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MK is monitoring Russia’s special operation on October 19, 2022. It is the 238th day. The authorities of the Kherson region began the evacuation of civilians. The APU fired at Energodar. A drone flying to Belbek airport was shot down in Sevastopol. NATO will hand over hundreds of active jamming stations to Ukraine in the coming days. Estonia has recognized Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” Georgia refused to introduce visas for Russians. The EU has not decided to introduce a ceiling on gas prices due to internal disagreements. Read the previous broadcast here.

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Surovikin announced “difficult” decisions on Kherson: photos of the “most severe” military commander of the Russian Federation

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12:03 The State Duma predicted the outcome of the battle for Kherson: “the demolition of Zelensky.”

12:02 Two people were injured during the shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the city of Shebekin in the Belgorod region. The injured man is in serious condition, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

11:46 About 40% of the residents of Kherson and the Kherson region have already left, but there are no exact figures, said Saldo. He added that no one is going to hand over Kherson.

11:17 “In the Avdiivka direction, I believe, the 11th Regiment is successfully developing its operation to liberate the Pervomaiske settlement, interacting with the Somalia battalion. There are certain successes,” Pushilin said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

11:16 The Ukrainian shelling of Energodar and its suburbs lasted for more than 12 hours, there were no casualties, the head of the city administration, Alexander Volga, said on Wednesday.

11:14 President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was included in the database of the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker” (located in the register of violators of Roskomnadzor) for “public denial of Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014.”

10:30 The authorities of Kherson explained the need to evacuate residents with the threat of flooding. If the Kakhovskaya HPP is destroyed, the water will rise by one meter.

10:22 A shell hit one of the infrastructure facilities of Belgorod, the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

09:57 The captured deputy chief of the command post of the 56th separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Valentin Altukhov, told how the fighters of the Ukrainian battalion “Azov” (a terrorist and extremist organization banned in the territory of the Russian Federation) killed drivers for the sake of capturing cars.

09:49 The authorities of the Kherson region decided to evacuate 50-60 thousand people to Russia in six days.

09:35 Captured senior sergeant of the reconnaissance company of the 74th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vitaly Katranich said that he went on combat missions under the influence of narcotic drugs.

09:31 The Ukrainian military pulled large forces to the front line in the Kherson region. According to the deputy head of the regional administration Kirill Stremousov, the regional authorities are strengthening the defense of the administrative center.

09:22 Last night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to land troops in Energodar in order to capture the nuclear power plant. According to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, the attack was repulsed after an hour-long battle.

09:20 In the area of the Belbek airfield, an air defense system shot down a drone. This was told by the head of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozzhaev.

09:15 Foreign Ministry Speaker Maria Zakharova said that US attempts to “strengthen the position” of Ukraine will lead to the destruction of the country.

08:51 As a result of the APU attack, Energodar was almost completely left without electricity..

08:32 The APU fired from the American MLRS HIMARS at the administration of Energodar.

08:27 The administration of the Kherson region warned residents of the threat of shelling of residential areas from Ukraine and offered to leave the city.

08:18 The Volvo Group, which produces trucks in Russia, has been thinking about a full or partial sale of the business.

08:14 Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi was struck by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s detailed knowledge of the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP.

07:57 Ukraine will have to greatly reduce the work of the country’s industry and use hydroelectric power plants and nuclear power plants that do not require fuel supply. Only in this case, she will be able to survive the autumn-winter period, an anonymous expert said.

07:53 Part of the settlements of the Dnipropetrovsk region was left without electricity as a result of strikes by the Russian Armed Forces.

07:13 Zelensky dismissed the ambassador of Ukraine to Kazakhstan, Pyotr Vrublevsky, who had previously stated his desire to kill as many Russians as possible.

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The decision to impose martial law in four new regions of the Russian Federation allegedly indicates Moscow’s difficulties in conducting a special military operation. This was stated by US President Joe Biden.

According to the head of the White House, “Putin is in an incredibly difficult situation.” However, Biden did not speak in more detail.

Recall that today the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin imposed martial law in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. In addition, the medium response mode has been introduced in the neighboring regions of Crimea and Sevastopol, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk and Rostov regions, Krasnodar Territory.

