Commentary by Russian blogger Donetsk
[DonRF] The Ukrainian phenomenon in psychology, when the population was led to the slaughter with the most minimal resistance, will be studied for a long time to come. Although there is really nothing strange about it.
Messianism is the basis of the Russian people, even if part of it declares itself not only as Ukrainians, but even as pigs, but there was a historical analogy. And just a hundred years ago. More precisely 106 years ago. And with exactly the same prerequisites - an understanding of the road to nowhere and wounded national pride, the same process, in the form of slaughtering their own population for the sake of abstraction, but here is the result ...
When I talk about the USSR, I clearly divide it into periods. There was the revolutionary romanticism of the early Bolsheviks, then there was the Stalinist counter-revolution, caused by the fact that the recipes of Marx in their pure form did not work.
There were attempts to return to romanticism under Khrushchev and Gorbachev. The first almost ruined the country, the second - killed. Because all these theories, if you use them not as a guide for movement, but as instructions, do not work from the word at all. And the crowd infected with this same messianism and romanticism will shed rivers of blood and destroy everything to the ground, with no option for recovery.
So, let's be honest - there are revolutionary romantics. Early ones, like Trotsky or Makhno. With rural flavor, and with a minimum of knowledge, but infected the crowd with an idea. The idea is bad and primitive - to destroy everything to the ground, and then ...
But how is the war on monuments different from the war on the monuments of that newspeak of revolutionaries from moronic Ukrainization, and the Civil War, when people are burned like in a furnace for the sake of abstraction, from the current war, when people are burned like in a furnace for the sake of...?
Even the holidays were canceled then, now the dates are changing, even the repressions against the Church were repeated, even the revolutionary wars and those ... They need to blow up Russia in order to carry their ideas further, otherwise everything will simply stall and choke.
Ideas are really different. Although outwardly similar. Then it was a world revolution, when the German proletariat, the most advanced in the world, will come and fix everything.
Now it is the EU and NATO, which will also come and fix everything. This is where the similarity ends. Among the Bolsheviks there were a lot of pragmatists who wanted to build a state, and who eventually broke through to the top, where they cut off all delusional romanticism, returning much of the rational to their places, and, instead of a permanent revolution, having carried out the necessary reforms, now people without theory are sitting in Kiev, who exploit their romantics as a means of profit. And they don't think about real reforms there.
From our side ... Let's be honest, if we build the empire of Nicholas 2.0, then in the end we will get a female Romanov. The idea is not just not there, it is to some extent there, first of all, the fear of a horde of psychos with weapons, on the part of those who want to drag the message of the post-union into guiding, but otherwise everything is sad.
In contrast to the year 1917, the West is not busy, and is actively playing against us. And we have our own atmosphere inside. With information wars of clans. Well, pragmatists are not visible there, they have been exhausted, that's why they will go to the end.
Either they will set fire to the Russian Federation and Belarus, or we will crush them. And the third one is not given. And it will not be given. We do not have the opportunity to wait for the third generation there, which will deny the nonsense about "orcs from the swamps" and Maidan tea, in the sense of momentum. The choice are them or us..
And worst of all, they are not Bolsheviks. Those had a theory. Lenin was a world-recognized scientist, for example.
Scientist is not the word I would have chosen...
They had educated people from the bottom who wanted to correct injustice without taking everything out, and then there were those who had a resource.
Now in Kyiv there are either swindlers or semi-literate rural guys who are for everything good, but against everything bad, and who know how to throw the crowd to slaughter for the sake of their fantasies. And behind them is the power of the entire NATO. Wake up, not a situation where half measures will help. We again have a Civil War, only the Entente is on the side of not even the Reds, Greens and Petliurists. Petliurists is a reference to Ukrainian politician Symon Petliura, who became a commander in the Ukrainian People's Army, 1917-1922.
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I just finished Mark Thompson's The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919 and it chronicles the Italian madness that led to their land grab on their border. Italian Irredentism vs. Russian Irredentism. Demands for an ideal defensive frontier. Paranoia about the Austrian Hapsburgs vs. fears of NATO. Greed for the Trieste port, the list goes on and on... History may not repeat itself but it certainly rhymes.
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[RusOnline] Losses are estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars. The Alliance sent a special group to Ukraine to find out all the reasons. The Pentagon has strictly banned Ukraine from using Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems - at least until the moment when all the circumstances of the missile attack on the air defense transferred to Ukraine by the American side are established.
According to the "Resident", the White House decided to send a special group to Ukraine, which will assess the state of the destroyed system and find out the reasons for the defeat as a result of the attack carried out by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The Kinzhal destroyed two to five Patriot Launching Station-3 launchers, as well as a Patriot Radar Set radar system.
Five soldiers were killed, including two instructors sent to Kyiv along with air defense as technical personnel assisting Ukrainian troops in the use of an air defense system. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in addition to losing the air defense battery itself, used up 32 missiles trying to shoot down the Kinzhal.
The entire battery was located at one point - only the radar system was located a few kilometers from the launcher. The US task force must determine the extent of the damage and assess whether it is realistic to save the radar system or one of the affected Patriot installations.
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How's that debt ceiling crisis coming along? I sure hope they don't forget to account for a few more billion for Ukraine. But look on the bright side: the price of eggs is coming down.
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[Korrespondent] 22:30 The Dutch government has canceled an agreement to sell its F-16 fighter jets to the private company Draken International, Oryx, an online defense analysis service, said. According to analysts, the company was supposed to receive 40 F-16 fighters, the first 12 of which have already been sold in 2022. Another 28 fighter jets are to be taken out of service by May 2024. "It's easy to guess where they will actually end up," Oryx experts say.
22:28 Pope Francis instructed the head of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, to lead a special mission related to the war in Ukraine, said the speaker of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni.
22:22 The German concern Rheinmetall plans to produce Fuchs armored personnel carriers in a joint venture with Ukroboronprom, the head of the company, Armin Papperger, said: "We will start with the maintenance and repair of ambulances and we want to produce armored vehicles, for example, Fuchs armored transport vehicles, as soon as possible."
