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[Korrespondent] 22:15 Russia attacked Odessa port infrastructure with ballistic missiles, OVA head Oleg Kiper reported. The missile hit a civilian vessel under the Palau flag, killing a 60-year-old Ukrainian, an employee of a private company handling cargo. Five more foreign citizens were injured.
21:37 The number of casualties as a result of Russian shelling of Slavyansk in Donetsk Oblast has risen to seven, including two children, and one person has died, the prosecutor's office reported. According to the investigation, the enemy attacked the settlement with two UMBP D-30 SN, which hit the courtyard of an apartment building and the roadway.
20:02 Ukraine will present its "victory plan" to every country "that can really help bring peace closer," Zelensky said in an evening video address. "And, of course, having understood all the positions of our partners, all the real opportunities for Ukraine, having strengthened our victory plan, we will make our strategy for further actions public. It is important that the prospects be clear to everyone in our country. We invite our partners to determine how they see the end of this war, Ukraine's place in the global security architecture, as well as common steps that can put this war on course for an end," the president emphasized.
He also reported that he had heard a number of reports today, in particular on weapons production in Ukraine. "And not only about what has already been achieved, not only about what we are already producing, but also about proposals for partners to invest in our Ukrainian production, primarily drones and electronic warfare. This is also part of our package for Ramstein," the head of state added.
As for the front, according to Zelensky, the Donetsk areas remain particularly difficult, "and we will try to convince our partners in Ramstein that we need to significantly strengthen our capabilities, our positions, and right now, during the autumn months."
19:46 Russians shelled Slavyansk in Donetsk Oblast - one person was killed, six were wounded, including two children, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin. Six multi-story buildings, an enterprise, and an administrative building were damaged.
18:18 Ukraine and Slovakia plan to launch joint production of engineering equipment - in particular, Bozena mine-clearing vehicles with localization of production in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported. The department recalled that an agreement was recently signed to increase the production of shells for Ukraine by an enterprise whose production facilities are located in Slovakia. Slovakia is also ready to provide its own engineering equipment for mine clearance, which will speed up the cleanup of Ukrainian territories.
17:34 The UK has allocated $4.6 billion to Ukraine for the purchase of modern military equipment from British manufacturers, the country's government reported.
17:15 The number of victims as a result of the Russian airstrike on Kherson has risen to 20, OVA reported.
16:59 The European External Action Service is considering the possibility of voluntary contributions to the European Peace Fund, which finances military aid to Ukraine, in order to bypass Hungary's veto, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. It is assumed that such a scheme would allow financial aid to be transferred to Ukraine with the consent of only the country that made the contribution, and not with the unanimous support of all EU members. EU permanent representatives intend to discuss this initiative at a meeting on Tuesday, October 8. Bloomberg recalls that due to Hungary's position, the European Union cannot transfer $6.6 billion in aid to Ukraine.
16:07 The Third Separate Assault Brigade (3rd Separate Assault Brigade) reported that its fighters carried out successful assault operations in the Kharkov region, during which they "attacked the enemy, eliminated the sabotage and reconnaissance group, and as a result of these battles, recaptured not only the enemy's positions, but also prisoners." The brigade stated that after stabilization actions, the enemy was driven back, and the position of Ukrainian forces on the occupied section of the front was restored.
15:40 As a result of the operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the minesweeper of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces, Aleksandr Obukhov, which was based in the city of Baltiysk and was supposed to go on combat duty, was disabled. According to intelligence, the ship received significant damage: due to the appearance of a hole in the gas duct, water got into the engine. The minesweeper was sent for major repairs, which are technically complex and expensive. Obukhov is already the second ship of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces to be disabled in the last six months. In April, as a result of the Main Intelligence Directorate operation, the missile boat Serpukhov was damaged.
15:13 On the night of October 7, Russians launched another attack on the Yuzhny port in the Odessa region, as a result of the attack, the civilian vessel Paresa under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, which was transporting 6,000 tons of Ukrainian corn for export, was damaged, the Ministry of Communities reported. No crew members were injured.
14:58 Slovakia is "rather cold" about Ukraine's membership in NATO, but supports Kyiv in the issue of European integration, Prime Minister Robert Fico said during a meeting with Shmyhal. "We will not put obstacles in your path to Ukraine's membership in the EU. There will be countries that will be against Ukraine quickly becoming a member of the European Union. I say this openly and clearly. We want to share our experience of accession with you. This experience is interesting and valuable," Fico noted.
