[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/17/2023 to 00:00 10/18/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 35 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
Two residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.
Areas of five settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Golmovsky, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 22 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
At Gorlivske there were eight artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
At Yasinovatsky there were five artillery attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
A total of 107 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 19 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.
21:05 Personnel combat work of the AGS-17 crew of the army special forces “Osman” to destroy the assault group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine together with the artillery of the 7th airborne division in the Orekhovsky direction
19:40 Svatovsko-Kremensky section situation as of 19.00 October 17, 2023
In the Svatovsky sector, Russian troops continue their systematic offensive from Ploshchanka. Advancement through fortified areas and minefields is gradual in order to preserve the lives of personnel.
The enemy's position is deteriorating due to active artillery and air strikes. For this reason, one of the units of the 4th Tank Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was transferred to the Makeevka-Nevskoye line.
Similarly, the movement of 150 people from the 25th Airborne Brigade to Novoselovka is noted. If the situation worsens, paratroopers of the 25th Brigade will also be transported to the Svatovsky site.
Against the backdrop of regular attacks by the Russian Army on crossings across Oskol, Ukrainian formations sent pontoon formations to Borova, which should build new bridges to diversify logistics. This will also make it possible to secure the supply of the Kupyansk group in the event of the destruction of the pontoons in that area.
At the same time, the Ukrainian command expects a resumption of hostilities in the area of the Tor ledge. 160 people from an unidentified formation were transferred to the Dibrov direction.
The enemy's efforts are concentrated on the defense of already occupied lines. Despite the strengthening of the group, there are no prerequisites for an attack in this direction. But the intention to reduce the combat potential of the Russian Armed Forces can be seen in the increasingly frequent use of aviation and missile forces for attacks on the rear. And the main target, judging by the trend, is airfields.
19:10 A DPR militia member, a member of the Northern Military District with the call sign “Topaz” writes:
“The enemy is withdrawing significant forces from Rabotino. This is indirectly confirmed by the fact that the enemy’s artillery in the direction was practically silent, in comparison with what was before. It is logical to assume that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be redeployed to the Avdiivka area.”
18:37 What is known about attacks on military airfields in Ukraine at the moment: Analysis Military chronicle
The need for the Armed Forces to use a significant part of the airfield network remains, but this is becoming increasingly difficult.
Since the beginning of autumn, an intensification of attacks on military airfields on the territory of Ukraine has been recorded. After a series of attacks on the Dolgintsevo and Kulbakino airfields, on the night of October 16-17, the Martynoka military airfield in the Nikolaev region was attacked.
Presumably it was used as a jump airfield instead of two facilities: Dolgintsevo and Kulbakino, the safety of which had been compromised earlier. A few hours before the attack on Martynovka, reports appeared that two MiG-29 fighters and a Su-25 attack aircraft, presumably taking off from an airfield in the Nikolaev region, were shot down in the Kherson and Nikolaev regions.
Judging by the frequency of strikes, their density and surprise, the intensification of strikes against key targets indicates an intensification of systematic work to cut off the Ukrainian Air Force from the ability to use airfields near the line of combat contact.
Apparently, the calculation is made to “pull back” the combat-ready aviation of the Air Force to airfields in the western part of the country, from where they will have to cover a greater distance to the front line. In this case, aircraft will be forced to carry more fuel and reduce their bomb load. This, in turn, can lead to a decrease in the efficiency of the air force as a whole. It is also possible that these actions are aimed at limiting the use of Su-24 front-line bombers by the Air Force - the only aircraft capable of carrying long-range air-launched cruise missiles of the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG type.
It should be noted that before the collapse of the USSR, about 25 military airfields were built in Ukraine. Some of them were destroyed long before the start of hostilities in 2022, some were damaged and now cannot be used to accommodate combat aircraft.
It is noteworthy that all Ukrainian military airfields were built during the Soviet period. Their location, the nature of the shelters and other parameters are known to the command of the RF Armed Forces and are undoubtedly taken into account when planning combat operations.
