Zelenoye Roshcha, Kruglyakovka, Kolesnikovka and Lozovaya. Two combat clashes have ended, five more are ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invaders attacked 13 times near Grekovka, Terny, Yampolevka, Torsky and Serebryansky forests. Three battles are underway.
In the Seversky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are repelling an enemy assault near the settlement of Ivano-Daryevka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, an attack near Predtechino was repelled.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked seven times near the settlements of Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. Two battles ended without success for the occupiers, and five more are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the occupiers carried out eight assaults in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka, Luch, Krutoy Yar, Selidovo and Vishnevoye. The defense forces repelled three attacks, five clashes are still ongoing.
The hottest area today is Kurakhovskoye – the enemy attacked 35 times near the settlements of Ilyinka, Novoselidovka, Novodmitrovka, Ostroye, Maksimilyanovka, Antonovka, Konstantinovka and Yekaterinovka. 18 battles have been completed, another 17 are still ongoing.
In the Vremovsky direction, the occupiers attacked the positions of our troops near Trudovoye and Maksimovka four times without result.
In the Orekhov direction, our defenders repelled two attacks in the Nesteryanka area.
In the Dnieper direction, the Russian invaders unsuccessfully stormed twice.
Earlier it became known that the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed two Pion self-propelled howitzers in the Russian rear with sniper drops from a drone bomber. This happened near the temporarily occupied Gorlovka.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 107th, 116th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Glubokoye, Volchansk, Stroeyevka, and Perovskoye (Kharkov region).
One counterattack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops and two motor vehicles. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Pershotravnevoye (Kharkov region).
Russian troops hit units of the 14th, 44th, 116th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU and 1st National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Golubovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic), as well as Serebryansky forestry. One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 470 troops, a tank, two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a U.S.-made 122mm M-198 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 gun, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, a UK-made 105mm L-119 gun, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical position. Russian units hit formations of 24th, 72nd, 33rd Mechanised brigades and 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Chasov Yar, Yelizavetovka, Kurakhovo, and Dalneye of the Donetsk People's Republic. One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 46th Airmobile Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 800 troops, ten motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 gun, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Kurakhovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Russian units engaged manpower and materiel of 23rd Mechanised Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 101st and 109th Territorial Defence brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Voznesenka, Sukhaya Balka, and Druzhba (Donetsk People's Republic). Five AFU counterattacks were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 535 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a 152mm Dana self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm Msta-B 2S19 self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing to the depths of the enemy's defence. Russian troops hit formations of 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 48th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, 21st National Guard Brigade close to Razdolnoye, Velikaya Novoselka, Uspenovka, Makarovka, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU lost up to 115 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and a French-made 155mm Caesar howitzer. Three field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of 110th, 117th mechanised brigades, 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 121st, 124th, and 126th territorial defence brigades close to Novodanilovka, Stepnoye, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Veletenskoye, Sadovoye, Krupitsa, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three motor vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the power infrastructure facility used for the AFU, the Kraken nationalist formation command post, the infrastructure of a military airfield, a fuel base of the AFU, a workshop for the production of strike UAVs, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 149 areas.
Russian air defence systems shot down four U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, three French-made Hammer aerial guided bombs, and 50 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,169 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,023 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,484 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,176 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,930 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 Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions in which the units of 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU suffered losses near Daryino, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
The Group's units repelled four enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Kamyshovka and Novoivanovka, and thwarted AFU attempts to attack in the direction of Daryino and Leonidovo. The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 people killed and wounded; seven AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on the clusters of manpower and hardware of 21st, 41st, 47th, and 61stMechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st Special Operations Brigade, 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 17th National Guard Brigade of Ukraine near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zelyony Shlyakh, Kazachaya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops hit concentration areas in the Sumy region and reserves of 21st, 41st, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade as well as 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU close to Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Khoten.
