Running Newsticker for the War in Ukraine

Ignorance is bliss.....

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 4, 2023

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Key Takeaways:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the war in Ukraine is not a “stalemate” in a comment to the media about Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s essay on the positional nature of warfare in Ukraine.
• Zaluzhny’s long essay, “Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win It,” outlines Zaluzhnyi’s consideration of the changes Ukraine must make to overcome the current “positional” stage of the war more clearly than the shorter op-ed and Economist article it accompanied.
• Zelensky also denied Western reports that US and European officials are pressuring Ukrainian officials to discuss the possibility of peace negotiations.
• NBC added that US officials have no indication that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to negotiate with Ukraine or doubts that Russia can continue its war until Western aid for Ukraine falters.
• The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) allegedly used claims that the Syrian government agreed to supply weapons to Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah to subsume remnants of the Wagner Group in Syria and seize their air defense systems.
• Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on November 3 and 4.
• Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 4.
• English-language Russian outlet the Moscow Times reported that the Russian government dismissed TASS General Director Sergei Mikhailov on July 5 due to TASS’s failure to align with Kremlin narratives while reporting on the Wagner Group rebellion.
• The Russian government is testing an electronic voting system ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, likely to further support efforts to manipulate the results in favor of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, north and south of Bakhmut, around Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, near Vuhledar, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in eastern and western Zaporizhia Oblast, and advanced in various sectors of the front.
• The BBC and Russian opposition media outlet Mediazona confirmed that at least 35,780 Russian servicemen have died in the war in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, as of November 3, 2023, including 923 deaths in the past two weeks.
• Russian authorities continue efforts to settle Russian citizens in occupied Ukraine. . . .

Ukrainian forces reportedly advanced on Bakhmut’s southern flank on November 4. Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced along the forest line north of Klishchiivka (7km southwest of Bakhmut) and are gaining a foothold in the area.[24] . . .

Ukrainian forces are reportedly counterattacking against Russian advances in the Avdiivka direction as of November 4. A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked against Russian advances near the railway north of Avdiivka.[34] . . . .

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 5, 2023

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Key Takeaways:

• Ukrainian forces conducted a successful strike on a Russian shipyard in Kerch, occupied Crimea on November 4, likely damaging a naval vessel. Ukrainian forces reportedly intensified strikes on rear Russian areas in southern Ukraine and occupied Crimea on November 5.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an interview to NBC and repeated that the war is not in a stalemate.
• Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and made confirmed gains in western Zaporizhia Oblast and on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on November 5.
• Chechen officials announced that Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov appointed his 15-year-old-son Adam to a prominent position in a Chechen security service, though there is confusion over Adam Kadyrov’s exact position.
• Courts in the Republic of Dagestan reportedly charged participants in the antisemitic riots on October 29 with minor crimes and issued limited punishments.
• Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas.
• A Russian milblogger called on Russian “propagandists” to increase the use of Russian propaganda against Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) held in Russia in an effort to increase the number of “volunteers” in the Russian military.
• Kremlin-appointed Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova continued to promote the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of vacations. . . . .

Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 5 and made marginal confirmed advances. Geolocated footage posted on November 4 indicates that Ukrainian forces made limited gains northwest of Verbove.[51] . . . .

Ukrainian forces continued activity on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on November 5 and made confirmed gains. Geolocated footage posted on November 4 indicates that Ukrainian forces have marginally advanced on the southwestern corner of a solar panel farm near Pidstepne (12km east of Kherson City and 3km from the Dnipro River).[55] Additional geolocated footage posted on November 4 confirms that Ukrainian forces hold positions in houses in Krynky (30km east of Kherson City and 2km from the Dnipro River).[56] A Russian milblogger claimed that positional battles continue in Krynky and along the Pishchanivka-Poyma line (10km east of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River).[57] . . . .

 

More good news for Ukraine:

"European Commission
President von der Leyen calls for Ukraine to join the EU and announces additional €25 million for civilians in Gaza
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for Europe to be even more engaged on the world stage in the face of current challenges in a speech to...
1 hour ago"
https://commission.europa.eu/news/p...nal-eu25-million-civilians-gaza-2023-11-06_en

 

Sounds very posible

 

The Russians are circling the drain.

EurAsian Times
Last Few Nails In The Coffin! Russia Reduced To ‘3rd Grade’ Power Sans Any US Causality; Not The Time To Dump Ukraine – CSIS

 

No good news for Putin.

CNBC
Ukraine war live updates: 'Wet from head to toe': Russian morale dips as

 

AP News
A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

 

And probably half of Putlers inner circle hits the "sauce" pretty good.

Maybe even the blow.

 

There is very little movement on the battleline since several weeks. Unfortunately, the Ukrainians haven't succeed so far to significantly breach the russian lines.
I find it abnormal that the western countries, and Nato in particular, are still hesitating to give Ukraine the weapons they need so badly. The war could be over by now, had they received them on time and in sufficient quantities.
Can Nato afford to let Putin win that war?

