Bob Homans October 24
20221024
Ukraine – 10/24 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
October 24, 2022
The Ammonia Pipeline
It seems like Russia is developing a menu of “false flag” operations for which to blame Ukraine. Currently the menu includes blowing the Nova Khahovka Dam and now, detonating a “dirty bomb.” Why not add breaching an ammonia pipeline to the menu?
The ammonia pipeline in question runs from Togliatti, Russia, to Odesa. It has been unused since the start of Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, and for good reason. A breach of an operational ammonia pipeline, and the resulting ammonia cloud, would likely cause the deaths of thousands of innocent people. In terms of loss of life, it would likely make exploding a dirty bomb look like child’s play.
However, according to this article from the Odessa Journal, dated on October 21, 2022, the UN and Russia are discussing re-opening the ammonia pipeline transiting the territory of Ukraine, as a means to mitigate the current world-wide fertilizer shortage. From the article, it is unclear if, or how, Ukraine is participating in these negotiations. It would seem like both Russia and the UN hope that Ukraine would acquiesce to the re-opening of the pipeline, as a condition of continuing Ukrainian grain exports.
There are only two ammonia pipelines in the world of this size. The other is in the United States running between Minnesota and Texas and Oklahoma.
This seems like Russia trying to point another gun at Ukraine’s head, this time with the effective support of the United Nations.
Flooding
The Latest Denys starts off with a map, showing the area that would potentially be flooded by Russia blowing the Nova Khahovka Dam. Note that the major flooding would take place on the Left Bank of the Dnieper River. Kherson City, on the Right Bank and sitting on a bluff overlooking the Dnieper River, would be unaffected except for an industrial and port area next to the river. The flooding would likely have the effect of forcing Russian troops on the Left Bank further back from the river.
News From the Battlefield
Denys reports that Ukraine has managed to push Russian troops, consisting mostly of Wagner Group mercenaries and prisoners, 2 km. back from Bakhmut. “Reporting From Ukraine” describes fighting on the Right Bank of the Dnieper River, in Kherson Oblast. It seems as if Russia is conducting a “fighting retreat” from the Right Bank, giving them time to loot Kherson City, where they have ordered the evacuation of civilians, and allowing them time to dismantle telephone and internet infrastructure.
10/24 Sitrep (my comment in bold face)
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon October 22 to 12:00 noon October 23, 2022
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
October 24
09:59 Elon Musk: SpaceX would not have turned off satellite Internet for Starlink terminals in Ukraine, even if the Pentagon refused to fund it.
09:52: Rishi Sunak, the likely next British prime minister, says the British will always be grateful to Boris Johnson for his position on Ukraine
· "He led our country through some of the hardest trials we've ever faced, and then he came out against Putin and his barbaric war in Ukraine. We will always be grateful to him for that," Sunak wrote.
09:38: The governments of the United States, Great Britain and France jointly condemned Russia's claims that Ukraine was allegedly preparing provocations using a "dirty bomb". They also assured that they would support Ukraine’s efforts on protection of their territory as much as necessary.
09:05 U.S. Embassy in Russia: The U.S. is set to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran over Tehran's supply of drones to Moscow.
08:02 Denik Cz:The Czech energy company ČEZ will apply to international arbitration with a claim against the Russian Gazprom, where it will demand compensation for interruptions in natural gas supplies during 2022, - said the CEO of ČEZ Daniel Beneš, reports
08:02 New York Times: Israel has provided Ukraine with intelligence useful for impressing Iranian drones.
07:12: U.S. responds to Shoigu's claims of a "dirty bomb"
· National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson called them blatantly false.
· "The world will consider any attempt to use this accusation as an excuse to escalate," Watson said.
00:57 Reuters: South Korea fired several warning shots toward a DPRK vessel that crossed the maritime line of demarcation.
· In response, the DPRK opened fire from multiple launch rocket systems, according to the CTAC.
00:25 BBC: India's GSLV launch vehicle has launched 36 London-based Internet satellites from OneWeb.
