By: Robert Homans & Bohdan Chomiak
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President Biden’s Speech
President Biden’s speech last night was well-received in our household, although long overdue (at least the Ukraine segment).
My takeaways:
· President Biden did an excellent job in conflating Russia’s invasion of a neighboring democracy, Ukraine, with Hamas’ invasion of a neighboring democracy, Israel. Both Russia and Hamas are receiving support from Iran.
· By doing so, President Biden was able to effectively make the argument that the U.S. is facing a single conflict, totalitarians invading neighboring democracies with the stated intent of wiping both countries off the map.
· Dana Perino of Fox News doesn’t get it. I watched President Biden’s speech on Fox News, a network normally associated with the right side of the political spectrum in the U.S., because I wanted to see how a potentially skeptical audience treated the speech. Dana Perino was on a panel evaluating what Pres. Biden said. She accused President Biden for “jumping around” between Israel and Ukraine during his speech. That was precisely the point of the speech, conflating the two conflicts.
· Bohdan told me this morning that there is more coverage in the Ukrainian media of the goings on (or not) in the US Congress than there was of President Biden’s speech.
I think there are elements in the Republican Party that are considered as opposed to continuing aid to Ukraine, not necessarily because they categorically oppose it, but because they’re waiting for Pres. Biden to make a strong case for continuing support for Ukraine. We’ll see if Pres. Biden’s speech will change some minds on the Republican side.
News From the Battlefield
There is a lot of news. Yesterday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry estimated that 1,380 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded, the highest number in any day of the war. Yesterday may have been the worst day for the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine in a year, on the order of their abandoning their effort to seize Kyiv, the Liberation of Kherson City, or their defeat in the Kharkiv Region. This development didn’t get much attention, compared to Pres. Biden’s speech. We’ll see what the impact will be.
Much of this news is contained in the last two entries by “Reporting From Ukraine,” today and yesterday, and the “Latest Denys” which is an absolute “tour de force.” I suggest watching all 3, but here’s a summary, starting from north to south.
Kupiansk – This town is closer to the Russian border, where the Russians have launched a succession of unsuccessful attacks. This is a tactical map showing the latest Russian attacks. Up until the last several days Russia has been suffering an average of 400 casualties/day. On the date of this map, Russia suffered 400 casualties in Kupiansk alone.
ATACMS Strikes – Luhanks was one of the two places where ATACMS were used Berdyansk, on the north shore of the Sea of Azov southwest of Mariupol, being the other. It is the capital of Luhansk Oblast, and it’s located southeast of Kupiansk. Between Berdyansk and Luhansk, a total of 10 Russian KA-52 “Alligator” attack helicopters were destroyed on the runways. KA-52s have been a major problem for Ukraine. Apparently Russia has now lost approximately 70% of its fleet of KA-52s, with no possibility of replacing them due to sanctions.
Avdiivka – It is here that Russia has suffered most of its casualties and equipment losses. Both “Reporting From Ukraine” and Denys cover the fighting in Avdiivka. At 12:50 into his video Denys shows the latest report from Oryx, a service that keeps track of equipment losses on both sides, but only that equipment that is verified in a video. In the 3 days between Oct. 16 and 18th, but not including the heavy losses yesterday, Russia lost 84 pieces of equipment of various type, versus Ukraine’s 19.
Robytne Salient – Denys reports that Ukraine continues to move toward the village Verbove, but slowly. They are approximately 12km from Tokmak. Things may speed up because of the Russian KA-52 losses in Berdyansk, the airport closest to Verbove, possibly allowing Ukraine to deploy more tanks.
The Left Bank of Dnipro River – Apparently Ukraine has employed a unit of their Special Forces, 1,000 of whom just got back from the UK where, among other things, they received 6 months of training in amphibious operations. To my uneducated eye the size of Ukraine’s presence on the Left Bank, now in three separate locations, suggest something much more than just a raiding party.
Apparently, Ukraine has a significant number of pontoon bridges, large enough to support heavy equipment. There are several major opportunities to be gained from establishing a new front on the Left Bank, including:
· Cutting a road and rail line leading from Crimea, that Russia uses to supply its forces located near Enerhodar, where the Zaporizhia nuclear plant captured by the Russians is located.
· The shortest route to Crimea.
· The possibility of attacking Tokmak and Melitopol from a 2nd angle, over flat ground that has likely not been heavily mined.
Let’s see if the pundits and newspapers of record start picking up on these events.
Ukraine had previously been counseled by the Pentagon simply to focus on one battle, the counteroffensive near Robotyne. What we’re seeing today is Ukraine operating in at least 4 sectors, along a 600 mile front, not including attacks Russian logistics anywhere and everywhere, and causing Russia to endure substantial losses in men and equipment, anywhere and everywhere.
The Story of “Hammer”
This article, from the Wall Street Journal, includes the story of “Hammer,” a 36 year-old former security guard and amateur boxer, who enlisted at the start of the war. He is now a 1st Lieutenant in the Ukrainian Army in charge of a unit responsible for locating Russian artillery and sending the coordinates to Ukrainian artillery and attack drones. These units have been so successful they’re now giving Ukraine the advantage in artillery and rounds fired, while at the same time allowing Ukraine to cope with rationing of artillery rounds.
