“I think it’s kind of a half-measure. I know he doesn't have a very good relationship with the secretary of defense, that's what everyone says. How they will be able to work in this situation, I do not know. But Vladimir Vladimirovich made personnel decisions.
From my point of view, I have always considered the creation of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief as an obligatory first condition. It should be all together. Such global operations are impossible without the connection of civil services, political and military. Moreover, the military departments are all in one, because each has its own leadership.
It seems to me that yes, it is good that there is a commander of a military unit. We have many non-military issues. And the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander, it seems to me, would be needed.

Let's talk about Belarus. The situation there is also heating up, including with the help of Ukraine. Ukraine blew up bridges on the border with Belarus and mined roads. Russia and Belarus have begun the deployment of a joint grouping, and the formation of troops is already underway. How do you rate this decision? Is Belarus included in Russia's special operation in Ukraine?

- Our troops were there, in Belarus. Just changed the picture, changed the name. Our soldiers were there, and this is not a secret. There were exercises. As far as I understand, our units have not come out of there so far.
Yes, this is the next step on the part of Belarus to meet us, but we would like more.
— What would you like?
- I would like the participation of Belarus in this special operation. This is obviously what you would like. Batka (Lukashenko. - Ed.) is a very good organizer. Look how he is: yes, of course, the Russian Federation helped a lot, and helped all the time - he saved agriculture, there are no destroyed factories. All factories that worked in Soviet times are working. New ones have been added. I am sure that he will have the same situation in the army. There will be no problems with mobilization.

The inclusion of even a small army of Belarus in a special operation would add not only in terms of quantity, but also in terms of organization.

You see such a nuance. We have Deputy Minister of Defense Goremykin said that, by the way, he was in charge, worked in the personnel of the Ministry of Defense for more than twenty years, was the head of the personnel department for more than ten. He appointed almost everyone who now leads and serves, he appointed, there is his signature. He stated that - this caused an uproar on the Internet - that canceling the New Year holidays, fireworks is not worth it, because the army has everything it needs.

But we know that not everything is necessary. I was just at the front and talked with the fighters, I saw it with my own eyes. Not only I saw it, the mobilized saw it - how they are dressed, what is not. There are no mats at all, no sleeping bags at all. It is clear that this was not provided for by military service, soldiers should sleep in the barracks. There are not many things.

And when a deputy minister with such experience, even if not in combat, declares that "everything is there" - this, of course, causes indignation among people. But this is if you do not understand. And if you look at it, the army is now bombarded with money, they were simply given as much as they asked for, and then they poured more on top.

They cannot get organized. Serdyukov started the reforms... In the last eight years alone, we have about a thousand criminal cases related to corruption of warehouse army officials. Think about these numbers! Serdyukov began reforms, began to fight against theft in army warehouses.
We have our own military warehouses in each military unit, they are at least three levels. There are divisions, there is an army, that is, there is a front, there are army warehouses, divisional warehouses - and material support goods, weapons, ammunition move from top to bottom, are distributed among warehouses.

Previously, in the Soviet army, each leader on the spot determined who to give what. Imagine the situation. Here is the real situation at the front. The unit commander comes out of the battle and says: “Two armored personnel carriers were knocked out. You are standing, give it to me now urgently, because a breakthrough is coming at us now, we need to hold our positions.” And they say to him: "It is impossible." - "Why"? “This armored personnel carrier is not yours. In two months, the mobilized will come to us, these are their armored personnel carriers. When they arrive in two months, they will receive them, but you cannot give them now. And why not - but because you give us an application now, we will send it to the General Staff, they will send you an armored personnel carrier, and then you will take it, and let them stand.

That is, what did Serdyukov do? Since he understood that corruption was local, he decided to conduct distribution exclusively through Moscow. In Moscow, they decide on the basis of the smallest delivery of goods, to whom to give, to whom not to give, what to give, where to send. And he was going to computerize all this, but he was removed. They destroyed the Soviet system, which worked, albeit corrupt, but did not introduce a new system.
Now there are uncles who do not know what a computer is. Because they don't know what a computer is, they say, “Everything is exclusively in telegrams and papers. Send us papers."
Can you imagine how to put it all together? Look, what kind of grouping is fighting in our country and all this in papers, telegrams? They say: “Listen, do you want us to install computers and put all this into a computer? And the Americans will download this information from our computer through space and will know how many padded jackets I transferred from point A to point B, secret information? Don't even offer!

