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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: April 11th, 2023
2023-04-12
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] 23:55 Over the past day Representationreportedabout 26 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 15 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.

On Gorlovsky 11 artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm. Having fired 123 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were the areas of four settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Central city districts), Panteleymonovka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).

Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.

Two residential buildings in Petrovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk were damaged, as well as two civilian infrastructure facilities.

A total of artillery attacks previous were recorded from the VFU side in 24 hours.

21:23 Special Forces burned a column of tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a manual "Solntsepyok" near Ugledar

18:18 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 11, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kyiv region):

- st. Pyatnitsky, 58 - a private residential building; the gas pipeline was also damaged.

- the private sector of the village of the 15th section is de-energized.

18:20 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group:

In the South-Donetsk direction, an attempt by the enemy to conduct reconnaissance in force of the advanced positions of the Vostok grouping was repelled, up to 10 militants were eliminated. The calculation of the self-propelled artillery installation "Hyacinth" destroyed a mortar crew in the area of the settlement Uglesborochnaya.

In the Zaporizhia direction, an attempt by an enemy fire group to reach our forward positions was thwarted, an armored car and five militants were destroyed. Artillery fire hit an enemy stronghold in the area of the settlement of Novodanilovka, five nationalists were eliminated.

As part of the counter-battery fight with the help of the Penicillin complex, the 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount was discovered and destroyed by the crew of the 152mm Hyacinth-B gun near the settlement of Zatishye.

18:17 Under aimed fire from Ukrainian neo-Nazis, Panteleymonovka.

17:35 Ukrainian Telegram channels admit that Artemivsk will soon be lost

Thus, the Bakhmutsky Demon channel, which, according to a number of signs, is being run by the active Armed Forces of Ukraine, urged “not to build pink castles” and “to be ready for various news” from the city.

The telegram channel “Nachshtabu”, which is also associated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, confirms this – according to him, in a couple of days the Ukrainian military in the city will be completely cut off.

16:45 Prigozhin on the course of the liberation of Artemovsk:

- 80% of the city has already been liberated, including the main industrial and administrative facilities.

- PMC "Wagner" is focused on mopping up the city.

- The enemy continues to defend in the western quarters.

- The flanks of the advancing units of the Wagner are provided by units of the RF Armed Forces, covering sectors of the front to the north and south of Artemovsk.

15:25 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 11, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kuybyshevsky district): - during the artillery attack of a fixed-route taxi No. 63 on the street. Men born in 1962 and 1994 received further injuries.

Additional information has been received about the damage caused by the artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - st. Dalnaya - route taxi No. 63 was damaged.

15:52 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

14:32 Destruction of SAM "Buk-M1" APU kamikaze drone "Lancet". The work of the operators of the OBTF "Cascade".

14:06 Ukrainian troops fired at Makiivka, Gorlovka and Donetsk, firing 17 rounds, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

13:30 Ukrainian troops fired at the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeyevka, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

13:29 Assault groups of PMC "Wagner" continue to advance in Artemovsk. along the way evacuation local residents who waited for liberation from the Nazi occupation.

12:54 Ukrainian troops fired on the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing nine rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

12:50 Sunshine VDV works on the Kremensky direction.

12:28 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

12:24 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 11, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Serafimovicha, 56 - a private residential building; outbuildings were also destroyed.

n.p. Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy district): - the Maisky settlement is de-energized, the village of the mine them. V. I. Lenin.

12:13 Lancet kamikaze drone destroys M-777 on the Artemovsky direction.

12:10 Ukrainian troops shelled Gorlovka, firing six rounds, reported the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

12:09 Ukrainian troops are trying to hold on to the western part of Artemovsk behind the railroad tracks, Denis Pushilin, acting head of the DPR, said.

"Artemovsk: the western part is already here, already behind the railway tracks, the enemy is still holding out there. He still has certain opportunities to retreat in the western part of the city, in the area of buildings, but the Wagners are doing everything possible so that they do not linger there," he said on the air of Solovyov Live.

As Pushilin reported the day before, more than 75% of the territory of Artemovsk is already under the control of the Russian Federation, fierce battles are going on in the western part of the city.

11:50 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 12 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

11:17 Published personnel combat work of the battalion. Sudoplatov in the Zaporozhye region.

