More from Aleksandr Khodakovskii (blogger and a frontline battalion commander)

Do I have any complaints about them? Only gratitude! They show us our weaknesses, they teach us to quickly respond to challenges, to fight, in the end ... And most importantly - wow, how they motivate .... The jaws are still playing, and the marks from the nails on the palms have not yet disappeared ... As one person said, and I will paraphrase him: what you get is not your achievement, but is our flaws. Let's work on it, brothers.

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Attention. Translated from Ukrainian channel.
The talking head of the Head of the Office of President Yermak, Misha Podolyak, decided to hype, but did not realize that by doing so he gave the Russians an excellent trump card to form the message: “the terrorist attack was the work of Zelensky and his circle, they don’t even hide it.”

We think the purpose of Podolyak's publication is to warm up the panic case in the Russian Federation and raise the stakes.

Is it possible that such a terrorist act is forcing Putin to officially declare war on Ukraine? Forced to make massive strikes? Forced to send the entire army to Ukraine? For what? What is the purpose?

The closer the winter, the more they will raise rates. We expect catastrophes and tragedies. We repeat, Ukraine is just a tool of the game, which means that it and its people will suffer the most (we think the directors don’t give a damn about this).

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Attention. Translated from Ukrainian channel.
Colleagues, the Office of the President does not even realize that now the entire Russian society will welcome the strikes of its army against infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

We advise Ukrainians to get ready, as Bankova (Ukrainian Presidential Office) has greatly increased stakes, and ordinary people will suffer. So stock up.

It seems they have decided not even to hide the fact that the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge is the work of the Ukrainian special services.

The publication in Ukrainska Pravda (supervised by the oligarch Fiala, Soros's man), leaks that the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge was the work of the SBU.
You must understand that no one would put such an insider's leak without approval from the leadership of the media.

Anyone who is now happy with the increase in stakes from the Ukrainian “patriotic cheer” side, we would advise you to go to the shops and buy everything you need, and take your families out of the country, as the political elite and Zelensky’s circle did. After all, it will only get worse.

Colleagues, already all Ukrainian state structures involved have ran to catch the hype on a terrorist act, not even realizing what they are doing is foolish.

The playbook was composed and delivered quickly, but seemingly everyone in the Ukrainian public sector in pursuit of hype, they simply forgot that you can’t even give a hint that this was the work of Ukraine, and they almost directly write that they blew it up.

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Translated from RIA Novosti TG channel:
Ukrainian troops are complaining about disruptions in the Starlink satellite communications system owned by American billionaire Musk, the Financial Times writes, citing sources.

A senior Ukrainian government official told the publication that some of these outages resulted in "catastrophic" loss of communications and caused panic.

Problems with the operation of the devices were serious in the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, they were also observed in the Kharkiv region and during the activities of Ukrainian troops against the troops of the DPR and LPR.
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Interruptions in working of the Starlink equipment in Ukraine may be related to the field tests of the "Tirada" electronic warfare systems, designed to suppress enemy satellite communication lines, which as conducted this week.
Translated from Rybar
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In continuation of the search for answers

"Patience, patience and more patience." Adjutant General Kuropatkin, commander of the Russian army in the war with Japan, liked to say so. And then the fall of Port Arthur, Mukden and Tsushima. As a result - the first Russian revolution.

The authorities in Russia must be clearly aware that the absence of retribution breeds impunity. If calls for "strategic patience" and further "regroupings" continue, claims against politicians will be added to the criticism of the military.

In the case of the Crimean bridge (and this is, without exaggeration, a symbol of the state), the answer should be instant. And then after the second series, more deliberate. The initial reaction should be soon. Otherwise, the system will start to crumble.

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Translated from Rybar
On Frunzenskaya Embankment (Russian MOD), they nevertheless decided to respond to the numerous problems that had come to light with the material and technical support of the personnel.

Deputy Defence Minister Viktor Goremykin said that the Russian Armed Forces "have everything necessary to provide every serviceman in full." He also called "unnecessary and premature" the plans of the regional authorities to cancel festive events in support of the armed forces.

And the main thing here is not that what Goremykin said is absolutely untrue: after all, if there are no difficulties, then for whom since the spring do volunteers buy quadcopters, medicine and other necessary goods, up to shovels?

And it’s not that the initiatives to cancel New Year’s fireworks come from a society that does not want to celebrate during heavy hostilities on its own territory.

And the fact that even after 8 months of all possible mistakes in the defence department they continue to stubbornly deny any problems that are already obvious even to people who are completely far from the army. Without drawing absolutely any conclusions and without changing approaches to work in the information field.

There is, however, one nuance: it is no longer possible to replace reality with slides and beautiful reports. And you will have to answer for the result.

However, they say that some organizational decisions have been made. There is such a persistent rumour going around the corridors of Frunzenskaya Embankment: everyone is waiting for the end of the month.

And if such rumours are confirmed (to be honest, we don’t really believe in such things), then it will be even easier for the new team: after such strong reputational losses, it will be very easy to come up with trump cards.

It is enough just to start telling the truth and talking to the society.

Believe me, society will perceive this extremely positively.


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Translated from MIG

Several generations of officials, including those in the army, lived by the principle "initiative is punishable" (in a rougher form - "excites the initiator").

