[Regnum] September 2024 was the warmest in Moscow in the nearly 150-year history of observations, Deputy Head of the Roshydromet Situation Center Yuri Varakin reported on September 24 at the V Northern Forum on Sustainable Development, which is taking place in Yakutsk.
It’s been warming in Moscow since the end of the Little Ice Age? Astonishing. Or not, as the case may be. How do current temperatures there compare to the Medieval Warm Period?
He specified that the climate station at VDNKh has been operating for about 150 years.
"September has broken a record. Even though today is the 24th, believe me, it will be the warmest in terms of average monthly temperature in Moscow in almost 150 years," he said.
The day before, the scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, reported that the velvet season will last longer than usual and will not end before mid-October in the south of European Russia.
According to Tatyana Pozdnyakova, a leading specialist at the Meteonovosti news agency, September in Moscow could be the driest in history. Not a drop of rain fell in Moscow during the first half of the month, she noted.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:42 Germany is preparing a four-party meeting of the leaders of the US, UK, France and Germany, where issues of aid to Ukraine will be discussed mainly, writes Spiegel. The expected date of the meeting is from October 10 to 12.
21:37 Bloomberg writes that some of Ukraine's allies are planning to talk to Putin ahead of the G20 summit in Brazil. According to the agency, this discussion is due to the lack of signs that the Kremlin is ready to back down in the war against Ukraine. Western allies are trying to reduce hopes that the United States will approve Ukraine's request to use long-range missiles to strike Russian territory to avoid the risk of escalation of the conflict.
20:36 The number of injured in Kharkov has grown to 34 people, including a 17-year-old teenager. Three people were killed, the prosecutor's office reported. As a result of a direct hit by an aerial bomb on a nine-story residential building in the Kievsky district, one person remains missing, the search and rescue operation continues.
20:18 Zelensky will meet with Biden twice in two days, said the press secretary of the Ukrainian president, Serhiy Nikiforov: "Tomorrow the president will meet with the US president, a short meeting on the sidelines of the UN, and a large meeting will be held the day after tomorrow, on the 26th. These are the events from which we expect the greatest results. But for now, yes, we are participating in the meeting of the UN General Assembly, holding bilateral meetings with our partners, members of the delegation are holding bilateral meetings."
18:53 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Russian army has occupied Ukrainsk in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region, and has also advanced near Prechistovka, Selidovo, Nevelskoye, in Zhelanny Pervy and Nevsky.
18:42 The number of casualties as a result of today's shelling of Kharkov has increased to 31, three people were killed, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, the enemy struck a civilian bakery with a FAB-500 aerial bomb - one person was killed, eight were injured.
18:11 Biden said during his speech at the UN General Assembly that we must not get tired of Ukraine: "Now the world must decide whether we will continue to support Ukraine in gaining its freedom, whether we will step back and allow Ukraine to be destroyed. We must not get tired, we must not look away, we must support Ukraine until it gets a just and lasting peace."
18:00 The United States will announce a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $375 million tomorrow, Voice of America reports. According to the publication's sources, the package will include, in particular, air-to-ground missiles for the F-16, which will allow the aircraft to "operate far from the front line."
17:54 The death toll from today's Russian strikes on Kharkiv has risen to 28, with three people killed. There may be people under the rubble, and the search and rescue operation is ongoing, said OVA chief Oleg Sinegubov. The enemy launched at least five guided bomb strikes on the city, hitting a nine-story building, a civilian enterprise, and an open area. According to law enforcement, the enemy struck a residential building with a FAB-500 bomb.
17:33 Russians hit a passenger car with an FPV drone in the Kutsurubskaya community of the Nikolaev region, two people were injured, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
17:26 The US believes that Ukraine has not provided "convincing arguments" for permission to strike deep into Russia with American weapons, The Washington Post writes, citing sources. According to US officials, Ukraine would be better off focusing on destroying targets in Crimea, while strikes against Russia "are not worth the risk of escalation."
17:12 On Romanian territory, opposite the Ukrainian city of Izmail, the wreckage of a Russian "shahed" was again found, the country's Defense Ministry reported. The wreckage was sent for further examination. The department once again condemned Russia's shelling of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and emphasized that this contradicts international law.
16:39 In Kharkov, there are already three dead and at least 15 injured, the rubble is being cleared, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
16:27 On the night of September 23, in the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in the Rostov region, air defense shot down two unidentified missiles (presumably Ukrainian Neptuns) that attacked the Kamensky plant, one of the largest chemical plants in southern Russia, which, among other things, produces fuel for rocket engines. According to the opposition Russian publication Astra, when one of the shot down missiles fell on the territory of the plant, a gas supply pipe was damaged, and grass nearby caught fire, there were no casualties. The plant had already been attacked by drones in April 2024.
16:16 GUR units have completely liberated the territory of the Volchansk Aggregate Plant and destroyed Russians in all the buildings of the enterprise, intelligence reports. The operation was carried out by special groups of the GUR Stugna, Paragon, RDK, Yunger, BDK, Terror. The fighters of the GUR MOU carried out a systematic clearing of the plant buildings, constantly engaging in contact battles with the enemy in densely built-up areas. In some cases, Ukrainian special forces engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
The department emphasized that the Russians turned the aggregate plant into their propaganda "fortress", using the most motivated and professional units in its defense, including fighters from the 45th Special Forces Brigade of the Airborne Forces. During the operation, Ukrainian fighters also managed to take prisoners. The territory of the aggregate plant was transferred under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after all 30 buildings of the facility were cleared.