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“Of course, many expected something different from him”

The statement of the commander of the joint forces in the special operation zone, Army General Sergei Surovikin, made on the evening of October 18, surprised many experts. During the eight months of the military special operation in Ukraine, everyone got used to the traditional briefings of Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov. Surovikin’s tone and content of the statement were strikingly different from the daily reports.

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Surovikin’s speech caused a lot of responses on social networks: someone thanked the general for his honesty, someone expressed concern about his words about “difficult decisions”. MK has collected the most vivid comments on this matter.

Military reporter Alexander Sladkov, who is more often on the front line than in the editorial office, noted that for the first time the head of the operation himself declares the difficult situation at the front, “and not the collective image of the General Staff.” According to him, Surovikin’s statement should be listened to, relying not only on the feelings of a civilian, but also on the mood and feeling of a soldier who is now in the epicenter of the battle.

The military Telegram channel “WarGonzo”, in turn, notes that Surovikin, although he was talking about bad news, was telling the truth, and this is important: “Probably one of the first generals in our new history, who, after telling about bad news, became almost a folk hero. Judge how total the demand for truth is in modern society.”

Sergey Grigorov, co-chairman of the public movement “Russian Democrats” writes that in Surovikin’s words he was confused by “not the main military content, but a political declaration.” According to the politician, it was superfluous. The expert is confident that, despite the difficult winter period, “there will be no catastrophe.” “Autumn and December will pass. And immediately after there will be a turning point in the war, after which a real Victory awaits us! Mark my words. Return to them in 2023,” he concludes.

Publicist Yulia Vityazeva wonders why the public decided that the “difficult decision” that Surovikin said was the surrender of Kherson? Vityazeva suggested that it could be about delivering more massive strikes on Ukraine. “This is also a difficult decision. Fraternal people, after all. Was,” she wrote.

The deputy of the Moscow City Duma, the journalist Andrey Medvedev noticed that in the comments many were alarmed because of Surovikin’s interview. To this, the journalist remarked: “Yes, this is what happens when they suddenly talked to you openly and in an adult way for the first time, and before that for six months they simply waved off the phrase on duty “the special operation continues according to plan.”

“Surovikin has just said: “Further actions in relation to Kherson will depend on the current military-tactical situation, it is not easy, making difficult decisions is not excluded. It is clear that many expected something different from him. After a week of strikes on infrastructure, I think many thought to hear something in the style of: wow, we’re going to bang, so bang,” he added.

Political scientist Alexey Zhivov agrees with Andrey Medvedev: “It is difficult to listen to Surovikin’s statement. There we are talking about a possible retreat in the Kherson region. In an area that is part of Russia.”

The expert added that it is possible, of course, to transfer to the commander of the operation his resentment and anxiety about the fact of recent statements. “But it will be an incorrect transfer. There is no fork yet: to win, or to win with lightning speed.” “So far, we have a fork: to find out about a possible “regrouping” in advance, so that the second Raisin does not happen, or notto learn about it, and to experience a monstrous shock from the executions of the population liberated by Ukraine,” the political scientist noted.

Surovikin announced “difficult” decisions on Kherson: photos of the “most severe” military commander of the Russian Federation

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The deployment of observers from other States may contribute to the resolution of the conflict situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. This is what the Kommersant newspaper writes about.

Kyrgyz Defense Minister Baktybek Bekbolotov said that at a meeting with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zasem, he raised the issue of the appearance of an “arbitrator.” Bekbolotov proposed to deploy a small contingent of CSTO forces that would monitor compliance with the ceasefire and monitor the withdrawal of heavy military equipment.

The Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan did not specify whether we are talking about observers or peacekeepers. But the implementation of this idea will require some efforts on the part of the CSTO.

Recall that the situation on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan remains tense. Periodically, armed clashes occur between the troops of the two states.

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The British media are actively discussing the signing by Russian President Vladimir Putin of a decree on the introduction of martial law in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of martial law. At the same time, some authors even admit Russia’s nuclear tests in the Black Sea as a demonstration of will and capabilities.

In particular, the newspaper wrote about the possibility of Russia demonstrating force by a nuclear explosion over the Black Sea Daily Mail.

“There is an opinion that the Russian president is preparing a nuclear demonstration of force over the Black Sea — the first open-air nuclear explosion since the 60s,” the article notes.