During the day, the AFU losses were over 250 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle as well as an artillery gun, a mortar, and three motor vehicles. Seven AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses were more than 29,100 troops, 180 tanks, 101 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,063 armoured fighting vehicles, 780 motor vehicles, 255 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, ten anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 58 EW stations, 12 counter-battery warfare radars, four AD radars, 25 units of engineering vehicles and other materiel, 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 19:51 Russian Army X-ray gunners have discovered and destroyed the Ukrainian Army’s Caesar self-propelled gun with a Lancet —video. 19:28 Counterbattery fire by fighters of the 238th Artillery Brigade and M-119 howitzers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces —video.
18:53 Su-34 bomber pilots sent another batch of FAB from the UMPK to the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Kherson direction —video.
18:25 We're intercepting delivery of ammunition and food
Servicemen from the reconnaissance unit of the North group of forces, using a UAV, identified a Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle delivering ammunition and food to positions.
During unloading, the vehicle was attacked by an FPV drone. The Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle was destroyed.
17:50 Russian Army X-wingers destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces Gvozdika howitzer with the help of a Lancet strike drone —video.
17:27 Russian drone operators are terrorizing Ukrainian militants with drone drops in the Kurakhovsky direction —video.
16:59 In any conditions: mobile units of the Airborne Forces provide communications to the command of the Dnepr group of forces —video.
16:21 The Ka-52M crew, as part of a mixed tactical group, destroyed manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region —video.
15:53 Precise strike: enemy self-propelled gun "Caesar" of French manufacture destroyed by hit of loitering munition "Lancet" in Sumy region —video.
15:15 Ukrainian terrorists liquidated in Kursk region —photo.
14:18 Drone operators of the 429th regiment are working on a Ukrainian stronghold in the Zaporizhia region —video.
12:54 Attack aircraft of the Dnepr group of forces are improving skills at the training ground in the rear zone of the SVO
The assault troops practice all the elements necessary to storm enemy positions in urban areas. The servicemen hone their skills in proper movement, cover, and continuous suppressive fire.
12:29 122mm BM-21 "Grad" crew struck area of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Donetsk direction
Artillery crews of the separate guards motorized rifle brigade of the "Southern" group of troops continuously carry out precise strikes on military facilities, positions, fortifications, combat equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:57 Units of the Russian Armed Forces have taken fire control of a key transport junction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Chasovy Yar. This told TASS Chief of the operational headquarters of the Melodiya intelligence center of the 88th Volunteer Brigade "Espanola" with the call sign Chukcha.
11:26 Russian Armed Forces aircraft destroyed a bridge near Seversk with an X-38 missile —video.
10:53 Ministry of Defense in touch with the heads of border territories.
We work 24/7.
In total, at the moment, the operational group of the Coordinating Council of the Russian Ministry of Defense on military security issues of the border territories of the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions has received 91 questions from the operational headquarters under the governors related to key types of support for the state border cover group (including logistics, transport, military-technical, medical, engineering and construction).
Requests are accepted 24/7.
The task force processes them within 24 hours.
If a solution is not possible, an urgent report is made to the Minister of Defense.
– No new requests have been received from the operational headquarters of the Kursk region.
All 45 questions have been resolved.
– No new requests have been received from the operational headquarters of the Belgorod region.
All 27 questions have been resolved.
– No new requests have been received from the operational headquarters of the Bryansk region.
All 19 questions have been resolved.
In accordance with the schedule for the delivery of military equipment, 142 events were completed.
Deadlines are met.
10:20 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 02.11.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front.
Without significant changes in the LBS. Positional battles are underway using long-range weapons. (Fig. 1)
- Donetsk front.
In the Yasnaya Polyana area, Russian troops continue to build on their success, pulling up the flanks and clearing the area. Also, in this direction, Russian troops are advancing in the direction of the settlement of Maksimovka.
North of the Kurakhovskoye Reservoir, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the area of Stepanovka and Ilyinka; according to some reports, most of the territories of these settlements are under the control of Russian troops.