14:12 On Putin's birthday, Ukrainian hackers switched off the most popular propaganda TV channels: Russia 1 and Russia 24, Russia Culture, RTR Planeta and more than 20 others, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources. Employees of these media companies complained that all information on the servers, including backup copies, had been destroyed, and online broadcasting and internal services were not working. The anonymous pro-Ukrainian hacker group Sudo rm-RF claimed responsibility for the cyberattack.
13:34 Russian troops dropped four guided aerial bombs on Kherson - at this minute there are 17 known casualties, including two children aged two and four, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. Hits were recorded on a previously destroyed school and residential buildings in the Central District.
13:08 Over the past year, many private manufacturers of heavy weapons and equipment have appeared in Ukraine, and for the first time in history, private missile manufacturers have appeared, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries Anna Gvozdyar reported. She also said that Ukraine has become the first in the world in terms of the number of artillery systems produced per month.
12:56 In Moscow, a 73-year-old American was sentenced to almost seven years in prison for participating in the Ukrainian territorial defense. According to the investigation, American retiree Stephen Hubbard had lived in Ukraine since 2014 and, after Russia's full-scale invasion, joined the territorial defense of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region (for which he allegedly received at least $1,000 in salary). After two months of service, he was captured by Russia. Hubbard admitted his guilt, although his relatives doubt that the retiree actually served in the Ukrainian territorial defense. They told Reuters that Hubbard held pro-Russian views and came to Ukraine to teach English.
12:33 At night, Russians fired artillery at civilian infrastructure in the Novoslobodskaya community of the Konotop district of the Sumy region, killing two people, the prosecutor's office reported.
12:27 Russia has launched strikes on Zaporizhia and the region - infrastructure facilities have been damaged, three employees of these facilities have been wounded, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
11:52 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that without Western aid, the war in Ukraine will end in 15 days with a Russian victory: "Many want the war to end as soon as possible. Starting with the Ukrainians themselves. But what matters is how it will happen. If we stop supporting Ukraine, the war will end in 15 days and Putin will achieve his goals. But do we want this for the Ukrainians and for our own security, Europeans? We must do everything possible so that when the time comes, we can negotiate on terms that are favorable to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine."
11:30 A new record amount of a one-time payment for signing a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry has been announced in the Belgorod Region - 3 million rubles, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported. The payment was increased by 2.2 million rubles. Russian media note that one-time payments for signing a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry began to grow sharply in 2024. In mid-summer, Moscow and the Moscow Region set a record, where contract soldiers are promised 1.9 and 1.7 million rubles, respectively. According to Putin's decree from 2022, all contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry are permanent.
11:23 During the morning attack, air defense shot down two of three Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles in the Kiev region; one of the three Kinzhals hit the area of the Starokostiantyniv airfield in the Khmelnytsky region, the Air Force reported.
In addition, at night and in the morning, air defense forces shot down 32 enemy attack UAVs in the Nikolaev, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava and Kharkiv regions. Another 37 Russian drones were lost in different regions of Ukraine. Several hits by enemy UAVs were recorded in the frontline territory of the Kharkiv region. In addition, during today's attack, the Russian Federation used an Iskander-M ballistic missile, an Kh-59 guided air missile and a missile of an unspecified type.
11:14 The Russian FSB reported that, starting on August 17, it opened criminal cases against 14 foreign journalists who "illegally crossed the Russian border in the Kursk region."
10:48 Russia attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast with missiles, there were no hits on civilian or critical infrastructure, no one was hurt, said OVA head Serhiy Tyurin. At the same time, the Starokostiantyniv city council, where the Kinzhal missiles were headed, warned of the threat of ammunition detonation and called on people to stay near shelters.
09:59 In the Solomensky district of Kyiv, as a result of falling debris from a downed missile, a fire broke out in a garage on private property; it has already been extinguished. No one was hurt, said the capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko. Also in this district, missile debris was found at the entrance to an apartment building, in the courtyard of a private house and near a supermarket. In the Shevchenkivsky district, debris fell near a pedestrian crossing, in Goloseevsky - on the sidewalk and a service minibus.
09:22 The debris of the downed Kinzhals fell in two districts of Kiev - Goloseevsky and Solomensky. According to information at this minute - there is no damage or casualties in the city, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko.
09:15 In the Kherson region, over the past day, five people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:06 In the Sumy community, as a result of an attack by a Geran-2 UAV, four people were injured, including one child, OVA reported.