21:01 The Russians have again launched an information wave about the alleged disappearance of Zaluzhny, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. "The Commander-in-Chief is in place. He is doing his job. We just talked. This is a typical information technology aimed at demoralizing our army," she said.
According to her, the moment of spreading such misinformation is understandable - the peak of tension in Bakhmut, when even a few demoralized Ukrainian soldiers will ease the situation for the enemy. “Actually, for the sake of this, there are a lot of premature reports about the “capture” of Bakhmut,” added Malyar.
20:29 The Russians fired heavy artillery at the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region: one person was injured, 17 houses were damaged - private and high-rise, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak.
20:05 Prigozhin said that from May 25, Wagner PMC units will be withdrawn from Bakhmut for "rest and retraining." According to him, during this time, defense lines will be created, the city will be transferred under the control of units of the Russian army.
19:18 The Russians fired on Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, two people were injured, the head of the OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, said.
18:32 The Russians fired from Gradov Toretsk, Donetsk region: five people were injured, including an 11-year-old child, residential buildings and other civilian facilities, including a hospital, were damaged, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
17:41 The EU will include more than 90 companies around the world in the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, for which there is evidence of assistance in circumventing already imposed restrictions, said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
17:30 Reznikov said that the next meeting in the Ramstein format will take place next week: "Strengthening air defense / missile defense remains our number 1 priority. Ground systems - from MANPADS to powerful batteries - and missiles for them are invariably in focus. About this, in particular , we will talk with colleagues at the next meeting."
The minister also stressed that the decisions that Ukraine's partners in aircraft are making today are "an important stage, but not the end of the road." "It will take time, resources and a lot of very skilled labor to make our skies safer," he said. At the same time, he expressed confidence that "our air aces are no less skilled in their craft than the Ukrainian crews of Patriots, Irises or NASAMSs - they will do their job at the highest level."
16:46 Heavy fighting continues in Bakhmut, the situation is critical, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. At the same time, according to her, Ukrainian troops are holding the defense in the Airplane area - they control certain industrial and infrastructure facilities in this area and the private sector.
16:25 Zelensky said that he met with Macron, thanked for the military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, France's support for the fighter coalition and its participation in a training mission to train Ukrainian pilots.
The president also met with Scholz: "He thanked for the powerful defense assistance that Ukraine receives from Germany. It is important to implement the points of the Ukrainian peace formula."
15:51 Prigozhin said that Russian forces allegedly established full control over Bakhmut today.
15:03 Ukraine hopes to receive F-16 fighters in the fall of 2023, Reznikov's adviser Yuriy Sak said.
14:48 Zelensky announced that he had met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan: "He spoke about Ukraine's needs for humanitarian demining and mobile hospitals. He informed in detail about the initiative of the Ukrainian peace formula and invited India to join its implementation."
Zelensky also met with President of the European Council Charles Michel: "We discussed the implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission to start negotiations on our country's accession to the European Union. We discussed specific ways to implement the Ukrainian peace formula and consolidate global support for our peace initiative."
14:21 Russia is pulling up airborne and motorized rifle units to Bakhmut, said Sergei Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:59 The United States may agree to the transfer of modern combat aircraft, in particular F-16s, to Ukraine, provided that they are not used for strikes on Russian territory, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.
13:27 Zelensky said that he met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Japan: "Thanked for the leadership of Great Britain in the international coalition of fighters. We discussed the further implementation of the agreements reached during the negotiations in the UK, which took place on May 14. We talked about the development of bilateral relations between Ukraine and the UK and coordinated our positions in the run-up to participation in the G-7 summit."
The President also met with Italian Prime Minister George Meloni.
13:06 The leaders of the G7 countries agreed on a joint communiqué on the results of the summit in Japan. In particular, they once again condemned Russia because of its full-scale aggression against Ukraine and announced their intention to continue to support Kyiv. "We reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine for as long as it takes to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace," the document says.
11:25 The Russians launched a missile attack on Sloviansk in the Donetsk region in the morning, the head of the city's military-civilian administration, Vadima Lyakh, said. According to him, ten private houses were damaged due to shelling in the city, people were not injured.
11:04 The Japanese government announced the introduction of additional sanctions against Russia. In particular, Japanese companies will be prohibited from providing architectural and engineering services to Russian clients. The assets of about 100 individuals and organizations will also be frozen. It is planned to introduce export restrictions against 80 Russian companies.
10:58 Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that the US will take part in a "coalition of fighters." According to him, in the coming months, the United States and allies will discuss when and in what quantity Ukraine will receive F-16 fighter jets.
09:52 Zelensky announced that he had arrived in Japan: "Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Security and strengthening cooperation for our victory. Today the world will become closer."
09:06 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Russia has deployed units of two GRU special forces brigades to the border areas of the Kursk region. According to analysts, in this way the Russian Federation is trying to consolidate part of the Ukrainian troops in the border regions and disperse them to critical sectors of the front.
09:03 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed (in the city of Chasov Yar), two more were injured. In the Kharkiv region, one person died in the Kupyansky district, another was injured. In Zaporozhye region, nine civilians were injured during shelling, including a 14-year-old child, according to the IVA.
08:55 By providing weapons to Ukraine, Washington seeks to prevent a Third World War, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said: "We will do everything possible to support Ukraine in protecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity. And we are also going to act in such a way that avoid World War III.
Sullivan also stressed that the United States is not considering transferring the F-16 to Ukraine in the near future, and the pilots will be trained for the "future armed forces." "We are counting on a long-term transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to fourth-generation Western fighters," he explained. According to Sullivan, at this stage, the US has provided "everything necessary to be able to launch a counteroffensive this summer" - tanks, artillery and armored vehicles.
08:46 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 20.
personnel - about 202,430 (+670) people liquidated,
tanks - 3781 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 7382 (+5),
artillery systems - 3229 (+19),
MLRS - 564 (+0),
air defense systems - 325 (+6),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 294 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2801 (+32),
cruise missiles - 1011 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 6103 (+20),
special equipment - 423 (+4).
