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2024-10-30 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: October 29, 2024
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:50 South Korean intelligence reported that the North Korean soldiers sent to Russia are mostly in their 20s, with some of them even in their teens. "Their combat capabilities should not be underestimated, as they have already undergone basic combat training as an assault corps. The combat capabilities of soldiers who have not encountered the peculiarities of modern warfare, such as the Russian-Ukrainian one, may be unknown," the report said.
They were previously described as special forces, but perhaps that was to drive up the price demanded for their rental.
18:43 The Russian army is already 2.5-3 km from Kupyansk, the city is being continuously destroyed by KABs, said the head of the city military administration Andrei Besedin.
17:39 Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak reported that he held a meeting in the United States with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan - they discussed the "victory plan", the implementation of the peace formula, the front, weapons and the DPRK military, which Russia is preparing for war against Ukraine. Zelensky, in turn, reported that he held meetings with the prime ministers of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland in Reykjavik.
16:42 Norway will allocate 120 million euros to Ukraine to strengthen its air defense, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said. He specified that this contribution will allow the Patriot system to be sent from Romania to Ukraine along with other countries. Germany and the United States are also participating in the project.
15:16 Putin conducted a training session of strategic nuclear deterrent forces, during which missile launches will be practiced. The head of the Kremlin said that Russia will continue to improve its strategic deterrent forces, but at the same time "does not intend to get involved in an arms race."
14:58 The enemy attacked the Odessa region with two guided air missiles Kh-31P, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Kiper. The missiles did not reach their targets, but in the Odessa region one person was killed by shrapnel.
14:31 In a classified part of the "victory plan," Zelensky asks Washington for Tomahawk missiles with a range of 2,500 km, The New York Times writes, citing an unnamed American official. He specified that this is Ukraine's proposal for a "non-nuclear deterrence package" and called it an "unfeasible request." According to the newspaper, a number of American officials have expressed some dissatisfaction with the plan, as they consider it unrealistic and dependent on Western assistance.
14:20 The Russian military leadership has decided to form assault units from convicts infected with hepatitis B and C and send them to the occupied territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. According to intelligence, the corresponding order of the Russian Defense Minister, dated October 10, excludes hepatitis C from the list of diseases that do not allow military service. Those infected with hepatitis are labeled as "contingent C." The first four assault companies and two reserve companies from infected prisoners are formed as part of the 1435th and 1437th motorized rifle regiments (the 27th and 15th motorized rifle brigades of the Russian Armed Forces, respectively).
13:57 Ukraine plans to mobilize another 160 thousand people, said the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Lytvynenko, speaking in the Verkhovna Rada. According to him, this will allow the units to be staffed to 85%. In total, 1 million 50 thousand Ukrainian citizens were called up to the Defense Forces.
13:39 The Verkhovna Rada supported bills on extending martial law and general mobilization for 90 days - until February 7, 2025.
13:18 The Wall Street Journal writes that American stockpiles of interceptor missiles have begun to run out quickly due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, the conflict in the Middle East, and the mission to protect ships in the Red Sea from Houthi militants. According to sources, the Pentagon and relevant circles in the US are increasingly concerned about the threat of a shortage of air defense missiles, which are being used up faster than new ones can be produced. This is fraught with significant problems for the US if a war also starts in the Pacific region.
12:46 Over the first ten months of this year, the Ministry of Defense, together with the Ministry of Digital Development, have contracted 1.6 million UAVs of various types for a total of over UAH 114 billion. Of this volume, suppliers have already fulfilled an order for 1.28 million drones worth over UAH 81 billion, and another 366,940 units are planned to be delivered by the end of the year, the Defense Ministry reported.
Among the delivered drones, in particular, deep strike drones (deepstrike-kamikaze), FPV-kamikaze, reconnaissance copters such as DJI Mavic, reconnaissance aircraft and wing drones, attack copters and aircraft. For 2025, the ministries have already contracted 155,205 drones for the amount of UAH 32.3 billion.
12:02 As a result of the morning shelling of Kherson, seven people were wounded, OVA reported.
11:45 The Russian army captured more than 470 square kilometers in eastern Ukraine in October, the largest territorial gain since March 2022, Die Welt reports. Last week alone, the Russians managed to capture 196 square kilometers.
