Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:42 Zelensky, in an evening video message, announced good news following the meeting in Malta: “A statement by the summit co-chairs has been agreed upon - basic and unifying. This is the right signal. Whatever happens in the world, the main thing is unity for the sake of the real strength of international law, because this - unity for the sake of justice for Ukraine and all countries and peoples that may be subject to aggression."
The president also announced preparations for important steps planned for the first weeks of November: “In general, November and December should be significant for Ukraine. These include new defense packages, the development of our relations with the European Union. We are also preparing international events planned in Ukraine. Our activity work with partners will remain unchanged."
18:30 Ukrainian media report, citing sources in the SBU, that the attack on the Afipsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation was a special operation of the Security Service. The refinery, which supplied fuel to Russian troops, was attacked by two SBU drones. As a result of the special operation, several new installations at the plant where fuel was processed were damaged. According to preliminary data, several oil tanks also caught fire.
18:19 Since October 10, the Russians have lost about 6,500 people near Avdeevka, said Alexander Shtupun, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces. According to him, if we talk about losses, then “Avdeevka is the biggest defeat for the Russians.” In addition, the losses of the Russian Army in this sector of the front amounted to about 100 tanks and 250 units of other armored vehicles. In total, Russia concentrated approximately 40 thousand soldiers in the Avdeevsky direction.
17:01 The Russian Army attacked Kherson with artillery, two people were injured. In addition, the Russians fired artillery at Novoberislav - one person was killed. The head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin, called for an urgent evacuation: “More than 600 children still remain in settlements where the security situation is difficult. And the enemy is razing these cities and villages to the ground. Therefore, we will continue to do everything to take them to a better place.” safe places."
15:28 The Canadian delegation, during a meeting of advisers in Malta, proposed creating an international coalition of countries that would facilitate, in particular, the return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia. The initiative was supported by many countries participating in the event, the President’s Office reported.
13:17 In the occupied Volnovakha Donetsk region, a Russian military officer shot nine people right in the house, among whom was a girl, a 4th grade student. Local public accounts report that an entire family was shot for refusing to give up their house to Kadyrov’s men. The information is confirmed by information resistance partners from Volnovakha, said Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko.
12:11 Naftogaz plans to stop the transit of Russian gas to Europe after the contract expires in 2024, said Chairman of the Board of NAC Alexey Chernyshev. According to him, Ukraine is ready to abandon gas transit, but does not want to violate agreements with European partners. Chernyshev recalled that the EU plans to completely abandon Russian gas by 2027, so it does not insist on the continuation of Ukrainian transit.
11:06 The Russians fired artillery at the front-line Seversk Donetsk region. One of the shells exploded near the police crew, wounding four policemen from the investigative team, the NP press service reported.
08:59 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russians are using a new drone that autonomously identifies targets. This drone allegedly has an automatic targeting system that can differentiate between target types and increase the chances of a successful strike. The Izdeliye-53 is not yet widely used, but the Russian military is now testing drones for mass synchronized swarm strikes. At the same time, the payload of drones is small - from 3 to 5 kg.
08:31 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 29:
personnel - about 299,080 (+660) people,
tanks - 5175 (+8),
armored combat vehicles - 9758 (+9),
artillery systems - 7188 (+8),
MLRS - 834 (+0),
air defense systems - 558 (+0),
aircraft - 320 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 5399 (+0),
cruise missiles - 1544 (+3),
ships/boats - 20 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9532 (+8),
special equipment - 1012 (+1).
07:59 Air defense destroyed all five Shahed-type attack UAVs, which Russia attacked from the south-east (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russian Federation). The drones were destroyed within the Nikolaev, Zaporozhye and Khmelnytsky regions, the Air Force command reported.
In addition, the Russian Federation fired an X-59 guided missile from a Su-34 aircraft from the airspace of the Belgorod region. The missile was aimed at targets in the Mirgorod district of the Poltava region. Preliminary - without losses and serious consequences.
07:20 In the Avdeevka direction, the enemy is not abandoning attempts to encircle Avdeevka. The defense forces repelled attacks in the Keramika, Novokalinovo, Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Tonenky, Opytny districts of the Donetsk region, the General Staff reported in the morning report .
