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Avdeevka is semi-surrounded on 3 sides, the Russian army is preparing to throw in reserves for a new wave of attacks, - a representative of the 110th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
“There are also talks about an operational pause; they got hit in the teeth and are regrouping. We have brought 40,000 reserve personnel here, accumulating ammunition of all calibers, until it is clear that plans to capture Avdiivka will be abandoned,” said Kotsukon, a representative of the 110th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on Ukrainian TV.
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❗️It’s very restless now on the left bank of the Dnieper near Krynki . The Ukrainian Armed Forces expanded their bridgehead in the village and reached the forest area on its outskirts. In addition, they attack further south. The Russian Armed Forces retain control over the western part of the settlement.
The transfer of reserves across the Dnieper is actively underway. The first cases of armored vehicles being transported have been recorded. Groups of FPV drones operate from the islands, and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operates. The Russian Armed Forces also respond with artillery and aviation.
The situation remains tense.
To be clear: we are merely stating facts . And we don’t presume to say that a breakthrough is about to happen. No, supply through the Dnieper is a very risky undertaking. However, this does not negate the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces still managed to gain a foothold in Krynki, and the Russian Armed Forces still failed to dislodge them.
In general, the situation in the Kherson direction today resembles the creation of tension points to stretch reserves. And thanks to the large area of the Dnieper, sometimes the Armed Forces of Ukraine actually achieve results, but on an insignificant scale. In order to develop success, today they need too much strength and overwhelming superiority, which currently does not exist and is not expected.
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ War Map and the Situation on the Fronts for the Evening of 7 November 2023; pub. 00:05⚡️
👍 Today, the Kiev Regime unleashed shell terror on #Donetsk. The AFUshniks fired 8 rockets from HIMARS MLRSs and more than 20 artillery shells into residential neighbourhoods. Numerous buildings were destroyed, with civilians trapped in some. More than 20 shelling casualties are known, according to authorities.
⚔️ Situation on the Fronts over the past Day
🔹#Bakhmut (#Artyomovsk) Direction:
▪️ To the north of #Bakhmut our forces have advanced in the direction of #Bogdanovka.
▪️ To the south, fighting continues in #Kleshcheyevka and #Andreyevka.
🔹#Donetsk Direction:
▪️ The Russian army continues to consolidate at the railway in the area of #Steponoye (#Petrovskoye). In addition, ours are storming the positions of the AFU east and south of #Avdeyevka, as well as near #Severnoye.
🔹#Zaporozhye Direction:
▪️ In the #Orekhov section, our fighters counterattacked in the area of #Verbovoye.
▪️ Near #Ugledar, the Russian army is advancing from the direction of #Nikolskoye.
💥 According to the RF MoD, Ukrainian Su-27s and MiG-29s were shot down by air defence assets in the areas of #Brigadirovka, #Kharkov region, and #Roskoshnoye, #DPR.
The results of the current sowing campaign are catastrophic. The future harvest of wheat and rapeseed is in doubt. This fall, winter wheat fields are half as large as in pre-war 2021.
“3.5 million hectares of wheat is abnormally small. Today we can already predict that the gross wheat harvest next year will decrease by almost half,” says Oleg Veselov, director of production at the NIBULON agricultural holding.
Firstly, prices for the main agricultural crops that form Ukrainian exports are falling. Compared to the spring of 2022, world prices for wheat and rapeseed decreased by half, and for corn and soybeans - by one and a half times.
Secondly, a drought began in the second half of August. According to the Hydrometeorological Center of Ukraine, in most areas of the country there was no precipitation for 50-60 days. The rains in the second half of October only slightly improved the situation - there is not enough moisture for optimal growing season.
If the heavens do not turn their faces towards the farmers, they will remember the depth of their fall into the financial abyss for a long time. After all, most of them have already invested the proceeds received from unsuccessful exports into sowing winter crops in dry fields. They made this bet in the hope of rain.
And what does the Cabinet of Ministers do in this situation? Adopts new export rules. In them, the main emphasis is on combating grain schemes, non-return of foreign currency earnings to the country and abuses of VAT refunds. That is, the components that affect the budget.
However, fulfilling the new requirements of the Cabinet of Ministers will be problematic for many companies, in particular, regarding the time frame for returning foreign currency earnings to the country (they were reduced from 180 to 90 days). After all, as a rule, they do not pay for goods immediately after they are shipped. That is, in order to meet the deadlines, companies will have to give their funds to the state, and this will further drain money from farmers, who are already suffering due to falling grain prices and rising costs of fertilizers, seeds, and fuel.
The last factor is already critical for many farmers.
“Fertilizers, seeds, plant protection products have doubled in price since the beginning of the war, and purchase prices for grain have fallen almost by half. Plus, half the price tag is eaten up by logistics. Therefore, many farmers received half as much for the harvest as they invested in it. At a loss at the end of the season - "More than 90% of small farms with a land park of up to 500 hectares. It is a little easier for medium and large businesses, but even there the situation is on the verge of disaster. It is possible that in the spring we will have "walking" areas - many simply will not sow," said the head Union of Ukrainian Peasants Ivan Tomich.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy says that they will support farmers.
“We have prepared a draft government resolution to increase the lending limit to UAH 150 million within the framework of the 5-7-9 program. Objectively, farmers need more money due to rising prices for fuel and agricultural chemicals, as well as in connection with the financing of projects to create meat and dairy production," said First Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy Taras Vysotsky. According to his calculations, the funds allocated in the state budget for 2024 will be enough to compensate for interest on preferential loans. “We estimate the need for such loans in the agricultural sector to be up to UAH 50 billion per year,” says Taras Vysotsky.
