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New Feature
In his Sitrep, Bohdan is adding a new feature – real time maps of Ukraine, showing those portions of the country under air raid warnings. These maps come from an app that almost every Ukrainian has on his or her smartphone. The app also provides the user with real time information on missile/drone launches, their likely targets, and the time to impact. The information is provided to Ukraine Civil Defense in real time, by US and NATO assets.
As stated in the Ukraine portion of its website, “MOAS is part of the Health Cluster led by the WHO which is coordinating humanitarian response in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.”
MOAS describes its operations, “Our programming is focused on the point of injury / evacuation care and damage control resuscitation, which essentially involves our far-forward paramedics, doctors and nurses, logistics teams and drivers heading out in-country to treat injuries in the field and reduce preventable morbidity and mortality.”
“We are responding to the need with a fleet of 35 emergency response vehicles, all with different specifications and capacities, depending on the needs of the specific environmental context. These vehicles are equipped with medical supplies, pharmaceuticals and state-of-the-art equipment that allows our teams to provide both basic and advanced life support, advanced interventions, transport and triage, as well as some more expanded medical interventions as and when needed.”
I learned about MOAS from listening to podcast from the Daily Telegraph’s “Ukraine – The Latest.” The section about MOAS is included in the 2nd half of the podcast. They describe a typical day, consisting of accepting a seriously wounded soldier, usually at one of their facilities located close to the front, stabilizing him/her, conducting minor surgeries as necessary, and delivering him/her to a hospital by ambulance for further treatment. A typical delivery from MOAS’s front-line facility to a hospital, and back, takes approximately 8 hours. Often a team makes 3 deliveries in a day.
“Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things”/Oleksandra Matviichuk via TED
Oleksandra Matviichuk is a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, for her work as a human rights lawyer. Worth listening to. Oleksandra argues that the “Rules Based International Order” doesn’t work anymore, as means to protect human dignity. She argues that in Ukraine, the best means to protect human freedoms and dignity is more weapons.
News From the Battlefield – Avdiivka
The “Latest Denys” focuses primarily on Avdiivka, particularly fighting on and around the slag heap, known as Terrakon.
Russia pushed Ukraine off the slag heap but, other than putting their flag on the top, they haven’t occupied it. In this way, the slag heap resembles Snake Island where Ukraine, using long-range artillery from the mainland, forced the Russians to abandon Snake Island. However, until Ukraine was able to force the Russian Navy away from the Black Sea, Ukraine couldn’t occupy Snake Island for the same reason.
At 1:30 into Denys’ video, it shows a Russian missile headed for a Ukrainian position atop the slag heap. At 2:10 into his video there’s a view of the slag heap with what appears to be the big coking plant in the background, giving a viewer a perspective of the surrounding area.
Although Avdiivka is located near to Donetsk, a major urban area, the fighting taking place is in open country. Russia has not done well in fighting in open country, with last year’s counteroffensives in Kherson and Kharkiv Oblasts, and Vuhledar in southern Donetsk Oblast, being 3 examples. Vuhledar and Avdiivka are similar, in that Russia launched an attack in open country around Vuhledar, suffered substantial losses, and broke off the attack. We’ll see if the same outcome takes place in Avdiivka.
Conversely, all of Russia’s successes have been in urban settings, Mariupol, Sievierodonetsk, Bakhmut, and Soledar. Russia would probably like nothing better, than to induce Ukraine into an urban conflict in Avdiivka.
10/25/2023 Sitrep
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 25,
12:15 AM: Slovakia will install German air defense systems on the border with Ukraine.
● The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia announced that they will strengthen the protection of the border with Ukraine with the help of MANTIS air defense systems.
● The complexes entered service with the 11th Air Force Brigade in the city of Nitra and will be involved in the protection of particularly important facilities in the east of Slovakia.
12:25 AM: Candidate for speaker in Congress, Republican Tom Emmer has withdrawn his candidacy and dropped out of the race for speaker, CNN reports.
● 26 Republicans voted against his candidacy.
● Now the Republicans have to start the process of choosing a candidate again.
12:39 AM: German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has joined the Alliance of Defense Industries.
● This was announced by the Minister of Strategic Industry Oleksandr Kamyshin.
● Krauss-Maffei Wegmann manufactures Leopard tanks, Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers and Cheetahs.
12:57 AM: Chief of the Indian Army General Anil Chauhan predicts a reduction in Russia's geopolitical influence.
