[FoxNews] Georgian Dream, the Russian-backed party, claimed victory shortly after polls closed on Saturday, with around 54% of the vote. The united opposition garnered only 38%. The ruling party even had an assist from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who sent congratulations to Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the Georgian Dream party before the election results were even released. Orban visited Tbilisi and provided further legitimacy to the government’s disputed victory.
Many opposition figures reject the victory claimed by Georgian Dream and call the election stolen and rigged.
The Georgian president and many Western observers confirmed that the election results were marred by irregularities, including fraud and ballot stuffing.
The election was "marked by a tense environment and several incidents of physical altercations and widespread intimidation of voters," the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), noted in a statement. European Council President Charles Michel is calling for an investigation into the alleged irregularities.
Some Georgians, outraged by the results, have already taken to the streets to voice opposition and planned protests are taking place outside the parliament. If mass protests break out as the president and others have called for, and are met with violence from security forces, tensions could spiral even more.
Many Georgians have strong aspirations to join the EU, with polls showing up to 83% of them supporting such a move. The Georgian Dream Party has stalled Georgia’s efforts of joining the EU since it became a candidate member in 2023. The EU subsequently put Georgia’s process on hold after a controversial "foreign agent" law that required citizens, non-governmental organizations, media outlets and other civil society organizations that receive over 20% in funding from abroad to register as a foreign agent with the Justice Ministry.
Following the passage of the pro-Kremlin foreign agent law, the U.S. imposed sanctions and travel bans on Georgian officials who voted for the law and security agencies responsible for cracking down on dissent. The State Department also paused $95 million in assistance to the government.
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Yeah, don't watch those videos showing ballot box stuffing or potential voters being accosted and beaten up by Dream Party folks as it's all 'fake news'
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There is an accusation that, based on the winning numbers, enough ballots were cast to equal the entire population of the country. Well beyond the number of eligible voters.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:39 Norway will provide a new aid package to Ukraine worth 500 million euros, the country's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced. He specified that 350 million of this amount is military aid.
21:04 Croatia will transfer 60 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine under an agreement with Germany, the country's Defense Ministry reported. According to the memorandum, Croatia expressed its readiness to supply 30 M-84 tanks and 30 M-80 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as spare parts and ammunition for them in exchange for financial resources for the purchase of up to 50 Leopard 2A8 tanks.
20:25 North Korean troops are "very likely" moving toward Kursk, said Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh. She stressed that there would be no new restrictions on Ukraine's use of American weapons against North Korean troops if they were drawn into the war.
"We estimate that approximately 10,000 are moving to eastern Russia to study and strengthen Russian forces. We are increasingly concerned about Russia's intention to use these soldiers in combat or to support combat operations against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region, close to the border with Ukraine," Singh said.
In turn, Biden said that the participation of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine is "very dangerous."
18:33 Syrsky reported that he worked in units and divisions participating in the defense operation in the Zaporizhia region, met with brigade commanders. According to the commander-in-chief, there are military actions of varying intensity in this direction, the main task of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to strengthen the defense in the most difficult sections of the front and ensure maximum stability of the defense line.
18:16 The Cabinet of Ministers approved changes to strengthen military registration and monitoring of violations of the law. As reported by the Ministry of Defense, now the TCC, the SBU, intelligence agencies and the National Police will exchange data through an electronic system - this will allow law enforcement officers to quickly and effectively receive information about violators and deliver them to the TCC or the relevant agencies.
18:09 Syrsky ordered to strengthen medical services providing medical care to wounded soldiers in the combat zone with professional medical personnel, in particular, stabilization points of military units and subdivisions. For this, medical personnel from healthcare institutions (hospital link) of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be involved, the General Staff reported. The department emphasized that military doctors are not "transferred to the infantry" - they will continue to work in their immediate specialty.
17:37 Swiss President Viola Amherd supported lifting the ban on re-export of weapons to Ukraine. According to her, the embargo harms Switzerland's industry and security.
16:55 Japan will provide Ukraine with $3 billion as part of a G7 loan totaling up to $50 billion, which will be repaid using revenue from frozen Russian assets, Nikkei reports. Japan will monitor the use of these funds to avoid spending them on military purposes.
16:12 North Korea has supplied Russia with weapons worth $5.5 billion, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom reports. For comparison, the DPRK's entire production volume is estimated at $23.7 billion - that is, the country has made a significant profit from the war in Ukraine. Experts predict that this income could increase by hundreds of millions of dollars if North Korean troops take direct part in the war. At the same time, trade in other goods between the countries has also increased significantly: up to $52.9 million in the first half of 2024, compared to $34.4 million last year.
