Bob Homans October 4
20221004
Ukraine – 10/4 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
October 4, 2022
Developments on the Battlefield
“Reporting From Ukraine,” and The Latest Denys both discuss recent Ukrainian successes in Kherson, with Denys also speaking about Ukraine’s continuing offensive in Donbas. As he usually does, compared to Denys “Reporting from Ukraine” provides a more granular analysis of developments in Kherson. In Denys’ Report, not the picture of the head of Elon Musk transposed onto a body dressed in a Russian uniform.
Later in this email, there is a report of an electricity outage in Mykolaiv Oblast. This is likely an effort by the Russians to slow resupply of Ukrainian troops now on the offensive on the Right Bank of the Dnieper, in Kherson Oblast.
Looking at the situation more broadly the conditions for a major Russian defeat seem apparent, at least to my un-educated eye. Russians are getting rolled up in Kharkiv/Luhansk, they are making little progress in Donetsk Oblast, in front of both Bakhmut and Donetsk City, and they face an increasing risk of exposure from Ukrainians attacking across Luhansk. They are falling back in Kherson, and they are suffering death from a thousand cuts from partisans operating in Zaporizhia, especially around Melitopol.
The Wagner Group is primarily operating in Donetsk, and they are under an entirely separate command structure than either the regular Russian Army or the Chechens. Ex the prison inmates who are fighting alongside Wagner, they are arguably the most proficient formation that Russia has. Wagner’s talents seem to be wasted in Donetsk, and they may run the risk of being cut off.
10/4 Sitrep (my comments in bold face)
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon October 3 to 12:00 noon October 4, 2022
I promised when I started this news roundup that I wouldn’t burden you with requests for assistance. I am making an exception to that.
I want to call your attention to an organization, Ukraine Aid, and its founder, Dennis De Santis. In response to the Russian invasion, Dennis, with his daughter Adrienne and a few friends, immediately self-financed the start-up of an incorporated non-profit in Virginia, received IRS 501 (c) 3 status, and began responding to the needs of volunteers in the Territorial Defense Forces and Ukrainians affected by the war. This all-volunteer group, using their own resources, and covering their own expenses has already shipped $70,000 of material assistance to Ukraine, with another $15,000 en route. Their shipments have included helmets, protective vests, tactical gear, shovels, combat trauma first aid kits, thermal blankets, and hundreds of pounds of medical supplies to hospitals.
I first met Dennis 30 years ago when he was working on an USAID technical assistance team. We worked together and separately on assistance projects over that period and have become friends.
I had dinner with Dennis in Kyiv last week. He was here to check on friends, his procurement and delivery network, and his beneficiaries.
If you are looking for a capable and effective organization that makes good use of your donated dollar to support Ukraine, visit www.ukraineaid.group, and donate.
I endorse the comments about Dennis DeSantis. Although not as long as my colleague, I have known Dennis for several years. Among other things, at his own expense Dennis has come over to Ukraine to serve as an election observer. This is not an easy task, as it involves being locked up in a secure room, often without access to restrooms, while the counting of ballots is going on. The last time I can remember, Dennis was in the secure room until 3AM, the morning after election day. I wish the counting of ballots in the U.S. is done as securely and professionally as what takes place in Ukraine. Perhaps Ukrainians can return the favor and come to the U.S. to serve as observers in our elections.
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
October 4
11:47: Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said at the opening of the Warsaw Security Forum that the Lukashenka regime should bear equal responsibility together with Russia for the war against Ukraine.
· According to Blashchak, the Lukashenko regime stands side by side with Russia and supports aggression against Ukraine, and EU countries in some sanctions areas "regret" Belarus.
11:36 Energocom: Moldova will be able to buy and sell gas on the Romanian market. The Moldovan state-owned company Energocom received the relevant permission from the Romanian National Energy Regulatory Agency.
· Energocom is also registered on the regional booking platform and has access to gas storage facilities in Ukraine. At the end of September, Energocom has already purchased 15 million cubic meters of gas in two batches.
11:08 Reuters: The Italian government has introduced measures to control underwater energy and telecommunications cables as a result of natural gas leaks in Nord Streams.
· "We decided to take immediate measures to protect strategic networks and national interests," said Italian Navy Chief of Staff Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.
09:59: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan said that in two weeks of Russian mobilization, more than 200 thousand Citizens of the Russian Federation entered the country. 147 thousand have already left
· Noted that in general the situation on the borders had returned to normal.
09:36 Reuters: The IMF will consider allocating $ 1.3 billion to Ukraine this Friday.
· Sources of the agency in the Fund believe that the documents are ready for this and there are sufficient guarantees from partners of Ukraine.