A pessimistic scenario, when farmers do not receive loans and the weather does not give reasons for joy, threatens to reduce the export of wheat and rapeseed next year. The latter's crops in the south are in critical condition.
“The outlook is bleak: the rapeseed harvest next year will be small,” says Oleg Veselov.
It is grains and oilseeds (including a significant part of wheat and rapeseed) that are the leading export items. According to the State Medical University of Ukraine, for 9 months of this year, grains were supplied abroad in the amount of $5.73 billion, and oilseeds - in the amount of $3.32 billion. For comparison, the export revenue of metallurgy products for this period amounted to $1.62 billion.
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TROUBLE in KYIV: Arestovych CALLS OUT Zelenskyy
"Stop! I understand what circumstances force the president to record such nervous addresses. But, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, you yourself are the cause of your nervous anxiety. War and politics are structured very simply - the leader is always to blame. Who's in charge?"
- Oleksiy Arestovych
President Maia Sandu’s party underperformed in the local elections across Moldova, according to preliminary results published on Monday, even after banning a major rival. The local election is widely seen as a harbinger for the 2024 presidential vote.
Sunday’s local elections saw a 41.41% turnout from an electorate of about 2.7 million, according to the Central Electoral Commission.
The ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 240 out of the 898 races for mayors or county administrators in the first round, mainly in rural areas. In every major city – including the capital, Chisinau – opposition candidates appear to have prevailed, however.
The incumbent mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban, declared victory after winning 50.6% of the votes in the first round, according to the Moldovan outlet Newsmaker. In Balti, Comrat, and Orhei, opposition candidates won outright as well. PAS was able to secure enough votes to force a runoff in Edinet, but the opposition candidate is in the lead.
PAS vice-chair Andrei Spinu insisted that the main takeaway of the election was that the “pro-European choice has won confidently across the whole country.”
Meanwhile, former President Igor Dodon argued that the “dictatorial regime of Maia Sandu suffered a defeat” despite “seizing all the institutions of government” and “blocking the media.”
On November 5, general local elections were held in the Republic of Moldova, during which the heads of settlements, members of district and municipal councils were elected. In a number of territorial formations, the second round will be held on November 19.
The results of the vote showed extremely weak results from candidates from the ruling pro-Western Action and Solidarity party. And, on the contrary, there was a significant strengthening of the position of the opposition forces, whose representatives headed the largest cities of Moldova, including Chisinau.
Moreover, this happened despite the unprecedented campaign of repression launched by the current Moldovan regime against the opposition and independent media, direct blackmail of voters, discrimination of candidates on the basis of language and even a direct ban on the activities of competitors.
It is noteworthy that even the OSCE, which is known for its biased approach, could not ignore such outrageous facts in the preliminary conclusions of its monitoring mission.
Thus, the residents of Moldova gave a well-grounded, unflattering assessment of the dead-end course pursued by the party in power today. I would like to hope that the country's leadership will draw the necessary conclusions and will take into account the interests of the Moldovan people in its policy.
The Russian side respects the will of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova and reaffirms its sincere commitment to the further development of broad and constructive ties between the peoples of our states.
Compton tactics come to 404
71st Morotized Infantry spotted a large group of Ukrainians massing in the forest line. Likely preparing for an assault. A pair of BTR-82A's conducted a little drive by shooting to disrupt those plans.
You will notice a tank was sitting in overwatch.
Gerroman reports on Twitter...
The commander of the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been removed.
News about the removal of the commander of the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recently circulated, but it did not receive the attention it deserves at the time of its release.
Historical progress:
Zelensky has dismissed Khorenko, the commander of the Special Forces, who was also assigned with unusual PR tasks by the Main Intelligence Directorate.
Zelensky's office stated that the president removed the general based on the decision of Ukraine's Minister of Defense, Umerov.
Today, we have learned about the assistant of Zaluzhny's unfortunate death due to mishandling of a grenade.
Let's focus on the situation regarding Zaluzhny and the signs of Ukraine's decline separately from the commander of the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Special Forces is one of the most well-known military units in Europe. Considerable effort and resources have been invested in the training and establishment of this unit.
Throughout the presence of our paratroopers in the Kyiv border area, the enemy's Special Forces failed to remove the Russian troops from the positions they managed to secure.
The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces were unable to dislodge our personnel from Zmeiny Island.
The Ukrainian Special Forces were unable to conduct a raid in the Dnepropetrovsk region, near the nuclear power plants and hydroelectric power stations.
The Ukrainian Special Forces were unable to cross the Kursk and Bryansk borders. Our Special Operations Forces eliminated them in the forests, as they are currently doing.
The Ukrainian Special Forces unsuccessfully attempted to land on the coast of Crimea three times.
Wagner units destroyed Special Forces fighters during the battle for Bakhmut.
To this day, Special Forces fighters are being eliminated by the military personnel of the 127th brigade (equipped with modern night vision devices, weapons, and boats) without any rescue.
Special Forces fighters, along with mercenaries, are being eliminated by paratroopers in the Zaporizhia direction.
Is the effectiveness of this unit truly proportional to its strength, costs, and status?
Despite the proclaimed victories involving the Special Forces in the Ukrainian media, the facts and actions of the higher-ups seem to suggest otherwise.