15:31 Zelensky said that he arrived in Iceland for the first time on a working visit, during which he will take part in the fourth Ukraine-Northern Europe summit and hold bilateral talks with its participants: the prime ministers of Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. It is planned to discuss the "victory plan", financing of Ukrainian production of weapons and long-range vehicles, maritime security, defense support, training and equipping of Ukrainian soldiers, etc.
15:14 Partisans together with the GUR blew up a bridge in occupied Berdyansk, Ukrainian media write, citing sources. The destruction of the bridge completely paralyzed the railway communication with Berdyansk and, as a result, made it impossible to deliver fuel and lubricants, weapons and ammunition to the occupation forces.
14:26 If elected US President, Trump intends to "move at breakneck speed" to stop the war in Ukraine along the front lines, but he will leave the provision of security guarantees for Kiev to Europe, the Financial Times writes, citing sources. According to them, Trump will not invite Ukraine to NATO in the short term, but will instead propose concluding agreements like Minsk-3 with "enforcement mechanisms and consequences for violating the agreement." At the same time, European troops, not NATO forces or UN peacekeepers, will have to monitor the implementation of the agreements.
"America will insist on two things. We will have no men or women in the enforcement mechanism. We are not paying for this. Europe is paying for this," the newspaper's source said. Trump's allies say that "Ukraine is losing the war, and therefore seeking a settlement is morally right." According to the FT, Trump is influenced by three groups, two of which "are united in wanting to leave Ukraine to Europe." The third wants "the projection of American power around the world."
13:42 North Korean troops have already been deployed for combat operations in the Kursk region, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said. According to him, on the morning of October 28, the South Korean delegation informed NATO, as well as Japan, Australia and New Zealand, that its intelligence services were aware of the presence of North Korean troops in Russia and their involvement in the war in Ukraine.
"Today I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and that North Korean units have been sent to the Kursk region. This deployment of North Korean troops, firstly, signifies a significant escalation in the involvement of the DPRK in Russia's criminal war. Secondly, it is another violation of the UN Security Council resolution. Thirdly, it is a dangerous expansion of the Russian war," Rutte said. He called on Moscow and Pyongyang to immediately stop these actions, which threaten both Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.
"But at the same time, the involvement of North Korean troops in the Kursk region is a sign of Putin's growing desperation... He cannot support an offensive against Ukraine without support from abroad. NATO allies will continue to support a free and independent Ukraine, because Ukraine's security is our security," the Secretary General assured.
13:10 The Wall Street Journal writes that the North Korean troops that will be sent to the front lines of Russia and Ukraine are not elite representatives of Kim Jong-un's army. Intelligence and video footage indicate that the soldiers include many teenagers and young men who are likely just starting their service. They look short and thin, which indicates a problem with malnutrition in the DPRK.
Moreover, these soldiers were trained in the mountains of South Korea, focusing on special forces tasks, which is not quite suitable for warfare in the flatlands of Ukraine. Their equipment is outdated, and the soldiers themselves may never have left the country. South Korean Defense Minister Kim En Hyun called them "mercenaries with cannon fodder."
12:03 The Russian army struck Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone, wounding two children aged 12 and 13, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
11:39 Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada bills on extending mobilization and martial law for another 90 days - until February 7, 2025.
11:34 Due to the consequences of the night enemy attacks, emergency shutdowns have been introduced in certain areas of the Sumy and Poltava regions, Ukrenergo reported.
11:30 Air defense destroyed 66 out of 100 enemy UAVs (Shahed type and unspecified type) in Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, and Cherkasy regions at night. Most of the enemy drones were shot down in Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Khmelnytskyi regions, the Air Force reported. In addition, 24 drones were lost in location, four flew away in the direction of the Russian Federation and Belarus. Several UAV hits on civilian infrastructure were recorded.
11:21 Zaporizhia Oblast must become a fortress, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. According to him, the efforts of the military and local authorities are currently aimed at creating the second and third lines of defense, and defense structures are regularly improved to respond to new threats. In particular, anti-drone nets are installed for this purpose.
"The second line is already 99.9% complete, the third line will be completed in the coming weeks. Next, the defense of the cities is being built, and it will be completed within the timeframe set by the General Staff," noted the head of the Zaporizhzhya OVA.
