24 October: Fighting in Kherson Region continues, fakes from Russia about a «dirty bomb»

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Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Monday, October 24, 2022.
Luhansk region / Associated Press

Luhansk region / Associated Press

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By Pavlo Vitenko

Summary by regions

Luhansk Region

The hostilities are ongoing, the missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit four control points, five areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, four ammunition depots, an anti-aircraft missile complex, the area of ​​artillery fire positions and other important enemy objects over the past day.

The enemy stormed the positions of our soldiers six times. Delivered 20 artillery and mortar attacks, two airstrikes.

Donetsk Region

At night, Krasnohorivka, the villages of Kostyantynivka and Elizavetivka in the Mariinka community, as well as the villages of Torske and Zarichne in the Lyman community were shelled. Detailed information about the destruction and victims is being clarified.

In the past 24 hours, six people were killed and 5 injured in the region.

Kharkiv Region

During the past day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Kupiansk, Chuhuiv, Izyum and Bohodukhiv of Kharkiv region, which are located near the contact line and the border with the Russian Federation.

Demining continues in the liberated territories of the region. During the day, pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service defused another 418 explosive objects.

Mykolayiv Region

According to the information of Operational Command «Pivden», yesterday, October 23, the enemy fired mortar fire along the coastal strip of the Ochakiv community. Without victims and victims.

In the morning, the Shevchenkove community was shelled, as a result of which a car and a non-residential building were damaged. There are no casualties.

Shelling of the Bashtan community was recorded at night, as a result of which the power line, three private houses, and an educational institution were damaged. There are no casualties.

Shelling of the territory and nearby settlements of the Berezneguvate community continues. Information on affected and damaged residential buildings is being clarified. The Ingul community was also under shelling in the morning. Information on victims and damage is being clarified.

Yesterday, during the day, the Shyroke community was shelled, as a result of which one house was destroyed and three were damaged. There are no casualties.

Kherson Region

Active hostilities continue. The enemy continues to shell civilian infrastructure along the contact line. The Armed Forces hold the occupied borders, stabilization measures are carried out in the liberated territories. The enemy is trying to maintain defense in conditions of limited logistics, demoralization of the military, evacuation of state institutions and management staff.

The losses of the enemy in the south are 47 rocket launchers, two tanks, an anti-tank missile complex, 16 units of armored vehicles and 4 warehouses with ammunition in the Pervomaiske and Beryslav districts. The self-propelled large-caliber howitzer «Msta-S» and 4 more units of armored vehicles were damaged.

UKRAINE: The Armed Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in 11 areas in Donetsk region and Zaporizhzhia

In Kherson, the occupiers are preparing for street battles

The Armed Forces destroyed Russian howitzers, ammunition and about 50 invaders near Energodar – General Staff

The losses of the occupiers in Ukraine amount to 67,940 people today

With strikes on energy facilities, Russia is trying to force Ukraine to invest more in defense and distract from a counteroffensive – ISW

Ukrainians may be left without salaries and pensions if the EU stops funding – Shmyhal

WORLD: The EU wants to implement the «Marshall Plan» for the reconstruction of Ukraine

The US warns that Iran is preparing to supply the Russian Federation with new kamikaze attack drones

In Belarus, Iranian instructors were spotted helping Russians launch drones

Israel in Syria bombed the place where Iran was gathering its drones – mass media

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu began calling NATO defense ministers with fake statements about the «dirty bomb», including Great Britain, France and Turkey.

With statements about a «dirty bomb», Shoigu is trying to slow down aid to Ukraine and intimidate the West – ISW

Russia often accuses others of what it plans to do itself – this may also apply to the case of claims of detonating a «dirty bomb.»

American analysts said that the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Serhiy Shoigu tried to intimidate the West and stop military aid to Ukraine with the words about the «dirty bomb».

This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War.

ISW recalled that on October 23, Shoigu called his counterparts in France, Turkey, Great Britain, and the United States, claiming that Ukraine was preparing to launch a false flag attack using a «dirty bomb» to accuse Russia of using weapons of mass destruction.

ISW noted that Shoigu last spoke with Secretary of State Austin on October 21. Representatives of the United States, Great Britain and Ukraine categorically denied and condemned Shoigu’s false accusations, and US Secretary of State Austin called his British counterpart Ben Wallace after speaking with Shoigu.

According to analysts, the Kremlin is unlikely to prepare an imminent bomb attack under a false flag.

«Shoigu’s claims contribute to Russia’s long-standing information campaign. The Kremlin has repeatedly stated that Western powers would help Ukraine carry out an attack with weapons of mass destruction under a false flag from the first stages of the invasion of Ukraine in February,» the institute’s report says.

«Shoigu’s false statements and their dissemination by Russian propagandists are intended to intimidate Western powers into ending or limiting support to Ukraine as Russia faces continued military setbacks and the likely loss of western Kherson by the end of the year,» ISW said.

By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News

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