08:32 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Miner directions. Over the past day, more than 80 clashes took place in the indicated sectors of the front, the hottest battles were fought for Bakhmut, Maryinka and in the areas of Avdeevka, Stepnoy and Novomikhailovka, the General Staff reported in the morning report .
In Kakhovka, Kherson region, the invaders are trying to speed up forced passportization, for which they carry out demonstrative raids, intimidate the local population with mobilization and confiscation of property. In particular, the occupiers bypass apartments and houses, conduct a population census and exert psychological pressure, forcing passportization. Those who refuse to obtain a Russian passport are threatened with eviction and power cuts.
08:09 Air forces destroyed all the drones with which Russia attacked Ukraine at night. In particular, 20 Shahed-136/131 drones were destroyed, of which 18 were fired from the northern direction in Kyiv, and two more - in the eastern direction. In addition, a reconnaissance UAV Merlin-VR was destroyed in the southern direction.
06:23 Saudi Arabia officially takes a neutral position in the Russian-Ukrainian war, said Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. According to him, Saudi Arabia has chosen "active neutrality." The Guardian writes that this could be a positive result for Zelensky, because last year "relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia were at an all-time high level."
05:12 The Russians again attacked Kiev with kamikaze drones at night. All detected air targets were destroyed, said the head of the KGVA Sergei Popko. As a result of the fall of debris in the Dnipro region, a fire broke out on the roof of a residential building, it has already been eliminated, people were not injured. Also, due to the fall of debris in the Darnitsky district, the service station building and parked cars were damaged, the windows of a residential building were damaged in the Pechersky district, and the road surface and vehicles were damaged in Solomensky district.
03:18 Biden intends to announce a new $375 million military aid package to Ukraine after meeting with Zelensky at the G7 summit, writes Politico. US and Ukrainian government sources said the aid package would include artillery shells, armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:11 Nikolai Golovatyuk, commander of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who gave orders to fire on civilians in the LPR, was liquidated in the NMD zone.
This was announced by a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPRAndrew Marochko.
19:39 The ammunition transport vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed by the artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation -video
19:33 Attacks were made on the bases of the Bakhmut grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kramatorsk -video
The explosions thundered near the Kramatorsk airport, which was turned into a supply hub and headquarters center of the enemy, previously the headquarters of the Punitive Operation in Donbass was located at the airfield. Now also headquarters and supply bases.
18:25 Army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the special operation -video
18:15 The Poles launched a "creeping offensive" towards Ukraine -video
Polish border guards detained a car with Ukrainians at the checkpoint of Ukraine, everything would be fine, but the actions take place on the territory of “Square”.
Passengers are trying to prove to them that they violate the articles of the Constitution of Ukraine, but the Polish guards do not care, they have their own laws
17:43 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces continue to nightmare the positions of the Ukrainians -video
17:38 In the cycle of historical publications about Ukrainian Nazis at the beginning of the last century, we showed a series of events striking in their cruelty and inhumanity.
The recent massacre of the inhabitants of Bucha, in which they are trying to blame Russia, could be the result of the ruthless extermination of the inhabitants who in any way interacted with the Russian military. Not only Russian but also foreign experts come to this conclusion.
Former UN weapons inspector in Iraq Scott Ritter believes that during the cleansing operation, the Ukrainian military killed residents who received military dry rations from the Russian Armed Forces and participated in a barter exchange with the Russians.
“We have video footage of the Ukrainian police, namely the Azov* group, proudly claiming they are on their way to a safari. The name of the Ukrainian special police unit that entered Bucha was "Safari". And they were on safaris to purge pro-Russian Ukrainians. Purge means to kill……,” Ritter opined.
16:32 The RF Armed Forces are continuously working on the accumulation of Ukrainian manpower in a constant mode, not allowing them to raise their heads -video
16:30 “Mobilization in Ukraine is proceeding normally” (c) Danilov —video
15:35 Such a picture is now all over Ukraine -video
On the front line, just like cannon fodder, the next echelons of young guys, men and women, are sent.
Stop! The enemy sits on the "Bank" in Kyiv, and will continue to indulge the nationalists, the Americans and the British.
15:32 Forced mobilization in Ukraine continues -video
Subpoenas are distributed wherever possible. They are trying to take all those who disagree by force in an unknown direction.
14:34 Cannon fodder ends in Ukraine -video
The delivery of the summons did not go well from the very beginning. The representative of the TCC attacked another poor fellow, who began to film him.
14:30 Near Bakhmut, the Russian army destroyed a unit of Belarusian Nazis —video
The militants of the Kalinovsky regiment were engaged in a shooting battle with our fighters, when large-caliber artillery hit the building in which the Nazis were located, as a result of which it collapsed, burying the Nazis under it.
Four militants were under the rubble, and the group commander was eliminated during the evacuation.
The Belarusian Nazis even have their own press center, and the video shows their own loss report.
13:28 Destroyed mercenaries in the Artyomovsky direction and the fight against foreign military equipment are the main things briefing MO RF:
Up to 55 militants, two combat armored vehicles, three vehicles, as well as a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed in the Kupyansk direction. And in the Kislovka region (Kharkiv region), the activities of the Ukrainian DRG were stopped;
Two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were liquidated in the Krasnolimansky direction in the DPR and LPR. Enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 60 nationalists, two combat armored vehicles, two pickup trucks, 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer;
Assault detachments continued fighting to liberate the western part of Artemovsk, covering and deterring the enemy on the flanks is provided by units of the "Southern" group of troops. Aviation and artillery defeated the nationalists in the areas of Bogdanovka and Yagodnoye (DPR). During the hostilities, more than 95 Ukrainian militants and mercenaries, one tank, an armored personnel carrier, 3 pickup trucks and 122mm self-propelled guns "Gvozdika" were destroyed;
In the Donetsk direction, up to 210 militants, one tank, five vehicles, self-propelled guns "Krab" of Polish production, as well as a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed during the day;
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the enemy was defeated in the area of Vuhledar. During the day, up to 85 Ukrainian militants, two vehicles and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer were destroyed;
More than 30 nationalists, two combat armored vehicles and three vehicles were destroyed in the Kherson direction;
An American radar station AN/TPQ-50 was destroyed in the Kopanok region of the Kharkov region;
Air defense systems destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones in the DPR and LPR.