11:08 Zelensky said in an interview with The Times of India that the third point of the "victory plan" on containing Russia does not involve the use of missiles. According to him, it is about a package of long-range weapons that Ukraine will not use if Russia stops its aggression. "This package should be in Ukraine. This is a preventive weapon, that is, a warning to Russia: stop killing people! And this point is addressed to the countries that have these weapons," the president explained.
The "victory plan" itself, according to Zelensky, is not the topic of negotiations with Moscow: "This is a plan to strengthen Ukraine now and today. Strengthening before we have diplomatic negotiating formats. That is why we are addressing this plan to countries that are ready to strengthen Ukraine. This is a very specific request."
The head of state also stressed that the first point of the plan is not NATO membership, but an invitation to the Alliance, so that in the future no one can change their position and everything is legally approved. Zelensky recalled that Ukraine cannot become a NATO member during the war and does not want to involve other countries in the war.
10:54 Zelensky said in an interview with The Times of India that India could become a place for peace talks. He also believes that India is capable of influencing the end of the war: "This is the great value of India, a population of one and a half billion, which has real influence. Blocking the Russian economy, blocking cheap energy resources, blocking the military-industrial complex from the Russian Federation will give a shorter term to their war against us."
The president also noted that the G20 countries could quickly stop the war: "The entire war always depends on food for war - and this is economics, this is exclusively money. Therefore, 20 large economies can easily put Putin in his place."
As for the BRICS summit, Zelensky believes that it failed: "We did not see many of the leaders that Russia was counting on. This suggests that there is no union in BRICS. Putin himself is dividing BRICS with his war policy. I believe that he really wants to polarize the world and divide it into the "so-called West" and "BRICS+."
The President added that those who were at the BRICS summit and "spoke about their neutrality, spoke about wanting to help resolve this conflict, look more pro-Russian." According to him, neutrality in this war is support for the Russian side, since it helps Moscow exclusively. "There can be no neutrality between the aggressor and the victim," Zelensky emphasized.
10:22 The Russians are trying to increase the pace of their offensive in the Liman area of Donetsk Oblast and have transferred additional assault units of the 283rd and 488th motorized rifle regiments of the Russian Armed Forces there, Ukrainian military intelligence reported. The defense forces have inflicted serious losses on the newly introduced Russian troops, and individual assault groups have lost their combat capability.
09:14 At night and the previous evening, the enemy shelled Kharkiv with KABs, 13 people were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. One of the shells hit a nine-story residential building, partially destroying the walls on the ninth floor. 21 private houses were also damaged. In addition, at night, the Russians shelled Chuguev, eight people were injured, including five children.
08:51 In Donetsk region on October 27, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was wounded in Uspenovka, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:13 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 28:
personnel - about 690,720 (+1680) people,
tanks - 9120 (+7),
combat armored vehicles - 18,395 (+40),
artillery systems - 19,872 (+51),
MLRS - 1240 (+0),
air defense systems - 984 (+0),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 329 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 17,867 (+68),
cruise missiles - 2625 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 27,660 (+100),
special equipment - 3556 (+14).
07:57 On the evening of October 27, Russian troops fired artillery at residential buildings in the Central District of Kherson - two people were killed and two more were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. In total, over the previous day, five people were killed in the region as a result of Russian shelling, 13 were wounded, including one child.
07:28 Russians have used drones to strike critical energy infrastructure facilities in the Konotop district of Sumy Oblast, the OVA reported. One person was wounded in the Seredino-Buda community as a result of enemy shelling.
01:46 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Russian army has occupied Gornyak in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region, and has also advanced into Selydove, Bogoyavlenka, Novoukrainka, near Shakhtarskoye in Donetsk region and Novoalekseevka in Kherson region.
01:33 A fire broke out at the Anninsky distillery in the Voronezh region after a drone attack, Russian publics write. According to local residents, drones also attacked a distillery in the village of Krasnoye.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated units of AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 112th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 4th border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Volchansk, Goptovka, and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, four motor vehicles, one 152mm Giatsint gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and hit manpower and hardware of AFU 44th Mechanised Brigade, 77th Airmobile Brigade, and 3rd Assault Brigade close to Stelmakhovka, Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).
Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of AFU 14th, 28th Mechanised brigades and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 570 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, six pickup trucks, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one UK-made 105mm L119 gun.