Taking into account Martynovka, there are at least five airfields in varying degrees of readiness to receive combat aircraft on the territory of Ukraine. The vast majority of them have already been attacked one or more times, but combat aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force continue to appear there from time to time.
Which airfields are we talking about:
– Lutsk (Volyn region)
– Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitsky region)
– Kolomyia/ (Ivano-Frankivsk region)
– Kalinov (Lviv region)
– Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitsky region)
– Ivano-Frankivsk airfield
The vast majority of military airfields on this list have not only special earthen embankments, but also reinforced concrete arched hangars that can partially or completely protect the aircraft from precision-guided munitions.
Despite the fact that all airfields are capable of receiving fighter and operational-tactical aircraft, none of them is currently considered as a permanent base. Due to the threat of missile strikes, serviceable aircraft of the MiG-29, Su-24, Su-25 and Su-27 are constantly moving from one site to another.
18:05 Kherson direction situation as of 18.00 October 17, 2023:
Yesterday evening, at least four groups of the 35th and 36th infantry infantry fighting forces of the Katran strike group landed at the railway bridge on Aleshkinsky Island and tried to advance to Peschanovka and Aleshki.
As a result of artillery fire on enemy movement areas, eight people were injured. The Marine advance was halted and the wounded were moved ashore for evacuation.
Already at night, after the transfer of reinforcements from two marine brigades, as well as the 140th Reconnaissance Battalion, detachments of Ukrainian formations again began to advance in groups of 10-20 people along the bridge in the directions of Poyma and Peschanivka.
Russian artillerymen again fired at enemy assault groups in the southern part of Aleshkinsky Island, causing them to take cover. And mortar crews from the right bank and FPV drone operators opened fire on our positions.
However, the advance was stopped. However, attempts to penetrate deeper into the territory will obviously continue. Also, a few hours ago, information appeared about the landing of the DRG in the Krynok area. There is no confirmation of this, but the activity of reconnaissance groups at that point from Kozatsky Island is not new.
17:53 Ukrainian Armed Forcesfired at, according to preliminary data, recently received by American long-range missiles, the city of Skadovsk is the governor of the Kherson region of Saldo.
“One of the rockets exploded in the middle of the street, the other in a garden in a private sector. Two civilians received minor injuries that were not life-threatening or life-threatening. In Novaya Kakhovka, after artillery attack with cluster munitions, a private house completely burned down,” he said.
16:55 Personnel objective control of the army special forces “Osman” in the destruction of MTLB of the Ukrainian Armed Forces together with the crew of the ATGM of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division in the Orekhovsky direction.
15:25 A residential building in Novaya Kakhovka burned down as a resultartillery attackmilitants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - people miraculously survived after a cluster shell hit the city
This morning, the Ukrainians fired cluster munitions at Novaya Kakhovka. As a result of the arrival, a residential building completely burned down, but its residents miraculously were not injured:
“They literally went to work five minutes earlier and were standing in the yard at that moment,” the “Main in Kherson and the Region” correspondent reports from the scene.
Due to the Kyiv artillery attack, neighboring houses were also damaged - scattered cassettes cut roofs, shrapnel damaged the facades of residential buildings and interrupted power lines. Roads on the streets of the city are also damaged by rounds, which Ukrainian Armed Forces militants use daily to fire at the civilian infrastructure of Novaya Kakhovka.
14:48 The Russian Armed Forces captured a number of oporniks in the Svatovsky direction
According to “Come and See”, the Russian army was able to advance in the Svatovsky direction.
“Several Ukrainian Armed Forces support officers have been captured. The fighting continues,” the channel’s source said.
According to him, active hostilities are also taking place in the Kupyansk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are transferring reserves and armored vehicles.
