19-10-2024, 07:19 AM
Russian sources reported on 16 October that unspecified actors killed the deputy commander of Russia's Special Operations Forces (SSO) Training Centre, Nikita Klenkov, near the city of Moscow. While the EU issued a statement on 16 Oct condemning Russian executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), noted that at least 177 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian captivity since February 2022. Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk & Pokrovsk. Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast and near Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
Meanwhile, Russian troops have advanced to the western side of the Ukrainian salient in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Geolocation footage from 17 Oct shows Russian troops progressing south of Zelenyy Shlyakh, southeast of Korenevo.
ISW also reports Russian advances within and southeast of the settlements of Chasiv Yar and Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast. To quote the ISW’s Key Takeaways on 17 October:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/10/18/7480212/
Meanwhile, Russian troops have advanced to the western side of the Ukrainian salient in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Geolocation footage from 17 Oct shows Russian troops progressing south of Zelenyy Shlyakh, southeast of Korenevo.
ISW also reports Russian advances within and southeast of the settlements of Chasiv Yar and Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast. To quote the ISW’s Key Takeaways on 17 October:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/10/18/7480212/