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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (30 May 2024)
2024-05-31
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[EngMilRu] Units of the Sever Group of Forces continue advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences.

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 112th Territorial Defence Brigade near Tikhoye, Konstantinovka, and Granov (Kharkov region).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the enemy were repelled near Glubokoye and Staritsa (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 225 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 43rd Mechanised Brigade and 112nd Territorial Defence Brigade near Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic) and Zagoruykovka (Kharkov region).

Three counter-attacks launched by the AFU assault detachments were repelled near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 445 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, two U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were neutralised.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 67th Territorial Defence Brigade near Konstantinovka and Noviy (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by units of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade was repelled near Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 305 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer, and one electronic warfare station.

Four AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed in that direction.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 68th Jaeger Brigade and 24th Mechanised Brigade near Semyonovka and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Six counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 47th and 110th Mechanised brigades were repelled near Ocheretino and Novopokrovskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 335 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles,including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 122mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and one 100mm MT-12 anti-tank gun were neutralised.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and repelled one attack launched by units of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade near Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, two Polish-made 152mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 23rd National Guard Brigade near Mariyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 112 areas during the day.

The Black Sea Fleet destroyed four Ukrainian uncrewed surface vehicles in the north-western part of the Black Sea.

One Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by air defence units.

Air defence units destroyed 24 unmanned aerial vehicles, eight U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, and one U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missile.

In total, 606 airplanes and 274 helicopters, 24,794 unmanned aerial vehicles, 524 air defence missile systems, 16,201 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,324 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 9,957 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,112 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: May 30 (updated)
2024-05-31
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[NewsFront] 21:35 Around 20.20 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On duty air defense systems destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.

20:43 In Volchansk, aviation of the “North” groupcut offthe last route of supply and retreat for the Ukrainian Armed Forces group.

FABs with UMPC destroyed the bridge across the Volchya River on Lenin Street, which was called the “Bridge of Death” during the assault on Volchansk. Near this bridge, many Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers died trying to cross to the other side.

19:38 South Donetsk direction. District settlement Krasnogorovka.

Reported about the new advance of our motorized rifles in the village of Krasnogorovka. Several Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry fighting vehicles and a pickup truck were hit. In addition, the work of our front-line Su-25M aviation, which is actively using 122mm NURs against enemy positions, is also reported.

19:15 Operation of ferries at the Kerch ferry crossing after the morning missile attack fully resumed after repairing minor damage from falling debris from downed missiles.

18:51 Pervomayskoye – Netailovo –map.

Active hostilities on the southern flank of Avdievka.

17:14 Active hostilities in the Novomikhailovka area -map.

Airborne landing, assault on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in a western direction up to 1.5 km.

16:54 Khar'kov direction (area of Kupyansk settlement).

After liberation in the vicinity of Ivanovka work our TOS on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are hiding in forest belts and ruins. Our tactical aviation also carries out strikes.

16:21 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of May 30, 2024) -video.

15:29 Special military operation. Situation on May 30 –map.

14:47 Around 14.00 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On duty air defense systems destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.

14:09 In the Khar'kov areawas shot down Ukrainian fighter Su-27. The vehicle managed to work on our positions, but did not have time to leave.

13:00 Night missile and unmanned attack of the Russian Aerospace Forces according to the enemy -map.

12:58 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Combined strike on Crimea.

This night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a new attack on the Crimean peninsula after several days of break. In anticipation of the strike, Ukrainian unmanned boats began to be spotted near Crimea.

Around noon, Ka-29 and Mi-24 helicopters destroyed two drones west of Sevastopol. And in the evening, another BEC was discovered and shot down by the Mi-8 crew northwest of Cape Tarkhankut.

But the main events unfolded after midnight.

First, eight ATACMS operational-tactical missiles were fired from the Nikolaev region at Kerch. Units of the 31st Air Defense Division successfully shot down all targets.

However, due to the use of a cluster warhead, some debris fell in the area of the Kerch port, causing damage to two ferries, but more damage was avoided.

At the same time, up to six BECs were detected near Chernomorskoye, and fire was opened on them, but two naval drones penetrated Uzkaya Bay. One BEC (alas, the video is already on the Internet) hit a boat at the pier, and the second was destroyed not far from another border boat, causing it to receive minor damage.

At this time, a Ukrainian drone from the Odessa region was operating just north-west of the Black Sea, monitoring the situation on the peninsula.

In this case, it is necessary to pay attention to the enemy’s tactics: the BECs kept their distance from Crimea until the missile threat was introduced. At this command, all the Russian FSB border boats began to enter the bay, and the booms were briefly opened.

And at that moment, two drones entered the bay, taking advantage of the rise of the networks that covered the entrance to the base of the Black Sea Fleet and the Russian FSB border service.

The attacks were not only geographically separated: one in the east of Crimea, the other in the north-west, but they were carried out simultaneously for a reason. And the entrance to the bay was open, and there were fewer personnel due to the threat of a missile strike.

12:15 Statement by the head of the press center of the “North” group -video.

Units of the North group of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the 82nd Air Assault brigade, the 3rd Tank Brigade and the 125th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Liptsov, Volchansk, Vilcha, Neskuchny and Malaya Danilovka. They repelled four counterattacks by assault groups of the 57th Motorized Infantry, 71st Jaeger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses amounted to up to 165 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, seven vehicles, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery mount, two Bukovel electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot.

