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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:11 In Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, an air raid siren sounds, the air defense system is working, two explosions have thundered. This is reported in Telegram channel city administration.
“05.22. Under the continuous operation of the siren, air defense works in Novaya Kakhovka: two air explosions, ”the message says.
There are no reports of civilian casualties or damage to infrastructure yet.
21:07 One of the shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the shelling of the city of Energodar hit the outlet pipe of the thermal power plant, located about a kilometer from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, said the head of the military-civilian administration of the city, Alexander Volga.
20:04 Battle for Kherson: the situation in the Andreevsky sector as of 19.00 October 1, 2022
▪️After yesterday's unsuccessful attempt to storm the village of Davydov Brod, Ukrainian formations launched a new offensive against the positions of the RF Armed Forces in the village. In total, the enemy involved more than 20 vehicles and armored vehicles, including tanks.
▪️Russian artillery began to work on the combat formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and destroyed several Kozak armored vehicles, which the Ukrainian formations managed to pull to the rear. The remaining equipment began to cross the Ingulets on a pontoon built in the area of Belaya Krinitsa.
▪️Fighting in the area continues. The immediate goal of the Ukrainian formations is to reach Davydov Brod from the west and cut off the road to Belogorka.
▪️The enemy is trying to gain a foothold in the forest plantations on the left bank of the Ingulets, the RF Armed Forces inflict fire damage on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18:53 In Moscow created 20 reserve collection points for mobilized, said Sergei Sobyanin. In them, in particular, complaints will be considered.
17:51 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
▪️Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Mykolaiv region;
▪️The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 200 Ukrainian military personnel in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day;
▪️Russian troops destroyed more than 270 Ukrainian servicemen and five tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction;
▪️More than 50 militants were liquidated by a missile attack on the deployment point of the Armed Forces brigade in the Kupyansk region;
▪️The Russian Aerospace Forces with a high-precision strike in the Zaporozhye region destroyed up to 60 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 10 units of military equipment, including two HIMARS systems;
▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 100 soldiers killed and wounded in the Novopol region in the DPR as a result of fire damage from the Russian Armed Forces;
▪️Aviation and artillery of the RF Armed Forces destroyed four Ukrainian depots of missile and artillery weapons in the Zaporozhye and Nikolaev regions and the DPR;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye region destroyed the launcher of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:00 The intensity of today's shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Energodar has increased, local authorities report
At the moment, there are already more than 20 "arrivals" of the coastline and territory in the district of the city, in which the Zaporozhye NPP is located. There are also several arrivals in the TPP area.
17:00 RF Armed Forces in Krasnolimansky direction destroyed more than 200 military in a day - Russian Defense Ministry
More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers, five tanks and nine infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed by massive fire strikes on the positions of the 66th and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansk direction in a day, the department specified.
Despite the losses suffered, having a significant superiority in forces and means, the Armed Forces of Ukraine introduced reserves and continued the offensive in this direction.
16:35 In the Liman direction, the enemy forced parts of the allied forces to leave Krasny Liman, military commander Yevgeny Poddubny reports.
"The soldiers and commanders of the Russian Army fought their way out of encirclement and retreated to defensive lines. An alternative to retreat is a boiler. Now the Kremennaya district is the cutting edge," Poddubny reports.
15:27 AFU fired at the coastal line of the Russian city of Energodar, 13 explosions are reported, city authorities report.
15:25 Students of commercial universities with state accreditation will not be called up during partial mobilization, Shoigu said.
According to him, the preparation of additions to the decree on behalf of the president is being completed, and everything will be introduced today.
15:25 Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu together with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov checked conditions for the placement of mobilized citizens and the course of preparation.
Shoigu personally inspected the places of accommodation of citizens called up from the reserve and volunteers, which are located on the basis of the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center and the Avangard educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth in Kubinka.
15:05 The situation in the Limansky direction as of 14.00 October 1, 2022
The Armed Forces of Ukraine concentrated their main efforts on three sections of the roads: Liman - Zarechnoye, Torskoye - Kremennaya, Torskoye - Svatovo. Properly distributing forces, the Ukrainian formations focused on cutting the lines of communication of the Russian troops.
At the same time, the pushing through of Russian defensive orders continued in Liman itself, Stavki, the northern environs of Yampol and along the “road of life”.
▪️By noon on October 1, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to physically cut off the Torskoye-Svatovo road and pin down the forces of the RF Armed Forces in a battle in the Ternov area.
▪️The Ukrainian flag was raised at the western entrance (49.012093, 37.772098) to Liman: at least 20 percent of the city was controlled by the enemy by that time. This is evidenced by the absence of sounds of small arms combat and artillery strikes at the western entrance to the city.
The fighting shifted to the center and eastern part of Liman, the southern outskirts of Stavki, and the northern outskirts of Yampol. Communication between Torsky and the Liman garrison is blocked by fire.