● "The geopolitical importance of Russia will decrease over time, even despite the fact that it is a nuclear power. The Wagner uprising showed what future awaits Russia," he said.
● Chauhan also added that the role of China will increase significantly in the new world order.
8:30 AM: As part of a $20 million military aid package to Ukraine, Australia is sending a metal 3D printer and anti-drone system to Ukraine.
8:30 AM: The US does not want war with Iran, but will respond if Americans are attacked in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.
8:30 AM: Republican congressmen have chosen Trumpist Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as their next nominee for Speaker of the House.
9:39 AM: Latvia handed over 61 used ambulances to Ukraine, Latvian broadcaster LSM reported.
● The cars were handed over to the Latvian non-governmental organization "Mūsu yjšta", which will ensure their delivery to Ukraine and deliver them to Ukrainian state institutions - the police, the Ministry of Defense, the army and the Ministry of Health.
10:48 AM: Australia's Ministry of Defense announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 20 million Australian dollars (about $12.7 million).
● According to the department's website, the package included demining equipment, portable X-ray machines, a 3D printer for metal and anti-drone systems.
11:02 AM: On November 8, Brussels will begin evaluating Ukraine's application for EU membership, — Reuters.
● And during the summit of EU leaders on December 14-15, a decision will be made to start official negotiations regarding Ukraine's membership in the EU.
11:26 AM: Electricity generators in hospitals in the Gaza Strip will stop working for the next 48 hours, Al Jazeera reports.
● This will happen due to a lack of fuel amid increased Israeli airstrikes on the besieged enclave.
Tuesday, October 24
1:21 PM: One of the smugglers who tried to sell "Scythian gold" in Spain turned out to be a representative of the UOC (MP), the SBU.
● Employees of the SBU, together with the Spanish police, neutralized a group that illegally exported 11 gold objects of cultural heritage worth more than €60 million from Ukraine.
● Criminals took out valuable artifacts from Ukraine in the period 2014-2020.
2:11 PM: French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for a visit to Israel, Times of Israel.
● During a meeting with the President of France, the President of Israel confirmed that 30 children are being held hostage by Hamas.
2:39 PM: China sacks Defense Minister Li Shangfu, Chinese state media.
● Foreign publications wrote about the minister's "disappearance" in September, claiming that he was under investigation in a corruption case.
2:47 PM: Two Ukrainian children were killed by a rocket attack in the Gaza Strip.
● This was reported by the head of the branch of the Embassy of Ukraine at the Palestinian National Administration.
● The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko confirmed the death of two Ukrainian children born in 2014 and 2017 in the Gaza Strip.
3:05 PM: A report on Ukraine's accession to the European Union is expected on November 8, — Reuters.
● Ukraine is expected to receive a positive recommendation, possibly subject to additional conditions related to anti-bribery and minority rights.
3:49 PM: Germany is preparing a €1.4 billion winter aid package for Ukraine.
● This was stated by Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz at the opening of the 6th German-Ukrainian Economic Forum in Berlin
● It is known that the aid package will include air defense systems Patriot, Iris-T6, Gepard, etc.
4:09 PM: In Moldova, access to the websites of 22 Russian propaganda TV channels was blocked.
● This was reported by the Information and Security Service of the country.
● Among those blocked are "Россия 1", "Россия 24", "Pervy Kanal", NTV, TVC, "Zvezda", RT and others. Most of them are directly controlled by the Russian authorities.
4:22 PM: In Spain, "Molotov cocktails" were thrown at Anatoly Sharia's villa.
● The newspaper El Diario reports on the incident. The video claims to be tonight.
7:55 PM: Since the start of the Hamas attack on Israel, 3,500 Ukrainians have left the country, of which 520 have left on evacuation flights, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk said.
● He emphasized that these are citizens who have exclusively Ukrainian passports — without dual citizenship.
● "Those citizens who applied to the embassy with a request for evacuation actually all left either with the help of the embassy or on their own," said Korniychuk.
8:55 PM: Republicans have chosen pro-Ukraine congressman Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker, CNN.
9:56 PM: 19 Ukrainians died in Israel, one went missing, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Nikolenko said in a comment to "Suspilno".
● Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine also announced that half a thousand Ukrainians are in the Gaza Strip, of which more than 300 people have registered for evacuation.
11:14 PM: A NATO peacekeeping operations center was opened in Kazakhstan, where the Kazakh military will train.
● The opening ceremony was attended by US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Daniel Roseblum.
