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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 They work very dynamically, creatively, without looking back at hopelessly outdated instructions.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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Dreams, dreams, dreams... From The Times this time:
The success of Ukrainian troops in puncturing Russian front lines has raised hopes among western governments and military experts that the war could be over as early as Christmas.

If Kyiv’s progress persists, President Putin’s forces will be pushed out of the Donbas and back to Russia by the end of the year, a senior British government source told The Times.

Taking back Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, would be harder. The Ukrainian loss of life would probably be huge and some military figures in the country prefer a slower, more tactical, approach. Either way, there is no sign of a winter pause in the fighting.

Optimism among British politicians is because of Ukraine’s successes, rather than specific intelligence.
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It has become a sign of a bad taste to quote a well-known phrase "we have not started yet..." However, those experts do not really know how slow Russian military machine is. You would not believe it, but it really has not started yet... It is slow. Very slow - and unstoppable when launched.
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The first passenger train passed along the Crimean bridge.
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⬆️⬆️⬆️The Russian army, due to a shortage of forces, retreats in the South to create a continuous front line instead of a focal one
In the north of the Kherson region, our troops are urgently reformatting the front line. Due to the large numerical superiority of the enemy, the RF Armed Forces are creating a new line of defence in a narrower area, eliminating the threat of our units falling into the encirclement after the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Berislav.
▪️"Avoiding the emerging encirclement, the RF Armed Forces withdrew along the entire front of the Ingulets River east of the previously captured enemy bridgehead on the indicated river.
▪️Key settlement Davydov Brod (for which fierce battles were fought for two months) and a number of large villages in its vicinity.
▪️ The withdrawal continues. Apparently, the goal of the command of our group is to reduce the front line, at least to the state of creating a continuous (and not focal) front line covering Berislav and the Novo-Kakhovskaya dam," writes Igor Strelkov (former DPR military commander).
▪️On the other side of the left-bank bridgehead of the Dnieper, during the breakthrough of the enemy along the Dnieper, ours left Dudchany and hold the line of defence along the Mylovoe-Borozenskoye line.
▪️Here, from the right bank of the Dnieper, our artillery will also be able to support the defending troops.
▪️But our people urgently need reinforcements, primarily with heavy equipment.
▪️At this time, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other equipment are going to Crimea, and our mobilized units are preparing at the training grounds. Before entering them into the conflict zone, it is necessary to hold the front.
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Shoigu appointed General of the Army Surovikin as commander of the entire group of troops fighting in Ukraine. Against the background of the sabotage at the Crimean bridge, this event remained little covered, but it is actually, very significant.

First, for the first time in the Kremlin, they decided to unite all the troops participating in the operation under one command on the spot. This is a landmark event. Previously, the General Staff was in charge of coordination. Now Surovikin will have his own headquarters.

Secondly, his appointment has already been welcomed by the alternative MOD stakeholders: Kadyrov (Chechen Republic) and Prigozhin (Wagner group). it was clearly in agreement with them.

Thirdly, the commander of the grouping of troops will have a separate alternative channel for reports to Putin. This is the third and most important weakening of the old guard.

At the same time, all the risks associated with mobilization, information policy, supply, etc. will bear Russian MOD.

However, what the MOD really managed to do was, despite the situation, to keep control over the “operation” for their own person (which Surovikin no doubt is). So, hopefully, all the "Towers of the Kremlin" are satisfied.

You may lough again, but it looks, that Russia has eventually started it...
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Statements of the day:
Advisor to the President of Ukraine Podolyak: “Crimea, a bridge, a beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed."

Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova: "The reaction of the Kyiv regime to the destruction of civilian infrastructure testifies to its terrorist nature."

Senator Bashkin: "Departments will give an adequate, conscious and, possibly, asymmetric response to this daring blow."

State Duma deputy Mironov: "If this time we don't answer in any way or answer in a wrong way, then it will be completely clear that we are weak."

State Duma deputy Morozov: “The long-announced terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge is no longer just a challenge, it is a declaration of war without rules.”

Head of Crimea Aksyonov: “In Crimea, we also experienced more difficult times. This state of emergency will not knock us down.”

Estonian Foreign Minister Reinsal: "Estonia, of course, welcomes this and congratulates the Ukrainian special forces."
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