Near Vuhledar, a city from which Ukrainian defenders recently withdrew, the Russians had a nearly 1:9 force advantage.
Source: Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko, Commander of the Black Zaporozhians 72nd Mechanised Brigade, in an interview with Glavkom
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UK Defence Intelligence has reported a new record for the average daily losses of Russian forces in Ukraine in September 2024, marking the highest figures recorded since the start of the full-scale invasion.
Source: UK Defence Intelligence update on X …
Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko has been appointed as the new commander of the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians after Ivan Vinnik’s transfer.
Source: 72nd Brigade on Facebook
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Russian forces are massing for a breakthrough in the direction of Orikhiv and Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in the coming days, Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn said on air on Oct. 5.This comes as another warning of a pot…
Six North Korean officers were among around 20 military personnel killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 4.Citing sources in Ukraine’s military intelligence, the outlet said th…
Half of all the artillery shells used by Russia in Ukraine are supplied by North Korea, The Times reported on Oct. 4, citing Western intelligence sources.According to the newspaper, around 3 million a year are being shipped from Pyongyang to Moscow, th…
UK Defence Intelligence forecasts that after the capture of the city of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast by the Russians, their next target will be the settlement of Velyka Novosilka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Source: UK Defence Intelligence update dated 5 Octo…
Russia lost more elite soldiers in 1 year near Vuhledar than in 10 years of Chechen War, BBC reportsThe elite 155th and 40th marine brigades of the Russian Armed Forces, also known as the Black Berets, were involved in the storming of the city, support…
Russia’s elite Marines have suffered four times higher losses during a year of fighting near Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast than during 10 years of the Second Chechen War, the BBC News Russia reported on Oct. 4.Kyiv’s forces announced the withdrawal from t…
The Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre agrees that Ukrainian forces may be forced to withdraw from Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, by the end of the year.
Source: Lieutenant Colonel Janek Kesselmann, Deputy Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces I…