Although the fact Hammer is now a 1st Lieutenant may reflect the number of losses suffered by the Ukrainian Army, it is an example of how the military gives opportunities that aren’t available in civilian life. When the war is over, it is certain that Hammer won’t be returning to his life as a security guard.
10/20/2023 Sitrep
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Friday, October 20
12:26 AM: BBC Verify journalists have established that the October 17 explosion at the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza is believed to have occurred in the courtyard of the hospital, the BBC reports.
● Journalists found out that the photo after the explosion did not show significant damage to the surrounding buildings of the hospital, but instead showed burnt marks and burnt cars.
12:41 AM: "When Israel wins, and it will definitely win because we are stronger, Russia will pay for supporting the Palestinians who want to carry out the genocide of the Jews"
● One of the leaders of the ruling Israeli Likud party, Amir Weitman, threatened Russia for supporting Iran and Hamas on Russia Today.
12:53 AM: The EU has officially extended the temporary protection regime for refugees from Ukraine for one year — from March 4, 2024 to March 4, 2025.
8:00 AM: On October 20, the US Congress will be sent an urgent budget request to fund US national security needs to support our most important partners — Ukraine and Israel, US President Joe Biden said, Sky News reports.
8:00 AM: US President Joe Biden's additional spending request to Congress will include $60 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel. The rest of the amount will be distributed to aid Taiwan and to finance efforts to strengthen security on the US border with Mexico, - Reuters.
8:00 AM: ATACMS can only be used within Ukraine, - Pentagon.
8:00 AM: US military bases in Iraq attacked by drones and missiles, - Reuters.
8:40 AM: Croatia handed over its Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine, US Department of Defense transcript
● This was announced during a meeting between Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banozic and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon.
9:10 AM: Hamas and Putin pose different threats, but they have one thing in common - both want to completely destroy their neighboring democracy - Biden
● Biden appealed to Americans to support Ukraine and Israel. The US president emphasized: when terrorists do not pay for terror, they bring even more chaos, death and aggression.
10:10 AM: North Korea threatens to launch a "preemptive nuclear strike" on the US, - Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).
● According to Kim Jong-un, Washington is planning to start a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula, so it is transferring its "strategic assets" there.
Thursday, October 19
12:02 AM: The IDF released a video showing that the explosion at Al-Ahli Hospital in the Gaza Strip was caused by a rocket fired from a nearby house.
● The attack on the medical facility (according to various sources) killed between 470 and 800 people.
8:00 AM: US President Joe Biden intends to submit a long-term aid package for Ukraine in the amount of 60 billion dollars to Congress, - NBC News.
8:00 AM: The number of Israelis who have fled their homes due to the escalation of the conflict with Palestine has reached 300,000. This was reported by the Jerusalem Post with reference to the Israel Democracy Institute.
8:00 AM: The yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second major currency in global trade for the first time, according to SWIFT data. The share of the Chinese currency in international payments increased from 4.82% in August to 5.8% in September, which is the highest figure in the last 5 years during which statistics are kept.
8:00 AM: The UN may launch its own investigation into the shelling of a Gaza hospital.
● This was stated by UN Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, CNN reports.
9:55 AM: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Israel, - Reuters.
● Rishi Sunak plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog.
12:31 PM: A citizen of Ukraine died in the Gaza Strip this night, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk said on the air of the telethon.
● Also, according to the ambassador, 18 Ukrainian citizens have died in Israel since the start of the Hamas attack.
3:05 PM: Kazakhstan has banned the export to Russia of 106 types of goods that can be used for military purposes, Kazakh publication KazTAG.
● Among the goods are drones, microelectronics, etc. The Russians use the country to re-export technology to circumvent Western sanctions.
7:12 PM: The US has agreed to supply ATACMS missiles to Ukraine on a permanent basis.
● This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba.
● "This is a direct result of the agreements between President Zelenskyi and President Biden, which were reached in Washington during their personal meeting at the end of September," Kuleba noted.
7:26 PM: The EU has finally extended temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine until March 4, 2025.
● The press service of the European Commission writes about it.
8:42 PM: China has significantly increased its stockpile of nuclear weapons, building about a hundred nuclear warheads in the past year.
● This comes from a Pentagon report on China policy.
● As of May this year, China already had more than 500 nuclear warheads in its arsenal.
9:31 PM: The Israeli military received the green light to enter the Gaza Strip.
● A member of Israel's security cabinet told about this in an interview with ABC News.
10:49 PM: US military base "Ain al-Asad" in the west of Iraq came under fire from "Hail", several rockets exploded on its territory, — Shafaq News
11:05 PM: The U.S. guided-missile destroyer Carney, which recently entered the Red Sea, intercepted several missiles off the coast of Yemen, which may have been launched by local rebels, the exact target of the attack is not yet clear — CNN sources
● Washington deployed the Carney to the Middle East yesterday, October 18, to "help ensure maritime security and stability in the region's waters."
