Kalmius River News Today

Two locals who were poisoned were supposed to work in Mariupol conducting the Russian presidential elections, and the guests from Moscow came to give them final instructions and conduct an inspection.

Partisans in Mariupol told Kyiv Post that Russian soldiers fell for a ruse involving some unpleasant vodka and a fake social media account for an imaginary charming woman.

The Kremlin’s effort to use the mythos of the Great Patriotic War (Second World War) to prepare the Russian public for a long war in Ukraine is at odds with Russia’s current level of mobilization and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetorical attempts

A successful Ukrainian operation to destroy a Russian bridge last weekend could be a strong indicator of the way we will see the fighting go in coming months.

The Ukrainian forces have destroyed a railway bridge built by the Russians over the Kalmius River near the occupied city of Mariupol, which was intended to be part of the overland railway route from Russia to Russian-occupied Crimea.

Ukrainians just shot a hole in a major Russian logistics initiative, wrote Stefan Korsha, a defense correspondent.

Between combat missions, Ukrainian pilots are spending down time training on F-16 virtual reality simulators to speed up the learning curve.

Russia started building direct railway links to the occupied Ukrainian cities Mariupol, Volnovakha, and Donetsk, which could decrease Moscow's logistical dependence on the Crimean Bridge, Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to Melitopol's exiled mayor, said on Sept. 27.

Ukraine said the attack Friday killed or wounded more than 100 Russian military members and destroyed a navy headquarters building in Crimea. Updates.

The Russians have started building direct rail links with the occupied cities of Mariupol, Volnovakha and Donetsk. Source: Petro Andriushchenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, on Telegram Quote: "The occupiers are trying to build direct rail links with Mariupol, Volnovakha and Donetsk.