16:09 Russians have struck Kharkiv with KABs, at least five people have been wounded, and there are people under the rubble. One of the hits was recorded on a multi-story building, OVA chief Oleg Sinegubov reported.
15:25 Zelensky said in an interview with ABC News that Russia used Chinese satellites and photographed Ukrainian nuclear facilities: "And in our experience, if Russia photographs certain objects, then there is a threat of strikes on nuclear facilities." The president also believes that Western allies such as France, Britain, Italy and Germany will allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia, but a decision from the United States is needed.
15:13 The International Committee of the Red Cross visited prisoners of war captured in the Kursk region, Russian media reported, citing a representative of the organization. "We were able to visit prisoners captured in connection with the events in the Kursk region. They were also able to send messages to their families through us," the organization reported. The ICRC does not comment on the number, location, or names of these people.
14:52 German defense concern Rheinmetall presented a new air defense system and promised to transfer ten such systems to Ukraine. We are talking about the Skyranger 35 anti-aircraft system on the Leopard 1 chassis. It is equipped with a 35-mm Oerlikon KDG automatic cannon and is designed to protect against drones and cruise missiles. The system uses modern ammunition with programmable detonation, which significantly increases the effectiveness of hitting air targets. These systems should complement the Gepard self-propelled guns.
14:01 Peskov said that the war in Ukraine will end as soon as the goals set by Russia are achieved "one way or another": "You know that any war ends in peace one way or another. But for us, achieving our goals is absolutely the only alternative. As soon as these goals are achieved one way or another, the special military operation will be completed."
13:48 In Myrnohrad, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, as a result of a Russian attack, one person was injured, 11 five-story apartment buildings, a dormitory and an outpatient clinic were seriously damaged, said the head of the city military administration, Yuriy Tretyak. He added that there is no water, gas and some electricity in Myrnohrad. About 1,600 people remain in the city, no children among them.
13:22 Inviting Ukraine to NATO is part of Zelensky's "victory plan," said the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak. He also added that the plan consists of a military and diplomatic part. "Air defense systems, drones, electronic warfare systems, long-range systems, and artillery shells are on our priority list," the head of the OP noted.
13:15 Russian troops destroyed Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast with KABs, which allowed them to advance on the flanks of the Ukrainian defense, said Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council. According to him, this city was previously easy to defend, since it is located at a height. "But with the active arrival of KABs at the front, the enemy managed to destroy it and move to the flank. Unfortunately, KABs and aviation are the only thing that allows the enemy infantry to move," Kovalenko noted.
13:08 Russians dropped two guided bombs on Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast - one person was killed, two were wounded, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin. Two infrastructure facilities were damaged.
12:43 The Cabinet of Ministers allocated UAH 71.8 million for the centralized printing of 900 thousand summonses by the end of 2024, Ukrainska Pravda reports with reference to the government order of September 24. According to the explanatory note of the Ministry of Economy, it is planned to print 300 thousand summonses per month.
12:17 The number of victims as a result of enemy attacks in Zaporizhia has increased to nine, one person has died, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
11:24 A Russian A-50 airborne early warning aircraft was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in February 2024 using a Soviet S-200 air defense system, not a Patriot, The Times reports. According to the publication, the first launch took place in the fall of 2023, but the missiles failed to hit the target due to a change in the A-50's flight path. Then, in January, the aircraft was shot down for the first time by a Patriot battery over the Sea of Azov. Then the Kremlin realized the vulnerability of its A-50s and withdrew them from the Sea of Azov beyond the reach of the Patriot. However, they could still be reached by the S-200, and in February, the GUR managed to hit a second A-50 with a Soviet S-200 170 km from the front line in the Krasnodar Territory.
11:13 The Russian army has begun using Chinese armored vehicles in the war in Ukraine, reports Bild military observer Julian Repke. He confirmed the authenticity of the photo of Chinese Hushi ZFB-05 armored vehicles that appeared in Russian z-publics. "China denies that it supplied this vehicle. However, there are many African intermediaries that Russia could have used," Repke admits.
11:09 The Netherlands has announced a new support package for Ukraine in the amount of 209.5 million euros, which will be used to restore critical infrastructure. Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said that Ukrainians are preparing for one of the most difficult winters, and in order for "Ukraine to endure, it needs energy."
10:41 The SBU reported that it had detained a traitor-military man in Kharkiv who had been targeting Russian missiles at his brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and was preparing to flee to the Russian Federation. The traitor was a recently mobilized 45-year-old resident of the city, who was remotely recruited by Russian military intelligence in August. The offender is currently in custody without the right to post bail, and faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
09:56 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 23 - in Kramatorsk and Udachny. Another 18 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:34 The Russian army shelled the village of Osinovo in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region, one person was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:20 In the morning, Russians dropped explosives from a drone on a local resident in Ponyatovka, Kherson region, he was wounded, OVA reported. Over the past 24 hours, 13 people were wounded in the region as a result of Russian shelling.
08:58 Ukrainian military writes in Telegram channels that Russian troops have broken through the flank in Ugledar, Donetsk region. According to them, small assault groups of the enemy have penetrated the eastern outskirts of the city. At the moment, the Russians have not yet consolidated their positions, but the situation is difficult.