The Yug Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of AFU 24th, 33rd, 54th Mechanised brigades, 79th Air Assault Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 37th Naval Infantry Brigade near Dalneye, Semyonovka, Ilyinka, Seversk, Chasov Yar and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic). Three counterattacks launched by assault detachments of AFU 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 665 troops, 14 motor vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one 155mm M198 howitzer, and four U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units liberated Tsukurino (Donetsk People's Republic).
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 5th Air Assault Brigade, and 241st Territorial Defence Brigade near Dimitrov, Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Pravdovka, and Vishnevoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eleven counterattacks of assault groups of AFU 42nd, 53rd, 93rd, 100th, 110th, 150th Mechanised brigades, and 25th Airborne Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 520 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. One Israeli-made ieMHR tactical radar system was eliminated.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line and hit manpower and hardware of AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 118th Territorial Defence Brigade near Uspenovka, Shakhterskoye, and Yasnaya Polyana (Donetsk People's Republic). One counterattack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one tank, seven motor vehicles, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm M-198 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units defeated formations of AFU 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 124th, 126th, and 128th Territorial Defence brigades near Veletenskoye, Nikolskoye, Antonovka (Kherson region), and Belenkoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, six motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer. Two electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 142 areas.
Russian air defence systems have shot down three French-made Hammer aerial-guided bombs, two ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, as well as 120 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,685 unmanned aerial vehicles, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,894 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,480 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,887 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,694 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.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of AFU 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
The Group's units repelled seven enemy counter-attacks close to Kremyanoye, Nizhny Klin, and Novoivanovka, and thwarted four AFU attempts to launch counter-attacks near Aleksandriya, Daryino, and Plyokhovo.
The enemy lost up to 80 people killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade as well as 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Aleksandriya, Gogolevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kazachya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Oleshnya, Plyokhovo, Pravda, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have attacked concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 103rd, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Basovka, Vesyolovka, Zhuravka, Katerinovka, Loknya, Mirlogi, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Yunakovka.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 350 troops, seven armoured vehicles, to include one infantry fighting vehicle and six armoured fighting vehicles, seven artillery guns, to include five Paladin self-propelled artillery systems, three mortars, one command post vehicle, and 17 motor vehicles. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 27,530 servicemen, 177 tanks, 98 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,020 armoured fighting vehicles, 710 motor vehicles, 236 artillery guns, 40 multiple rocket launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport and loading vehicles, 57 EW stations, 11 counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence radars, 23 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, three armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 10/28/2024 to 00:00 10/29/2024.
28 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 five civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
One car,
Three residential buildings,
One civil infrastructure facility.
Seven artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 21 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 82 units of various ammunition were fired.
19:13 Russian Armed Forces aviation is active destroys enemy strongholds in the village of Kurakhovo, thereby supporting the offensive of the 8th Guards Army.
19:12 Operators of the Kornet ATGM of the Russian National Guard open up on Ukrainian Armed Forces bunkers in Kursk region.
18:11 Destruction of stronghold of Ukrainian militants
FPV drone operators of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces discovered a stronghold of Ukrainian militants and carried out a precise strike on it.
17:14 Destruction of M-113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as an operator of an attack FPV drone in the border area of the Kursk region.
Servicemen of the reconnaissance unit of the North group of forces, using a UAV, detected the movement of an M-113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region. The target was attacked by an operator of an attack FPV drone.
The defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces armored personnel carrier was recorded by objective control footage.
16:21 Crew of Su-35s of the Russian Aerospace Forces completed combat mission to escort bombers in the border areas of the Kursk region.
The Su-34 multi-role supersonic fighter-bomber, accompanied by a Su-35S fighter, carried out a bombing strike on a stronghold and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower.
The crew carried out a bombing run using high-explosive aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module.
16:18 Statements of representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 28, 2024)
15:15 Near Lyubimovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces got there into a cauldron created by Russian paratroopers. As a result, all enemy manpower was eliminated.
15:09 Ukrainian serviceman of the reconnaissance battalion of the 41st separate separate brigade Boris Dovbik, taken prisoner by fighters of the North group of forces in the border area of the Kursk region, told, how the Ukrainian Armed Forces transformed him from a scout into a nurse in two hours.
"First they said you were a reconnaissance officer, and then in two hours they made you a medic. They showed you how to install tourniquets, how to wrap wounds," the prisoner said.
He noted that the command abandoned all those who could remain in position, the wounded, the killed.
