ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Destroyed Ukrainian battle tank
The day of October 19 started with the resumption of intense fighting between Russian forces and units of the Kiev regime in the Kherson-Nikolaev sector.
According to reports, Kiev’s forces tried to attack in the area of the villages of Pyatihatka and Suhanovo where they lost at least 3 military vehicles. Clashes were also reported near the villages of Dudachani and Davidov Brod. Pro-Russian sources claim that up to 30 pro-Kiev troops were killed or injured there. A one more group of Kiev troops was reportedly eliminated in the Berislavsk direction.
The fighting in the area is ongoing with Kiev’s forces launching more and more attempts to advance on various parts of the contact line.
Despite the heavy losses in the Kherson sector, Kiev has not lost its offensive capabilities in the area. Contrary to the Russians, the Ukrainian leadership does not care about saving lives of civilians and even its troops. Together with the still existing advantage in manpower, Kiev’s decision to launch a large-scale advance in Kherson or Zaporozhie regions is an expected option.
It is interesting to note that as part of its October 18 report, the Russian Defense Ministry once again revealed heavy losses that Kiev’s forces suffer in the Nikolaev-Kherson sector:
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (18 October 2022)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Russian forces continued launching attacks by high-precision long-range air- and sea-based armament at the military control and energy systems of Ukraine, as well as at the depots of foreign-manufactured ordnance and armament.
All the assigned targets have been neutralised.
Units of Russian army seized Gorobyovka (Kharkov region) and caused considerable casualties among the units from 1st Operational Brigade of Ukrainian National Guard at Kupyansk direction.
Moreover, Russian forces have frustrated the attempt of a company tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reinforced by tanks to launch an attack near Kislovka (Kharkov region).
Fire attack launched at the departing assault groups from 71st Chaser, 80th Airborne Assault and 25th Airborne brigades of the AFU near Stelmakhovka and Rozovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Karpovka and Ivanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) has resulted in the frustration of enemy’s attempts to cross Zherebets river.
46 Ukrainian personnel, 2 armoured personnel carriers, 6 armoured combat vehicles and 2 pickups with large-calibre machine guns have been eliminated.
AFU units made attempts to break the defence of Russian troops towards Bruskinskoye (Kherson region) at Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog direction.
Enemy’s attack has been repelled. Russian artillery fire attack has resulted in scattering and driving the AFU units back to their initial positions.
Over 90 Ukrainian personnel, 1 tank, 8 armoured combat vehicles and 21 motor vehicles have been eliminated at the abovementioned direction.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralised a command post of Dnepr joint group of forces of the AFU and a workshop for radar reparation at an entity of Iskra research and production association, as well as 56 artillery units at their firing positions, 132 manpower and military equipment concentration areas.
Within the counterbattery warfare, 2 AFU artillery batteries have been neutralised near Trifonovka and Novonikolayevka (Kherson region), as well as 1 U.S.-manufactured HIMARS MLRS platoon near Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Moreover, 3 munitions depots have been destroyed near Novoivanovka (Nikolayev region), Odnorobovka (Kharkov region) and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
3 AN/TPQ-37 and AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radars have been destroyed near Artyomovsk, Viyemka and Soledar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
1 outer space signal station of the Government Communications Centre of Ukraine has been destroyed near Paliyevka (Odessa region).
1 launching ramp of S-300 Ukrainian air defence system has been destroyed near Petropavlovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Air defence facilities have shot down 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Kirovo, Sukhanovo, Kucherskoye, Dmitrenko (Kherson region), Yevgenovka (Nikolayev region), Zelyony Gai, Vladimirovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Krasnosyolovka, Ternovoye and Energodar (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 323 airplanes and 161 helicopters, 2,266 unmanned aerial vehicles, 381 air defence missile systems, 5,876 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 871 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,485 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 6,635 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
Another point is the threat of destruction of large dams that would lead to the flood in the region. Taking into account the terrorist essence of the current Kiev regime and its NATO backers, this scenario may be one of the factors that were behind the Russian decision to evacuate civilians.
The evacuation of civilians from the right bank of Dnepr River in Kherson Region is already ongoing. According to reports, the total number of civilians that will be evacuated may reach 50-60 thousands.