11:32 PM: UN Secretary General António Guterres called the Hamas attack on Israel
● "as a result of the occupation, the construction of settlements, the economic blockade and the destruction of houses." At the same time, he condemned the actions of Hamas in Israel.
● He also accused Israel of violating the norms of international law during the shelling of the Gaza Strip and called for a ceasefire.
● Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN, Gilad Erdan, called the Secretary General "detached from reality," and his statement a justification for terror. And called on Guterres to resign.
NATIONAL
Wednesday, October 25
7:23 AM: Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., October 25, 2023
● During the day of October 24, there were around 80x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 6x missile and 51x air strikes, 66x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements.
● In addition, on the night of October 25, the russian occupiers launched yet another strike against Ukraine, using 11x Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. The Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed all of the enemy UAVs.
● Air strikes hit Leonivka (Chernihiv oblast), Synkivka, Ivanivka, Pishchane, (Kharkiv oblast), Nevske, Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast), Siversk, Vyimka, Dyliivka, Avdiivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast), Zmiivka, Novoberyslav , Beryslav, Kozatske, Odradokamyanka, Mykolaivka, and Mykilske (Kherson oblast).
● More than 100x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts came under artillery fire.
● During the day of October 24, Ukrainian Air Force launched 13x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, and 3x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.
● The Ukrainian missile troops destroyed 12x artillery systems, 1x logistics hub, 1x command post, 1x air defense system, and hit 2x concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment of the occupiers.
Front Line Map as of 11:54 PM October 24,2023
Khortytsia operational-strategic group
Kupyansk axis: Ukrainian soldiers repelled around 10x enemy attacks near Synkivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: the Ukrainian soldiers are standing their ground and successfully repelled all of the enemy attacks near Nadiya and Makiyivka (Luhansk oblast).
Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled around 10x adversary attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka (Donetsk oblast). At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue assault operations south of Bakhmut, inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the enemy, and consolidate their new positions.
Tavria operational-strategic group
Avdiivka axis: the enemy keeps trying to encircle Avdiivka, actively using its aircraft, but the Ukrainian soldiers are standing their ground, inflicting major losses on the enemy. The enemy’s offensive actions were unsuccessful in the vicinities of Stepove, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, and Nevelske (Donetsk oblast), where the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled more than 10x enemy attacks.
Maryinka axis: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinities of Maryinka and Pobjeda (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian soldiers repelled more than 20x enemy attacks there.
Shakhtarske and Zaporizhzhia axes: Ukrainian defenders repelled all of the occupiers’ attacks near Novomykhailivka, Prechystivka, Staromaiorske, south of Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast), and southeast of Mala Tokmachka (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
Melitopol axis: Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their offensive operation and had partial success west of Verbove.
8:15 AM: During the night, air defense forces destroyed all 11 "Shahed" type attack UAVs - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● Anti-aircraft defense worked in Cherkasy, Kherson, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi and Mykolaiv regions.
8:56 AM: Yaroslav Huzy became the new ambassador of Poland to Ukraine.
● This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
9:04 AM: In Ukraine, the battalion "Siberia" was formed, which consists entirely of citizens of the Russian Federation, - Bloomberg.
● It includes representatives of ethnic minorities of the Russian Federation who want to gain independence from Russia.
● Before signing the contract, they undergo a thorough inspection. According to the publication, the battalion does not recruit captured Russian soldiers.
9:10 AM: During the night, 3 drones were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense of the "Southern" air command. This was reported by the press service of the command.
● Destroyed 2 enemy attack UAVs "Shahed-136/131" in Mykolaiv region and 1 reconnaissance drone "Orlan-10" in Kherson region.
9:36 AM: As of the morning of October 25, 2 ships of the Russian army are on combat duty in the Black Sea.
● According to the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there are no missile carriers among them.
9:54 AM: After Putin issued an arrest warrant, it became easier to return Ukrainian children from the territory of the Russian Federation.
● This was announced by the VRU Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets.
● He noted that since March, groups of children began to return on a semi-regular basis.
10:12 AM: A team of transplant specialists from Kyiv and Lviv performed a heart-lung transplant operation for the first time in Ukraine.
● This was reported by the director of the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Borys Todurov. According to him, the patient is stable.
10:26 AM: The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized the "uncanned" FSB intelligence-combat group that was preparing sabotage at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense in the Kyiv region.
● For this, they equipped 10 drones with homemade explosives. The three saboteurs are residents of Kyiv and Chernihiv, who, after being recruited back in 2018, were transferred to the "waiting" mode before the start of a full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.