08:26 Air defense destroyed 66 out of 81 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, another 13 enemy drones were lost in several regions of Ukraine, the Air Force reported. In addition, during the night attack, Russia used one Iskander-M ballistic missile, two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and one missile of an unspecified type. The main direction of the attack was the north and center of Ukraine. Air defense forces operated in the Kiev, Zhitomir, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Sumy and Nikolaev regions.
08:17 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 24:
personnel - about 645,150 (+1400) people,
tanks - 8800 (+16),
combat armored vehicles - 17,292 (+40),
artillery systems - 18,475 (+61),
MLRS - 1198 (+1),
air defense systems - 952 (+3),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,764 (+65),
cruise missiles - 2595 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 25,175 (+73),
special equipment - 3155 (+10).
07:55 At night, the enemy attacked Poltava region with drones, air defense was in operation. Debris damaged energy infrastructure, as a result of which 20 settlements were left without electricity, reported the head of the OVA Filipp Pronin.
07:31 At night, Russians struck Zaporizhia - one person was killed, six were wounded, including two teenagers aged 13 and 15, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. The enemy struck a critical infrastructure facility and a residential area.
06:19 Trump, commenting on Zelensky's arrival in the United States, again called him "the best salesman in history": "I see Zelensky here. I think Zelensky is the best salesman in history: every time he comes to the country, he leaves with $60 billion." He added that Zelensky allegedly "really wants" Kamala Harris to win the election. "If I win this election, the first thing I'm going to do is call Zelensky and President Putin and say: you have to make a deal, this is crazy," Trump said once again.
04:23 Zelensky told ABC News that the war with Russia will end faster than many people think: "I think we are closer to peace than people think. We are closer to the end of the war." At the same time, he called on allies to increase support for the Ukrainian army and provide permission for long-range strikes. "The plan for victory is to strengthen Ukraine. That is why we ask our friends, our allies to strengthen us. This is very important," Zelensky said. According to him, only from a "strong position" will Ukraine be able to force Putin to end the war.
The president also spoke at the Future Summit at the UN headquarters, where he said, in particular, that Russia and its allies are trying to undermine global unity. On the sidelines of the General Assembly, Zelensky met with a bipartisan delegation from the US Congress, with whom he discussed a plan for victory, and also held a number of bilateral meetings, including with the prime ministers of India and Japan.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.
Russian aggressors carried out 25 assaults in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsk directions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already repelled most of the attacks.
Since the beginning of the current day, 83 combat clashes have occurred on the front in eight directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a report as of 16:00 on Tuesday, September 24.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, the enemy is trying to storm the area of Volchansk. The Russians also attacked residential areas of Kharkov with UABs.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russians attacked seven times in the areas of Andreyevka, Lozovaya and Stelmakhovka. Two clashes are still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invading army carried out 15 attacks during the day near the settlements of Druzhelyubovka, Grekovka, Cherneshchina, Nevskoye, Torskoye and Novosadovo. Ten battles have ended, five more are ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled nine attacks by Russian invaders near Minkovka, Kalinovka, Belaya Gora and Stupochki. Five enemy assaults are still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the aggressor tried seven times to penetrate the defense of our troops in the areas of Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. Five combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the invaders made 15 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Novotoretskaya, Novogrodovka, Krasny Yar, Marinovka and Nikolaevka. The defense forces repelled 13 enemy attacks, two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the enemy attacked 12 times towards the settlements of Tsukurino, Zhelannoye Vtoroy, Georgievka, Dalneye and Konstantinovka. Nine assaults have already been repelled.
In the Vremivsky direction, four enemy attacks are currently ongoing in the direction of Pavlovka, Vodyane and Ugledar.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also conducting an operation in the Kursk region of Russia. "The enemy's aviation continues to destroy its own villages and cities. Since the beginning of the day, Russian aircraft have carried out six strikes with nine UABMs on their own territory," the General Staff reported.
Earlier on Tuesday, it became known that the Russians had begun to bypass the city of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region from the flanks. This became possible after they completely destroyed the city as a stronghold thanks to the massive use of aviation.
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[Korrespondent] 15:13 The International Committee of the Red Cross visited prisoners of war captured in the Kursk region, Russian media reported, citing a representative of the organization. "We were able to visit prisoners captured in connection with the events in the Kursk region. They were also able to send messages to their families through us," the organization reported. The ICRC does not comment on the number, location, or names of these people. September 23
11:34 Publics write that a new breakthrough in the Kursk region occurred in the area of the village of Medvezhye about a week ago.
11:30 Zelensky's victory plan, which he will present this week during his visit to the United States, contains a clause on continuing the Ukrainian Armed Forces' operation in the Kursk region, The Times writes.
11:19 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have broken through another section of the border with Russia, the press service of the 95th separate Polesie airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. This is already the second successful operation to break through the Russian border since the beginning of the operation in the Kursk region. The paratroopers showed a video that shows the development of passages in engineering barriers, the entry of airborne assault units into enemy territory and the first battles in the border zone, where the airborne assault tankers destroyed an enemy stronghold. The brigade did not specify the details of the operation.
September 22
21:18 Zelensky said in an interview with The New Yorker that the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces slowed down the Russians and forced them to transfer some of their forces to Kursk - about 40 thousand soldiers. Already now, Ukrainian fighters in the east say that they are attacked less often, the president added. "I am not saying that this is a resounding success or that this will lead to the end of the war or the end of Putin. This showed our partners what we are capable of," Zelensky explained.