Urban fighting continues in Dzerzhinsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to transfer their reserves there, but they are unable to stop the advance of the Russian Armed Forces either in the city itself or on the flanks.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. No significant changes in LBS. Fighting continues in the city limits and on the flanks.
- Kursk region. Counter battles continue here in several areas, without significant changes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to bring up reserves, Russian troops strike at the enemy's logistics and concentrations, including in the Sumy region.
09:51 "We get it and hit it"
"Thor" is the commander of a howitzer artillery battery. According to "Thor", the enemy's tactics are clear to them, the algorithm of actions is known, therefore his unit is actively striking at the Ukrainian Armed Forces units. They also easily destroy the American-made M-777 howitzers.
"The M-777 howitzer has a longer firing range than ours, but this compromises accuracy, so they have to roll closer, into our range. In turn, we reach them and hit them," told serviceman.
09:27 Attack aircraft crews on Su-25 aircraft struck armored vehicles
and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border areas of the Kursk region.
08:52 Airborne Forces servicemen together with the military police of the North group of forces provide assistance to residents of Kursk region
The Airborne Forces together with the military police of the North group of troops are delivering humanitarian aid to residents of settlements in the Kursk region where it is unsafe for civilian volunteers to reach.
The fighters bring bottled drinking water, food and essential items to the local population. The humanitarian aid is given to residents who have decided to stay in their homes. If necessary, civilians are evacuated to safer areas.
08:05 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for November 1, 2024
– Russian troops carried out several strikes on targets in the rear areas of the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime, including hitting an Interior Ministry facility in Khar'kov.– Ukrainian forces carried out another drone raid, attacking fuel and energy companies in Stavropol Krai. Another UAV crashed into a residential building in Bryansk.
– In the Kursk direction, fighting continues along the entire contact line. Russian troops are striking positions and facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region.
– In the South Donetsk direction, Russian troops liberated Novoukrainka, Yasnaya Polyana and drove Ukrainian formations from the western outskirts of Shakhtarsk.
[DW] Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, arson attacks by juveniles on rail infrastructure and military in Russia have increased. Sometimes, youths are promised money for carrying out these attacks.
Russia has seen a growing number of acts of sabotage, mostly against the railroad and the military — with minors as the culprits.
Authorities maintain that young people are being commissioned to carry out such operations by "pro-Ukrainian handlers" on social media networks.
Now, authorities are using propaganda videos to threaten the young saboteurs. A draft law would make it possible to punish kids as young as 14 for sabotage. At the same time, human rights activists have warned that Russian security forces could be acting as provocateurs.
DW has followed several legal proceedings against young Russians, and also contacted a channel on the Telegram messaging app on which money is offered for arson attacks on military equipment.
FLYERS WITH A QR CODE ATTRACT YOUTH
A small bus stops in a residential district in the southern city of Omsk. Six armed men from a special unit jump out and run into a house, where they break open the door of an apartment and find two teenagers. They push them to the floor and interrogate them.
In this video, made by security forces and distributed on Telegram channels, the juveniles confess to having set a military helicopter on fire. They say they were offered $20,000 (€18,500) for doing so by an unknown person via Telegram, but didn't receive the money.
A criminal investigation on suspicion of terrorism was launched, and now the juveniles are facing at least two months in pre-trial detention.
According to authorities, on September 21, a Mi-8 helicopter at a military base in Omsk was set on fire by a Molotov cocktail. In the same month, a civilian helicopter of the same type was burned at the Noyabrsk Airport in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Two young people were arrested on the spot, found with burns on their faces and hands from setting the helicopter ablaze. They said they had received the commission to commit the deed via Telegram.
The youths said they had found a flyer with a QR code in the toilets at their school. Using the code, they had contacted the unknown person who promised them money for doing the sabotage. According to media reports, similar flyers have been found in several Russian regions, including in Volgograd, Voronezh and Ryazan.
'BOT FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN WHO NEED MONEY'
In the guise of a schoolboy from St. Petersburg, DW got in contact with a Telegram channel of this kind.
