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[Korrespondent] Russians shelled the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Russian troops targeted Nikopol, Marganets and Mirovsk communities. As a result of the enemy attack, civilians suffered.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian troops hit Nikopol, Marganets and Myrivska communities with 122mm BM-21 MLRS Grad, artillery and drones, there is a victim. This was reported by the head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak on Saturday, November 16.
"Shooting from Grads and artillery. Drone attacks. During the day, Nikopol region was under enemy attack almost a dozen times," Lysak noted.
It is noted that Russian troops targeted Nikopol, Marganets and Mirovskaya communities.
A 75-year-old woman was injured in the shelling. She received medical assistance. She is being treated on an outpatient basis.
A transport company, a five-story building, ten private houses and ten outbuildings, three garages, solar panels, a greenhouse, a power line and a gas pipeline were damaged.
At the same time, the air raid alarm is still in effect in the region. The head of the OVA called for people to stay in a safe place.
Earlier, Russian troops attacked the city of Nikopol with artillery. Two people were killed. As a result of the shelling, a medical facility, cafes, shops and cars were damaged in the city.
Also recently, Russian troops attacked Nikopol region six times with kamikaze drones. In addition, they used Grad MLRS.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have defeated formations of foreign mercenaries, manpower, and hardware of 122nd and 125th Territorial Defence brigades near Veliky Burluk, Malye Prokhody, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 70 troops, four 152mm D-20 howitzers, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers. Two ammunition depots have been wiped out.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops have hit AFU 63rd, 67th Mechanised brigades, and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kirovsk, Terny, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of AFU’s 14th and 28th Mechanised brigades have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, nine motor vehicles, one Partizan multiple-launch rocket system, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns. Three ammunition depots have been wiped out.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the tactical position. Russian troops have inflicted fire damage on 24th, 54th, 110th Mechanised brigades, 46th and 77th Airmobile brigades of the AFU near Slavyansk, Seversk, Dachnoye, Andreyevka, Dobrovolye, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counterattacks launched by enemy assault detachments have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 625 troops, three motor vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. Two electronic warfare stations and one ammunition depot have been eliminated.
As a result of successful offensive actions, the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Leninskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of 24th, 42nd, 117th Mechanised brigades, 68th, 71st, 152nd Jaeger brigades, and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade near Petrovka, Dyleyevka, Selidovo, Ilyinka, Novogrodovka, and Novodmitrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counterattacks of AFU assault detachments have been repelled.
The AFU losses were more than 370 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, five armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have liberated Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of 113th, 117th, and 129th Territorial defence brigades near Razliv, Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novodarovka (Zaporozhye region).
One counterattack launched by an AFU assault group has been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 140 troops, two tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and two 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the 118th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 124th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, and the 3rd National Guard Brigade close to Orekhov, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Mikhaylovka, and Kamyshany (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 110 troops, three motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged Ukrainian power infrastructure that supported actions of the AFU, the military airfield infrastructure, manufacturing shops and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 165 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 102 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,960 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,343 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,489 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,972 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,437 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 units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, 112th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Daryino, Martynovka, Maryevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Pogrebki, and Sverdlikovo.
Army Aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Lebedevka, Novoivanovka, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
During the day, the enemy losses were 255 troops, three armoured personnel carriers, one armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, one anti-aircraft missile system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one electronic warfare station.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses were more than 32,930 troops, 213 tanks, 136 infantry fighting vehicles, 115 armoured personnel carriers, 1,167 armoured fighting vehicles, 951 motor vehicles, 284 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 65 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:17 Arrival of FAB-1500 UMPK at the temporary deployment point of the 46th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Kurazdan. 19:31 UAV calculation destroyed a camouflaged enemy mortar on the right bank of the Dnieper.
During aerial reconnaissance over the right bank of the Dnieper, the operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle identified a camouflaged enemy mortar. The operator adjusted the work of the attack drones to approach the target and recorded the hit of the FPV drone.
19:07 Situation in the Kurakhovsky direction reports"Frontline bird":
"Battles are underway in the area of the villages of Sontsevka and Berestki. The Russian army has made significant progress in this area. Our armored vehicles storm enemy positions only after a good deal of work on the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the help of UAVs and loitering munitions. The Russian Armed Forces are rapidly advancing further."
18:54 UAV operators of the Pacific Fleet Naval Infantry Brigade destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in cover and a tower with a communication signal repeater near Ugledar.
