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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: February 24th, 2023
2023-02-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/24/2023 to 00:00 02/25/2023

Over the past day Representationreportedabout 11 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made seven attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
-- On Gorlovsky two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
-- On Yasinovatsky two artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm. Having fired 69 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Kalininsky district), the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Yasinovataya, Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Aleksandrovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a woman, in Yasinovataya. A civilian was wounded - a woman, in the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka. Six housing constructions were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, Oleksandrivka and Yasynuvata, as well as one civil infrastructure facility. Previously, 22 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.

21:31 Petrovsky district of Donetsk again under shelling from the VFU.

21:00 Reported intensive skirmishes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the west of Gorlovka with the use of short-range machine guns.

20:37 Severa Artemivska, Dubovo-Vasilyevo,fullycame under the control of PMC "Wagner". Yagodnoye is undergoing additional cleaning, more than 90 percent of the n.p. at 16-00 it was under PMC "Wagner".

20:22 In the area of Belogorovka, Russian troops took a fortified area, which was preparing the Armed Forces of Ukraine for long-term defense -video

20:18 Current setting on the Bakhmutovsky direction.

Today, the head of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced the capture of the village of Berkhovka. The village has been completely cleared and now the Wagner operators are developing success. They are already fighting on the approaches to the north near Dubovo-Vasilyevka.

At the same time, fierce battles are going on from the other side of Berkhovka in the village of Yagodnoye, the capture of which opens up the possibility of further movement to Khromovo and Bogdanovka. These settlements are the keys to the remaining communications of the AFU grouping in Bakhmut.

Thus, the ticks around the city are compressed more and more. Wagner seeks not only to take under operational control all the roads leading to the city, but also to physically cut off the supply routes of the Bakhmutovsky garrison.

20:12 Petrovsky district of Donetsk undermassiveshelling.

20:01 Donetsk is under powerful shelling of Ukrainians. MLRS are operating in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts, as well as in Yasinovataya. Launched at least 23 missiles.

19:36 Reported about arrival near Gladkivka, Kyiv district of Donetsk.

18:53 Vasilievka, Yasinovatsky district has undergone artillery attack by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

18:02 Yasinovataya and Yasinovatsky district and Petrovsky district of Donetsk -shelling by Ukrainians continue

17:47 Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the forests in the Kremensk direction inflicted a fire defeat on the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

17:44 Russian reconnaissance and assault detachments of the Southern group successfully eliminated stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of N. p. Kremennaya

17:37 From the settlement of Krasnogorovka, the Ukrainians were issued 20 rockets from MLRS in Donetsk (Kirov and Petrovsky districts). JCCC.

17:14 The RF Armed Forces successfully eliminated the enemy with the help of strike UAVs -video

16:56 Situation on condition at 16.00 February 24, 2023, Starobelsk direction.

There are no visible changes in the front line in the Starobelsky direction. Mutual artillery artillery attack is taking place along the line of contact, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are reinforcing their positions on the right bank of the Oskol River in case of an offensive by Russian troops.

In the Kupyansky sector, one tank company of the 10th battalion of the 3rd detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the amount of five tanks was transferred from Staroverovka to the Dvurechnaya area. After refueling, the crews took up prepared positions.

The Ukrainian command is considering the possibility of a counteroffensive on Dvurechnoye to return the lost territories. However, the scenario is unlikely due to large losses in manpower and the transfer of some units to other sectors of the front.

So, in the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade, a gap has already formed, which is quickly filled by the mobilized. As a result of yesterday's strike by the Russian Armed Forces on the brigade's personnel deployment point, 32 people were killed.

Separate units of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a mobile EW group, were transferred to the Kolesnikovka-Zagryzovo line at the Svatovsky sector. The newly created formation was supposed to operate in the operational reserve of the AFU grouping in the Kharkiv region, however, due to a change in the situation, it is actively used on the front line.

In the Liman sector, Ukrainian paratroopers at the Torskoe-Kirovsk line are experiencing a shortage of ammunition. At the moment, artillery crews can only fire at confirmed targets.

Reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived at the positions of the 1st battalion of the 25th Airborne Brigade and the 13th battalion of the 95th Airborne Brigade in Terny, Yampolovka and Torsk, as well as radio stations and drone control panels were handed over.


16:21 Fixed shelling from the side of the VFU in the direction: — n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 10 rockets were fired from the MLRS.

16:00 Petrovsky district of Donetsk under artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

15:58 It is reported about shelling of Kirovsky district of Donetsk by the Ukronazis.

15:48 APU continues to shell Petrovsky district of Donetsk It is reported that earlier air defense worked over the southwestern regions, the cassettes, presumably, were opened in the Tekstilshchik-Rutchenkovo square.