"They surrounded us. They didn't know how to evacuate us. I looked, our guys weren't in their positions. They abandoned us and the wounded too. The wounded and even the dead remained in the basements. They abandoned everything. I left my position, and there were Russian servicemen there," Boris shared his memories of his captivity.
14:57 Powerful blow to the enemy: destruction of temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit
As a result of reconnaissance activities of the Russian Armed Forces, a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was discovered in the area of the settlement of Volchansk in the Khar'kov region. The target coordinates were transmitted to the Russian Aerospace Forces pilots, who destroyed the enemy's air defense system with a precise hit of an aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module.
At the time of the attack, the command staff of one of the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was in the post.
13:47 The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 350 soldiers in the Kursk direction in one day, seven armored vehicles were destroyed, three militants surrendered, the Defense Ministry reported.
Russian troops repelled seven counterattacks in one day and continued their offensive.
12:53 New briefing from the Russian Ministry of Defense:
– The Russian Armed Forces have damaged the infrastructure of military airfields of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
– The Vostok group repelled one attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one day, with the enemy losing up to 115 soldiers.
– The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces in one day amounted to more than 665 soldiers.
– The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 115 fighters in the area of responsibility of the “North” group in the Khar'kov region in one day
– The “West” group improved its tactical position in 24 hours; the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 570 soldiers.
– In one day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 520 soldiers and 2 armored vehicles in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces.
– The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 60 fighters due to the actions of the Dnepr group.
– Russian air defense shot down three Hammer aerial bombs and 120 Ukrainian drones in one day.
11:50 The crew of the T-80BVM tank of the "Center" group of forces fires from a closed firing position destroyed a strong point and mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which prevented the advance of the assault units. The firing adjustments and hit control were performed by UAV operators, which allowed for the rapid targeting with minimal ammunition consumption.
11:49 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Pacific Fleet Naval Infantry Brigade of the Vostok Group of Forces they tear off rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces units near Ugledar.
West of Ugledar, artillerymen provide fire support to advancing assault units, preventing the enemy from bringing in reinforcements.
10:33 Russian military showed destroyed In the second half of September, near the village of Sheptukhovka, a Leopard 2A6 tank of Ukrainian soldiers.
10:28 We are receiving information that the village of Pushkarnoye near Sudzha has been liberated in the Kursk region. Also, Cherkasskoye and Russkoye Porechny are under the control of our forces.
09:16 Combat footage of a T-90 tank crew of the Southern Group of Forces.
Tank crews suppress enemy firing points, providing powerful fire support to assault infantry units.
09:15 Crews of the "West" group pass training on modern BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles in the rear area of the North Military District.
08:19 Several energy infrastructure facilities have been damaged in the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine, the region's military administration reported.
08:17 Footage of the arrival of three Geraniums at a Ukrainian energy infrastructure facility in Sumy Oblast
08:15 Forward air controllers of the Dnepr group of forces adjusted air strike on enemy command post in Kakhovka direction in Kherson region
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[REGNUM] The Day of Ukraine's Liberation from the Fascist Invaders was officially celebrated only in 2009, when President Viktor Yushchenko signed the corresponding decree. There was a campaign of general reconciliation, and the authorities called for both the Red Army soldiers and the UPA* veterans to be recognized as heroes, hanging posters in the streets with grandfathers in medals shaking hands.
Therefore, the new holiday, previously celebrated only once with a parade in Kiev on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the event, was marked with the following words of the presidential document: “ For the purpose of a nationwide celebration of the liberation of Ukraine from the fascist invaders, honoring the heroic feat and sacrifice of the Ukrainian people in World War II.”
On the occasion of the first celebration, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the neighbors, expressing confidence that if the memory of common glorious victories is preserved, then the peoples of Russia and Ukraine, “having overcome all temporary obstacles and difficulties, will, like good neighbors, work hand in hand for the benefit of progress and prosperity of our states.”
However, this did not happen, because, firstly, Yushchenko took a course not on reconciliation, but on equalizing the status of the Red Army soldiers and Banderites, and, secondly, the opposing sides did not want any reconciliation. The then still existing communists accused the president of hypocrisy, since in the same year he posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to the UPA* commander Roman Shukhevych, and in 2007 supported the initiative to create a "Museum of Soviet Occupation".