· This launch of satellites into orbit was the first for OneWeb, carried out not with the help of a Russian launch vehicle. OneWeb's cooperation with Roscosmos was stopped in March amid Russia's war against Ukraine and Western sanctions imposed against Russia.
00:10 Reuters: On the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, thousands of people protested against Orbán's government in Budapest.
· "About 80 thousand people gathered in Budapest, which is perhaps the largest anti-government protest in recent times," the message says.
October 23
23:47: German Chancellor Scholz and President of the European Commission von der Leyen called for the development of a "Marshall Plan" for Ukraine and the creation of a platform to coordinate the assistance provided to Kyiv in the country's recovery, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung publication.
· According to the chancellor and chairman of the EC, it is "about the task of generations." At the same time, Europe has an important role" in supporting Ukraine, as the country is a candidate for EU membership.
23:23: European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton says the European Union has successfully achieved energy independence from Russia.
· "No one thought we could do it because we depended on Russia. We depended on 40%, and now we depend only on 7%," he said.
23:10 Sky News: Boris Johnson will not nominate himself for prime minister of the United Kingdom
22:15 Kiel Institute of the World Economy: The amount of assistance to Ukraine in various directions from Western countries based on research by open information agencies.
· Most of the funds were allocated by the United States ($55 billion) and the European Union ($48 billion), or 0.3% of GDP each.
· The most active friends of Kyiv are Estonia, whose assistance reaches 1.51% of its own GDP, as well as Latvia (1.29%), Poland (1.28%), Lithuania (0.83%) and the Czech Republic (0.74%).
21:31 French President Emmanuel Macron says Ukrainians will decide for themselves when to return to peace talks with Russia.
· "Let's not allow the world to become a hostage of the Russian authorities. Peace is possible, but only Ukrainians will decide when exactly," he said, speaking at a summit in Rome.
· Macron also called for continued military assistance to Ukraine "so that at certain times Ukrainian people can choose peace on the conditions that they themselves determine."
21:18 Reuters: Israeli court approves maritime border agreement with Lebanon.
· Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday rejected petitions that would delay a border agreement with Livanov that opens the door to exploration of marine energy sources.
· The agreement for the first time establishes a border between the waters of Lebanon and Israel, and also establishes a mechanism for both countries to receive royalties from the exploration of the Total Energies of the offshore gas field that passes through the border.
20:32: Republicans, if they win the election, will have to find a balance between helping Ukraine and keeping public spending at the current level, said Congresswoman Nancy Mays.
· However, support for Ukraine also remains the focus of Republicans.
· "Don't let yourself be deceived. Ukraine is very important not only for the economy of the United States, but also for the whole world," the politician emphasizes.
20:16 p.m.: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Italy would always stand on the side of Ukraine, which resists Russia's full-scale aggression.
· "I am very grateful, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Italy stands and will always stand on the side of the brave Ukrainian people who are fighting for their freedom and full peace. You weren't left alone," Meloni said on Twitter in response to congratulations to the president.
20:01: Italy has not imported gas from Russia for the first time in nearly 50 years in a week, says the Italian Institute for International Policy Studies (ISPI).
19:32: Former UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will fight for the post of Conservative Party leader and, accordingly, head of the British government, he said on his Twitter.
· "The UK is a great country, but we are now in a state of deep economic crisis. That is why I intend to become the leader of the Conservative Party and your next prime minister," Rishi Sunak wrote.
18:52: The UK Ministry of Defence revealed details of Ben Wallace's conversation with Shoigu.
· Shoigu said that Ukraine planned actions with the assistance of Western countries, including the United Kingdom, to escalate the conflict in Ukraine.
· Wallace refuted these claims and warned that such allegations should not be used as an excuse for further escalation.
· Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said Shoigu also had a phone conversation with Pentagon Chairman Lloyd Austin.
16:50 Syrian Surveillance Center: An Israeli attack in Damascus destroyed a site for assembling Iranian drones.