09:01 Three people were killed in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian shelling on October 6: in Konstantinovka, Chasovy Yar and Ilyinka. Another 12 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:57 At night, Russians shelled the village of Mitrofanovka in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv region, one person was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Three more people were wounded late yesterday evening in the village of Cherkasskaya Lozovaya in the Kharkiv district, among the wounded was a 16-year-old teenager. During the day on October 6, one person died in the village of Pervomayskoye in the Izyum district and three were wounded in Kupyansk.
08:49 The Air Force reported the launch of Kinzhal missiles in the direction of Kiev and Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytsky region. Air defense was operating in Kiev, said the head of the Kyiv State Air Defense Forces, Serhiy Popko.
08:43 The General Staff confirmed that the Defense Forces struck a marine oil terminal in Feodosia, Crimea, at night. A fire was detected in the area of the facility, the consequences are being clarified.
08:30 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 7:
personnel - about 661,630 (+1160) people,
tanks - 8933 (+14),
combat armored vehicles - 17,710 (+31),
artillery systems - 19,156 (+64),
MLRS - 1223 (+7),
air defense systems - 972 (+2),
aircraft - 368 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 16,643 (+65),
cruise missiles - 2615 (+2),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 26,102 (+96),
special equipment - 3364 (+1).
08:26 An oil depot in Feodosia caught fire after a drone attack. Local "authorities" confirmed the fire at the oil depot, but did not name the reasons. Russian publics write that the burning oil depot is JSC Marine Oil Terminal, which had previously been attacked by drones. The Feodosia oil transshipment terminal is the largest in Crimea in terms of oil product transshipment. There are two such terminals on the peninsula, the second is located in Sevastopol.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that air defense forces destroyed 21 drones overnight: 12 over Crimea, six over Kursk Oblast, and one each over Belgorod, Bryansk, and Voronezh Oblasts.
07:37 At night, Russians launched a missile attack on Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region - an enterprise was damaged, no one was hurt, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
07:08 Russia attacked Kiev with drones at night: about 15 enemy UAVs were detected in the airspace around the capital, all of them were neutralized. There was no information about damage or casualties, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
The enemy organized most of the attacks in the Kurakhovsky direction. Currently, fighting continues there in eight locations.
The situation at the front remains tense. Since the beginning of the day, 88 combat clashes have occurred. The hottest now are in the Limansky, Kupyansky, Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Monday, October 7.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, Russian aggressors stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops in the area of Staritsa and Vovchansk. All attacks were repelled.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy organized 15 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Novoselovka, Glushkovka, Lozovaya and Kruglyakovka. Ten clashes continue.
In the Liman direction, the enemy is trying to advance near Makeyevka, Grekovka, Nevsky, Novosadovy, Torskoye and in the Serebryansky forest. In total, since the beginning of the day, there have already been 16 combat clashes in this direction. 11 of them are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy carried out one assault near Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, the number of attacks increased to eight near the settlements of Toretsk, Dilievka and Nelipovka. Our defenders repelled three assaults, and five more clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the aggressor carried out 13 attacks in the areas of Novotoretsk, Kalinovy, Lisovka, Krutoy Yar, Novogrodovka and Nikolaevka. The defense forces repelled 12 enemy attacks, one battle is still ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the occupiers tried to advance 19 times near Tsukurino, Zhelannoye Vtoroy, Gornyak, Novoselidovka, Ostroye, Georgievka and Yekaterinovka. Currently, fighting continues in eight locations.
In the Vremivsky direction, our troops repelled two attacks towards Bogoyavlenka. The enemy launched an air strike with unguided missiles in the area of the settlement of Priyutnoye.
In the Orekhov direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled two assaults near Rabotino.
In the Dnieper direction, three attacks by the invaders were unsuccessful.
Let us recall that since the beginning of the war, Russian losses in Ukraine have exceeded 660 thousand soldiers.
It was also reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully launched an ATACMS missile strike on the Russian Nebo-M radar statio
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. The Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions engaged the units of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade, 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 113th Territorial Defence Brigade in Malye Prokhody, Liptsy, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Volchansk, and Khripuny (Kharkov region).
The AFU lost up to 95 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.
The Zapad Group's units have taken more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit personnel and materiel of the 30th, 44th, 63rd, 66th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 114th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 1st National Guard Brigade close to Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Novoosinovo, Kruglyakovka, Lozovaya, and Druzhelyubovka (Kharkov region), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th and 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU were repelled.
The enemy losses amounted to more than 410 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, one 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 105mm L-119 gun, two 122mm D-30 howitzers; and one M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, and one 155mm M-198 howitzer made by the USA.
