(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up: Russian SU-25 fighters keep falling from the skies [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-19 A pile of mines makes such a nice big bavovna. x Near Verbove, Zaporizhzia direction. A Ukrainian FPV drone destroys a pile of TM-62 anti tank mines situated right behind the dragon's teeth. pic.twitter.com/g45lrBT03k — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 19, 2023 There are reports that Russia has started another push north of Avdiivka. I guess they loved that ass whipping they got earlier so much they want another. x DeepState posted the video from which these stills were taken. Location Krasnohorivka, north of Avdiivka. https://t.co/nTE0G5XOpB pic.twitter.com/Qkr9KY7lxT — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 19, 2023 This is No. 5. Let’s go for 6. x Ukrainian Warriors have shot down a Su-25 aircraft in Donetsk region. This is the fifth aircraft shot down by our Defenders in ten days. Each of these costs about $11 million. Glory to Ukrainian Heroes! Source: united press center of Defense Forces at Tavria direction. 📸:… pic.twitter.com/W8j4pfKOzq — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 19, 2023 This is the other airfield that was hit with ATACMS. x High resolution satellite images of Luhansk airfield struck by ATACMS on October 17. We see clearly at least 4 damaged helicopters and the impact of cluster ammo, which leads me to think that even the apparent undamaged aircrafts and helicopters are not air worthy https://t.co/YwRK4JMFVB — PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) October 19, 2023 x 2/ The visual evidence from the Planet Labs imagery at our disposal shows that a minimum of 5 helicopters have experienced varying degrees of damage. There's also a chance that other airfield vehicles have been affected, but the current resolution makes confirmation difficult. pic.twitter.com/UAtiqrufic — Tatarigami_UA (@Tatarigami_UA) October 19, 2023 The first part of this video shows Ukrainians walking through an absolutely destroyed treeline near Andriivka south of Bakhmut that is strewn with trash and dead Russians. Then there is a rather intense firefight at night. x Although you can't see much for the most part of this video, it is among the most intense combat videos I've seen so far. It shows a group of Ukrainians entering Andriivka, in the Bakhmut direction, firing at a Russian position, taking over it, and hiding in a basement. From the… pic.twitter.com/zwFyhJEIux — Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 19, 2023 The fighting continues on the left bank of the Dnipro River near Kherson. x Russians soldiers actively discussing "goodwill gesture" on the left bank pic.twitter.com/lPXdhOnH4V — PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) October 19, 2023 The quote below is from Russian blogger Rybar, so take it with a few grains of salt. It is all based on Russian sources because Ukrainians observe and have been reminded of OPSEC, which I also respect. "The road from Aleshki to the Cossack Camps [Kozachi Laheri] and Krynki passes through Peshchanovka. If the village is captured, one of the supply routes for the Russian Armed Forces group along the Dnieper will be cut. In this situation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces can gain a foothold on the Peschanivka-Krynki line, creating a springboard for an attack on Aleshki and Novaya Kakhovka . Apparently, this is exactly what the Ukrainian units are trying to achieve." - Rybar x Kherson left bank UPD‼️ It is all based on Russian sources because Ukrainians observe and have been reminded of OPSEC, which I also respect. "The road from Aleshki to the Cossack Camps [Kozachi Laheri] and Krynki passes through Peshchanovka. If the village is captured, one of… pic.twitter.com/Rot8FGR21P — PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) October 19, 2023 Of course, the issue remains how much effort Ukraine will put into this operation, whether they plan to stay, reinforce and advance or whether they just plan to fuck up the Russians and pull back. x Russian strikes on east bank of Dnipro in Kherson Oblast hint at Ukrainian presence Among the areas targeted by 🇷🇺was the village of Pishchanivka on the left bank of Dnipro, 🇺🇦Gen Staff reported, implying 🇺🇦 presence in the 🇷🇺-occupied part of Kherson Oblhttps://t.co/tcTEQGgmtf — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 19, 2023 Remember that hospital that Russia hit earlier in Berislav? They hit it again. Russia has targeted dozens and dozens of hospitals across Ukraine. x The Russians hit the Berislav hospital again😔 pic.twitter.com/T78RrSysmy — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) October 19, 2023 Such a nice autumn day for a ride in the country … oops x Russian armoured carrier destroyed in the area of Avdiivka (looks somewhere near Opytne). pic.twitter.com/AzbKOQ0aKS — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 19, 2023 This is from a Russian blogger. He despairs that Ukraine is kicking their asses with drones. x Commentary by Zhivov: "The biggest targets are constantly being watched. As soon as the guys go out to combat work, a couple of FPVs fly at them at once, and 2-3 “baba yagas” are waiting in ambush." 