· As a result of the attack on the Dimas military airport, the drone assembly area, the parts of which were manufactured in Iran and sent to Syria, was destroyed. One of the runways was also destroyed and a military radar was damaged.
14:41 p.m. The Times: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak did not make a deal during the meeting and the former British prime minister is ready to fight for office again.
· "This morning, Johnson told his supporters that he was the only candidate with a Democratic mandate. He said he wanted to form a government that would cover "far and wide."
NATIONAL
October 24
11:10 British Intelligence: Ukraine more successfully began shooting down Iranian drones
· The department's report notes that the Shahed-136s are slow, noisy and fly at low altitudes. This makes it easy to attack them with conventional air defense.
· British intelligence officials suggest that the aggressor country is spending a large number of Iranian UAVs as a substitute for high-precision long-range weapons.
11:02 Head of Military Intelligence: Russians' statements about the evacuation and withdrawal of troops from Kherson - an information operation to create an erroneous impression that they have "everything is gone" in this area
· In fact, "there is an active build-up of troops " to defeat our ensuing forces while on the defensive.
· 11:29 a.m.: Kirill Budanov, the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, said that Viktor Medvedchuk is now in Moscow.
· "I haven't met the carpet, I can tell you for sure. Where is he right now? We need to raise the materials, I can't remember that now. But I can say that he was brought to Moscow.
· He was brought to Ankara, but later the final he appeared in Moscow, this must also be understood. I know that there were a lot of questions from the FSB before him. The issues are not political at all, but practical," he said.
10:27: Civilian casualties because of Russia's armed aggression for 23.10.2022 according to regional military administrations
· Dnipro – 6 wounded
· Donetsk – 7 killed and 5 wounded
· Zaporizhia – 1 killed
· Kharkiv – 3 wounded
10:16: Ukrenergo imposes restrictions on electricity consumption in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy regions
· The largest amount of restrictions will be applied in Kyiv, and Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr regions.
· This will help reduce the load on the power grid and give power engineers time to repair equipment damaged by terrorist attacks.
09:42: SBU publishes evidence of cooperation with Russia of the president of the industrial giant Motor Sich
· The Security Service of Ukraine published audio recordings of telephone conversations of the President of JSC "Motor Sich", which would confirm his cooperation with Russia.
08:33 Head of Military Intelligence: Terror using the Shaheds may actually be a long time to come. But with the use of missiles - no, because the reserves are almost exhausted.
· According to "Iskanders,” this is about 13% left, for missiles such as "Kalibr-PL", "Kalibr-NK" - about 43%, for missiles Kh-101 and Kh-555 also about 45%. Sagging below 30% is generally very dangerous, because it is already going NZ
· There will be no attack from Belarus on Kyiv and Volyn soon, says Budanov, head of the Intelligence Directorate
· According to the head of intelligence, so far there are no signs of creating any format of strike groups in Belarus.
08:16 Ukrainian Armed Forces over the last week demilitarized 23 Munitions Warehouses, 1 base and 1 Command and Control center
07:33 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
· Over the past day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repulsed Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zemlyanka and Chuhunivka in the Kharkiv region, as well as Soledar, Bakhmut, Andreevka, Klishchiivka, Novomykhailivka, Marinka , Nevelske, Pervomaiske and Avdiivka of Donetsk region.
· In total, over the previous day, the Russians inflicted 2 missile and 28 air strikes, carried out 65 shellings from the MLRS
· Civilian infrastructure facilities in the settlements of Bakhmut, Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv and Novotavricheske of the Zaporizhia region were hit.
