#1
Just thinking out loud...
This is a "two birds with one stone" opportunity. If both these pieces were removed from the board, it eliminates the threat Trump poses to the Deep state AND it becomes possible to end the situation in the Ukraine without looking like the US bailed on an ally.
#2
CTH today
Quietly Unnoticed โ British Prime Minister Had Dinner with President Trump for Two Hours, But Never Met with Kamala Harris
September 27, 2024 | Sundance | 120 Comments
This is an interesting and curiously unmentioned diplomatic contrast.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a two-hour dinner with President Donald Trump after the U.K leader delivered a speech to the United Nations in New York. However, intentionally unnoticed by U.S. media, the Prime Minister immediately left the U.S. following the lengthy meeting with President Trump, and never met with Kamala Harris.
The extensive discussion and dinner took place in New York, apparently at Trump Tower. There is an aspect of typical British worry woven throughout British media reporting on the meeting because U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, also attended the meeting. Lammy once called President Trump a โwoman-hating, neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath.โ
"Undoubtably, when the priority of the dinner is overlaid with the U.K position on Ukraine; keep in mind a meeting with Zelenskyy followed the next morning; PM Starmer appears a little worried. There is a massive amount of geopolitical embarrassment possible right around the corner when, not if, President Trump wins โ and the position of the British govt toward Ukraine leaves them dancing alone when the music stops."
NATO has gone out of their way to not engage with Russia as have all the countries that have had Russian drones breach their airspace. Have you heard about Putin's failure launching a test nuke. It was called #sarmat or Satan ll. It was an epic failure. All that is left is this: pic.twitter.com/vvEX1EkYEY
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:44 The US Treasury Department announced the expansion of sanctions against the Russian Federation - they concern virtual financial transactions. In particular, restrictions have been introduced against virtual financial platforms PM2BTC, Cryptex and individual Russian citizens due to cybercriminal activities and money laundering.
22:30 The White House announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $2.4 billion. The funds will be directed, in particular, to air defense, drones, air-to-ground munitions, and spare parts for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The package also includes maintenance and support for combat equipment.
Meanwhile, a meeting between Zelensky and Biden has begun at the White House. During the meeting, Zelensky is expected to present Biden with his "winning plan."
21:27 The US and EU are close to an agreement on $50 billion in aid to Ukraine from Russian assets, Bloomberg writes.
21:02 Zelensky met in Washington with a bipartisan delegation from the US Senate led by Democratic and Republican leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, familiarizing them with the key points of the "victory plan," the President's Office reported.
19:41 The UK will transfer another 12 AS90 self-propelled artillery howitzers to Ukraine, the country's government reported. Ten such howitzers have already been delivered to Ukraine, six more are on the way, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive them in the coming weeks. The government also announced the creation of a new joint unit of the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office in Ukraine. It will be headed by the heads of the departments John Healey and David Lammy. The unit is designed to pool experience and introduce a new whole-of-government approach to Ukraine.
18:36 There are less than two months left until the US presidential election. Current President Joe Biden has announced a sharp increase in security assistance for Ukraine, promising to allocate almost $8 billion for weapons in the coming months. At the same time, a scandal is brewing in the United States around Ukraine, initiated by representatives of the US Republican Party. Read more in the article Ukraine and the US Elections .
18:07 Russians have attacked the Chasovoyarsk community in Donetsk Oblast - one person was killed and three were wounded, the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin reported. Another two people were killed and two were wounded in Toretsk.
18:00 Putin "is not betting on his nuclear arsenal for the first time," said EU spokesman Peter Stano, commenting on the Kremlin's latest nuclear threats: "This is just a continuation of Putin's very irresponsible and unacceptable behavior, showing the world his true colors, especially during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly."
In turn, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also called Russia's change in its nuclear doctrine, which lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, "irresponsible and untimely": "It is absolutely irresponsible. I think many in the world, including China, have made this clear in the past when Putin was rattling the nuclear saber. So I would simply advise doing it now, when the whole world is gathering... to talk about the need for greater disarmament and non-proliferation."
17:49 Russian troops struck Kharkiv with KABs, four casualties are known, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
17:23 Germany will increase military support for Ukraine in 2024 by 400 million euros, the country's government reported. The funds will be used to purchase UAVs, air defense systems, tanks, ammunition and spare parts for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:46 New election banners of the ruling Georgian Dream party have appeared in Tbilisi , featuring on the left side cities, buildings and churches destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (including Mariupol), with the inscription "No to war!", and on the right side objects built and restored by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, as well as a view of Batumi at night with the inscription "Choose peace." The country's president, Salome Zurabishvili, called these banners "shameful and offensive to culture, traditions, history and faith."
The Georgian Dream party confirmed that the banners are part of their election campaign, the purpose of which is to remind the population "where the opposition is leading the country." The party claims that if the opposition comes to power, Georgia will face war. This narrative is also shared by Moscow.
