Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:55 The CIA has been developing Ukraine's intelligence services for almost ten years. The Americans “rebuilt from scratch” the Soviet system in the SBU and GUR, and now Ukrainian spies are carrying out incredible large-scale operations. Read more in the article Shadow War of Ukraine .
21:47 Russia has concentrated more than 400 thousand soldiers on the territory of Ukraine, said Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate.
18:54 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman al Saud, thanked for his personal efforts in organizing a successful Formula Peace meeting in Jeddah and invited a representative of Saudi Arabia to take part in the next round of negotiations in Malta.
17:49 Kherson OVA announced mandatory evacuation in a number of settlements due to constant Russian shelling. We are talking about the settlements of Dudchany, Kachkarovka, Mylovoe, Novokairy, Zolotaya Balka, Mikhailovka, Osokorovka, the city of Berislav, Zmievka, Novoberislav, Tyaginka, Burgunka, Lviv, Nikolaevka, Otradokamenka, Olgovka, Krasny Mayak, Vesele, Kozatskoye, Antonovka, Kamyshany, Garden, Priozernoe.
17:41 In the last month alone, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, using FPV drones, destroyed more than $140 million worth of Russian equipment, Forbes calculated. The most expensive recorded loss of the Russian Federation over the past month was the Tor air defense system worth $60 million.
17:33 Zelensky said that he held a regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters: “Important Headquarters. Exclusively about the front, exclusively about our offensive and defensive actions. We received all the current information, gave instructions to the military and intelligence. We continue to work on the liberation of our land.”
16:57 Hungary again did not allow the allocation of 500 million euros from the EU fund, which helps Ukraine with weapons, Radio Liberty journalist in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak reported: “The Hungarian OTP Bank was removed from the blacklist of companies that continue to operate in Russia, but Budapest wants legal guarantees, that this decision is permanent."
16:00 As a result of another Russian strike on the Kherson region, power lines were damaged, Berislav, Novoberislav, Shlyakhovoye, Tomarino were left without power. Power engineers are already working and repairing the damage, OVA reported.
15:56 The Washington Post reports, citing sources, that the underwater drones that Ukraine used to attack the Crimean Bridge were allegedly developed with the support of the CIA and other Western intelligence agencies. Ukraine organized the first detonation of the bridge using explosives in a truck itself, and Washington “expressed concern” about this. But then “these fears apparently dissipated,” and nine months later the second strike was carried out with the support of the United States, the newspaper claims.
15:47 For the last two days, Russian troops have been trying to attack the Kiev region with new drones. Users have already dubbed them “lawn mowers” or “chainsaws” because of their characteristic sound. But, despite the noise and “handicraft” production, these UAVs cause trouble for the Ukrainian air defense system. Read more in the article Cheap, but dangerous .
15:34 On the evening of October 22, the Russians fired from aircraft at the village of Ivanovka, Daryevsk community, Kherson region. This afternoon, rescuers recovered the bodies of two people from the rubble. Search and rescue efforts were complicated by repeated enemy attacks on the populated area, prosecutors said.
15:26 The Washington Post writes, citing sources, that the murders of Daria Dugina and Vladlen Tatarsky were an operation of the SBU. According to the newspaper, the SBU has been preparing for these and other operations for almost ten years - after the annexation of Crimea - in close cooperation with the CIA. The United States spent tens of millions of dollars on this training, provided Kyiv with advanced surveillance systems and intelligence, and trained recruits.
The officials, anonymously, say the CIA maintains a significant presence in Ukraine, but Kyiv's penchant for "lethal operations" has complicated its cooperation with the CIA, raising concerns about the agency's complicity.
14:54 The Russians fired four aerial bombs at the Berislavsky district of the Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. The enemy dropped explosives from a drone on Berislav itself, injuring two people.
13:53 Russia is suffering serious losses, but is constantly rebuilding its troops using reserves, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky: “The situation on the Eastern Front remains quite difficult. The enemy continues to conduct offensive operations virtually along the entire strip, concentrating the main efforts on Kupyansky and Bakhmut directions. The enemy suffers serious losses, primarily in personnel, but constantly restores them by moving reserves, including from the territory of the Russian Federation."
