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Russo-Ukraine War - 29 October 2022 - Day 248

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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 on 27 October 2022, the Russian-appointed governor of Ukraine's occupied Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that more than 70,000 people had now left Kherson city.

On 26 October 2022, Saldo also claimed that Russia had removed the remains of the well-known 18th century Russian statesman, Prince Grigory Potemkin, from his tomb in Kherson's cathedral to east of the Dnipro.

In the Russian national identity, Potemkin is heavily associated with the Russian conquest of Ukrainian lands in the 18th century and highlights the weight Putin almost certainly places on perceived historical justification for the invasion. This symbolic removal of Potemkin and the civilian exodus likely pre-empts Russian intent to expedite withdrawal from the area.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia is trying to hold the temporarily captured territories, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, while at the same time not stopping offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions. Russian forces continue shelling units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces along the contact line, carries out fortification equipment of the lines in separate directions and conducts aerial reconnaissance. Strikes critical infrastructure and civilian homes, violating international humanitarian law, laws and customs of war.

During the day, Russian forces launched 5 missile and 7 air strikes, carried out more than 29 MLRS attacks. Areas of more than 15 settlements were hit by enemy attacks. In particular, Slovyansk and Siversk in the Donetsk oblast and Novooleksandrivka in the Kherson oblast.

The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Gederation against Ukraine. The threat of missile strikes and the use of attack UAVs from the territory of the republic of belarus remains.

The enemy shelled in other directions:

in the Siversky direction - from mortars, in the areas of Rozhkovychi and Budky settlements of the Sumy oblast;
in the Slobozhanskyi direction - from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Veterynarne, Vilkhuvatka, Hatyshche, Hryhorivka, Dvorichna, Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Strilecha and Chuhunivka;
in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions - from artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Kislivka, Tabayivka, Berestove, Nevske, Olhivka, Novoyehorivka, and Yampolivka;
in the Bakhmut direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Bilohorivka, Zvanivka, Siversk, Soledar, Zarichne, New York, Vasyukivka and Serebryanka settlements;
in the Avdiivka direction, the enemy inflicted fire damage in the areas of the settlements of Avdiivka, Nevelske, Vesele, Vodyane, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske and Opytne.

The occupiers did not conduct active offensive actions in the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia directions. Shelling from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery was recorded in the areas of Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Pavlivka, Olhivske and Chervone settlements. Nikopol and Vyshchetarasivka of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast were directly affected by rocket and barrel artillery fire in the South Buh direction.

The vehicles that were in the communal property of the city of Kherson were moved by the Russian invaders to the temporarily occupied Crimea. Information regarding the removal of medical preparations from most pharmacies in the city is confirmed. Since October 26 of this year, the occupation authorities suspended the medical staff of several city hospitals, the medical equipment from which the russian occupiers took away.

Under the pretext of conducting preparations for the defence of the city of Nova Kakhovka, the Russian military is conducting a forced evacuation of the local population from the streets located on the banks of the Dnipro River. According to available information, the illegal armed formations of the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region have significant problems with financial support. Militants do not receive assigned payments.

Aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the enemy 17 times during the day. 11 of them - in areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 3 - in platoon strongholds, and 3 - in positions of Russian air defense complexes. In different directions, Ukrainian air defense shot down an enemy Kh-59 guided missile and 2 Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.

During the current 24 hours, units of missile troops and artillery hit 4 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses, an anti-aircraft missile installation and 6 other important military objects of the Russian occupiers.

Statements of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The Russian Ministry of Defense in a daily briefing reported that attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog directions were repelled during the day. Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted an offensive in the areas of Timkovka, Ivanovka, Tabaevka and Krakhmalny (Kharkiv region), Chervonopopovka (Luhansk People's Republic, LPR), Mylovoe, Sukhanovo, Pyatikhatki, Ishchenko, Bruskinsky and Sadok (Kherson region). All attacks were repulsed, the enemy suffered serious losses.

In the area of ​​Staroverovka (Kharkiv region), 2 installations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS were destroyed by a missile attack. The strikes of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the areas of Vysokopilya and Novohryhorovka (Kherson region) destroyed a self-propelled firing system of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system and 2 M777 howitzers.