● All criminals are in custody, they face up to 15 years in prison.
11:56 AM: The decisive factor in the battles for the left bank of the Kherson region is the military's ability to intensively use artillery, — British intelligence.
● The department noted that during the last week, the battles around the banks of the lower reaches of the Dnipro became more active.
● "_Ukraine has given greater priority to operations in this sector, creating small bridgeheads on the eastern bank, which it has controlled since the summer_," the intelligence agency added.
Tuesday, October 24
12:10 PM: The Russian fleet is gradually fleeing Crimea. It is no longer capable of operating in the western part of the Black Sea.
● This was stated by Volodymyr Zelenskyi during his speech at the summit of the Crimean Platform.
12:14 PM: Since the start of the new export corridor in the Black Sea, almost 50 vessels have entered for loading, and even more 50 have been declared to approach, — Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
1:32 PM: There will be no more city-type settlements in Ukraine.
● The corresponding law was signed by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
● Now, all settlements with a population of more than 10,000 are cities (cities that do not meet this definition are not planned to be reduced in status), while more than 5,000 are villages, all the rest are villages.
1:57 PM: Rheinmetall and the Ukrainian defense industry have formed a joint venture, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
● There will be maintenance and repair of equipment supplied by our partners to Ukraine. Localization of production of leading models of Rheinmetall AG equipment will also take place at this enterprise.
2:26 PM: Ammunition shortages are currently felt not only in Ukraine, but throughout the world, as "warehouses are empty".
● This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal.
● According to the Prime Minister, there is an understanding in Ukraine that it is necessary to produce ammunition on its territory.
3:09 PM: The Shevchenkiv District Court of Kyiv left oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky in custody.
● The court ordered him to undergo a medical examination to determine whether he can continue to stay in the SIZO. The defense asked to change the preventive measure, but the court refused.
3:33 PM: The SBU has eliminated new "schemes of evasion": among the detainees are two heads of the Military Commissariat and the head of the VLK.
● Among those detained are the head of the military committee and the head of the military medical commission in Kharkiv and the head of the department of one of the institutes in Transcarpathia.
● For money, the attackers offered potential conscripts to avoid mobilization and leave for the European Union on the basis of forged documents. The cost of such "services" ranged from $1,000 to $8,000.
4:58 PM: "Ukrainian team" handed over another SUV to the "Karpatska Sich" battalion named after Oleg Kutsyn
● "The occupiers are maddened by their military failures, intensifying shelling and "meat assaults". Therefore, we should increase the assistance to our defenders. Today, "Ukrainian Team" is handing over the 67th car to the front line. We purchased this Mitsubishi Pajero for the soldiers of the Oleg Kutsyn "Karpatska Sich" rifle battalion," said Artur Palatny, head of the Ukrainian Team volunteer staff.
● Voluntary rifle battalion "Karpatska Sich" named after Oleg Kutsyn fought heroically for Irpin, Romanivka and other settlements of Kyiv region. Then his fighters liberated the Kharkiv region in the Izyum region. And now they are defending Ukraine in the Lyman direction.
6:32 PM: Volodymyr Zelensky met with Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
● "Our priority is military support. Thank you for already 12 aid packages that strengthen our soldiers on the battlefield," the president wrote.
7:10 PM: Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on October 24:
● During the day, 54 combat clashes took place. In total, the enemy launched 5 missile and 33 air strikes, carried out 42 rounds of anti-aircraft fire at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, offensive (assault) actions in the Bakhmut direction, inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, and exhaust the enemy along the entire front line.
● During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 13 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, and 3 - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Units of the missile forces destroyed 12 artillery pieces and the enemy's logistics hub.
7:35 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi addressed Ukrainians in Crimea, Sevastopol and all temporarily occupied areas of the south and east of our country.
● "Dear Ukrainians! All of you feel that the Russian presence on our land is not forever. I know this. Ukraine will return its territory, its people. We will not leave anyone to the occupiers. And we are working by all means to ensure that this war ends with the defeat of the occupiers." , - said the president.
8:15 PM: In Ukraine, experts converted US-transferred AIM-9M air-to-air guided missiles for F-16s into surface-to-air missiles for Ukrainian air defense needs.
● The Financial Times writes about this with reference to a Ukrainian official.
● He noted that the modified missiles "will help Ukraine survive the winter", providing protection against possible Russian attacks.
8:37 PM: 14 "military DNR" who fought against Ukrainian defenders in Donetsk region, Kherson region and Crimea will appear in court - Donetsk regional prosecutor's office.