In total, about 70 military clashes took place at the front over the past 24 hours. In the Liman direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions and continued to regroup troops. In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Ivanovka areas of the Kharkov region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Khromovo, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka areas of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - near Zolotaya Niva and Staromayorsky, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the area west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
04:59 A drone attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory - after the explosion, a glow was visible on the territory of the plant, Russian telegram channels report. According to official data from the operational headquarters, “a local fire occurred on the territory of the refinery, which was promptly extinguished by the plant’s services within half an hour. The causes of the incident are being established.” According to preliminary data, no victims.
02:12 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the air defense system allegedly destroyed 36 “Ukrainian drones” over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of Crimea.
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[RIA] The bodies of nine people, including two children, were found in a private house in Volnovakha in the DPR, according to the website of the Russian Investigative Committee’s department for the republic.
“The circumstances of the murder of nine residents of the city of Volnovakha, including two children, are being established,” the statement says.
According to the department, their bodies with gunshot wounds were found in a private residential building.
Investigators are identifying those involved in the crime.
A criminal case has been initiated under the Criminal Code article “Murder of more than two persons, including minors.”
[VESTI] They refused to give their own housing to the Chechens.
In occupied Volnovakha (Donetsk region), Russians killed 9 people in their own home.
Source: Human Rights Commissioner Dmitry Lubinets on Telegram.
Details: According to preliminary data, the occupiers took the lives of the entire Kapkanets family, who were celebrating their birthday and refused to give up their own housing to the Chechen occupiers. Among the dead were a 4th grade student and a preschool boy. Gunshot wounds were recorded on the bodies of the dead.
Quote from Lubinets: “There is no doubt that the bloody hands of the Russians were involved in this. Just as traces of Russian torture were found in Bucha, Irpen, Izyum and other Ukrainian cities where the “liberators” were present,” Lubinets noted.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have repelled two attacks launched by 14th and 43rd Mechanised Brigades of the AFU close to Sinkovka (Kharkov region), and Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 165 servicemen, and two pickup trucks.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, two attacks launched by assault groups of 21st and 63rd Mechanised Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled close to Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, AFU 63rd and 67th Mechanised Brigades have been hit near Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Serebryansky forest.
The enemy losses were up to 70 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, have struck AFU 28th Mechanised and 3rd Assault Brigades close to Andreevka, Yakovlevka, Artyomovskoye, Kleshcheevka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 110 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer have been hit. In addition, two command and control points for AFU drones have been destroyed.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with Army Aviation and artillery, have repelled four attacks launched by assault groups of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 79th Air Assault Brigade, and the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Urozhainoye, Novomikhailovka, and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Manpower concentration areas of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade have been hit near Ugledar and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 130 soldiers, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems have hit manpower of the 65th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 40 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and eight motor vehicles.
In addition, one Bukovel electronic warfare station has been destroyed near Komsomolskoye (Zaporozhye region).
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 55 servicemen, two motor vehicles, and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 124 areas.
One signal node of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Podliman (Kharkov region).
One command post of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade has been hit near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence facilities have shot down 44 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Nyrkovo, Ploshchanka, Troitskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Zolotaryovka, Verkhnetoretskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Novofyodorovka, and Vasilyevka (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 517 airplanes and 253 helicopters, 8,392 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 13,006 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,170 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,902 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 14,760 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 October 29, 2023 to 00:00 October 30, 2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 64 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian forces.
Information was received about the injury of four civilians in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and Yasinovataya.
A total of 13 residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and Yasinovataya, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.
Districts of six settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Golmovsky, Yasinovataya, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 36 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
At Gorlovka there were 23 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery and attack UAVs.
At Yasinovatsky there were five artillery attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
A total of 206 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 19 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
21:50 NGP exploration reports on the situation in the Avdeevsky direction. On the northern flank, our forces are pouring in against the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Keramika area, and the enemy strongholds have been taken under control. The weather improved, and Army Aviation was able to operate more actively. Artillery is working on targets in Berdychi and Ocheretino. Fights continue for the piece of iron, the strip which the enemy does not control is steadily growing.