09:21 CNN - Ukrainian Ambassador to Washington: Ukraine is discussing with the United States the possibility of supplying missiles with a range higher than that of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
08:52 Times: Russia plans to arrange a demonstration explosion of nuclear weapons on the borders of Ukraine.
· Moscow is likely to test a nuclear weapon in the Black Sea.
· The use of such weapons on the battlefield is fraught with a great risk - in case of an error, Russian cities on the border with Ukraine may suffer, a senior military source said.
In 1945 the United States considered holding a demonstration of the atomic bomb, and to invite representatives from Japan to observe. The U.S. decided against it for several reasons, including the possibility of a failure, and sharing possible delivery options.
08:00 PBS: Russia received more than half a billion dollars for the sale of grain stolen in Ukraine to Lebanon.
08:00 Irish Ministry of Education: 11.8 thousand students from Ukraine study in Irish schools
07:25: Elon Musk explains his position on the peaceful settlement of Russia's war on the territory of Ukraine, which he expressed earlier.
· "I am still very supportive of Ukraine, but I am convinced that the massive escalation of the war will cause great damage to Ukraine and, possibly, the world."
Now that Ukraine seems to be rolling up Russia, in both the East and the South, the handwringers come out the woodwork. The latest being Elon Musk and Francis I.
00:47 CNN - Advisor John Kirby: The administration of US President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the actions of Russian forces related to the possibility of using nuclear weapons.
· He said the U.S. had taken steps to prepare for a response if Russia used nuclear weapons.
Yesterday Kirby was asked about the armored train moving from Siberia toward Ukraine, that is rumored to carry a nuclear weapon. He said that he cannot confirm the contents of the train, but that the U.S. doesn’t see any indications that Russia intends to use a nuclear weapon. The U.S. is likely sharing whatever information they have about Russia’s intent to use a nuclear weapon with Ukraine.
00:24: Lithuanian President reacts to Elon Musk's tweet
· "Dear Elon, when someone tries to steal the wheels of your Tesla, it does not make them the rightful owners of a car or wheels. Although they claim that both voted for it," Gitanas Nauseda wrote.
October 3
23:25: The Supreme Lama of Kalmykia opposes the war. Previously, he emigrated to Mongolia.
· Shajin Lama Telo Tulku Rinpoche called what is happening in Ukraine "a great suffering": "This war is not needed. Moreover, we live in the XXI Century. Everyone wants to live peacefully, peacefully.
· Moreover, the lama also sided with Ukraine, which "of course, is right.” "It defends its country, its land, its truth, its Constitution."
22:57 Assistant Secretary of Defense: The Pentagon believes that Ukrainian forces are currently managing to achieve their strategic goals - to conduct counter-offensive actions in the Kharkiv, Donbas and Kherson directions.
· "What are we seeing now? Firstly, the overwhelming success at the forefront of the conflict in Kharkiv region, as well as the key strategic successes of Ukrainian forces in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in particular the recent return of control over the city of Lyman," – she stated.
23:54: Vitali Klitschko also reacted to Elon Musk's tweet.
· "Elon, what ideas are there in space? Our earthly response to the Russian aggressor," he wrote and supplemented his message with the photo with the motto "Enough fooling around"
22:53 Russian media: The Armenian Ministry of Defense reported shelling of its border positions by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
22:15 Le Parisien.: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born announces a conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Paris.
· "In the coming months, we will organize an economic conference with the Ukrainian authorities to mobilize our companies," Bourne said.
· The Prime Minister also said that from the end of November, French households that sheltered refugees from Ukraine will receive financial assistance.
22:10 Delfi: Russian border guards refuse to allow Ukrainian citizens to enter the European Union on the Russian-Latvian border. The walking queue is several days in the open air.
· Ukrainians come from the occupied territories, Russian border guards allow literally several people a day, even though hundreds of people are in line.
21:35 Reuters: The U.S. will soon announce that it will ship four more M142 HIMARS in a new $625 million arms package for Ukraine.
21:26 Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung: German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock says she takes Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons very seriously.
· "We take his words very seriously - the rest would be frivolous. For more than 220 days of war, Vladimir Putin has repeatedly shown that he does not disdain the most terrible war crimes," Berbok said.
21:13 Reuters - Swedish Navy: Sweden has sent a diving vessel to the leakage sites at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.
· "The Coast Guard is responsible for the mission, but we support them with units. The only vessel we sent is HMS Belos, which is an underwater rescue and diving vessel," a Navy spokesman said.
20:55 BNR: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev does not support Ukraine's accelerated accession to NATO amid a full-scale war.
· The press service of the Bulgarian president distributed a message stating Radev's position on Ukraine's application for accelerated accession to NATO.
· "President Rumen Radev did not sign the full text of the declaration adopted by some Eastern European countries on Ukraine's membership in NATO. The President supports other positions contained in the document," Radev's press service said.
