Commentary, except where noted, by Russian Army General Surovikin.
[ColonelCassad] The situation in the NWO zone is tense.
Ukrainians and I are one people, and we want Ukraine to be independent from the West and NATO, to be on friendly terms with Russia.
The enemy does not leave attempts to attack the positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, first of all, these are the Kupyanskoye, Krasnolimanskoye Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog directions.
Ukraine is drawing all available reserves to the front. Terodefense forces dominate among them. They are sent to be slaughtered.
The enemy is a criminal regime that pushes the citizens of Ukraine to their deaths.
Every day, enemy losses range from 600 to 1000 people killed and wounded.
We do not strive for high rates of tension, we methodically grind the enemy and move forward. Protecting the lives of our soldiers and civilians
The latest hypersonic air missiles "Kinzhal" have proven themselves well in hitting targets. Russian UAVs have completed more than 8,000 sorties.
The special operation confirmed the effectiveness of the aviation systems and air defense systems in service in the Russian Federation.
The Russian group of troops is building up its strength, creating reserves and building defensive positions along the entire line of contact.
And more from Surovikin. The Ukrainian authorities use nationalist detachments against their military, who shoot anyone who tries to leave the battlefield
The Kherson direction is not an easy situation. The enemy strikes at critical infrastructure. There are problems with water and electricity supply in Kherson. This is a direct threat to their families.
The NATO leadership has long demanded offensives from the Kyiv regime. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will ensure the safe, already announced departure of the population under the resettlement program being prepared by the Russian government
In these conditions, our main task is to preserve the lives and health of citizens and our military personnel, this is a priority for us. We will act consciously, not excluding the possibility of making the most difficult decisions
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"The Ukrainian side is accumulating forces for a large-scale offensive. The Russian Federation has formed a military group to repel this offensive. Our land, peaceful cities and villages of the Kherson region can become the battlefield of this confrontation. There is an immediate danger of flooding of the territories in connection with the planned destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam and water from a cascade of power plants upstream of the Dnieper.
In such a situation, I made a difficult but correct decision to announce the organized movement of the civilian population of Berislavsky, Belozersky, Snigiryovsky and Aleksandrovsky municipalities to the left bank of the Dnieper.
This decision was caused by the creation of large-scale defensive fortifications so that any attack was repulsed. Where the military operates, there is no place for civilians. Let the Russian army fulfill its task.
Under these conditions, our key task is to save human lives and allow the troops of the Russian Federation to effectively perform their functions in protecting the Kherson region. We will take the civilian population to the left bank in an organized, stage-by-stage manner.
For those residents of the region who decide to move further to the regions of Russia, the Government of the Russian Federation will provide housing certificates. This was specifically stated by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin.
The relocation and temporary accommodation of residents of the
Berislav, Belozersky, Snigiryovsky and Aleksandrovsky municipalities will be carried out free of charge, by the EMERCOM of the Russian Federation and the government of the Kherson region.
I ask everyone to remain calm, not to listen to alarmists, the Kherson region remains under the reliable protection of the Russian army. Our cause is right. We know it and our enemy knows it. And victory will be ours."
Full video versions of Surovikin and Saldo's speeches https://t.me/boris_rozhin/67669
Following commentary by military journalist Boris Rozhin
Judging by the information background, in the coming days, a tough batch will begin in the Kherson region, with massive arrivals in Kherson, Berislav, Nikolaev and the settlement. slightly less. Civilians should either evacuate or take care of personal security issues (bomb shelters, basements, etc.), as well as a supply of what is necessary in case of serious destruction of the socio-economic infrastructure.
Will start in the next few days.
Local authorities announced the evacuation of the population of part of the regions of the Kherson region
[REGNUM] The authorities of the Kherson region made a decision on the organized movement of the civilian population of the Berislav, Belozersky, Snigiryovsky and Aleksandrovsky municipalities to the left bank of the Dnieper. This was announced on October 18 by the acting governor of the region Vladimir Saldo.
"The [Kyiv] side is building up forces for a large-scale offensive. The Russian Federation has formed a military group to repel this offensive. The battlefield of this confrontation can be our land, peaceful cities and villages of the Kherson region,” he wrote in his telegram channel.
Saldo also noted that there is an immediate danger of flooding of the territories due to the planned destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP dam and the release of water from a cascade of power plants upstream of the Dnieper.
According to him, the decision to move people is due to the creation of "large-scale defensive fortifications" that should ensure the repulsion of "any attack" by the enemy.
"Where the military operates, there is no place for civilians. Let the Russian army fulfill its task. Under these conditions, our key task is to save human lives and allow the troops of the Russian Federation to effectively perform their functions to protect the Kherson region," said Saldo.