16:12 The UK has announced sanctions against vessels and organisations linked to Russian liquefied gas. The restrictions target two organisations and five vessels, which have been banned from entering UK ports.
16:03 Russians fired FPV drones at a railway station in the town of Khutor-Mikhailovsky (Druzhba) in the Shostka district of the Sumy region; three railway station workers were injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
15:50 Russia attacked three power transmission facilities tonight, one of them in the Mykolaiv region, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported. At the same time, he emphasized that the enemy did not achieve its goals - Ukraine's energy system is operating in a balanced mode, and no power outages are planned.
15:09 Ugledar is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stated the fighters of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Chernykh Zaporozhets: "We, the fighters of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, want to dispel all doubts and opinions of pseudo-experts that the 72nd Brigade left the city of Ugledar."
14:14 Biden said he intends to convene a leaders' meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in Germany in October "to coordinate the efforts of more than 50 countries supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression."
13:28 The White House announced the provision of long-range cruise bombs Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) to Ukraine with a range of up to 150 km and a weight of up to 500 kg. The Biden administration clarified that the United States allocated $2.4 billion for the production of new weapons for Ukraine, and also carried over to the new fiscal year $5.5 billion already allocated in the spring (their use by Biden expired on October 1). In addition, the United States will expand the training program for Ukrainian pilots on the F-16: in 2025, another 18 people will be trained.
13:19 Russia fired three Kh-47 M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles in the direction of Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytsky region, where a military airfield is located, the Air Force reported. According to preliminary data, four MiG-31K fighters were in the Russian skies. "Information about the places of arrivals or defeats is not public," the Ukrainian Armed Forces added.
13:11 The United States announced the provision of defense aid to Ukraine totaling $7.9 billion and the introduction of sanctions against Russia, Zelensky said. Thus, the White House managed to find a way to allocate the remaining aid to Ukraine and ensure that the president's powers do not expire before the end of the US fiscal year, Zelensky said.
Specifically, the U.S. will provide an additional Patriot battery, other air defenses and interceptors, drones, long-range missiles and air-to-ground munitions, and funds to strengthen Ukraine's defense industrial base. It will also expand the program to train more Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16.
13:05 Peskov said that Russia's changes to its nuclear doctrine are a "signal" to the West: "This is a signal that warns these countries of the consequences if they participate in an attack on the Russian Federation by various means, not necessarily nuclear."
13:02 One of those wounded in the Russian attack on Odessa on September 20 has died in hospital, OVA chief Oleg Kiper reported. Thus, as a result of the strike, one person died and three were wounded.
12:33 In Zaporozhye, the number of victims as a result of the night attack has increased to ten, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
12:29 Energoatom stated that a strike UAV was recorded flying at a critically low altitude near the industrial site of the Rivne NPP at night.
11:55 In the Kyiv region, one person was injured during a night attack, the OVA reported. In three districts of the region, as a result of falling debris from downed drones, forest litter and grass cover caught fire; the fires have been localized.
11:46 At night, at least four Shahed drones flew into the airspace of Belarus, the monitoring group Belaruski Gayun reports. Moreover, one UAV flew in not from Ukraine, but from Russia - it was moving in the direction of Gomel. What happened to it next is unknown, analysts clarify. During the night, two fighters were on duty in the sky over the southeast of Belarus.
11:07 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russian troops have entered the eastern part of Vuhledar. In particular, the Russians may have captured a street in the east of the city and the Yuzhnodonbasskaya #1 mine northeast of the city, as well as the area around it.
10:52 The death toll from enemy airstrikes in Kharkiv on September 24 has risen to five - one of the wounded has died in hospital. Another 34 people were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
10:38 Germany will allocate 70 million euros to support Ukraine's energy system. According to the country's Ministry of Economy, the funds will be used to provide Ukrainian cities and communities with small thermal power plants, boilers, generators and solar panels.
10:31 Putin announced a change in the Russian nuclear doctrine. According to him, Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression, including if the enemy, using conventional weapons, creates a "critical threat." The draft of the updated nuclear doctrine will also expand the category of states and military alliances against which nuclear deterrence is carried out. However, based on Putin's statements, during the invasion of Ukraine, Russia should have already used nuclear weapons several times. For more details, see the article Putin Confused in Threats .
09:43 Air defense destroyed 66 out of 78 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. Eight enemy drones were lost in several regions of Ukraine, one returned to Russia, another remains in Ukrainian airspace, combat operations are underway. In addition, all four Kh-59/69 guided air missiles, which the Russians used to attack the Odessa region, were shot down at night. The enemy also attacked Sumy region with two missiles of an unspecified type.
Air defense forces operated in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sumy, Poltava, Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson, and Kharkov regions.
