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Aftermath of Russian missile strike on Ukraine mail depot that killed six
Russian troops are intensifying their attacks on the key eastern town of Avdiivka, a senior Ukraine officer said on Thursday, while the country’s general staff reported its military repelled many Russian assaults in widely separated sectors of the front.
Oleksandr Borodin, press officer for Ukraine’s third separate assault brigade, said Russian forces were launching major infantry attacks, while trying to keep equipment intact.
Borodin told the news outlet Espreso TV there were no dramatic statistics for destroying enemy equipment “because they use it much less, mainly from a distance.
“But their movements are quite dense now. It is not just infantry advancing but also parallel work of artillery, drones, aviation, the same air bombing and more.”
Russian forces, he told Espreso, were unable to replenish supplies quickly and Ukrainian defensive positions were solid.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian special forces have damaged multiple Russian landing ships docked in northwestern Crimea following an overnight operation, footage has purported to show.
The GUR said in a post on X this morning: “As a result of a night operation on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, small landing ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation were damaged by soldiers.”
Ukraine GUR post video of Crimea attack
Ukraine’s special intelligence service have posted a video purporting to show their overnight operation that destroyed multiple Russian landing ships docked in northwestern Crimea.
They claimed that multiple small vessels “carrying a crew and loaded armoured vehicles” were destroyed in the early hours of this morning.
Local reports suggest the attack took place around the port village of Chornomorske.
Previously, Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) have used small groups of its operatives to carry out swift attacks on Crimea, traversing the Black Sea using jet skis to avoid detection.
Tom Watling10 November 2023 08:50
Russian attacks intensify after war broke out between Hamas and Israel – Ukraine
Russian attacks on a town near the eastern frontline have intensified after war broke out between Hamas and Israel, a Ukrainian military spokesman has said.
Putin’s troops have been bearing down since mid-October on the shattered town of Avdiivka, known for its coking plant and its position as a gateway to the city of Donetsk, 20 km (12 miles) to the east.
Oleksandr Borodin, press officer for Ukraine’s third separate assault brigade, said Russian forces were launching major infantry attacks, while trying to keep equipment intact.
“All this started after the events in Israel,” he said. “Perhaps they believe it is the best time to advance, but they have no serious successes.”
Vitaliy Barabash, head of Avdiivka’s military administration, told Espreso TV Russian forces were shelling the town “round the clock” but wet ground from several days of rain was holding their troops back.
Matt Mathers10 November 2023 11:01
Putin visits military HQ near border with Ukraine – state media
Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the southern military district headquarters in Rostov-on-Don as he assessed the state of his country’s forces in Ukraine as the war drags on toward winter.
It was his second public visit to the headquarters in less than a month.
Video shared by a Russian state news agency showed Mr Putin being greeted late on Thursday by defence minister Sergey Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff.
In Rostov-on-Don, less than 60 miles from Ukraine’s south-eastern border, Mr Putin was “introduced to new types of military equipment” and was informed about the progress of the war, his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian state news agency Tass.
Mr Putin made the visit on the way back from a trip to Kazakhstan, where he aimed to cement ties with Russia’s ex-Soviet neighbour and major economic partner in the midst of tensions with the West over Ukraine.
Putin with defence minister Sergey Shoigu
(Sputnik)
Matt Mathers10 November 2023 10:13
Ukraine’s global ‘peace summit’ deferred to next year amid war in Gaza
The war-hit country is arranging a fourth meeting of national security advisers in late November or early December, said Ihor Zhovka, president Volodymyr Zelensky’s top diplomatic adviser.
“And the Global Summit might take place in February 2024,” he said in a statement.
He added that the summit will “definitely” take place “as it will mark both the symbolic beginning of the practical implementation of the Ukraine ‘peace formula’ and summarise all the results that have already been achieved on this track”.
Tom Watling10 November 2023 08:33
Germany to adapt defence budget to meet NATO target even after special fund exhausted
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that the government will adapt the defence budget to ensure that the country achieves its NATO spending target even after its 100-billion-euro special defence fund has been exhausted.
“This is because procurement processes can only be planned and implemented sustainably if the Bundeswehr can rely on” receiving sufficient funds, said Scholz.
He added that adapting the budget to reach the two percent NATO defence spending target from 2028, without the help of a special fund, would be a formidable but feasible political task.
