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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief November 15th (updated)
2022-11-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 An air raid alert has been announced in the Cherkasy, Poltava, Kirovohrad and Dnepropetrovsk regions of Ukraine.

20:56 Lviv was left without electricity by 80% after rocket strikes.

Heat and hot water supply stopped in the city - Mayor Andrey Sadovoy

19:51 The work of the Kyiv metro was partially suspended for the duration of the air raid, which lasted four hours in the Ukrainian capital, said the mayor of the city, Vitaliy Klitschko.

According to him, the work of the red and green lines was limited.

18:44 Part of Nikolaev, Lutsk without electricity

Electricity went out in half of Odessa

In Sumy and the region, as well as Poltava, emergency power outages were introduced

18:44 Ukrainian railway announced a delay in train traffic after strikes in several directions

17:43 Kremenchuk, Ternopil, Sumy, Krivoy Rog - new arrivals.
There are also blackouts in Sumy and the Sumy region.
In Kyiv, emergency power outages have already begun in some areas.

17:05 Ukrainian air defenses truck five-story residential building in the center of Kyiv, trying to shoot down Russian cruise missiles

17:05 Ukrainian authorities announce the launch of the third wave of missiles from Russia!

16:03 Mobilized from the Ulyanovsk region attrition to the rear areas of the special military operation.

More than 400 mobilized paratroopers, who underwent intensive training and combat coordination at the training ground of the Airborne Troops, left for the rear areas of the special military operation.

The personnel will undergo combat coordination as part of larger units, after which they will begin to carry out tasks for their intended purpose in the first and second echelons of defense.

On the parade ground of the famous formation of the Airborne Forces, under the leadership of the acting commander of the guard brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Zolotorev, a solemn rally was held, during which the head of the city Dmitry Vavilin, guests of honor and the clergy addressed the mobilized with parting words.

At least 1,500 relatives, friends and relatives gathered for the solemn events on the occasion of the departure of the paratroopers.

15:01 Russian servicemen destroyed British MRAP Mastiff in the Ugledar direction

Soldiers of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the RF Armed Forces knocked out armored vehicles from a tank.

Even anti-cumulative grilles and additional armor did not save the armored car.

13:58 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:

◾️During the battles for Pavlovka, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 1,400 Ukrainian servicemen, two Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, and a Mi-8 helicopter;

◾️Russian troops continue offensive operations in the DPR;

◾️Russian troops thwarted the attack of two company groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Kuzemovka in the LPR, pushing the enemy back to the starting line;

◾️The Armed Forces of Ukraine made unsuccessful attempts to attack in the Krasnolymansk direction, up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed;

◾️Russian air defense systems destroyed seven drones in the Kherson region, the LPR and the DPR, as well as three HIMARS MLRS shells per day.


12:51 In the Leningrad region with mobilizedcontinuecombat training classes.

All classes are held under the guidance of experienced instructors with combat experience, against the backdrop of a single tactical environment. This allows you to prepare and coordinate units almost around the clock.

Classes at the training ground are organized in the daytime and at night for maximum adaptation of those mobilized to real combat operations.

The servicemen are provided with all kinds of allowances. Funds continue to flow into the personal accounts of those mobilized.

11:59 About 80 recruits from Bashkiriaattritionto the Moscow region during the autumn draft for military service

Deputy Prime Minister of Bashkiria Irek Sagitov, military commissar of Bashkiria Colonel Mikhail Blazhevich, representatives of the administration, religious denominations, veterans of military service arrived to deliver a parting word to the future defenders of the Fatherland.

“The army is both a new stage in a man's life and a serious test for him. Serve with dignity, honesty, learn new skills, be purposeful and return home healthy and strong,” Colonel Mikhail Blazhevich, military commissar of the republic, wished the recruits.

The bulk of recruits will be sent to training centers for training in their specialty for 4-5 months. In total, the Republic of Bashkortostan will send more than four thousand recruits for the autumn draft.

11:58 About 150 recruits from the Sverdlovsk regionsentto the Far East during the autumn draft for military service

At the solemn rally, representatives of the military commissariat, public and patriotic organizations addressed the recruits with parting words.

10:58 Armed forces of Ukraine hit in the village of Leninsky in the Belgorod region

There were no casualties, according to the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Damaged house. He's got a broken glass.

09:35 Counterbattery fight of Russian artillerymen.

Camouflaged firing positions and enemy equipment are detected by all possible means, including with the help of radar stations for artillery reconnaissance and fire control.

“We do exactly 3-5 tasks a day. We also leave at night. At night we are corrected by a radar station. We quickly drove up, worked out, curled up and left, ”said Konstantin, the commander of the mortar platoon.VideoTK Star.

09:20 The Russian army is practically destroyed an object that provided power supply to the entire right bank of the Kherson and a significant part of the Nikolaev region.

This was stated by the head of Ukrenergo.

Before leaving the right bank of the Dnieper, the RF Armed Forces blew up two autotransformers of 250 tons each.

09:00 The crews of the Su-25 Russian Aerospace Forces launched missile attacks on military facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

After the use of aviation weapons, the crews performed a maneuver, releasing heat traps, and returned to the departure airfield.

As a result of combat use, camouflaged fortified field positions and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed. VideoMinistry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

08:20 Footage of the destroyed group of Polish mercenaries appeared on the network - the safari on the Russians failed.

Footage of the destroyed Australian Bushmaster armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine appears on the network. It is reported that Polish mercenaries were ambushed by the Russian army in the Kupyansk direction at the end of September.VideoReadovka.

08:01 Footage of combat coordination of motorized rifle units of the Brave grouping.

As part of the exercise, the infantry fighting vehicle breaks through to the attacked area, the personnel of the squad parachute on the move and deploy battle formation to move deep into the enemy defenses under cover. The military practice shooting at targets at a distance of up to 200 m.

The mobilized have already managed to undergo fire, medical and tactical training, as well as coordination as part of the BMP crews. Video "News"

05:37 It is reported about a series of explosions in Zaporozhye.

01:20 Explosions are heard in the city of Nikopol, located in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, the Ukrainian edition of Strana reported.

Posted by:badanov

#2  Forkbeard, your call, but people are more likely to read your links if you use the hotlink feature. Click on the little globe below the posting window and figure it out from there.
Posted by: Matt   2022-11-16 18:24  

#1   Some Russians have decided to speak some truth

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1592898787575357440

FSB losing it's touch?

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/11/16/7376625/
Posted by: Omineling Forkbeard1962   2022-11-16 17:57  

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