13:16 Ukraine received the ninth tranche of macro-financial assistance from the EU in the amount of 1.5 billion euros, Shmyhal said. In general, EU budget support in 2023 amounts to 18 billion euros, of which Ukraine has already received 15 billion. Work is currently underway on a new long-term Ukraine Facility program with a total volume of 50 billion euros. Next year Ukraine expects 18 billion of this amount.
12:29 The Russians shelled Daryevka, Kherson region, one person was wounded, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
12:04 Considering Putin’s “obvious joy” in connection with events in the Middle East, the EU is monitoring the situation in Ukraine even more closely, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock.
10:37 Russian troops are trying to cut the road to Avdiivka, said the head of the city military administration, Vitaly Barabash. According to him, constant shelling of the road complicates the evacuation and delivery of humanitarian aid to the city.
10:20 The first sea bulk carrier entered the port of Mariupol, said advisor to the mayor of the city Pyotr Andryushchenko. According to him, the first sea-class vessel (not river-sea) moored yesterday at the pier of the Shipyard. The bulk carrier class vessel has its own cranes, and its total load is much more than 5,000 tons, as in the RM-3 class vessels.
“This is very bad news... What was brought by the bulk carrier is still unknown - we continue to monitor. Considering that in Mariupol there is nothing to load with such weight, delivery to Mariupol and unloading is the goal. What exactly is not difficult to guess. Definitely not houses for Mariupol residents ", Andryushchenko noted.
09:41 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, three people were killed as a result of Russian shelling - in Avdeevka, Kalinovka and Vasyukovka; three more were injured, the OVA said.
09:18 The Russians fired at one of DTEK’s thermal power plants on the evening of October 22, the company reported. No people were injured, but the attack seriously damaged the company's equipment.
09:13 In the Kharkov region over the past 24 hours, two people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling - in the village. Kurilovka and the town of Dvurechnaya, Kupyansky district, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
09:08 At night, the Russians attacked several settlements in the Berislavsky district of the Kherson region with controlled aerial bombs; one person is currently known to be wounded, the prosecutor’s office reported.
08:30 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 23:
- personnel - about 294,700 (+870) people,
- tanks - 5093 (+12),
- armored combat vehicles - 9653 (+22),
- artillery systems - 7057 (+25),
- MLRS - 825 (+0),
- air defense systems - 551 (+2),
- aircraft - 320 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5345 (+6),
- cruise missiles - 1536 (+1),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9419 (+15),
- special equipment - 998 (+7).
08:14 Russia attacked the Odessa region at night with attack drones, air defense forces destroyed nine suicide bombers. In the Odessa region, debris from one of the drones damaged the roof of a port infrastructure warehouse. A fire broke out on the spot and was promptly extinguished, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA.
08:09 In the Avdeevka direction, the enemy is not abandoning attempts to encircle Avdeevka, but Ukrainian forces are holding the line, the General Staff said in its morning report . In particular, more than 20 enemy attacks were repelled in the Keramik, Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Tonenky, Oprosny, Nevelsky districts of the Donetsk region.
In total, over the past 24 hours, more than 90 military clashes took place at the front. In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Ivanovka areas of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the areas of Nadezhda and Serebryansky forestry of the Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Bogdanovka, Khromovo, Ivanovsky, Andreevka, Druzhba districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the districts of Marinka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region; on the Shakhtarsky and Zaporozhye directions - in the areas of Prechistovka, Zolotaya Niva of the Donetsk region and Verbovoy, Rabotino of the Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region. In Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, the enemy has stepped up security measures: the “police” throughout the city are looking for up to 60 Russian deserters.
07:58 At night, air defense destroyed all enemy air targets: 13 Shahed drones, one X-59 missile and one attack UAV of an unknown type , the Air Force command reported. The enemy attacked with “shaheeds” from the south (Cape Chauda, Crimea), sending them in different directions - the southern, eastern and central regions of Ukraine. The Kh-59 missile was fired from a Su-34 aircraft from the airspace of the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporozhye region, and an unidentified drone was probably launched from the northern border.
07:22 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russia is moving new forces to Avdiivka , despite heavy losses and difficulties in storming the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.