“Everybody understands that we need to spend more on defence,” Scholz said.
While the need for longterm planning for defence investment in Europe has long been known, low levels of stockpiles across the bloc after nearly two years of supporting Ukraine have compounded this problem. Mr Scholz’s announcement appears to be an attempt to remedy this.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz said procurement packages needed to be sustainable
((c) Copyright 2023, dpa (www.dpa.de). Alle Rechte vorbehalten)
Tom Watling10 November 2023 08:16
Zelensky says more than 150 Ukrainians evacuated from Gaza in last 24 hours
More than 150 Ukrainians have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the southern border crossing with Egypt in the last 25 hours, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The Ukrainian president issued a statement on X to say that the last round of refugee rescues brought the total to more than 200.
Hundreds of foreign passport holders have been allowed to leave Gaza through the Egyptian Rafah crossing this week, according to local officials, though many others have been refused.
Tom Watling10 November 2023 08:10
Ukraine beats back Russian attacks on frontline as rain slows down Putin’s troops
Russian forces were failing to advance against Ukrainian troops as they scaled up their attacks on the eastern town of Avdiivka, senior military officials said.
There were major infantry attacks being launched by the Russian forces as they tried to keep equipment intact, said Oleksandr Borodin, press officer for Ukraine’s third separate assault brigade.
“But their movements are quite dense now. It is not just infantry advancing but also parallel work of artillery, drones, aviation, the same air bombing and more,” Mr Borodin said but added that Russian forces were unable to replenish supplies quickly while Ukraine’s defensive positions remained solid.
Tom Watling10 November 2023 08:03
Russia will ‘struggle to redeploy’ to southern Ukraine, claims ISW
Russia will “struggle to redeploy” combative forces to respond to the ongoing Ukrainian operations in eastern Kherson Oblast, across the Dnipro River, without compromising their defences along what was formerly the main axis of the counteroffensive in western Zaporizhzhia, the Institute for the Study of War said.
Russian military bloggers have claimed that Ukrainian forces are now in the land corridor south of the Dnipro River, in the village of Krynky.
What were formerly small, special forces operations appear to have escalated into a larger scale attack in that region.
Russia’s own specialist VDV forces relocated from Kherson to Zaporizhzhia to fight off the Ukrainian march on Robotyne during the counteroffensive.
But Russia forces will now have to move back if the forces in Kherson prove insufficient. That feat will be difficult.
“Redeployments of considerable elements of the 7th VDV Division or other VDV formations and units in western Zaporizhia Oblast would likely disrupt Russian defensive operations there,” the ISW wrote.
A Ukrainian military member checks the area with binoculars at a position outside the southern city of Kherson
(AFP via Getty Images)
Tom Watling10 November 2023 07:56
This morning’s top stories from Ukraine
Below is a list of this morning’s top stories in and around Ukraine.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the war in Ukraine with his military top brass in the southern military command HQ in Rostov-on-Don. Putin was shown “new models of military equipment”. Rostov HQ is where Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged his coup in June.
- Two Russian high-speed landing craft in northwest Crimea were reportedly hit in the early hours this morning by Ukrainian drones. Local Telegram channel Crimean Wind posted a video of one of the explosions.
- Russian troops are intensifying their attacks on the key eastern town of Avdiivka, a senior Ukraine officer said on Thursday, while the country’s general staff reported its military repelled many Russian assaults in widely separated sectors of the front. Oleksandr Borodin, press officer for Ukraine’s third separate assault brigade, said Russian forces were launching major infantry attacks, while trying to keep equipment intact.
- Ukrainian forces shot down five of the six Shahed “kamikaze” drones and one of the two cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight, according to a statememt by the Air Force.
Ukrainian servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade in action while firing a mortar over the Dnipro River toward Russian positions
(AFP via Getty Images)
Tom Watling10 November 2023 07:40
Here are some of the latest photos from Ukraine
Below are some of the latest photos from Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade stands guard on a position next to the Dnipro River
(AFP via Getty Images)
Putin speaks to defence minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and military chief Valery Gerismov (R) in southern Russia
(via REUTERS)
Ukrainian woman Tatyana Tapalova displays her passport as she waits for an opportunity to escape Gaza
(REUTERS)
Tom Watling10 November 2023 07:29
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