He stressed that the Ukrainian side continues to supply food and water to people in the territories controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Zelensky also added that these people can freely leave, but do not do so. "We showed the Russians a very important truth: that the Russian Federation did not come to their aid, but left them to survive. They should know who they put in power," Zelensky noted.
September 20
23:53 The Ukrainian Armed Forces' operation in the Kursk region took Kiev's Western allies and many members of the Ukrainian elite by surprise, as very few people were involved in the planning. However, documents seized from Russian military personnel indicate that the Russian command foresaw the possibility of such an operation several months before the Ukrainian Armed Forces' offensive. For more details, see the article The Russian Federation knew, but couldn't do anything about it.
11:59 Russians are accommodating refugees from Sudzha in the Kursk region in Mariupol, said the mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko. According to him, Russian refugees are staying in temporary accommodation centers set up by the United Russia party. The "authorities" of the occupiers have chosen stolen Ukrainian property in the Primorsky district of Mariupol, not far from the sea, as a place for the refugees to stay.
11:10 The Guardian writes that Moscow knew about the preparation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region, but failed to prepare. At the end of August, the publication's journalists met with a Ukrainian special forces group, which seized documents from abandoned Russian positions and returned to Ukraine. Most of the documents came from units of the 488th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of Russia. The entry from January 4 spoke of the "potential for a breakthrough on the state border" of Ukrainian armed groups, after which there were several more warnings.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Liptsy, Volchansk, and Volchanskye Khutora (Kharkov region).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the Kraken nationalist formation was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 43rd, 44th, 66th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 114th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kupyansk, Zagoruykovka, Kolesnikovka, Lozovaya, Novoyegorovka (Kharkov region), Makeyevka, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th, 63rd mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, three pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one UK-made 105mm L-119 gun. Four AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on formations of the 24th, 28th, 30th, 54th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 116th Territorial Defence Brigade, and the Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Kramatorsk, Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Kalinino, Stupochki, Predtechino, Belaya Gora, Maksimilyanovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 810 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, 15 motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 gun, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, two 105mm guns, namely, one UK-made L-119 and one U.S.-made M-119. One electronic warfare station and four field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 67th, 100th Mechanised brigades, 142nd, 144th, 152nd Infantry brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 55th Artillery Brigade, 78th Air Assault Regiment of the AFU, 109th, 118th, 119th Territorial Defence brigades, and 14th National Guard Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Nelepovka, Rozovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Grodovka, Ukrainsk, Gornyak, and Kurakhovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ten counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 53rd, 150th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 3rd, 12th, 15th National Guard brigades, and the Omega Special Operations Detachment were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 555 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, five pickup trucks, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 116th, 127th Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Dobrovolye, Ugledar, Zolotaya Niva, Shakhtyorskoye, Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, five motor vehicles, and one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, 108th, and 123rd Territorial Defence brigades near Malaya Tokmachka, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Zaporozhye, Tokaryovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, four motor vehicles, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 152mm D-20 gun. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and one field ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at a defen?e industry enterprise of Ukraine, which produced and serviced gas turbine engines for AFU combat aircraft, as well as the power facilities that ensured their operation, infrastructure of a military airfield, two UAV production workshops and one UAV assembly point, one POL depot, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 149 areas.
Air defence units shot down two U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missiles and three HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 63 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,187 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,343 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,458 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,150 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,436 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of the Russian Federation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised Brigade, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, and 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Daryino, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled two enemy attacks in the direction of Malaya Loknya and Obukhovka. As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops killed and wounded; two motor vehicles were destroyed; four AFU servicemen were taken prisoner.
With support of Army Aviation and artillery fire, five AFU attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Medvezhye and Novy Put were foiled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops killed and wounded, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, and one motor vehicle.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Bogdanovka, Guyevo, Ivashkovsky, Zazulevka, Kurilovka, Kolmakov, Lyubimovka, Makhovka, Martynovka, Mikhaylovka, Malaya Loknya, Malaya Obukhovka, Medvezhye, Novaya Sorochina, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, Pravda, Plekhovo, Russkoye Porechnoye, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes in Sumy region at concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 41st Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 1004th Security and Service Brigade, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Belopolye, Bruski, Bunyakino, Vorozhba, Volkovka, Kazachye, Kislaya Dubina, Malushino, Mazeyevka, Novaya Sloboda, Pavlovka, Partizanskoye, Rechki, Svoboda, Shalygino, and Ugroyedy.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 360 troops and 13 units of hardware, including one infantry fighting vehicle and 12 armoured fighting vehicles, as well as four artillery guns, two MLRS launchers, three electronic warfare stations, and 11 motor vehicles. Four AFU servicemen were taken prisoner.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 16,700 troops, 127 tanks, 61 infantry fighting vehicles, 95 armoured personnel carriers, 809 armoured fighting vehicles, 508 motor vehicles, 136 artillery guns, 31 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, eight SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 35 electronic warfare stations and eight counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, 18 engineering vehicles, including 11 counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, as well as one armoured recovery vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 09/24/2024 to 00:00 09/25/2024.
A total of 53 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Information was received about the injury of nine civilians, including a teenage girl born in 2009. An employee of the Russian Emergencies Ministry was killed, and three more employees were injured.
DAMAGED:
Six residential buildings,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 14 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 39 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 154 units of various ammunition were fired.