11:36 Advance of Russian troops in the Netailovo area according to the enemy -map:

Karlovka is still controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russian Armed Forces are methodically expanding the zone of control to the north and south of Netailovo. Now this is one of the most problematic sectors of the front for the enemy.

10:53 At night, Crimea was subjected to a missile attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Two ferries in Kerch damaged. There were no casualties among sailors or civilians from the missile fragments shot down while repelling the attack, said Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of Crimea.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported the downing of eight missiles launched into Crimea.

10:37 Around 8.20 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. Duty air defense systems destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory.

09:42 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Lyubimovka four rounds;

-- the village of Kokhany three rounds;

-- n.p. Kakhovka four rounds;

-- n.p. Kairo five rounds;

-- n.p. Tavriysk two rounds;

-- n.p. Obryvka of three rounds.

As a result of the artillery attack of the settlement. Lyubimovka gas distribution pipeline is damaged.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Solontsy, n.p. Kazachi Lagery, Gornostaevka settlement, firing a total of 21 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

09:20 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning of 05/30/2024

- Zaporozhye Front. In this area the battles are predominantly positional in nature. There are no significant changes in the LBS. The exchange of artillery strikes from both sides continues.

– Donetsk front. Fighting continues in Paraskovievka. In Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces are developing their offensive within the city limits, there are tactical successes. In the Netailovo area, the Russian Armed Forces continue to improve their positions, preparing to storm Karlovka. There are tactical successes of Russian troops in the Novopokrovsky area.

– Chasovoyarsk direction. No major changes. Heavy fighting continues throughout this area. Aviation and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces are actively working on Ukrainian positions.

- Khar'kov Front. Heavy fighting continues in the central part of Volchansk and on the approaches to Liptsy. Ukrainian drones are becoming a big problem for Russian troops in this direction.

08:47 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation for May 29, 2024

– Russian troops hit targets in Rivne, Khar'kov and Kirovograd. The enemy once again launched drones in the direction of Armavir and tried to attack Crimea with unmanned boats.

– In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops are conducting fierce clashes in Volchansk and in the Liptsy region, and methodical work continues to destroy the enemy’s combat potential.

– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces storm enemy positions in the Kanal microdistrict on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar, and also advance along forest belts south of Krasnoye.

– In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian assault groups are advancing in the direction of Novopokrovsky, trying to encircle enemy units in the forest plantations west of Berdychi.

– In the Donetsk direction, the enemy attempted a breakthrough in the direction of the positions of the Russian Armed Forces southeast of Krasnogorovka, as a result of competent actions, most of the enemy soldiers were destroyed, and several more were captured.

– In the Vrem'yevsky direction, Russian troops have significantly expanded the zone of control in Staromayorskoye, coming very close to the northern outskirts of the village, and are also advancing on the southern outskirts of Urozhaynoye.

08:00 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:

A total of 13 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.

Information was received about a civilian being injured.

Damaged:
1 car
4 civil infrastructure facilities.

Seven attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,

Six attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fited 32 units of various ammunition.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: May 29 (updated)
2024-05-30
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[NewsFront] 21:40 Route of the movement of the Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle, which broke through from Krasnohorivka to our rear, where all the personnel safely surrendered. A risky way to escape from Ukraine.

20:48 Khar'kov and Khar'kov region.

Reported about new precision strikes by our FAB-500 and KAB-500 with UPMK on military buildings and structures.

Additionally, it is reported that the enemy Vampire MLRS and the T-72 tank, as well as Ukrainian Armed Forces trucks, were hit.

19:44 Around 18.30 Moscow time, naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet was in the northwestern part of the Black Sea discovered and destroyed an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Navy heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.

18:32 Khar'kov direction. Destruction of air defense systems in the Liptsev area.

17:46 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of May 29, 2024) -video.

17:23 Krasny Liman. Our army applied a missile strike in the area of the railway station, where there was a concentration of enemy equipment.

16:37 Artemovsk direction. (area of Chasov Yar settlement).

Our attack aircraft helped capture several Ukrainian Armed Forces defenders and advanced deeper into enemy positions.

15:50 Special military operation. Situation on May 29 –map:

15:07 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Vrem'yevsky direction: tank raids in Staromayorskoye and battles in Urozhaynoye.

Russian troops are advancing at the Staromayorskoye-Urozhainoye line, consistently displacing the enemy from their positions in populated areas and recapturing the populated areas lost during last year’s summer counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In Staromayorsky, some time ago, tankers carried out a successful tank attack along Tsvetushaya and Shevchenko streets, during which the Russian Armed Forces were able to significantly advance in the center of the village. At the same time, there is information on the Internet about access to the northern outskirts of the village, but so far it does not correspond to reality.

Thus, one of the supply routes for Ukrainian units in the village from Makarovka was cut off, which is why the enemy lost positions in the central and western part of Staromayorsky.

In the western part of the village, Russian assault groups from the 218th Tank Regiment are advancing along Gogol Lane and the Mokrye Yaly River, as well as Vishneva and Zadneprovskaya streets: the advance in the area over the past two days has amounted to several hundred meters in width and depth.

Success here became possible after breaking through the enemy’s defenses in the center of the village, where armored vehicles could enter relatively safely after clearing the area. At the same time, the threat from FPV drone raids remains, which should be kept in mind during the assault.

In Urozhainy, Russian troops, in the course of several attacks, advanced up to two hundred meters to the north in depth and up to 350 meters along the front along Central, Sadovaya and Stepovaya streets.

The relatively slow pace of progress is due to the fact that the Russian command is trying to protect personnel. The Russian Armed Forces conduct raids in small infantry groups, occupying several houses a day.