The regions of Kherson and Zaporozhie (which is another expected point of large-scale Ukrainian attacks) will likely remain the main areas of military tensions in the second half of October. The ability of the Russian side to stabilize the situation there will likely lead to the full stabilization of the contact line for some time. In turn, if Kiev achieves success in the Kherson region, this may lead to its ability to launch an attack on Kherson city itself. At the same time, the ongoing Russian advance in Bahmut city area in the Donbass region has a tactical importance but will not be able to change the strategic situation in that sector in the nearest future.
Russia must destroy Ukraine and Ukrainian Armed forces, anything less is defeat. Just ocupy Ukraine.
I think the Russians now plan to totally remove the toxic Nazi junta in Kiev,nothing less will do.
if the usa does not wish to surrender to superior forces of Russia, we can just smash billions worth of american junk being fobbed off on ukrops with a few 25,000 dollar drones and watch the general public try to shoot them down with shotguns out the kitchen window( which is hilarious to see and hear in the videos of strikes in the heart of kyiv.) bleed ukraine until it cannot bleed anymore, bleed america until the people stop paying for nazism, bleed britain until they have no armed forces member left to volunteer.Bleed Europa until it revolts on its nazi leaders and executes them like Ceaușescu on Christmas day.
Yes, the insane regime in Kiev must fall. The sooner the better for everyone. But I would not call them Nazis, because the original Nazis were not vassals of Wall Street, Washington, and City of London.
No, that would just be a long-term burden that Russia does not need. North and South Ukraine is a preferable option with regime change in Kyiv.
Its all my fault, im so sorry folks.
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Russia has already lost in Kherson region because of the evacuation. Reality is hard.
lol so why does ukraine FAIL at everything it does? so funny
Now the banderastan Kiev cocaine fags know that they remains with only a tiny window to reach some ‘goals’ imposed by the murican nazi imperialists before november JUSA congress elections where it is very likely that republicans will get the lead of representative chamber by 96% and have very good chances to take the senate as well. The demo(no)crats, those evil kikejoo’s satanists who killed millions with theirs lab Covid, now are in panic mode. They know only maximum 1 month or even less have to get the much desired Kherson into theirs hands and will command Ze fag nazi junta to send cannon fodder there as much as possible and to make all attempts to somehow reach left bank Kherson city as a PR so needed tactic to ensure further support from the coming republicans. Without any success there of the ukroshits there will be no more massive military ameriscum help. Period. I bet on the next 3-5 days that a massive assault of bandera fascists will start. Evacuation of the civilians there is a MUST for the russian MoD which already started. There are intel news that hohola imbeciles will even attempt to blow up the Khakovka reservoir to flood the entire Kherson proximity areas and deprive all the south Ukropizdan lands on electricity. So, it’s an urgent issue. Mark my word. The next battle of Kherson will enter history of the ukro-denazification for sure because will be extremely violent and important.
The only one’s with an empty stomach are those fighting for the regime in Kiev no electricity no gas no water no communications nothing but cold and hunger and a long winter to look forward to in the tranches
Kherson, Zapo, Donbass and Crimea will never go back to Ukraine. If this happen Putin will unleash the hypersonic nukes.
Putin declared Martial Law in former ukrainian liberated areas. the War started about 18 minutes ago.
Martial law has been introduced in Kherson, Zapo, Donbass. This will, among others, facilitate the hunt for saboteurs, diversants and terrorists.
It is not an ideal time for Ukraine’s offensives due to weather conditions of autumn. Most movement will be confined to the roads, and even vastly superior numbers during such conditions may be reduced to burning traffic jams and become a logistics-draining liability rather than an advantage. The timing of the Ukrainian push now suggests desperation as they expect strategic reversals and that they will lose the initiative due to Russian mobilisation, and never regain it.
gotta earn them IMF tranche payments somehow, and the ukrainian philosophy on war material is the faster you lose it, the faster someone gives you new stuff to lose. the ukrainian way since 2014.
The goal was to take Odessa and link up with Russian separatists in Moldova. Instead Russian army is driven out of Kherson. Incompetence
you know NOTHING about Russian goals. Bitch
Ukraine soldiers and US UK regular soldiers pretend dressing as Ukraine soldiers have suffer heavy loss ,sad for their widows and daughters ,US and UK will sell them as prostitutes and sex slaves in US and UK.
https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status/1582712813528965120?t=ZQxPMvCDH9A9JI1XqjeryQ&s=19 The soil is being fertilized.
Russia should now cut uknazi’s head in capital
Looks like Ukros really are the orcs. They keep throwing themselves like zombies at the bidding of their Anglo overlords. They dont care how many die.
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