Russian occupiers steal watercraft in Kherson in order to cross the Dnipro – General Staff

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2022, 18:31

Russian occupiers seized 13 out of 15 vessels in a river port of the temporarily occupied Kherson so as to transport personnel and equipment across the Dnipro River.

Source: report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on 14 October

Quote: "The occupiers seized 13 out of 15 barge-type watercraft in the local river port of the temporarily occupied city of Kherson for transporting personnel and equipment across the Dnipro River."

Details: The General Staff also reported that the occupying authorities of Crimea issued an order specifying the procedure for the "evacuation" of museums. In particular, internal [within the occupied region] and external [to the territory of the Russian Federation] evacuation plans have been approved for the museums of the temporarily occupied peninsula. Exhibits with the greatest material value are subject to priority evacuation.

During the current day, Russians attacked infrastructure and peaceful citizens in the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Chumaky, Lebedynske, Zaporizhzhia, Davydiv Brid, Myrne and Ochakiv.

The Russian forces used cruise, aviation, anti-aircraft guided missiles and strike drones of Iranian production.

In general, during the current day, the occupiers launched three rocket attacks and ten air strikes, and fired from multiple launch rocket systems ten times.

The situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts has not changed significantly. Leaders of Belarus continue to provide assistance to Russia for carrying out military aggression on the territory of Ukraine. There are reports that another echelon with weapons, military equipment and ammunition arrived from Gomel, Belarus to the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.

The Russian army also attacked on the following fronts:

On the Sivershchyna front, Russian forces deployed mortars and tubed artillery on areas in and around Ukrainske and Atynske (Sumy Oblast);

On the Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians used various types of artillery to fire on areas in and around Strilecha, Krasne, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Zelene, Starytsia, Dvorichna and Hrianykivka;

On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians used various types of artillery to fire on areas in and around Pershotravneve, Nadiia, Novoiehorivka, Olhivka, Hrekivka, Yampolivka, Terny, Zarichne, Torske;

On the Bakhmut front,  Russian forces deployed tanks and artillery of various calibres to fire in and around fifteen settlements along the entire line of contact. The list includes Siversk, Bilohorivka, Hryhorivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Kostiantynivka, Opytne and Ivanhrad;

On the Avdiivka front, Russian forces deployed tanks and artillery of various calibres to fire on the areas of Berdychi, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Vodiane, Opytne, Nevelske and Marinka.

On the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia fronts, the Russian forces have not conducted any offensive actions, as they keep setting up defensive positions. The Russian soldiers used mortars, tubed and rocket artillery to fire on more than twenty settlements. Novosilka, Vremivka, Novopil, Neskuchne, Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, Kamianske and Bilohiria are among them.

On the Pivdennyi Buh front, more than thirty settlements along the contact line were hit.

Detailed reports say that the killing of a significant number of Russian personnel in the previous days has been confirmed. Thus, as a result of the effective actions by the defence forces in the areas of the settlements of Khlibodarivka (Donetsk Oblast), Tokmak (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) and Tokarivka (Kherson Oblast), the occupiers had up to 150 people killed and about 100 wounded. Three S-300 surface-to-air missile launchers and up to 10 units of other weapons and military equipment were destroyed.

Preliminary information says that Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a lot of Russia's weapons and military equipment transported by railway transport near ​​the railway station in the city of Antratsyt (Luhansk Oblast). The number and nature of injuries are being clarified.

During the current day, the aviation of the Defence Forces landed thirteen strikes. It has been confirmed that twelve clusters of weapons and military equipment, as well as one anti-aircraft missile system of the Russian army, have been destroyed.

Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery hit three control points, eight areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, and three ammunition storage points.

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