20:51: Elon Musk's tweet sparked a wave of reactions.
· The poll has already received 700 thousand votes, of which 60 percent are currently against such a proposal.
· Voting link here:
20:17: After Elon Musk's tweet, Tesla shares began to fall.
Tesla’s shares may’ve fallen for other reasons, such as the upcoming trial in Delaware that may result in Musk having to buy Twitter for over $40 billion. He has previously Twitter shares, to raise the cash pay for Twitter. In fact, some have suggested that Musk’s remarks about Ukraine are somehow connected with accusations that Musk has made about Twitter, concerning the number of Russian bots.
20:02: Paul Massaro, senior adviser to the Helsinki Commission to the US Congress, responded to Elon Musk and wrote that the war would only end under the following conditions:
· Ukraine liberates all its sovereign territory.
· Russia is decolonized, demilitarized and denuclearized.
19:52: Elon Musk has proposed conditions that he believes can ensure the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
· Among them:
o repetition of referendums in the occupied territories under the supervision of the UN. "Russia leaves if it is the will of the people”
o Crimea is formally part of Russia, as it was from 1783 until "Khrushchev's mistake”
o water supply to Crimea is provided;
o Ukraine remains a neutral state.
Anyone who is confused about Russia’s claim to Crimea should take 50 minutes and watch Timothy Snyder’s 7th lecture of his course about Ukraine. He talks about the rise of Moscovy (today’s Russia). There is no legitimate “claim” to Crimea. Khrushchev’s “mistake” seemed well thought-out. Crimea wasn’t physically joined to the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was physically joined with Ukraine and received all its water from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Ukraine).
19:26 State Bureau of Investigation: The SBI has submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers a list of Russian companies and citizens to include in the sanctions list.
· SBI employees studied more than 200 companies in various sectors of the economy and compiled lists of companies owned by Russian structures or citizens.
· Also earlier, according to the SBI, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has already decided to seize the assets of some Russian companies or have already been sanctioned according to them.
18:11: 10 out of 30 NATO countries support Ukraine's accession. Another 2 countries, the U.S. and Germany, are cautious to say that this requires the consensus of all member states.
This is stated in the infographic UA War Infographics, compiled on the basis of statements by representatives of countries in recent days.
17:05 Der Spiegel: The EU plans to train up to 15,000 Ukrainian troops.
· The EU countries have already previously agreed on a corresponding training mission for the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The draft law is to be approved at an official meeting of the Council of the European Union on October 17.
16:45: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held talks with his Senegalese counterpart Aisata Tal Sal as part of the first-ever Tour of Ukrainian diplomacy in Africa.
· Ministers discussed steps to intensify cooperation in the fields of IT, digitalization, cybersecurity, trade and education. Senegalese Foreign Minister thanked the Government of Ukraine for organizing the safe evacuation of Senegalese students from the zones fighting.
16:41 Politico: Hungary, Greece, Cyprus and Malta block a new package of EU sanctions against The Russian Federation.
· These countries do not agree with the restriction of the price of Russian oil, because their tankers transport most of the Russian oil to the European Union.
16:35 Social Networks: Books in Ukrainian appeared on sale in the center of Munich, Germany.
16:20 CNN: Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin warned Russian Defense Ministry Chief Sergei Shoigu of the inadmissibility of using nuclear weapons.
· "Personally, I haven't talked to Shoigu in recent days, but I've talked to him before. I addressed this issue and warned him not to follow that path and not to behave so irresponsibly".
· He added that he did not see something that would make him believe that Putin decided to use nuclear weapons.
16:00 Delfi: Lithuania supports NATO's open-door policy and Ukraine's decision to join the Alliance.
· According to the country's Defense Minister, negotiations and formal procedures for admission should begin now, despite the war.
· Anushauskas added that the annexation of a fifth of Ukraine's territory returned the country to the forefront of the decision to apply for NATO membership.
15:50: Sweden's Coast Guard says the gas leak on North Stream 2 has resumed.
15:39: The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on its citizens staying in Russia to leave the country due to the possible deterioration of the security situation due to the war in Ukraine.
15:32 Radio Liberty: EU ambassadors will consider the eighth package of sanctions against Russia today.
· "There is a chance that they will give the sanctions the green light today, but the goal is still to do so before the Prague summit on Thursday," Jozwiak said.
15:19 Oryx: France will transfer 20 wheeled ACMAT Bastion IMV armored personnel carriers to Ukraine.
· A fund of EUR 50 million will also be provided, which Ukraine can use to purchase military equipment from French companies.
14:55 Russian media: The Austrian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador because of pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.
14:20 Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: Lithuania expels Russian Chargé d'Affaires Sergei Ryabokon from the country because of the diplomat's actions and statements that are inconsistent with diplomatic status.
