Russian Joker drones force 60 Ukrainian fighters to surrender

Russian Joker FPV drones have forced a company of Ukrainian fighters to surrender, Dmitry Kuzyakin, general director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions developer, told Sputnik.

"Probably no one will be able to repeat this 'record.' It was not a Bradley, Humvee, or even Leopard 2, but 60 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who had to surrender after seeing with their own eyes what the mass use of FPV drones means … In other words, one small drone 'captured' an entire company of Ukrainian forces," he said when asked about the most important target the Jokers hit on the battlefield.

Over the years, the company has developed a line of Joker combat FPV drones. The latest model, the Joker-10, carries a payload of up to five kilograms and reaches a speed of 100 kilometers per hour (up to 200 kilometers per hour without payload).

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‘Holy ****! Judging by the news, we should be close to the Urals by now.’

A Ukrainian serviceman who survived a Russian tank strike on a Bradley IFV described how 20 men were left to cover the withdrawal of a thousand-strong group of Ukrainian forces from Avdeyevka, and how the Ukrainian media lies about the situation in Zaporozhye.

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The parliament of Russia’s Bashkir Republic has adopted a law on the dissolution of marriage when one of the partners changes sex.

If one of the spouses changes sex, the couple can no longer be considered a family, and this norm has been introduced into the republic’s Family Code.

Now those who have changed sex will also not be able to be adoptive parents, guardians, or custodians of children.

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Ukraine’s scramble to build defense lines exposes jarring internal discord

Kiev’s race against time to dig defensive trenches comes after “warnings” from both Western analysts and Ukrainian opposition politicians fell on deaf ears, Politico stated.

The outlet decided to reach out to Ukrainian opposition lawmakers, who cited their concerns over the lack of adequate defensive fortifications in the face of an anticipated Russian offensive, pointing the finger of blame at the Kiev leadership.

“We were warning since last summer that you have to construct defensive fortifications on an industrial scale, bringing together the appropriate ministers and local military administrations to build defensive lines fast and make them extremely strong,” one lawmaker told the outlet.

Yet another Ukrainian opposition politician cited fears that there was now far too little time for Kiev to construct the much-needed defenses in earnest. “They started building them finally. But this is late. They started really last month,” said a former deputy prime minister in the administration of ex-President Petro Poroshenko.

To complicate matters, one former senior field commander revealed that Ukraine lacks both the mines required for the new fortifications and the mobilized soldiers to adequately man them. Disregarded Western warnings are also being peddled as an excuse. Before the botched summer counteroffensive, military analysts at Britain’s Royal United Services Institute stated in a May 2023 report that “engineering has proven to be one of the strongest branches of the Russian military. The defenses now constructed, consisting of complex obstacles and field fortifications, will pose a major tactical challenge to Ukrainian offensive operations.”

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🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD's daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:

▪️ Russian air defenses destroyed 175 Ukrainian drones and shot down 21 HIMARS and Vampire MLRS missiles;

▪️ Units of Russia’s Battlegroup Yug took more favorable positions in the DPR;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 radar station;

▪️ Russian troops repelled four attacks by Ukrainian assault groups near Kupyansk;

▪️ The Russian Army improved its position on the front line near Avdeyevka and repelled eight counterattacks by Ukrainian forces. The enemy lost more than 305 servicemen;

▪️ Ukrainian forces in the DPR lost more than 300 servicemen.

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Ukraine is no longer going to connoscript 500,000 new troops, the country's top general Oleksander Syrsky said

"After reviewing our internal resources and clarifying the combat composition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this figure has been significantly reduced," Syrsky said.

He also emphasized that the Ukrainian military is depleted physically and psychologically, citing the example of Ukraine’s 110th Brigade, which has been deployed near Avdeyevka since the beginning of the special military operation.

The commander-in-chief also noted the Russian Army's advantage in personnel as well as Ukraine’s lack of ammunition. According to Syrsky, Russia has a six-fold advantage in munitions.

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An air strike conducted by Israel targeted and eliminated a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, as reported by the IDF.

The individual, identified as Ali Abdel Hassan, served as the deputy commander of Hezbollah's rocket and missile unit and was allegedly responsible for planning and coordinating rocket attacks on Israel.

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