Bob Homans November 13
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Ukraine – 11/13 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
November 13, 2022
Identifying & Prosecuting the Quislings
At our meeting last Tuesday Maryan Zablotsky, MP, said that Ukraine is beginning the process of identifying and prosecuting those who were going to be part of the puppet government that Russia was planning to establish to govern Ukraine, after Russia took Kyiv in 5 days. Russia did announce that the puppet government would be headed by former President Viktor Yanukovich, who almost certainly knew of Russia’s plans to invade and occupy Crimea while he was still President of Ukraine. The targets of Ukraine’s investigations will be those who agreed to serve in the puppet government.
Timothy Snyder on “Amanpour & Company”
Amanpour’s most recent show, “Amanpour & Company,” included 2 segments: An interview with Timothy Snyder; the Producer of the recent episode of PBS “Frontline,” entitled “Putin’s War at Home.” The first part of Snyder’s interview focused mostly on the likely outcomes of the U.S. Midterm Elections, and the second part on the recent developments in Ukraine. The portion concerning the Frontline Episode included an interview with one of the dissidents who were interviewed for the episode. Both segments are well-worth watching.
Snyder recently posted a blog on Substack. The blog is entitled “Thinking About,” and it was posted a day after he appeared on “Amanpour & Company.” It is a long blog. I will copy 2 paragraphs here:
“Russia's main achievement in this war has been the kidnapping of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian women and children and dispersing them throughout the Russian Federation, with the express purpose of creating more Russians in the future. In this genocidal act, culture is reduced to biology, the violent physical control of wombs and babies. But what does it mean to be Russian, and why is it desirable? No one seems to know: except, again, in the negative sense: that there are too many non-whites in the Russian Federation. By no coincidence, it is Russia's indigenous people who are sent to fight and die in Ukraine.”
Two of the dissidents portrayed in “Putin’s War at Home,” reporters from Irkutsk in Siberia, attended the funeral of 4 Buryats who fought in the Russian Army and died in Ukraine. There is a clip in the “Frontline” piece that Amanpour replayed. The dead Buryat soldiers are Buddhists, yet they died for Russia in a war that was defined by Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate, as a “Holy War for the Russian World.”
Putin was only mentioned once by name in Snyder’s blog. It was here – “Russian culture was far more widespread and popular in Ukraine before the first invasion in 2014 and the current full-scale war of destruction. As a result of the war, Ukrainians have changed their linguistic habits, and prominent writers have ceased to write in Russian and begun to write in Ukrainian. Nothing has done as much to destroy what Putin calls "the Russian world" as his war. The Russian world is now in retreat, and as it retreats it steals and burns.”
There are many good and brave Russians who are resisting current events inside Russia, but the fact remains that it wasn’t Putin who murdered and raped innocent Ukrainians in Irpin, Bucha and many other places in Ukraine too numerous to mention, nor was it Putin who looted museums and the contents of Ukrainian houses. It was Russians. I’m not sure if Snyder, in his blog, consciously minimized the use of Putin’s name, but it echoes the sentiments of virtually all Ukrainians, but it doesn’t stop Western experts who should know better, who refer to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “Putin’s invasion,” and other deviations from the theme.
News From the Battlefield
According to the Latest Danys, the Russian Army is withdrawing from the Left Bank of the Dnieper, after leaving Kherson City located on the Right Bank. It is unclear where Russia might establish its defense lines, but the road to Crimea, coming from Kherson City, is now within range of Ukrainian artillery.
Denys now believes that the next Ukrainian offensive will be south toward Melitopol. There is too much upside for Ukraine not to consider this option, but it may come in ways that are surprising – to the Russians. Pundits who talk about the need to slow down for the Winter haven’t been to Southern Ukraine during the Winter. I was there, in mid-December. This area is relatively free of snow. There is a reason that part of Kherson Oblast is referred by Ukrainians as a “desert.” Weather-wise, there is much less to stop a Ukrainian advance than would be the case in East and Northeast Ukraine, including Luhansk, Kharkiv and Donetsk.