11:29 Ukraine and South Korea will soon exchange delegations to strengthen cooperation on intelligence sharing amid the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, Zelensky said following a telephone conversation with his South Korean counterpart Yun Sok-yol. In particular, Zelensky provided him with fresh data on the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russian training grounds in close proximity to the combat zone and the expected increase in their number to approximately 12,000.
"There is only one conclusion - this war is internationalizing and going beyond the borders of two states," Zelensky emphasized. "We agreed to strengthen the exchange of intelligence and expertise, to intensify contacts at all levels, including the highest, in order to develop a strategy of action and a list of countermeasures in response to escalation, and to attract common partners to cooperation."
10:43 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have struck occupied Luhansk, local residents report a powerful detonation of ammunition. Ammunition was probably stored at the site of the strike, and there used to be a mothballed military unit there, said Artem Lysogor, head of the Luhansk OVA. It is known that traffic has been blocked near Gorky Park in the city - this is a recreational area where the Russians place warehouses for storing weapons and equipment. The occupation "authorities" reported that the missile attack was allegedly repelled, and "some of the missiles detonated in the industrial area of the city."
09:57 A South Korean delegation will visit Ukraine this week and provide information about North Korean troops, Yonhap writes.
09:44 A drone attacked the Russian Special Forces University in Chechnya this morning, the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, said. According to him, the attack set fire to the roof of an empty building on the university grounds.
09:40 Air defense destroyed 26 of 48 Russian drones (Shahed and unspecified type) in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytsky, Sumy, Chernihiv and Poltava regions at night. Another 20 enemy drones were lost, one returned to Russia, the Air Force reported. In addition, the enemy struck Kryvyi Rih with an Iskander-M ballistic missile at night.
09:36 In the morning, Russian troops attacked Kherson, one person was wounded, OVA reported. At night, the enemy also attacked Stanislav - four people were injured, including two children. In addition, late in the evening the previous day, the Russian army attacked residents of Antonovka and an emergency medical team that arrived on call from a drone. As a result of the attack, a doctor was killed, a paramedic and three local residents were wounded. In total, over the previous day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, two people were killed, 16 were wounded, including two children.
08:49 At night, Russians launched a KAB strike on the Osnovyansky district of Kharkiv - four people were killed, two were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. A house was destroyed, 19 private houses were damaged. In addition, the number of victims as a result of yesterday's strike on the Derzhprom building in the center of Kharkiv has increased to nine. The third floor of the building was damaged, as well as the rehabilitation department of the regional clinical hospital, two residential buildings, the building of the appellate economic court, two educational institutions, a bank building, and food establishments.
08:30 In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling on October 28 - in Mirnohrad. Two more people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:17 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev with drones, all of them were neutralized, said the head of the Kyiv State Air Defense Forces Sergey Popko. In the Solomensky district, as a result of falling debris, a gas pipe on the facade of a nine-story residential building was depressurized, which caused a store and cars to catch fire. The fire has already been extinguished, six people were injured. In the Svyatoshinsky district, debris knocked out the windows of a three-story administrative building, no information about casualties has been received.
08:03 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 29:
- personnel - about 692,080 (+1,360) people,
- tanks - 9129 (+9),
- combat armored vehicles - 18,404 (+9),
- artillery systems - 19,917 (+45),
- MLRS - 1241 (+1),
- air defense systems - 984 (+0),
- aircraft - 369 (+0),
- helicopters - 329 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 17,939 (+72),
- cruise missiles - 2625 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 27,749 (+89),
- special equipment - 3566 (+10).
07:38 On the evening of October 28, Russians launched a missile attack on Krivoy Rog - one person was killed, 14 were injured, reported the head of the OVA Sergey Lysak. 11 apartment buildings, a clinic, a school, and an administrative building were damaged in the city.
03:21 North Korean Foreign Minister Cho Song Hui has left for Moscow on another visit. This is her second visit to Russia in six months. According to North Korean state media, the delegation left for Russia on Monday, October 28. The Russian embassy in Pyongyang said the visit is taking place "as part of a strategic dialogue - following an agreement to strengthen ties."
00:12 Sweden has allocated another 63 million euros in support to Ukraine. The tranche will be provided as part of previous military aid packages, the country's government reported. The financial contribution includes 20 million euros to strengthen Ukraine's industrial base and 43 million to implement a number of multilateral initiatives to support Ukraine.
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