23:52 Ugledar under powerful attack by the Russian Armed Forces – video.
23:14 Explosions in Kherson.
The destruction of infrastructure and military facilities in the temporarily occupied city continues.
22:58 The central part of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya No. 3 mine has come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Russian assault groups have entered the eastern part of Ugledar. The rest of the city is being hit by MLRS strikes.
21:00 Drone operators of the Dnepr group destroy enemy manpower, equipment and fortifications in the Orekhov direction
19:44 Some of the first shots of Russian stormtroopers filmed in Ugledar, the assault on the city continues.
19:38 Alaudinov stated that the enemy in the Kursk direction has already lost 12 previously captured settlements and suffered heavy losses.
According to him, the task of stopping the enemy and inflicting damage on him has been accomplished; the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have the resources to advance.
18:52 T-80BV tank crews destroyed observation posts and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction.
Tankers of the "Southern" group of troops destroy identified dugouts, armored vehicles and enemy manpower on the front line.
18:28 Servicemen of the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are arbitrarily leaving their positions in the part of the DPR occupied by Kiev, a representative of the Russian security agency reported.
According to him, the reasons were the commanders' disregard for the paratroopers, the lack of grenades and ammunition for small arms, as well as a chronic shortage of food and long periods of being on the front lines without rotation.
18:14 The Russian Armed Forces are fighting in Ugledar. According to information from "Come and See", the Russian army has entered Ugledar and is fighting directly in the city.
“Russian units on the eastern outskirts of Ugledar,” notes “Come and See.”
In parallel, the route to Bogoyavlenka is under fire control. The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ugledar direction is becoming critical.
18:07 Russian paratroopers captured a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one of the areas in the border area of the Kursk region. UAV operators accompanied the parachute units from the air.
17:44 UAV operators from the 80th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion "Sparta" successfully "hunt" for enemy transport - video.
17:32 The Russian Armed Forces advanced towards the settlement of Torskoye in the Svatovsky direction.
17:11 The Zhuravka gully in the Svatovsko-Kremnoye direction has come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, the Divanny General Staff reported
16:55 Russian military destroyed two Ukrainian T-64 tanks on LPR territory. One combat vehicle was hit by a Lancet, the second by artillery fire.
16:49 Massive artillery preparation by the Russian Armed Forces before the assault on Ugledar, a key city in the South Donetsk direction – video.
16:35 The crew of the Su-34 carried out a strike on a concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
15:54 Explosions were heard for the third time in 10 minutes in Khar'kov in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian publication "Obshchestvennoye" reported, without providing details.
15:52 The only accessible route from Ugledar has been cut off by Russian troops; there are no more escape routes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
15:25 Explosions in Khar'kov.
14:56 The Russian Armed Forces have taken a key stronghold west of Ugledar, cutting off the route to Kurakhovo, the Divanny General Staff reported
14:50 Russian troops destroyed a self-propelled howitzer Bogdana of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sumy Oblast with a strike from a Lancet kamikaze drone.
14:45 Kursk border area, the front is becoming more active - Russian units have been actively "displacing" the enemy in the Vol'fino area since early morning.
14:36 Explosions are heard in Kherson occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
14:01 Russian troops entered the eastern districts of Ugledar, the publication "Strana" reported, citing militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Servicemen of the Ukrainian army note that the Russian Armed Forces are achieving success, taking advantage of the exhaustion of the enemy army. The situation on the flanks of Ugledar is also not in favor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:57 Servicemen of the Southern group of forces destroyed the Baba Yaga drone using small arms in the Seversky direction.
12:51 In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been pushed back from the village of Borki to the west, the Russian Armed Forces are moving on a broad front towards Plekhovo, Donetsk Stringer reported.
12:05 The Russian Armed Forces are developing an offensive on Mirnohrad - they have entered Nikolaevka, southeast of the city.
11:57 Servicemen of the 18th Army continue to destroy military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Kherson region.
As a result of the Russian strike, a warehouse of enemy material and technical resources was successfully destroyed, as well as a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in the area of ??the settlement of Sadovoe.
10:48 Destruction of a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by an airstrike using an ODAB-1500 in the Kupyansk area. The enemy lost up to 40 militants and up to five units of military equipment.
10:40 The Archangel of Spetsnaz reports on the situation in the area of Chasov Yar:
"The fighting continues in the private sector, the airborne units are managing to gain a foothold. The advance of paratroopers in urban areas is hampered by the high level of destruction of the city and the activity of enemy UAVs.
At night, Baba Yaga is very active, trying to disrupt logistics, and FPV operators of the 98th Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces successfully hit these agrodrones.
The enemy has concentrated its forces on holding the line along the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, preventing our troops from breaking through the canal itself and from the settlement of Kalinovka. The Russian Armed Forces' aviation is actively working."
10:00 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are massively leaving their positions in the Kursk region, said Alaudinov.
"Their situation was very difficult. The units that were in our direction were greatly reduced, there was a lot of burned equipment," he said on air at Soloviev Live.
09:55 Enemy reports: "Russian Armed Forces have entered the outskirts of Ugledar. The situation on the flanks around the city is difficult."