13:26 Eliminated 32-year-old lieutenant Viktor Sinko from Uzhgorod, Transcarpathian region.
12:31 Knocked out Ukrainian MT-LB in one of the directions -video
12:28 Russian forces eliminated battalion commander of the Edelweiss brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who gave orders for the shelling of the LPR - ex-lieutenant colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Marochko.
Earlier, Zelensky assigned the name “Edelweiss” to the Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the 1st Mountain Infantry Division of the armed forces of Nazi Germany had a similar name.
11:35 Demilitarized Ukrainian BTR-4 "Bucephalus" units of the RF Armed Forces -video
11:29 Near Artyomovsk (Bakhmut)eliminated artilleryman from the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Da Vinci Wolves" Yuri Yukhimyuk.
His death was reported on social networks by representatives of the group itself, specifying that everything happened in the city of Chasov Yar. The nationalists called Yuhimyuk one of their best gunners.
The media wrote that before the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the artilleryman lived in Germany, in February 2022 he returned to Ukraine and joined the Right Sector.
10:31 Artillerymen of the Southern Military District cover the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video
10:30 From Kyiv report about prolonged detonations.
Apparently, the ammunition depot was hit.
09:42 Artemovsk (Bakhmut) fell - Ukrainian soldiers are finished off in the last section of the city -video
In the first video, the forelock says “Bakhmut has fallen” and asks “not to remember dashingly”.
In the second video, he was lucky enough to evacuate
“Denazification is inevitable”
09:41 The situation in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) through the eyes of the enemy -video
Assault units and artillerymen of PMC “Wagner” continue to hit positions and fight against the Nazis who had taken refuge in the city
08:13 Advance on Avdievka: The Russian Army destroys the enemy’s firepower —video
Scouts, using drones and optical instruments, identify enemy positions and firing points, then transmit their coordinates to artillery.
On the footage, the gunners of the "South" grouping destroyed an enemy mortar in the Avdievka direction, as part of supporting the offensive of the assault groups
08:07 Su-25 destroyed fortifications and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
Attack aviation crews of the Eastern Military District carried out rocket air strikes on military facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
After launching missiles in pairs from low altitudes, the "rooks" carried out an evasive maneuver and returned to the departure airfield.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 00:00 Russian missiles continue to fly in the direction of Dnepropetrovsk. 23:36 Explosions are heard again in Dnepropetrovsk. Ukrainian TG channels write that air defense works.
22:39 New explosions In Dnepropetrovsk. An air raid alert roars in the city.
22:20 Dnipropetrovsk region: arrives operational information about explosions in several settlements.
Presumably, the blow was delivered by our forces from the Zaporozhye region, the Tornado-S complex.
21:56 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group
- Aviation of the Southern Group of Forces attacked the accumulations of reserves of manpower and military equipment of the 112th Separate Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Konstantinovka area, and the enemy ammunition depot in the Verkhnekamensky area.
In addition, an army aviation helicopter combat group destroyed an enemy tank in the Kleshcheevka area, as well as an accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Menkovka area.
- The missile unit of the Southern Group of Forces hit the temporary deployment point of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar" in Konstantinovka. Artillery subunits of the "South" group hit the accumulation of enemy military equipment in Grigorovka and Konstantinovka.
- Radiation, chemical and biological protection units of the South group, using rockets from the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system, attacked the strongholds of the 5th Separate Assault and 9th Separate Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pervomaisk area.
- As part of the counterbattery fight, a 120mm mortar was destroyed in the Belogorovka area, a self-propelled artillery mount in the Maksimilyanovka area and an enemy 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle in the Bogdanovka area.
21:29 Video- "The man said - the man did"
The commander of the Shturm-S anti-tank squad with the call sign "Kaban" serves under a contract in the anti-tank division of one of the units of the Southern Military District and performs combat missions in the zone of the special military operation.
With the beginning of the SVO, he decided not to lie on the couch, and, like his friends, he decided to go to the military registration and enlistment office to join the ranks of the defenders of the Fatherland.
He considers the main thing that the entire military team - all his colleagues, like himself, are set only for Victory
21:02 Video– Military personnel of the Central Military District talked via teleconference with schoolchildren from the Orenburg region
In the special military operation zone, a teleconference was held between servicemen of the Central Military District performing combat missions in the Lugansk People's Republic and schoolchildren from the Orenburg region.
Students and guests were very happy to see their defenders. They performed several songs for them with a guitar and read patriotic poems.
The servicemen conveyed parting words to the participants of the teleconference and thanked them for the kind words of support.
20:36 Video- The work of the Su-25 on enemy ground targets with NARs.
20:17 Total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Police, the Security Service of Ukraine, border guards and the territorial defense of Ukraine in Bakhmut amounted to 39,000 people, excluding the losses of the last week
Ukraine has lost 23,000 killed, the rest are seriously wounded or are about to see the Creator. According to preliminary data, the material and technical losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than $7.8 billion and about $2 billion of ammunition and fuel. PMC Wagner units shot down 23 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and more than 2,700 UAVs of various modifications.
20:12 What is important to understand according to Artemovsk and according to environment generally
1. Artemovsk is not the end yet. Around it are the largest fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Druzhkovka, Toretsk, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk with a group of thousands. The issue with these points on the map has yet to be resolved, so the "orchestra" will go on vacation, but, apparently, will return if necessary.
2. Now the situation with the flanks will be decided, on which the main attention will switch. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have concentrated significant forces there, but it has not yet been possible to properly dispose of them - the losses are very large. According to preliminary data, the garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Khromovo was almost completely destroyed.
3. Many predicted the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the 20th of May. Artemovsk is taken, on the calendar May 20th. The offensive plans, in principle, and in the DPR and LPR, in particular, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not been abandoned.