On the other hand, ideological nationalists categorically refused to celebrate the Day of Liberation of Ukraine, who at that time carefully avoided admitting the fact of close cooperation between the OUN* and Nazi Germany since the 1930s. “On October 28, Ukraine was truly liberated from the fascists, but after that, the Bolsheviks finally enslaved Ukraine. What is there to celebrate? ” Roman Shukhevych’s son Yuri was indignant at the time. “Before October 28, the OUN-UPA fought against two occupiers – the fascists and the Bolsheviks, and after that date, against one – the Soviet government. There can be no talk of any reconciliation!”
So the format of the celebration never came together, and the memorable date simply remained on the calendar. Although for Ukraine it is one of the most significant, since at the end of October 1944, Soviet troops were on the territory of Czechoslovakia, which was reported directly and honestly by the main printed organ of the army, the newspaper "Red Star". The main news, placed in the header, thundered:
“As a result of a rapid offensive, the troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front captured the main city of Transcarpathian Ukraine, Uzhgorod, on the territory of the Czechoslovak Republic – a major communications hub and an important stronghold for the enemy’s defense.”
Moscow saluted them with twenty salvos from 224 guns. But on October 11, it was visited by a Hungarian delegation consisting of representatives of Regent Miklos Horthy and the Hungarian government, Colonel General Farago Gabor, Minister Plenipotentiary Szent-Ivan Domokos and Professor Count Geza Teleki. They signed preliminary conditions for an armistice, according to which Hungary must evacuate all its troops and officials "from the occupied territories of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania to the borders of Hungary that existed on December 31, 1937."
In addition, Hungary was obliged to break with Germany and declare war on it, which, of course, the Germans did not allow, having seized control into their own hands: the Budapest operation began on October 29. However, in Subcarpathian Rus, as this territory was correctly called, other processes were underway. There, the autonomy of "Transcarpathian Ukraine" was proclaimed (not without the participation of the Soviet military administration).
A month later, its People's Assembly adopted a manifesto on unification with the Ukrainian SSR, and in June 1945, everything was formalized by an agreement with the Czechs, which contained piercing words about merging "with its original homeland - Ukraine." And the territory of Ukraine itself at that time was within the borders of 1940, when after the Polish campaign of the Red Army, the territory to the west was limited to the Lviv, Drohobych, Ternopil, Stanislav, Volyn and Rivne regions, and to the southwest by Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina.
And it was liberated back in August 1944, when it would have been logical to establish a holiday date. Its borders are clearly visible on the famous poster "Ukraine is free!"
As for Transcarpathia, it was historically a territory of the Hungarian Kingdom, populated by Rusyns. After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, the Hungarian government granted the mountainous part of the territory of four counties (districts) with a Rusyn population - Uzhgorod, Berehove, Vynohradiv and today's Romanian Sighetu Marmatiei - an autonomous status under the general name "Ruska Krajina".
When Transcarpathia became part of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1919 (also as an autonomous region), the region was called "Subcarpathian Rus". At the same time, the current coat of arms of Transcarpathia was created - on the right, a red bear on a silver field, on the left - alternating blue and gold stripes. And in 1938-1939, Hungary returned what it considered rightfully its own.
Therefore, the "liberation" happened as an intermediate result, since the decision to conduct the Carpathian-Uzhgorod offensive operation was quickly made due to the need to urgently help the Slovak national uprising. From September 9 to October 28, 1944, the troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front and the left wing of the 1st Ukrainian Front were to overcome the Eastern Carpathians and seize the Mukachevo-Uzhgorod-Chop region.
The Soviet troops were opposed by part of the 1st German Panzer Army and the 1st Hungarian Army, united in the Army Group "Heinrici". Front commander General Ivan Petrov managed to break through to the Tisza River valley and quickly advance to the east, taking Chop, now the westernmost city in Ukraine, by October 29. Moreover, they flew into the capital of Transcarpathia so quickly that the enemy did not have time to take out loaded trains, and even the personnel of the German military commandant's office remained in the city, offering resistance.
"On that side, ours were coming from Mukachevo, and this 5th tank brigade went along their rear, reached Uzhgorod and closed the ring. We entered the city, and we look, and there are loaded trains standing under steam. The first locomotive had just started moving, when our lead tank gave it a shot, steam started coming out of it and the Germans scattered like cockroaches. That is, we were the first to break into Uzhgorod, and from the rear, from where the Germans were not expecting us at all," recalled the events of the signalman Mikhail Novikov.
But the advance of the Soviet troops stopped there due to the extremely difficult conditions of military operations in the mountains and the defeat of the Slovak national uprising.
