Offshoot

Obviously not going to meet all Ukraine's needs, but just to note that France is going to increase their supply of 155mm ammo to Ukraine from the start of next year. The article also notes that the cost of production of artillery ammo has been increasing, possibly because of the demand. France begins supplying Ukraine with 3,000 155mm shells monthly - https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/10/16/france-begins-supplying-ukraine-with-3000-155mm-shells-monthly/

Add this to the analogy

Funny

Maybe we will see. The Russians are at it again The Facebook page this came from says it is today:

After all the drone videos, some old-fashioned bravery doing things the old-fashioned way

The Ukrainian SOF has posted info on the operation and named it, so it was a missile attack or...? Full Google translate of the SFO Telegram post

It's low cost and not without precedent, just need a few more.

The ISW touched on this a few weeks ago ( https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-24-2023 )

So you can use artillery to destroy minefields...it just depends on the density.

These are a bit older (July) but this one on Maryinka might fit the bill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yec-NG0CM8E&t=1449s Or possibly also this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZ8Lcf6wKY

They couldn't wait because of the state of the Russian forces that had been gathered on the border for months. It was either go or pull back for refitting for however long that would take, which would have been a bad look given Putin's standoff with the west. From reports of some Russians themselves, the forces on the 22nd were already not up to the task in some places.

A documentary on Mariupol is set to be released. It couldn't be more timely given the media's attention on "cracks" in Western support for Ukraine.

A Ukrainian tanker who is having serious mechanical problems with his captured T72B3 phones and trolls Uralvagonzavod tech support

A new post by Mick Ryan, who is visiting Ukraine again. He is there to research "the institutional elements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - those strategic capabilities that enable a military to fight a war, not just battles and campaigns" - https://mickryan.substack.com/p/exploring-the-ukrainian-way-of-war

Slovakia on 30th September is a close run race and the result could affect their position on Ukraine.

Russians even have their own word for it that is not easily translated, toska (тоска). It encompasses more than just misery or melancholy and is considered by some a core part of Russian identity.

In a similar vein, this is not a development of drones but of flying skills. These pilots are using FPV drones to put explosives through vertically oriented gaps without losing the drone - https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/16qyb3g/new_technique_by_the_kamikaze_drone_operators/

They might be worried about hitting something and popping the top as happened earlier.

Russia temporarily bans export of petrol and diesel to stabilise domestic market - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/21/russia-temporarily-bans-export-of-petrol-and-diesel-to-stabilise-domestic-market

I was in Moscow in the early 90s and saw a couple of people in the road who had been hit and no one stopped. Who knows how long they had been there. We were strongly dissuaded from helping by the Russians we were with because they were afraid we would also be hit, which would have been a real possibility. On the other hand, when I lived in London I saw a guy on crutches fall over in the middle of the road in front of an oncoming bus. Not one of the at least 10 people queued at the bus stop moved to help him.

More on the area south of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian general staff are claiming they have taken Andriivka. According to DeepState, this area was being held by the beleaguered 72nd separate motor rifle brigade ( https://deepstatemap.live/en#12/48.4919/37.9550 ). Original source - https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0saPL1Cq3wL3kg9w8GeAJvQh4a2nT6ffYMvEpq1chakAH9bXeT29Y6G7Y21YEogSrl Google translate:

Yes, two missiles and he still couldn't hit the plane.

I imagine a dry dock would have a lot of gas equipment in it, but from the video it certainly sounds like a second missile coming in with a bit of delay on the sound.

More unexplained stuff attached to the front of drones

Rostov is right next to Ukraine so I can well believe that fuel is being appropriated at all levels towards the war. A producer and exporter of fuel should still be able to compensate, but I have no doubt there are multiple layers of corruption in the way. Unfortunately for Russia, Rostov is one of their highest producing regions - https://www.revistaespacios.com/a20v41n03/20410313.html Food shortages could lead to price rises and flour prices have helped to trigger revolutions before.