Only a few desperate people from other services, such as the founders/commanders of the Group or Lysyuk with Vityaz, retreated from this dogma and gave a result that has already gone down in history. And what do you now want with such approaches?

And yes, the “clown” Zelensky (the sad news is that he is not a clown at all) has a completely different principle. It was not Ukraine who came up with it, but it was smart enough to listen to advisers from advanced countries, and not pretend to be something that you really are not. They work not for slides, reports and presentations, but for the result. They work very dynamically, creatively, without looking back at hopelessly outdated instructions.

Our future - and it will certainly be, despite everything - in people who are creative, hot, smart. And young. It is clear that any state apparatus is a system and rules. But the system must be a living organism, not a dead set of ancient regulations.
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URGENT: The timing of the restoration of traffic on the railway section of the Crimean bridge has been announced

The efficiency of the section of the Crimean bridge will be restored by 20:00 Moscow time, the Ministry of Transport said after the inspection.

The Ministry of Transport of Russia conducted an initial assessment of the infrastructure for passing trains.

Trains from Sevastopol and Simferopol to St. Petersburg and Moscow are planned to be sent today according to the schedule, the carrier reports.
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In Ukrainian Postal Service, stamps with the Crimean bridge were prepared in advance in order to announce the release of the corresponding postage stamp on the day of the sabotage.
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Translated from Maria Zaharova

Poland, through former Foreign Minister Sikorski, thanked the United States for blowing up the gas pipeline. Estonian Foreign Minister Reinsalu congratulated the Ukrainian special forces on the operation against the Crimean bridge.

Murders, sabotage, destruction, provocations and staging - the criminal logic bound the NATO regimes with mutual responsibility.
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The government of the Russian Federation is waiting for a report from the commission, established on October 8 to find out the causes of the accident and eliminate the consequences of damage to the Crimean bridge.

The order notes that the government commission must report to the government of the Russian Federation on the work done, while the deadlines for the report are not indicated in the document.

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In China, they routinely "withdraw from circulation" those officials who have failed in their duties.

We don’t know if such methods have negative sides and side effects, but it looks very cool and if such a practice could be introduced in Russia, it would be a solution for most problems.

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Now it's official:

"Sergey Surovikin has been appointed commander of the joint group of troops in the area of the special military operation."

Army General Surovikin graduated from the Omsk Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 2017 and 2019, he was commander of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. Then Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces. Hero of Russia. As of June 2022, he commanded the Southern Group of Russian troops in Ukraine. He led the successful encirclement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Gorsky and Zolote (LPR).
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The condition of the undamaged part of the roadway allows the launch of car traffic on the Crimean bridge after 16:00 today in one lane in reverse mode, said Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Savelyev.

Previously we have already written, that the railway section will be fully operational since today 20:00 as well.
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Railway traffic on the Crimean bridge has been fully restored
08.10.2022 - 21:01
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin announced the full restoration of railway traffic on the Crimean bridge.

He clarified that if necessary, there will be additional passenger trains.

According to him, the timing of the restoration of the second span of the road part of the Crimean bridge will be announced after an instrumental examination.

He added that tomorrow morning the divers will start working under the damaged bridge.

The head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, noted that confirmation of the possibility of passing trucks on the Crimean bridge in manual mode is expected within 24 hours. At the same time, he stressed that the ferry crossing in the Kerch Strait will operate free of charge.

Crimean hotels also went to meet tourists: they will be given the opportunity to stay for another day without payment.
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Kadyrov commented on the appointment of a new commander of troops in the Special Military Operation zone
08.10.2022 - 21:27

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, commented on the appointment of General of the Army Sergei Surovikin as commander of the Joint Group of Forces in the area of ​​the special military operation.

According to the Chechen leader, he is personally acquainted with Sergei Vladimirovich, whom he has known for almost 15 years.

“I can say for sure about him that he is a real general and warrior, an experienced, strong-willed and far-sighted commander, for whom such concepts as patriotism, honor and dignity always come first,” Kadyrov said.

He emphasized that he was pleased to welcome this appointment, and added that "the Joint Group of Forces is now in good hands."

“I am sure that Sergey Surovikin will improve the situation in the NVO zone for the better. Well, we, of course, will help him in solving his tasks. I wish Sergei Vladimirovich good luck and success in his service for the benefit of the Fatherland - Russia! Kadyrov wished.
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Translated from Periscope's Block note:
Car traffic on the Crimean bridge was resumed at 16.00 - so far in one direction, and only for cars and buses. Freight will go by ferry for the period of repair.
It became interesting, due to what it happened, because the morning pictures looked like a local apocalypse.

The solution turned out to be simple: someone smart at the project stage provided for the installation of two separate sliding lashes, which are based on a single monolithic 12-pile structure, but separately. That is, in the event of undermining one whip, the second one remains intact and intact in terms of power elements. So an engineer unknown to us should be given a medal "For saving the logistics of Crimea" or "For the technological stability of a strategic structure." The pile monolith, probably, can only be taken by a nuclear explosion, but the more fragile lashes turned out to be independent of each other.
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The Ukrainian servicemen huddle together and to the ground under the fire of the Russian army. Not much joking about Russia and the Russian ship or Crimean bridge.
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