The enemy is already habitually firing back with cluster munitions, tanks with PDO are operating, Leo 2 and Bradley were spotted in the Berdychi area, apparently from those that were transferred from the Zaporozhye Front.
So far, the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants are not taking active offensive actions, but this is a temporary lull, a lot of cheap Ukrainian infantry has been brought here and the Ukrainian command will definitely try to improve their position.
20:50 The frontline brigade of the Central Military District song and dance ensemble held a concert for military personnel in the special operation zone
The artists performed on a makeshift stage in front of a unit recovering from combat missions on the front line.
The concert program was based on hits of past years, as well as modern folk and military songs -video.
20:20 Frontline reports: The situation in the Terrikon area is tense.
The battles are fought with the use of cassette tapes and militants from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. They are trying to bring the waste heap back under control.
19:32 Fixation of consequences of the artillery attack of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk at 15:05 10/29/2023
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the fact of artillery attack in the Kuibyshev region, and also clarified the direction of fire.
The enemy fired from their positions located in the area between the settlement. Desired First and n.p. Desired Second, from 155mm artillery.
18:45 Explosions are reported in the Kyiv region.
According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the region are being attacked, presumably by unmanned aerial vehicles of an unknown type.
18:37 The enemy again throws troops on the offensive at Rabotino and Verbovoy - Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring
Direction of the main attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: Orekhovsky section of the Zaporozhye Front
Since night, the enemy carried out artillery preparation and, with the support of artillery and tanks, continued the attack on our positions in the fields between Rabotino and Kopani.
Today, the Ukrainian Armed Forces again operate mainly in small assault groups under cover of fire from tanks and cluster munitions.
Our tanks, artillery, mortars and drones are actively working against enemy equipment and assault groups.
Some of the enemy's equipment was knocked out, at least one tank was destroyed, the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry again suffered losses, but continued to fight.
Soldiers of the Southern Military District continue defensive battles, meeting the enemy with fire.
In the Verbovoy area, battles with small assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also continue; our landing force repels attacks, destroying the enemy.
18:17 Soledar direction situation as of 18.00 October 29, 2023:
Over the past few weeks, the situation near Bakhmut has not undergone significant changes: positional battles are taking place south of the city, where the enemy is attacking in small groups and trying to storm the positions of the Russian Armed Forces.
To the north of the ruins of Kleshcheevka, Ukrainian formations launched another sortie with the aim of crossing the nearby railway. Previous numerous attempts to advance beyond the canvas ended only in losses in manpower for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The enemy is also actively using FPV drones, especially on the road from Gorlovka to Bakhmut, which falls within the area where attack drones operate. With UAV raids, the enemy seeks to impede the movement of troops and the supply of forces of the Russian Armed Forces in the city, including along this route.
In general, the plan of the Ukrainian command in the Soledar direction remains the same - a constant onslaught in order to create conditions for enveloping Bakhmut from the south.
17:25 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for October 29, as of 17:00, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Air Forces of the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
– st. Vareikisa, 76, 78, 80, 87, 89 – private residential buildings, power lines were also damaged.
17:10 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants, as a result of which residential buildings were damaged -photo.
16:40 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a school in the Troitsky district of the LPR. A Ukrainian rocket exploded several tens of meters from the educational complex in the village. Novochervonnoe. At that time there were about 20 children in the school, and a festive event was taking place there. This was announced by Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik.
The explosion created a crater more than two meters deep. The blast wave knocked out almost all the windows in the room, blew out the entrance doors and damaged the façade. The children and teachers were saved by the fact that everyone was in rooms facing the other side of the building.
“There are not many administrative buildings in the village, mainly the private sector, which is why the attack was carried out quite deliberately, on the only working school that had no signs of a military structure or barracks. Zelensky’s militants are fulfilling Poroshenko’s “behaviors” to make the lives of our children unbearable and force them to sit in basements,” Miroshnik wrote on the Telegram channel.
16:34 Tankers of the 1st Tank Army continue to contain the enemy in the Kupyansk direction.
As the crew commander told RT military correspondent Alexander Simonov, their regiment is fully equipped with new T-80BVM tanks produced in 2023.