11:36 PM: UK and partners launch £127m Winter Emergency Aid Plan for Ukraine.
● This was announced by the senior military adviser of the delegation of Great Britain to the OSCE, Nicholas Ocott.
Wednesday, October 18
12:20 PM: Israel did not strike a hospital in Al-Ahly in the Gaza Strip.
● This was stated by US President Joe Biden at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
● "Based on what I've seen, it looks like another team did it, not you," the US president said.
4:00 PM: A memorandum of understanding and cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Strategy and Industry of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy of Romania.
● This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal.
● It is about increasing defense capabilities: increasing production capacity and expanding ammunition production.
4:56 PM: 23 Ukrainian citizens died in Israel, according to the Israeli Ministry of Internal Affairs
● The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko said that these are approximate statistics of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. He also emphasized that he cannot confirm these data at the moment.
6:25 PM: Parliament of Georgia failed to announce the impeachment of President Salome Zurabishvili - there were not enough votes.
● Sova writes about it.
● According to the regulations, it is no longer possible to impeach the president a second time.
11:05 PM: Protesters demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip storm the US Capitol building.
11:19 PM: GUR head Kyrylo Budanov was in Washington on a secret visit, - political technologist Jason Jay Smart in X
● "Budanov's visit coincided with the arrival in Kyiv of the US reconstruction representative Penny Pritzker, which later coincided with the arrival of ATACAMS," he wrote.
NATIONAL
Friday, October 20
12:04 AM: Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Poltava, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy regions - air alert, RMA.
● The threat of using ballistic weapons, - Air Command.
12:11 AM: During a telephone conversation, Biden assured Zelensky of the firm intention of Congress to continue helping Ukraine - White House
7:30 AM: During the day, the aviation of the defense forces struck the command post, 13 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and 4 more - on the anti-aircraft missile complexes of the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
● Also, our defenders destroyed 4 reconnaissance UAVs of operational-tactical level.
● Units of the missile forces hit the command post, 2 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 2 heavy flame-throwing systems of salvo fire TOS-1A "Solntsepek" and 13 artillery pieces.
8:00 AM: Ukrainian forces are successfully depleting Russian reserves in ongoing offensive operations, - ISW.
10:02 AM: Mykolaiv and Kherson regions - Missile danger, - PS ZSU.
10:52 AM: Kherson, Mykolaiv regions - air alert! - OVA
Thursday, October 19
12:19 AM: Kharkiv, Donetsk regions - air alert, RMA.
12:27 AM: Activity by enemy tactical aircraft to the south and east.
● The threat of the use of aviation weapons for front-line areas.
12:34 AM: Cherkasy, Kyiv region - air alert, RMA.
12:39 AM: An enemy drone of an unknown type (presumably reconnaissance) on the border of Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Poltava regions. Air defense works.
● This was reported to the Ukrainian Air Command.
12:56 AM: Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Kherson, Odesa regions - Threat of using ballistic weapons, - Air Command.
2:04 AM: Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia regions - Zaporizhzhia region - threat of attack UAVs, - Ukrainian Air Command.
3:15 AM: Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv regions - threat of use of attack UAVs, - Air Command.
4:41 AM: Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk regions - Missile danger, - Air Command.
7:10 AM: The export of grain and metals from Ukraine via the Black Sea has been going on for two months, despite Russian threats, - Bloomberg.
● According to journalists, more than 30 ships have called at the ports of Great Odesa since mid-September. They had a total carrying capacity of about 1.4 million tons. . This is equal to the volume sent in the first month of the suspended "grain deal".
7:26 AM: on the night of October 19, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 6 attack UAVs of the "Shahed-136/131" type, - General Staff of the Armed Forces.
● 3 kamikaze drones were destroyed by air defense forces and means.
7:43 AM: During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 15 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 3 - on the anti-aircraft missile complexes of the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
● Also, our defenders destroyed a Russian Su-25 aircraft and 5 reconnaissance UAVs of operational-tactical level.
● Units of the missile forces hit 2 control points, the Tor anti-aircraft missile complex, the Zoopark-1M radar station, and 11 enemy artillery pieces.
8:25 AM: Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk regions - air alert! - RMA
9:11 AM: At night, 4 air targets were destroyed by air defense means, - Ukrainian Air Command.
● A total of 17 means of air attack were recorded in the attack on industrial, infrastructure, civilian and military objects:
o 5 Iskander M ballistic missiles;
o 1 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile;
o 1 guided air missile Kh-59;
o 1 cruise missile (type to be specified);
o 9 attack UAVs "Shahed-136/131".
10:33 AM: Kharkiv, Donetsk regions - Missile danger, - Air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:47 AM: Investigative project Schemes published satellite images of the airfield of the temporarily occupied Berdyansk and Luhansk International Airport after the ATACMS missile strikes.
10:49 AM: Poltava, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia regions - Threat of using ballistic weapons in regions where an air alert has been declared - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:06 PM: Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions - missile danger, - Air Command.
12:49 PM: Donetsk, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kharkiv regions - missile danger, - Air Command.