So instead of the main goal, a secondary one was achieved. Although in a global sense, the gathering of the lands of Rus was completed at the end of October 1944, and it is this event that should constitute the main meaning of the memorable date. But the fact that Ukraine received the notorious "borders of 1991" is also important, since this would not have happened without the will of the Soviet state and the efforts of the Red Army.
In the end, the Transcarpathian Rusyns also turned into Ukrainians solely due to this.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Sergey Adamov
[REGNUM] The Russian army is building on its success in Donbass, inflicting one defeat after another on the enemy. Last week, Ukrainian troops were forced to retreat from a number of settlements that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had previously planned to use as defensive points.
The most tense section of the front remains the Pokrovsk direction, where the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is on the verge of collapse. Russian troops have gained high tempo of the offensive, having driven the enemy out of a number of settlements. In particular, the village of Tsukurino has been liberated, which was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense.
The Russian Armed Forces have launched a new stage of the offensive against the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the towns of Selidovo and Gornyak, the last two fortified areas on the approaches to Pokrovsk. On the eve, footage taken on the streets of the city appeared online, showing Russian soldiers freely moving around the western outskirts of Selidovo.
Later, the liberation of the settlement by the Russian army was confirmed by the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin.
Russian troops also continued their offensive to the west, driving the enemy out of the settlement of Vyshneve. Footage published online shows that the city's buildings were virtually undamaged. Apparently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces decided not to engage in protracted battles and retreated without offering serious resistance.
Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces managed to cut off the E50 highway connecting Selidovo and Kurakhovo, disrupting the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After the city was threatened with encirclement, the Ukrainian troops retreated.
The withdrawal took place within the framework of the strategy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which has been used by Ukrainian troops over the past year, a source from the combat contact line told Regnum news agency.
"As we have always noticed before, they have been given a clear order: to slow down our advance as much as possible, to interfere in every way. And if there is a threat of defeat, to retreat. But we do not storm their fortifications head-on, we cut off communications and force them to retreat. We had a major success in liberating Selidovo: we did not allow them to use their methods again," the agency's source said.
Previously, Ukrainian sources have repeatedly admitted that the defense of Selidovo is extremely poorly organized. According to reports from Kyiv, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units stationed in the city allegedly repelled several assault attempts and only then retreated. However, according to information from frontline sources, the battles took place mainly to the east and north of the city, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not even try to counterattack.
The situation is extremely difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces south of Selydove, in the area of the village of Gornyak. According to information from the field, most of the settlement has come under the control of the Russian army. Fighting continues on the southern outskirts. The loss of control over the settlement was also confirmed by the Ukrainian analytical portal DeepState.
Locals in city chats write that Russian troops have already begun checking documents in the liberated areas. It is noteworthy that here too, Ukrainian troops prefer to retreat without putting up fierce resistance.
In the same area, Russian army units liberated the settlement of Alexandropol, as a result of which Ukrainian troops lost their last positions on the right bank of the Volchya River.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the village of Kurakhovka, the last large settlement on the approaches to the city of Kurakhovo, were under threat of encirclement.
The collapse of the Ukrainian front in the southern part of the DPR is partly acknowledged by Ukrainian sources and Western experts. According to the military analyst of the German publication Bild Julian Röpke, over the past week the Russian army has advanced 2-5 kilometers daily.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command in this area tried to organize a counterattack, using reserves and armored vehicles supplied by NATO countries. Swedish-made armored BvS 10 Viking all-terrain vehicles were thrown into the battle: two of them were blown up in a minefield, after which they were finished off by drones. The counterattack failed.
KURAKHOVO SURROUNDINGS
In the area of Ugledar, Russian troops are also building on their previous successes. Over the past week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were forced to retreat from the settlement of Katerinovka. In turn, Russian troops are moving along the Sukhie Yaly River, developing an offensive in the direction of the settlement of Uspenovka from the south and southwest simultaneously.
Ukrainian troops are gradually rolling back and are unable to organize resistance because they have lost their commanding heights, Regnum news agency sources note.
"With the liberation of Ugledar, we took a key height, which for a long time provided the enemy with control over the entire region. Now we are using the advantage in artillery. Considering that the entire region up to the Kurakhovo reservoir is a flat plain, our drones are also working actively. So reaching Kurakhovo from the south is a matter of time," the source is sure.
He also confirmed the advance of Russian forces in the area of the settlements of Katerinovka, Elizavetovka, Bogoyavlenka, Novoukrainka and Shakhtyorske.
