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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:35 Another Georgian mercenary destroyed
The Russian military destroyed another Georgian citizen who fought on the side of the Kyiv regime. He was identified as militant Mikhail Kaplanishvili.
In total, since February 24, at least 21 mercenaries from Georgia have been killed in Ukraine.
20:34 Power supply was lost in several districts of Kyiv and the region, informs Ukrainian online edition "Strana.ua".
"From different districts of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, they report a power outage," the message says in the Telegram channel of the publication.
19:59 Failure offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the position of the Airborne Forces in the Kherson region
▪️10 tanks and up to 50 units of light armored vehicles went on the offensive against the positions of 11 airborne assault rifles from Buryatia on October 19, corr. VGTRK Rudenko (https://t.me/RtrDonetsk/10987).
▪️Passages in the minefields were made by the UR-77 "Serpent Gorynych" demining machine.
▪️Airborne UAVs quickly detected enemy forces.
▪️The columns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were met with barrage fire from howitzers and MLRS, and then arrows.
▪️When the defeat became obvious, the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fled, leaving their dead behind.
▪️Paratroopers from Buryatia destroyed at least two tanks, four armored vehicles and several dozen Ukrainian soldiers.
19:59 The Russian army is conducting a counterattack on Krasny Liman and Ternovaya in the Kharkiv region, storming the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the LPR and near Donetsk - the main thing from summaries of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
▪️Russian troops are advancing in the areas of the settlement. Ternova, Belogorovka, Zolotarevka, Krasny Lyman, Soledar, Otradovka and Pervomayskoye.
▪️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are concentrating their efforts on reaching the administrative borders of the Donetsk region and holding the occupied territory.
▪️The Russian army fires at the Armed Forces of Ukraine along the entire front line, provides engineering equipment for positions in certain areas and conducts aerial reconnaissance.
▪️The Russian army launched 4 missile and 10 air strikes, and also carried out 30 attacks from the MLRS on targets in areas of more than 8 settlements.
18:44 The authorities of Krivoy Rog began to disconnect commercial enterprises from electricity, the owners of which do not comply with the order to save electricity, said the head of the military administration of the city, Alexander Vilkul.
18:43 A woman was injured as a result of a Ukrainian shell hit one of the industrial enterprises in Shebekino - governor
17:53 In the Belgorod region as a result of a strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine lit local business - black smoke rising from the building
Eyewitness data differ - some report that the blow fell on the paint and varnish plant in Shebekino, others that the arrival was at the machine enterprise.
There is no official information on the object, as well as on the victims.
17:53 New exclusive personnel of combat training of PMC "Wagner".
16:37 The Armed Forces of Ukraine complained about the inability to resist Russian missiles and kamikazes.
"Now our air defense is literally a guy with a Stinger," said Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center in Ukraine.
The air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine needs to be modernized, reports The Washington Post, citing the head of the training center for Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners Smazhny.
🔹Recent weeks show that even the Soviet air defense system cannot cope with threats.
🔹Anti-aircraft gunners complain that they are running out of missiles, and the SAM crews are not enough to cover the entire country.
🔹The Kiev command is trying to transfer air defense systems to dangerous areas, but "the Russians are not stupid either."
🔹Washington and Berliet promised to supply Ukraine with a total of six new air defense systems in the near future - two NASAMS and four IRIS-T.
15:41 Ukrainian publications report explosions in the Kyiv region
15:34 Air alert announced in most of Ukraine
15:32 Air raid alert announced in Kyiv
15:30 Air raid alert announced in Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions of Ukraine, local authorities reported
14:56 Russian paratroopers to shreds scattered assault group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region
The column of the Ukrainian army tried to go on the offensive on October 19, but their plans were broken by the 11th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Forces.
🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine involved 10 tanks and up to 50 units of light armored vehicles.
Passages in minefields were made by the UR-77 demining machine.
🔹Russian drones quickly detected enemy forces.
Columns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were met with barrage fire from cannon and rocket artillery, and then were taken into the "embrace" of the arrows.
🔹When the defeat became obvious, the enemy infantry fled, leaving the dead.
Russian paratroopers destroyed at least two tanks, four armored vehicles and several dozen Ukrainian servicemen.
14:55 Saratov college teacher went to the front
Students organized a ceremonial farewell for their teacher, who received a summons from the military registration and enlistment office. There were tears at this already emotional event.
14:55 The Ukrainian military claims problems with their air defense systems and say that they are running out of missiles, the Washington Post writes, citing Smazhny, the head of the training of the air defense forces of Ukraine
14:55 Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at a school, a kindergarten, a recreation center and private residential buildings in the Belgorod village of Murom, there are no victims or wounded - governor
14:10 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
▪️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation thwarted an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to force the Zherebets River in the regions of the LPR and DPR, 25 Ukrainian military were destroyed;
▪️Russian troops destroyed a hangar with foreign-made Ukrainian military equipment in the Kherson region;
▪️Russian troops thwarted two attempts to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region in a day;
▪️The RF Armed Forces pushed back the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to their original positions in the Zaporozhye direction after a series of enemy attacks;
▪️In the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction, attempts to penetrate into the rear of up to twenty sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were thwarted;
▪️The RF Armed Forces hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries at eight points of temporary deployment in Ukraine;
▪️Russian troops destroyed more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen per day in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction.
13:06 Undermined armored car HMMWV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region.
