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Current information on the situation on the front line: October 15 (updated)
2023-10-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:56 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/15/2023 to 00:00 10/16/2023

Over the past 24 hours Representative office reported about 15 facts of firing from the AFU.

Information has been received about the death of a child, a boy born in 2013, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.

Two civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity in the Central City district of Gorlovka and Vladimirovka.

Two residential buildings were damaged in the Central City district of Gorlovka. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.

The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Vladimirovka.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 12 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.

At Gorlivske there were two artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.

At Volnovakha one artillery attack from 155mm artillery. A total of 50 units of various ammunition were fired.

A previous 11 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU during the day.

21:45 NGP intelligence reports: artillery war in Avdievka

Video clip for a clear understanding of the scale of the fire impact on Avdievka.

A barrage of artillery attacks , mines and rockets is continuously raining down on the enemy dug in on the territory of the coke plant.

Dozens of guns and artillery systems non-stop pour fire into the AKHZ, destroying the enemy’s fortifications and manpower, which the latter, by the way, is transferring to Avdievka in battalions, this is about the issue of their losses.

The picture you see in the video practically does not change around the clock; the Gods of War do not give the enemy a break.

Do not trust enemy propaganda about the lack of fire support from our infantry, artillery and aviation are working, and working well

20:55 Front-line soldier reports: in Kleshcheevka, the Russian Armed Forces are holding the defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces made their way behind a piece of iron in one place, gained a foothold, but by the evening they were destroyed.

20:20 The Russian Armed Forces level the positions of the 81st airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belogorovka area.

The artillery of the “Southern” group of troops with precise strikes destroys strongholds and locations for personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Accuracy control and fire adjustments are carried out by UAV operators -video.

19:30 Crew of the ATGM of the 114th brigade Donetsk 1st Army Corps ATGM and Browning machine gun and the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Avdievka waste heap -video.

18:40 NGP exploration transmits: according to the situation in the Avdeevsky direction

On the northeastern outskirts of Avdievka (in the AKHZ area), the enemy launched several counterattacks in order to regain control over previously lost positions, but was unsuccessful and rolled back to their original positions with losses.

At the moment, our forces have secured positions in the least vulnerable positions for enemy fire and are preparing for further actions; ahead is another ridge of defensive structures and firing points rolled into concrete that need to be dismantled.

Since the very morning, cannon and rocket artillery have been operating in Avdeevka, the enemy is actively using electronic warfare systems in order to prevent the adjustment of fire and additional reconnaissance of targets from UAVs.

The Aerospace Forces continue to launch missile and bomb attacks on enemy targets in the territory of the Coke and Chemical Plant.

It also takes a significant amount of time to eliminate minefields, which the enemy leaves in large numbers.

17:20 Artillery paratroopers accurately fire 82mm ammunition at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Verbovoye area -video.

Airborne troops fire to suppress enemy firing positions, strongholds and hidden manpower at a range of up to seven kilometers.

16:20 Our fighter, being alone in the dugout under enemy pressure -video.

He didn't give up! He sent trash towards the binder so that the horns and legs flew off.

A hero who, most likely, is no longer with us.

15:40 During the last 24 hours of the Ukrainian Armed Forces increased the frequency intensity of artillery attack on the left bank of the Kherson region.

The following areas came under fire: Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Korsunka and Sagi. Civil infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged.

Local authorities report that over the past 24 hours in the city of Alyoshki, two civilians were killed and another was wounded. Earlier it was reported about the death of another resident in Radensk.

15:00 RF Ministry of Defense: On October 15, at about 14.00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.

On duty air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.

13:30 BREM-1 modernized by installing a visor and dynamic protection -photo.

12:40 Telegram channel “Two majors“: Overview With vodka as of October 15, 2023.

The main change at the front was the transition of the Russian Armed Forces to large-scale offensive operations. Among the officials, for some reason, only Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Nebenzya, voiced this, which, on the other hand, will not give information reasons to the enemy if our offensive stalls.

The main visible blow was our actions in the Avdeevsky direction. The Russian Armed Forces began to crack open the most serious fortified area, which had been filled with concrete for years, with large-scale artillery attacks, and aviation quickly suppressed enemy firepower from the air. Assault units attack the enemy from all sides, while at the same time the task of forming a cauldron is traced. It is already being reported that all roads to Avdievka are under the fire control of the Russian Armed Forces.

However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are transferring entire military units to the direction from other sectors of the front. The most difficult and bloody battles are taking place, and it is impossible to say that the Russian Army is doing everything as smoothly as on paper. The enemy, like us, had learned a lot over the months of fighting.