18:17 Mi-28NM crews as part of a mixed tactical group completed an air strike with missiles on armored vehicles and enemy personnel in the border area of the Kursk region.
17:54 Explosions in Chernigov region.
17:50 Calculation of the FPV drone of the "North" military group in the border area of the Kursk region destroyed shelter with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in a wooded area.
16:40 Army aviation crews destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces firing points in the border area of Kursk Oblast –video.
15:54 Servicemen of the reconnaissance unit of the North group of troops in the Khar'kov region used a UAV discovered a pickup truck with Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters. After analyzing the intelligence data received, a decision was made to fire at the identified target. Objective control means recorded a direct hit on the vehicle and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
15:24 The Russian Armed Forces struck the Starokonstantinov airfield: there is significant damage to the infrastructure.
Donbasskiy Partizan reported that on November 16, 2024, at about 05:00, Russian attack drones carried out a massive strike on a strategic facility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces — the Starokonstantinov military airfield. As a result of the attack, serious damage was recorded to key airfield infrastructure facilities, equipment, and storage facilities.
Radar and power facilities were damaged: the P-18 radar station, which provides airspace control and navigation, was seriously damaged. Its restoration will take a considerable amount of time. The PS-1 diesel generator, which provides backup power for the airfield, was disabled.
There are losses among the Ukrainian Armed Forces aviation: the MiG-29 fighter, which was parked, was significantly damaged. Restoration is almost impossible. The Su-24 bomber, which was in the repair hangar, was completely destroyed.
A fuel and lubricants warehouse was also hit. The strike caused a local fire. Although the fire was extinguished, smoldering and smoke from the area were recorded until 11:00 a.m., indicating serious damage to the warehouse premises.
The warehouse premises where spare parts and components for repairing aircraft were stored were damaged. The destruction of the equipment will complicate the restoration of combat vehicles.
14:55 Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted a powerful strike on ammunition depots and equipment of the 2nd separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using a FAB-1500 aerial bomb. The strike "covered" the depots and positions with enemy personnel.
13:55 Russian Armed Forces take control of a populated area in the Khar'kov region
Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that Russian fighters have secured a foothold in the village of Sotnitsky Kazachok, which is located right on the border. The settlement is located in the north of the Khar'kov region.
13:40 Calculations of fpv drones of the Testing Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Rubicon"are being destroyedUkrainian Armed Forces shelters in the forest belt.
12:56 Calculation of the 152mm towed artillery mount "Msta-B" of the "Southern" group of forceshitat a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold in a forest belt in the Kurakhovsky direction, as a result of which a self-propelled artillery unit and a pickup truck were destroyed.
12:32 RF Armed Forcesare being fixedin the north-eastern part of Kupyansk. From the direction of Kucherovka, the enemy, with the forces of a platoon of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, carried out two counterattacks, during which Russian forces destroyed up to 15 militants. Critical losses were noted in one of the battalions of the 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where up to 50% of all personnel were incapacitated in a few days.
11:48 Situation in the South Donetsk direction:
The enemy failed to recapture Makarovka: the main part of the settlement is under the control of units of the 5th Army of the "East" group of forces, primarily fighters of the 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. In the coming days, the clearing of the northern part of the settlement should be completed with a subsequent application for full control.
Heavy fighting for forest belts continues in the area of Novodarovka and Ravnopol. High activity of enemy FPV operators is still observed here.
In the center of the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces, to the west of Shakhtyorskoye, there is an advance of Russian assault groups.
On the eastern flank, in the area of Trudovoye, the Russian Armed Forces continue to "roll" towards the village. Due to the threat of the "East" group of troops reaching Trudovoye itself, and then to Uspenovka, the enemy has increased its numbers here and is now holding on for every meter of land, albeit at the cost of high losses.
11:21 The Osa air defense missile system crews successfullyare being destroyedsmall enemy targets in the South Donetsk direction.
During combat operations, the crews of the "Southern" group of troops destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones that conduct aerial reconnaissance. The specifics of the equipment of the Osa anti-aircraft missile system make it possible to detect and destroy small-sized reconnaissance UAVs of the enemy at a distance of more than 10 km.
11:05 In Chasov Yar, Russian troops managed to reach the city center and get very close to the industrial zone of the fireproof plant.
10:52 In the settlement of Zarechnoye by aviation destroyed deployment points of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade. The enemy lost up to 20 personnel.