The publication recalls that the British authorities warned earlier that the use of nuclear weapons would lead to serious consequences.

On the eve of the deputy head of the Russian delegation at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly Konstantin Vorontsov said that Russia under the Budapest Memorandum committed not to use nuclear weapons and not to threaten their use against non-nuclear states. “This obligation is invariably fulfilled in full,” Vorontsov said, adding that “Russia Ukraine has not been threatened with nuclear weapons and does not threaten.” At the same time, he expressed concern about Kiev’s statements about the possibility of revising the nuclear-free status of Ukraine.

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Vladimir Yakunin. Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova

The 47-year-old Russian detained in Norway turned out to be businessman, co-founder of the Venture Investments & Yield Management (VIYM) fund Andrey Yakunin, son of the former head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin. This was confirmed by the company.

Earlier, the NRK TV channel reported on the detention of a Russian, who also has British citizenship, for launching a drone in the Svalbard area.

The foundation says that Yakunin Jr. is fond of nature, photography and extreme sports. He used the drone during a trip to Svalbard at the end of August. He cooperates with the Norwegian authorities and is ready to provide all information about the innocent purposes of his vacation.

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Fortifications, called “Wagner Lines”, are now being built on the borders of the LPR, DPR and inside the republics. This is the main area of responsibility of the Wagner PMCs, its creator Yevgeny Prigozhin said.

He also said that two weeks ago his representative, Hero of Russia Andrey Bogatov, went to the Belgorod region. He is engaged not only in the construction of defensive structures, but also in the creation of a people’s militia in the region.

“Several enterprises produce the necessary elements for fortifications there, and the instructors of the Wagner PMCs train citizens who will protect the borders of the region,” Prigozhin said. He added that other areas that want to take care of their defense can count on the help of PMCs.

Earlier, Prigozhin said that prisoners serving long sentences have better motivation. In his opinion, the longer the deadline, the stronger the need to go to the front.

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New explosions thundered in the capital of Ukraine Kiev on October 19. This is reported by the Ukrainian media with reference to eyewitnesses. Before that, it was said about an air alert throughout the country.

Sources of a number of Ukrainian news agencies also report that an air defense system was working in Kiev, air strikes were recorded.

Recall that since October 10, the Russian Armed Forces have been launching missile and air strikes on infrastructure facilities, including energy, during a military special operation in Ukraine. The purpose of these strikes is to reduce the combat potential of the troops of the Kiev regime, to prevent massive attacks on the territory of Russia, including new regions (Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions).

Earlier, on October 8, there was a terrorist truck bombing on the Crimean Bridge, one of the lanes of the structure was temporarily disabled. The Investigative Committee established the connection of terrorists with the Ukrainian special services.

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The head of the Duma Committee on Information policy, Information Technologies and Communications, Alexander Khinshtein, at the second international forum of digital transformation of state security, “Digital Tech”, called for strikes against the facilities of the military critical IT infrastructure of Ukraine, without destroying the resources that ensure the livelihoods of people.

From the point of view of Khinstein, it is more important to destroy the control system than to strike at the Ministry of Defense, taking into account the exceptional technological nature of the military operations conducted by Kiev. “Any information war, in my opinion, should consist not only of defense, but also of attack and attacks,” he shared his opinion.

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Political scientist Andrey Klintsevich (son of former Senator Franz Klintsevich) expressed confidence that the offensive now being undertaken by the Ukrainian side in the Kherson region will eventually be the last for the AFU.

“The American leadership of Ukraine is pushing Zelensky to victory at any cost,” he said in an interview with IA SM.News. Therefore, the expert continued, now all forces are being thrown at the Kherson direction.

According to Klintsevich, now the Ukrainian military is withdrawing reserves from Ochakov, Odessa, Nikolaev, transferring them to the contact line and “going into the last attack for themselves”.

The expert also drew attention to the fact that the APU is trying to make a five-fold excess in the number of groups in this direction and therefore the situation there is quite serious, which is complicated for the Russian military by difficult logistics due to damage to bridges.

“And here our command is preparing for a serious battle, this is practically Stalingrad, when it will be impossible to retreat across the river,” Klintsevich added. At the same time, he stressed that he looks at the outcome of the situation optimistically, since Russia has superiority in aviation.

Video of preparation for evacuation in Kherson published in social networks

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