09:22 BMP-3 crews and 120mm 2B16 Nona-K towed gun crews of the West group of forces destroyed dugouts, trenches and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:16 Russian naval infantry destroyed a group of eight scouts from the 41st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk Region, a representative of the Russian security forces reported
08:14 Russian attack aircraft blew up MaxxPro of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Toretsk direction by setting up a mine ambush, security forces reported
08:06 Footage of the capture of a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold in the border area of the Kursk region.
08:00 During combat operations in the Kursk region, marines seize weapons from Ukrainian militants and then use them against the enemy.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are mostly found to have foreign weapons. The fighters showed an American automatic belt-fed MK-19 mounted grenade launcher, a 12-gauge Akdal MKA 1919 smoothbore semi-automatic magazine-fed shotgun, a Turkish-made RDS-40 multi-shot grenade launcher, and a double-barreled shotgun from the Italian arms company Fabarm.
Text taken from the Telegram channel of @genshtab24.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
Part 2 is below.
[ColonelCassad] Many people wonder what to expect from the autumn campaign of the Russian Armed Forces. In the first part, we will analyze the situation in the vicinity of Gornyak. After the fall of Ukrainsk, the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces here is not the best.
The central defense node here is, of course, Gornyak, which is also located on a hill. Of course, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will try to cling to it as long as possible, but there are several BUTs.
Let's analyze the main supply routes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in Gornyak and the surrounding villages:
1. The Selidovo-Tsukurino road (red arrow approximate advance of the Russian Armed Forces) according to information from both our and enemy sources has already come under the control of the Russian military. It is also worth noting that the Selidovo-Kurakhovo railway line passes through Tsukurino, which, in the current configuration of the front, also cannot be used for supplies.
2. The second road, Kurakhovo-Ostroe-Kurakhovka, also came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces yesterday (the red arrow points to the colony beyond Ostroe, which, according to both Ukrainian and our sources, was liberated by Russian troops) and cannot be used to supply the garrison in Gornyak.
3. There is also a third route, namely the Berestki-Ilyinka-Gornyak road, but most of this road is a dirt road, which even before the arrival of the muddy season has limited capacity, and with the arrival of full-fledged autumn in the DPR, it will not be suitable as the main artery for supplying the multi-thousand-strong garrison of Gornyak and the surrounding villages.
4. At the moment, of course, there is also the Berestki-Novoselidovka-Gornyak road, but it is no longer safe to use it due to the proximity of Russian forces in the Ukrainsk area, drones and remote mining.
5. Finally, the fifth supply option, namely Kurakhovo-Ilyinka-Gornyak, has both a problem with the road surface (see point 3), and the road across the Volchya River can simply be destroyed at any moment. According to objective control from the Ukrainian side, the dam locks have already been disabled. Probably, at the right moment, the road surface will also be disabled in order to block the supply channel.
6. The sixth option, let's say, "Krynochny", is supply via motorboats or across fields. Yes, it is certainly possible and, moreover, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will actively use it, but it is suitable for supplying a small group of troops (~up to a thousand people), without armored vehicles and artillery (even mortars), since each of the options (by water and by field) has serious limitations on the transported weight and volume. Therefore, in this case, problems will arise even with replenishing the ammunition for small arms.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?
First, these are certainly the competent actions of the Russian Armed Forces, which during the August offensive distributed all their forces, rather than trying to hammer in one direction. Yes, this certainly led to our forces leaving Selidovo (if they were there at all), but it allowed us to liberate Ukrainsk and the surrounding area.
Second, this is the unwillingness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to give up a hopeless pocket near Nevelskoye, concentrating their forces at Zhelanny Vtoroye and missing the offensive at Ukrainsk and Ostroye. The Ukrainian forces were so reluctant to either retreat or allow a cauldron to be created, abandoning their forces at Nevelskoye, that this led to the emergence of much more global problems in this direction.
CONCLUSIONS:
Due to the cut main supply roads, the Ukrainian Armed Forces already have supply problems in the Gornyak area, and as the Russian forces advance, the situation will become even more dramatic. Therefore, this direction can be called one of the most promising for "cleansing" in the autumn campaign. The Russian Armed Forces competently cut off the main supply roads of the Ukrainian group of forces. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defending the pocket near Nevelskoye with all their might, which missed the more dangerous directions for them.
(c) "Orc from Mordor"
More from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin: Autumn campaign of the RF Armed Forces. Part two.
The second in order, but not in significance for the Russian Army is the Ugledar direction. Ugledar has long been a "bone in the throat" for our General Staff, because without it, it hampers any offensive operations in the district. Let's figure out why Ugledar was a real "fortress" for Ukraine.
First of all, its location. Ugledar is located at heights from which the entire district is visible for several kilometers, so any movements of the Russian Army in the district were known to the enemy in advance. In addition, the landscape itself adds complexity. These are mainly fields with small forest belts, in which it is difficult to hide both personnel and any equipment, so it was extremely problematic to bypass Ugledar.
The second reason is the legacy of the USSR. Ugledar consists mainly of multi-story buildings (except for a small area of "dachas" to the southeast of the city), in addition, near the city there is a large number of various industrial buildings (mines, warehouses, production facilities), which the Armed Forces of Ukraine skillfully turned into virtually impregnable strongholds, which are also problematic to "bomb", our ancestors built to glory.
The third reason is that between Ugledar and Pavlovka there is a river, which restricts movement and does not allow "with force" to transfer equipment and personnel. Well, do not forget that bombing Ugledar is a thankless task, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not pay attention to losses and continue to sit even in ruins.