09:35 In the morning, Russians shelled the village of Ivashki in the Bogodukhov district of the Kharkiv region, one person was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:29 In Donetsk Oblast, four people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 25: two in Kramatorsk, one each in Gornyak and Dronovka. Another 19 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours - in Kramatorsk, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:06 At night, Russian aviation attacked the Kherson community, two people were injured, OVA reported. Another person was injured as a result of shelling in Belozerka and two - in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. Over the previous day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, two people were killed and 14 more were injured.
08:58 At night, the enemy attacked the Odessa region with missiles and drones; one person was killed in the Odessa region, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Kiper.
08:27 In Ivano-Frankivsk region, as a result of a night Russian attack, a critical infrastructure facility was damaged, part of the city was left partially without power, reported the head of the OVA Svitlana Onyshchuk.
08:15 At night, Russians shelled Zaporizhia, hitting residential buildings and the territory of an industrial enterprise. Eight people were wounded, including a 14-year-old teenager, said OVA head Ivan Fedorov.
07:46 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 26:
personnel - about 647,800 (+1,400) people,
tanks - 8825 (+10),
combat armored vehicles - 17,348 (+44),
artillery systems - 18,620 (+71),
MLRS - 1199 (+0),
air defense systems - 959 (+7),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,946 (+67),
cruise missiles - 2599 (+4),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 25,353 (+105),
special equipment - 3190 (+22).
07:39 At night, Russians attacked Kiev with attack drones - about ten were destroyed, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko. As a result of falling debris in the Pechersk district, a gas pipe in a residential building was depressurized, and about 20 cars were also damaged. Debris also fell on the territory of a kindergarten, people were not injured.
07:24 In Nikolaev region, Russians attacked an energy infrastructure facility at night, there are subscriber outages. Most of them have already been connected, work continues, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
06:01 The Pentagon has recommended that the White House provide Ukraine with white phosphorus shells in several aid packages, including recent ones. But the Biden administration has repeatedly rejected the idea, NBC News reported, citing three U.S. officials. If the decision is approved, it will not be announced publicly, the officials said.
04:54 The US House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into Zelensky's visit to Pennsylvania to visit a munitions plant "funded by American taxpayers." Committee Chairman James Comer called the Ukrainian president's trip "Kamala Harris's election campaign" in a key state for her. He said the committee would request documents from the White House, the Justice Department, and the Pentagon.
03:42 The United States plans to announce a long-term $8 billion military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, September 26, Reuters reports.
03:16 The Biden administration is "not impressed" with Zelensky's victory plan and considers it insufficiently detailed, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing officials familiar with the matter. In particular, Zelensky's plan was called "repackaged with requests" for additional weapons and lifting restrictions on the use of long-range missiles. The plan also does not contain a clear strategy for achieving a victory for Ukraine amid the constant advance of Russian troops on the battlefield.
Biden administration officials say the plan lays out the weapons requests most in detail, while other key elements related to political reform and the economy remain less specific.
02:54 Zelensky and Biden met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and took part in a special G7+ meeting dedicated to the restoration of Ukraine. The President's Office reported that the head of state will discuss his plan for victory with Biden during talks in Washington on September 26.
02:22 The US has announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth $375 million. According to the Pentagon, the new package includes, in particular:
air-to-ground munitions;
ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS);
155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition;
TOW missiles (American heavy anti-tank guided missile);
Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
M1117 armored security vehicles;
Bomb-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles;
small arms;
patrol boats;
sapper equipment and ammunition;
spare parts, auxiliary equipment, services, training and transportation.
The Pentagon also noted that this is the 66th tranche of equipment that the Biden administration will provide to Ukraine from US Department of Defense warehouses starting in August 2021.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Southern and Eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters repelled dozens of attacks in the area of โโPokrovsk and Kurakhovo. The situation remains tense.
Since the beginning of the current day, 106 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The situation remains tense in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsky directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Thursday, September 26.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, two armed clashes occurred in the Volchansk region.
There were 18 battles in the Kupyansk direction. The enemy carried out offensive actions near Glushkovka, Kolesnikovka and Stelmakhovka. Five attacks are currently ongoing.
In the Liman direction, 11 combat clashes occurred near Grekovka, Nevsky, Novosadovy and Torsky. Three enemy attacks are currently ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped four Russian assaults near Belogorovka, Spornoye and Verkhnekamenskoye, where one battle is currently taking place.
Eight clashes took place in the Kramatorsk direction. The invaders tried to storm the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Minkovka, Grigoryevka and Belaya Gora. Two attacks are still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians tried to displace the Ukrainian Armed Forces from positions near Toretsk, Shcherbinovka and Leonidovka. Three combat clashes have been completed, four are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out 26 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Zelenoe Pole, Nikolaevka, Lisovka, Kruty Yar, Novogrodovka, Selidovo and Marinovka. The defense forces repelled 24 attacks, two battles are ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the invaders attacked 23 times near Tsukurino, Zhelanny Vtoroy, Georgievka, Nikolaevka, Paraskoveevka, Konstantinovka and Yekaterinovka. 18 attempts to advance were repelled, five are still ongoing.