1:16 PM: The Verkhovna Rada in the first reading supported the draft law on banning religious organizations that are connected to the Russian Federation.
1:25 PM: Kharkiv and Donetsk regions - missile danger, - Air Command.
2:13 PM: Kherson and Mykolaiv regions - air alert, RMA.
2:30 PM: Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions - air alert, RMA.
2:40 PM: The SBI exposed the head of the military unit in Bukovina, who sent his subordinates to repair his own house and charged them with fighting, the press service of the SBI.
● While the majority of the personnel of this battalion is fighting in the Donetsk region, the sergeant and the soldier agreed with the commander that they will stay in Bukovina and repair his house, receiving all payments in full, including "combat" extra payments of UAH 100,000 each per month.
● The commander and his subordinates became suspicious.
3:08 PM: Kherson, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions - air alert, RMA.
3:30 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Kyiv region visited the construction of housing for those people whose homes were destroyed by hostilities.
3:57 PM: According to the SBU, the suspect was reported to the collaborator Maksym Goldarb, who worked on Medvedchuk's TV channels and headed the banned pro-Russian party.
● At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he fled Kyiv and publicly supported armed aggression against Ukraine. The figure published pro-Kremlin posts on his own Telegram and YouTube channels with a total audience of over 140,000 users.
4:36 PM: Volunteers of the "Ukrainian Team" handed over kamikaze drones to the "Omega" national guardsmen, who are restraining the aggressor in the Kupyansk direction
● Fighters of the "Omega" detachment are always where it is most difficult. They took part in the battles for Kyiv and Kharkiv, restrained the enemy near Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, in the Donetsk region. And today they are giving a decent repulse to the enemy in the Kupyansk direction. We are sure that these kamikaze drones will strengthen the combat capabilities of our heroes. They will help them to free our land from the occupiers faster and turn enemy equipment into scrap metal, - noted in "Ukrainian Team".
4:52 PM: Kirovohrad, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions - missile danger, - Air Command.
4:58 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
● "Thank you for the work of the UN team in Ukraine on humanitarian response, in particular for the $435 million preparation plan for the winter season," the president writes.
● Zelenskyi shared with Guterres, in particular, the features of the functioning of the alternative "grain corridor" across the Black Sea and information on the continuation of the Grain from Ukraine initiative.
5:21 PM: Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Donetsk and Mykolaiv regions - air alert, RMA.
5:21 PM: Kryvyi Rih, Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions - take cover!, — Air Command.
5:31 PM: Kherson, Mykolaiv - in shelter, - Ukrainian Air Command.
● Dnipropetrovsk region - air alert, RMA.
6:23 PM: Doctors have determined that the seasonality of COVID-19 overlaps with the period of circulation of respiratory diseases, in particular, the flu.
● The epidemic season will pose an even greater threat to vulnerable groups, especially people over the age of 60, so they should take a course of vaccination against COVID-19 and get a flu shot. Ph.D., infectious disease doctor Fedir Lapii assures that both vaccines can be administered during one visit to the doctor - a break between vaccinations is not mandatory.
● The chief state sanitary doctor of Ukraine Ihor Kuzin noted that there is a basic course of vaccination against COVID-19 - two vaccines as a basic complex plus one vaccine as a booster dose, which must be done at least 5 months after the basic course. Ihor Kuzin emphasizes that people over 60 years old are strictly recommended to get the fourth and fifth vaccination in the same way with a break of at least 5 months after the basic course https://cutt.ly/USAID
6:54 PM: The President of Ukraine signed a bill that provides for an increase in spending on national security and defense by 322.6 billion hryvnias this year.
7:42 PM: The new head of the Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Defense is the writer and officer of the ZSU Illarion Pavlyuk.
● He announced this on his Facebook page.
● Previously, this position was held by Hanna Malyar.
7:57 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi put into effect the decision of the National Security Council, which provides for the protection and uninterrupted operation of critical infrastructure and energy facilities in wartime conditions.
● The NSDC instructed the government to provide enhanced protection of critical infrastructure facilities within 10 days.
● It is also necessary to increase the number of fire groups from the Armed Forces and the National Guard, which provide air defense of such facilities.
8:13 PM: Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on October 19:
● "More than 70 combat clashes took place during the day.
● In total, the enemy launched 8 missile and 48 air strikes, carried out 24 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces struck the command post, 13 strikes on the areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and 4 strikes on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Our defenders also destroyed 4 reconnaissance UAVs of operational-tactical level.
● Units of the missile forces hit the command post, 2 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 2 heavy flame-throwing systems of salvo fire TOS-1A "Solntsepek" and 13 artillery pieces of the enemy.
8:21 PM: Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions - missile danger, - Air Command.
9:14 PM: Kherson, Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions - Alarm related to the activity of enemy tactical aviation, - Air Command.
10:15 PM: Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia region - missile danger, - Air Command.
10:21 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a conversation with US President Joseph Biden and thanked him for the effective implementation of recent defense agreements.
● The presidents discussed the further strengthening of Ukraine's long-range capabilities.