The features of this vehicle include additional active protection, a more powerful engine and the presence of a thermal imager, which makes it possible to fire at night. At the same time, the mass of the tank, according to the commander, allows it to easily cope with muddy roads.
16:20 Consequences of Nazi artillery attack of the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk. The attack on the peaceful streets of the capital of the DPR was carried out with a 155mm caliber. A residential building was destroyed.
15:29 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for October 29, as of 15:00, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- on the street Prodolnaya, 32, a woman born in 1965 was wounded.
Information has been received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the AFU in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
– st. Prodolnaya, 32 – direct hit to an apartment building;
– st. Yasnaya, 27 – apartment building;
– st. Vvedensky, 22, 24 – power lines were damaged.
15:16 The situation in the Zaporozhye direction from the Diary of a Paratrooper
The area northwest of the village. Verbovoe: artillery attack of our positions and rear areas with cluster munitions is still actively underway.
Several enemy groups of 3-5 people were spotted.
They tried to advance to our positions by conducting reconnaissance in force, seven people were killed in a shooting battle, and the losses of the Ukrainians were revealed by our UAVs.
Also, one unit of enemy armored vehicles was destroyed, which he used to transport the DRG.
14:35 Captured Ukrainian Armed Forces militanttoldas Russian troops stormed the position he was in:
“I started covering the art a lot. The wings are so tight. The elder was asked to make a rollback - to roll back in order to leave this position. We thought they would dismantle us with artillery, and no one would even go.
Everyone is in their holes, in their dugouts. Only two people were standing in front of us - it was daytime. Around two or three o'clock the assault began: a tank, a motorbike, and, probably, at least 30 people came at us. This is just what I saw.
The guys tried to shoot back, but I immediately said that there was no point - either we roll back or give up. The guys tried to fight back, they were killed in literally half an hour, maybe even in less than half an hour. It's just the two of us left. We gave up."
14:00 Destruction of the command post of attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka and repelling eight attacks by militants in three directions: the main thing from the briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry
In the Kupyansk direction, the “Western” group repelled two attacks by the 14th and 43rd Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Enemy losses amounted to up to 165 military personnel and two pickup trucks;
In the Krasnolimansk direction, the Center group repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 21st and 63rd Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The personnel and equipment of the 63rd and 67th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit. The enemy's daily losses amounted to up to 70 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks;
In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group hit the personnel and equipment of the 28th Mechanized and 3rd Assault Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction amounted to up to 110 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, and two pickup trucks. During the counter-battery fight, a US-made M777 artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were hit;
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group repelled four attacks by assault groups of the 58th Motorized Infantry, 79th Air Assault Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 128th Air Defense Brigade. Concentrations of manpower of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit. Enemy losses amounted to up to 130 military personnel, an armored personnel carrier, two vehicles, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer;
In the Zaporozhye direction, the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit. The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 40 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, and eight vehicles. In the Komsomolskoye area, the Bukovel electronic warfare station was destroyed;
In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 55 military personnel, two vehicles, and two 152mm MSTA-B howitzers per day;
In the Podliman area of the Khar'kov region, the communications center of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit;
In the Novomikhailovka region of the DPR, a command and observation post of a unit of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit;
During the day, air defense systems destroyed 44 Ukrainian UAVs in the DPR, LPR and Zaporozhye region
. 13:30 Statement of Head of the press center of the "South" group:
In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of troops, supported by artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, repelled three attacks by enemy assault groups.
Fire damage was caused to enemy personnel and equipment in the areas of the settlements Krasnoe, Kurdyumovka, and Kleshcheevka.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction lost more than 150 military personnel, a 105mm M-119 howitzer, a Khimars MLRS combat vehicle, and a 120mm mortar in the Verkhnekamensky area.
Countermeasures destroyed 14 unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of Vesyoly and Sporny and 8 Khimars MLRS rounds.
13:07 On the road routes in the area of Ternova and Volchansk (towards Khar'kov), there is a decrease in roadblocks.
Part of the forces and assets of the 125th TrO brigade (Lvov region), whose militants carry out access control, are transferred to the combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in areas of active combat operations.
12:56 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired more than 75 rounds at the Gornostaevsky district of the Kherson region.