BTW, I find it absurd to request the Ukrainians not to hit the russian territory with western supplied weapons. First of all, there are western-made components in many weapons made by the Ukrainians themselves; and what about ammunitions supplied by many different countries?
Second, the Russians themselves are not that shy and use ammo from Iran, North Korea, and possibly China.
Moreover, each time the Nato countries have crossed the so-called red line, the Russian themselves said, after complaining and threatening for a few days, that these weapons would make no difference on the battlefield as they would easily be destroyed by their "far superior" own weapons.

So, let's stop these silly procrastinations and give urgently the Ukrainians what they need to kick the Russians out of their territories.

 

Putler should cut his losses while he can yet......if this carries on....He won't be able to defend RF proper from any incursions from his other "neighbor".....to the East.

 

It's not a fight for "Za Rodina"......most conscripts are there for a so called significant "paycheck".....as compared to the peanuts they're paid in their regular miserable life.

 

The Kremlin zhradniks claim all is "good" ....nothing to see...move on.?.....LOL

 

Totally agree,

 

The more often and the greater amount that they drink the better it is for the good good countries.

 

Yup Moskhailnyks say ‘ harasho ‘…. That is one of the few Moskhail words that start with an ‘H’.

 

Yeah....true....I always suspected the moskalnik had some kind of speech impediment......like a Mongol kink to their wording.

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 6, 2023

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Key Takeaways:

• Imprisoned ardent nationalist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin argued that Russian forces will be “even less capable of offensive operations than they are now” by spring 2024 given the current nature of Russian offensive operations along the frontline.
• Russian milbloggers appear to be grappling with how Russian forces can overcome wider operational challenges in Ukraine, likely in response to Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s recent essay on the subject of “positional warfare,” and not coming to optimistic conclusions.
• Select Russian milbloggers specifically argued that the use of small infantry assaults groups will allow both Russian and Ukrainian forces to better achieve operational objectives along the front. Russian sources suggested that some Ukrainian forces may already be fielding the small infantry assault groups that these sources are advocating for.
• The war in Ukraine is likely exacerbating an emerging identity crisis within Russian society resulting from tensions between Russian identity and Russian nationalism.
• Russian forces conducted missile and drones strikes against rear areas in southern Ukraine on the evening of November 5 and on the night of November 5 to 6 as well as the largest series of glide bomb strikes to date against targets in Kherson Oblast on November 5.
• The Russian military appears to have increased its stock of high-precision missiles due to reported increases in Russian missile production more rapidly than previous forecasts had suggested.
• Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
• Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, in eastern Zaporizhia Oblast, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on November 6.
• Russian occupation officials are expanding military recruitment and registration offices in occupied territories, likely in support of coercive mobilization efforts.
• Russian officials continue to weaponize youth engagement programs to consolidate social control of occupied areas of Ukraine. . . .

Ukrainian forces reportedly counterattacked near Avdiivka and restored some lost positions as of November 6. A prominent Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Krasnohorivka (6km northwest of Avdiivka) between November 3 and November 5, thereby forcing Russian troops to withdraw from part of the railway track.[65] The Russian “Russkiy Legion” (BARS-13) irregular armed formation claimed that Ukrainian forces were successfully pressuring Russian forces near Stepove and the "Tsarska Okhota" restaurant south of Avdiivka.[66] . . . .

Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a strike on Russian military assets in occupied southern Donetsk Oblast on November 5. Ukrainian and Russian sources reported that a Ukrainian missile struck near an ammunition warehouse in Siedove (45km east of Mariupol), and geolocated footage shows a large explosion near Siedove on the night of November 5.[71] Ukrainian sources speculated that the strike hit an ammunition depot and damaged Russian helicopters and other military equipment.[72] Russian milbloggers offered diverging claims on which missiles Ukrainian forces may have used, claiming that they were either air-launched cruise missiles or ground-launched ballistic missiles such as ATAMCS.[73] ISW has not observed confirmation of a Ukrainian ATACMS launch as of the time of this publication. Some Russian sources denied the strike outright and claimed that the damage to the warehouse was caused by an accidental fire.[74] . . . .

Geolocated footage from November 4 confirms that Ukrainian forces hit the Russian Askold missile carrier, a Karakurt-class corvette that the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) launched in 2021, at the Zalyv Shipyard in Kerch, Crimea.[97] Open-source geolocation project GeoConfirmed observed that Ukrainian forces targeted Askold missile carrier with multiple deep strike missiles.[98] . . . .

 

...now....where does this sound familiar from.....hmmmmmm

...wasn't that something a certain Austrian gentleman possessive of a twichy right arm was toying with just under a century ago.....???

...it continues....

....is Russia now starting down a well travelled rabbit hole which if history is to be referenced...weeeelllllll...it doesn't lead to anything good....

 

seems the walking dead are making yet more complaints.....



linky thing to video.... TwitX

 

...more F-16 stuff....

 

Russian nationalism and a multi-ethnic empire co-exist, indeed, in a certain tension.

 

yeah.....they like to go all stronk and witter on about it as long as they get the goat herders to implement it for them....woudn't want to have all that pure Russian blood spilt.....