● Volodymyr Zelenskyi noted that Ukraine is grateful for the vital and stable support from the United States in the fight for freedom and against Russian aggression.
Wednesday, October 18
12:36 PM: Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Zaporizhzhya, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions
● The threat of the use of ballistic weapons for the eastern and southeastern regions, — Ukrainian Air Command.
12:52 PM: The SBU referred the case of the ex-president of Motor Sichi and the director of the company's foreign trade department to the court.
● As part of the criminal proceedings, all property of the accused was seized for a total amount of more than 12 billion in hryvnia equivalent.
● Perpetrators face up to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
2:05 PM: The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine adopted foreign-made Leopard tanks of three modifications 2A6, 2A5 and 1A5 for the Armed Forces.
● This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
● Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov signed the orders for the adoption of these tanks for use by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Ministry of Defense noted that "Leopards" have effectively proven themselves in combat.
2:28 PM: The newly appointed ambassador of Turkey, Mustafa Levent Bilgen, has started work in Ukraine.
● Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen Perebijnys received copies of credentials from the new ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Ukraine.
4:25 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Har Stere.
● "He thanked for the recent package of military aid. We discussed the development of events at the front and the priority defense needs of Ukraine. We discussed the further strengthening of our soldiers, in particular air defense to protect critical infrastructure and the Black Sea grain corridor," the President of Ukraine noted.
5:08 PM: Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions - Threat of using ballistic weapons, - Air Command.
5:50 PM: Local social networks write about the "arrival" near the temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
● the so-called "governor" of Sevastopol, Razvozhaev, declared about the smoke "in the area of Saharnaya Golovka".
6:40 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron.
● "President Macron and I focused on further steps to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, long-range and naval capabilities," Zelenskyi said.
● Regarding the Middle East, the leaders noted that the civilian population must be protected and that further escalation in the region is unacceptable.
6:56 PM: Biden plans to ask Congress for an "unprecedented" aid package for Israel.
● He stated this during a visit to Tel Aviv.
● The US president also said that he had ordered the allocation of 100 million dollars for humanitarian aid for people in the Gaza Strip.
7:35 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with the Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Čolaku.
● "We discussed further defense support of Ukraine from Romania and the issue of food security, namely the importance of building new logistical routes for the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through the territory of Romania," the president writes.
7:55 PM: Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces as of 18:00 on October 18:
● "During the day, 64 combat clashes took place.
● The enemy launched 11 missile and 46 air strikes, launched more than 30 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● A five-story residential building, a church, more than 20 private houses and other civil infrastructure were destroyed and damaged."
● "In the Tokmak settlement of the Zaporizhzhia region, servicemen of the Russian occupation forces are being resettled en masse in multi-story buildings where local residents live."
● "During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 15 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and 3 more on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Also, our defenders destroyed a Russian Su-25 aircraft and 4 reconnaissance UAVs of operational-tactical level.
● Units of the missile forces hit 2 control points, the Tor anti-aircraft missile complex, the Zoopark-1M radar station, and 11 enemy artillery pieces.
8:18 PM: Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.
● UPD: Ballistic weapons threat to eastern, southeastern regions - Air Command.
8:58 PM: Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Odesa, Sumy and Zaporizhia regions - air alert! - RMA
● The threat of the use of ballistic weapons for the eastern and southeastern regions, - Air Command.
9:55 PM: SBU cyber specialists destroyed 5 state-of-the-art video surveillance systems and one EW of the Russians.
● "[...] with the help of kamikaze drones, four Murom complexes and one Pergam complex were disabled by the Russians. This technique allowed the enemy to identify Ukrainian defenders and adjust artillery strikes," the SBU press service writes.
● In addition, the "Pole-21" radio-electronic warfare complex, designed to suppress satellite communications, was destroyed.
10:52 PM: Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia regions - threat of use of attack UAVs.
11:15 PM: Mykolayivska, Kherson region - Threat of using strike UAVs, - Ukrainian Air Command.
11:20 PM: Chernihiv, Donetsk regions - Threat of using strike UAVs, - Ukrainian Air Command.
11:49 PM: Kirovohrad, Poltava regions - Threat of using strike UAVs, - Ukrainian Air Command.
MORDOR - ruZZia
Friday, October 20
10:55 AM: During the first use of ATACMS, the Russians lost at least 14 helicopters in Berdyansk and Luhansk, British intelligence
● They note that such attacks on airfields will negatively affect Russia's ability to both defend itself and advance on the front. This is due to the fact that the Russians use Berdyansk as an advanced operational base in the south of Ukraine. ATACMS strikes will force the occupiers to once again move their operational bases and nodes away from the front.
Thursday, October 19
12:16 AM: Russia has transferred groups of war dolphins from the temporarily occupied Sevastopol to the western part of Crimea - they were spotted at the naval base in the village of Novoozerne in the northwestern part of the peninsula.
● Analysts believe that in this way the Russians are trying to protect themselves from Ukrainian special forces, who have already conducted several successful landing operations on the western coast of Crimea.
● Fighting dolphins are considered an effective weapon against military divers.