15:40 Reported arrival in the Kalininsky district of Donetsk.

15:26 Soledar direction, setting as of 15:00 February 24, 2023.

In the north of Bakhmut, the assault on the village of Yagodnoye continues. After the liberation of Berkhovka, the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine seriously deteriorated. Assault detachments of the PMC "Wagner" pushed back the forces of the 25th rifle battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the outskirts of Yagodnoye - a settlement practically under the control of Russian units.

To the west of Berkhovka, fighting is taking place at dachas near Dubovo-Vasilevka. The Ukrainian command is trying to hold the village: fire support for the defenders is provided by cannon and rocket artillery from Bogdanovka. However, the dominating hills north of Dubovo-Vasilevka are already controlled by the Wagnerites, so it is becoming more and more difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to keep this area.

To the north, clashes continue at the Zaliznyanskoye-Vasyukovka line, as well as in the direction of Orekhovo-Vasylivka. The forces of the 123rd battalion of the 113th arr. TRO tried to hit the flank of the advancing group of Russian troops from Minkovka and recapture a section of the route to Slavyansk, but the forces of the Wagner PMC repelled the attack.

Positional battles are going on in Bakhmut. The "Wagnerites" deepened on the eastern outskirts of the city in the Zabakhmutovka area, gaining a foothold in the quarter adjacent to Shchedraya Street. In the southwest, the assault detachments entered the suburban areas.

In the south-west of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of the "Wagnerites" resumed their offensive on Krasnoe and in the direction of the road to Konstantinovka. Now the fighting is going on on the outskirts of the settlement, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are using ground attack aircraft to contain units of the Wagner PMC.


14:57 Attack near Belogorovka: our troops took the enemy's fortified area, successfully liquidating the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of a thermal imager -video

14:34 The RF Armed Forces successfully hit enemy fortifications with the help of "Lancets" on the Svatovsky line -video

14:28 In the South Donetsk direction, operational-tactical aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of forces inflicted a complex fire defeat on the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

14:25 Soldiers of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division hit an armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the way out of Maryinka -video

14:22 Tonight in the area of N. p. Belozerka (Kherson region) an artillery strike was carried out on the position of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result of which, the artillery crew was destroyed 122mm howitzer D-30, four - servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of; three - received injuries of varying severity.

14:15 APU again inflicted attacks on Gorlovka (Kalinisky district). Three rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired from the settlement of Shcherbinovka. DNR SCCC.

13:50 Fixed shelling from the side of the VFU in the direction: — n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka (Kalinin district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired. DNR SCCC.

13:19 Fixed shelling from the side of the VFU in the direction: — n.p. Karlovka - Donetsk (Kirov and Kuibyshevsky districts): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired. DNR SCCC.

12:58 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (24.02.2023)

In the Kupyansk direction, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Krakhmalnoe and Tabaevka of the Kharkov region.

During the day, more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and one 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed in this direction.

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, as a result of the active actions of the units of the group of troops "Center" with the support of assault and army aviation, artillery fire in the areas of the settlements of Novosadove of the Donetsk People's Republic, Ploshchanka, Makeevka, Chervonopopovka and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, up to 140 Ukrainian military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a 122mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle, as well as 152mm Msta-B, 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the "Southern" group of forces inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on accumulations of enemy manpower and equipment along the entire line of contact.

Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 240 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, seven armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, 152mm D-20 and 122mm howitzers, an 85mm D-44 anti-tank gun, and one US-made M777 artillery system.

In addition, in the area of the settlement of Avdievka in the Donetsk People's Republic, a command post and a warehouse with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.

In the South-Donetsk direction, operational-tactical aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of troops inflicted a complex fire defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Vodiane, Vugledar and Prechistovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, more than 80 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, four 220mm Uragan MLRS combat vehicles, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, a US-made M777 artillery system, and a Krab self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed in this direction. Polish-made, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery radar.

In addition, four ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Razdolnoye, Bogatyr of the Donetsk People's Republic and Malinovka in the Zaporozhye region.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, a 122mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle, an 152mm Msta-B howitzer, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and also in the area of ????the settlement of Vyshetarasovka, Dnepropetrovsk region, an ammunition depot of the 104th Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The missile forces and artillery of the groupings of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted defeat on the 102nd artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, as well as manpower and equipment in 142 districts, in a day.

The command post of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade was hit near the village of Peremoga, Kharkiv region.

During the day, air defense systems shot down four HIMARS and 220mm Uragan rockets, and also destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Merefa, Liman Vtoroi of the Kharkiv region, Aleksandrovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Holaya Pristan and Novaya Zburyevka of the Kherson region.