There the enemy, in turn, puts up more fierce resistance than in Staromayorskoye, and it is more difficult to deliver reserves to the village itself due to the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the fields adjacent to Urozhaynoye from the east.

14:47 South Donetsk direction. District settlement Krasnogorovka.

Incoming operational information about the work of our Su-25M and Su-34 attack aircraft against enemy positions. Armored skirmishes and mortar duels have also been reported since the early hours. Tanks operate from a distance of several kilometers.

14:12 Kupyansk direction.

Information from our soldiers. After a massive artillery barrage, our army this morning started the assault on Stepova Novoselovka.

The enemy's defenses were broken through. Our fighters have entered the south-eastern outskirts of the village, an assault is underway.

12:39 Khar'kov region.

Damaged a high-precision strike with our MRL Tornado-S complex on an enemy concentration in the area of the village. Tsegelnoye. Early in the morning, our Strela-10 air defense system hit several enemy aircraft-type UAVs.

12:07 Summary on the morning of May 29, 2024

In the Khar'kov direction, our troops are conducting rifle battles and striking with heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A and TOS-2.

In the direction to Chasov Yar, the Russian Armed Forces maintain an offensive tempo of combat work. Our assault groups continue to improve their tactical positions on the outskirts of Kalinovka and in the Kanal microdistrict.

There are no significant changes west of Avdievka. There are battles near Netaylovo, Umansky, west of Solovyevo. The enemy recognized the loss of Netailovo and some sources report the beginning of hostilities near Karlovka.

In the Yuzhdetsky direction the assault on Urozhaynoye and Straromayorsky continues.

In the Krasnodar Territory, over Armavir, air defense forces destroyed a UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the Belgorod region in Shchetinovka, a civilian was injured as a result of a UAV strike. In Murom and Voznesenovka, two moving cars were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Shebekinsky urban district using drones. Also, a car in the village of Bezymeno, Grayvoronsky urban district, came under attack. At night, one UAV and seven 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS rockets were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region.

In the Kursk region, the village of Oleshnya, Sudzhansky district, and the village of Elizavetovka, Glushkovsky district, were shelled. Drops of explosive devices from UAF copters and kamikaze drone attacks were recorded near the village of Guevo, Sudzhansky district, the village of Gorodishche, Rylsky district, the village of Krasnooktyabrsky, the villages of Sergeevka, Dronovka and Neonilovka, Glushkovsky district.

In the village of Dronovka, an explosive device dropped from a copter damaged an official passenger car of one of the agricultural enterprises. Electronic warfare suppressed drones near the villages of Tyotkino and Novy Put, the village of Dronovka and the village of Elizavetovka in the Glushkovsky district, the village of Staraya Nikolaevka in the Rylsky district, the village of Gornal, the village of Spalnoe and the village of Oleshnya in the Sudzhansky district.

Near the village of Nikolaevo-Daryino, Sudzhansky district, a Ukrainian copter was destroyed by electronic warfare equipment and small arms.

11:53 Around 11.00 Moscow time, naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet was in the northwestern part of the Black Sea discovered and destroyed two unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.

11:11 Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group -video.

As a result of active actions, units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 54th Mechanized, 46th Airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Ivano-Daryevka, Krasnogorovka and Konstantinovka.

The enemy lost more than 700 troops wounded and killed.

Three armored combat vehicles and six vehicles were hit by loitering ammunition.

During the counter-battery fight, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a 105mm M119 gun were destroyed.

10:44 Enemy for the morning acknowledges, that as a result of active assault operations by Russian troops, Staromayorskoe was actually lost. Most of the village came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated to the northern outskirts of Staromayorsky.

Advancement in Staromayorsky will certainly speed up the liberation of neighboring Urozhayny.

10:03 During last night suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle and a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On duty air defense systems destroyed one UAV and seven 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS rockets over the territory of the Belgorod region.

09:47 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Kakhovka five rounds;

-- the village of Raiskoe four rounds;

-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka five rounds;

-- n.p. Tavriysk two rounds;

-- n.p. Alyosha four rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Korsnuka, n.p. Golaya Pristan, n.p. Peschanoe, n.p. Malokakhovka, firing a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

09:19 Telegram channel "WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning of 05/29/2024

- Zaporozhye Front. Fighting continues in the Rabotino area and north-west of Verbovoy. LBS without any special changes.

– Donetsk front. Offensive actions by the Russian Armed Forces continue in Paraskovievka. Fierce fighting continues in Krasnogorovka, with Russian troops holding the initiative, putting pressure on the Ukrainian defense in the city. Fighting continues on the approaches to Yasnobrodovka. The Russian Armed Forces are seeking to develop a further offensive in the direction of the settlement of Sokol. In Novoaleksandrovka, assault operations by Russian troops continue.

– There are no special changes in the Chasovoyar direction. Russian troops, with the support of artillery and aviation, continue the assault on the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar.

- Khar'kov Front. Fighting in the central part of Volchansk and on the northern approaches to Liptsy. Neither side has complete control of the initiative, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to stabilize the situation on this section of the front.


08:45 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation for May 28, 2024

– Within 24 hours, Russian troops hit targets in Khar'kov, Odessa and Cherkassy. In turn, the enemy carried out a combined raid on Lugansk and tried to attack an object in Crimea with a Neptune anti-ship missile.

– In the Slobozhansky direction there are battles in the urban areas of Volchansk, where, in the face of a huge number of drones, both sides are using small groups. Clashes also continue north of Liptsy.