14:04 Russian Media: Russian ambassadors to Finland, Poland and Portugal were summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the so-called "referendums" on "joining the Russian Federation" of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.
· Also, the Italian Foreign Ministry has already protested to the Russian ambassador for the same reason.
13:45: The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Aybek Smadiyarov, said that the issue of Kazakhstan’s or the CSTO's participation in Russia's war against Ukraine does not stand. (CSTO is a Russian led defense coalition – ed)
· In particular, Kazakhstan, according to the UN Charter, will not take part in the war unleashed by Russia.
12:32 Evening Standard: British Defense Minister Ben Wallace says Russia's use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine is unlikely. According to him, Russian President Putin is acting "irrationally.
· Wallace stressed that although the use of nuclear weapons was included in the military doctrine of the Russian Federation, it would be unacceptable for Russia's allies - India and China.
12:00: In the Czech Republic, a fundraiser raised more than €1.22 million for a T-72 Avenger tank (modification of the T-72M1) for the Ukrainian military.
· This amount includes the cost of the modernized T-72 Avenger tank and its transportation to Ukraine.
13:04 EU Delegation to Ukraine: The European Union, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sharply reduced the consumption of Russian gas, because they realized that Russia is not a reliable supplier.
· "When the invasion began, 40% of natural gas in the EU came from Russia. Now it is 9%, without formal sanctions on this. THE EU understood, agreed in the end that Russia is not a reliable supplier," the diplomat said.
NATIONAL
October 4
11:25 Ministry of Education: Now, more than 9 thousand kindergartens are operating in Ukraine. Most of them are in full-time or mixed format.
· He added that kindergartens in one form or another are attended by more than 655 thousand children.
09:52: U.S. General outlines the difficulties facing the Armed Forces during the liberation of Crimea
· "Firstly, the island is strategically important for the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, air bases and other military infrastructure. Secondly, Crimea is a matter of Putin's personal prestige. it's hard," said former U.S. Army Europe Commander Mark Hertling.
10:38 British Intelligence:
· British intelligence sees problems for Russia in delaying conscription for a month
· On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the autumn conscription, under which 120,000 people must serve, who by law cannot be sent outside the Russian Federation. This is separate from persons mobilized under the partial mobilization order of September 21, 2022.
· The draft campaign will start on November 1 - a month later than usual.
· "The late start of the campaign indicates an increase in pressure on Russia's ability to train and arm a large number of new conscripts," British intelligence said.
· Britain's Ministry of Defence says Russia's problems with the placement, training, equipment and dispersal of mobilized and conscripts are significant, and the shortcomings of Russia's administrative and logistical systems will continue to undermine these efforts.
09:43 Institute for the Study of War: Confirms in its daily summary-analysis that the Ukrainian Army is expanding its zone of control in the northeast, in the directions to Kreminna and Svatov, and in the Kherson region.
· At the same time, American analysts especially note that in these regions, Ukrainians are opposed by units that were previously considered one of the best in the Russian army.
07:08 Operational Command South: Ukrainian aviation inflicted 9 strikes on Russian military targets.
· Rocket and artillery units completed 290 firing missions, because of which confirmation was received of the destruction of 87 Russians and more than six dozen pieces of equipment, of which two tanks and one infantry fighting vehicle were captured.
07:42 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
· Yesterday, the Russians launched 3 missile and 12 air strikes, carried out more than 100 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· More than 20 settlements were affected by Russian strikes.
· According to available information, units of the recently formed and moved to the territory of Ukraine 3rd Army Corps are not able to effectively perform their assigned tasks
· Outdated and unusable weapons and military equipment, unauthorized abandonment of positions and refusal to perform combat missions by personnel, the use of alcoholic beverages, systematic violations military discipline are the main reasons for the demoralization of servicemen of the Russian units of this unit.
· In the city of Tver, due to the lack of teaching staff and technical specialists involved in the war in Ukraine, training on certain courses has been suspended at the Military Academy of Aerospace Defense
· According to available information, the military leadership of the RF Armed Forces decided to move units of the Rosgvardia troops based within the administrative boundaries of the Siberian Military District and the contingent of Russian troops in Syria to the area of hostilities
· Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repulsed Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vyimka, Mayorsk, Disputed, Ozeryanivka, Bakhmut, Kamyanka and Ternovi Pody
October 3
23:35 Minister of Ecology: Russia has caused $36 billion in damage to Ukraine's ecology.
· Losses from air pollution caused by the war currently amount to about 25 billion euros, and another 11.4 billion euros are needed to eliminate the damage caused to soils.
23:17 Operational Command East: The remnants of Russian troops who fled from the Lyman retreated to Kreminna. Now they are trying to build fortifications there.