12:36 Artillerymen disrupted the counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatov direction. A group of militants, under cover of a tank, stormed our positions in the Stelmahovka area, but was almost immediately covered by artillery. The Ukrainian infantry retreated. The tank was immobilized and then methodically fired on by our artillery -video

12:28 PMC "Wagner" units completely took under the control of the settlement of Berkhovka to the north of Bakhmut. In general, the offensive operations of our subunits continue along the entire line of combat contact.

11:58 Ghost Battalion successfully eliminated the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

11:19 Essential in Yagodnoe promotion of our fighters, but a small section of the village remained behind the enemy.

10:45 Messages arrive about promotion of Russian Armed Forces in the area of Novoselovka II (DPR) - troops are covering Avdievka from the flanks.

10:18 Yesterday during the day VFU released 79 rounds from cannon artillery on the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region. Localities affected:

Aleshki - 17 rounds;
Korsunka - 12;
Naked Pier - 6;
Dnipro - 7;
Podlesnoye - 6;
Salt licks - 7;
Peschanovka - 4;
Kakhovka-8;
Tavriysk - 12 rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure. The enemy fired a total of 42 cannon artillery rounds at the cities of Novaya Kakhovka and Kakhovka, the villages of Heroiskoye and Staraya Zburyevka, the village of Velikaya Lepetikha and Gornostaevka.

10:14 Artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd brigade of the NM DPR) are destroying the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian militants stationed on them, supporting the advancement of the assault groups forward -video

09:18 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from February 23 to February 24, 2023

Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Senkovka and Leonovka, Chernihiv region, as well as in Volfino, Belopolye and Zapselye, Sumy region.

In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy targets in Veterinary, Volchanskie Khutory and Ustinovka.

In the Starobelsky direction, the Russian troops worked on the clusters of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kupyansk, Stelmakhivka and Razdolovka.

In the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) direction, Russian missile troops and artillery hit the places of concentration of Ukrainian units in Bakhmut, Chasov Yar and Dyleevka. A missile attack hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the industrial zone of Kramatorsk.

In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Krasnogorovka, Marinka and Avdeevka.

In turn, Ukrainian formations from barrel artillery fired at civilian targets in Mayorsk, Yasinovataya and Vodyany.

In the Yuzhnodonets direction, Russian troops worked on targets in Prechistovo, Vugledar and Novopolya.

In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Kamenskoye, Orekhovo and Poltavka.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian artillery worked on firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikopol and Marganets.

On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces hit enemy concentrations in Kherson, Berislav and Ochakov.


09:10 Battles near Kremennaya: landing forces destroy enemy positions in the forests with fire —video
Tank crews and landing self-propelled guns NONA work. Enemy losses - nine people killed and wounded.

09:05 Front at Kremennaya: the landing force is not only attacking, but also preparing deadly obstacles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

The fighters of the engineering and sapper groups of the Airborne Forces spoke about the daily work on the installation of engineering barriers at the front in the LPR.

08:15 Frontline summary on the morning of 02/24/2023
In the Ugledar sector, Russian troops, with fire support, attacked in the Prechistovka area, as well as in the direction of the city itself from the side of Nikolsky dachas. Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at Zeleny Pole, Novopol, Novosyolka, Vremovka and Bolshaya Novosyolka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine again struck at Mariupol.

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops were conducting offensive operations in the Pobeda area. Also, with the support of artillery, they attacked in Maryinka, near Nevelskoye, in the Vodiane area, from Spartak to Avdeevka and from Novobakhmutovka to Keramik. There is no need to talk about success. Under shelling, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka, Georgievka, Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky and Vesely. The Ukrainian military attacked Donetsk.

To the south of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at Ozaryanovka. PMC "Wagner" attacked in several directions at once. On the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut itself there is a slight advance. To the north of the city there is an assault on Yagodny.

Wagner operators in Berkhovka. Between these two settlements, they cut the road. They are also rushing to Dubovo-Vasilyevka. In all these areas, PMC "Wagner" operated with the support of artillery. Wagner operators also tried to advance to Orekhovo-Vasilyevka.

Thus, now the main pressure on the Ukrainian garrison in Bakhmut comes from the north. To the west of Soledar, Wagner PMC attacks in the Zheleznyansky area. And to the north - in the direction of Fedorovka. From the side of Donetsk Belogorovka, the Wagner operators, with the support of artillery, carried out offensive operations on Vesyoloye. There is no progress in these three areas.

In the Luhansk direction, another attack by Russian troops on the local Belogorovka. To the north - an attempt to move to Terny and Makeevka.


08:10 Per day on the territory of the DPR died six people, 13 more wounded – Headquarters of TerO DPR

Over the past 24 hours, from 00:00 on February 23 to 00:00 on February 24, 6 people were killed and another 13 civilians were injured as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian military on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.

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