According to the Russian public channels, Ukrainians are not releasing pressure in the Zaporizhzhia direction, continuously using all available weaponry, receiving supplies from Western allies. There are losses, no doubt, but the momentum appears to still be with Ukrainians.… pic.twitter.com/aceYYZDJc1

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 21, 2023

Russians are digging tunnels in Avdiivka to get closer to the Ukrainian positions, says the spokesman of the 110th Brigade Anton Kotsukon':

"They are digging tunnels closer to our positions, firstly, for the purpose of camouflage, and, secondly, to emerge somewhere closer to…

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 21, 2023

"80% will vote for Putin. The other 20% are rot that has to be isolated and destroyed" - Russian propagandist Gurulev claims using prison slang.

Propagandists Solovyev and Simonyan nod vigorously. Satanovskiy is already gone from their group (see my post from this morning about… pic.twitter.com/nfs0BRRSv3

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 21, 2023

Holy cow! How can someone feel embarrassed for the Russians? I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

Russians attempting an assault on an AFU position. This is the second most powerful army in the world. Really. Trust me... #OSINT #Counteroffensive #UkraineRussiaWar… pic.twitter.com/j3sYNXJJNH

— OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) October 20, 2023

My latest, with @VladDavidzon for @ForeignPolicy. All of the focus on Ukraine’s lack of territorial gains this summer have obstructed the huge success Kyiv has achieved in the Black Sea theater.https://t.co/O3jKbW1bQN

— Oz Katerji (@OzKaterji) October 20, 2023

#UkraineWar: Overview of Russian equipment losses added on 21/10/2023

Full list: https://t.co/wxuwtueKnD pic.twitter.com/buVKwqbe1S

— Jakub Janovsky (@Rebel44CZ) October 21, 2023

Video evidence shows *24* Russian combat helicopters were taken out in Ukraine’s first ATACMS use. Would have made an enormous difference back in June, when Ka-52 gunships played a key role in stalling the Ukrainian offensive. https://t.co/WLABsMoRW5

— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) October 22, 2023

⚡️⚡️⚡️ 🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defense:

📌 🇷🇺 has suffered 150-190k permanent losses & 240-290k temporary losses - NOT including Wagner

📌 Since the assault on Avdeevka, 🇷🇺 losses increases by 90%.

👉 Don’t forget:

🇷🇺 is losing. 👈

🇺🇦 will win. 👈 pic.twitter.com/VpbSokp9s8

— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) October 22, 2023

Now Russians storm the positions near Avdiivka on trucks, what’s next, bicycles? pic.twitter.com/MNCiJo055j

— Mykhailo Lavrovskyi (@Lavrovskyi) October 22, 2023

Russians took down another Russian helicopter. This was hinted by Fighterbomber on his Telegram channel. It is unclear where and when this happened from the text.https://t.co/0aOnwrGnQ1 pic.twitter.com/CksIQAZ3fb

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 22, 2023

Nova Poshta shares CCTV footage showing the moment the Russian rocket struck its facility in Kharkiv region. https://t.co/yMfdkDVdyZ

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) October 22, 2023

🐙🐙KRAKEN released an 11 minutes of footage from the current Russian offensive.

Some of these clips we have seen but in much lower quality.

Absolutely great footage, worth the time to watch, please share and support these heroes! pic.twitter.com/xMtqXlmwAI

— 🌻 Fertilizer Finder 🌻 (@ManiacMagic1) October 23, 2023

We’ve seen so much in this war... But here is something new: a russian BMP 2 is squashing russian troops.

📹: Kraken Specialized Unit pic.twitter.com/fLmyoluKMm

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 23, 2023

Germany showed footage of exercises with the Ukrainian military on river forcing using German M3 Amphibious Rig vehicles.

As stated by the Ukrainian military in the video, this equipment will most likely be used to force heavy equipment across the Dnieper River. pic.twitter.com/vdauuUhM6I

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 23, 2023

Romanov, which' claim is supported by other RU channels, reports that Ukrainian units maintain presence inside Krynky on the left bank of the Dnipro.

"Over the past 24 hours, 4 more enemy boats have entered. In total - 20 people. Active artillery is underway against them." pic.twitter.com/ZAHCsIyrjk

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 23, 2023

This is a helpful report by the Ukrainian journalist Butusov on the battle of Avdiivka as of late 22 October. It goes over the military formations involved in the battle from both sides and touches upon the current situation. In short, Ukrainian forces withstood what no one else… pic.twitter.com/1DxeNL0tKS

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 23, 2023

Russian serviceman Dmitry Filatov known as Vozhak Z on Telegram says that Russian soldiers who rotate from Avdiivka return with "empty, icey eyes" after heavy battles. He also says the Avdiivka strongpoint is hidden underground, and little Ukrainian activity is noticed on the… pic.twitter.com/fHy1nIm4Dq

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 23, 2023

Turkey's Erdogan submits Sweden's NATO bid to parliament for ratification -presidency https://t.co/nl2Z5EkLUt pic.twitter.com/Y7JnA13VkT

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 23, 2023

Stoltenberg: 'I welcome President Erdogan’s signature of the accession protocol for Sweden and its referral to the Grand National Assembly. I look forward to a speedy vote to ratify, and to welcoming Sweden as a full Nato Ally very soon.'

— Joe Barnes (@Barnes_Joe) October 23, 2023

Update: "9 enemy boats have just landed from the railway to Krynki." pic.twitter.com/q1pEdmJBUr

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 23, 2023

Insurance and freight costs have been steadily decreasing, indicating market faith in this new route. This confidence is bumped up every time Ukraine strikes Russian fleet and naval bases, showing that Russian navy is struggling 4/

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) October 23, 2023

The 🇭🇺-🇷🇺 handshake was raised when EU foreign ministers met today. questions to 🇭🇺 about what instructions came from Moscow. Budapest reacte saying “it doesn’t take instructions from anyone” #Ukraine

— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) October 23, 2023

as expected no agreement on the 8th tranche (500 million) of EU military aid for 🇺🇦 when EU foreign ministers met today. the 🇭🇺 bank OTP has been de-listed from the "doing business in 🇷🇺 blacklist" but Budapest want legal as assurances that this is permanent

— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) October 23, 2023

⚡️ Orban compares Hungary's EU membership to Soviet occupation.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban compared his country's EU membership to the era of the Soviet domination over the Central Eastern nation, the Associated Press reported on Oct. 23.https://t.co/u62dT0bgFx

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 23, 2023