The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has said that Russia is dissatisfied with the low level of passportisation of the Ukrainian population in temporarily occupied territories and their readiness for the presidential election, and therefore plans to increase the number of Russian Guard and secret services in temporarily occupied territories.
The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, which helped Ukraine achieve military success at the beginning of the war, are not as efficient now since the Russian forces have strengthened their air defence. Source: Colonel Volodymyr Valiukh, commander in the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in an interview with Defence News Quote: "For the TB2, I don't want to use the word useless, but it is hard to find situations where to use them… We are extremely grateful for the TB2s, but at the beginning of the war t
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has reported that its soldiers destroyed a Russian ammunition storage point in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk on 23 October. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine on Telegram Quote: "As a result of strikes by precision weapons, an enemy ammunition storage point located on Reviakina Street in Donetsk was destroyed on 23 October 2023 at 03:20 Kyiv time.
Russia has prepared everything to announce open mobilisation, but it will not happen in the near future. Source: Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda Quote: "All the lists of possible conscripts have been clarified, and all this has been transferred to electronic records.
Ukrainian drones have attacked the Russian city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, striking a helicopter parking lot. Sources of Ukrainska Pravda report that the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine is responsible for the attack.