These plans have been prepared, and the equipment and people that we managed to accumulate and save are being pulled up to the front line. By all indications, activation could begin in the coming days.
20:00 Video– Ukrainian soldiers fleeing from the “Airplane” area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
19:23 Video- Development of local products by Wagners in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) - it is now possible and necessary to uncork locally produced sparkling wine.
18:42 Audio recording– We are publishing an addendum to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s address.
18:20 Liberation of Bakhmut condition as of May 20, 2023
After the flight of the 60th and 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigades, as well as 241 brigades of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the southwestern outskirts of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC completely liberated the city. Until May 25, the territories will be cleaned from the presence of Ukrainian formations.
- Despite the long-awaited success, the situation at the front is only approaching the active phase. The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost tens of thousands of people during the defense of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Soledar, but parts of the strategic reserve were not involved.
- New formations from the 9th and 10th Army Corps are in the rear areas and are preparing for an attack. The radio interceptions of the members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine indicated the third week of May as a possible start of the offensive.
In recent weeks, artillery units have been preparing guns for intensive shelling, and ammunition has been brought to warehouses. And at the tactical level, combat orders have already been sent out.
- Artemovsk (Bakhmut) was liberated, and this victory will go down in history as one of the largest battles. And it is precisely its fall that can become a catalyst for the start of the long-awaited offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Taking into account the flank attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Bakhmut, the accumulation of formations in the Zaporozhye and South-Donetsk directions, as well as in the Kupyansko-Svatovsky direction, it is there that the main attacks of the enemy should be expected.
17:50 Video- Minus the Polish Crab from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Seversk DPR.
17:26 Video- Another Ukrainian combat vehicle caught a Krasnopol artillery round.
16:47 Video- Army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the special operation.
16:29 From May 25, Wagner PMC will pull back their units from Bakhmut (Artemovsk) for rest and retraining, Prigozhin said.
During this time, defense lines will be created, then the city will be transferred to the Ministry of Defense. The PMC will return when the Russian Federation needs help.
16:17 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Zapad group
- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, artillery crews of the Zapad group of troops destroyed two enemy mortar crews in the area of the settlements of Seroyarskoye and Novoselovskoye with fire from 152mm Msta-S and Msta-B howitzers.
- In addition, a special-purpose unit using Lancet loitering ammunition destroyed the P-18 air defense radar near the Seroyarskoye settlement and the electronic warfare mobile station near the Prikolotnoye settlement.
- Three attempts to rotate enemy units in the area of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Novoselovskoye were thwarted.
- The group's aviation carried out strikes on the concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and units of the TerO.
16:00 Video- We are publishing a statement by E. Prigozhin about the capture of the settlement of Bakhmut by the forces of PMC "Wagner".
The full video of the hoisting of the flags, due to the limited possibilities of the Internet, will be shown from 18:00 to 20:00.
15:33 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for May 20 toconditionat 15:30 additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Alexandrovka:
- on st. Chelyuskintsev, 94 wounded teenage boy born in 2005 #ChildrenNotTarget and a man born in 1975
Information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
n.p. Alexandrovka:
- st. Shevchenko, 236 - a private residential building, a utility building was also damaged.
Information has been received about the discovery of PFM “Petal” in the following locations:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- on st. Lokhtina, Lesya Ukrainka were discovered by PFM “Lepestok”.
Information about the consequences of artillery attack and remote mining of the cities of the Republic continues to come.
15:18 Photo– Approximate situation in Artemovsk. Statements by Ukrainian soldiers about the surrender of Bakhmut, the videos of which appeared last night, come from those who were able to escape from the western high-rise buildings and fled through the fields to Khromovo. Since Bakhmut really ended there, it is quite natural that they declare the fall of the city.
In the southwest, the fighting is still going on in the city, so the capture of the city is not announced. As soon as the surviving Armed Forces of Ukraine crawl away from there to Krasnoe, then that's really all.
14:59 Video- Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). Cleansing the private sector from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
14:32 Video- Burning armored personnel carriers BTR-4E of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Ivanovskoye near Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
14:12 Video- A large report by RIA Novosti about the battles in Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
13:47 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, ground attack and army aviation of the "Center" group of forces attacked the areas of concentration of manpower and firepower of the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya, Chervonaya Dibrova.
- Bomber aircraft of the Russian grouping attacked the points of temporary deployment and strongholds of the nationalists in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye and Terny.
Crews of Verba portable anti-aircraft missile systems destroyed unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Yampolovka and Kremennaya.
- On the Torsky site and in the area of Serebryansky forestry, forces and means of reconnaissance of the "Center" group revealed the movement of personnel on vehicles of the 81st Airmobile Brigade, 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and 25th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of the fire impact of the artillery units of the "Center" grouping, the enemy suffered.
13:32 Video- A fighter of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the destroyed T-72AV of his brothers near Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
13:16 Video- In the meantime, videos with firing from the 122mm D-30 began to appear in commercial quantities. There were no rounds for them for a very long time - the old ones disappeared, and there were very few new ones. Now, apparently, mass production of these ammunition has also been established.
13:00 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (05/20/2023)
- In the Kupyansky direction, air strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of forces hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Pershotravneve, Kharkiv Region, and Stelmakhivka, Luhansk People's Republic. In the area of ????the settlement of Kislovka, Kharkiv region, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
During the day, up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Center" group of forces defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ploshchanka and Kuzmino of the Luhansk People's Republic. In addition, two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were liquidated in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic and Kremennaya in the Lugansk People's Republic.
The losses of the enemy amounted to more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
- On the Artemovsky tactical direction, assault detachments continued fighting to liberate the western part of the city. Covering and containment of the enemy on the flanks is provided by units of the "Southern" group of troops. The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire inflicted defeat on enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka and Yagodnoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Over the past day, six sorties were made by aviation in this area. Artillery of the group completed 73 fire missions. During the hostilities, more than 95 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, one tank, an armored personnel carrier, three pickup trucks and a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.
- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of artillery fire and active actions of units of the "Southern" group of forces, up to 210 Ukrainian military personnel, one tank, five vehicles, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed during the day. In addition, two depots of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed near the settlement of Avdievka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, units of the Vostok group of troops defeated the enemy in the area of the settlement of Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 85 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer were destroyed.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage over the past day, more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and three cars were destroyed.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 72 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 89 regions. In the area of the settlement of Kopanki, Kharkiv region, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar was destroyed.
- During the day, air defense systems intercepted twelve HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles, as well as one US-made GBU-32 guided aerial bomb.
- In addition, eighteen Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnetoretskoye, Novoandreevka, Sladkoe of the Donetsk People's Republic, Kremennaya, Ploschanka and Novodruzhesk of the Luhansk People's Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 428 aircraft, 234 helicopters, 4,236 unmanned aerial vehicles, 423 anti-aircraft missile systems, 9,236 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,100 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,859 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 10,322 units of special military vehicles.
12:35 Video- Arrival of the Lancet on a disguised M777 in the Kremennaya area.
12:26 Today the enemy againundertookan attempt to land militants on dachas on the left bank opposite Kherson.
Two boats with personnel were destroyed on the way, no one had time to land.
12:01 Video- Vushniki are sad, they say "Bakhmut fell." Of course, not yet, but the “morale” of the Ukrainians is clearly visible.
11:37 Video- Wagner never ceases to please the Armed Forces of Ukraine with spectacular artillery attack in Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
11:13 Video- The platoon commander of the battery of anti-tank guided missiles, Senior Lieutenant Ivan Stepanov, was awarded the Order of Courage. During the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the tank-dangerous directions, Ivan personally destroyed the tank with a shot from an RPG. And in total, the unit under his leadership that day “mowed down” three enemy tanks, two armored personnel carriers and six infantry fighting vehicles.
10:49 Video– Statement by the 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 units of the Vostok group in the Novoselka area was thwarted. Calculations of the 152mm self-propelled guns "Acacia" destroyed one unit of automotive equipment and manpower. During aerial reconnaissance, a cluster of militants and equipment was discovered in the area of the settlement of Dobrovolye. Rocket artillery fire destroyed three infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier, a combat reconnaissance and patrol vehicle and enemy manpower.
Calculations of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" destroyed a car and militants in the area of Zelenoye Pole, 240mm self-propelled mortars "Tulip" - the manpower of the enemy in the area of Velika Novoselka.
- Calculations of the Tor, Osa-AKM and Strela-10 air defense systems shot down two Leleka UAVs and one each - Fury and Valkyrie.
In the Zaporozhye direction, as part of a counterbattery fight, self-propelled guns in the Stepnogorsk region and two mortar crews in the Lugovskoye and Belogorye areas were destroyed by artillery fire.
10:31 Video– Grateful to fate for reliable comrades
The commander of a motorized rifle platoon with the call sign "Meller" continues the glorious traditions of his family. He is from a dynasty of professional military men - his father served in the Armed Forces, and his grandfather fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War.
Speaking about his participation in a special military operation, the serviceman notes that he is grateful to fate for giving him a chance to find reliable comrades and true friends, as well as to get hardened and unique experience that only the Ground Forces can give.
In one of the battles with Ukrainian nationalists, Meller was wounded. After being cured in the hospital, he had no doubts about returning to duty: "I swore an oath, and in any case, I must stand up for my people, lead my comrades into battle."
Most of the Meller platoon are mobilized, but there are both volunteers and full-time contract soldiers. “I appreciate that they are ready to perform tasks and draw knowledge, adapt, adapt and bring the SVO closer to victory,” says the unit commander.
“The primary task of the platoon commander is to save the lives of personnel. The second task is to complete a combat mission. Everything is simple. I am fighting for truth, for victory, so that the people can breathe easy and live without war, without violence, without killings, without genocide,” the soldier says.
10:15 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 05/19/2023 to 00:00 05/20/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 48 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 13 attacks from MLRS, MFOM AT2 missiles, and 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 31 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky three artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm.
In the Mariupol direction, one artillery attack from long-range missiles.
Having fired 171 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Central City, Nikitovsky districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Voroshilovsky, Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Volnovakha, Vladimirovka, Mariupol.
Over the past day, two civilians received injuries of varying severity in the Voroshilovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
A total of 13 residential buildings were damaged in Voroshilovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Nikitovsky and Central City districts of Gorlovka, as well as four civil infrastructure facilities.
In the previous day, 59 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
10:00 Front summary on the morning of 05/20/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops attacked in the Dorozhnyanka area after artillery strikes and managed to take some positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired on Plavnya, Kamensky, Stepnoy, Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovnoye and Olgovsky.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops attacked near Novomikhailovka. With the support of artillery, they continued their assault operations in Marinka and resumed at Pervomaisky. Also, from Vodyany, they tried to advance to Severny (a settlement west of Avdeevka) ). The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Donetsk, Vodiane, Yasinovataya and Horlivka.
To the south of Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops continued their attack on Kleshcheevka from Stupochek. Less than two kilometers separate them from the settlement. There are battles for heights of great operational importance. Russian units hold positions.
And to the north-west of Kleshcheevka, the RF Armed Forces, after artillery strikes, counterattacked in the direction of Ivanovsky. They were not able to regain the previously lost positions. In Bakhmut itself, PMC "Wagner" and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the mutual support of artillery, are oncoming on the outskirts of the city. The Ukrainian army is pulling up reserves. The RF Armed Forces shelled Belaya Gora, Predtechin, Chasov Yar, Bogdanovka, Grigorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Spronoye and Verkhnekamensky.
In the Luhansk direction, units of the RF Armed Forces attacked in the Serebryansky forest area and managed to advance towards Grigorovka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name northwest of Bakhmut). Armed Forces positions in Belogorovka, Makeevka, Stelmakhivka, Berestovoye, Tabaevka, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Figolevka, Kamenka and Kolodeznoy are under fire.