The largest number of arrivals in the district was recorded along Partizanskaya, Shevchenko and Gornostaevka streets. As a result of intense shelling, the houses of civilians were damaged.
11:55 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
In the Krasnolimansky direction in the area of the Torsky section and Serebryansky forest, the actions of units of the "Center" group of troops and artillery fire inflicted fire on the assault groups of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine. In addition, areas where enemy equipment and manpower are concentrated have been hit.
During the counterbattery fight, about 15 field artillery crews were exposed and suppressed. An enemy tank was destroyed
. 11:50 The Russian Ministry of Defense published personnel destruction by the Russian Armed Forces of the wheeled self-propelled artillery unit “Dana” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The self-propelled gun was destroyed by loitering ammunition at a camouflaged firing position.
11:47 News from the Khar'kov direction (near the village of Kupyansk) is transmitted by the Front Bird:
The defeat of the enemy Strela-10 air defense system is reported. Our Lancet kamikaze UAV served this purpose.
10:42 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:
During the fighting in the Kupyansk direction, units of the West group of forces, using the results of artillery strikes, repelled three attacks by assault groups of the 43rd Mechanized and 68th Jaeger Brigades in the Sin'kovka and Nadiya areas.
In addition, during the counterbattery fight, the group’s artillery destroyed an enemy mortar crew in the Sin'kovka area.
The total enemy losses amounted to over two platoons of manpower and three vehicles.
10:28 Airborne reconnaissance arranges fire raid on a Ukrainian Armed Forces support unit near Kremennaya.
As RT military correspondent Alexander Yaremchuk reports, a unit of “winged infantry” attacked a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold from several directions with the support of equipment. After a short battle, Ukrainian troops retreated from their positions, abandoning the wounded and leaving behind a significant amount of ammunition and weapons.
10:07 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Dnepryan 10 rounds;
-- n.p. Sagi eight rounds;
-- n.p. Peschanivka 11 rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki 16 rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha 13 rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Mayachka seven rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery nine rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Golaya Pristan, n.p. Kardashinka, n.p. Radensk, n.p. Krynki, Aleshki village, firing a total of 35 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
10:02 Frontline summary on the morning of October 29, 2023:
On the Zaporozhye Front, the Russian Armed Forces counterattacked near the village of Rabotino. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, tried to move in the area of ??Nesteryanki, Kopanei, Novoprokopovka and Verbovoy.
In the Ugledarsky sector, Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked at Staromayorsky and Novodonetsky. Under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Blagodatny, Urozhainy, Zolotaya Niva, Prechistovka, Ugledar and Vodyanoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions).
On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, carried out assault operations near Novomikhailovka, in Marinka, on the southern approaches to Avdeevka and at Stepnoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions). Under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Ekaterinivka, Pobeda, Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Tonenkoye, Keramika and New York.
09:27 Frontline report for the morning of October 29 from Voenkor Lisitsyn Z:
In the Kherson direction, the Kiev command continues to send its assault groups to the opposite bank. After crossing the Dnieper, the enemy is trying to gain a foothold at Peschany, but Russian artillery is actively hindering these plans. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also manage to hold part of the territory near the village of Krynka. Meanwhile, Russian artillerymen are hitting a concentration of enemy forces in the Berislav area.
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops launched a counterattack from the Verbovoy direction towards Rabotino. Our soldiers managed to destroy up to five tanks and armored vehicles. Aviation and artillery are actively working on our side.
In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian military personnel managed to gain a foothold at a key point on this section of the front - the Avdeevsky waste heap. The dominant heights have been completely cleared of Ukrainian armed forces. In addition, our fighters are advancing in the area of the railway, not far from which the main supply route for the Avdievka group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces passes.
In the Artemovsk direction, attempts to break through the railway at Kleshcheevka and Andreevka completely failed. Also, in this section of the front, the activity of enemy artillery decreased significantly. Russian troops are also advancing north of Artemovsk in the area of the Berkhovskoye Reservoir.
In the Kupyansk direction, a methodical assault on Ukrainian fortified areas continues at Novoselka, Kislovka and on the Sin'kovka-Petropavlovka line.