– In the Artemovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are storming enemy positions in the Kanal microdistrict on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar.

– In the Donetsk direction in Krasnohorivka there are battles in the city center, and clearing of the area in Netailovo continues.

– In the Vrem'yevsky direction, Russian assault groups continue to consistently advance in the center of Staromayorsky, as well as on the southern outskirts of Urozhayny.

08:00 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.

Seven facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.

Damaged:

One residential building.

n.p. Mar'inka:

– on the way to Georgievka, a child was wounded in a car – a girl born in 2018. #ChildrenNotTarget

n.p. Staromlinovka:

– a man born in 1976 was injured as a result of the detonation of a high explosive.

Thus, the total number of casualties on May 28 is two civilians.

Six attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,

One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 17 units of various ammunition.

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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (17 May 2024)
2024-05-18
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[EngMilRu] From 11 to 17 May 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 28 group strikes by high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, which hit command posts, military airfield infrastructure facilities, air defence equipment, fuel bases of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a production and storage workshop for uncrewed surface vehicles and strike UAVs.

Moreover, the strikes also hit deployment areas of nationalist groups and foreign mercenaries.

Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have liberated 12 settlements in Kharkov region: Borisovka, Bugrovatka, Gatishche, Glubokoye, Krasnoye, Lukyantsy, Morokhovets, Ogurtsovo, Oleynikovo, Pletenyevka, Pyulnaya, Strelechya, and continue advancing to the depth of the enemy's defence.

The Russian troops have launched strikes at manpower and hardware of the five brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four territorial defence brigades, and the 15th Ukrainian border detachment near Vesyoloye, Volchansk, Dergachi, Neskuchnoye, Krasnoye, and Liptsy (Kharkov region). Twenty-one counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups were repelled close to Glubokoye, Tikhoye, and Staritsa (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,175 Ukrainian troops, 10 tanks, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 45 motor vehicles, 13 MLRS combat vehicles, including six Czech-made Vampire MLRS, 26 field artillery guns, as well as five Buk and Strela-10 SAM combat vehicles.

The Zapad Group of Forces continues to occupy more advantageous lines and has inflicted fire damage on 18 brigades close to Artyomovka, Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), Kislovka, Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Yampolovka, Krasny Liman, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Thirty-seven counter-attacks launched by assault groups of eight AFU brigades, as well as two National Guard brigades, were repelled close to Chervonaya Dibrova, Novoyegorovka, Stelmakhovka, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Kislovka, and Olshana (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 960 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, four 122mm BM-21 Grad and Verba MLRS combat vehicles, 25 field artillery guns, of which five are U.S.-made. In addition, two ammunition depots were destroyed.

The Yug Group of Forces continue to advance into the depth of the enemy's defence. The Group launched strikes at manpower and hardware of six assault, ten mechanised, and seven territorial defence brigades close to Andreyevka, Antonovka, Georgiyevka, Grigorovka, Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, Paraskoviyevka, and Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Nine AFU counter-attacks were repelled near Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Razdolovka, Krasnoye, Spornoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy lost up to 3,725 Ukrainian troops, eight tanks, including five German-made Leopard-2A1 tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 55 motor vehicles, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS, 47 field artillery guns, to include 22 foreign-made ones.

Three Nota and Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations, two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare stations, and 16 field ammunition depots have been destroyed.

The Tsentr Group of Forces has liberated the settlement of Keramik (Donetsk People's Republic), improved the situation along the front line, and defeated 14 brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and national guard brigades near Novoaleksandrovka, Yevgenovka, Karlovka, and Rozovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The Russian Armed Forces repelled 59 counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault groups close to Arkhangelskoye, Semyonovka, Ocheretino, Solovyevo, Novgorodskoye, Umanskoye, Netaylovo, and Berdychi (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 2,475 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, including one U.S.-made Abrams, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, 27 motor vehicles, and one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS combat vehicle.

In addition, 23 field artillery guns, including five Paladin self-propelled guns and three U.S.-made M777 howitzers, were hit during counterbattery warfare.

The Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and defeated the units of three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three territorial defence brigades near Ugledar, Velikaya Novoselka, Vodyanoye, Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Chervonoye, and Dorozhyanka (Zaporozhye region).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade and the 21st National Guard Brigade were repelled near Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 965 Ukrainian troops, one tank, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 28 motor vehicles, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle, and two Strela-10 SAM combat vehicles.

In counter-battery warfare, 20 field artillery guns were hit, to include four Polish-made Krab self-propelled guns and four U.S.-made M777 howitzers.

The Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) as a result of intensive actions. They have also hit manpower and hardware of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, three territorial defence brigades, as well as three national guard brigades close to Orekhov, Verbovoye, Nesteryanka, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Nikopol, Kapulovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Zolotaya Balka, and Ivanovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 265 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS launcher, 35 field artillery guns, including 14 U.S.-made M777 howitzers, as well as one Buk SAM self-propelled artillery system.

The Groups' Missile Troops and Artillery and UAVs have neutralised four Mi-24 helicopters at a helipad, as well as 40 uncrewed surface ships at a storage depot over the past week.

In addition, one U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system battalion, ammunition and fuel depots, and aerial vehicles in parks of five military airfields were hit.

Aviation and air defence systems have shot down six MiG-29 and one Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 31 U.S.-made ATACMS and Tochka-U operational-tactical missiles, 31 French-made Hammer guided air bombs, 15 U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missiles, 199 HIMARS, Vampire, Grad, and Olkha projectiles, as well as 329 UAVs.