In the Vremivsky direction, the enemy attacked five times near Vodyanoye, Yekaterinovka and Bogoyavlenie. Four battles have been completed, one is ongoing.
In the Orekhov direction, two clashes took place in the Rabotino area. The enemy had no success.
Let us recall that on September 25, another 1,400 occupiers were "minus" killed and wounded on the front. Russia's total losses since the beginning of the war are approaching 650 thousand people.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
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).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 235 troops, three motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS launcher.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 3rd Tank Brigade, 14th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd, 66th Mechanised brigades of the AFU near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Petropavlovka, Vishnyovoye, Pershetravnevoye, Olgovka (Kharkov region), Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 435 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, two Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher.
Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 24th, 54th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Kramatorsk, and Nikolayevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 750 troops, ten motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzers, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 gun, two 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, Anklav-N and Nota electronic warfare stations. Nine ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Ukrainsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 53rd, 100th, 110th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, and 116th Territorial Defence Brigade near Leonidovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Shcherbinovka, Dobropolye, Nikolayevka, Gornyak, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ten counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 53rd, 150th, and 151st Mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 12th, 14th, and 15th national guard brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 670 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, two 152mm D-20 guns, and one 152mm Giatsint-B gun.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 118th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ugledar, Novoukrainka, and Zolotaya Niva (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and one French-made 155mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ponyatovka, Antonovka, and Pridneprovskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, ten motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer. One P-19 radar station and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at power objects ensuring operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of a military airfield, and engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 142 areas.
Air defence units shot down one Neptune long-range guided missile, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 45 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,263 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,356 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,464 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,207 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,510 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are repelling an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the territory of the Russian Federation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive operations and inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 22nd, 41st Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades 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 one enemy counterattack in the direction of Obukhovka. As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 15 troops killed and wounded; two armoured fighting vehicles and one motor vehicle were destroyed.
With the support of Army Aviation and artillery fire, three AFU attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Novy Put and Medvezhye were foiled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops killed and wounded, four armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
Army Aviation and artillery fire 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, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Bogdanovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kruglenkoye, Kubatkin, Knyazhy Pervy, Kositsa, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Malaya Obukhovka, Medvezhye, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Tolsty Lug, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes in Sumy region at concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 115th Mechanised brigades, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade, 101st, 103rd, 106th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Barilo, Belovody, Byvalino, Vorozhba, Zhuravka, Glukhov, Gurinovka, Zarutskoye, Iskriskovshchina, Kislaya Dubina, Katerinovka, Pavlovka, Rechki, Starye Virki, Stetskovka, Sumy, Shalygino, and Khoten.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 340 troops and 12 armoured fighting vehicles as well as four artillery guns and 11 motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 17,400 troops, 130 tanks, 62 infantry fighting vehicles, 95 armoured personnel carriers, 824 armoured fighting vehicles, 525 motor vehicles, 142 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] 21:35 Chasov Yar โ Kalinina.
Positional combat operations in the Artemovsk area. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the forward position of the Russian Armed Forces in the village of Kalinina with an FPV drone. The Russian Armed Forces were able to advance 500 meters beyond the canal in Kalinina and take a new line in the western part of the village.
20:55 Gornyak.
Consequences of military actions in the Selidovo area. Servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces installed the flag of the Russian Federation on the building of school No. 17, confirming confident control of the northern outskirts of the city of Gornyak. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces is more than 3 km and reaching the residential areas of the city.
20:37 Krivoy Rog.
A single powerful explosion thundered yesterday at a military industrial enterprise in the suburbs of Krivoy Rog. The strike was carried out by our Iskander OTRK missile.
19:54 Special military operation. Situation on September 26 โ map.
19:17 Pacific Fleet naval infantry continue to tighten the ring around Ugledar. The locals say that the landing east of the city is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces โ map.
18:48 Kherson direction.
It is reported that today in the afternoon, the Russian Aerospace Forces aviation used UFAB-250 and UFAB-500 missiles against identified enemy positions on the right bank.
18:12 A mortar crew from an artillery unit of the Airborne Forces of the North group of forces disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one of the border areas of the Kursk region โ video.
17:57 Footage from the work of an FPV drone operator with the call sign โChuvashโ from the Storm detachment of the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade in the Ugledar direction โ video.
17:32 Staromayorskoye โ Makarovka.
The assault troops and motorized infantry of the Russian Armed Forces broke through several Ukrainian Armed Forces dugouts and advanced directly to the border of the village of Makarovka.
16:49 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of September 26, 2024) โ video.
16:24 The Mi-28NM crew carried out a strike on a concentration of manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region โ video.