13:06 Sparta fighters took captured by the Ukrainian military
Servicemen of the reconnaissance battalion "Sparta" destroyed the Ukrainian group of the enemy.
During the cleansing of the area, one of the Ukrainians was taken prisoner.
12:10 Report about a strong explosion in Nikolaev.
12:10 Russian units inflict strikes on the positions of Ukrainian formations, while the Ukrainians are engaged in a shooting battle
11:37 The art of combat: at the training ground in the Samara region with mobilized citizensare heldcombat training exercises
11:37 Ukrenergo introduces a temporary controlled limitation of electricity consumption in Kyiv and Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr regions.
10:47 In one of the areas controlled by the Akhmat special forces, the enemy undertook unsuccessful attempt to break through the line of defense. However, the response of our fighters was not long in coming. As a result - a destroyed tank, infantry fighting vehicles, as well as a certain number of personnel.
This is just one of many areas where the enemy repeatedly makes unsuccessful attempts to break through, while suffering huge losses in both equipment and manpower. Special Forces "Akhmat" confidently keeps the situation under control. However, we did not expect less from our fighters.
10:47 The situation in the Nikolaev-Berislav direction:
In the Snigirevsky sector, the 105th battalion of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the reserve corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is shelling Russian positions along the line of contact from 82-mm mortars from positions in Kvitnev and Kiselevka.
At the Andreevsko-Berislavsky sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are restoring the combat capability of their units after an unsuccessful offensive on October 19. According to confirmed data, during yesterday's battles, 28 Mechanized Brigade, 60 Infantry Brigade and 17 Brigade lost 90 people killed and wounded (14 irretrievable and 76 sanitary of varying severity).
The command of the 17th Tank Brigade withdrew two assault groups and the surviving armored vehicles from Novaya Kamenka to Ukrainka for resupplying with mobilized citizens.
At the same time, the enemy continues to prepare for the next offensive on the Sukhanovo-Polyanka line. In the vicinity of Novogrigorovka, a combined company of the 60th Brigade and the 17th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was deployed.
In addition, 70 people from the 128 Separate Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in Novovoskresenskoye. Reinforcements will be part of the consolidated grouping for the offensive in the Berislav sector.
10:47 Temporary blackouts began in the Kyiv region due to an increase in electricity consumption. This was announced by the head of the Kyiv OVA Oleksiy Kuleba.
He also called on all residents to "totally save electricity."
09:21 Explosions have thundered in the city of Zaporozhye, the Ukrainian Public TV reports.
09:20 Explosions occurred on the territory of one of the enterprises in Kharkov, the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov said.
"One of the enterprises of Kharkov. Preliminary entry into the administrative and production building located on the territory. There is destruction," he wrote in the Telegram channel.
Earlier, in a number of regions of Ukraine, including the Kharkiv region, an air alert was announced.
09:15 Explosions in Zaporozhye continue.
The alarm signal was traditionally given only after the first explosion.
Pillars of smoke are visible in several areas of the city, as well as power outages. Reported by Vladimir Rogov.
09:05 Russian missile forces attacked the territory of the Kommunar plant in Kharkov.
Reported that the 12th shop was struck, where the components of the Neptune anti-ship systems were assembled. Inside the workshop there were 18 missiles, which were planned to be sent to the Motor Sich plant in Zaporozhye to be equipped with a warhead.
The western wing of the workshop was completely destroyed by two missile strikes: only the walls remained, the interior was demolished.
08:12 A series of explosions sounded in Kharkov - black smoke is visible at the place of arrival. Kharkiv authorities have not yet said where exactly the blow was struck. No blackouts have been reported. There are no traces of air defense in the frames from eyewitnesses in the sky.
08:10 An air alert was announced in Kiev, Chernigov, Kirovograd, Nikolaev , Kiev, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and part of the Zaporozhye region, not controlled by Russia.
07:51 Air raid alert sounds in the central and eastern parts of Ukraine.
Sirens turned on in many cities at once, including in Kyiv and the region.
07:40 The target is guaranteed to be destroyed: the combat work of the crews of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system in the NVO zone
During combat duty, the command and control post of the division received the coordinates of the target.
The crew of the operational-tactical missile system "Iskander-M" of the group of troops of the Central Military District was put on alert and delivered an accurate strike with a ballistic missile on the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The target has been eliminated.
Video Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
07:01 American and British instructors trained the Ukrainian military to conduct military operations in cities already in 2016, when it was supposed to resolve the situation by peaceful means on the basis of the Minsk agreements, said Major of the Marine Corps of the Ukrainian troops Mykola Mishchenko, who is in prison. Video RIA Novosti.
05:30 Obedient and deadly: crews of Ka-52 helicopters of the WMD army aviation carried out missile launches at strong points and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
When performing combat sorties, pilots of Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters launched missiles at the discovered fortified strongholds and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Army aviation flies at extremely low altitudes. The heights at which we work are far from the heights at which they can detect us. Therefore, in general, we are not afraid of these anti-aircraft missile systems. Because we walk low and in hollows, using the terrain," said Alexander, commander of the Ka-52 helicopter crew. Video Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
0:33 Israel will not transfer weapons to Ukraine, as this could "hit its agreement with Russia to prevent conflicts in Syria."
Telaviv demonstrates an interest in maintaining constructive relations with Russia, to the detriment of the Kyiv regime, which requires it to be provided with means of protection against missile attacks.
0:22 Time reports that Ukraine's district heating system may not survive this winter.