One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences. The Group engaged the units of the 22nd, 30th, 54th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 144th Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 18th National Guard Brigade close to Serebryanka, Alekseyevo-Druzkovka, Seversk, Nikiforovka, Verolyubovka, Stupochki, Predtechino, Belaya Gora, Maksimilyanovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 28th Mechanised Brigade and 81st Airmobile Brigade of the AFU were repelled.
The enemy sustained losses of up to 590 troops, 19 motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and three U.S.-made 105mm M-119 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions of the Tsentr Group of Forces units, Grodovka (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated.
They also inflicted fire damage on the 23rd, 24th, 33rd, and 150th Mechanised brigades, 5th Tank Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 112th, 117th, and 120th Territorial Defence brigades, 12th and 14th National Guard brigades close to Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Dzerzhinsk, Sukhaya Balka, Dimitrov, Lysovka, Selidovo, Tsukurino, Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Raypole (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Ten counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 42nd, 53rd, 100th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 152nd Infantry Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, and 49th Assault Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.
The enemy lost more than 420 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, three 152mm Msta-B howitzers, and two U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns.
The Vostok Group of Forces has improved the tactical situation. They inflicted damage on manpower and materiel of the 33rd and 72nd Mechanised brigades, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 110th and 128th Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade close to Dobrovolye, Zolotaya Niva, Velikaya Novoselka, Razliv, Zelyonoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Russian troops repelled a counterattack launched by an assault group of the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 gun and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces has engaged personnel and hardware of the 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and the 124th Territorial Defence brigades close to Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Nikolskoye, and Veletenskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 troops, five motor vehicles, three 152mm D-20 guns, and one field ammunition depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have obliterated an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 multi-role radar and hit the infrastructure of two military airfields, depots storing ammunition and military hardware of the AFU, production workshops and storage sites of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as clusters of manpower and military hardware of the AFU in 129 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, five U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, as well as 74 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 33,013 unmanned aerial vehicles, 580 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,544 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,469 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,743 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,020 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 Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces continued the offensive operation to engage formations of 22nd, 41st, 47th 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU close to Daryino, Lyubimovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novy Put, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, the Group's units have repelled two counter-attacks of the enemy in the direction of Kremennoye and Plekhovo, as well as thwarted attempts to attack in the direction of Lyubimovka and Russkoye Porechnoye.
The enemy lost up to 30 people killed and wounded, one armoured fighting vehicle, and one motor vehicle.
Army Aviation and artillery fire inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th and 95th air assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Bogdanovka, Daryino, Kazachaya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Mirny, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, Tolsy Lug, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops launched strikes in Sumy region on concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 47th, and 115th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Katerinovka, Kondratovka, Makeyevka, Pavlovka, Obody, Pavlovka, Rechki, Khoten, and Shpil.
Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine sustained losses of more than 150 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, two artillery guns, four mortars, and two motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 21,000 troops, 136 tanks, 66 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armoured personnel carriers, 888 armoured fighting vehicles, 586 motor vehicles, 173 artillery guns, 33 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 45 electronic warfare stations and nine counter-battery radars, three air defence radars, 22 engineering and other vehicles, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/07/2024 to 00:00 10/08/2024.
A total of 26 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of two civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Two cars,
Nine residential buildings,
Two civil infrastructure facilities,
Six artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 20 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 75 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:17 Servicemen of the "West" group successfully launch various UAVs for destroying the enemy and delivering cargo.
19:21 Calculation of the Strela-10 air defense missile system of the Dnepr group destroyed unmanned aerial vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction.
The crews of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Northern Fleet naval infantry of the Dnepr group of forces provide reliable air cover for the units on the left bank of the Dnieper, which are fighting against the Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
The combat crew of the complex received target designation for an air object that entered its area of responsibility. As a result of competent actions of the crew, the target was taken under tracking and destroyed.
18:11 Mi-28NM crew destroyed personnel and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
17:49 RF Armed Forces destroyed MLRS Vampire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Khar'kov region. According to Iznanka, the installation was used to shell Belgorod and border areas. The MLRS was discovered in the forest area of the village of Bolshiye Prokhody in the Khar'kov region.
17:35 Russian troops have broken through to the western part of Maksimilyanovka on the side of Ostroye – heavy fighting is underway. The loss of Maksimilyanovka by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the near future means the exit of the Russian Armed Forces to the outskirts of the Russian city of Kurakhovo.
17:17 Rocket hit at the ammunition depot of the 80th separate airborne brigade in the area of the settlement of Osoyevka in the Sumy region.
16:34 In the area of the village of Snagost in the Kursk region there was destroyed another armored car Roshel Senator of Canadian production.