According to intelligence reports, enemy personnel and armored vehicles were destroyed.
15:45 Ugledar: The assault and encirclement of Ukrainian troops continues.
In the Ugledar direction, a powerful assault on the city by Russian units continues. Russian assault groups are successfully advancing in the eastern part of Ugledar, leaving the remaining Ukrainian garrison in a desperate situation. Attempts by Ukrainian forces to dislodge Russian army units on the southeastern flank of the city, as practice shows, are proving unsuccessful.
At night, from the direction of Bogoyavlenka, the enemy personnel, consisting of up to a platoon in an infantry fighting vehicle, attempted to break through from the western part of Ugledar, but encountered stiff resistance from Russian troops. This confirms the fact that the Ukrainian military finds itself in a trap, without the ability to effectively retreat.
The few remaining dirt roads along the plantations in the north are under reliable fire control of Russian forces. At the moment, both roads out of Vuhledar are in the grey zone, which makes the situation even more critical. Ukrainian troops have effectively been cut off from the main routes and are now unable to leave the city without serious losses.
The situation is close to โsemi-encirclementโ: Russian troops are confidently advancing along the flanks of Ugledar, creating all the conditions for completing the operation and completely liberating the city from Ukrainian forces in the near future.
15:01 Destruction of a 152mm 2S3 self-propelled howitzer "Akatsiya" and a vehicle supplying ammunition in the area of the settlement of Fedorovka in the Soledar direction - video.
14:58 Dzerzhinsk โ Nakhalovka.
Positional combat actions in the Gorlovka area. An infantry unit of the Russian Armed Forces came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the central part of Dzerzhinsk. The expansion of the Russian Armed Forces control zone towards the Tsentralnaya mine by 300 meters.
14:22 Advance in Nelepovka (south of Dzerzhinsk). Part of the village has not yet been cleared. The fighting has also shifted to Leonidovka to the west of Nelepovka โ map.
13:42 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Krasny Yar and Nikolaevka in the Krasnoarmeysky direction. Mirnograd (Dimitrov) is very close - map.
13:04 Krasnoarmeysk - Nikolaevka.
Positional combat operations in the Krasnoarmeysky direction. The Russian Armed Forces advanced 600 meters in Nikolaevka and took up new positions in the center of the village. The use by the Ukrainian Armed Forces of an unmanned aerial vehicle to spray an incendiary mixture over the forward position of the Russian Armed Forces in the residential sector of Nikolaevka.
12:48 During reconnaissance activities in the area of the settlement of Kupyansk, a temporary deployment point for personnel of the 14th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was discovered.
As a result of the air strike, the following were destroyed:
โ brigade command post;
โ PWD with personnel;
โ five units of automotive equipment for various purposes.
11:44 The enemy continues to report a deteriorating situation in a number of areas of the front this morning โ map.
โ Expansion of the control zone in the Nevsky area.
โ Expansion of the control zone around Makeyevka.
โ We cleared out Krutoy Yar.
โ Advance to Makarovka.
โ Advance to Katerinovka.
11:11 Krasnoarmeysk - Nikolaevka.
Active combat operations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. Attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of the Russian Armed Forces position north of Nikolayevka. Contact combat. Successful destruction of an armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with an RPG. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces more than 1 km in the direction of Krasnoarmeysk.
10:51 Ka-52M crews attacked the manpower and armored military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region.
10:21 During the past night, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: four UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region, one over the territory of the Kursk region, and two over the territory of the Bryansk region.
09:52 Our hero today is 25 years old. Alexey is a Muscovite, was mobilized, served in an engineer-sapper company. Now he is a cadet of the MVOKU. He decided not to miss the commander's offer and go to study to get an officer's rank and become a professional military man. Many young guys who already have experience of participating in the SVO have such an opportunity today.
09:20 Combat work of FPV drone crews:
UAV crews in the border area of the Kursk region carry out reconnaissance, adjust artillery fire, video record the destruction of targets, and also destroy military equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Reconnaissance drone crews identified a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants, prepared strike FPV drones for operation, and destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forcesโ manpower and military equipment.
08:52 Telegram channel โ WarGonzo โ:
Frontline report for the morning of 09/26/2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. The Russian Armed Forces are reported to be advancing in the Nesteryanka area.
โ Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to storm Ugledar, where, according to the latest reports, the bus station in the eastern part of the city has come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. The logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are under the fire control of the Russian Armed Forces, and the enemy media are already preparing the population to surrender the city. Therefore, although I do not want to get ahead of myself, Ugledar may end up the same as Avdeevka. Fighting continues in the Selidovo area. In Dzerzhinsk, there are more tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces, urban fighting is underway.
- Chasov Yar direction. No significant changes. Fighting continues in the eastern part of Chasov Yar and on the flanks, where the Russian Armed Forces continue to try to improve their positions.