“Reporting From Ukraine” also predicts an offensive south, but with a caveat. He thinks that the initial objective is the Kinburn Peninsula, a spit of land shaped like a phallus, that constitutes the south bank of the Mouth of the Dnieper. Assuming that Russians are withdrawing from the Left Bank of the Dnieper River, Ukrainian control of the Kinburn Peninsula would give Ukraine complete control of nearly the entire course of the river except, critically, the area around the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Times Radio – Interview with Nataliya Gumenyuk. Nataliya is a well-known Ukrainian journalist. She is a graduate of the Draper Hills Summer Program at Stanford. Nataliya’s interview includes footage showing Ukrainian soldiers repairing a captured Russian tank. There are tractor stations throughout Ukraine, where there are highly trained technicians capable of repairing sophisticated combine harvesters produced by Deere, Klaas, Agco and others. They are among the many unsung heroes in this war.
Maj. Gen. Chip Chapman, in his interview, describes Russian withdrawal from Kherson as “the break in the strategy bridge between political intent and military power.” The “political intent” is Russia’s goal of incorporating the Russian-speaking portions of Ukraine. The “military power” was stopped by a small group of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, in a town in Mykolaiv Oblast on the Southern Bug River, where Russia’s advance toward Odesa was stopped.
Individual Initiative
There will be many books written about this war. One of them should be about the outsize roles played by individuals and small groups of Ukrainians, both military and civilian, in stopping Russian advances. Some examples:
· Mayor of Irpin. He and his comrades likely stopped a Russian advance into Kyiv, into a neighborhood where we live when we’re in Kyiv.
· Any number of examples that, collectively, contributed to Ukraine’s victory in the Battle of Kyiv.
· Mechanics, mentioned earlier, technicians now repairing the electrical grid, and first responders.
· Electrical and computer technicians who modified commercial drones to conduct reconnaissance and attacks.
Individual initiative is what is lacking in the Russian Army or, it appears, in Russian Society. The above example reminds me of the initiative taken by a small group of non-commissioned officers on June 6, 1944, who were responsible for getting the U.S. Army off of Omaha Beach and turned around what might well have been a disaster.
I tried to write a similar book, about the individual initiative that ended in Yanukovich fleeing Kyiv at the end of Euromaidan. I did a lot of interviews with individuals and small groups, including this one with the Lv’iv Entrepreneurs Group (that’s me on the right) that was instrumental in providing material, financial and personnel support for the protests on Independence Square, and I was inspired by everything I learned. Sadly, I couldn’t find an agent so, for it’s worth, I’ll pass along my idea.
11/13 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon November 12 to 12:00 noon November 13, 2022
A four-minute montage of video’s from social networks of Kherson’s liberation
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
November 13
11:26: Hungarian MP hinted at the annexation of Zakarpattia.
· Congratulating Poland on Independence Day, Hungarian Parliament member László Torotska published a photo of the Polish-Hungarian border in the 39th year when Hungary captured the Carpathian Ukraine. He expressed hope that soon the Hungarians and Poles would meet there again.
· The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to this provocative step and called on the Hungarian government to condemn Torotska.
08:02 a.m. The Washington Post: Representatives of the Democratic Party won at least 50 votes in the Senate and thus retain control of the upper house of the US Congress in the midterm elections.
07:09: Ukraine is invited to the ASEAN summit for the first time.
· At a meeting in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assured Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of further support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion.
· Kuleba stressed the need to continue dialogue with the Chinese government aimed at increasing pressure on Russia.
00:56 Foreign Minister: The history of the Ukrainian song "Shchedryk" was presented on the world's largest digital platform for art projections Art on the MART in Chicago.
· "Like a hundred years ago, Shchedryk performs a crucial diplomatic mission: it shows a creative, creative and free Ukraine fighting for its future both on the battlefield and on the cultural front."
November 12
22:14: Former U.S. Army Europe Commander Ben Hodges suggests that Ukraine's liberation of Crimea will begin early next year.
· "HIMARS will soon shoot from Kherson. Approaches to Crimea fall within its range.
· Hodges believes that by January, the Armed Forces will also liberate Mariupol and Melitopol.
21:43: Photographs on exhibit in Berlin showing Ukrainians living in the subway at the beginning of the war, hiding from Russian missiles.
· At the first Rosenthaler Platz station, pictures appeared on November 11, on the other two - Gesundbrunnen and Möckernbrücke - photos will be posted on November 15.
21:29 AFP: The Turkish president has appointed an ambassador to Israel for the first time since 2018.
· It will be Turkish diplomat Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, who served as consul general in Jerusalem from 2010 to 2014.
20:47 Iran Human Rights: Protests in Iran: 326 people are already known to have died.
· According to the human rights organization, at least 326 people, including 43 children, were killed by Iranian security forces during nationwide protests.