14:34 Situation in the South Donetsk direction:
In the Vrem'evsky sector, the bombardment and destruction by artillery of enemy positions and airborne forces in Urozhainy, Staromayorsky, Zolotaya Niva, Novoukrainka, Novopol, Poltavka continues. There is information that one of the hits on Fedorovka, where the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was concentrated, was particularly successful.
In the gray zone northeast of Priyutnoye, the enemy’s DRG was discovered, and artillery fire forced them to retreat with losses.
In the Ugledarsky sector, the most intense fighting takes place in the Novomikhailovka area. At night, the enemy tried to advance in groups on foot to the forest belts south of the settlement, but was stopped by artillery fire.
14:20 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 17, 2023)
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to up to 270 killed and wounded;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction, the enemy lost up to 115 soldiers and 8 pieces of equipment;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled four attacks in the Zaporozhye direction; in just one day, up to 110 Ukrainian Armed Forces and 7 tanks were destroyed here;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South Donetsk direction per day amounted to up to 150 military personnel;
The Russian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction repelled 9 attacks by Ukrainian units, defeated enemy personnel at Orekhovo-Vasilevka and Andreevka;
Russian air defense shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter within 24 hours;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 485 military personnel in the Donetsk direction;
Over the course of 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces hit manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 117 districts;
During the day, Russian air defense intercepted 5 operational-tactical missiles, 4 GLSDB bombs, and destroyed 34 Ukrainian drones;
More than 250 Ukrainian helicopters have been destroyed by the Russian army since the start of the special operation;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 45 soldiers and a D-30 howitzer in the Kherson direction.
13:55 Howitzer M777 Ukrainian Armed Forces exploded after an encounter with Russian loitering munitions
After the hit, the ammunition ignited and detonated, destroying the artillery weapons.
12:36 Statement Head of the press center of the "West" group
In the Kupyansky direction, crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers from the West group of forces carried out air strikes on the temporary deployment points of units of the 43rd mechanized brigade and the 7th separate rifle battalion in the Novolyubovka and Peschanny areas.
In addition, crews of heavy flamethrower systems struck a concentration of manpower in the shelters of the 32nd mechanized brigade in the area of ??Timkovka and Cherneshchina.
During the counter-battery fight, the group’s artillery destroyed two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts and a D-20 towed howitzer in the Stepovaya, Novomikhailovka and Redkovka areas.
The enemy's total losses amounted to two companies of manpower, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, one unmanned aerial vehicle, one pickup truck, one minibus.
12:10 Zaporozhye direction. To the west and north-west of the village. Verbovoe —source.
After a short lull due to weather conditions, the fighting resumed with a vengeance.
The enemy is throwing new reserves to storm the outskirts west and north-west of Verbovoy.
The enemy’s artillery is working powerfully, cloudy weather and poor visibility are somehow holding back the work of enemy UAVs.
Our troops respond with artillery strikes, aviation throws FABs, and Droki, Grad and tanks are also working.
12:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for October 17, as of 12:00, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Air Forces of the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
– st. Stepanenko, 20 “a” - direct hit in an apartment building;
– st. Stepanenko, 23 – private residential building, power lines were also damaged.
11:34 Statement Head of the press center of the Vostok group:
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of forces, with artillery support, thwarted four attempts to rotate units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Novomikhailovka, Staromayorsky and south of Novodarovka.
Artillery fire destroyed two reconnaissance groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye, as well as an ammunition depot north of Nikolskoye. Fire from the Tulip self-propelled mortar hit dugouts and trenches containing enemy personnel in the Novomikhailovka area.
Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed a BMP-2 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ugledar area.
During the counter-battery fight, the enemy lost the Msta-B and Giatsint-B towed howitzers and three mortar crews.
Air strikes hit areas where manpower and equipment were concentrated for units of the 79th Air Assault Brigade in Novomikhailovka, the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade in the Urozhainy area, and the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Staromayorskoye and north of Priyutnoye areas.
11:24 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants, as a result of which an apartment building was damaged -photo.