10:32 AM: Explosions rang out in Rostov, local channels report.
● According to preliminary information, air defense is working.
11:53 AM: Due to the ingenuity of the SBU, Russia cannot protect the Crimean bridge, - British intelligence.
● On October 14, the Russians announced that they allegedly repaired the Crimean Bridge.
● “Although the bridge is fully operational, its use remains limited due to measures introduced after the first Ukrainian attack in October 2022, as trucks and fuel continue to be transported by ferry. In addition, the protection of the bridge requires a constant concentration of large forces from Russia, which could be deployed in other places," - emphasizes British intelligence
2:20 PM: The Russian army uses Ka-52 helicopters from afar, without flying into the range of Ukrainian air defense, — the spokesman of the joint press center of the Defense Forces of the Tavri direction Oleksandr Shtupun.
● "At this stage, we destroy the Ka-52 helicopters with missile strikes. The enemy does not fly into the range of our air defense systems. Because our soldiers have learned to shoot them down quite professionally. That is why the enemy strikes from afar. The effectiveness of those helicopters at a long range is much lower than if they flew closer. The Russians are just afraid now," the spokesman said.
11:20 PM: Military Intelligence representative Andrii Yusov confirmed DeepState's information about more than 60 pieces of Russian equipment destroyed in Krasnohorivka near Avdiivka.
● "These are not the final numbers and losses, obviously, they can be greater for the invaders in both equipment and manpower," he said.
Wednesday, October 18
1:11 PM: Over the past two weeks, there has been a significant increase in Russian offensive activity in the direction of Kupyansk-Lyman.
● British intelligence believes that the Russians want to create a "buffer zone" around the Luhansk region.
● "However, Ukrainian forces maintain a significant defensive presence in this direction, and it is unlikely that Russia will be able to achieve a major operational breakthrough," the British Ministry of Defense notes.
1:26 PM: In Rostov, Russia, a polycarbonate warehouse is on fire. The area of the fire is already 500 square meters, — rosZMI.
1:45 PM: the Russians en masse bring Soviet "Gvozdika" self-propelled guns to the temporarily occupied Yevpatoria.
● The movement of enemy equipment was recorded by "Atesh" partisans.
● It is noted that due to the serious losses of the Russian Federation, the occupiers are forced to resort to the use of outdated equipment again.
5:40 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
REGIONS
KYIV
Thursday, October 19
12:52 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kyiv region. Previously - air defense work.
Wednesday, October 18
10:12 PM: 4,000 km of power lines and 300 energy facilities in Kyiv region are prepared for winter, DTEK.
● "Also in the Kyiv region, DTEK has additionally formed 238 brigades consisting of 700 specialists who are ready to restore electricity supply 24 hours a day after possible attacks by Russian occupiers or accidents," the company's press service notes.
CHERNIHIV
Wednesday, October 18
4:16 PM: Chernihiv region - missile danger, - Air Command.
SUMY
Thursday, October 19
10:09 AM: A UAV of the Shahed type hit an infrastructure object in the city of Sumy at night - RMA.
● Previously - without victims.
10:46 PM: Sumy region - threat of attack UAVs, - Ukrainian Air Command.
Wednesday, October 18
10:45 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Sumy.
KHARKIV
Friday, October 20
9:30 AM Kharkiv RMA: Around midnight, the Russians launched a rocket attack on the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovy. Hitting the ground is recorded. Nearby shops were damaged, no one was injured.
● As a result of shelling in the city of Vovchansk, the house of children's and youth creativity and 4 residential buildings were damaged. Men aged 57 and 69 were injured.
11:40 AM: The SBU detained a lover of "Russian peace" in the Kharkiv region, who held a leadership position during the occupation of the region
● The figure turned out to be a former engineer of the Kupyansky Department of Main Gas Pipelines. He forced his subordinates to dig trenches and build other fortifications for the Russians.
● Suggested locations for disguised storage of their armored vehicles and ammunition in the area. He took part in the preparation of facilities of Russian authorities and military groups of the Russian Federation for the heating season last year.
Thursday, October 19
11:32 AM: Yesterday, the Russians launched a missile attack, first with an "Iskander" missile, against the city of Kharkiv. A hit was recorded on the territory of a civilian enterprise. A 67-year-old woman received a shrapnel wound, Oleg Sinegubov, head of RMA.
● During the past day, the Russian occupiers shelled the settlements of Kharkiv, Chuguyiv and Kupyan districts. No casualties.
12:17 PM: The SBU detained an FSB agent who was coordinating Russian strikes on Kharkiv
● He was detained "red handed" during reconnaissance of the places of Russian "arrivals" in the regional center. Russians were most interested in information about possible fire damage to local factories of the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine.
● He faces life imprisonment.
6:05 PM Kharkiv RMA: Russians hit Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, 2 local residents - men 74 and 69 years old - were injured.
● "They received mine-explosive and shrapnel injuries. Doctors are providing the victims with the necessary assistance," the report says.
Wednesday, October 18
12:05 PM Mayor: There are problems with light in Kharkiv.
● "Arrival" first in the Industrial district. The special services began work on stabilizing the voltage.