At the same time, the liberation of Selidovo and Tsukurino allows the Kurakhovo direction to be bypassed from the north and the city to be cut off from supplies. Previously, Western media covering the situation in this area reported that Ukrainian troops do not plan to hold the city and will be forced to retreat.
KYIV PREPARES DEFENSE OF ZAPORIZHIA REGION
For the Russian army, the advance in the Kurakhovo area creates the preconditions for a final offensive on Pokrovsk, and in the future, on the territory of the Zaporizhia region and the Dnepropetrovsk region controlled by Ukraine.
Kiev understands this and is preparing for a retreat. Ukrainian troops are finishing the construction of fortifications in the Zaporizhia region, said Ivan Fedorov, head of the region's military administration. According to him, the region will become a "fortress" since the military has completed 99.9% of the second line of defense, and the third will be ready in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, the Russian army continues to increase pressure on this section of the front. According to the assessment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group "Tavria", Russian troops were able to penetrate the Ukrainian defense between the villages of Olgovskoye and Novodarovka.
Ukrainian sources suggest that heavy fighting will begin in this direction in the near future. At the same time, dissatisfaction with the tactics of the Ukrainian command, which is surrendering settlements one after another, is growing among the Ukrainian military.
After the imminent loss of Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces should prepare to organize defense in the Dnipropetrovsk region, said Deputy Commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Maksym Zhorin.
“All of this needs to be planned and a strong line of defense needs to be built in advance, rather than waiting until the front line moves back to the next populated area,” Zhorin said.
According to the latest data, the distance from the village of Vishnevoe in the DPR, which came under the control of the Russian army, to the borders of the Dnepropetrovsk region is 29 kilometers. And from the front line in the Gulyaipole area to the borders of the region - only 11.
The resignation with which Ukrainian sources plan to defend Zaporizhia and Dnepropetrovsk suggests that the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not plan to hold the eastern regions of Donbas. But the decisive battles for this region are expected to unfold on the streets of Pokrovsk and adjacent settlements - the enemy's last stronghold in the region.
[RT] Illegal migrants from Ukraine have become the most frequently denied applicants, followed by Syrians and Afghans, Bild am Sonntag reports
German authorities have turned away 5,935 Ukrainians who were trying to illegally cross the country’s borders from January through September 2024, Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday citing data tracked by the Federal Police.
Ukrainians were ranked as the most frequently denied applicants at Germany’s land borders alone, followed by Syrians and Afghans, the number of rejection to whom totalled 4,709 and 2,396 respectively.
A crossing attempt is seen as illegal, when a migrant tries to enter without a valid residence permit, according to the police as cited by the newspaper. Rejections are also possible especially if entrants are not registered as asylum seekers or if they are temporarily banned from re-entering the country.
In total, the German Federal Police detected 53,410 illegal entry attempts into the country in the first nine months of 2024. Most of the rejections occurred at Germany’s border with Switzerland (9,113 people), Bild noted. They were followed by the control points on the borders with Poland, where the police turned away 7,862 people, Austria and France, that recorded 5,468 and 2,350 illegal entry attempts respectively.
The German authorities reportedly identified 1,482 deported migrants, who attempted to re-enter the country despite the previously issued ban. Moreover, the police arrested 1,195 smugglers and uncovered 1,088 smuggling operations. The total number of arrests from January to September reportedly amounted to 7,783.
Germany has become the the prime destinations for Ukrainian refugees in the EU since the conflict between Moscow and Kiev escalated in February 2022. The bloc’s economic powerhouse has accepted almost 1.1 million Ukrainian migrants as of June 2024. Poland has accepted 960,000, according to Statista. Russia welcomed over 5.3 million Ukrainians, official data from early 2023 demonstrates.
In addition, Germany has continued to accept migrants from other countries amid ongoing crises in the Middle East and Africa, with total refugee arrivals reaching 2.67 million and 1.93 million in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
In September, the federal government tightened border controls for at least six months, emphasising that the measure could be further extended. The authorities launched a series of random checks at border crossings with Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France, thus expanding the system already in place at its other borders to the entirety of the country’s frontier.
Border crossings with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland have been brought under control since mid-October last year. Controls were also introduced at the German-Austrian land border in autumn 2015
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I assume they let in %100 of the "Pretty" Ukrainian women who apply...
After all Germans always use desperate women for their pleasure.. In fact the highest percentage of legal whores in Germany are now Ukrainian Women.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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