The same problem arose in the Ukrainian army. It is much larger, as I said, in terms of numbers. And such problems before them began much earlier. Do you know what they did? They took the computer system of Nova Poshta, a regular CRM system, and used it. And those problems disappeared immediately.
Read more: https://ukraina.ru/20221012/1039615956.html

From a great artist and friend -

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The blow of the Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" on the car of the Ukrainian military.

@milinfolive

The General Staff continues to accumulate reserves on the Southern Front, at the moment the Armed Forces of Ukraine have assembled a group of 60 thousand, of which half is in Nikolaev and is preparing to strike at Kherson. The Biden administration is urging Zelensky to storm Kherson in order to retake the city before the Senate election and allow the Democrats to use this victory as a symbol. Zaluzhny advocates a phased campaign, and warns of heavy losses during the assault on Kherson, which Russian troops have turned into a fortress.

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@kedmi

❗️Up to 35,000 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated in the Svatov direction, an early attempt to break through is not ruled out.

The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are gradually retreating from Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) under the onslaught of the allied forces.
/LPR/

@new_militarycolumnist

So... 60,000 nazis massing near Kherson, another 30,000 massing near Svatovo, on the LNR border. AND WHERE THE FUCK IS THE RUSSIAN ARMY??? Asking for a friend. Actually, about 4 million friends.

The movement along the front began. The enemy is developing attacks in the Kherson region in the direction of Dudchany and Mylovoe, as well as in the direction of Sukhanovo. At the same time, the shelling of Severodonetsk in the LPR and the work of artillery along the Kremennaya-Svatovo line began early in the morning.

Let's go and work. Do not lose.

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The idea of ​​the enemy in the south has not changed. Formations of the Kyiv regime are trying to press our troops to the Dnieper, while the enemy is taking active steps to isolate the combat area in the Kherson direction. Of course, the main goal of the regime is the occupation of the administrative center of the Kherson region. Now the units of the regime will rush to Berislav. I think this is the task of the enemy in the coming days.

@epoddubny

German nazis at work... searched by Gestapo for the crime of dancing...

Yulia Chernysheva, who danced "Kalinka" on May 9 in front of pro-Ukrainian activists, was searched in her apartment in the German city of Landshut. Bild writes about it. Three smartphones and a laptop were confiscated from the Russian woman. Yulia is suspected of approving criminal offenses and insulting Ukrainians. In addition, the police said that she allegedly lives in Germany without a valid residence permit.
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According to Russian military sources on the ground, this morning's attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the northern part of the Kherson region has been repulsed.

Russian artillery and aviation did not give the enemy a chance to approach the Russian positions.

Reportedly, Russian Armed Forces infantry are now clearing the forest belt near the damaged and abandoned Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment.

Source: @epoddubny

🇷🇺🇺🇦 In light of the attacks on residential areas of Belgorod and the planned supply of NATO air defense systems, it seems reasonable to reset the remaining generating capacities of the terrorist Ukrainian state.

And it is better to do this as soon as possible, before the territory is saturated with new air defense systems.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Attempt to attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region. What is known

Since the evening of October 14, the Ukrainian army has been trying to break through the positions of the Russian Armed Forces from the area of ​​​​Davydov Brod, Kostromka and Dudchan in the Kherson region. After a nighttime artillery strike, the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the attack early in the morning on October 15, but were driven back.

The 140th Regiment of Special Operations of Ukraine suffered heavy losses when trying to reconnoiter the positions of the RF Armed Forces. Also, three motorized rifle brigades, reinforced by a tank battalion, were sent to break through by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The infantry and tanks of Ukraine tried to attack under the fire of the Hyacinth-B guns and the Smerch MLRS. At the same time, the air defense positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​ZelenyGay, Novogrednevo and Murakhovka were hit by Geran-2 and Lancet drones in the morning.

The attack cost the Ukrainian army at least 120 people killed. Approximately 15 YPR-765PRI and BMP-2 armored vehicles were destroyed, as well as at least four T-64BV tanks.

By the middle of the day on October 15, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine got bogged down in the attack and are trying to retreat to their original positions, on which the Su-25 and Su-34 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces began to work.

🔗 Milinfolive

TRUTH from THE Commander -

Alexander Khodakovsky, [10/14/2022 8:43 AM]
Lately, for something to change for the better, life forces us to look at the military brass through a magnifying glass, which the military brass does not like, but the line of credit has come to an end, and in order to get a new loan, we need to restore our credit reputation. But in our enthusiasm for criticizing our superiors, we somehow forget about the other side of the coin - those whom these superiors have or will have to command.