- Khar'kov Front. No significant changes. Fighting continues in Volchansk and in the Glubokoe area.
- Kursk region. No changes in the LBS are observed, but the activity of military actions does not decrease. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to try to break through deep into the Kursk region, sparing neither forces nor means. Russian troops are mainly in active defense, and apparently are accumulating forces for a new offensive. In the Glushkovsky district, the Ukrainians continue to roll on the positions of Russian troops, but have not yet been able to achieve success.
08:05 Telegram channel " Rybar ":
Chronicle of the special military operation for September 25, 2024
โ Russian troops hit Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in several regions of the so-called Ukraine at once. Several โarrivalsโ hit the industrial zone in Sumy and the Khar'kov region.- In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops are fighting north of the aggregate plant in Volchansk. At the same time, the enemy is attacking the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Glubokoe, trying to regain control over the village.
- In the Liman direction, Russian attack aircraft have reached the western outskirts of Makeyevka. To the south, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the Nevsky area.
- In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops have expanded their zone of control north of Tsukurino. At the same time, fierce battles are taking place on the approaches to Kurakhovo.
โ In the South Donetsk direction, battles for Ugledar are unfolding, Russian troops are attempting to gain a foothold on the eastern outskirts of the city. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces are gradually taking enemy supply routes in this area under fire control.
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[REGNUM] A scandal has broken out in Estonian political circles and has been raging for a week now. On September 18, in New York, during a vote, the Estonian delegation supported the UN General Assembly resolution calling on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories.
In doing so, Tallinn went against the will of Washington, which voted against it. And now numerous US proxies in the echelons of Estonian power are trying to identify the authors of this โsabotageโ and bring them to justice.
SURPRISE VOTE
124 countries voted for the resolution in support of Palestine in the UN, 43 abstained and 12 countries voted against, including Israel and the United States. Among those who voted in favor was the Republic of Estonia. Meanwhile, there has long been a consensus on foreign policy in this country: in the UN, Tallinn votes in accordance with other EU countries, but if the votes within the EU are divided, then Estonia is guided by the position of the United States.
Meanwhile, in this case, there was a division of opinion: some EU countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, Latvia, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, France, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Ireland and Malta) supported the โPalestinianโ resolution, some abstained (Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden), and some were against (Hungary, Czech Republic).
That is, in this case, Estonia should have voted the same way as the US, but it did not. It should be noted that in May of this year, Estonia voted for expanding the powers of Palestine in the UN General Assembly - and also against the opinion of the US.
Journalists began to besiege Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform Party) with demands to explain whether Estonia's votes on the Palestinian issue mean that Tallinn has reconsidered its foreign policy. Michal refused to explain, but his advisor Elisabeth Waldmann said that the opinion of the Estonian Foreign Ministry corresponds to the position of the entire government.
In turn, the chairman of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson (Reform Party) addressed the Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Estonia 200). He told him that the refusal to comply with the "agreed rules" in foreign policy is "a very big threat to our security."
Mihkelson recalled that Estonia does not recognize Palestine as an independent state and added that โ Hamas, which is more popular in the Palestinian territories, must cease its terrorist activities and abandon the goal of destroying the State of Israel.โ
Tsahkna 's predecessor as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the chairman of the most influential opposition party, Pro Patria, Urmas Reinsalu, also came out with sharp criticism. In his opinion, if Estonia had simply abstained from voting, no one would have paid attention. By voting in support of Palestine, the country acted "unwisely" and "irrationally."
Estonian media began to ask thoughtfully: โIs this not evidence that Estonia is developing a new foreign policy line towards the Middle East, which the public is not being told about?โ
MPS DEMAND EXPLANATIONS
The Foreign Ministry presented its explanations, but they sounded rather vague. Minister Tsahkna, who brought up the topic of โRussiaโs aggression against Ukraine,โ vaguely stated that โour policy cannot accept double standards,โ that Estonia โfollows international law,โ and that โwe must have a very clear independent foreign policy, which is, of course, based on the global situation.โ
Mikhelson understood this empty talk to mean that by voting on the Palestinian issue, the ministry is trying to gain the trust of Arab countries and encourage them to โcondemn Russiaโs aggression in Ukraine.โ Mikhelson himself, in his words, does not support such โrhetoric of double standards.โ
The Estonian parliament's parliamentary group on relations with Israel made a loud statement on this matter. The group includes nine politicians, and is headed by Reform Party member Eerik-Niiles Kross, an extremely interesting personality whose "exploits" are still awaiting description.
Kross, on assignment from the Estonian government, was involved in various special operations in the post-Soviet space. He was not averse to outright robbery either - the Russian prosecutor's office accused him of organizing the pirate seizure of the Russian timber carrier "Arctic Sea" in the Baltic Sea in 2009. Currently, Eerik-Niiles Kross is known as one of the most ardent supporters of the "derussification" of Estonia.