Aviation, missile forces and artillery hit 9 command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Kharkiv and Kherson regions, as well as 68 artillery units, manpower and equipment in 189 districts. In the areas of settlements Novoaleksandrovka (Kherson region) and Kolodezi (DPR) 2 ammunition depots were destroyed.

Fighter aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 in the Mykolaiv region. Air defense systems (air defense) destroyed 14 UAVs in the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. 9 HIMARS MLRS and 8 HARM anti-radar missiles were shot down in the air.

The Ministry of Defense also reported that a new round of prisoner exchanges took place, in which 50 servicemen were returned to Russia. All of them will be delivered to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Defense Ministry.

In addition, the Defense Ministry told the details of the attack by Ukrainian drones against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships involved in ensuring the security of the "grain corridor". The attack was carried out in Sevastopol at 04:20 am on October 29, the Ukrainian side used 9 UAVs and 7 autonomous maritime drones. They were destroyed.

British experts located in Ochakovo (Nikolaev region) took part in the preparation of the attack. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, representatives of this unit of the British Navy previously participated in the planning and implementation of the undermining of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.

Taking into account the terrorist attack carried out by Kyiv, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian side is suspending participation in the implementation of agreements on the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports. Subsequently, it became known that Moscow officially notified UN Secretary General António Guterres of withdrawing from the deal.

Kherson region

AFU fired at the river port in Kherson. The air defense system shot down 3 HIMARS missiles, no one was injured.

The hiding place of the Aidar battalion (criminal cases have been initiated against its members in the Russian Federation) and American instructors was found in the village of Khorly in the Kalanchevo district. The cache was located in the basement of an abandoned camp site and contained 290 cartridges of various calibers, 2 magazines for AK-47, as well as a book of clothing records of the military unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Genichesk district, a suspect was detained in the attack on the Dneprovsky District Department of Internal Affairs in Kherson, which was committed on October 26. According to the detainee, he was preparing a terrorist act on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine. At the place of residence of the man, F-1 and RGN grenades, 5 TNT blocks of 400 grams each, 2 AK-74 assault rifles, a Fort-12 pistol, cartridges of 5.45 and 9 millimeters were seized.

Zaporozhye region

Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, reported in the morning about an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to land troops in the area of ​​the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. It was stopped, the Ukrainian troops suffered losses and retreated.

In the city of Zaporozhye there was an explosion at an aluminum plant. This was also reported by Rogov, recalling that the base of the "Foreign Legion" is located at the facility.

In addition, the authorities of Zaporizhia announced that the Russian Armed Forces were striking at critical infrastructure in the city.

DPR

From the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops opened fire on Donetsk, as well as the settlements of Gorlovka, Makeevka, Yasinovataya, Panteleimonovka, Dokuchaevsk, Mineralnoe, Aleksandrovka, Zaitsevo, Stepnoe.

In Stepnoy, a civilian was injured as a result of shelling. In Yasinovataya, a city polyclinic, a kindergarten, residential buildings, and an office building were damaged. When hitting the Kievsky district of Donetsk, the glazing of the Church of the Holy New Martyrs was damaged.

There are reports of the intensification of the offensive of Russian units near Vugledar. According to information not officially confirmed, the allied forces managed to reach the outskirts of Pavlovka. It is noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering losses on this sector of the front: in particular, a powerful blow was dealt to the so-called "presidential" brigade - the 1st operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, whose headquarters and electronic intelligence center were destroyed by the Krasnopol high-precision projectile.

LC

As a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Pervomaisk since the end of February, more than 4,000 objects have been damaged, including civil infrastructure and residential buildings. This was announced by the head of the city administration Sergei Kolyagin.

Andrey Marochko, officer of the NM of the LPR, said that Ukrainian formations are actively conducting remote mining of the outskirts of Svatovo. For this, cluster munitions of the MLRS MARS 2 are used. Mines are found by local residents on household plots and dirt roads.

Assistant to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR, Vitaly Kiselev, said that foreign mercenaries stationed in Ukraine are gradually refusing to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Because of this, conflicts are increasingly arising in the ranks of the Ukrainian army, which in some cases lead to death.