🫂 pic.twitter.com/SwpKIbalon — Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 19, 2023 The enemy has qualified unmanned companies. Not dumbass 404s, but downright skilled warriors. They fly above us unlimitedly and almost with impunity at a depth of up to 30 km. The biggest targets are constantly being watched. As soon as the guys go out to combat work, a couple of FPVs fly at them at once, and 2-3 "baba yagas" are waiting in ambush. One anti-drone company has to fight against all this, if the division has a very progressive commander. But all the guys' equipment is what they were able to scrape together from volunteers or buy themselves. You can watch the results in Ukrainian channels. They have video confirmation of the defeat of our artillery, and they always post it online. We need to do something very urgently! Russians seem fascinated as they watch from a drone camera while a Ukrainian robot mines a road. x Russian drone films Ukrainian robot mining a road in Avdiivka. Robot is loaded with TM-62 mines manually and then sent to remotely mine roads where Russian equipment might be going. Russians appear surprised by this development.https://t.co/TpW6GF0L1W pic.twitter.com/a6ahgcqJeV — Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 19, 2023 Russia has lost more than 1,000 BMP-2s since the beginning of the invasion. And that’s just the ones that were visually confirmed. The losses among all models of the BMP is more than 3,000. x 1000+ visually documented losses of Russian basic BMP-2s (they also lost a few dozen additional upgraded and up-armored BMP-2s) in Ukraine since the start of their idiotic and criminal 2022 invasion pic.twitter.com/VvkNATkcvE — Jakub Janovsky (@Rebel44CZ) October 17, 2023 Russia has arrested another journalist, this time a dual US-Russian citizen who works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 18, authorities in Kazan, Russia, detained Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir Service. Kurmasheva has been charged with failure to register as a foreign agent. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment. “Alsu is a highly respected colleague, devoted wife, and dedicated mother to two children,” said RFE/RL acting President Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin. “She needs to be released so she can return to her family immediately." Kurmasheva is a dual U.S. and Russian citizen who lives in Prague, Czech Republic, with her husband and children. Kurmasheva traveled to Russia for a family emergency on May 20. She was temporarily detained while waiting for her return flight on June 2. Authorities at Kazan airport confiscated Kurmasheva’s U.S. and Russian passports. She was subsequently fined for failure to register her U.S. passport with Russian authorities. She was awaiting the return of her passports when the new charge was announced on October 18. Kurmasheva is an accomplished journalist who has long covered ethnic minority communities in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan in the Volga-Ural region of Russia. She has reported on initiatives to protect and preserve the Tatar language and culture from Russian authorities, who have exerted increased pressure on Tatars in recent years. Just another day in the trenches. x Russian artillery strikes close to the head of a Ukrainian drone operator. He barely flinches, just makes sure to duck for all the earth flying in the air. pic.twitter.com/dnvyDlm7Uy — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 19, 2023 He wanted to return home to his mother as a financial success with money earned as a soldier. He won’t return home rich, but at least he’ll return home alive. x Bibek Khatri from Nepal, fighting on the Russian side, was taken prisoner by Ukrainian Armed Forces near Avdiivka. He signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense and served in one of the Russian Airborne Forces brigades. Khatri openly admitted that he went to war to… pic.twitter.com/GlMmV5Hm94 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 19, 2023 Who do these guys think they are — the De Medici popes? x A Ukrainian security agency claims the Russian Orthodox Church is creating private military groups to recruit and train mercenaries for combat against Ukraine, says training happening at churches. https://t.co/sv6T0MAwVn — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 19, 2023 With Christmas just around the corner, a Vladimir Putin toilet brush would make a special gift. x If you need gift idea for someone... pic.twitter.com/YrHiOmCkPm — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) October 19, 2023 Ukrainian Bandstand. It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it. Speaking of dance moves. Turn the sound on. Benya was one of the cats of the young couple that was killed. He needs a new home now. x The cat who was rescued in Zaporizhzhia yesterday, is called Benya. He is an old guy and has no teeth left. As of yesterday, he has no family, too. Diana (20) and Daniil (23) Kovalenko, and their two other cats, were killed yesterday by the Russian missile. Daniil's parents… https://t.co/zRlFuTEsLm pic.twitter.com/DPDgEprtqx — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 19, 2023 That doesn’t look like a standard-issue helmet. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/19/2200246/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Russian-SU-25-fighters-keep-falling-from-the-skies?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/