Vladimir Putin’s military command centers in Ukraine are receiving “intense long-range strikes” as his forces are pushed back by a counter-offensive, Britain’s defense chiefs said on Thursday. They stress that Ukrainian troops are gaining ground in some areas along the front line in the southern part of the country. In its latest intelligence briefing, the Ministry of Defense in London said: “On 30-31 August 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued offensive operations in southern Ukraine, supported by intensive long-range strikes against Russian command and logistics positions throughout the occupied zone. “ The update added: “The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine also released video of Ukrainian aircraft firing high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs). Russia has previously claimed to have recovered fragments of these types of weapons, which are designed to detect and destroy radars. “Russia prioritizes strong ground-based air defense – the radar coverage that enables this is a critical capability in its operation in Ukraine.
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“A substantial, sustained degradation of Russian HARM radars would be a significant setback to Russia’s already problematic situational awareness.” Britain, the US, Ukraine and their allies are waging an information war against Russia, so updates should be treated with caution, although the Kremlin’s claims are often far less credible. Ukraine South’s operational command said its forces destroyed a floating bridge near the town of Daryivky in the Kherson region, which had been used by Russian troops to bring in equipment and ammunition. The general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces also reported early Thursday fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and further along the front lines in the east and south. Both sides have claimed battlefield successes amid a renewed Ukrainian push to retake territory in the south. “It’s a very slow process, because we value people,” said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, referring to the Ukrainian attack. “There will be no quick success.” Russia seized large swathes of southern Ukraine near the Black Sea coast in the first weeks of the more than six-month war, including the Kherson region, north of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Elsewhere, Ukraine repelled Russian attacks in the direction of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, towns north of the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the general staff of its armed forces said. Pro-Russian troops have been focusing on Bakhmut in their push to extend control over the Donbas region, Ukraine’s industrial heartland to its east, the general staff added. Russia denied reports of Ukrainian advances and said its troops had destroyed Ukrainian forces. Over the past 24 hours, five civilians in the Donetsk region have been killed and 12 wounded, regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko said on the Telegram messaging app. Meanwhile, Russian troops are shelling the route of a United Nations mission seeking access to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the head of the Zaporizhia region, Oleksandr Starukh, said on Thursday. International Atomic Energy Agency experts set out from the city of Zaporizhzhia to visit the Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess any damage, even as both sides in the conflict reported fresh shelling in the nearby town of Enerhodar. The head of Ukraine’s Nikopol military command across the Dnipro River from the Zaporizhzhia plant said earlier Russian forces were shelling near the plant to try to give the IAEA the impression that Ukraine was attacking it. Ukrainian assault troops were spotted by Russian forces near the nuclear plant and have now been trapped by the Russian air force, Vladimir Rogov, a local official based in Russia, said on Thursday. Russia’s defense ministry also claimed that there was an attack on the nuclear plant by up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, was seized by Russian forces in March. It remains close to the front line and has been bombed repeatedly in recent weeks, raising fears of a nuclear holocaust.
title: “Putin S Military Command Centers In Ukraine Hit By Intense Long Range Strikes In Counter Attack Uk Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Arthur Mcmillan”
Vladimir Putin’s military command centers in Ukraine are receiving “intense long-range strikes” as his forces are pushed back by a counter-offensive, Britain’s defense chiefs said on Thursday. They stress that Ukrainian troops are gaining ground in some areas along the front line in the southern part of the country. In its latest intelligence briefing, the Ministry of Defense in London said: “On 30-31 August 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued offensive operations in southern Ukraine, supported by intensive long-range strikes against Russian command and logistics positions throughout the occupied zone. “ The update added: “The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine also released video of Ukrainian aircraft firing high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs). Russia has previously claimed to have recovered fragments of these types of weapons, which are designed to detect and destroy radars. “Russia prioritizes strong ground-based air defense – the radar coverage that enables this is a critical capability in its operation in Ukraine.
read more
“A substantial, sustained degradation of Russian HARM radars would be a significant setback to Russia’s already problematic situational awareness.” Britain, the US, Ukraine and their allies are waging an information war against Russia, so updates should be treated with caution, although the Kremlin’s claims are often far less credible. Ukraine South’s operational command said its forces destroyed a floating bridge near the town of Daryivky in the Kherson region, which had been used by Russian troops to bring in equipment and ammunition. The general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces also reported early Thursday fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and further along the front lines in the east and south. Both sides have claimed battlefield successes amid a renewed Ukrainian push to retake territory in the south. “It’s a very slow process, because we value people,” said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, referring to the Ukrainian attack. “There will be no quick success.” Russia seized large swathes of southern Ukraine near the Black Sea coast in the first weeks of the more than six-month war, including the Kherson region, north of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Elsewhere, Ukraine repelled Russian attacks in the direction of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, towns north of the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the general staff of its armed forces said. Pro-Russian troops have been focusing on Bakhmut in their push to extend control over the Donbas region, Ukraine’s industrial heartland to its east, the general staff added. Russia denied reports of Ukrainian advances and said its troops had destroyed Ukrainian forces. Over the past 24 hours, five civilians in the Donetsk region have been killed and 12 wounded, regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko said on the Telegram messaging app. Meanwhile, Russian troops are shelling the route of a United Nations mission seeking access to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the head of the Zaporizhia region, Oleksandr Starukh, said on Thursday. International Atomic Energy Agency experts set out from the city of Zaporizhzhia to visit the Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess any damage, even as both sides in the conflict reported fresh shelling in the nearby town of Enerhodar. The head of Ukraine’s Nikopol military command across the Dnipro River from the Zaporizhzhia plant said earlier Russian forces were shelling near the plant to try to give the IAEA the impression that Ukraine was attacking it. Ukrainian assault troops were spotted by Russian forces near the nuclear plant and have now been trapped by the Russian air force, Vladimir Rogov, a local official based in Russia, said on Thursday. Russia’s defense ministry also claimed that there was an attack on the nuclear plant by up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, was seized by Russian forces in March. It remains close to the front line and has been bombed repeatedly in recent weeks, raising fears of a nuclear holocaust.