"They say different things about the Sudoplatov battalion, friends say good things, enemies say lies ... But our deeds say the best about us! In the video, the combat work of our fighters is the punishing ice ax of Sudoplatov. All in the name of the Russian Victory and Great Russia," the guys wrote in their telegram channel.

10:59 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing nine rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

10:45 RF Armed Forces eliminated enemy mortar and 122mm Grad MLRS in Kherson region - emergency services.

Yesterday, a 120mm mortar with ammunition and crew was liquidated near Nikolaevka - four AFU militants were killed, three were wounded.

Also, in the Zelenovka area, the 122mm Grad MLRS with ammunition was destroyed - three AFU militants were killed.

10:15 Over the past day, the militants of the Kyiv Ukronazi regime fired 143 rounds from cannon artillery at the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region. Of these, 97 rounds were fired during the day, including on settlements:

Dnipro - 17;
Aleshki - 12;
Staraya Zburyevka - 12;
Podlesnoye - 12;
Pokrovskoe - eight;
Krynki - 10;
Kardashinka - nine;
Golaya Pristan - seven;
New Zburyevka - five;
Sagi - five.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Tavriysk, Aleshki and Kardashinka - firing a total of 46 rounds from cannon artillery.

10:10 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky, Kievsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

09:55 Ukrainian militants fired upon city of Tokmak in Zaporozhye region.

Presumably, the artillery attack was carried out from the American MLRS HIMARS. Two people were injured, a residential building was damaged. There were no military infrastructure facilities, military locations nearby.

09:35 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces continue to destroy the positions of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Spornovo.

09:05 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on April 11, 2023

09:04 The representative office of the DPR in the JCCC reports 15 facts of firing from the AFU per day.

The enemy fired from MLRS, artillery 155mm, 152mm and 122mm, firing 74 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR. Under the fire of the VFU were: Ozeryanovka, Verkhnetoretskoye, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Vladimirovka, Komsomolskoye.

Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of three civilians.

08:55 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/11/2023:

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, after massive artillery and air strikes, carried out assault operations in the western part of Maryinka, in the Severny area, on the southern approaches to Avdiivka, near Berdychi and Keramik. In the last two sections, they managed to push through the Ukrainian defense. Thus, the northern flank of the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka is experiencing problems.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, Georgievka, Ostrogo, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky, Lastochkin, Zhelezny and Druzhba. The Ukrainian army attacked Donetsk.

In Artemovsk, with the support of artillery, PMC "Wagner" managed to advance in the central and northern parts of the city. Also, Wagner operators after artillery attack resumed assault operations near Khromovoe. In addition, they carried out a ground attack on Bogdanovka. These areas were not successful.

Russian artillery hit Belaya Gora, Chasov Yar, Markov, Ivanovsky, Minkovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Seversk and Disputed. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Ozaryanovka and the positions of Wagner PMC in Artemovsk.

In the Luhansk direction, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued their offensive in the Serebryansky forest area and occupied several new positions. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the area of Torskoy, Yampolevka, Nevsky and Makeevka. No advance.


08:19 A 100mm cannon MT-12 "Rapier" - artillery sniper in the Avdeevsky direction.

The artillery battalion of the 9th brigade of the 1st Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces destroys the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with aimed fire. The high accuracy of the 100mm MT-12 "Rapier" cannon poses a serious danger to the enemy. This weapon with more than half a century of history once again proves its effectiveness on the battlefield and instills fear in the enemy.

Due to the high muzzle velocity, the rounds hit both enemy armored vehicles and well-fortified firing points. The gun is capable of firing both direct fire and from a closed position.

The shot of the "Rapier" has a characteristic sound, it is difficult to confuse it with another weapon. The enemy understands the danger of these guns and tries to destroy them in every possible way. But the calculations of the 9th Brigade, having gained a year of combat experience, manage to hit the targets and go into cover.

08:10 Akhmat special forces are ready reflect possible counterattacks of the Ukrainian army on the Kremensky sector of the front in the Donbass. The fighters told the correspondent of RIA Novosti about the situation.

08:05 5th Brigade successfully moving forward in Marinka.

The settlement of Marinka is one of the hottest spots on the NVO map. Every day, soldiers of the 5th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps move forward, with the support of artillery and armored vehicles.

07:50 Air defense crews of Russian troops around the clockdutyin the Zaporizhia region, during the month, 10 air targets, including HIMARS missiles, were destroyed in only one of the sites, said the commander of the air defense unit.

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