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Russo-Ukraine War - 10 October 2022 - Day 229

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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

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The UK Ministry of Defence reported that Ukrainian offensive operations continue to place pressure on Russian forces both in the north-east and in Kherson Oblast in the south. However, Russia continues to give high priority to its own offensive operations in the central Donbas sector, especially near the town of Bakhmut.

Over the last week Russian forces have advanced up to 2km towards the town on two axes, coming closer to breaking into Bakhmut, which has suffered very extensive damage from shelling. These forces have likely included Wagner private military company units, including personnel recently recruited from Russian prisons.

Russia’s continued efforts to progress its grinding Donbas offensive, in the face of serious threats on its operational flanks highlight the imperative to deliver operational success while also underlining the inflexible operational design which has undermined its plans thus far.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian occupation army, having no achievements on the battlefield, uses terror tactics against the civilian population of Ukraine. Violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of warfare, it strikes critical infrastructure, as well as residential buildings. Russia once again launched missile and air strikes on populous peaceful Ukrainian cities. As a result of the massive missile strike, the infrastructure and civilians of more than 20 settlements were damaged during the current day. These are, in particular, Kyiv, Lviv, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Pryluky, Nizhyn, Konotop, Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Odesa. Civilians died again.

During the day, Russian occupiers launched more than 84 rocket and air strikes. For attacks on cities and villages, the enemy used cruise, ballistic, anti-aircraft guided missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles. The forces and means of the Air Force, as well as the air defence of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroyed 56 aerial targets: 43 cruise missiles and 13 unmanned aerial vehicles. The threat of Russian forces launching air and missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains in the future.

At the same time, Russia is trying to hold the temporarily captured territories, is shelling the positions of our troops, is concentrating its efforts on attempts to disrupt the active actions of the Ukrainian Defence Forces in certain directions, and is conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions. In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation remains without significant changes. The regime of the self-proclaimed president of the Republic of Belarus continues to support russia's armed aggression, provides bridgeheads for launching strikes on the territory of Ukraine and weapons. At the same time, the formation of an offensive group has not been noted, there is no threat of an attack from the territory of the Republic of belarus as of October 10.

The enemy fired in other directions:
in the Siversky direction - from mortars and barrel artillery, in the areas of Yanzhulivka, Tymonovychi, Mykhalchyna Sloboda, Virnopillya and Myropillya settlements;
in the Slobozhansky direction - from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, as well as tanks, in the areas of the settlements of Ivashki, Strilecha, Hurivka, Kamianka, Dvorichna and Stelmakhivka;
in the Kramatorsk direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, along the entire line of contact. In particular, in the area of ​​the settlement of Bilohorivka;
in the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy shelled the areas of settlements of Siversk, Soledar, Bakhmut, Mayorsk, Kurdyumivka and New York;
in the Avdiivka direction, the districts of Pervomaiskyi, Vuhledar, Nevelskyi and Maryinka were hit by fire from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery.

Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions in the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhia directions. Zaliznychne, Biloghirya, Vremivka, Dorozhnyanka, Temyrivka, and Chervone came under fire.

In the South Buh direction, Russian forces intensified shelling from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery. During the current day, they carried out more than 93 artillery strikes, which is almost three times more than during the previous day. In addition to the positions of our troops, populated areas were also affected by fire. Nikopol, Vyshchetarasivka and Novokyivka were the most affected.

Russian forces continue to suffer losses. According to detailed information, as of October 9, the Russian battalion tactical group from the 150th motorized rifle division, operating in the Kherson direction and consisting mainly of demobilized servicemen, has already lost more than 520 people killed.

To meet the needs of hospitals in temporarily occupied settlements, which are actively used by the invaders as hospitals, additional groups of medical workers arrive. In the children's hospital of one of the settlements of Luhansk oblast, the Russian occupiers placed their wounded, along with sick children. Among them are former prisoners, representatives of the private military campaign "Wagner". There are rare cases when children are not treated and discharged to free up beds.

At the same time, Russian forces continue to cover himself with the population of the temporarily occupied territories, as a human shield. Thus, in some educational institutions of the Yasynuvata district of the Donetsk oblast , at the same time as the educational process, servicemen of units of the Russian occupation forces continue to be accommodated.

During the current day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Mayorsk, Soledar and Pervomaiske.
Along with the repulse of the enemy's air attack, the Air Force of the Defense Forces during the current day struck 5 strikes. It has been confirmed that 3 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as 2 Russian anti-aircraft missile systems, have been destroyed.

Missile troops and artillery hit the control post, three areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment and one Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in a day.

Today, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the defeat of many facilities in the energy sector, communications and military command and control systems on the territory of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, over the previous day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a number of unsuccessful attacks in the Kupyansky, Limansky and Nikolaev directions, losing more than 100 people killed, 14 tanks, 20 armored cars, 32 cars.

Six enemy command posts, 52 artillery units, 143 areas of accumulation of manpower and equipment, five ammunition depots and two fuel depots were also hit.

Air defense troops and fighter aircraft intercepted a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force, six drones, six rockets, three anti-radar missiles and Tochka-U.

Also today, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a number of statements as part of the meeting of the Security Council. In particular, it was noted that Kyiv had already committed three acts of aggression against the Kursk nuclear power plant, placing itself on a par with the most odious terrorist groups. In addition, Ukraine was caught trying to undermine the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.

The Ukrainian army shelled the granaries in Tokmak, as a result of which a local resident was wounded. The amount of destroyed agricultural raw materials is counted.

LDNR

Mobilized Russian soldiers continue to prepare for future battles at training grounds in the Donetsk People's Republic. Under the guidance of experienced participants in the special operation, they master the technique and hone their combat skills.

During the night, the People's Militia destroyed the enemy's manpower in the Skilled area with the help of drones equipped with thermal imagers. The effectiveness of this weapon is demonstrated on video recordings depicting the defeat of Ukrainian military personnel.