A group of our veterans is already working at the assembly points in central Russia, talking to the mobilized, answering questions - and based on the results of the first day's work we made the following conclusion: mostly normal, but there are also disgruntled provocateurs....
We know this milieu - they make first-class looters and scoundrels. In the fourteenth, there were enough of them even among the volunteers, and that is why our makeshift detention center was never empty. They even shot their commanders in the back when they led them into normal combat.

Truth is never in the middle, never alone - it's all their own, like the rider and the mare. The truth is one, and there are many truths... That's why you have to look at your superiors closely and strictly, but also the soldiers' committees are an important thing in the army. One thing I don't know is how to strike a balance. If you give more rights to the bosses, they will inevitably usurp the position. If you give more rights to the soldiers, there will be no victory. .... Where is that unbiased and objective body which will judge, and if necessary, condemn both?

Alexander Khodakovsky, [10/15/2022 9:30 AM]
The enemy is showing boldness, has been nibbling on our defenses since last night, but so far in reconnoitering combat mode. Before that he was active with artillery, trying to get even to the rear areas - got it, but ineffectively ... the asphalt only puckered up, adding to the old pits a couple of dozen fresh ones. But what I want to point out? If we keep the equipment on the pull, it risks to go to the attack even with light armor, without fear of mines and our anti-tank means. Still, in this respect we are more cautious, which at this stage, in principle, is justified. But sooner or later we will have to begin imposing our style on the "opponents" - the main thing is to develop it.

Alexander Khodakovsky, [10/15/2022 10:59 AM]
[Forwarded from Russian Tarantas]
"Skif" - Alexander Khodakovsky brings clarity to all the burning issues. All interviews with him - many hundreds of thousands of views, because they are worth it. If you read them, you will understand. "What is the state of the front and do we expect a counterattack by the AFU?" "Why don't the developers of interesting devices want a state order?", "What will give us 300 thousand mobilized?", "War Mode", "Russia is rocking", "Calibers", morality and responsibility of Ukrainian society".
https://www.kp.ru/daily/27458.5/4662325/

The KP.RU article in English - MUST READ‼️

Words of Wisdom from THE greatest Commander in Donbass - Commander Alexander Khodakovsky.

Has the Ukrainian offensive run out of steam and what will General Surovikin and the mobilized soldiers change at the front?
The legendary commander of the Vostok battalion (DPR) Alexander Khodakovsky answered these questions of Komsomolskaya Pravda military correspondent Dmitry Steshin
Dmitry STESHIN
Dmitry STESHIN
Commander of the Vostok Battalion Alexander Khodakovsky.

The commander of the battalion "Vostok" Alexander Khodakovsky.

A photo: Dmitry STESHIN
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED

I, like many, have accumulated "military" questions, almost unanswered. The opinion of TV experts on these topics is cheap, and official comrades continue to speak to the people in the harsh, Martian language of protocols and orders. I wanted a human conversation with a competent person, and I went to the base of the Vostok battalion, to its legendary commander Khodakovsky with the call sign "Skif". Alexander Sergeevich was busy - he thoughtfully laid out a thin bundle of banknotes on the table into several piles:

- Do you remember the family from the nine-story buildings in Mariupol, which we stormed? With nine-year-old girl Arina? (see KP) - said the battalion commander.

I remembered them well, together with Vostok in March I carried food and water to the people who miraculously survived. I still do not understand how they survived in the quarter that they stormed for a month. I remembered their neighbor, a sniper's bullet hit her in the chest and went out without hitting anything important. It happens, although it seems like a miracle. And, as it turned out, the battalion is still taking care of the family:

- Now the guys will go to Mariupol, they will bring them money for a heater and in general ... for life. The head of the family lives on a pension, he repaired the car, it was like a colander from fragments, they take water in the private sector, but they have electricity.
Khodakovsky and the fighters of the "Vostok" at the map of Mariupol in the days of the liberation of the city.

Khodakovsky and the fighters of the "Vostok" at the map of Mariupol in the days of the liberation of the city.