● The accused went over to the side of the occupiers, in particular, by joining the "114th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of Yenakievo-Danube", "Separate Command and Protection Battalion of the DPR General Staff", "3rd Separate Special Forces Battalion", "Cossack Union "Don Military Region" .
● Since 2014, half of them have fought against Ukraine in the ATO/OOS area and in Crimea, and after the full-scale Russian invasion in other regions as well.
9:15 PM: Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk named "5 key problems" for holding elections in Ukraine in 2024:
● "The first is the right of military personnel to vote and nominate, the second is the right of refugees to vote, the third is how to conduct elections in temporarily occupied territories, the fourth is the financing of elections and the fifth is free access to the media."
● Stefanchuk said that Russia cannot be allowed to use freedom of speech in Ukraine to spread propaganda.
9:40 PM: the Russians can no longer launch a hundred missiles at Ukraine in one strike, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said.
● "They don't have the stocks of missile weapons that they had until February 24, 2022. And at the same time, we are saying that the risks remain. This means that the country is preparing," he said.
Chronology and Visuals of Ukrainian regions threatened by air, rocket, mortar, drone, and artillery strikes
12:23 PM: Odesa region - air alert, OVA.
12:30 PM: Kherson region - air alert, OVA.
12:59 PM: Mykolaiv region - air alert, OVA.
1:35 PM: Zaporizhia and Kherson regions - air alert, OVA.
2:31 PM: Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions - air alert, OVA.
3:21 PM: Donetsk region - air alert, OVA.
3:37 PM: Zaporizhzhia region - air alert, OVA.
2:41 PM: Threat of "Shahed" type attack UAVs for the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
6:41 PM: Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk regions - air alert, OVA.
7:11 PM: Kherson, Mykolaiv regions - air alarm, OVA.
7:34 PM: Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk region - air alert, OVA.
8:30 PM: Nikopol and Nikopol territorial community - threat of artillery fire, OVA.
8:38 PM: Donetsk region - air alert, OVA.
9:42 PM: Kharkivsk, Poltava, Kherson regions - air alarm, OVA.
10:06 PM: Enemy UAV on the border of Kharkiv and Poltava regions, moving in a north-west direction.
10:21 PM: The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported an enemy UAV in the Poltava region.
11:00 PM: Poltava region - missile danger, the Air Force reports.
Regions under threat of Rocket/UAV/Bomb Strikes as of:
MORDOR - ruZZia
Wednesday, October 25
3:20 AM Social Networks: Explosions were heard in Bryansk, Russia at night.
Tuesday, October 24
4:40 PM: Drunkenness, evasion of orders, and arbitrary desertion of units are common among units of the occupation army of the Russian Federation.
● This was reported by Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Ukraine.
● Skibitskyi also said that the morale of the occupying troops at the front is extremely low due to high losses and the absence of Russian commanders on the front lines.
5:19 PM: Volodymyr Nekrasov, chairman of the Lukoil board of directors, died in Russia, the company announced.
● He was elected chairman of the board of directors last year after the death of Ravil Maganov. Nekrasov died of heart failure.
10:15 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
10:49 PM: Crimean partisans set up surveillance of the Kirovske airfield.
● This was reported by the partisan movement "ATESH".
● According to the photos and videos, a large amount of Russian aviation equipment is located at the airfield. We are talking about combat aircraft, helicopters, as well as UAVs of various types.
REGIONS
SUMY
Wednesday, October 25
8:18 AM Sumy RMA: In the Sumy region, in the morning, the Russians shelled the Velikopysarov community.
● As reported in OVA, 25 explosions were recorded from AGS.
10:07 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Sumy region.
11:36 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Sumy region.
KHARKIV
Wednesday, October 25
8:49 AM Kharkiv RMA: In Kharkiv Oblast, as a result of artillery shelling of the village 2 civilian men, 57 and 50 years old, died on the outskirts of Kupyansk district.
● As Oleg Sinegubov, head of OVA, said, a private house, farm buildings and 2 cars were damaged.
● At night, the enemy also attacked the village with anti-aircraft guns. Borova of the Izyum district. Previously, there were no casualties.
Tuesday, October 24
12:58 PM: The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office has published the consequences of the shelling of the village of Borov, Izyum District, by the Russian Federation.
LUHANSK
Wednesday, October 25
9:31 AM: In the Luhansk region, the Russian army carried out 6 airstrikes with KAB-500 bombs on the village of Nevsky, head of the OVA, Artem Lysogor.