12:35 PM Kharkiv RMA: A 67-year-old woman was injured in a missile attack on Kharkiv.
● She received shrapnel injuries. Doctors are already working with her.
DONETSK
Friday, October 20
10:30 AM: the Russians resumed their offensive on Avdiivka, — representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Kovalev.
● "In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy has resumed offensive actions and is not abandoning attempts to surround Avdiivka. But our soldiers are firmly holding the defense, inflicting numerous losses on the enemy, he said.
Thursday, October 19
5:58 AM: Donetsk region - Threat of using aviation weapons, - Ukrainian Air Command.
12:57 PM: The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut direction continue to destroy Russian equipment and military equipment, — Military Intelligence.
4:16 PM: Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi published footage of the combat work of the Ukrainian aviation in the Bakhmut direction.
9:00 PM: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi visited the Avdiiv and Kupyan areas.
● "With the commanders and commanders of the brigades performing tasks in the Avdiiv direction, we determined the sequence of our steps taking into account the constant change in the operational situation and discussed the priority needs of the units," Zaluzhny writes.
● Also, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces conducted work in the Kupyanskyi direction, where Ukrainian soldiers maintain defense in extremely difficult conditions.
Wednesday, October 18
3:14 PM: The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian T-62 tank, - the head of the Ministry of Statistics Mykhailo Fedorov.
● "The Russian tank with a flying turret is the work of the 79th ODSHBr UAV strike company of the PERUN GROUP in the Donetsk region. The fighters masterfully aimed at the ammunition of the T-62 tank with an FPV drone," he noted.
3:41 PM: The SBU reported suspicion of a Russian Special Operations Forces major who planned a terrorist attack in the Kyiv subway in 2014 and organized the explosion of a "honey jar" at a military checkpoint near Luhansk in 2015.
● The figure is Major Kostyantyn Maslyanko with the call sign "Mexicanets" - a staff member of one of the most secret Russian special services - the special operations forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
4:41 PM: A column of Russian vehicles with infantry support was destroyed in the Avdiiv direction, the press service of the Separate Presidential Brigade named after Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.
7:15 PM: Ukrainian soldiers on the Taurian direction destroyed another enemy plane.
● This was written by Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the operational-strategic group of troops "Tavria".
● "Also, soldiers of the "Tavria" OSUV continue their offensive - they have partial success south of Robotyny," said Tarnavskyi.
ZAPORIZHIA
Friday, October 20
7:13 AM: "A restless night for the occupiers of Melitopol," - the mayor of the temporarily occupied city, Ivan Fedorov.
● He reported that several explosions were heard outside the city after midnight. The most powerful is in the area of Aviamistechka, where the Russians set up their military base on the captured airfield. Residents also heard the hum of machinery.
9:50 AM: Last day, Russian military personnel carried out 122 strikes on 22 settlements, - the head of Zaporizhzhya OVA Yury Malashko.
● 33 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. Civilians were not injured.
Thursday, October 19
9:40 AM: the Russians struck 123 strikes on 21 populated areas of the Zaporizhzhia region, - RMA head Yuriy Malashko.
● 92 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings, warehouses and infrastructure facilities. No casualties.
11:18 AM: Rescuers have completed search and rescue operations in a residential building in Zaporizhzhia, where a Russian rocket hit yesterday.
● The search operation lasted more than 20 hours. In total, five people died, five more were injured.
12:05 PM: Loud in the suburbs of temporarily occupied Tokmak. Residents report two explosions, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.
12:59 PM Social Networks: The sounds of explosions were heard in some areas of Zaporozhye.
Wednesday, October 18
2:54 PM: In Zaporizhzhia, search and emergency rescue operations are underway at the site of a rocket attack on a residential building, the Emergency Services Department said.
5:13 PM: The number of dead as a result of the attack on a house in Zaporizhzhia has increased to four people — rescuers found two more bodies under the rubble.
● "The search is ongoing," said Anatoly Kurtev, secretary of the city council.
6:11 PM: The National Police published a video from the body cameras of the police officers who were the first to arrive at the site of a rocket hitting a house in Zaporizhzhia.
● Meanwhile, the number of dead has increased to five, 5 wounded have been taken to medical facilities, — RMA.
DNIPRO
Thursday, October 19
5:31 AM Social Networks: Explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih.
8:15 AM: Late in the evening, the Russians hit Pavlograd. Due to the missile attack, there is destruction on the infrastructure object. The people are unharmed, - head of Dnipropetrovsk RMA Serhii Lysak.
● At night, the Russians targeted Marganetska hromada twice and Myrivska once more. No dead or injured.
● In the morning, the military shot down a rocket over the region.
12:51 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Dnipro
● Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia - stay in shelters! — Ukrainian Air Command.
1:59 PM: In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, raiders who seized agricultural enterprises worth UAH 38 million will be tried, the National Police of Ukraine.
● Criminal organizations operated under the leadership of a local criminal authority. Among their participants are the director of the bar association, lawyers, lawyers, arbitration administrators and a private entrepreneur.
