The Ukrainian military has reported that more than 10,000 Russian artillery system have been destroyed since the start of 2024. Losses are estimated at $8 billion.
Military Personnel
Since January, the Ukrainian military has destroyed over 10,000 Russian artillery system. Since the beginning of 2024, Ukraine has destroyed 10,373 Russian artillery system, with estimated losses of $8 billion. This has severely crippled Russia’s artillery brigades.
Two Crimean collaborators fighting in Russia were captured by Ukraine at Kursk Oblast. The suspected traitors aged 51 and 45 joined the Russian forces in 2014 after the annexation Crimea. They served with the 810th Separate guards Naval Infantry Brigade.
Ukrainian forces repel Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast. Kharkiv continues to be a front of intense fighting with Ukrainian forces in control. In the latest battles over 95 Russians were killed or injured, as Ukraine’s army effectively dismantled Russian offensive capabilities.
Russian forces advance on Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState. The situation in Toretsk is rapidly deteriorating. According to officials, no buildings remain intact while Russian forces continue to assault the city.
Forbes: Russian Marines’ atrocities elicit targeted retaliation by Ukrainian forces. Russian marines killed nine Ukrainian drone operators. This prompted retaliatory air assault brigades to attack.
The approximate loss of weapons and military equipment by the Russian Armed Forces since the beginning of the invasion until the present date is 15 OCT 2024.
* Personnel: 671400 (+1210)
* Tanks: 8988 (+13)
* APV: 17939 (+44)
* Artillery systems : 19430 (+9)
* MLRS: 1231
* Anti-aircraft systems: 978
* Aircraft: 369
* Helicopters: 329
* UAV: 17019 (+10)
* Cruise missiles: 2620 (+1)
* Warships/boats: 28
* Submarines: 1
* Vehicles and fuel tank: 26654 (+32).
Intelligence and technology
Forbes: A high-stakes technology race is unfolding in Ukraine’s drone dominated skies. Ukraine’s drones are blinding Russian reconnaissance and impacting long-range attack in a high-speed technology arms race over Ukrainian skies.
Ukrainian drone operator arrested for allegedly helping Russians in Chasiv Yar. SBU detained soldier, 22, suspected for state treason after he allegedly provided Russian artillery coordinates of his drone unit in Donetsk Oblast.
International
NATO representative in Ukraine: Russia escalates hybrid attacks against Alliance. Patrick Turner, NATO’s senior representative for Ukraine, said that Russia’s increased use hybrid tactics, such as sabotage and cyberattacks against the West, will not stop NATO from supporting Ukraine and countering this aggressive action.
US official: North Korean soldiers in Ukraine would demonstrate Russian “desperation”. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, had earlier accused North Korea of sending military personnel into Russia.
Ukraine’s foreign minister calls on Europe’s tanker shadow fleet to be combated. The calls come after reports that Russian oil exports via the so-called “shadow fleet” have nearly doubled in the last year, reaching 4.1 millions barrels per day.
Ukraine and Mauritius have approved a visa-free agreement. Ukraine and Mauritius signed an agreement that allows their citizens to travel freely between the two countries for up to 90-days.
NATO representative: Ukraine has the right to self-defense, including strikes on Russian territory.
India drastically reduced its purchases of Russian coal. India reduced its imports by 26% of Russian coal in the first nine month of 2024. This marked a major shift for the global coal trade.
The war in Ukraine by Russia has forced the Czech Republic to send its ambassador back to Moscow. Daniel Kostoval is a former deputy defense minister and diplomat who was named as the Czech Republic’s new ambassador to Moscow. He will take office at the beginning of 2025, after a nearly three-year absence.
NATO official: There is no serious risk of Russian nuclear proliferation at the moment. NATO’s Patrick Turner stresses the Alliance’s measured response to Moscow’s nucleonic rhetoric.
Rutte: NATO is prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure Ukraine’s success. The NATO chief said the Alliance will not be intimidated by Russia’s threats.
The exports of Russian oil through the shadow fleet have nearly doubled over the past year. A new study shows that Russia has spent more than $10 billion on vessels since 2022 to bypass Western sanctions.
EU energy ministers are weighing up options for Russian gas transportation as the Ukraine transit agreement expires. Azerbaijan may play a key role in maintaining gas supplies to Europe, as the EU searches for alternatives to Russian supplies via Ukraine.
Hungary is in talks with Gazprom about additional gas supplies by 2025. Hungarian FM Szijjarto revealed that talks were ongoing with Gazprom, and threatened to veto EU sanction if the Russian oil exemption was revoked.
Report reveals Czechia spends 5 times more on Russian energy compared to Ukraine aid. The country’s dependence on Russian oil increased from 40% in 2023 to 60% by 2024.
Ukraine denies alleged Western weapons supplies to African regions. The Ministry rejects in particular claims of drone support to Malian rebels
Humanitarian and Social Impact
Ukraine reports a surge in executions by Moscow troops. Ukrainian authorities have expressed alarm at the rising death toll among Ukrainian prisoners of War.
One person is dead and 23 are injured in a Russian air strike on Mykolaiv. The Russian military launched a nighttime aerial assault on Ukraine using 17 Shahed drones, and various missile types.
Without Russian citizenship, chronically ill Ukrainians under occupation will lose their right to free medication. The new policy of Russia, which is set to come into effect in 2025 affects all medical categories including chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma.
ISW: Russia wants to undermine Ukraine’s grain pipeline through repeated Odesa Port attacks. On 14 October, Russian forces attacked the port of Odesa, damaging two civilian ships and port infrastructure. This is the fourth attack against ports since 5 Oct.
Political and legal developments
Reuters: Spain arrests members of a smuggling ring supplying banned chemical to Russia. Four individuals were arrested by Spanish police in connection with a crime group suspected of smuggling 13 tonnes of banned chemicals, including chemical weapons precursors to Russia as part of a scheme to evade Western sanction imposed on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.
Energy Community: Ukrenergo’s certification as an independent operator will not impact winter electricity imports. In a letter sent recently, the Energy Community stressed that the ongoing certification efforts for Ukrenergo will not impact Ukraine’s ability import electricity from the EU during the winter. This is contrary to previous warnings about potential disruptions.
New developments
Ukrainian intelligence sources claim that Russians are searching for 18 North Korean deserters at the border with Ukraine. Source: DPRK soldiers fled their positions near Russia’s Bryansk oblast and Kursk oblast, while Russian military searches for deserters.
Investigating arson attacks orchestrated by Russia leads to Russian terrorists in Ukraine. After RFE/RL’s investigative report revealed that Russian intelligence recruited Ukrainians to commit arson attacks against military vehicles, hundreds of Ukrainian institutions were evacuated.
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