The parliamentary group he leads condemned the activities of its own Foreign Ministry in the UN General Assembly. According to Kross and his colleagues, Estonia "voted for a resolution that presented the State of Israel with a series of unrealistic ultimatums and which, in essence, called on the world's states to impose an embargo on arms supplies to Israel."
Meanwhile, according to the group members, โIsrael and Estonia maintain friendly relations, cooperate in the area of โโdefense and share values, respect for which there are serious problems both in the territory of Palestine and in a number of other states that submitted the resolution.โ
The deputies stressed that during the September 18 vote, Estonia found itself in the same camp as countries such as North Korea, Russia, Belarus, China and Iran. The group members found a glaring contradiction in the fact that the Estonian Foreign Ministry simultaneously votes in the UN in support of Palestine and, through the mouth of the Foreign Minister, condemns Hamas as a terrorist organization.
The former head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, now a member of the European Parliament Marina Kaljurand (Social Democratic Party of Estonia), also demanded an explanation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kaljurand rejected Tsahkna's argument that Tallinn's support for Palestine would help turn Arab states against Russia - she frankly said that the way Estonia votes will not have a significant impact on the situation.
Moreover, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, as they say, "gave away the facts." She said: "As for condemning Russian aggression, in my opinion, the diplomatic war has already been lost." Kaljurand complained that now many representatives of the international community "follow the Kremlin's narratives that this is a war between Russia and the United States, that this is a war between Russia and NATO, where naive Ukrainians are being used."
According to the former minister, neither small Estonia nor the entire European Union is able to change this opinion. โI claim that the diplomatic battle over Ukraine has already been practically lost and it is almost impossible to change this,โ Marina Kaljurand believes.
CAVING IN UNDER THE PRESSURE
In the end, the combined pressure of influential politicians did its job โ on September 25, the Estonian government announced that it would discuss the Foreign Ministryโs โchange of opinionโ regarding the Middle East crisis. โThe Prime Minister briefly noted that the Foreign Minister had been invited to the government to explain himself,โ Postimees reported on Wednesday.
Tsahkna's colleague in the government and the Estonia 200 party, Education Minister Kristina Kallas, spoke in defense of Tsahkna. She said that the change in Estonia's foreign policy on the Palestinian issue had been agreed upon during the previous government, which was headed by Kaja Kallas. According to the head of the Ministry of Education, the claims that Tsahkna is acting arbitrarily in this matter are "ugly."
She did not give a clear answer to the TV presenterโs question: was Kaja Kallas trying to enlist the help of European politicians who support Palestine (in particular, French President Emmanuel Macron ) in achieving a high post in the European Commission?
Ultimately, the education minister tried to turn to her favorite Ukrainian theme. "The international situation is becoming more and more difficult, the possibility of supporting Ukraine is also becoming more difficult. I believe that this is the right direction - to carefully consider the voting methods so that our main goal, concerning the victory of Ukraine and its support, remains a priority," said Kristina Kallas.
Overall, of course, Estonia's attempt to help Kyiv by ingratiating itself with the Arab states by voting on the Palestinian issue in a way that is pleasing to them looks rather anecdotal. But this situation also demonstrated the precariousness and instability of the current Estonian government.
After all, in just a few days, Prime Minister Kristen Michal managed to first take the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under his protection, and now, having caved in to the opinion of a number of politicians, he is calling him โon the carpetโ for an explanation. Which does not contribute to Michalโs authority, who is already very unpopular in his homeland.
Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Armed Forces of Novorossiya (AFN)
[VK] "Synergy between the Su-34 and the UMBP D-30SN gives the Russian Aerospace Forces a strategic advantage."
The Russian Air Force has increased the deployment of Su-34 strike fighters forintensive strikes against Ukrainian occupiers in the Kursk region. This is evidenced by OSINT data collected by the specialized publication Bulgarian Military.
The strikes are primarily focused on border areas. High-precision airstrikes are aimed at stopping the influx of reinforcements from the Sumy to the Kursk region and thereby supporting the Russian counteroffensive, writes the editor-in-chief of Bulgarian Military Boyko Nikolov.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Su-34 fighters are operating in conjunction with Su-25 attack aircraft against concentrations of military equipment and personnel (temporary deployment points).
The Su-34 uses FAB gliding aerial bombs with UMPK. The attack allows for precise strikes from a safe distance away from the front line.
The Russian Aerospace Forces continue to receive new deliveries of Su-34s, outstripping the production volume of fighters of any other class since the collapse of the USSR, Bulgarian Military notes. Major deliveries took place in April, June and September, prompted by the Ministry of Defenceโs October 2023 directives to increase production.
The Su-34 is a multirole frontline supersonic fighter-bomber, designed primarily for ground strikes but also capable of air-to-air combat. Based on the Su-27, it has several significant modifications. The Su-34โs primary missions include the destruction of military infrastructure, striking both land and sea targets, and participating in electronic warfare and reconnaissance. It can operate in all weather conditions, both day and night.
