Ukraine's southern offensive in the Robotyne Verbove area has failed, at least for now. There hasn't been significant progress in over a month and Ukraine has not been able to seize the hills south of Robotyne which would come close to dominating the key city of Tokmak. Ukraine seems to be rotating troops in the area. I'm not sure if Ukraine has run low on ammunition or troops or both. It does seem that they will need a change in tactics if it is even possible to make progress in this sector.

OTOH Ukraine has achieved a significant victory by driving a lot of the Russian fleet out of Sevastopol and the adjacent Black Sea. For now grain is being transported freely from Odessa and surrounding ports.
Additionally, Ukraine made a very good first use of the very late arriving ATACMs systems by destroying or damaging some 20 Russian helicopters parked at southern military bases. Good hunting.
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1714268205446053960

It is worth while keeping an eye on the left bank of the Dnipro River. It seems that a second bridge head has been seized in the area to the south of Kherson City and troops may be gathering for something more significant:

https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1715902120312938528

https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1715918726934024286

I'll try to write a bit about russias so far failed attempt to seize the initiative in Eastern Ukraine at some point later in the week.

October 21, 2023

Evidence on Display at Israel's Forensic Pathology Center Confirms Hamas Atrocities

https://twitter.com/colebunzel/status/1715783934859231627

Graphic images in linked article

https://themedialine.org/top-stories/evidence-on-display-at-israels-forensic-pathology-center-confirms-hamas-atrocities/

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