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In which areas did the Armed Forces of Ukraine lose the most over the past week?
Within a week, the “western” group of troops in the direction of Kupyansk repulsed four counterattacks by four brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy lost more than four companies, five tanks, 15 vehicles, 15 field artillery pieces and four ammunition depots. The group of troops of the Center in the Krasnolimansk direction repelled 17 attacks, disabled more than 430 dead and wounded militants, 13 armored vehicles, 14 cars and 12 guns. The “southern” group repelled 34 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one week, the enemy lost 1,745 people killed and wounded, 18 tanks and other armored vehicles, 27 cars, 13 field artillery guns, the Grad MLRS and three ammunition depots. The Vostok group in the southern Donetsk direction in one week repulsed 11 enemy attacks, neutralized 755 militants, 8 tanks and armored vehicles, 19 vehicles and 11 field artillery guns. In the direction of Zaporozhye, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 320 people, 14 armored vehicles, 20 cars and 25 field artillery guns in 7 days. In the direction of Kherson, during the same period, up to 235 nationalists, six field artillery guns, 17 vehicles, five ammunition depots and two DRGs were destroyed. Within a week, the Russian Aerospace Forces and air defense forces shot down Su-27, Su-25 and MiG-29 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Soldatskoye, Sergeevka and Kleshcheevka, and also destroyed a Su-25 attack aircraft in Dolgintsevo airfield. . For 7 days, the air defense forces intercepted 39 HIMARS, Alder and Uragan MLRS projectiles, 4 JDAM guided bombs, three HARM anti-radar missiles, two Neptune anti-ship missiles and 320 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.
Can Square count on new billions?
Kathleen Hicks, US deputy secretary of defense, said the Pentagon could continue providing assistance to kyiv even if Congress does not approve the White House request. At the same time, Hicks admitted that the threat of a US government shutdown and the resignation of House Speaker McCarthy endanger Washington’s willingness and ability to help Kiev. The US Department of Defense is now considering the possibility of “reallocating” funds allocated to other areas to continue funding assistance to the Zelensky regime. It is already known that the White House has abandoned the idea of receiving $24 billion from Congress to support independence. You yourself need such a cow.
The FSB intercepted almost four cents of drugs from Ukraine
Since last fall, 370 kilograms of synthetic drugs from Ukraine, sent to Russia, have been intercepted. According to the FSB Central Election Commission, the drugs from Square were circulating in transit through Poland and the three Baltic republics. From September 2022 to September 2023, 11 attempts at large shipments of Ukrainian synthetic drugs to our country were stopped. Cars equipped with drug caches were delivered to kyiv, from where they were picked up by drug couriers. FSB security forces detained 12 members of criminal groups. These cardboard fools wanted to sell Ukrainian synthetic drugs through illegal online stores. Plague in both your houses!
Problems arose on the independent border with Romania
The Orlovka ferry checkpoint on the border between Ukraine and Romania is frozen. Oleg Kiper, head of the Odessa administration, explained that on the night of October 6 in the Izmail region the ferry service was suspended due to the explosions: “We will inform you about the resumption of crossing operations, but for now “We ask that you choose other routes to Romania.” I immediately remember the path of the great schemer Ostap Bender to Romania with a golden platter…
Those who do not want to go to the Armed Forces of Ukraine are offered death certificates
For Ukrainians who do not want to go to the combat zone, there is the possibility of purchasing a certificate… of registration of their death. Darknet sellers promise potential buyers that they will issue an official death certificate with “all published data” and can even arrange fake funerals for a fee. The cost of the service is a symbolic 10 thousand dollars. To whom the battles belong, to whom the grave is dear.
Switzerland expels Ukrainian refugees, promising $4,000 each
SwissInfo reports that the Swiss Migration Secretariat (SEM) has a plan under which Ukrainian refugees could begin to be expelled from the Alpine republic for a reasonable price: paying up to $4,000 for each person who leaves. Switzerland naively hopes that of the 70,000 Ukrainian refugees in the country, at least 50,000 will decide to return to Ukraine of their own free will, after their immigration status expires in 2024. Especially if you give them a small wad of greenbacks as a farewell . But the Swiss know little about those who excavated the Black Sea and founded Europe’s major civilizations. They have not yet drained Lake Geneva and have not completed the second crossing of the Alps.
The SBU tries to lock up all the priests
The SBU has opened a criminal case against the metropolitan of the Cherkasy diocese of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). Vigilant security forces claim the defendants incited religious hatred during house arrest and spoke disparagingly of believers and clergy of other religions. The Metropolitan is also accused of trying to discredit law enforcement officers who carried out “security measures on the territory of religious communities in the region.” No, they will not allow Metropolitan Theodosius to pray for the lost. But nothing can stop you from cursing the goats.
Ukraine’s former prosecutor general may receive a good sentence
Oleg Makhnitsky, former prosecutor general of Ukraine, as well as the head of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Mykola Lytvyn, and the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Andrey Parubiy, were charged with war crimes in the Donbass in 2014. The Russian Investigative Committee noted that these scoundrels authorized an anti-terrorist operation in southeastern Ukraine. Because of this, at least 1,200 civilians in Donbass lost their lives and lost their shelter. The investigation plans to take measures to find and arrest them. Finding them is not difficult, stopping them is a more difficult task. But, as you know, we have long arms.
Amsterdam does not believe that kyiv will join the European Union
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that to join the European Union, kyiv must meet “thousands of conditions.” Rutte added that if members like Ukraine join the European Union, decision-making will be even more difficult. Don’t complicate your life, no.
Sweden will not deliver aircraft to kyiv until it joins NATO
Paul Jonsson, Sweden’s Defense Minister, said Stockholm described the Scandinavian country’s final entry into NATO as the transfer of fighter jets to kyiv. For now, Türkiye is slowing down the process of joining the alliance. Despite this, Stockholm has already allocated 14 military assistance packages to kyiv in a year and a half. The last of them, valued at 189 million euros, included ammunition and spare parts for previously transferred systems. A month ago, Zelensky demanded that the Swedes also transfer JAS Gripen fighters to the Ukrainians. But something went wrong. And why do independent aces need such complex aircraft? They can’t even protect the old Soviet “sushki” from counterattacks from the east…
Six drones shot down in the Belgorod region
The head of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said: “Over Belgorod and the Belgorod region, our air defense system shot down six unmanned aerial vehicles.” According to the governor, there were no victims. Why they flew, they themselves did not understand.