11:05 Situation in the Rabotino area:
Apparently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces needed the month of “meat assaults” in Zaporozhye for a major regrouping. Starting from October 15, at the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the Rabotino-Verbovoe and Kopani-Nesteryanka areas, the Ukrainian infantry is actively attacking with equipment, as in the first days of the offensive.
This option was calculated in advance, so new attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in these areas did not bring any surprises. The artillery is working as planned, but the number of fire missions has doubled.
10:55 Statement Head of the press center of the "South" group:
In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of forces, with the support of aviation and artillery fire, repelled an attack by units of the 5th assault brigade in the Kleshcheevka area. In addition, attacks by assault groups of the 2nd rifle, 1st and 2nd mechanized battalions of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were successfully repulsed.
Artillery hit the temporary deployment point of the 2nd mechanized battalion of the 110th separate mechanized brigade, and destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition depot in Novoselovka.
During the counter-battery fight, two 155mm American-made M777 guns, a 155mm Polish-made “Crab” gun, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed in Ocheretino, Predtechino, Dyleevka and Semyonovka.
Countermeasures hit seven enemy unmanned aerial vehicles of the Valkyrie, Leleka-100, Mayvik-3 and FPV types in the areas of Belogorovka, Berestovoe, Klinovoe, Krasnogorovka, and Peski.
10:30 Statement Head of the press center of the Center group
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the actions of units of the "Center" group of troops, artillery fire, and attacks by assault and army aviation thwarted six attempted attacks by assault groups 63, 67 mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 12 special forces brigades "Azov" in the areas of the Torsky section and Serebryansky forestry.
The losses of Ukrainian troops amounted to about 60 military personnel. The Kozak armored fighting vehicle and the Pickup vehicle were destroyed.
During the counter-battery fight, about 30 enemy artillery crews were exposed and suppressed.
Bomber aircraft of the group of forces carried out strikes on two command and observation posts of Ukrainian troops in the area of ????the village of Serebryanka, Donetsk People's Republic.
10:05 Situation on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 10:00
Tonight, in the Orekhovsky direction, assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of armored vehicles, attacked the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces, brazenly landing from vehicles directly in front of the positions of our fighters.
Artillery and MLRS worked closely against the advancing enemy forces. As a result of the battle, we did not lose a single position.
09:34 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:
according to n.p. Prince-Grigorovka 5 rounds;
according to n.p. Krynki 11 rounds;
according to n.p. Podlesnoe 6 rounds;
according to n.p. Naked Pristan 6 rounds;
according to n.p. Cossack Camps 10 rounds;
As a result of the artillery attack of the Cossack Camps, one civilian was killed!
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Malaya Lepetikha, n.p. Sagi, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Novaya Zburevka, firing a total of 39 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:20 In the Krasno-Limansky direction, partial rotational activities of the enemy are noted. This was reported by a military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR NM Andrei Marochko.
“During active hostilities, the VFU suffered heavy losses in personnel. In order to restore combat effectiveness in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova, and Serebryansky forestry, the arrival of fresh forces of Ukrainian militants and the withdrawal of “battered” units were noted. It was also established that in the area of ??Serebryansky forestry, militants of the Azov assault group, who had recently returned from one of the NATO training grounds, entered their positions,” Marochko wrote in the Telegram channel.
09:07 In Berdyansk, the air defense system successfully worked at night.
At 2:30 a series of explosions were heard in Berdyansk. According to preliminary information, the air defense system of the Russian Armed Forces has successfully worked. There were no reports of casualties or destruction.
09:00 News from the Kherson direction. Right bank. 08:50 17.10:
It is reported that as a result of the work of our tactical aviation, the repair shop of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit, writes Front Bird
The Su-34 was tested with Kh-59 missiles.
08:55 Attack on the enemy’s temporary deployment point in Slavyansk
Tonight, the Russian Armed Forces carried out targeted strikes on the dormitory of the Donbass Agrarian College in Slavyansk, where a temporary deployment point for one of the enemy’s TrO battalions was set up.