· He noted that now the Lyman is completely cleared of the Russians. Nevertheless, the remnants of the enemy group "run around the outskirts, where they are actively caught."
23:10: Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba responded to U.S. businessman Elon Musk, who suggested that Ukraine abandon Crimea and declare neutrality to end the war with Russia.
· "Those who offer Ukraine to give up its people and land – ostensibly so as not to hurt Putin's offended ego or save Ukraine from suffering – should not cover up the words "peace" with the word "Let the Russians kill and rape thousands more innocent Ukrainians seize even more territories," Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
22:34: A new commemorative coin "Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" has appeared in Ukraine.
· The NBU puts it into circulation from today.
21:41 Committee on Economic Development: At its next meeting, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will consider the issue of nationalization of Russian assets in Ukraine.
18:50 British Intelligence: Putin acknowledged the problems with the announced "partial" mobilization.
· On September 29, Putin appealed to his National Security Council and called for the correction of mistakes made during the mobilization.
· " Putin's extremely rapid recognition of the problems underscores the dysfunction of mobilization during the first week. Local officials probably do not know the exact scale and legal justification of the campaign. intelligence.
18:21 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on October 3:
· During the day, the Russians inflicted 2 missile and 7 air strikes, carried out more than 35 shellings from the MLRS.
· More than 20 settlements suffered from enemy strikes. Among them are Dnipro, Zaporozhye, Bakhmut, Controversial, Marinka, Soledar, Bilohorivka, Blagodativka and Zheleznodorozhne.
· Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repulsed enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Mayorsk, New York, Zaitseve, Nevelske and Pobeda.
· The Air Force of the Defense Forces launched 19 strikes. The destruction of 2 strongholds, 14 places of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as 3 anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy was confirmed.
· In addition, our air defense units shot down a Ka-52 helicopter and an enemy Su-25 attack aircraft.
· Rocket troops and artillery hit 4 control points, 17 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2 warehouses with ammunition and logistics, 2 air defense facilities, as well as 10 other important enemy facilities during the day.
· Confirmed enemy fire damage in previous days. Thus, around the settlement of Kyrylivka, Donetsk region, up to 20 units of military equipment were destroyed, up to 8 enemy combat helicopters received significant damage.
· The losses of units located directly on the contact line are replenished at the expense of representatives of the so-called "law enforcement agencies" operating in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region.
· Ensuring the administrative and police regime in the temporarily occupied territory will be entrusted to units of the federal security service of the Russian Federation.
18:17: The Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC of Ukraine warns that the Italian newspaper La Repubblica spread misinformation regarding the movement of the Russian submarine Belgorod, which was picked up by other world media.
· According to the CPD, as of today, no such information has been published on the NATO website which monitors systems and weapons of Russian submarines back to 2016.
18:06 Operational Command "South": Russian troops are forced to retreat in some areas of the Southern Front.
· "Having no success on the front line, the enemy continues man-made blackmail, fire and psychological pressure on the civilian population of the rear regions... Our missile and artillery units have completed another 196 fire tasks, providing support for the advance of troops".
17:48 CNN: Ukraine is asking the U.S. to provide ATACMS with the condition to agree on targets.
· The Ukrainian government offers the U.S. "full and permanent visibility" of lists of Russian targets that ATACMS plan to hit.
17:52 Cabinet of Ministers: As of today, since the beginning of the war, 19,049,078 square meters of housing have been destroyed and damaged throughout Ukraine.
· Ukrainians submitted through the "Diia" application 275677 compensation applications for damage to housing.
17:36 Minister for Communities: Ukraine is 97% ready for the heating season.
· According to him, by October 6, engineering systems, networks, equipment of housing and communal services will be 100% ready.
· Chernyshov noted that 14 billion cubic meters of gas are located in Ukrainian gas storage facilities with the required 14.5 billion cubic meters. The authorities also plan to accumulate 2.5 million tons of coal, of which almost 2 million are already in warehouses.
17:19 Ministry of Energy: The number of Ukrainians who remain without electricity today due to hostilities.
17:29 Ministry of Infrastructure: Today, 4 vessels left the ports of Greater Odessa with 77,000 tons of grain for Africa, Asia and Europe.
· Since the release of the first vessel with Ukrainian food, taking into account today's vessels, 5.9 million tons of agricultural products have been exported.
16:58 Prime Minister of Ukraine: The EU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the provision of EUR 5 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine.
16:55 State Border Guard: Ukrainians who have evacuated from active combat zones can leave for Europe on the internal passport of a citizen of Ukraine.
· An internal Ukrainian passport can be used to travel to the EU: women, children, persons with disabilities.
· Concurrently the State Border Guard Service advises to apply in advance to the competent authority of the EU country to which the trip is planned to clarify whether a Ukrainian passport will be enough to cross the border.