· Iran Human Rights director Mahmoud Amiri-Mogaddam called for a UN mechanism to investigate the crimes of the Iranian authorities during its suppression of protests.
19:24 The Washington Post: The loss of Kherson undermines Putin's military targets in Ukraine.
· For weeks, the Kremlin has carefully prepared its population for shock and tried to distance Putin from responsibility and political consequences for military defeats.
· However, today there are signs that the president will not be able to avoid the consequences, since the loss of Kherson may inflame anti-war sentiments, the newspaper reports.
16:36 The Telegraph: Britain and the EU have agreed to boycott Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's speeches at the G20 summit and will call on other countries to do the same.
· "We are trying to work with partners to show very, very firmly what the international community thinks about all these crimes, atrocities and illegal actions of Russia"
15:28: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba, during a speech at the Association of Southeast Asian States summit, said he would consider a face-to-face meeting with Lavrov if such a proposal was received.
· At the same time, he clarified that Ukraine does not see Russia's desire for peace talks: "It makes no sense to sit down at the negotiating table for a good picture."
· During the ASEAN summit, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
· The parties discussed the liberation of Kherson and future arms supplies to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
14:22 British Defence Minister: The retreat of Russian troops from Kherson marks another strategic setback for the Kremlin.
· "In February, Russia failed to achieve any of its main goals, except for Kherson. Now that it has also been handed over, ordinary residents of Russia should ask themselves: "Why was all this necessary?", - noted in the statement of the British minister.
14:14: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces a new package of EU sanctions against Iran.
· "The European Union has already introduced several packages of sanctions. Further sanctions will be added next week. We want to continue to increase pressure on the Revolutionary Guard Corps and political leadership," Scholz said.
13:59 Anadolu: Turkish President Erdogan plans to call Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming days to discuss Ukraine's position on talks with Russia.
· According to Erdogan, he intends to "discuss ways of dialogue and further step towards peace" also with Putin.
12:39 Bloomberg National Security Advisor to US President Joe Biden: The Russian army's departure from Kherson is an extraordinary victory for Ukraine.
· "It looks like the Russians have really retreated. And it really looks like Ukrainians just won an extraordinary victory when the only regional center that Russia captured in this war returned under Ukrainian flag," Sullivan said.
12:09 The Guardian: World leaders will not participate in an official 'family photo' during next week's G20 meeting in Bali due to general discomfort caused by Russia's presence at the summit.
NATIONAL
November 13
11:34 espreso.tv: The biggest problem after the war will be depopulation.
· There will be a shortage of people in Ukraine after the war. And the longer it lasts, the more Ukrainians can stay abroad.
· This was stated by investment banker Sergey Fursa.
08:38 Institute for the Study of War: The withdrawal of the Russian military from Kherson led to an ideological rift between supporters of the war and Russian President Putin.
· The retreat undermined the nationalists' confidence in Putin's commitment to his promises and his ability to deliver on them.
· Channels associated with the Wagner CEC mercenary group also addressed claims to the Kremlin over the loss of Kherson - this may indicate a further increase in the influence of the security forces.
07:27 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 on November 13:
· Over the past day, the enemy launched 4 missile and 16 air strikes, carried out more than 40 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· More than 20 settlements of Zaporizhia, Cherkasy, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions were hit.
· On November 12, another replenishment of mobilized Russian citizens arrived in the occupied Melitopol of the Zaporizhia region.
· This category of enemy servicemen, upon arrival in the city, buys food, civilian clothes and a large amount of alcoholic beverages.
· According to the updated information, the defeat by the Defense Forces of the area of concentration of the occupiers in the Kherson region was confirmed. In the area of the settlement of Dnepryany, a high-precision strike was struck on the building, where there were up to 500 occupants.
· According to its results, two trucks of the dead invaders were taken to Tauride. 56 severely injured people were transported to the nearest hospital, of which, soon, another 16 people died. Final information on the losses of the occupiers is being clarified.
· During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine inflicted 13 strikes on the enemy. 8 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 5 positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems were hit.
07:17 Operational Command South: The enemy's ship grouping in the Black Sea has slightly decreased, currently there are 18 enemy vessels in the waters.
· Among them there is one rocket carrier with eight "Calibers" at the ready.
November 12
21:53: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba met with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly.
· Diplomats agreed on positions on the eve of the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna in order to prevent Russia's further violation of nuclear safety standards. They also discussed assistance to Ukraine in overcoming energy challenges.