▪️The RF Armed Forces strike at Zarechny (Kirovsk), which includes Ukrainian formations. It is through Zarechnoye that the Liman-Torskoye road passes.
▪️The Torskoye-Kremennaya road is under constant fire control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian maneuver groups are trying to tie up Russian units in battle.
14:19 Personnel combat work of the crews of the Uragan MLRS of the Western Military District in the zone of the special military operation
"A hurricane needs space, a big place to move around. For example, I worked out one goal, rolled over to another place, and quickly worked out there. Everything depends, of course, to a greater extent on the coherence of calculations, speed," said the commander of the combat vehicle Vasily.
In the course of a special military operation, the artillery units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation day and night continue to carry out fire missions to destroy artillery batteries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroy defensive structures, suppress command posts and strong points, and destroy enemy weapons, weapons and military equipment.
13:34 The death toll as a result of the shelling near Zaporozhye of a motorcade with civilians heading for the liberated territories has increased to 30, 88 people were injured, Rogov said
12:37 The situation around Liman at 12:00.
Judging by the fire damage inflicted by our artillerymen, the enemy is rushing to control Torsky. For Torskoye, according to fragmentary data, a battle is going on. Enemy scouts jump out onto the Kremennaai-Torskoye road, the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine periodically strikes.
Our fire defeat on concentrations of personnel in Yampolevka, Zarechny, our forces are cutting off enemy reserves with fire, we are hitting Belogorovka, as well as attacks on the forest near Yampol, where the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated.
11:26 Artillery inflicts strikes against the enemy near the Red Liman.
11:26 Under Liman, ours are counterattacking. Bars and volunteers waited for help!
11:26 Russian "Grads" work according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Krasny Liman.
10:20 Russian Armed Forces stopped the advance of the enemy in the Liman direction due to the approach of reserves from the units of the Southern Military District
The settlements were returned under our control by nightfall. Headquarters (nine km north of Liman), fighting took place in the area of the settlement. Yampol (southeast of the city).
The Armed Forces of Ukraine use armored vehicles for attacking operations in several directions, in some areas they are thrown back by our reserves. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have more forces in the direction, despite their losses.
Also, it is reported that the front was also stabilized in the Kupyansk direction.
10:20 AFU to build up forces in the Liman direction AFU transfer units from near Seversk, Soledar, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk
10:05 Russian air defense system worked for the fourth time over Nova Kakhovka, seven explosions thundered - media
09:23 Ambush on the column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Davydov Brod in the Kherson region
Ukrainian troops made another attempt to storm Russian positions in the village of Davydov Brod from Belogorka. A total of 14 armored vehicles took part in the attack.
On video the convoy of equipment approaches Davydov Ford, the lead vehicle is blown up by a mine, and then the Russian infantry of group V from RSHG and RPG begins to work along the convoy.
During the battle, Russian fighters from the Far East managed to destroy four tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle and one Kozak armored car.
The Russian command decided to build on the success and launch an artillery strike on the retreating units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Under heavy fire, the Ukrainian formations were forced to retreat back to Belogorka in the area of the crossing over the Ingulets River.
09:21 Ukraine has fallen to fourth place in terms of area among countries in the post-Soviet space and third in Europe.
In the post-Soviet space, Ukraine is now located after Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan in terms of area.
And in Europe, it lost first place and let France and Spain go ahead.
Now the area of Ukraine is 479,700 km²
| A number that may well continue changing ... |
Information about the victims is being specified.
07:30 Ukrainian troops in the southern direction are suffering heavy losses, there is not enough ammunition, reinforcements are not coming, the fighters blame the authorities for the situation, RIA Novosti, who was at the disposal, testifies record radio interception of conversations between military personnel of the 5th mechanized company of the 53rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which participated in an attempted offensive in the Kherson direction in September.
Negotiations were intercepted near the village of Pravdino, Kherson region, near the border with Nikolayevskaya. "RIA News"
07:20 At least four rocket strikes were carried out in Odessa.
The operational command "South" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that strikes were carried out on industrial infrastructure facilities, and an electrical substation was damaged.
07:15 Four Geraniums arrived in Nikolaev at night
Ukrainian air defense did not shoot down any of the four drones, they all reached their targets.
04:27 Rocket strikes: two powerful explosions thundered in Odessa, the city smells of burning, and a conflagration is visible outside the city.
01:45 Zelensky signed an application for the country's accession to NATO in an expedited manner. However, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg made it clear that there are no plans to admit Ukraine to NATO under special conditions.
0:39 It is reported about attacks on enemy targets in Nikolaev, at the site of impacts a powerful fire.
0:16 The death toll as a result of the strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the convoy of refugees in Zaporozhye has increased to 30 - the representative of the administration Vladimir Rogov.
Among the dead were two children - an 11-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. He also said that the number of wounded had increased to 88 people.