16:31: Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada from parties banned by the court should be deprived of parliamentary mandates. The relevant bill is registered in the Parliament.
· According to the document, people's deputies will lose the right to participate in meetings of the Verkhovna Rada, in the work of deputy factions and groups, committees, temporary special and investigative commissions.
· They will also be banned from working on bills, participating in parliamentary hearings, and carrying out instructions from the parliament and its bodies.
16:15: Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the SBU has neutralized almost 3.5 thousand cyberattacks on authorities and infrastructure.
15:14: Ukrainian servicemen may be allowed to travel abroad during martial law. The relevant bill is registered in the Verkhovna Rada.
· According to the document, the military have right to travel abroad in order to visit family members in lieu of leave.
14:50: Support for NATO accession has increased to a record in Ukraine, according to a new poll by the sociological group "Rating".
· According to a published poll, the level of support for NATO accession is 83%, for joining the European Union - 86% of respondents. The survey was conducted on October 1-2.
14:30: The Ukrainian military received a batch of high-speed drones and other technical means from the Favbet Foundation.
· Also, with the assistance of the fund, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a Jeep Cherokee SUV to perform combat missions on the front line.
· Currently, 95% of Favbet Foundation's projects are focused on helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukrainians affected by the war.
14:25 Minister of Digital Transformation: Ukraine has launched the sale of "military bonds" to the population through "Diia". (Diia is Ukraine’s e-government platform – ed)
· Each bond has the name of a temporarily occupied territory - Kherson, Melitopol, Mariupol and Crimea. The cost of one bond is from UAH 900. You can choose the term of the bond - for a period of up to 1.5 years.
12:45: Since the launch of the reform of electronic sick leave Ukrainians have received more than 10 million such documents, the press service of the Ministry of Health reports.
· "Thus, it is one of the most popular digital services in Ukraine," the Ministry of Health notes.
MORDOR (Russia)
October 4
11:02 Social Networks: Of the entire battalion of the so-called "LPR", 193 people survived after being surrounded near Lyman.
· Since September 30, they have been standing on the highway near Shchastya, because the military leadership does not let them go further.
10:26 Russian Media: In the first days after the announcement of partial mobilization in Russia in the secondary housing market of Moscow, the number of applications for the urgent sale of apartments tripled. Their owners, who tried to leave the country, were ready to sell housing at a discount of up to 20%.
10:06: Hermitage curator Dmitry Ozerkov publicly condemned Russia's war in Ukraine, left the Hermitage and other art projects in St. Petersburg
· "After Russia put its troops into Ukraine, dialogue and respect ceased to mean anything in Russia, the news was replaced by propaganda that says nothing about blaming Russians armed forces in numerous crimes against civilians. My choice is to stop doing something in and for today's Russia."
October 3
21:59: Residents of occupied Crimea continue to leave the peninsula.
· According to preliminary information of the Mejlis, about 10 thousand Ukrainians left the occupied Crimea. Some go further to Russia, and some – abroad. (Mejlis – self-governing body of Crimean Tartars – ed)
· "Pro-Russian activists are engaged in deliberate persecution of our citizens fleeing criminal mobilization," the Mejlis added.
· They transmit information about such people to the so-called law enforcement officers, who complicate the process of leaving Crimea.
21:21 Bloomberg: Since the beginning of 2022, Russian billionaires have lost nearly $94 billion. There are a total of 27 billionaires in the country.
· The largest sums were lost by the founder of the Renova group Viktor Vekselberg and the chairman of the board of directors of Severstal Alexey Mordashov - $ 11 and $ 9.8 billion, respectively.
16:25 Associated Press: Russia has received at least $530 million from smuggling stolen Ukrainian grain, which it spent on the war.
15:01: The State Duma of the Russian Federation has ratified an agreement on the annexation of the so-called "DPR", "LPR", Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into Russia.
12:59: "You don't have to be Zhukov or Suvorov. Do what you are ordered to do, and don't be scared."
· Russian propagandist Sladkov, the main factor in the defeat of the Russian army in the Liman direction, considers the demoralization and cowardice of the Russian servicemen.
12:11 Social Networks: Mobilized soldiers from Norilsk, Russia, a video of conscripts allegedly recorded in a forest near the Omsk military unit where the conscripts were unloaded from buses and left without anything.
KHARKIV
October 4
12:00 Social Networks: A video from the recently liberated village of Bohuslavka, Kharkiv region.
09:05 RMA: Last night, the Russians launched 2 missile strikes, with C300 missiles, on Kharkiv. Damaged infrastructure facilities. Unfortunately, a 46-year-old woman died.
· A 63-year-old man and a 9-year-old girl were hospitalized with injuries in the Kupiansk district. Doctors assess her condition as moderate.