In the last 24 hours alone, 123 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs have been shot down over the territory of Crimea and the Black Sea coast of Krasnodarsky Krai.

The Black Sea Fleet destroyed 25 Ukrainian uncrewed surface vehicles in the Black Sea waters over the past day.

Over the past week, 63 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact, 48 of them in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces.

In total, 601 airplanes, 274 helicopters, 24,234 unmanned aerial vehicles, 522 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,058 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,303 MLRS combat vehicles, 9,635 field artillery and mortar guns, and 21,763 special military vehicles have been neutralised since the beginning of the special military operation.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: May 17 (updated)
2024-05-18
Direct Translation Via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:35 Around 19.40 suppressed a number of attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using the Tochka-U operational-tactical missile and aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On duty air defense systems destroyed one OTR over the territory of the Belgorod region and a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.

20:07 Khar'kov and Khar'kov region. New arrivals.

Reported about new hits by FAB-500 and KAB-500 on buildings and structures of military personnel during offensive operations. It is also reported that enemy equipment, the T-64 tank and Ukrainian Armed Forces trucks have been damaged. Our KABs hit Ukrainian Armed Forces targets with pinpoint accuracy. The strikes were carried out by our front-line Su-34M bombers.

19:35 Kharkovskoe direction.

New massive strikes with Lancet loitering ammunition have become commonplace for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thus, in Gontarovka, the enemy’s self-propelled gun “Bogdan” was destroyed and two T-64 tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.

18:10 Artemovsk direction.

Actively work our assault groups and armored vehicles. At the same time, we try as much as possible to minimize the risk of injury during an attack. Since early morning, our attack aircraft on Su-25SM aircraft have been sending the enemy a parcel of 122mm NURs.

Activity of various types and types of UAVs has also been reported.

17:12 According to the Russian Ministry of Defense for the past 24 hours in the Crimea and Krasnodar Territory was destroyed 125 enemy air drones. 25 naval drones were sunk in the Black Sea.

This was the largest unmanned attack of the year, during which the enemy achieved little - he disabled one substation in Sevastopol for several hours, damaged the Tuapse oil refinery and a tank in Novorossiysk. Moreover, the attack had been prepared for a long time, since April. They waited for May, but in the end it took place only in mid-May.

16:05 Around 15.30 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.

14:17 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Massive attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the south of Russia on the night of May 16-17, 2024.

Ukrainian formations carried out the largest-scale drone attack across Sevastopol and the Krasnodar Territory, launching a total of more than 140 aircraft and 20 sea drones.

In Sevastopol, the attack lasted several hours. The drones moved out from three directions in the Odessa region: attacks were noted in Sevastopol Bay, near Cape Fiolent, and in the Balaklava area.

In total, units of 31 Air Force and Air Defense divisions shot down 46 UAVs, five were suppressed by electronic warfare. Nine more drones were destroyed by rifle detachments of the Crimean Defense Group.

However, it was not without damage: one of the suppressed UAVs was still able to reach the Sevastopol substation. Because of this, most of the city was left without electricity. At the moment, power supply is being restored (at least two thirds of subscribers are already connected).

Simultaneously with the UAV raid, Sevastopol Bay was attacked by seven unmanned boats. Four of them were able to break through the booms and were destroyed on the immediate approaches, and three more were knocked out near Sevastopol.

The eighth BEC was immobilized by a naval aviation helicopter, and now they are trying to drag it to the shore. The ninth drone was also shot down about an hour ago west of Sevastopol.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces also attacked the Krasnodar region. The main blow fell on Novorossiysk. The targets were oil depots, an industrial zone and the city port. In total, as of 12:00, more than 60 UAVs were shot down over Novorossiysk and on the nearby approaches.

There is information that BECs were used to attack the port, but at the moment we cannot confirm or deny the information.

The drones themselves, given their flight route, most likely entered Novorossiysk through the Sea of Azov, and the launch, most likely, was carried out from the Zaporozhye region.

In addition, in the morning an oil depot in Tuapse was attacked. Video of the drone's arrival was published by local channels. The UAV was flying through the mountains: this indicates that the drone flew around Novorossiysk and entered from the rear through Goryachiy Klyuch, bypassing the air defense position areas.

As we can clearly see, attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have again increased in the number of means used. This is the largest attack in the entire history of the Northern Military District, the purpose of which was to destroy energy facilities in Sevastopol and the Krasnodar Territory, as well as overload air defense systems.

Currently, local problems are present in several districts of Sevastopol; planned power-saving shutdowns have been introduced in the city to carry out repair and restoration work, but the main blow has still been contained.

At the same time, there is no need to relax. Remember last year's tactics? After massive UAV raids there is an equally large-scale missile attack, so this is to be expected now.

13:33 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group -video.

Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.

During active operations, the group's units occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 58th motorized infantry brigade and the 128th territorial defense brigade in the areas of Velikaya Novoselka and Urozhayny.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 125 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, three vehicles, a “Crab” self-propelled artillery mount and a 152mm “Gyacinth-B” gun.

12:37 Sumy region.

Reported about a new series of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces identifies enemy positions for high-precision strikes. The sound of an explosion was reported.

In addition, the enemy reports on his telegram channels about the work of our UAVs and aircraft.