The chat began with the automatic greeting "Bot for schoolchildren who need money." The following sums were offered for arson attacks: $5,000 for a helicopter, $10,000 for a plane, $3,000 for a transformer and $4,000 for power lines.
The chat partner asked straightaway where the pupil came from and what "objects" were nearby. For the destruction of military equipment with a video as proof, the individual even promised $150,000 paid from a crypto wallet into any bank account desired.
In addition, the chat partner gave exact instructions on how an object can be destroyed using a gas canister. He wrote that only 10% of commissions had failed so far, adding that there would not be a "real punishment" if the young saboteurs were arrested by police.
At the end of the chat, the DW journalist introduced himself by name and asked for an explanation. The unknown man said only that he worked "for a certain organization" whose representatives were located in a number of countries. He said the aim was to try to destroy as much military equipment as possible that could be used against the civilian population of Ukraine.
"Why young people? Because they can only be held responsible to a minimal extent," the unknown person wrote.
WHO IS BEHIND THE CHATS?
Identifying the administrators of such Telegram channels is almost impossible, said Michael Klimarev, a security expert who heads the nonprofit Internet Protection Society. He said they were manipulating minors while talking about a "fight against the Russian occupiers."
"They make the kids do things that they wouldn't risk doing themselves, and ruin their lives. It isn't a sign of bravery to rope children into such a fight," said Klimarev.
A technical expert from the Russian human rights initiative NetFreedomsProject, who did not want to be named over safety concerns, said it was indeed possible to identify people and their locations with the help of Telegram's management.
"That is the only way to find out who is behind the Telegram chats — whether they are abroad or whether they are provocateurs in Russia itself," the expert said.
MORE THAN 550 PEOPLE PROSECUTED FOR SABOTAGE, ARSON
The Russian Volunteer Corps, which is made up of Russian citizens who side with Ukraine, presents several videos showing acts of sabotage against the Russian railroad system on its Telegram channel. DW interviewed someone close to the group who insisted on remaining anonymous.
He said the participation of minors and amateurs in sabotage was a controversial issue within the group.
"A professional is well-prepared and knows what he is getting into," he said. However, he said, people who recruit juveniles see it as a cheap and expedient method of using fires to reach targets fast. He suggested that Telegram channels could also be used by secret service agents to entrap young people.
According to the human rights project Avtozak LIVE, more than 550 people are being prosecuted for acts of sabotage and arson against recruitment offices of the Russian army. It does not have figures specifically on minors.
The project OVD-Info reports that at least 28 people in Russia have been given jail sentences for sabotage since the invasion began. Under Russian law, such cases can carry prison sentences of 10 to 12 years for people who are older than 16.
At the moment, young sabotage suspects are charged with "terrorist" offenses, said Alexander Verkhovsky, the head of the research center SOWA. He said two 14-year-olds in St. Petersburg were sentenced to two and four years in jail for setting a relay box on fire. Verkhovsky said there were unfortunately no statistics on such cases, as the documents were not made publicly accessible. The Russian parliament is currently considering a draft bill that would lower the age limit for prosecution on sabotage charges to 14.
Evegeny Smirnov, a lawyer for the human rights project First Department (Perviy otdel), said the accusation of participation in a terror organization or of high treason could be brought if investigators believed an act of sabotage had been carried out at the behest of the Freedom of Russia Legion or another organization that is banned in Russia. That would mean an even harsher jail sentence, he said.
Though Russian authorities are imposing heavier penalties and lowering the age limit for prosecution, Smirnov said, they are not removing the reason for the acts of sabotage: namely, the war against Ukraine. "I do not expect a reduction in prosecutions until the conflict ends," he said.
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[Regnum] In 2025, the volume of grain harvested in Russia could amount to about 130 million tons, said Dmitry Rylko, CEO of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), on November 2.
"Everything is very preliminary and will change. This is about 85 million tons of wheat and about 130 million tons of grain in total," RIA Novosti quoted Rylko as saying.