16:21 In Lyubimovka, Kursk region, Russian troops were able to cross the Zorka River and break into the center of the village, taking up positions near the Lyubimovskaya school.
15:09 Russian soldiers broke through enemy defenses in two areas west of Tabayevka in the Kupyansk direction.
15:02 At night, the Iskander struck the temporary deployment point of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the industrial enterprise of Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region –video.
14:42 "Two Majors" publish video of the liberation of the village of Zolotaya Niva west of Ugledar.
14:25 Enemy reports:
"Kurakhovskoye direction. The remaining northwestern part of Krasnogorovka came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Fighting continues near Katerinovka, for the central part of Maksimilyanovka, in the direction of Ostrovsky, Alexandropol and Zhelanny Vtoroy."
14:12 Crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the South group of troops destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Chasov Yar area.
13:20 The Ukrainian Air Force announced the destruction of the airfield in Starokostiantyniv.
12:40 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 multifunctional radar station;
Russian forces hit the infrastructure of two military airfields, ammunition depots and military-technical property of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
Units of the "Center" military group are operating in the Dnepropetrovsk region; the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated in the Raipol area;
The southern group of the Russian Armed Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defenses; the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 590 servicemen;
Russian air defense systems destroyed three ATACMS missiles and five HIMARS rounds in one day;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ??responsibility of the Eastern Group in one day amounted to 120 soldiers;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces in one day amounted to more than 420 soldiers and a German Leopard tank;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 410 soldiers in the area of responsibility of the Zapad group in one day;
The Ukrainian army lost up to 80 fighters and a field ammunition depot due to the actions of the Dnepr group.
12:17 Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Grodovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.
12:12 The Military Chronicle channel reported that Russian troops have taken control of the village of Zolotaya Niva, 20 kilometers from Ugledar.
11:42 In the Pokrovskoe area, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have taken up more advantageous positions, advancing west of Novogrodovka and north of Selidovo.
11:35 The Frontovaya Ptichka channel reported on the repelling of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Obukhovka in the Kursk region:
"Earlier we engaged the enemy in the Obukhovka area. The enemy was moving in two Hummers and a NATO-made armored fighting vehicle. The latter was destroyed by a precise strike from our drone."
11:09 Footage of objective control of the night strike on Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region. The video from Iznanka shows the night "arrival" of an Iskander OTRK missile on the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Pavlograd.
According to the channel's source, "dozens of different armored vehicles entered the building, there were a lot of people, most likely these were units transferred from the recently captured Ugledar. Information on losses is still being clarified."
10:44 Ukrainian troops have abandoned important defensive positions in the village of Tsukurino near Selidovo in the DPR, security forces reported.
“In Tsukurino, the enemy abandoned positions that were of particular importance for the defense of not only this settlement, but also, as a consequence, Selidov itself,” a representative of the security forces said in a conversation with TASS.
He added that the operational situation for the enemy was also difficult in the neighboring village of Gornyak.
10:37 Explosions have thundered in the city of Kherson, which is under the control of Kyiv, the Ukrainian publication "Public. News" reported, without providing details.
10:22 Artillerymen of the North group of forces carried out a pinpoint strike destroyed control point for unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
10:11 An explosion has occurred in the Kyiv region, local Telegram channels reported. Geran strike UAVs are again operating against targets in the region.
09:40 A guided aerial bomb was used to strike targets in Kyiv-occupied Zaporozhye.
09:14 Critical infrastructure facilities damaged in occupied part of Kherson region – Gauleiter Prokudin
09:00 After several days of bombing and fighting, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are again knocked out from the ruins of the aggregate plant in Volchansk, where the Russian flag was once again hung, the remnants of the GUR forces fled.
08:35 A series of powerful explosions in Kyiv and Starokostiantyniv.
08:12 Units of the Russian troop group "Vostok" have advanced northwest of Ugledar and in the area of Vesyoloye, approaching Bogoyavlenka in the DPR, the Ministry of Defense reported.
08:10 Crews of Russian T-72 tanks in the Kursk border area disguise their vehicles and set up ambushes on mobile armored groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The department noted that the tank crews strike targets from a distance of about three km.
08:04 Over the past week, the Russian Armed Forces have repelled more than 30 counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the borders of the LPR, killing more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries, the TASS agency reported, citing a military source.
08:00 "Solntsepek" hits militant strongholds at night
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Denis Davydov and Vladislav Sovin
[REGNUM] Since the second half of September, rumors have been persistently circulating in the Ukrainian media about the possible resignation of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov (included in the list of terrorists and extremists). Apparently, these are not just rumors - his resignation is really being considered in Zelensky's office.