11:53 Air raid alert declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine -map:

Vinnytsia region

Dnepropetrovsk region

Kyiv region

Poltava region

Sumy region

Khar'kov region

Chernihiv region

Kyiv

10:14 During last night suppressed a number of attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Air defense duty systems destroyed and intercepted fifty-one UAVs over the territory of the Crimean Peninsula, 44 UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, six UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod Region and one UAV over the territory of the Kursk Region. During the night, naval aviation and patrol boats of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed six unmanned boats in the Black Sea.

09:57 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Kakhovka three rounds;

-- the village of Gornostaevka four rounds;

-- the village of Vasilyevka three rounds;

-- n.p. Kairo four rounds.

As a result of artillery attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants. Gornostaevka hit the outbuildings of a residential household.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Peschanoye, firing a total of 17 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

09:28 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning of 05/17/2024

- Zaporozhye Front. Fierce fighting continues in the area of ????the village of Rabotino. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing further and further on the eastern outskirts of the village.

– Donetsk front. Urban battles continue in Krasnogorovka. LBS without any special changes. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Netailovo, where Russian troops are pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces further and further towards the western outskirts of the settlement. In the Umansky area - LBS without significant changes. Fighting continues on the approaches to Novopokrovsky. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance towards Novoaleksandrovka.

– In the Chasovoyarsk direction

No major changes. The Russian Armed Forces continue to put pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar. Also, Russian troops are seeking to develop an offensive from Bogdanovka and west of Ivanovsky (Krasny).

- Khar'kov Front. Fighting began on the outskirts of the village of Liptsy. Urban battles continue in Volchansk.

08:49 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation for May 16, 2024

– During the day, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on targets in Mirgorod, as well as targets in the Khar'kov, Chernigov and Sumy regions. In turn, Ukrainian formations carried out another combined attack on Crimea.

– In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops are fighting their way to the northern outskirts of Liptsy, and in Volchansk heavy clashes with the enemy continue, which are drawing up reserves near Khar'kov.

– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces are striking at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasov Yar and its environs. Positional battles are taking place to the north and south of the city.

– In the Avdeevsky direction, clashes continue north of Arkhangelsk and in the fields west of Berdychi.

– In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops reached the western outskirts of Georgievka, clearing the last houses on Tsentralnaya Street. The development on Peschanaya Street remains under enemy control.

08:05 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:

Nine facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.

Information was received about the death of four civilians, and three civilians were also injured of varying severity, including an eight-year-old girl.

Damaged:

3 residential buildings.

Six attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,

Three attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 26 units of various ammunition.

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 10, 2024
2024-05-11
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:38 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an oil depot in the occupied Rovenki, Luhansk region, and a large-scale fire started, Russian media write.

22:15 The Russian army has launched a new wave of offensive actions in the Kharkov direction and is trying to break through the defense line. As of May 10, these attacks were repelled, and battles of varying intensity were taking place. At the same time, the command nevertheless decided to strengthen this section of the front with reserve units. About what Russia was up to by intensifying attacks in the Kharkov region, see the material From the corridor to panic .

21:27 Zelensky, in an evening video message, commented on the situation in the Kharkov region: “Russian troops today tried to expand operations against Ukraine. We understand the volume of the occupier’s forces, we see his plan. We are adding our forces to the Kharkov directions. Both along our state border and throughout “We will invariably destroy the occupier along the front line in such a way as to thwart any Russian offensive intentions.” The president also emphasized that everything necessary to protect the positions is provided, “everything depends on the tenacity of our soldiers, and everyone who now holds positions preserves the positions of all of Ukraine.”

The president also said that he personally invited the President of Argentina, the Prime Minister of Iceland and the Ecumenical Patriarch to the peace summit.

21:13 Zelensky said that he had heard Syrsky’s report: “There are heavy battles along the entire front line. Special attention is given to directions in the Kharkiv region, Pokrovsky and other directions in the Donetsk region. We discussed defense actions and strengthening our positions in the Kharkiv region. Separately - Chasov Yar "The Commander-in-Chief reported on decisions that will give more opportunities to our soldiers."

21:04 Canada will allocate about $55 million to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, Defense Minister Bill Blair said. The funds are allocated as part of Germany's initiative to strengthen Ukrainian air defense, which was launched in April 2024.

21:01 The Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Pavlyuk, gave an interview to The Economist, in which he assessed the situation at the front and gave forecasts for the development of the situation in the future. For more details, see the material The Critical Phase and New Brigades .

20:56 During the full-scale war, about 11 thousand men of military age fled illegally from Ukraine to Romania, said the head of the Territorial Inspectorate of the Border Police, Florin Coman.

20:50 The I Want to Live project was successfully used by more than 260 Russian military personnel, and in total more than 35 thousand applications were received, said Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to him, everyone who took advantage of the project crossed the front line and is safe under the protection of the state of Ukraine and international law. Yusov also said that the majority want to return home after the end of hostilities, and in order to avoid future problems with the law, they are counted as captured and not as having surrendered voluntarily. At the same time, Yusov added that there are those who do not want to return to the Russian Federation. “This option is also present. Ukraine guarantees this opportunity,” he assured.

19:28 The Russians fired from barrel artillery at the village. Elizavetovka, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, two people died, the prosecutor’s office reported. Also, two people were injured as a result of the attack in Chasov Yar.

19:23 The White House officially announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $400 million. It will include missiles for Patriot, NASAMS, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition for HIMARS and artillery, equipment, etc.

19:00 Near the Belarusian city of Osipovichi, they are building a military base where the Russians can store nuclear weapons, The New York Times writes, citing satellite images. Construction on the site has been ongoing since March. The base is covered by air defense, and near it there is a unit with Iskanders, which can launch missiles with nuclear warheads.

