(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Ukraine Invasion Day 975: Thanks for the support 2.0 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-10-25 Musk spent $118 million (so far, that we know of) backing Russia's preferred candidate, Donald Trump Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 23 to 24. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 50 strike drones, including Shahed-136/131 drones and other drones of an unidentified type, from Oryol and Kursk oblasts and occupied Crimea; two Kh-22 cruise missiles from over the Black Sea; and two Kh-59 cruise missiles from the airspace over Bryansk Oblast.[71] Ukrainian forces reportedly shot down 40 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsya, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Poltava, and Chernihiv oblasts.[72] Ukraine’s Air Force reported that seven Russian drones became “locally lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference, that two drones flew into Belarusian airspace, and that one drone remained in Ukrainian airspace as of 0830 local time on October 24.[73] Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Head Ruslan Kravchenko reported on October 24 that debris from Russian drones damaged two businesses and a transformer in Kyiv Oblast.[74] Khmelnytskyi Oblast officials reported on October 24 that Ukrainian air defenses shot down eight Russian Shahed drones over Khmelnytskyi Oblast and that debris from the destroyed Shahed drones damaged a hotel in Starokostyantyniv.[75] Ukrainian forces reportedly shot down 40 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsya, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Poltava, and Chernihiv oblasts.[72] Key Takeaways: Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to deny the presence of North Korean military personnel in Russia on October 24, amid official Ukrainian reports that the first North Korean military units arrived in Kursk Oblast on October 23. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko strongly hinted that Belarusian forces will not fight in Ukraine and appeared to question Russian President Vladimir Putin's likely efforts to introduce North Korean forces into Russia's war against Ukraine in the process. The Kremlin is reportedly attempting to portray the BRICS summit in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan as evidence of widespread international support for Russia – especially to domestic audiences in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to project Russian confidence in the Russian military's ability to repel the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast at a press conference after the BRICS summit on October 24. Ukrainian authorities are investigating another execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) by Russian forces in the Pokrovsk direction against the backdrop of Russian forces' increasingly frequent POW executions across the theater. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast and near Toretsk and Pokrovsk. Russian forces recently advanced near Kreminna and Siversk. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), Ministry of Defense (MoD), and Rosgvardia reportedly each have their own Akhmat units that perform different functions in different sectors of the front and rear. Ukrainian forces recently advanced southeast of Korenevo within the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast amid continued Russian assaults in the area on October 24. Geolocated footage published on October 24 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced along the Snagost River north of Darino and likely maintain positions in Darino and Nikolaevo-Darino (both southeast of Korenevo).[19] ... Russian sources, including the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), claimed that Ukrainian forces attacked southeast of Korenevo near Darino, Obukhovka, Nizhny Klin, Lyubimovka, Zeleny Shlyakh, and Novoivanovka and south of Sudzha near Plekhovo.[22] Elements of the Russian 137th Airborne (VDV) Regiment (106th VDV Division) reportedly participated in the Russian seizure of Lyubimovka.[23] Elements of the Russian 83rd Separate VDV Brigade are reportedly operating near Darino, and elements of the 8th Company of an unspecified motorized rifle regiment subordinated to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are reportedly operating near Olgovka (east of Korenevo).[24] A Ukrainian brigade operating in the Kursk direction reported on October 24 that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Strela-10 air defense system with a first-person view (FPV) drone in Kursk Oblast.[25] www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... x YouTube Video Thanks to those who missed my diaries and commented on it. 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