It is connected with the fact that after the exile of the former commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhny as ambassador to Britain, the lover of showing off in the media Budanov became too public a person. And in Ukraine there can only be one star - an expired president, to whom all victories should belong. While the head of military intelligence shamelessly attributes to himself a lot of achievements, even those that have nothing to do with the activities of the GUR.
And he even allows himself to carry out combat operations with major losses purely for the sake of a pretty picture - like the completely idiotic attempt to land sabotage groups on the Kinburn Spit.
In addition, Budanov is a favorite of American "partners", always ready for any dirty tricks that they come up with, and invents his own. The attack of Ukrainian kamikaze drones on the Kursk NPP, according to informed sources, is his personal project. And this independent game does not always suit Zelensky's gray cardinal - the head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak, who goes under the British. Purely emotional aspects are superimposed on political intrigues.
The only question is whether Budanov will accept his resignation as meekly as Zaluzhny, and what this could mean for the Kyiv regime, given the resources at the disposal of the Main Intelligence Directorate. And this is the most interesting thing in the rather banal story about the dismissal of the undesirable.
The first serious sign that trouble was gathering over Budanov was the dismissal of two of Budanov's deputies, Viktor Zaitsev and Igor Ostapenko, by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. It was very important that they were dismissed, apparently, without the approval of the Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate himself.
This was, of course, not officially confirmed, but this widely circulated information was not refuted by anyone, and people from Budanovsky’s orbit are speaking about this nuance with undisguised irritation.
Thus, in particular, the former head of the GUR Valery Kondratyuk, who worked closely with Budanov, stated in an interview that "the very fact of not coordinating with the leadership is today a violation of even ordinary ethics - not only corporate, military, but human ethics in general. Such decisions, both in accordance with the procedures and the legislative field, must be agreed upon by the GUR leadership. And such things undermine and demoralize the GUR team when they see that today the commander is deprived of any influence and decisions are made without him."
However, the Ministry of Defense is clearly not worried about reputational losses and its next step was to remove the company Spetstekhnoeksport, which is engaged in purchasing weapons for the Ukrainian army abroad, from Budanov’s control.
Numerous facts of suspicious purchases of weapons at clearly inflated prices, accumulated debts to suppliers and other violations in the company's activities were immediately "suddenly" revealed. Thus, for high-explosive fragmentation rounds, which were purchased from India via the Czech Republic, 2 thousand euros were overpaid for each compared to prices on the world market.
Public figures close to the presidential office began to vied with each other to talk about various shortcomings in Budanov’s work.
Thus, the popular military expert, former SBU employee Ivan Stupak took aim at the excessive public activity of the GUR, which is supposed to remain in the shadows.
"There are many claims in terms of media coverage. There are many claims regarding the killed Ukrainian GUR specialists, instructors. These are not just special forces, but highly qualified people, instructors who died as a result of not very well planned operations, media... There were moments when special forces were deployed exclusively for PR purposes," Stupak said.
Well, on the other hand, political scientists piled in, convincingly proving that Budanov had gained too much weight, and this is also unacceptable for a military leader.
"As far as I know, individual sociological surveys show a high level of trust in the hypothetical party of Budanov. I know for sure that sociological measurements were taken and that it definitely exceeds the 5% indicator (the barrier to entry into the Verkhovna Rada. - Ed.). Although he is not the most popular figure in Ukraine today, there is a political perspective," political scientist Alexey Koshel comments on the situation.
Another expert, one of the long-standing and "famous" ones, Vladimir Fesenko explains to the public that the GUR has become "very focused" on Budanov during the war. "Budanov rebuilt it for himself. I have heard from various people that many employees are personally loyal to Budanov. And therefore, paradoxically, it will be more difficult to replace the head of the GUR than to replace the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which happened at the beginning of the year," Fesenko emphasizes.
However, Kirill Alekseevich is no fool either and switched on defense mode.
To begin with, the above-mentioned Kondratyuk, without a moment's hesitation, equated the enemies of the head of the GUR with the enemies of Ukraine. "When Budanov devoted his entire life and activity in the structure he headed to the defense of our state, I would say today that he should not have personal enemies, but there should be, as [Cardinal] Richelieu once said, enemies of our country. He once said that there are no personal enemies, but there are enemies of France. In this case, it seems to me, this very accurately applies to Budanov," he is sure.
The thesis was picked up by representatives of fan movements of the largest football clubs of Ukraine. In the statement they distributed, it was stated that since the personnel of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot express their opinion, "we, as a football community from all over the country, represent soldiers and officers of different brigades and battalions." And therefore they express absolute trust and support to Kirill Budanov, whose personality as the head of the GUR "is key today."