Thus, according to the forecast, the volume of grain in 2025 will remain at the official forecast level of 2024. As for grain exports, it is too early to name the volume, Rylko noted, since the “carryover stock” of 2024 is unknown.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in September, Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said at a visiting meeting in the Saratov Region that the situation in the Russian agro-industrial complex remained normal, despite the worsening weather during spring field work. At that time, almost 64 million tons of wheat had been harvested. He noted that the grain harvest forecast remained at 132 million tons.
On the sidelines of the Golden Autumn 2024 exhibition on October 10, Patrushev said that in 2024, the grain harvest would be about 130 million tons, including 83 million tons of wheat. At that time, 122 million tons of grain had been harvested.
Prosecutors argued in a court filing on Tuesday that Teixeira “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history,"
Federal prosecutors plan to recommend a 17-year prison sentence for a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who leaked highly classified military documents related to the War in Ukraine on a Discord server.
Jack Teixeira, who was 21 when he was arrested in April 2023, pleaded guilty to six charges of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act in March.
Over the course of several months, Teixeira allegedly posted hundreds of pages of sensitive military intelligence, including an assessment of the Russian and Ukrainian militaries, to the Discord group "Thug Shaker Central." The postings went unnoticed for months, but he was eventually warned by his superiors about his handling of classified documents.
Prosecutors argued in a court filing on Tuesday that Teixeira “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history," according to the Associated Press. Teixeira's attorneys are expected to recommend an 11-year sentence.
“As both a member of the United States Armed Forces and a clearance holder, the defendant took an oath to defend the United States and to protect its secrets — secrets that are vital to U.S. national security and the physical safety of Americans serving overseas,” prosecutors wrote. “Teixeira violated his oath, almost every day, for over a year.”
The defense attorneys argued that 11 years is adequate to deter other potential crimes, and would be approximately half of their client's life. They also claimed that although Teixeira broke the law, he did not intend to "harm the United States."
“Instead, his intent was to educate his friends about world events to make certain they were not misled by misinformation,” the attorneys wrote. “To Jack, the Ukraine war was his generation’s World War II or Iraq, and he needed someone to share the experience with.”
Teixeira is scheduled to be formally sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
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[Regnum] The Kalashnikov Concern has completed testing of the promising small-sized AM-17 assault rifle, developed by order of the Russian Defense Ministry. This was reported on November 2 by the company's press service.
"AM-17 was designed at the Kalashnikov Design and Technology Center taking into account the requirements for modern automatic small arms. It was tested in the SVO zone, where it received good reviews," the concern's Telegram channel says.
The developers improved the design of the machine gun based on the soldiers' comments. Its main feature was the use of high-strength polymer materials, including for the receiver. This made it possible to make the weapon compact and in line with modern requirements.
The concern plans to begin serial production of the AM-17 in 2025. It could replace the AKS74U assault rifle in the Russian army, which was adopted into service in 1979.
The new assault rifle is equipped with a telescopic buttstock, a two-way fire mode selector, a Picatinny rail, and a cocking handle that can be installed on the right or left side. It can fire all types of 5.45 mm cartridges adopted by the Russian army.
The AM-17 magazine holds 30 rounds. The rate of fire of the machine gun is 850±50 rounds per minute. It weighs 2.5 kg, the length in the traveling position is 490 mm, in the combat position - 750.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on November 2, the president of the Kalashnikov concern, Alan Lushnikov, announced the sending of the self-propelled artillery gun for the airborne troops, the Lotos, for state testing. The company also completed sea trials of the Husky-10 hovercraft.
In October, the manufacturer Lobaev arms presented a new sniper rifle ZOV at an exhibition in Moscow. It can be fired in semi-automatic mode. The effective firing range is up to a kilometer. It is planned to begin to be supplied to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation soon.
"First unveiled in the Russian Army Expo 2017 alongside the suppressed AMB-17. It was developed and manufactured in the late 2010s by Kalashnikov Concern based on the Yevgeny Dragunov MA Compact Rifle."
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