09:56 Enemy reports: "Kurakhovskoye direction. The Russian Armed Forces continue to occupy Solntsovka and consolidate there. Antonovka, which is near Yekaterinovka, has been lost, but the next village is also in great question.
In Petrovka and Grigorovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to break out of the operational encirclement. Now the main battles are already taking place near Zheltoye and Pustynka. Part of the latter village is not under our control.
The southwestern outskirts of Novoselidovka (a small part) and a third of Berestki are still under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but soon we will have to get out of this pocket. Everything depends on how long the remnants of Solntsovka can hold out."
09:47 In the area of Volchansk and Strelechye, Russian fighters have stepped up their offensive actions, breaking through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Strikes against rear facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue.
09:07 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the "West" group of forces destroyed camouflaged positions and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces –video.
08:56 Russian forces have cleared out Dorozhnyanka in the Zaporizhia region, Vladimir Rogov reported.
08:12 Footage of destruction of another tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.
08:07 Up to 3,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers may be surrounded near Kurakhove, military expert Andrey Marochko reported.
08:04 Enemy reports: “The Russian Armed Forces took control of Maksimovka and also advanced near Berestovoye, Kleshcheyevka, Andreyevka, Novoalekseyevka, Novoselidovka, Yelizavetovka, Rivnepol, in Sotnitsky Kazachka and Novaya Ilyinka.”
08:00 A strike was carried out on a railway junction in the Razdelnaya Odessa region, disrupting the supply chain of military cargo from Romania, the underground reported.
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‼⚡⚡⚡It is reported that personnel changes have taken place in the Seversky direction due to false reports to the top.
And now there is really good news.
After covering the situation at Belogorovka (in the Seversky direction), namely: incorrect reports from the command, unclear assaults and more - there is a result.
The army commander, the General Staff of the 3rd Army, has been removed from his post, the brigade commander of the 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade has been arrested, the battalion commanders have been removed.
Checks are also being carried out in the 6th and 123rd Motorized Rifle brigades in the same direction.
The situation was reported by Callsign 《OSETIN》
Actually, this is on the heels of the story about the alleged complete capture of Verkhnekamenskoye, Serebryanka, etc. and the lack of real progress in this direction. Let's see if the announced
changes will contribute to the intensification of the advance on the Seversky salient.
[Breitbart] Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped supplies to Austria early Saturday, according to the Vienna-based utility OMV after it said it would stop payments for the gas following an arbitration award.
The official cutoff of supplies before dawn Saturday came after Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Friday held a hastily called news conference to emphasize his country has a secure supply of alternative fuel for this winter.
OMV said it would stop paying for Gazprom gas to its Austrian arm to offset a 230 million-euro ($242 million) arbitration award it won from the International Chamber of Commerce over an earlier cutoff of gas to its German subsidiary.
The Austrian utility said in an email that no gas delivery was made from 6 a.m. on Saturday.
OMV said Wednesday it has sufficient stocks to provide gas to its customers in case of a potential disruption by Gazprom, and said storage in Austria was at more than 90%.
Perhaps Austria can make a deal with American suppliers.
[FoxNews] Ukraine needs '15 new highly trained, battle-ready brigades,' according to French officials
The scene could be 1,860 miles away in Ukraine's Donbas region, but instead some 2,000 Ukrainian conscripts and veterans are training in the muddy fields of France's eastern Marne region, where French and German armies once hammered each other during World War I.
The initiative is part of a European Union-funded program that has already prepared 60,000 Ukrainians for the front lines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
For this training, the French military has tried to recreate the conditions faced by the Ukrainian forces back home, while training them on the equipment that France is providing.
This includes 128 armored vehicles for troop movements and reconnaissance, Caesar howitzers, anti-tank missile units, surface-to-air missiles and battlefield radars.
The Anne of Kyiv brigade - named after a princess who married French King Henri I in 1051 in nearby Reims cathedral - has been training in France since September, and in the next 10 days will head to Poland before being dispatched to the front.
French officials say Ukraine needs as many as 15 new highly trained, battle-ready brigades, especially amid uncertainty over future Western military aid following the victory of Donald Trump - a strong critic of such aid - in the U.S. elections.
Most of the Ukrainians being trained here only joined the army a month before coming to France, while about 10% are veterans. Their average age is 38, but some are as old as 50.
French officials said the current trainees, despite many being civilians, were learning quickly and were showing how Ukraine's army can adapt despite shortages on the ground.
After nine weeks of training, the Ukrainians were now able, for example, to repel an attack on their trenches and to mount a counter-attack.
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