Several attempts were made to storm Ugledar head-on, both at the beginning of the SVO and much later. But each time the RF Armed Forces suffered defeat in the battle for the "fortress". So what has changed now?
The main difference of the current situation is the classic tactics of the Russian Armed Forces to encircle the city "in pincers" and cut off the enemy's communications. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently using two roads to supply the garrison:
1. Bogoyavlenka-Ugledar (marked in blue from the west) is currently unsafe to use. According to various sources, it is 1 to 2 km from the forward positions of our troops. This allows using both FPV and classic methods of destruction, such as ATGMs and armored vehicles.
2. Bogoyavlenka-Vodyanoye-Ugledar (marked in blue from the east). This road is essentially a country road in a field. It is less than 1 km from the forward positions of the Russian Armed Forces, which, coupled with the poor road surface, makes this road VERY dangerous.
Based on the above, all supplies for the Ugledar garrison (very battered due to constant shelling and the "pulling" of forces to Selidovo and Pokrovsk) hang on two roads, which are impossible to use safely. Yes, of course, it is possible to supply through the fields, but firstly, it is dangerous, drones and ATGMs have not been cancelled, and secondly, it is impossible to supply a huge enemy group in this way.
The Konstantinovka-Ugledar highway (red arrow from the east) is controlled by the Russian Armed Forces. Moreover, for us it is a real "artery" that will allow us to pull up armored vehicles to Ugledar, because without it the assault is impossible. BMPs and tanks will help both cover the infantry offensive and suppress the main firing points. Together with the liberation of the western outskirts of Pavlovka, the transition of the Ugledar dachas under our control and the offensive from the west, this time the Russian Armed Forces have every chance of driving the enemy out of Ugledar.
CONCLUSION:
The success of the Russian Armed Forces in the Ugledar direction is influenced by many factors, starting from the successful cutting of the enemy's supply channels, and the transition of the Konstantinovka-Ugledar transport artery (by the way, Konstantinovka is also under our control). The withdrawal of part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to Selidovo and Pokrovsk and the sending of select units of "hijackers" in their place, which do not have the same training as the 72nd OMBR, are also having an effect, which allowed the front to be pushed through in the Vodyanoye area.
Well, the imminent onset of thaw also plays a hand. In this case, the transfer of supplies to Ugledar across the fields will be completely impossible, and the garrison will need to be supplied with ammunition, provisions, and fuel. And if the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Ugledar are currently sitting "on a starvation diet," then, most likely, the trickle of supplies will soon stop altogether, leaving the enemy fighters with an empty ammunition, without food or fuel.
By the evening of September 24, the situation of the Ugledar garrison continued to systematically deteriorate.
The Ukrainian perspective, courtesy of korrespondent.net The environment of Ugledar. The significance of the city. Ugledar is of great strategic importance, it is located on a hill and at the junction of two fronts - the Eastern in the Donetsk region and the Southern in the Zaporizhzhya region.
There is a new problem area on the front, analysts call the situation around Ugledar in Donetsk Oblast critical. The Russian army is trying to encircle the city and at the same time destroying the settlement with artillery and KABs, analysts from the DeepState project reported on September 24. The defense against Russian troops in Ugledar is being held by servicemen of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians.
PROBLEMS IN DEFENSE
DeepState said that while “political discussions about restrictions and permits continue,” the occupiers “are simply destroying entire cities and villages with aerial bombs from planes that should have been destroyed, but there is nothing to destroy them with.”
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) Andrey Kovalenko noted that thanks to the use of KABs and aviation, the Russian army managed to advance to the flank of the Ukrainian troops defending Ugledar.
"Ugledar. Previously, this city was easy to defend, it is on high ground. But with the active arrival of KABs to the front, the enemy managed to destroy it and move to the flank. Unfortunately, KABs and aviation are the only thing that allows the enemy infantry to move," he wrote.
The 72nd Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which has been defending Vuhledar for two years, is exhausted and risks being surrounded, and there is no help or replacement for it, notes Forbes analyst David Ax.
"The Ukrainian armed forces are simultaneously advancing on Kursk and defending themselves in the east and south. They are greatly stretched. And the 14 new brigades that the army is forming are experiencing an acute shortage of modern equipment," the expert writes.
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
Ugledar is of great strategic importance. It is located on a hill and at the junction of two fronts - the Eastern in Donetsk Oblast and the Southern in Zaporizhia Oblast.
18 km to the east of the city there are railway lines along which the Russian army can transport troops and equipment along the Donetsk-Volnovakha line and further south.
However, as long as Ugledar remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, their barrel artillery is capable of delivering targeted strikes on this important highway.
Russian troops have been trying to take Ugledar since the very beginning of their invasion of Ukraine.
In the fall of 2022, they managed to take the village of Pavlovka to the south, but all subsequent attempts to attack the city ended in failure. From February 2023 to June 2024, the Russian army carried out at least four major offensive operations there - unsuccessfully and with huge losses.
But now the slow advance of Russian troops in other areas of Donbass is beginning to have an effect, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend their stretching flanks.
After the fall of Novomikhaylovka in April, Russian units began to bypass Ugledar from the northeast. Feeling successful, they increased pressure from the south and southwest as well.
"The refusal to rotate the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade forced the leadership to introduce auxiliary reserves of the TRO forces, which were unable to cope with the enemy's onslaught," DeepState notes. "As luck would have it, the defense of the 58th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in Prechistovka had also collapsed earlier. Due to the unplanned departure to "better lines," the enemy is enveloping the right flank of the Ugledar group."