1:37 PM Dnipro RMA: Explosion in Dnipro district.
● An enemy attack caused a fire. Previously, there were no dead or injured. We are figuring out all the details.
5:24 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kryvyi Rih.
● The missile threat from the south remains, - Air Command.
5:40 PM: Anti-aircraft defense has worked effectively outside the borders of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city's Defense Council.
10:26 PM: A UAV (presumably "Shahed") was detected in the Dnipropetrovsk region in the direction of Pavlograd-Dnipro. The motion vector can change.
● Threat of attack UAVs for Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
● This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Command.
Wednesday, October 18
9:05 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Dnipropetrovsk region.
9:24 PM: Pavlograd - explosions. All services are in place, Dnipropetrovsk RMA.
KHERSON
Friday, October 20
7:29 AM: Kherson region - air alert! - RMA
● The activity of the Russian tactical aviation is observed in the eastern and south-eastern directions, - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:45 AM Kherson Municipal Military Administration: At night, the Russian army shelled Kherson from the temporarily occupied left bank. Residential quarters were targeted in Korabelny district.
● One house caught fire, another was destroyed. The information is being clarified. There are no injured or dead.
10:58 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
11:15 AM: In the morning, the Russians fired 4 anti-tank missiles at Beryslav. An 80-year-old woman, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of Kherson OVA, died on the spot in her own home.
● Novoberislav was also hit by two KAB. The scale of the destruction is being clarified there.
Thursday, October 19
7:48 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
11:03 AM Kherson RMA: Russians hit Kherson with artillery. Hitting - in a residential area. Three people were injured.
● A 49-year-old woman has a contusion and mine-explosive injury, shrapnel injuries. The condition is difficult. The men, 60 and 39 years old, suffered shrapnel injuries. The injured were hospitalized.
9:25 AM: Over the past day, the Russians have carried out 105 shellings of the Kherson region, firing 580 shells from mortars, artillery, Grady, AGS, ZU-23-2, tanks, aircraft and UAVs. 23 shells were fired in Kherson, - RMA head Oleksandr Prokudin.
● They aimed at the residential quarters of the settlements of the region; the territory of the plant and the park in
● Kherson 2 people died, 4 others were injured.
9:42 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.
5:43 PM Social Networks: An explosion is heard in Kherson.
7:39 PM Municipal Military Administration: Heavy explosions are heard in the coastal areas of Kherson.
8:51 PM: The Russian army shelled the Kherson region from the air, two women were injured, — RMA.
● "The enemy fired 10 aerial bombs at Berislav. A 68-year-old local woman suffered a mine-explosive injury, an open gunshot fracture, a brain injury and other injuries. A 55-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with injuries to her limbs and a mine-explosive injury," the report says. messages
● It is known that two more anti-aircraft missiles targeted the village of Vesele, the consequences of this strike are being investigated.
9:18 PM Kherson RMA: The Russian army attacked Stanislav, a 73-year-old man was injured
● The condition of the victim is satisfactory. Hospitalization was not required.
Wednesday, October 18
4:09 PM: Russians fired artillery at Zolota Balka in Kherson Oblast, RMA reported.
● 12 "arrivals" were recorded in the village. A 78-year-old woman was injured as a result of an enemy attack. Private houses were damaged.
10:26 PM: the Russian army from aviation and artillery shelled the Kherson region: there are injured
● Two men aged 65 and 54 were injured as a result of the attack on the Ostriv microdistrict, the head of the region Oleksandr Prokudin said.
● Another "arrival" - along Olhivka. A 47-year-old local resident was injured there.
● 5 airstrikes fell on Kozatskyi. The scale of damage - to be established.
MYKOLAIV
Thursday, October 19
12:58 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Mykolaiv.
8:30 AM: Due to the night attack in Mykolaiv, windows were broken in at least three apartment buildings, - Mayor Oleksandr Sienkovych.
● Residents were not injured. Employees of the district administration are still inspecting the territory.
5:12 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Mykolayiv region.
Wednesday, October 18
8:32 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Mykolaiv.
8:55 PM: Previously, the explosion was far outside Mykolaiv, the mayor of the city Sienkovych reports.
● "Only the sounds of explosions have reached us. We are waiting for additional information from RMA," the message reads.
10:52 PM: Vitaly Kim reported that at 8:30 p.m. the enemy attacked the settlement of Stepivska hromada, Mykolaiv region.
● A woman died, her rescuers unblocked her from under the rubble of the destroyed building. Probably another person is under the rubble. It is also currently known about one injured person.
● As a result of the shelling, residential buildings and an agricultural enterprise were damaged.
11:47 PM: In the Mykolayiv region, the number of dead has increased to two people, one more person was pulled from the rubble. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
ODESA
Thursday, October 19
11:56 PM: Head of the TCC of Odesa Vyacheslav Kushnerov was exposed for corruption of almost 47 million hryvnias — NAZK
● His family bought real estate and cars without having enough official income. The materials were handed over to the National Police for further investigation.
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://espreso.tv/
https://t.me/uawarinfographics
https://t.me/svoboda_radio
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