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces became more active in the Svatovo-Kremennaya direction, in the area of Makeevka (LPR) and the Torsky salient. The newly formed 25th Army, Central Military District was brought into battle; the advance was up to several kilometers.

The Kupyansk section of the front also began to move: the enemy was being pushed out from his positions at Liman Pervy and Sin'kovka, Kupyansk itself was turned into a fortified area, which was constantly being subjected to serious attacks by aviation and artillery.

The Zaporozhye Front continues to rumble: the enemy is constantly trying to break through on the Rabotino-Novoprokopovka-Verbovoe line. Rabotino, by the way, is still in the gray zone; the Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to gain a foothold in the settlement. with great forces. But it is impossible to say that the enemy is weak. Yes, his much-hyped “counter-offensive” failed, but he still has enough strength.

An example of this is the daring actions of his helicopter groups, which were twice documented in the Rabotinsky direction. Although the respected speakers have more than once “completely destroyed” all enemy aircraft.

The Kherson direction is characterized by the enemy’s preparation for crossing the Dnieper, no matter how suicidal this may sound. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are counting on a huge number of watercraft and a lightning-fast landing force, which should completely capture the islands within a few hours, after which quickly deployable pontoon crossings will be put into operation.

The latter, by the way, the enemy has been skillfully directing for months and immediately removing them across the river. Ingulets, incl. for the passage of columns with wounded from the Zaporozhye Front. Enemy forces are accumulating on its bank of the Dnieper, despite heavy artillery attacks and aerial bombs.

In a number of areas, significant reserves of the Russian Armed Forces have not been brought into battle. Entire new divisions are still in the rear echelons, gradually learning the difference between training at the training ground and real arrivals from the enemy. Even if in many respects (not completely, by no means) they are formed from those personnel that were not a pity to give up, but we know the facts of the appointment of senior officers with extensive combat experience to combat leadership positions. In addition, the new units are more than half equipped with the latest technology. The same T-90.

Along the entire length of the front, the Russian Armed Forces are forced to maintain large formations to counter the enemy’s sabotage and terrorist activity: from Crimea to Bryansk, the border is being strengthened by troops and regional defense groups, which are already showing their effectiveness. However, the “gestures of goodwill” and “regroupings” of last year are affecting the course of the war as a whole: the enemy is too close to our borders.

Despite the shift of world attention to Israel, Ukraine retains serious combat potential and has a mobilization reserve. If necessary, Kyiv is ready to sweep the male population clean to the front, there is active PR for women’s participation in hostilities, and the waters are being tested regarding the prospects for the mobilization of minors.

Until the entire military-political leadership of Ukraine and all the benches are liquidated, and the enemy’s logistical potential is not destroyed, the war will be long.

12:00 Frontline reports: North-west of Verbovoy, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

11:25 RF Ministry of Defense: Tonight, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.

A total of 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted by air defense systems on duty, of which eighteen over the Kursk region and two over the Belgorod region were destroyed in the air.

10:55 Front-line soldier reports: Klescheevka - The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to desperately try to break through the defenses of the railway tracks with grunts. But Russian artillery gives them checkmate*.

Fierce fighting continues.

10:30 Frontline reports: near Orlyansky (Kharkov region), the RF Armed Forces are expanding the zone of control, consolidating themselves in forest belts.

10:00 Frontline reports: The Russian Armed Forces advanced southeast of the village of Severnoye

09:32 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 10/14/2023 to 00:00 10/15/2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 11 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

Information was received about the injury of a civilian, a woman, in the Kiev district of Donetsk.

Six residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.

Areas of five settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out six attacks from 155mm artillery.

At Gorlivske there were four artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.

On Yasinovatsky there was one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

A total of 36 units of various ammunition were fired.

In the previous day, 43 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU.

08:09 The senior officer of the battery with the call sign “Academician” spoke about the tasks of artillery in the Northern Military District zone -video

“Our main task is to support our storm units, which are in the front position. We support them with fire, work on their targets,” he says. “UAVs help us; after our shots, their calculations provide corrections on the target, and we work until we hit the target.”

“We work against the enemy from afar. The maximum firing range is 8,700 meters. But we have artillery attacks that fly to 12,700 meters. We mainly work on enemy equipment and concentrations of his infantry, including those located in shelters. Depending on the assigned tasks, we can work with either one or several machines on a target. As a rule, we go out in three cars, keep in touch with each other, and if someone has any problems, they tell me, I make a decision. We take up a firing position, quickly orient the vehicles, work on the target and leave the firing position,” said “Akademik.”

“I am confident in my people, we are doing the right thing, Victory will be ours!” – the artilleryman says proudly.

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