A photo: Dmitry STESHIN
Roasted COCK PICKED AND EVERYTHING SPINLED

We talked, without a voice recorder, about scientific and technological progress. According to "Skif", with the start of the special operation, as soon as it became clear that we "dipped" in drones, dozens of Russian firms became more active and Vostok actively communicates with them. And quite successfully - bright minds and straight hands have not yet disappeared in Russia. “Skif” showed me a photo of a strike drone that has already gone into production, with such know-how that it’s not worth retelling even in words. He clarified the little-known subtleties of cooperation with the state in the unmanned topic. It turns out that after state acceptance it is no longer possible to make changes to such an apparatus, and this has to be done constantly - for our opponents, engineering thought also works well. The war is not only in the trenches, the intellects are fighting, the 21st century is in the yard. And the enemy manages to improve the samples launched into the series on the go. And we haven't yet.

He showed what the aviators from the Vostok unit were doing (see KP) , the guys got a CNC machine and they didn’t let him rest. Like a 3D printer. Everything is within the framework of the Tradition, from century to century: thunder struck, a roasted rooster pecked, and everything began to spin.

Alexander Sergeevich critically examined and commented on his cracked chair. Like, it has peeled off by the winter and, perhaps, will soon acquire a new skin. I noticed that in wartime, a shabby one will do for an interview ...
"UKRAINE NEED TO ADVADE"

What is the state of the front? - I ask Khodakovsky. - Ukraine continues to put pressure on "manpower" as long as they have a numerical superiority. Should we expect a counteroffensive?

- What have we been striving for in the last month? To stabilize the front line. The enemy transferred troops to those directions that he considered promising for his offensive. While permanent standing, - answered "Skif". - We left Liman, but created resistance centers, the losses of Ukrainian troops were higher than calculated. From those areas where they wanted to advance, they had to transfer reserves under Liman. As a result, their plans to attack from several directions fell through. Our guys actively resisted. New units are now arriving at my site, the old ones are being replenished. Equipment and artillery are coming. If you compare us with us a month ago, now we have completely different resources. And all this happened thanks to the heroic resistance of the guys in Krasny Liman.

- But Ukraine still plans to attack?

- Yes, even for political reasons, she needs to attack. They are trying to push us everywhere, and where they succeed, they immediately transfer reserves. Now I'm worried about the Kherson direction...

- Why?

- Our units beyond the Dnieper are supplied by crossings. This is difficult, the enemy can disrupt this supply. On our, Ugledar direction, we constantly see the movement and accumulation of the enemy. Again, the intensity of their artillery fire has recently increased. They are trying to wear us down and possibly launch an offensive. It doesn't look like a gesture of desperation.

- Are there any prerequisites that the intensity of fighting will decrease?

- Yes, I think we are entering a phase of fading. Winter is coming soon. The days are shorter, rainy, cloudy. And the sky is now the main type of intelligence.

- The enemy also understands this ...

- Yes, there is a feeling that he will try to break through somewhere in these last warm and dry days. Moreover, we have not yet introduced fully mobilized, he has some days or weeks.

- The war is now usually fought in forest plantations, at least some shelters. In the coming days, the "green" will fly around, what will we do?

- It will be difficult. I think that with the baldness of the green hair, everyone will be drawn to settlements. There have been no local residents for a long time. Only observational patrols will remain in these former greenfields.
Командир батальона «Восток» Александр Ходаковский.

The commander of the battalion "Vostok" Alexander Khodakovsky.

A photo: Dmitry STESHIN
TO THE BORDERS OF DONBASS OR TO THE DNIEPER?

- How do you think the mobilization is going? The figure of 300 thousand fighters, what will it give us? Will we go, for example, to the borders of the republics?

- We can, if we properly dispose of the mobilized. Despite the persistence of the approach: “Have fresh forces arrived? Forward!".

- How will be correct?

- We are talking with volunteers from Russia. “Guys, now you will go through acclimatization. It is important for us that even during combat stress you maintain composure, at least part of it, act meaningfully. Now we are on the defensive, but there will be no victory without an offensive. Sooner or later you will have to attack."

I know that now the mobilized are replenishing the units already battered in battles. And there is a task to put them on the defensive, and not throw them on the offensive. People will get used to the "war mode". They will simply instinctively understand that the whistling projectile is not yours.

There is an understanding that with a different approach, we will simply get a demoralized mass from the mobilized, which will suffer fear and panic.

- But is there another approach?

- Yes. There is a lack of understanding of the real situation at the front by staff officers. There is arbitrary drawing of maps, when they try to shade an additional piece in order to represent some kind of result.