Experts interviewed by journalists note that the base’s development structure has the same features as Russian nuclear facilities. The base itself was formerly a nuclear facility, so it is suitable for storing such weapons. It was built back in the 1960s during the Cold War.

18:54 The Canadian company Roshel plans to launch production of armored vehicles in Ukraine, said CEO Roman Shimonov. “We are at the final stage of planning the localization of part of our production in Ukraine,” he noted.

18:25 The government has allocated 7.2 billion hryvnia for the restoration of the energy system, Shmygal said. These funds will be used to purchase equipment to restore the high-voltage network, as well as to better synchronize the energy systems of Ukraine and the EU. Grants for this project were provided by the World Bank.

18:13 A Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missile was destroyed in the Dneprovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Air Force reported.

18:10 The United States will today announce a new aid package for Ukraine worth $400 million, Politico writes. According to the publication, it will include, in particular, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Patriot missiles.

18:01 Ukraine and Belgium have begun negotiations on concluding an agreement on cooperation in the field of security, the Presidential Office reported.

17:43 The First Oil Refinery in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation was attacked tonight by drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian media write, citing intelligence sources. As a result of the operation, the installation of an atmospheric-vacuum tube AVBT-101 (production capacity - 1.2 million tons per year), three tanks with diesel fuel and a tank with fuel oil were damaged.

17:20 Zelensky said that not all partners promptly fulfill agreements on arms supplies: “Now not all of our partners promptly fulfill agreements. We need the maximum concentration of our friends, friends of Ukraine, to speed up deliveries.”

17:14 Minister of Justice Denis Maluska believes that from 10 to 20 thousand convicts can be mobilized. According to him, this number includes people serving sentences in the penitentiary system, as well as those with a criminal record. The minister added that some penitentiary institutions were occupied or evacuated, so the number of operating institutions has sharply decreased.

16:58 Absolutely all enemy assaults in the north and east of the Kharkov region were repelled, assured the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. According to him, the entire border area has long been a gray zone; the enemy can even enter there with his own equipment. There are battles going on there now. Sinegubov said that 17 attacks were repulsed in the Kupyansky direction. “Enemy DRGs can enter some of our territories, but are rebuffed by Ukrainian defenders. There is no ground threat for Kharkov; the enemy’s offensive potential is still lacking,” he added.

16:07 The first F-16 fighters will arrive in Ukraine in June-July, The Standard reported, citing a high-ranking military source.

15:13 Border communities of the Kharkov region are under intensified mass shelling, there are dead and wounded, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov. So, in Volchansk one person was killed and five were injured. Another person died as a result of shelling. Cherkasy Tishki, Kharkov region.

15:04 The critical phase of the war will come in the next two months, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Alexander Pavlyuk told The Economist. According to him, American aid is just beginning to reach the front, so Russia is throwing all its available combat-ready equipment into battle. "Russia knows that if we get enough weapons within a month or two, the situation could turn against them," the general explained.

At the same time, Pavlyuk said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing a major shortage of artillery and armored vehicles, and not of people. He also believes that the Russian Federation will continue to focus on the Lugansk and Donetsk regions, but has not yet given up on the idea of ​​capturing Kyiv. According to the general, the Russian army cannot carry out large-scale operations on several fronts at once. “Russia is testing the stability of our lines before choosing the most suitable direction,” he said.

Pavlyuk also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing ten new brigades, some of which will be deployed to protect Kyiv.

14:46 This morning the Russians advanced 1 km in the Volchansk region of the Kharkov region. Their goal is to create a buffer zone and push the Ukrainian Armed Forces back 10 km from the Russian border, Reuters writes, citing a high-ranking military source from Ukraine.

14:35 Zelensky confirmed that the Russians launched an offensive in the Kharkov region, and they managed to stop it: “As of 7-8 in the morning, a fierce artillery battle took place. By that time, the Russian offensive was stopped.”

13:58 President of Slovakia Zuzana Caputova arrived in Kiev on a farewell visit, as her presidential term is expiring. “I came to a country where there is a war, where there is a difficult situation and enormous human suffering. My farewell visit is also an opportunity to convey this message to our home,” Caputova noted.

13:32 Today, at about 5 am, the Russians tried to break through the defense line under the cover of armored vehicles in the Volchansky direction, the Ministry of Defense reported. As of now, the attacks have been repelled, and battles of varying intensity are taking place. To strengthen the defense on this sector of the front, reserve units have been sent. Meanwhile, the head of the Volchansk IVA, Tamaz Gambarashvili, said that the population was being evacuated from Volchansk and surrounding settlements.

13:21 In Kiev, due to the difficult situation in the energy system, schedules for limiting electricity consumption for business and the industrial sector will be introduced from 18:00 Friday, May 10, until 07:00 Saturday, May 11, KGVA reported. Restrictions do not apply to household consumers; at the same time, residents of the capital were urged to save electricity on their own, especially during evening peak load hours.

13:16 France has decided to transfer long-range Scalp missiles to Ukraine either expired or assembled from expired components, which will allow Paris to avoid depleting its own missile arsenal, Radio France Internationale reports. The Chrysalis program will use Scalp missiles stored in “cocoons” (containers). French factories will make these missiles usable in three months. One of RFI's sources called this plan very effective in economic terms, "since the Scalp missiles removed from their cocoons are already intended for disposal."