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Kirill Velesov
[REGNUM] This story began in the spring, when Russian fighters in the Luhansk direction got their hands on blankets that could make them “invisible” – protect them from the (almost) all-seeing eye of thermal imagers.
The blankets for the front were made by volunteers from villages in the Lipetsk region. Local residents sewed and put camouflage nets on them themselves, thanks to which the soldiers became indistinguishable from stone or wood for the "teplaks". People themselves went out and tested the blankets in the field. And these were not programmers or various techies, but teachers, librarians and pensioners.
The soldiers appreciated the blankets, but there was a problem: the size was 1.6 by 2.1 meters, making them uncomfortable to run in. They decided to improve the product: they cut out the blankets and sewed suits for themselves. The news of the wonderful new product spread quickly. Now, at different points on the front, one after another, sewing workshops or even entire workshops are appearing where Russian soldiers create “thermal imaging suits.”
At first, they sewed by hand, but volunteers joined in and got hold of not only sewing machines, but also materials — expensive fabrics from which camouflage blankets are sewn. The editor-in-chief of the Regnum news agency, Marina Akhmedova, announced a fundraiser for one of the workshops in her Telegram channel. 768 thousand rubles were collected, three sewing machines were purchased for the fighters, and blankets from Lipetsk volunteers were delivered. Now, in their free time, the attack aircraft and UAV operators sew suits for themselves and the fighters.
Volunteer Margarita visited the workshop and brought the fighters everything they needed. The workshop, she said, was set up by the military in the LPR in close proximity to the combat line. Tankers suffering from leg and back problems after injuries and strains are sent here. Here they sew "costumes": they cut out the throat, sew on the hood, make holes for the legs, arm guards and pieces of leg protection - like the mittens of horsemen. On the upper part of the body, something like a poncho is obtained, Margarita explains to IA Regnum - the arms are covered, but free.
"I arrived and was greeted very warmly. I got there just at the moment when two fighters were sitting sewing. Then another man came in with some chopsticks. They said that none of them had studied or knew how to sew before. But they had to and learned," says Margarita.
The man with the sticks is the senior man in the shop. He is 67 years old, serves under contract - he signed it because his son is at the front. The man said that he was "not fit" for service - his knees could not withstand the loads at the training ground, he is unlikely to be physically useful, but now he manages the sewing shop.
Other craftsmen also admit that they had never done sewing or handicrafts before. The young soldier, with whom Margarita also spoke, is a tanker after the hospital, who still has to undergo treatment. But the guy could not sit idle.
"Someone sews, others organize the process. One man told me: I am a regular officer, a sailor. I was a sailor for seven years, and now they told me: I need to sew. Well, if I'm going to sew, then sew!" the volunteer recalls.
The fact that fighters in the conditions of modern technological warfare need fundamentally new means of protection has been discussed for a long time. If in the 20th century the means of camouflage invented during the Anglo-Boer War were still used, now they are often meaningless.
Margarita explained to IA Regnum how the blankets and suits work, the fabrics for which she brought to the LPR.
"Maviks" and other expensive equipment are equipped with night vision devices, which, depending on the mode, glow red or white when they notice a person. Due to the fact that two shiny protective films are sewn into these covers, a cushion is formed between the layers that does not release heat: that is, the heat source is simply hidden, accordingly, the person becomes invisible to the thermal imager," the volunteer notes.
She clarifies that bedspreads and suits come in different varieties: the fabric from the material that women in the Lipetsk region use costs nine thousand rubles for 250 meters, while others cost nine thousand for just 50 meters.
"We chose these films because they are multifunctional. In addition to the fact that it protects from the "heat", it can be used as a camping mat, and in a hole to hide from the rain, not to freeze. It also plays the role of a stretcher, can withstand up to 150 kilograms," said Margarita.
The masters the volunteer visited shocked her to the depths of her soul.
"When I saw how they sewed there, I was simply amazed. They said: bring us fabrics, we will sew everything from your bedspreads.
"We have huge volumes now, of course. I decided to go and take them myself, to see everything with my own eyes. Because there are cases when you come in and the soldiers have camouflage nets hanging instead of wallpaper! My heart bleeds: aunties, women try, weave around the clock, and they hung it up like this, not for its intended purpose," the interlocutor of IA Regnum shared her impressions.
Margarita has been helping the front for two years now: she started with making dugout candles together with her high school-age son. The woman lives in the Lipetsk region, and her work takes her to different villages and regional centers in the region. It is much easier to organize volunteer activities there than in the city: you don’t need to rent expensive premises, there are village clubs and community centers, and in them there are teams ready to help. And in the village, “everyone knows each other, everything is somehow simpler,” the volunteer admits.
Now she carefully plans all her trips. When going around villages, she delivers two or three bags of blanks - cut ribbons for weaving camouflage nets, leaves them, and on the way back picks up the finished products.
Previously, Margarita was not able to get out to Donbass very often, but in the last couple of months she has been there every weekend.
"Literally last week I said to myself: that's it, I won't go this weekend, I need to take a breather, " says the volunteer. "But then the guys sent me photos of themselves sitting at the cars, asked me to bring them some material. I thought: what if I go next week? Are they just going to sit and look at these cars for a week? And so I went."
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