The Su-34 is powered by two AL-31F turbojet engines with afterburners, allowing it to reach an impressive speed of around 1,900 km/h and have a combat radius of up to 1,100 km without the need for in-flight refueling. With additional tanks, its maximum range reaches an impressive 4,000 km.
Moreover, this bomber can carry a significant payload โ up to 12 tons of various weapons, including air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles, bombs of various calibers and precision munitions.
The fire control system is impressive, allowing the aircraft to track and engage multiple targets simultaneously. In addition, it is equipped with an advanced navigation and targeting system, which allows it to engage targets with extreme precision at long distances, Bulgarian Military emphasizes. This is most important for strikes from strategic depth.
Boyko Nikolov writes that the use of glide bombs has significantly increased the firepower of the Su-34, allowing it to strike Ukrainian positions from an even safer distance. These bombs can be launched from approximately 60-70 kilometers, reducing the risk of being shot down.
The use of the new UMBP D-30SN glide munition (which, as the Canadian-Indian publication The Eurasian Times wrote, entered service in the summer) has further increased this range - to about 85 kilometers.
The UMBP D-30SN bomb, writes military observer of The Eurasian Times Shubhangi Palve, is designed for high-precision strikes on ground targets.
- Due to their significant weight, these bombs cause enormous damage upon impact. Lacking the accuracy of guided missiles or artillery, they are ineffective against moving targets. However, they are excellent at destroying fortified bunkers, - writes Shubhangi Palve.
The bomb uses satellite and inertial navigation to achieve extreme accuracy - it usually lands a few meters from the target. Notably, the UMBP D-30SN can be used from various altitudes, including more than 10 km, thanks to its aerodynamic design, which supports long-range gliding after release.
The deployment of the D-30SN UMBP together with the Su-34 in the North Ukrainian direction has proven to be extremely effective, Bulgarian Military reports.
โ The synergy between the Su-34 and the D-30SN UMBP gives the Russian Aerospace Forces a strategic advantage, allowing them to strike targets without entering the range of the enemyโs most powerful anti-aircraft systems, โ Boyko Nikolov says. โ At the same time, the precision of bombing ensures the effective neutralization of critical infrastructure facilities or well-guarded military facilities.
Strikes by the D-30SN UMBP with the Su-34 are ideal for precision strikes on important targets, such as Ukrainian Armed Forces command posts or ammunition depots, Bulgarian Military reports. This allows for savings on more expensive cruise missiles and at the same time reduces collateral damage. This is especially important when operating on traditionally Russian territory.
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[Regnum] The Obereg bulletproof vest, which is produced by the Tula plant Oktava, withstood a burst of fire from a Pecheneg machine gun in the conditions of a training ground without being penetrated, Rostecโs Telegram channel reported on September 26.
"During testing at the proving ground, a burst of 7.62 x 54 rounds was fired at the product. The armor plate of protection class Br4 withstood all hits - no penetrations were recorded," the report says.
The state corporation noted that when developing the "Obereg" and other personal protective equipment, a safety margin higher than the requirements specified in GOSTs was deliberately included. The results of the tests at the testing ground exceeded all expectations, Rostec added.
"According to preliminary expert assessments, a person equipped with our bulletproof vest could have received a minor impact injury due to deformation of the back surface of the plate, but would have survived. Similar items of this class that exist on the market do not provide such a level of protection at a higher cost," the publication says.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in February, the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov reported that Russian scientists, during the special military operation, were able to very quickly develop new materials, which made it possible to create unique bulletproof vests.
According to the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences, this was very difficult to do, since very high requirements are imposed on bulletproof vests and they must have unique indicators of protection against bullets and shrapnel with minimal weight. However, Russian scientists coped with the task, Krasnikov specified.
On December 8, 2023, the Kalashnikov concern began supplying the Russian Armed Forces with new sets of Strelok combat gear, announced at the Army-2023 forum. The set includes a Korset Plus bulletproof vest with Br5 protection class and a weight distribution system, additional protection modules, a set of pouches in the Strelok configuration, a 30-liter backpack, and a transport bag.
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The problem remains, if you get pounded to hamburger inside the vest, but the vest remains intact, all it did was stop puncture wounds.
I knew a dude that took a burst from a AK while wearing a vest with a ballistic plate. 8 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and heart failure. Not to mention cuts from bullet fragments on arms and face. Succumbed to secondary pneumonia.
They got him, just not right away.
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if you get pounded to hamburger inside the vest...
All that kinetic energy has to go somewhere. Hey, what if vests had a feature like reactive armor? Little counter-explosions to defeat the incoming rounds.
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Grom__a bit of pedantry here. It's "Flak" vest. A "flack" is a publicity agent... tho apparel to repel publicity agents would have significant appeal.
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