· Yesterday, in the Kupyansk district, two men, aged 23 and 35, were blown up.
08:35 RMA: Rocket hit an infrastructure facility of railway transport in Kharkiv
07:28 Kharkiv RMA: After midnight, 1 rocket hit an enterprise in Kholodnogorsky district. There was a fire, previously - there were no casualties.
· In the Novobavarsky district, a missile strike damaged critical infrastructure. There was also a fire. Rescuers localized the consequences.
· Unfortunately, a 46-year-old woman died.
· As a result of the shelling of a hospital in the Kupyansk district, an anesthesiologist was killed, 2 nurses of 53 and 43 years were wounded.
00:54 Mayor: Kholodnogorsky and Novobavarsky districts of Kharkiv came under Russian shelling on the night of October 4.
· According to him, the Russian Federation has targeted industrial and infrastructure facilities. Information about the victims is being clarified
00:14 Kharkiv regional council: Confirmed missile arrivals in the central part of the city
00:05 Social Networks: Report explosions in Kharkiv.
October 3
18:34 Kharkiv RMA: The Russians launched a missile strike on a medical facility in the Kupyansk district.
· An anesthesiologist was killed and one nurse was wounded. Information on the victims is still being clarified.
· The building is almost completely destroyed from floors 1 to 4. Rescuers and law enforcement officers are working on the site.
16:09 Village council: The Ukrainian military liberated the village of Borova near Izyum, Kharkiv region.
· "Borova and most of the Borivska settlement territorial community are under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
15:46: Police building in the liberated city of Izyum, Kharkiv region.
· A torture chamber was found in the basement, where people were chained and kept in complete unsanitary conditions.
12:37 Social Networks: : A video from the liberated village of Shyshyivka in the Kharkiv region.
12:22 Social Networks: A photo from the liberated village of Borova in the Kharkiv region.
13:11 Operational Command East: The mine situation in liberated Lyman is very dangerous.
· "The invaders left a lot of anti-personnel mines, trip wires, left mines-"petals", which are not visible under leaves. In the morning there were many dialogues with foreign journalists who want to get into the de-occupied Lyman, but it is very dangerous there and we need to wait a bit, now the sappers are doing everything to make it secure," he said.
LUHANSK
October 4
09:14 Luhansk RMA: Russians are already looking for men of draft age in the Luhansk region with drones. Military committees in the temporarily occupied Khrustalny launched drones through the streets of the city.
October 3
19:32 Luhansk RMA: The Russians discharged patients from the Svatov mental hospital to use it as a headquarters.
· "The hospital has a good network of underground rooms, so the choice of The Russians is clear, but it still won't save them," Gaidai said.
DONETSK
October 4
08:29 Donetsk RMA: On October 3, Russians killed 1 civilian in the Donetsk region - in Krasnohorivka. Another 2 people were injured.
October 3
18:46 Advisor to Mariupol Mayor: According to him, a gas cylinder exploded in one of the apartments. The Russian emergency service arrived in just an hour and a half. The ambulance did not arrive at all. As a result of the incident, one person died, another - received burns.
15:28 Mariupol Mayor: In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, a strong fire broke out on Solnechnaya Street, where houses were demolished.
· He noted that no one is engaged in extinguishing the fire.
13:55 Social Networks: Video of residents in Lyman, Donetsk region, greeting Ukrainian soldiers.
ZAPORIZHYA
October 3
22:39 Social Networks: Report explosions in Zaporizhia
18:01 National Police: Over the weekend, the police of Zaporizhia region recorded 40 reports about armed aggression. Zaporizhia alone was hit by more than 10.
· During the day, the enemy shelled the regional center, suburbs and settlements in Zaporizhia, Vasylivsky and Pology districts.
17:44 International Atomic Energy Agency: The director of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, Igor Murashov, has been released from Russian captivity.
13:38 Social Networks: Activists of the "Yellow Ribbon" movement put up regular leaflets in the temporarily occupied Berdyansk, Tokmak, Dniprorudny.
12:04 Melitopol mayor: Russian occupation forces have begun forced mobilization of the local population in the temporarily occupied Melitopol district.
· "They just started grabbing men on the streets. Over the weekend, we have a large number of cases when they simply approach men of different ages, different physical fitness and ask them to approach the commandant's office to register," Fedorov said.
· 13:06 Social Networks: A photo from the liberated village of Myrolyubivka, Kherson region.
DNIPRO
October 4
08:19 Dnipro RMA: About 30 shells from Russian Grad rockets and heavy artillery arrived in Nikopol. Four men were injured - 28, 48, 50 and 66 years old. Two of them are in the hospital.
· More than 30 multi-storey and private houses have been mutilated. The city was left without water. More than 7,000 families are without light.
· In Marganets, Chervonohryhorivska, Pokrovska communities, people are unharmed after Russian shelling.