18:37 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18.00 on November 12:
· During the day, the Russian occupiers launched 14 air strikes, carried out up to 10 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems. More than 15 settlements of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions were hit.
· In the South Bug direction, the enemy, after the explosions of the Antonovsky road and railway bridges, the road through the dam of the Kakhovka HPP and other previously mentioned bridge crossings, carries out engineering equipment of positions on the left bank of the Dnieper River.
· In the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region, the moral and psychological state and discipline of Russian soldiers are deteriorating.
· Prohibition was introduced in the village of Henichesk, and the occupation authorities seized and removed alcoholic beverages from warehouses, shops, restaurants and other catering places.
· According to the updated information, the defense forces confirmed the defeat of the area of concentration of the occupiers in the Luhansk region, near the settlement of Hirske. After a high-precision strike, the enemy's losses amounted to 27 people killed and 18 wounded.
· During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 11 strikes on the enemy. 8 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, as well as 3 positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems were hit.
· Units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit one control point, 11 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment and other important military facilities of the Russians.
16:56: Ukraine can become the first state in the world to initiate the digital establishment of diplomatic relations, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
· The minister said that he had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Papua New Guinea, ethnic Ukrainian Justin Tkachenko and invited him to sign a protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations using modern technologies online.
12:59 British intelligence: The Russians could announce an evacuation from Kherson to withdraw troops from the city under the guise of civilians.
· It is likely that the withdrawal process began on October 22, when representatives of the occupation administration in Kherson called on civilians to leave the city. At the same time, there is a real possibility that Russian military equipment and forces in civilian clothes were evacuated along with the declared 80 thousand tons. civilians in recent weeks.
12:20 SBU press service: SBU detained an enemy internet agitator in Bukovina who spread disinformation about the internal situation in the region and discredited the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
· Among the recipients of this fake information was personally the Kremlin propagandist Solovyov, with whom the detainee was in direct contact.
MORDOR (RUSSIA)
November 13
11:59 Russian Media: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has accused the West of allegedly preparing "confrontational actions" in the South China Sea.
· A Kremlin spokesman said the goal was to "curb the interests of Russia and China."
10:54 Russian Media: Putin wants to strip Russian citizenship of fake news about the army, its discredit, calls for extremism and participation in "undesirable" organizations.
· Putin made the relevant amendments to the draft law adopted in the first reading on the possibility of deprivation of acquired citizenship.
10:10 espreso.tv: British intelligence: Military training is being returned to Russian schools to improve the quality of conscripts and mobilized and the level of patriotism.
· On November 9, Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov said that from September 2023, military training would return to Russian schools. This repeats the program of the Soviet era, according to which students underwent compulsory military training, which was removed from the program in 1993.
09:51 espreso.tv: Tensions between Belarusian citizens and the Russian army are growing in Belarus
· One of the reasons is the maximum employment of local hospitals in the treatment of Russian servicemen, who are massively ill due to unsatisfactory conditions in tent cities. Therefore, Belarusian doctors are forced to refuse services to their citizens, who also need treatment.
08:10: From the side of the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, a warship similar to Admiral Makarov is pulled in tow.
07:49 espreso.tv: The Belarusian army is not the one capable of attacking, according to Glen Grant a British military expert.
· The Belarusian army is very weak from the head. She does not have proper training, and many of her equipment has already been transferred to Russia. This is not the kind of army that can really attack. And yet that doesn't mean they can't be forced to do it. Zelensky must make sure that politically the entire Belarusian system, its government, understands that if Belarus crosses the border with Ukraine, then that's all - Ukraine will invade Belarus and free it from those in power.
November 12
22:33: Russia ranks sixth in the world in terms of restrictions on online freedoms.
· Такого висновку приходять експерти Freedom House, які опублікували щорічний рейтинг Freedom on the Net.
· Having scored 23 points out of 100 possible in the final ranking, Russia is located between Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, ahead of Pakistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Belarus in terms of state pressure on the Internet.
20:35 Center for National Resistance: Russian soldiers who fled from the territories liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively wanted by their commanders.
· "According to information from our underground, part of the Russian personnel, which was defeated in the Kharkiv region, are hiding in the area of the temporarily occupied Horlivka. Those who have already been found are redeployed to the south.
· Weapons are already issued on the spot, ammunition is forced to buy at their own expense. In order to survive, Russian soldiers have one option - to surrender," the message says.