Considering that the fan movement in Ukraine was the backbone of the Maidan and the nationalist movement in general, and that now its representatives, with weapons in hand, are part of various military units (which is directly stated in the appeal), the statement can well be regarded as a hint addressed to the authorities: resistance to Budanov’s dismissal may not only be informational.
Unlike Zaluzhny, who did not display his own political ambitions, did not strive for media activity, did not resist (at least not openly) his resignation and calmly left after it as an ambassador to London, the situation with Budanov is, by all parameters, truly completely different.
After Yermak consistently, over several years, successfully "cleansed" the entire vertical of power in Ukraine of personnel not under his personal control, Budanov remained almost the only noticeable figure independent of the head of the presidential office. Ambitious, able to hold his own in front of the camera, clearly maintaining a staff of image-makers (who come up with loud statements like "drink coffee in Crimea") and also possessing large-scale resources.
The main one of these resources, as already indicated, is foreign support. The fact that the head of the GUR is a long-time CIA agent is no secret to anyone in Kyiv.
Some details of this interaction were openly reported in February of this year, for example, by The New York Times. The American publication, in particular, reported that Budanov was part of the so-called "Unit 2245" of Ukrainian military intelligence, which acted in the interests of American intelligence services, and which had been trained by the CIA since 2016.
"General Budanov was a rising star in Unit 2245, known for daring operations behind enemy lines and deep ties to the CIA. The agency trained him and also took the extraordinary step of sending him to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland for rehabilitation after he was wounded in the right arm during fighting in the Donbas," the publication reports.
And Yermak, in turn, has had long-standing close ties with British intelligence – MI-6.
It was he who organized and participated in the significant closed meeting between Zelensky and the head of the British intelligence service Richard Moore, which took place in October 2020 in his office on the Prince Albert Embankment in London. It was after that meeting that the previously hesitant Ukrainian leader took an unambiguous course towards a pro-Western policy, the violent suppression of the opposition and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a sharp deterioration in relations with Russia, which ultimately led to the beginning of the SVO. Evil tongues are talking almost about the recruitment of Zelensky.
And although the Americans and the British generally pursue a common strategic line of confrontation with Russia and the use of Ukraine, which has been turned into a puppet of the Anglo-Saxons, as their common instrument in this process, tactical differences between them are inevitable. Therefore, the current conflict between Yermak and Budanov is also an element of the unofficial confrontation between the British and American intelligence services in Ukraine.
"According to my information, Yermak really wants to fire Budanov. He is offered various options. However, the head of the GUR is covered by the US. And he allegedly replies that if there is a command from Washington, or more precisely from the US Defense Intelligence Agency, then, they say, we will talk," fugitive Ukrainian political scientist Kost Bondarenko comments on the situation.
It is unlikely that Budanov’s possible dismissal will cause some kind of military coup on his part with a change of power in Ukraine.
He has the potential for this, as well as the corresponding ambitions. But the decision on this or that turn of the “independent Ukrainian policy” will be determined not in Kyiv, but in Washington and London.
Considering that the presidential election campaign is currently in full swing in the United States, Budanov’s fate will most likely be decided after the elections and the formation of a new (or at least updated, if Kamala Harris wins ) presidential administration.
So, while waiting for this moment, the parties are throwing together arguments that the owners will use when they sort out all the cases. And Budanov's person will become a marker of the main decision: if "the war is to the last Ukrainian" - he will get a promotion; if the project is curtailed - somewhere warm, to prepare dirty tricks for Russia in a different mode and in a different office.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Sergey Adamov
[REGNUM] Russian army units are building on their previous successes, inflicting defeats on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass. Combat operations continue on several sections of the front in the DPR, where the enemy is surrendering one settlement after another.
Russian troops continue to push back the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction, advancing toward Mirnograd. On Monday, October 7, it became known that the settlement of Grodovka, which had been fought for in recent weeks, had been liberated.
The information about the liberation of the settlement was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Previously, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command planned to hold the defense of Pokrovsk along the Selidovo-Novgrodovka-Krasny Yar-Grodovka line. However, Russian troops consistently broke through the enemy's defense front in several places, destroying the plans of the Ukrainian army command.
The liberation of Grodovka opens a direct road to Mirnograd, a satellite of Pokrovsk, forming a single agglomeration with it. However, there are other options for developing the offensive, note front-line sources of the Regnum news agency.