05:03 Social Networks: Report explosions in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
October 3
22:47 Social Networks: Report explosions again in Nikopol.
20:46 Regional council: Russians shelled the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of Russian attacks, a child was injured.
· "In the afternoon, the invaders fired at Nikopol from artillery. There was a fire, later extinguished by rescuers. As a result of the impact, a building burned down".
· Last night the Russians fired on Marianskoye with a Tochka-U missile, as a result of which granaries, berths and special equipment of the agricultural enterprise were damaged. The destruction of four private residential buildings and 300 solar panels was recorded.
· "One 14-year-old girl was injured: she suffered minor injuries, she was given medical care, she is now at home," the head of the regional council said.
20:28 RMA: Ukrainian air defense units destroyed a Russian missile in the sky of the Dnipropetrovsk region this afternoon.
· It is reported that the Russian missile was shot down in the Kryvyi Rih district.
KHERSON
October 4
11:52 Social Networks: A video from the liberated village of Novopetrivka, Kherson region.
00:11: The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two pontoon bridges near Dariivka, Kherson region. The Russians were moving a Russian tank company
00:00: Ukrainian paratroopers of the 80th separate rapid reaction brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured KAMAZ-63968 "Typhoon" worth more than $2 million.
October 3
21:31 Social Networks: A photo of the Ukrainian military in the liberated village of Shevchenkivka, Kherson region.
18:55 National Police: In Skadovsk, representatives of the occupation authorities seized the buildings and property of the children's and recreation complex. After that, the Russian military settled in the complex.
17:37 Social Networks: Reports of explosions around the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plants.
17:14 Social Networks: A blue and yellow flag has returned to Zolota Balka of the Kherson region.
15:23 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade: Raised the Ukrainian flag in the liberated Myrolyubivka, Kherson region.
15:04 Social Networks: Report explosions in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region.
14:14 National Police: Police exposed a collaborator, a "supporter of the Russian measure" in the Skadovsk district, who is implementing Russian education standards.
· "A local resident cooperates with Russia and provides information support to the occupiers through her own YouTube channel. It distributes videos in which it publicly justifies Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and supports the actions of the occupying authorities."
14:10 National Police: In the Kherson region, Russian military shelled almost all settlements on the contact line, there are wounded among the civilian population.
· Most of the damage and destruction of civilian infrastructure, private houses, economic structures were recorded in the villages of Arkhangelske and Vysokopillya, the villages of Tokareve, Ivanovka, Olhyne, Myrolyubivka, Orlove.
13:42 Social Networks: Report explosions in Chornobaivka of the Kherson region.
13:32 Air command "South": Today, in the Beryslav district of the Kherson region, a unit of the Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft.
12:55 Social Networks: Report of explosions in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region.
MYKOLAIV
October 4
11:18 Social Networks: Report explosions in the Mykolaiv region.
October 3
16:50 Ukrzaliznytsia: The movement of trains to Mykolaiv has been resumed.
· The company noted that it continues to restore suburban railway communication in the east and south of Ukraine.
OTHER REGIONS
October 4
11:21 Deputy Mayor: This year, the Hasidim in Uman, who came to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, paid a record tourist tax of UAH 9.6 million.
11:39 RMA: Explosions heard by residents of Kyiv and the region are from the training of sappers, there is no danger.
October 3
23:48: The military showed the same Iranian Mohajer-6 UAV, previously shot down over the Black Sea, near Odessa, that carried guided air bombs "Ghaem-5".
22:25 Sumy RMA: As a result of Russian shelling:
· "During the day, the Russians fired twice at the border in the Okhtyrka district. A total of 11 wards are made of artillery".
· According to him, the Russians shelled the Velykopysarivka community, where an agricultural enterprise was damaged.
15:55: Today, sappers are being trained on the territory of the Vyshgorod district of the Kyiv region, during which explosive objects will be neutralized.
· The district state administration warns local residents that the sounds of explosions and possible aircraft do not pose a threat.
13:59 SBU Press Service: The SBU detained a Russian agent who covertly photographed Odesa defenders.
· The offender scouted the places of deployment and movement of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Odesa. He also worked out the Russian task of collecting constituent data on Ukrainian defenders and photographing their appearance.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://invite.viber.com/?g2=AQBD3wxTrZ6XUU7IdXeHUfjVCydekezQCCGuwYnT6qPd1r7n1aVbFIewa6ng6Lis
"The Wagner Group is primarily operating in Donetsk, and they are under an entirely separate command structure than either the regular Russian Army or the Chechens. Ex the prison inmates who are fighting alongside Wagner, they are arguably the most proficient formation that Russia has. Wagner’s talents seem to be wasted in Donetsk, and they may run the risk of being cut off."
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