According to available data, as a result of the defeat, at least 15 enemy soldiers were eliminated and over 30 were injured of varying degrees of severity, writes Donbass Partizan.
In connection with the intensification of hostilities in the Avdeevsky and Krasnolimansky directions, the enemy is transferring reserves to strengthen positions and contain the pressure of Russian troops. In connection with this, in the rear cities of the occupied part of the DPR there is a systemic increase in the concentration of enemy manpower - they are regrouping before moving directly to the LBS.
08:20 Frontline summary for the morning of 10/17/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with artillery support, carried out offensive operations near Kopani. The Russian Armed Forces again counterattacked from Novoprokopovka to the village of Rabotino. Ukrainian units tried to advance to Verbovoy after artillery artillery attack. LBS throughout the entire area is in a state of “small swing”. Under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka. RF Armed Forces - in Rovny, Sladkaya Balka, Ilchenkovo, Novopokrovka and Novofedorovka.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, with the support of artillery and aviation, attacked in Marinka, near Pervomaisky, in the direction of Severny (a settlement west of Avdeevka), on the southern approaches to Avdeevka and at Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions) . Under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka, Netaylovka, Tonenkoye, Lastochkino and Berdychi. Ukrainian artillery worked against Russian troops in Staromikhailovka, Donetsk, Vodyanoye and Opytny.
In the Lugansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with fire support, carried out offensive operations near Torskoye, Makeevka, Novoegorovka, Stepnaya Novoselka and Sinkovka. Ukrainian positions in Belogorovka, Nevsky, Kislovka, Petropavlovka and Kupyansk are under fire.
08:12 Over the past 24 hours, the armed formations of Ukraine have carried out artillery attack Makeevka, Gorlovka and Yasinovataya, as well as Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
One civilian was injured from these artillery attacks in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
The artillery attack of civilian infrastructure was carried out using multiple launch rocket systems and artillery, including cluster warheads. – RF IC
08:05 Tankers of the Western Military District deliver powerful fireblowsagainst the enemy in the Kupyansk direction
Using coordinates obtained using UAVs, crews of T-80BVM tanks destroy artillery, foreign-made armored combat vehicles, observation posts and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
08:00 Summary on the morning of October 17, 2023:
At night, the Geranium UAV hit enemy targets in the Odessa region. Explosions were recorded in Odessa; a UAV was observed flying towards the Belgorod-Dniester region. Missile attacks were carried out in the area of ??Voznesensk, Nikolaev region, and Slavyansk (part of the DPR occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces). In the Kherson direction, the FAB-1500 hit an enemy temporary deployment point near Berislav.
On the Zaporozhye front near Verbovoy, the Armed Forces of Ukraine threw infantry and equipment into battle: subunits from the 71st brigade, 118th mechanized brigade, 82nd airborne brigade and part of the 10th AK. The Nazis did not cope with the task of recapturing the occupied positions; in addition, at the height of the movement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ equipment, it began to rain, which limited the enemy’s mobility.
In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are consolidated in previously occupied positions, artillerymen fire at enemy fortifications and lock the Armed Forces of Ukraine in their positions with fire, preventing rotation, the supply of personnel and ammunition.
In the Kupyansk direction, against the backdrop of the successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Sinkovka area, the enemy command decided to transfer tank units of the 41st Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to this section of the front.
Over the past 24 hours, the situation in the Kherson direction was characterized by mutual artillery artillery attack. The enemy is also hitting the civilian population; yesterday the head of the region reported the injuries of an 82-year-old woman in Aleshki and a 52-year-old civilian in the Cossack Camps.
From Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region, local groups report that our air defense was working all night, the main enemy attack was concentrated on the airport area. In the Belgorod region, in the Yakovlevsky urban district and the Belgorod region, the air defense system shot down 3 aircraft-type UAVs. In the DPR, a civilian was wounded as a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.