According to local reports, the Ukrainian army is preparing the Pokrovsk agglomeration for protracted urban battles. The city streets are blocked with minefields and "dragon's teeth". Fire points and defense nodes are being created in the development and especially in the city's industrial zone. Therefore, immediately before storming the city, Russian troops may conduct a series of operations to disrupt the enemy's logistics.
"There remains an important highway connecting Pokrovsk - Mirnograd and Konstantinovka. In fact, these are now the two main defensive hubs. The road is held by the pretty battered 47th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. No one will rush into the fortified buildings without preparation," the source of the publication says.
Engineering units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to fortify the industrial zone of Pokrovsk, including the buildings of the machine-building and Pokrovsk silica plants. In Mirnograd, work is underway to transform the urban development into a fortified area.
The Ukrainian army command is preparing to resort once again to its eternal tactic: to prolong military operations at any cost. This is the conclusion reached by journalists from The New York Times, among others. The publication recalls that in recent months the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost control over a number of cities, including Maryinka, Avdiivka and Vuhledar, where the Ukrainian military tried to hold on at any cost.
At the same time, journalists insist that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ refusal to attempt a counterattack should not be perceived as “the beginning of a military defeat,” since Ukrainian troops are pursuing the goal of exhausting the Russian army by surrendering territory.
At the same time, the NYT authors wonder: how far will Ukrainian troops have to give in before the Russian army is exhausted? So far, this highly controversial strategy has only led to new losses for Kyiv.
THE MOP UP CONTINUES
The Russian army's offensive continues south of Pokrovsk. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that units of the Southern Group of Forces had liberated the settlement of Zhelannoye Vtoroye east of the settlement of Gornyak.
Russian troops were also able to advance in the direction of Tsukurino. The Ukrainian Armed Forces still control the area of the local poultry farm, around which a defensive area has been formed. Its complete cleansing will allow Russian troops to proceed to the assault on a large enemy "fortification" in the area of the villages of Gornyak and Kurakhovka, sources of the Regnum news agency report.
"The main supply route for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area, the road to Kurakhovo, has already been cut off, now they still have dirt roads to communicate with the main forces. But, most likely, they will have to retreat from there too," the source predicts.
The advance of Russian troops on this section of the front is also acknowledged by the Ukrainian resource Deep State. Its authors noted the complete loss of control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over Krasnogorovka, as well as the advance of the Russian army in the area of Gornyak, Tsukurino and the village of Lyubimovka.
THE SOUTHERN FRONT IS ON THE MOVE
The situation on the southern front in Donbass is not the best for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After the liberation of Ugledar, the Russian army is developing an offensive in this direction - there are practically no large settlements left under enemy control.
According to information from the field, the offensive is developing from Ugledar to the north - in the direction of the Kurakhovskoye Reservoir and the settlement of Kurakhovo, towards the units of the Southern Group, which is operating from the settlement of Gornyak.
The configuration of the front in this area is developing in such a way that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will have to leave a large area of territory in the near future, sources of the Regnum news agency note.
"The entire Ugledar region is a plain, literally like a table. Whoever controls the city, controls the region. Now they are trying to put together a defense near Kurakhovo, but here the initiative has already passed to us," a source in the Ugledar region tells the publication.
The situation is developing similarly to the west, in the area of Velyka Novosyolka. According to reports from the field, the settlement of Zolotaya Niva has come under the control of the Russian army. After the liberation of Ugledar, Velyka Novosyolka remains the last major defense node on the border between the DPR and the Zaporizhia region.
NEXT IS THE ZAPORIZHIA REGION
The developing situation is forcing Kyiv to feverishly revise its strategy. On the eve, satellite images appeared on the Internet indicating the construction of new lines of defense on several sections of the front at once.
In addition to the fortifications being built in the Pokrovsk area, the Ukrainian army command is planning to defend new sections of the front in regions not previously affected by military action.
It is noted that if the Ukrainian Armed Forces lose control over Pokrovsk, a direct road to the Dnipropetrovsk region will open up for Russian troops. At the same time, successes in the Ugledar area create preconditions for the liberation of the Zaporizhzhya region.
New fortifications are being created along the M30 highway from Pokrovsk to Pavlograd and the road from Kurakhovo to Pokrovskoe. Western analysts are inclined to consider the measures taken by Kiev as preparations by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a gradual retreat from eastern Donbass.
It was previously assumed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could attempt a counteroffensive on the Zaporizhzhya section of the front. Now, when the enemy command adheres to the tactics of "exchange of territories for a time", there are fewer and fewer opportunities for counterattacks. However, no one in Ukraine is talking about them anymore, continuing to monitor the loss of Donbass.
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