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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1h

The PM Office has released official information on Polish military assistance to Ukraine:tens of thousands of AFU soldiers have been trained, a logistics hub has been established in Jasionka and 44 packages worth €4 billion have been transferred to O7.24. Below is a list of the transferred equipment

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 4h

Thus, we clearly see that the use of armor is more likely to lead to tactical success than the use of infantry and civilian vehicles alone. However, if we look at it from a strategic perspective, losing nearly 20 armor to capture a village with approximately 200 inhabitants is practically suicide

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 4h

likely allowing them to capture Volodymirivka in one fell swoop. Had this attack been conducted solely using civilian vehicles, it likely would have resulted in the elimination of almost all Russian soldiers immediately after the attack began.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 4h

despite significantly greater irreversible losses. Why? Because they send infantry on motorcycles and in civilian vehicles into the attack, they minimize the use of armor. Here, we saw an example of the opposite situation: the Russians deployed a large amount of armor,

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 4h

Dozens of accounts reported this information, so most people are already familiar with the story. However, I would like to draw attention to another matter. For several months now, I have been trying to point out that this year, the Russians have made significantly fewer gains in the field,

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 4h

Regarding personnel losses, there were 107 KIA and 51 WIA. Over 30 Russians managed to reach Volodymirivka and occupy the abandoned buildings. Azovs write that on the morning of 10.10, there were no infantry in the village, but the Russians were celebrating the liberation of the settlement.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 4h

#Dobropillia Yesterday, the 1st Azov Corps reported a massive mechanized attack on Shakhove on October 9th, involving 35 pieces of armored vehicles. As a result, 1 ATV, 3 MBTs, 16 IFVs, 41 motorcycles, and 2 cars were destroyed.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 9h

repairs to equipment damaged by the enemy are underway. Emergency shutdowns are not in effect." 👍👌💪

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 9h

Good news from Ukrenergo: after the overnight attack in the Odessa region, power has been restored to most customers. Regarding yesterday's massive attack: "In the regions affected by the massive missile and drone attack on the power system on October 10,

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly 👍

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

According to experts, the situation could worsen in the coming weeks: even if domestic supplies stabilize, fuel will continue to be shipped to China under permanent contracts, which Moscow will not risk breaking."

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

prices at gas stations have increased, and some stations have been temporarily closed. However, the government is convinced that the shortage is "temporary" and blames the current situation on oil companies, which allegedly "do not respond flexibly enough to central orders."

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

arguing that international deliveries bring dollars to the budget, while domestic sales have no significant impact on the exchange rate or macroeconomic stability.

As a result, some regions have experienced new supply disruptions. In some areas, gasoline is being sold exclusively through coupons,

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

The sources explain that the Chinese side is insisting on the full implementation of the agreements despite the domestic crisis in the fuel sector. According to the sources, Mishustin has ordered the Ministry of Energy to "ensure priority for export commitments,"

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

They claim that Beijing has demanded that Moscow maintain or even increase supply volumes to avoid violating existing contracts, and Russia is forced to comply to avoid the risk of losing one of its few stable sources of foreign exchange earnings.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

Another interesting piece of information from Z-Blogger "INSIDER-T": "Despite the domestic gasoline shortage, Mishustin has ordered fuel exports to China not to be restricted, according to government sources.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

Demon: "It's already a matter of honor for the entire country to destroy heat and light; it's a matter of honor to destroy the power plant in Moscow. There's no way to repay the favor."

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

Read the history of wars, even in the Balkans, when they didn't prepare because they couldn't, how and what happened where.
We're holding on. Everything will be alright."

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

They failed before and they won't succeed now.
The temporary power outage, the schedules after the attacks are the result of their missiles, but reconstruction is taking place, everything is returning home. This is the result of the training and hard work of energy engineers.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

"Energy engineers are prepared. Remember that Russia has been trying to destroy the energy system since 2022 and they failed. Russia's goal has always been to deprive the country of light and heat.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, after today's airstrike, there are emergency power outages in almost all regions of eastern Ukraine. Fortunately, Naftogaz is not reporting any gas supply disruptions. Lt. Andriy Kovalenko, head of the office for combating disinformation:

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 2d

either through frontal attacks from the south or by outflanking (from the west via Kotlyne and Udachne, and from the east via Bilytske and Rodynske).

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 2d

Capturing this large village would be a success, something the RuAF could later boast about to the world. Well, we need to monitor developments, but there's no doubt that the Russian command is currently unable to capture Pokrovsk,

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 2d

So what could be the purpose of this relocation? Perhaps, as Demon wrote, they actually want to draw some AFU units away from Pokrovsk to attack the city with some unspecified force. Perhaps they want to intensify operations on the right bank of the Vovcha River and attack Novopavlivka.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote in the attached thread that the Novopavlovsk direction doesn't offer much operational prospects for the Russians, especially since their advance is taking place on the left bank of the Vovcha River, which cannot lead to the Russians taking the rest of Donbass. bsky.app/profile/madr...

madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 9d

A brief summary of September, in terms of numbers. There's no point in writing anything about Russian armor losses, as they've been essentially constant for the past five months: 60-80 tanks and 80-150 AFVs, several times less than last year.

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