· During October, measures to check mobilization resources continue on the territory of the Republic of Belarus
· At local executive bodies, special groups have been created to verify and clarify information on potential conscripts. There is a clarification of the type of activity of men of draft age, military accounting specialties and marital status
· The destruction of 3 MLRS BM-21 "Grad" was confirmed, as well as the evacuation of about 70 wounded Russian servicemen on October 22 this year near the settlement of Mikhailovka, Zaporozhye region
· In the city of Enerhodar, the Russians rotated personnel at the nuclear power plant. The facts of physical and moral pressure on employees of Zaporizhzhia NPP in order to force them to sign contracts with the corporation are still recorded "Rosatom", - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
· In addition, the Russians banned power plant workers from entering the territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities
· Defense Forces aviation carried out 11 strikes over the past day. The defeat of 11 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the Russians was confirmed. Air defense units shot down 12 Shahed-136 UAVs
· Over the past day, Ukrainian missile forces and artillery hit 4 control points, 5 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 4 ammunition depots , anti-aircraft missile complex, area of artillery firing positions and other important objects of the Russian Federation.
00:51: The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the length of the front line of the Russian-Ukrainian war as a distance from Moscow to The Hague.
· "For those who cannot imagine the entire length of the front line of the Russian-Ukrainian war, this is: the distance from Barcelona to Warsaw; almost throughout the U.S. border with Mexico; the distance from Iturup to Nagasaki in Japan; The distance from Moscow to The Hague," the message says.
00:15: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discusses with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinkek Russia's claims of a "dirty bomb."
· "We agreed that by dispersing a wave of disinformation about the "dirty bomb", the Russian Federation can look for a reason for an operation under a false flag," the diplomat said.
· According to Kuleba, they also discussed practical steps to strengthen Air Defense.
00:32 Prime Minister: In recent months, the government has provided the regions with about UAH 5 billion to rebuild infrastructure damaged by hostilities.
· He noted that the "Recovery" program has already been launched within the framework of the Energy Efficiency Fund, which will allow directing its funds to the reconstruction of damaged residential buildings.
00:03 Ukrainian Defense Minister: Statements by the Russian leadership that the Ukrainian military is allegedly planning to use a "dirty bomb" are an attempt by the Kremlin to blame the Ukraine itself for its crime.
· "The thief’s hat is on fire." Today, the Russian Federation at a high international level has provided an official illustration for this proverb. Lying about the "dirty bomb" that Ukraine is allegedly preparing to use is an element of the already familiar Kremlin tactics. When Russian criminals are trying to preemptively accuse the victim of aggression of their crime," the minister said.
· "Due to Russia's false statements about the alleged preparation of Ukraine's use of the so-called "dirty bomb", Ukraine invites UN and IAEA monitoring missions and demands compliance with paragraph 4 of the Budapest Memorandum".
October 23
22:54 Prime Minister: IRIS-T has been in use for a week and has saved many lives, especially in the Kyiv region.
· "Now we have only one installation and we are waiting for another one, maybe it will be in November. Missiles are also needed for the system, they are already being produced and this issue will be resolved within a few days," Shmyhal added.
22:01: Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Estonia Dmytro Kuleba and Urmas Reinsalu made a phone call on Sunday to discuss the defense capabilities of the Ukrainian side and punishments for war crimes.
· "We discussed the next steps towards the relevant special tribunal. We coordinated efforts to call on partners to send more Air Defense systems to Ukraine," Kuleba said 19:47: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reacts to Shoigu's statement about the "dirty bomb".
· Minister Kuleba stressed that, firstly, Ukraine "is a committed party to the NPT: we do not have any "dirty bombs" and do not plan to have them. Second, Russians often accuse others of what they plan themselves."
18:21 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on October 23 :
· In total, during the day, the Russians inflicted 2 missile and 25 air strikes, carried out about 30 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· Enemy strikes were carried out by civilian infrastructure facilities in Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia and Novotavrichesky Zaporizhia region.
· Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repulsed the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Novomykhailivka, Marinka, Nevelske , Pervomaiske and Avdiivka in the Donetsk region.
· Aviation of the Defense Forces during the day inflicted 6 strikes. The defeat of 6 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the enemy was confirmed. Today, previously, air defense units shot down twelve Shahed-136 UAVs.
· Rocket troops and artillery struck the control point, five areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition depot and an enemy anti-aircraft missile system.