19:47: Satellite images of Sevastopol indicate a sharp decrease in the activity of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, even near the coast, where he usually patrolled, after an attack by floating "drones,” — independent military analyst Sutton.
17:35: Two large ships, each 95 to 130 meters long, with trackers turned off, appeared near the gas leakage sites on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea a few days before they were discovered, the publication writes Wired, citing analysis data from SpaceKnow.
15:19 Reuters: Russia has put forward its demands in talks with the United Nations over a grain deal.
· According to Reuters, Russia reiterated its desire for unhindered access to world markets for its food and fertilizer exports in talks with UN officials in Geneva.
14:52: Border guards of Belarus indignantly stated that the Ukrainian military continues to mine the territories adjacent to the border.
· The State Border Committee of Belarus reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly not only mine their border, but also "destroy roads" and "infrastructure facilities."
13:15: Russia has banned the passage of vessels loaded outside the Russian Federation through the Kerch Strait into the Sea of Azov, - media reports, citing the Main Directorate for Maritime Affairs under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey.
12:49 Social Networks: Demonstration in Moscow with slogans to bomb Washington, USA.
KHARKIV
November 13
November 12
22:23 Social Networks: The sounds of explosions are heard in Kharkiv, subscribers report.
LUHANSK
November 13
DONETSK
November 13
11:48 Donetsk RMA: At night, the Russians hit the front line and the cities in the relative rear.
· Druzhivka, Svyatogorsk, settlements of Volnovakha direction, Avdiivka, Mayorsk, Torske and Zarichne were shelled. According to preliminary information, no casualties. Kyrylenko urged residents of potentially dangerous regions to evacuate.
November 12
17:55 Advisor to the mayor of the city: In the temporarily occupied Mariupol and Mariupol district, the movement of Russian military forces is again recorded.
· Military equipment, including heavy and air defense systems (Buk), is now spreading in large numbers in the direction of Berdyansk, - andryushchenko reports.
· Mariupol City Council published footage of mass graves at the cemetery in the temporarily occupied Old Crimea of Donetsk region.
· "Again, trenches, even unbeaten coffins, parts of bodies in boxes. No longer even all graves are being installed signs, just burying as it is.
15:02 Advisor to the mayor of the city: In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, after the retreat of Russians from Kherson, the number of Russian troops increased.
· "The presence of both Russian military and "DPR" has rapidly increased. If before that they moved past the city, now they arrive and stop directly in Mariupol."
ZAPORIZHIA
November 13
November 12
23:36: Houses were evacuated in Zaporizhia, next to which lies the Russian "Iskander", which did not explode.
· Earlier it was reported that the projectile could explode at any time.
22:03 Secretary of the City Council: As a result of today's attack on Zaporizhia, unexploded cluster shells fell in one of the residential areas of the city.
· "We have already started evacuating people from there. Now the houses and the adjacent territory are under the supervision of national police officers."
17:18: Acting Mayor Anatoliy Kurtev confirmed the work of air defense in Zaporizhia.
16:30 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Zaporizhia, subscribers report.
16:26: The so-called "authorities" of the Zaporizhia region appointed by the Russian Federation have stated that no evacuation is planned.
· "There are no evacuation plans because there is no reason for it. Our borders have long been reliably protected. Unfounded rumors spread by hostile propaganda, deliberately trying to sow panic and destabilize the situation," said the so-called "head" of the Zaporizhia region Yevhen Balytskyi.
DNIPRO
November 13
08:50 Dnipro RMA: Russians shelled the Nikopol district at night, wounding two people.
· Russian troops beat with "Grads" and heavy artillery. Two women, aged 46 and 82, were injured in the attack. They were hospitalized in a state of moderate severity.
01:56 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kryvyi Rih.
November 12
23:56 Social Networks: The sound of an explosion in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.
22:24 Social Networks: In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, the sounds of explosions are heard.
KHERSON
November 13
10:18 Communications Department: The National Police asks Kherson residents to help identify traitors-collaborators.
· "The State Security Bureau of the NPU appeals to the residents of the liberated territories: in case of available information regarding persons who facilitated or cooperated with the occupiers, or betrayed the state, report to the Department's hotline," the statement said.
10:06: Russian equipment was destroyed in Chornobaivka, Kherson region.
05:30 Social Networks: In the Chaplinsky district of the Kherson region, BC detonates.
00:49 Social Networks: Nova Poshta employees came to Kherson. They brought humanitarian aid to the townspeople.
