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2022-10-16 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Commentary by Russian military correspondent Y. Kitten
[Chernovec] As I already reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched attacks in the Kherson direction today

That's what came of it.

From the front, the latest news, which is not even operational, but in principle cannot be seen on central television, is transmitted:

1) The direction of Svatovo is butting with the enemy. On the one hand, we recaptured Torskoye. On the other hand, Ukrainians came to the border of the Svatovsky district, bypassing, on the left side. Ours, to say that they rested and do not move at all, is impossible. But they are trying to maneuver counterattacks, which characterizes well the one who commands there.

2) Kherson direction - it is actively raining. Equipment stalled, the advance of the enemy was slowed down. They crumble UJkrainian soldiers in batches, but they still stick. Ours are well here. The Ukrainians have heavy losses. Compared to ours, they are big.

Well done - Commander of the Airborne Forces Teplinskiy. In the Kherson direction, he literally personally builds defenses in the trenches, builds them competently.

Surovikin is one of the most intelligent generals now. He began to quietly build defenses, digs.

3) Great joy - they finally began to burn the energy system of Ukraine. I hope that the next stage will begin to hammer on the bridges.

Following commentary by Russian military correspondent A. Sladkov
KHERSON. The situation gives cause for cautious optimism.

What is the reason? In the weakness of Ukraine or in the increase (including in the organization of command and control of troops) of our potential?

First, what is the setting? Yes, here you can get by with one word - they fought back, while they fought back. Although, according to combined data from various sources, the Armed Forces of Ukraine accumulated up to 60,000 people in the Kherson direction. It is said that two brigades and a tank battalion went forward. It already looks like a fist. Yes, they used the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the small flying detachments that yielded results near Liman at the junctions of our positions. And then past.

The enemy's advance has been halted, and it is difficult for him to retreat to his starting line. We used reconnaissance unmanned aircraft (early warning of the beginning of the enemy's movement), artillery, manned attack and strike unmanned aircraft.

What does it say? On improving the interaction of our types and types of troops. This is one of the steps to success.

Secondly, we successfully solved several tasks at once on the entire front line with different groupings: we repulsed the offensives in the Liman and Zaporozhye directions, continued to move forward near Donetsk and in the Artyomovsk region.

What does it say? In my opinion, this is the first result of reforming the command apparatus of the entire NWO. One leader, Army General Sergey Surovikin, a single hand of management - and here you have a clear coordination of actions.

Thirdly, our so far successful actions in defense are the result of harsh all-out strikes on the entire military infrastructure of Ukraine. That started but didn't end. The result could not appear instantly, we are talking about the difficulty of the operation of the rear and communications, and this does not pop up immediately.

Here fuel and lubricants did not come to the advancing, there the necessary ammunition was not delivered, here aviation cannot make landings. And in Kyiv, the backs of the heads were itching: isn’t the Armed Forces of Ukraine too zealously fulfilling Washington’s orders to take Kherson before the US Senate elections?

An offensive in the Kherson direction cannot be a reconnaissance in force or a test of strength. What about the meaning? The military command obtained permission from Zelensky to take the entire west bank of the Dnieper, starting from Kakhovka to the Black Sea, and then storm Kherson (as Ukrainian sources say). The bridgehead is not too large for the maneuver of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - however, it is inconvenient for us in terms of the transfer of reinforcements, provisions and ammunition across the Dnieper.

But after such a friendly work of aviation and artillery and the resilience of the ground forces, we have a neat optimism. The goal is to hold out until reaching the desired level of training and the arrival of reinforcements, until the productivity of our military-industrial complex increases.

And there, winter is not winter - no one has yet canceled the offensive. And in the cold, Europe will become more gutta-percha. We have time. We have a whole bunch of them, the main thing for us is to win.

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