09:33 At night, artillery fire in the area of ??N. p. Verovka was destroyed by 122mm self-propelled guns 2S1 "Gvozdika" with a crew of five people and ammunition. Kachkarovka destroyed a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, the loss of five dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three were injured of varying severity
09:31 Kherson direction
The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. New Kakhovka fired seven rounds;
-- Five rounds were fired at the village of Kardashinka;
-- the settlement Kazachi Lagery fired 8 rounds;
-- n.p. Korsunka fired five rounds;
-- n.p. Solontsy fired six rounds;
-- n.p. Golaya Pristan fired 19 rounds.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n. p. Tavriysk, firing a total of 29 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
09:30 Kyiv regime continues terror of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services
Yesterday, militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 50 rounds from cannon artillery and mortars at the settlements: Novaya Kakhovka, Kardashinka, Kazachi Lagery, Korsunka, Solontsy, Golaya Pristan.
At night, the artillery attack did not stop - the Ukrainians fired 29 rounds from cannon artillery at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Tavriysk, Golaya Pristan.
08:10 Over the sea near Mariupol worked Air defense - enemy drones or missiles were shot down.
On May 20, 2022, Mariupol was liberated from the Ukrainian Nazis. Apparently, the rabid Kiev regime decided to spoil the Mariupol holiday. Didn't work out
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics. Commentary by Russian military blogger Ilya Topchy
[ColonelCassad] Historian Ilya Topchy about the number and losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Haven't written for a long time. There were problems with the computer and the browser (presumably hacked and messed up). Happens.
Recently - more precisely, the day before yesterday, May 18, 2023 - an interesting infographic on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was published on Boris Rozhin's blog: A total of 264,000 killed, 11,000 prisoners and 407,000 in the ranks.
Curious here's why. Recently, at the end of April 2023, there was a report on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the US Congress. It called the total loss of about 300,000 people, including 110,000 killed.
By the way, this is a lot. Russia's losses in terms of the dead were estimated as 3-4 times less: 25,000-30,000 people. By the way, even before the start of the NMD, American intelligence estimated approximately the same ratio of losses: as one to four.
Surprising, since Ukrainians even back in 2014 would pad Russian/separatist losses in men and materiel by an order of magnitude.
At the same time, 400,000 people were estimated as combat personnel. Without the rear (100,000 people) and recruits (another 100,000 people).
Thanks, by the way, to one person for information support. And without NGU, border guards and, it seems, the defense (that's another 250,000-300,000 people per circle).
Given the large number of troops they had in the north, in the rear, and so on, a typical situation was obtained that was similar to the Civil War in Russia a hundred years ago. That is, when a lot of people were mobilized - in July 2022, for example, 700,000 in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 250,000 in other structures, in addition to the pre-war composition. And he fights a little (in the spring of 2023 near Kyiv - about 200,000-250,000 military personnel in the LBS).
These data on losses also surprisingly coincided with those published here on February 12: about 65,000 killed at the Armed Forces of Ukraine (57,000 of their own and 8,000 foreign tourists) . By the end of April 2023, they were supposed to have, indeed, about 110,000 killed (including well over 10,000 foreign tourists). Thanks again to someone (data not mine).
Their losses in the dead over the past four months:
- January 2023 - 6,500 killed (almost a third - in the Soledar massacre);
- February 2023 - 11,000 killed. In particular, they lost a lot during the Wagner offensive on February 23-27 in Artemovsk, when out of 30,000-35,000 personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 12,000 people were killed, including 4,000-5,000 killed;
- March 2023 - 11,000 killed;
- April 2023 - 15,000 killed.
If the above estimates are correct, it turns out that a third of all losses by killed AFU suffered in the last reporting quarter (February-April 2023). Which means that both casualties and the intensity of the fighting are growing noticeably.
The bloodiest war in Europe since WWII. On average, the losses of the Ukrainian side are about 8,000 killed per month. At the same time, over the past three months (February-April 2023), on average, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were more than 12,000 killed per month. And for the 11 previous months of the campaign, the average losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed (per month) were less than 7,000 killed (and January 2023 with its Soledar massacre turns out to be quite an average month here).
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Do you believe they are too high or too low? I have been told that offensive troops suffer higher losses and I thought the Russians were conducting more offensives than the Ukrainian.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] On May 20, 2023, on the anniversary of the liberation of Mariupol, PMC "Wagner" completed the liberation of Artemovsk.
This was preceded by many months of bloody battle for the city, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered a complete defeat, unable to hold the "Bakhmut Fortress", which was declared the "Ukrainian Stalingrad". The fate of the Nazis is always to rake near Stalingrad.
Congratulations to everyone. This is our biggest military success since the capture of Soledar.
Ahead are the battles for the Seversky ledge and for the Slavic-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
[ColonelCassad] 1. Zelensky's regime called Bakhmut - "Fortress Bakhmut". Today, this "fortress has fallen" despite all the efforts of more than 80,000 groups that operated in this direction, not counting the redeployed reserves from Kharkov, Svatovsky, Krasnolimansky, Zaporozhye directions. The enemy fiercely resisted until the very end despite heavy losses, but could not hold the city.
2. We also suffered significant losses during the battles for the city. And PMC "Wagner" and the RF Armed Forces. Despite the joy of victory, remember today those who fell during these months in and around the city so that this victory becomes possible.
3. Despite all the difficulties, problems, losses - the Artemov offensive operation ended with our victory. The enemy lost one of the key cities in the Donbass, suffered monstrous losses in manpower and equipment, was forced to adjust plans for other operations, and at the same time received a powerful image blow.
4. Of course, the PMC "Wagner" played a decisive role in the liberation of Artemovsk, whose attack aircraft in the most difficult conditions broke through the enemy's echeloned defenses and crushed the enemy from the city until today.
Now Wagner has 3 significant victories - Popasnaya, Soledar and Artemovsk, not counting Svetlodarsk, Uglegorsk TPP, etc. The case when powerful PR is supported by powerful deeds for which you are not ashamed.
As everyone understands, now Wagner PMC is No. 1 on the market of private military companies not only in our country, but also in the world. The state has a very serious tool, and it would be very desirable that frictions in the apparatus or personal ambitions not prevent its further use in the interests of achieving victory in the war. "Wagner" from May 25 go on vacation from Artemovsk - they fully deserve it.