09:17 Information about the artillery attack of Donetsk:
During the period from 21:00 on October 28 to 9:00 on October 29, according to information from the DPR JCCC, the territory of Donetsk was shelled 8 times by the Ukrainian Federal Military Unit.
Neo-fascists fired 24 rounds of 155mm caliber in the direction of Kievsky, Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts, - city mayor Alexey Kulemzin
08:57 Ammunition storage and strengthening of attack aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed in the Spornoye area.
The UAV operators of the “Southern” group carried out precise strikes against the positions and field warehouses of the militants of the 108th OGSB.
08:40 News from Avdeevsky direction at 08:30 is told by the Front Bird
It is reported that as a result of the offensive actions of our troops, the enemy suffered losses in manpower and equipment, in particular, several infantry fighting vehicles were shot down.
In addition, every day we strike at the supply routes of enemy troops.
Tactical aviation helps artillery hit targets in enemy rear positions.
08:19 Artillerymen of the 1430th Motorized Rile Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces repel attacks of Ukrainian militants in the Tokmak area (Zaporozhye region) -video.
08:07 The Russian Ministry of Defense showed personnel combat work of crews of T-72B3 tanks of the Western Military District at the forefront in the zone of a special military operation in the Kupyansk direction.
08:05 Commander of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" crew with the call sign "Zarya" told about counterbattery warfare in the Northern Military District zone.
“We are working on targets identified by our infantry, which is on the front line. There are a lot of tasks, we catch enemy infantry at the moment of transporting ammunition or during rotation at the front line,” said the artilleryman. – Counterbattery warfare is of particular importance now. This applies to both us and the enemy. This is where the main difficulties arise. You have to work quickly because there may be return fire. We also identify enemy artillery and try to punish it.”
08:04 Over the past 24 hours, the armed formations of Ukraine have carried outshelling Makeevka, Gorlovka and Yasinovataya, as well as Kievsky, Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk.
As a result of artillery attack by Ukrainian nationalists in the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, two residential buildings received significant damage.
The artillery attack of civilian infrastructure was carried out using artillery and multiple launch rocket systems - RF Investigative Committee
08:02 Ukrainian troops concentrated all forces in the Kleshcheevka direction, trying with all their might to take Kleshcheevka and move on, said a volunteer corps fighter with the call sign “Tasman”.
08:00 Units of the 1430th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed an armored group of Ukrainian troops consisting of two Leopard tanks and two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles -video.
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[Regnum] Commander of the Airborne Forces (Airborne Forces) of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky , has been appointed commander of the Dnepr group of troops. Izvestia reported this on October 29,citing a source.
Previously, Teplinsky served as deputy commander of a joint group of Russian troops.
Before Mikhail Teplinsky, Dnepr was commanded by Colonel General Oleg Makarevich, who is planned to be appointed to another position.
The new commander is 54 years old. He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School named after Army General Margelov, the Combined Arms Academy of the Russian Armed Forces and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
During his service, Teplinsky participated in the Battle of Transnistria, the first and second Chechen wars and in a military operation in Syria. Currently - in the Northern Military District.
He has many awards.
As Regnum reported , Colonel General Viktor Afzalov became the new commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
In August 2023, it was reported that Afzalov was appointed acting commander- in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces. In September 2023, data on General Sergei Surovikin , who previously headed the Aerospace Forces, was removed from the official website of the Ministry of Defense from the section “Commanders-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. ”
Text taken from a news article posted at secretra.com
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] The German political palette has been significantly updated after the elections in Hesse and Bavaria.
In both states, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) took an honorable second place after powerful competitors Christian Democrats (CDU) and Christian Socialists (CSU). This is an undoubted success, and the election results echo throughout Germany, causing the displeasure of politicians and federal authorities.
The AfD confidently exposes to voters the failure of the current government on issues of migration, economics and green energy, recruiting supporters into its ranks. Her political opponents, on the contrary, are losing their voters.
However, this is not the last election in which the AfD may surprise its competitors. According to the results of the latest elections in Bavaria and Hesse, the party will now have 70 seats, an increase of 50% compared to the previous elections in 2018.
The party did better than the polls predicted. In reality, she is stronger than many people think.