00:06 Ministry of Reintegration: Ukrposhta will start delivering the first pension payments to Kherson from next week.
· Residents of the liberated territories, who were previously charged payments to the card, will be able to receive money on their hands. To do this, it will be necessary to submit to any local government an application for the accrual of a pension in cash.
November 12
23:18 Social Networks: In the Chaplin district of the Kherson region, the sounds of explosions are heard.
21:18 Kherson RMA: Gornostayivka, Kakhovka district, was shelled by Russian troops.
· Russians from MLRS "Grad" shelled the village. Enemy shelling killed two women and damaged about 10 houses.
20:57: Commander of ok "South" Andriy Kovalchuk arrived in the liberated Kherson.
19:12 Social Networks: A Ukrainian soldier returns to his home in liberated Kherson, where his grandmother meets him.
18:26 Kherson RMA: A curfew has been imposed in Kherson. It will last from 17:00 to 8:00.
· Currently, residents are not allowed to be on the streets and other public places.
18:06: Soldiers of the Odessa 126th separate territorial defense brigade published a video from the liberated Muzykivka of the Kherson region.
· Residents greeted the Ukrainian military with applause and hugs.
17:44: Russians stole 15 thousand pieces from the museums of the Kherson region. exhibits, — the government's Center for National Resistance.
· According to the Ukrainian underground, Russian invaders robbed the Kherson Art Museum. Oleksiy Shovkunenko, who also has a branch in Nova Kakhovka.
· It is known that 4 trucks with stolen exhibits arrived in occupied Simferopol. In addition, the invaders dismantled plumbing and took with them household appliances belonging to cultural institutions.
17:24 Kherson RMA: The regional military administration, the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine have returned to Kherson and resume their activities.
· Work is underway to demine the city.
16:46 Operational Command South: In the liberated settlements of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, units of the Defense Forces carry out stabilization measures and are assigned to newly occupied positions.
· "Our units are clearing the territory, including looking for disguised Russian military, abandoned equipment, thereby replenishing the exchange fund and the same Russian lend-lease," the message says.
16:18: A video of a large warehouse appeared on the network, which became a trophy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Blagodatne near Kherson.
16:01: Kherson residents sang the anthem during a CNN report from the center of the liberated city.
15:38 DTEK's Executive Director: The first liberated settlements of the Kherson region will receive electricity from Monday next week.
· In Kherson, electricity will appear later. It is possible that this will happen within a month.
15:11 Head of the National Police: The National Police of Ukraine is carrying out stabilization measures in Kherson.
· About 200 police officers work in the city. Block posts are set up around and on the territory of Kherson. The police of the Kherson region continue to record the crimes of the Russian occupiers. The main threat now lies in mass mining.
14:45 Social Networks: A grandmother in the Kherson region handed over a tape of cartridges left by the Russians to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:49 Social Networks: Kherson residents in Odessa celebrate the liberation of their hometown.
13:22 Social Networks: Kherson residents continue to celebrate the liberation of the city from Russian troops
12:53 Sky News: Foreign journalists met residents of liberated Kherson.
12:12 Head of Kherson Regional Council: It takes a day or two to restore Ukrainian mobile communication in Kherson.
MYKOLAIV
November 13
November 12
19:35 Mykolaiv RMA: Soon there will be water in Mykolaiv.
· According to him, to date, 2 out of 5 water intake points have been examined. Their demining will take at least 10-15 days.
14:37 operational command "South": The Kinburn Peninsula, which remains the only territory not yet liberated in the Mykolaiv region, is the goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on this occasion "combat work is underway".
· "The enemy remains there... We continue to advance the enemy. Now there is combat work, and if we set a goal to liberate the entire Mykolaiv region, it will be liberated," Humenyuk said.
ODESA
November 13
10:43 Social Networks: Fire in the port of Chornomorsk near Odessa.
November 12
13:33: The monument to Suvorov will be moved from the center of Izmail in the Odessa region to the territory of the communal enterprise. This decision was made by the City Council.
CHERKASY
November 13
23:45 Social Networks: The sounds of explosions are heard in Cherkasy.
· The head of the Cherkasy OVA confirmed the work of air defense, as a result of which explosions were heard in the region.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://invite.viber.com/?g2=AQBD3wxTrZ6XUU7IdXeHUfjVCydekezQCCGuwYnT6qPd1r7n1aVbFIewa6ng6Lis