5. According to the laws of the DPR, Bakhmut has gone down in history - since May 20, 2023, the city is already, in fact and legally, Artemovsk. After the war, the residents will have the opportunity to return to the discussion of the name of the city, but for now we are celebrating the liberation of Artemovsk.
No matter how trite it may sound, but the liberation of Artemovsk is the fulfillment of one of the constituent tasks of the 2nd stage of the NWO associated with the liberation of the LPR and DPR. The task is far from being solved - there are heavy battles ahead with the NATO mercenary army, which will not give up other occupied Russian cities so easily.
6. For Russia, the Battle of Artemovsk has become one of the most bloody and longest since the Great Patriotic War. The more valuable the victory achieved.
Happy Artemovsk Liberation Day everyone.
More, again from Boris Rozhin: Artemovsk
[ColonelCassad] In Artemovsk for the evening.
1. The city is still being cleaned up. Individual soldiers or groups of the enemy can still wander somewhere.
2. Large-scale demining is still to be carried out in the city, this is not a quick process. It will take months.
4. The red one will be kept, since it covers one of the direct roads to Chasov Yar. Therefore, breaking into the fortified area in Krasnoye is still to be done (and probably not Wagner will be doing this anymore).
5. The completion of the fighting in the city itself will allow refocusing part of the artillery strikes on the flank groupings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stuck in a semi-position to the northwest and southwest of the city, which should have a positive impact on the course of hostilities and will allow, in a relatively short term, to return at least some recently lost positions.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will probably still continue to launch attacks in order to take at least some village and smooth out the gloomy picture of the defeat in Artemovsk - attacks on Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka and Sacco Vanzetti are quite possible, the enemy has not yet squandered all the reserves here.
6. We can expect an increase in artillery impact on Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka, as well as the continuation of intense attacks on the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
7. It is not yet clear whether the Russian command will activate alternative options related to attacks on Seversk or Dzerzhinsk. From the point of view of the configuration of the front, Seversk looks like a fairly promising option.
Today, Prigozhin officially announced the complete liberation of Artemovsk.
Yesterday, only 0.6 km2 of the city remained under the control of the enemy. Now zero.
It is especially pleasing that the liberation of the city took place on the anniversary of the liberation of Mariupol. Mariupol was cleared of the forces of the Ukrainians, exactly a year ago, also on May 20th.
From May 25, Wagner PMC will withdraw its units from Artyomovsk for rest and retraining.
Until that moment, Wagner units will create defensive lines and clear the city. After that, Artyomovsk will be handed over to the RF Armed Forces.
I really hope Konashenkov will not report on the "regrouping" of the Russian Defense Ministry units in Artyomovsk "to more advantageous positions", as it was not so long ago on the flanks under the same Artyomovsk or half a year ago in Kherson.
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if Wagner forces do leave the city (Artemovsk=Bakhmut) on May 25 it will be while in close contact with Ukrainian forces.
This kind of retreat is always unpleasant and, if things go wrong, can result in massive casualties.
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This kind of retreat is always unpleasant and, if things go wrong, can result in massive casualties.
Especially as it seems the Russian flanks around the city are collapsing. It appears that Wagner pulled their forces and resources from both flank areas in order to put a final push into the city itself.
They could actually get surrounded having done so.
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The Chinese oligarchs are almost certainly shaking their heads: "What is the point of conquest if you turn everything to a desert?" How much will it cost to make the city even 'revenue neytral' ?
[CNN] In 2014, when Russia illegally annexed Crimea and began fomenting conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas region, there was a short phrase that captured the fear that Moscow would try to grab still more territory, this time in Estonia: "Is Narva next?"
Narva, Estonia, a city of 60,000 people, is as close as you can get to Russia in Europe. It sits high on the western bank of the Narva River, its 13th-century castle proudly flying the blue, black and white flag of Estonia. On the opposite bank stands Ivangorod, population roughly 10,000, with its 15th century fortress, atop which flutters the red, blue and white flag of Russia.
Between them stretches a bridge straight out of a Cold War movie, fortified with chain link fences and barbed wire, the route that Russian tanks might take to invade Estonia — or so the theory goes. So far, however, Russian tanks have not rolled over the bridge and Estonia, a small nation of 1.3 million people but a staunch member of NATO, is intent on making sure that never happens.
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Vladimir Putin has a bigger goal than Ukraine, Estonian officials say: to dissolve the rules-based world order and as long as that’s the goal, Russia will remain the most dangerous immediate and long-term threat to the West.
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Estonia has a significant population of Russian speakers. In particular, in Narva a majority of the population speak Russian. Interestingly, a significant number of Russian speakers in Estonia are Russian military retirees who settled there to find employment or quality of life.
No real scientific poll has measured any Sudatenland type agitation among the Russian speakers. However, it is pretty much established that these people hope for friendly relations between the two countries and also that there should be two countries.
Latvia and Lithuania have similar issues but their population of Russian speakers in proportion to their total population is smaller than Estonia.
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@#4 - Good post. If there's any agitation it's from the Estonian government. They are after the Russian schools (taught according to Estonian education ministry standards) and Russian language. Russians with property in Estonia cannot pay insurance, loans, etc., because Russia was booted from SWIFT. Of course, the EST gov't has eyes on confiscation.
@#3 - "More and better goods than in Russia". Hmmm, butter and eggs taste about the same around the world. My hint was old ladies. If you knew how paltry a pension is in EST, you might be appalled. (Then again, maybe not.) So if elderly Russian retirees can save a few Euros by shopping across the bridge in Russia and come back in a few hours, they'll do it. I think some (before Feb 2022) used to drive across and fill their petrol tanks with cheaper Russian petrol much like the do at the Luxemb(o)urg-German border. Cheaper smokes in LUX, too.
In the name of democracy and free speech, Estonian cable companies were forced to stop virtually all Russian language programming with the exception of nature, science, cartoons, and perhaps some other bland, non-political shows.
Sometimes it seems like the Cold War has switched roles.
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