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06 October 2023 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 06.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 06 Oct 2023
- Russia Will Target Ukraine's Power Grid Again, Zelenskiy Says As Deadly Strikes Hit Kharkiv Region RFE/RL 06 Oct 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russia will try in the coming winter to destroy Ukraine's power grid as it did during the last cold season, leaving thousands of Ukrainian civilians to face freezing temperatures.
- Russian Attack Kills 10-Year-Old and His Grandmother in Ukraine VOA 06 Oct 2023 -- A Russian missile strike killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother Friday in Kharkiv, in the same region that was hit with an attack Thursday. Officials say an 11-month-old child was injured in the strike.
- UN To Investigate Attack on Ukrainian Village of Hroza VOA 06 Oct 2023 -- A team of eight human rights monitors, including the head of the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, has left for the small village of Hroza in northeastern Ukraine, the site of an apparent Russian missile attack Thursday that killed at least 52 people and injured several others.
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 06 Oct 2023 -- On 6 October 2023, Russian airspace control systems detected an aerial target approaching the State border of the Russian Federation over the Norwegian Sea.
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 06 Oct 2023 -- On 6 October at around 10.45 pm Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an uncrewed surface vehicle against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 06 Oct 2023 -- On 5 October at around 11.30 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs at facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Russian Air Defense Downed, Suppressed 320 Ukrainian Drones in Past Week Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- Russian air defense systems have destroyed and suppressed as many as 320 Ukrainian drones using electronic warfare means from September 29 to October 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday.
- Ukraine Lost Over 1,745 Military in Donetsk Direction in Past Week - MoD Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine has lost more than 1,745 military both killed and injured over the past week in the Donetsk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
- Russian Helicopter Destroys Ukrainian Unmanned Boat Heading Towards Crimea - MoD Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- A K-29 helicopter of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has detected and destroyed a Ukrainian drone boat in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, which was heading towards Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
- Russian Armed Forces Carry Out 20 Attacks on Ukrainian Positions Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- After several delays, Ukraine launched its much-hyped counteroffensive against Russian forces in early June. Citing the needs of this stalled campaign, Kiev urged its Western donors to increase military and financial aid.
- Russian Air Defenses Strike Down Multiple Ukrainian Drones Over Belgorod Region Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- Russian air defenses destroyed five Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
- Russia says it only strike Ukraine's 'military targets' Press TV 06 Oct 2023 -- Russia says it only hit Ukraine's "military targets" and has never struck civilian infrastructure in the ex-Soviet republic.
- As Crimea Increasingly Becomes A War Zone, Russian-Installed Authorities Clamp Down On Social Media Posts RFE/RL 06 Oct 2023 -- On September 22, Ukraine carried out a deadly drone strike targeting the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the center of the Crimean port city of Sevastopol. Local retiree Olena Nikolaychuk by chance caught the explosions and the immediate aftermath on video as she walked through the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Sanctions made Russia's economy stronger: Putin Press TV 06 Oct 2023 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said that the resourceful Russian economy not only withstood the Western sanctions, but also became stronger in the process.
- Fears Grow That Russia May Leave Nuclear Test Ban Treaty VOA 06 Oct 2023 -- Russian lawmakers will evaluate whether to revoke ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the speaker of the lower house of parliament said Friday.
- 'Escalatory And Deeply Damaging': What Putin's Claim Of A Missile Test Means For Nonproliferation RFE/RL 06 Oct 2023 -- On the barren Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya, the surge of activity had been watched closely for months: satellite imagery showing an uptick of construction at one, possibly two, settlements that researchers had identified as sites for a possible test of a nuclear device or a new, trouble-plagued missile called the Burevestnik that is under development.
- Russia's Withdrawal From CTBT Does Not Mean It Plans to Conduct Nuclear Tests - Kremlin Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- The possibility that Russia may refuse to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) does not mean an intention to conduct these nuclear tests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
- Scoop: Russia Fine-tuning Electronic Warfare Systems to Suppress Ukraine's F-16s Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- NATO countries plan to deliver several dozen F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth-generation fighter jets to Ukraine beginning next year, with pilot training commencing in the US and Denmark in recent weeks.
- How Russian Stormbringer Nuclear Cruise Missile Can Help Bankrupt US War Machine Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- President Putin has confirmed the successful testing of the "Burevestnik" ("Stormbringer"), a Russian nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missile unlike anything that exists in any other nation's arsenal. What do we know about the weapon? What impact will it have on the global strategic balance? Sputnik reached out to a top expert to find out.
- Northern Fleet's Arctic detachment leaves Dudinka port Russia MoD 06 Oct 2023 -- Northern Fleet's arctic vessel detachment, including large anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, large landing ship Aleksandr Otrakovsky, and rescue towboat Altai left Dudinka port for Kara sea.
- Medium sea tanker supplied to Russian Navy put on water in Shlisselburg Russia MoD 06 Oct 2023 -- In Shlisselburg (Leningrad Region), the Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, launched the Vasily Nikitin medium sea tanker, which is built in accordance with the state defense order for the needs of the Navy.
- Russian Defence Minister General of Army Sergei Shoigu inspects fulfilment of state order in Novosibirsk region Russia MoD 06 Oct 2023 -- Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected fulfilment of state defence order at the enterprise of the military-industrial complex Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P.Chkalov.
- Shoigu: Some Enterprises of Defense Industry Ahead of Schedule For 2024 Program Sputnik 06 Oct 2023 -- On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the progress of the implementation of the state defense order at the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant.
- Russian peacekeeping contingent continues missions in territory of Nagorno-Karabakh Russia MoD 06 Oct 2023 -- The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues missions in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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