● Complete destruction of two buildings was recorded in Nevsky. The Russians also targeted previously damaged buildings and households.
DONETSK
Tuesday, October 24
12:39 PM Donetsk RMA: Russians shelled the Kramatorsk district in advance with S-300 missiles.
● On the territory of the agricultural enterprise, the workshop building was destroyed and 9 cars were damaged.
DNIPRO
Wednesday, October 25
7:58 AM Dnipro RMA: After midnight, the Marganets community of the Nikopol district came under artillery fire.
● More than half a dozen shells hit one of the villages there. There are no dead or injured, said Serhii Lysak, head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA.
KHERSON
Wednesday, October 25
8:09 AM Kherson RMA: Russians shelled the Kherson region 86 times over the past day.
● Russian troops fired 389 shells from mortars, artillery, Grads, tanks, aircraft and UAVs. The enemy fired 6 shells at the city of Kherson.
● "_Russian soldiers targeted the residential quarters of populated areas of the region; the territory and the building of the factory in the Berislav district. 4 people were injured_", Prokudin noted.
8:26 AM Kherson RMA: In the Kherson region after 10:00 p.m., the enemy released 13 guided bombs, reports the head of OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
● In total, 35 KAB arrivals were recorded over the past day. There was also a Shahed attack drone attack and a missile strike.
● "A rescue operation is underway at the site of one of the landings. There are probably people under the rubble. The scale of the destruction is being clarified," Prokudin added.
9:48 AM Kherson Municipal Military Administration: Kherson is under Russian fire.
● "_The army of the Russian Federation is attacking from the temporarily occupied left bank. Explosions are heard in the Dnipro district of the city_," he wrote.
10:31 AM Kherson RMA: In the Kherson region in the morning, the Russians dropped a guided aerial bomb on the residential quarter of Berislava.
● We kissed around the house. A 42-year-old man was fatally wounded by an airstrike.
Tuesday, October 24
12:52 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Beryslavsk community.
11:53 PM Kherson RMA: In the Kherson region, farmers turn to unofficial deminers to clear their fields.
● "There are cases when farmers try to demine fields on their own. There are cases where people hire people without a license to demine their fields. Many such cases pass without consequences. One farmer paid 2,200 for one hectare, more than 1,000 hectares were demined. It's good that no one was hurt," he said, adding that people who turned to "gray" deminers will not be able to receive compensation from the state.
ODESA
Wednesday, October 25
11:23 AM: The SBU detained an Odesa policeman who was trying to set up his scheme for evaders to go abroad.
● For $5,000 per person, the policeman promised to arrange unimpeded passage for conscripts across the border.
● For this he planned to bribe the border guard. But after receiving the money, he and the sharer were detained while driving two evaders to the checkpoint.
POLTAVA
Tuesday, October 24
10:08 PM: Explosions are heard in the Poltava region. The Air Force reports on the work of air defense.
KHMELNITSKY
Wednesday, October 25
3:29 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Khmelnytskyi region. Previously, air defense is working.
4:04 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Khmelnytskyi region.
7:47 AM Khmelnitsky RMA: In the Shepetivsky district of the Khmelnitsky region, Russian air targets fell on the territory of critical infrastructure as a result of a shoot-down. 16 people were injured.
● "_The blast wave damaged non-residential premises, residential buildings and vehicles",_ said Serhiy Tyurin, deputy head of Khmelnytskyi OVA.
11:45 AM: As a result of the Russian strike on the territory near the Khmelnytsky NPP, windows in the administrative and household and laboratory and household buildings were damaged, — Ministry of Energy.
● Due to damage to power transmission lines, 1,860 consumers in the cities of Slavuta and Netishyn of Khmelnytskyi region were cut off. Restoration work will begin as soon as energy workers are allowed to the scene.
● Also, some consumers in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv regions remain without electricity. Repair crews work where the security situation allows.
ZAKARPATTIA
Tuesday, October 24
5:45 PM: The SBU exposed a Transcarpathian businessman who during the war helped the Russian Federation produce radar stations for warships.
● In this way, the attacker delivered several batches of raw materials worth more than 12 million hryvnias to Russia. Among the main customers of the product were representatives of the Nizhniylipetsk metallurgical plant, which produces steel.
● Currently, the investigators of the Security Service informed the director of the enterprise about the suspicion.
Attacks on Civilians and Civilian Infrastructure from 12:00 October 24 to 12:00 October 25 2023
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://deepstatemap.live/en#11/47.9070/37.6927