· In the area of the city of Enerhodar, because of fire damage on October 22, 4 D-30 howitzers, 3 trucks with ammunition, up to 50 enemy servicemen were destroyed, and about 40 more were wounded.
· In one of the directions, 2 units of the enemy's MLRS "Hurricane" were struck, along with combat calculations.
· The Russian military command has problems with the material support of mobilized citizens.
· Thus, in the Kherson direction, the mobilized Russian servicemen are distinguished by poor equipment, most of them do not have military shoes and other elements of clothing and equipment.
· Mobilized personnel of the Russian occupation forces are sent to war in view of the operational situation. The command does not consider the level of their preparedness.
· Thus, the Russian military leadership is trying to keep the front line. Due to the weak organization of interaction, there are frequent cases of so-called "friendly fire" between enemy units.
17:45: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on countries around the world to ban Russia Today broadcasting after Krasovsky's proposal to drown Ukrainian children in the river and burn them.
· "That's the side you're on if you let RT work in your countries," Kuleba said.
17:21 Energy Minister: As a result of Russia's full-scale invasion, 90% of wind capacity and 45-50% of solar energy in Ukraine have been decommissioned.
· At the same time, he expressed confidence that Ukraine has great potential for the development of renewable energy, in particular wind energy. And Europe is interested in investing in this direction.
15:38 Frankfurter Allgemeine - Prime Minister: Ukrainians may be left without salaries and pensions if the EU stops funding Ukraine within the promised €9 billion.
· "Today, the defense budget accounts for 60% of our government spending, and we use the financial assistance of our partners to a large extent for the social needs of people and for reconstruction. Any delay here can have terrible consequences," he said.
14:21 Air Force spokesman: Starting from September 13, as of today, the Ukrainian military shot down 273 Iranian kamikaze drones "Shahed-136".
· According to Ignat, Russia is using two modifications of the Shahedov against Ukraine - 136 and 131. The latter is smaller than the other model and has a small warhead. At the same time, Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 4 more Mohager-6 attack drones.
13:38: Ukrenergo restored power to Khmelnytsky region after a massive missile strike by the Russian aggressor on October 22, Ukrenergo said.
· Work is also underway to restore energy supply to the Rivne, Cherkasy and Volyn regions.
13:31 Ministry of Infrastructure: From the Odessa ports "Pivdennyi" and "Chornomorsk" 7 vessels left transporting more than 100 thousand tons. tons of agricultural products.
13:03: The probability of a harsh winter in Ukraine with prolonged frosts is minimal, says the director of the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center Mykola Kulbida.
· According to his forecasts, short-term periods with frosts up to -20 degrees in the northeast and -25 degrees in the east are possible.
· "But these frosts will be short-lived, they will not linger for long," the forecaster assured.
12:24 Institute for the Study of War: Russia's massive missile attacks on critical infrastructure will bring serious humanitarian problems to Ukrainians but will not undermine the will to win and will not break the situation at the front.
· "It is unlikely that ongoing Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure will undermine Ukraine's will to fight, but as the temperature drops, they will increasingly create an economic and humanitarian problem.".
12:18 RMA: In the Volyn and Khmelnytsky regions, work is underway to restore power supply.
· In Khmelnytsky region, as of this morning, approximately 20% of subscribers remain without electricity in the Shepetivka district. In the city of Khmelnytskyi, power supply was restored by 96%, water supply by 100%."
· In the Volyn region, power supply to 91 thousand consumers was restored. The city of Lutsk, Kovel, Lukivska and Holovenska territorial communities of Kovel district remain partially without power supply.
12:11: Production of children's bulletproof vests and helmets was launched in Ukraine. They will be used during the evacuation of children from hazardous areas.
MORDOR (Russia)
October 23
19:17: Russian propagandist, warlord Semyon Pegov wounded near Donetsk, Russian Media.
· It is reported that he was hospitalized in the Republican Trauma Center of Donetsk with a wound in the leg.