Those people who vote for the party are those who cannot openly express their opinion, but who will willingly cast a ballot for the AfD. There are plenty of such “gray” voters. Judging by the results, the party's support level has increased to 21-23% from 10-12% a few years ago.
It is not for nothing that the idea of banning the AfD is being promoted in the German media, accusing the latter of all mortal sins. Moreover, street attacks have already begun against leading party officials and threats of physical violence have been made.
It is obvious that the party is playing on the contradictory policies of the current authorities. Everything the Scholz administration does goes against the interests of Germany and the people of the country.
Germans are fed up with mass migration, rising energy prices, inflation and falling living standards.
They had previously been happy about helping Ukraine and were ready to endure temporary difficulties until Russia fell.
However, the reality for the Germans turned out to be much harder than the rosy prospects.
Most of those dissatisfied with Scholz's policies are potential AfD voters.
The party's popularity is growing throughout Europe. Its goals are replicated, and its methods of work are adopted by other European opposition parties. The AfD is being talked about more and more on TV and in newspapers in various European countries.
The situation in Germany is also changing. The AfD is now working to create conditions that make it increasingly difficult for ruling parties to form coalitions.
In the long term, she sees the only viable path to power through a coalition with the CDU. The big question is whether this will ever happen.
At the same time, the ruling parties have not yet completely lost the trust of their voters, and therefore are ready and will resist the opposition.
As a result, the political sympathies of Germans will depend on the situation with migrants and the economy.
However, in Germany there is no progress in either area.
With a high degree of probability they will play against the AfD in the same way as against Marine Le Pen’s party in France, when any coalitions will be “friends against the AfD.” The AfD itself, like Le Pen’s party, is now trying to gain respectability and move away from greater radicalism, but here it has exactly the same problem as Le Pen - moving towards right-of-centrism, it is losing left and right radicals who demand more decisive struggle against Scholz and co. At the same time, opponents will go all out accusing the AfD of latent fascism.But what the AfD will succeed is to gain a foothold in the Landtags and strengthen its influence at the all-German level, simultaneously having a hand in the already inevitable collapse of the Scholz government, which will face several more defeats in the coming months.
This will be influenced, among other things, by the ongoing recession, growing problems with migrants, declining living standards and general fatigue from the war in Ukraine.
Text taken from a news article which appeared in rbc.ru
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] In light of Putin's recent proposals to move game project servers to Russia.
Roskomnadzor included the PUBG Mobile game in the register of information dissemination organizers. Companies included in the register must store data on user actions and transfer them upon request to the FSB. PUBG Mobile was the first video game on this list.
The video game PUBG Mobile and its publisher, the Singaporean company Proxima Beta, were included in the register of information dissemination organizers (IDO).
Roskomnadzor reported that the company was included in the register based on a request from “federal authorities carrying out operational investigative activities or ensuring security” in Russia. “This is necessary to ensure the assistance of owners of information resources in implementing the measures provided for by legislation in the field of information security,” the department said.
PUBG Mobile was the first game to make it to this list. In April, it was among the first foreign applications to appear in the Russian single store RuStore.
The register of organizers of information dissemination on the Internet has existed since 2014. Companies listed there are required to provide the FSB and other authorized government agencies with data on user actions, including the contents of correspondence.
1. Chinese and Asian manufacturers operating in the Chinese market will switch to new realities without any problems, since they work in such conditions in China itself.
2. The FSB will be able to control correspondence and chats of projects located in Russia. It is no big secret that intelligence services in many countries use game chats for contacts with agents. Our intelligence services also use these communication channels.
3. Some Western manufacturers, of course, will profane these requirements, so situations will inevitably arise when the question will be posed bluntly - either you comply or get out of the market. Someone will definitely leave. Companies with Chinese capital are likely to comply with government requirements.
4. Refuseniks will be banned through the RKN. Most of the refusenik games will still be able to be played via a VPN (with lower ping). With offline games everything is simpler, torrents are waiting. If we take consumers, then consumers of online shooters/action games, where the issue of ping is extremely critical, may suffer. And we are not yet considering the issue of strengthening state control over the market of VPN services by blocking those who refuse to obey.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