17:34: A video has appeared on the network in which a man who looks like the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, recruits prisoners in one of the colonies of the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation for the war in Ukraine.
17:00: Shoigu reached the third Minister of Defense from NATO countries and allegedly spoke about Ukrainian plans to detonate a "dirty bomb".
· Following his Turkish and French counterparts, Shoigu spoke with British Minister Ben Wallace, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
15:59: In the village of Mikulichi, in the Gomel region of Belarus, a group of Iranian instructors, officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who are under heavy guard of Russian National Guardsmen and FSB officers, were spotted.
· This was reported by the Center for National Resistance .
· According to information from Belarusian partisans, it was these instructors who coordinated drone launches at infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv obalst and northern and western regions of Ukraine.
15:18 Russian Media: Russian Defense Minister Shoigu tells colleagues around the world allegedly about the possible use of a "dirty bomb" by the Ukrainian authorities.
· It is claimed that Kyiv allegedly plans (for the sake of provocation) to detonate a nuclear bomb – and blame Russia for this. Moreover, the so-called "dirty bomb" is almost ready.
· According to media reports, Shoigu has already talked about this with the French Defense Minister and the Turkish Defense Minister.
13:46: A military plane crashed in Irkutsk.
· According to preliminary data, the Su-30 took off from the aircraft factory and fell into a two-story house in the Novo-Lenino microdistrict. There is currently no information about the dead or injured.
13:19 Belaruski Gayun: Belarus Railroad collects data on employees born in Ukraine.
· It is reported that employees born in Ukraine are summoned to the regional KGB departments for a survey, where they ask:
o about relatives in Ukraine;
o about what relatives tell;
o about whether they voted in the 2020 elections, and if so, who they voted for;
o about the attitude to war;
o and other issues.
KHARKIV
October 24
09:19 RMA: Over the past day, Russians have shelled the settlements of Kupyansk, Chuhuiv, Izyum and Bohodukhiv regions of Kharkiv region located near the contact line and the border with Russia
· During the past day, there were no cases of civilian injuries. In Kharkiv and Kupyansk district 3 men who were injured the day before were hospitalized.
DONETSK
October 24
10:32 RMA: At night, Russians shelled sections of the front line from Mariinsky to Liman community.
· In Donetsk sector, arrivals were recorded in Krasnohorivka, Kostiantynivka and Yelyzavetivka of the Mariinsky community - without casualties and destruction.
· In the Horlivka direction, Shcherbynivka of the Toretsk community suffered the most — the local canteen was destroyed by a rocket. Also during the night, there were shellings on the outskirts of the Svitlodarsk and Soledar communities, without casualties.
· In the Lysychansk direction, massive shelling of the Liman community continues — Torske and Zarichne suffer the most. In Zarechnoye, 1 person died.
10:20: Head of the Military Administration on the situation in Severodonetsk:
· collaborators and the Russian military are settled in empty apartments;
· those who have gone to cooperate with the Russians are satisfied with the so-called improvement of living conditions at the expense of other people's apartments;
· in some areas of the city, the lights that were previously provided for people to vacate their homes are turned off;
· The Russian authorities are unable to repair the central heating system.
08:26 RMA: On October 23, it became known about 6 civilians of Donetsk region killed by Russians: 3 in Kurdyumivka, 2 in Velyka Novoselka and 1 in Bakhmut
· Another 5 people were injured yesterday.
October 23
22:40 Prosecutor General's Office: As a result of massive attacks by Russian troops today in Donetsk region, four local residents were killed and two others were injured with varying degrees of severity.
· Enemy shelling of Bakhmut and Kurdyumivka village of Toretsk damaged multi-storey buildings, private households, a city hospital and cars.
21:01 Visegrad 24: Ukrainian Armed Forces pushed back Russian troops 2 km from the eastern suburbs of Bakhmut.
· It is reported that the Russians were forced out of the asphalt plant.
16:23 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
14:06 p.m.: Three people were killed in the night shelling of Kurdyumivka near Bakhmut, Donetsk RMA head Pavlo Kyrylenko said, and once again urged people to leave the region.
· 14:29: This morning, the Russians fired artillery at Bakhmut and targeted the local Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Hospital. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the building was partially destroyed: the roof and walls were damaged, windows were broken.
12:58: Activists of the "Yellow Ribbon" movement continue to distribute pro-Ukrainian leaflets in temporarily occupied Donetsk.
ZAPORIZHIA
October 23
23:11 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Zaporizhia.
16:27 Mayor: The Russian-occupied Energodar of the Zaporizhia region is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.
· "Shelling destroys civilian infrastructure and power grids. The city has been without gas for six months, constantly interruptions in electricity, drainage and water supply. The heating season is a big question."
16:19 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied city of Tokmak, Zaporizhia region.
13:23 Mayor of Melitopol: Said that residents of the temporarily occupied territories began to massively sell rubles.
DNIPRO
October 23
21:45: Chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk spoke about the consequences of the morning shelling of Nikopol.
· As a result of the enemy attack, six people were wounded: four men and two women. The victims are from 22 to 64 years old. One person is in serious condition.
· Ten residential buildings, kindergartens, several private enterprises, and a power line were damaged. Trucks and cars were also affected. People were driving in one of the cars when the shelling occurred.
12:04 RMA.: In the morning, the Russians again shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.
· According to preliminary information, 5 people were injured. Houses, a kindergarten and several private enterprises were damaged.
KHERSON
October 24
11:53: Russians removed the monument to Ushakov from the temporarily occupied Kherson.
· He was the Russian Black Sea Fleet commander the during the time of Catherine II.
· From 1787 to 1792. John Paul Jones, hero of the American Revolution, became an Admiral in the Black Sea Fleet, under Catherine the Great.
11:40 Social Networks.: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka, according to followers. We are waiting for official information.
10:52: In Kherson, underground communication cables are cut.
09:25 Social Networks: A monument to the Russian commander Alexander Suvorov disappeared in Kherson.
· Residents suggest that he was taken with him by the Russians during the evacuation to the left bank of the Dnieper
08:52 Social Networks: Report the disappearance of electricity and water in temporarily occupied Kherson
00:37 Social Networks: There are repeated explosions in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka.
October 23
23:30 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka.
15:48: A video from the site of the explosion in the temporarily occupied Kherson appeared on social networks.
· According to locals, the object of the assassination was the Russian-appointed "head of the pre-trial detention center" Oleg Tyuturai. The explosives were attached to a pole and activated when Tyuturai, while driving his car, passed by.
· It is reported that an accidental passerby died, and the "chief" of the prison himself was not injured. The information is being clarified.
15:28: More than 20,000 citizens have been evacuated from the temporarily occupied Kherson to the left bank of the Dnieper," said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the occupation administration of the Kherson region, appointed by the Russian Federation.
15:07: Russians block communication in Kherson in order to "cut off" the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the partisans, the press service of the Center for National Resistance reports.
· "According to the Kherson underground, the Russians are dismantling telecommunications equipment from the television center. In particular, the Russian Internet provider Miranda dismantled the central node from the TV and radio center. In the future, the Russians plan to leave the city completely without communication, television and radio broadcasting," the press service writes.
14:47: In the center of the temporarily occupied Kherson, a car exploded, in which explosives were planted, according to Russian Media.
MYKOLAIV
October 23
13:09 Regional Council: As a result of the shelling of Mykolaiv by Russian troops on the night of October 23, 5 people were injured.
KYIV - October 22/23
10:46: The main military officer of Kyiv, Yuri Maksimov, said that Ukrainian army needed "additional staffing" and therefore mobilization in Ukraine would be continued.
· All those liable for military service Ukrainians under 60 can wait for the agenda.
12:44 Kyiv City State Administration: Stabilization blackouts began in Kyiv by order of NPC Ukrenergo."
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.
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
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