12:53 Five EU countries have agreed to strengthen control over compliance with sanctions against Russia: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland. The agreement will strengthen and also unify control over compliance with visa requirements in relation to the Russian Federation. “By signing the agreement, we want to show other countries and companies the importance of close cooperation for effective sanctions control and contribute to increasing the effectiveness of sanctions,” said Finnish Customs head Sami Rakshit.

12:38 The head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov confirmed that the Russians have intensified shelling in the northern direction, primarily striking the city of Volchansk. According to him, shelling with CABs, MLRS and artillery continued all night, and there were also unsuccessful attempts by the DRG to break through the border. At the same time, Sinegubov emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are confidently holding their positions, “not a single meter has been lost.” “The enemy group does not pose a threat to Kharkov; its forces are only sufficient for provocations in the northern direction,” added the head of the OVA. He also called on residents of border settlements to take shelter. For more information about what is happening in the Kharkov region, see the article Attempt to break through the Russian Federation into the Kharkov region .

12:16 In the morning, the Russians fired artillery at the civilian infrastructure of the Esman community, Shostkinsky district, Sumy region - one person was killed, a 17-year-old was wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.

11:57 Ukrainian military reports that the Russians are preparing an attack in the area of ​​Volchansk, Kharkov region. Thus, at night the Russian army carried out powerful artillery preparations, and DRG groups tried to probe the border line, but they were repulsed. Russian military public pages also write that from 5 am they intensively shelled the Kharkov region, especially Volchansk.

The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andrei Kovalenko, said that the Russian Federation will only be able to aggravate the situation on the border, but not break through to Kharkov. According to him, the actions of the Russians are predictable. “The enemy has the resources to aggravate the situation in the border area, as was previously discussed. It is important not to confuse this with the ability to capture Kharkov, which does not exist. Now there will be a lot of speculation on this topic,” Kovalenko warned.

11:42 The Czech Republic transferred the first F-16 fighter simulator to one of the tactical aviation brigades of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Its main module is already being tested and prepared for operation by Ukrainian specialists, the Air Force reported and showed a video:

11:05 Zelensky will not lose his legitimacy upon expiration of his five-year term of office on May 21, 2024. His powers will last until the next head of state is elected, Justice Minister Denis Maluska told the BBC. Given the situation in the country, it would now be a huge mistake to officially and publicly question the legitimacy of the president, the minister emphasized.

10:58 Magura maritime drones, according to preliminary estimates, caused damage to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the amount of about $500 million, said Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate. According to him, the process of improving the Magura V5 maritime drone continues continuously. After each successful operation, a thorough analysis of the actions of both Ukrainian intelligence officers and the enemy is carried out.

10:51 The Cabinet of Ministers has changed the procedure for booking military personnel during martial law. Now the central executive authorities, after checking the lists of reserved enterprises, will submit them for approval to the Ministry of Defense, and not to the General Staff, as before.

10:48 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense warns of a new wave of Russian IPSO amid the aggravation of the situation at the front. The Russian Federation is increasing its destabilization efforts aimed at splitting Ukrainian society. In particular, it can use mass measures for this using political slogans, where it throws in its own provocations. Intelligence emphasizes that the enemy’s military targets are not only military facilities, but also civilian infrastructure - hospitals, train stations, crowds of people.

10:27 As a result of Russian shelling, one person was wounded in the Ostromy Kurakhovsky community of the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.

09:59 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the Russian army will continue to maintain the current high rate of attacks for some time, but then its capabilities will decrease. Analysts note that over the past month, the Russian army has noticeably increased the frequency of ground attacks in eastern Ukraine.

Thus, the British Ministry of Defense reported that the number of Russian attacks increased by 17% from March to April. The main efforts of the Russian Federation were concentrated on Chasovoy Yar, Avdeevka and Marinka. In particular, the number of attacks on Chasov Yar increased by 200% between March and April. This is partly due to the fact that the soil has dried out, opening the way for armored vehicles. This likely “reflects the current conditions of hostilities and the intention of the Russian military command to achieve success before Western military assistance arrives on the front lines,” experts say.

09:31 In the Kherson region, one person was wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 28 private houses were damaged, critical infrastructure and a gas pipeline were hit.

08:56 At night, the Russians launched a missile strike on Kharkov - 12 private houses were damaged, two people were injured, including an 11-year-old child, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Another person was injured as a result of enemy shelling. Liptsy, Kharkov region.

08:38 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 10:

  • personnel - about 479,710 (+980) people,

  • tanks - 7434 (+5),

  • armored combat vehicles - 14,313 (+32),

  • artillery systems - 12,387 (+47),

  • MLRS - 1062 (+4),

  • air defense systems - 795 (+2),

  • aircraft - 349 (+0),

  • helicopters - 325 (+0),

  • UAV of operational-tactical level - 9826 (+51),

  • cruise missiles - 2192 (+0),

  • ships/boats - 26 (+0),

  • submarines - 1 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tank trucks - 16,691 (+73),

  • special equipment - 2031 (+4).

08:21 Over the past 24 hours, 95 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 28 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kalinovo, Novoaleksandrovka, Sokol, Novoselovka Pervaya, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka, Netaylovo, Donetsk region. Another 21 attacks were repulsed in the Bakhmut direction - in the Belogorivka areas of the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamensky, Novy, Razdolovka, Ivanovsky, Stupochek, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka of the Donetsk region.

In the Kupyansk direction, 13 attacks were repelled in the areas of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Berestovo in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; in Limansky - four attacks in the areas of Novosadovoy, Torsky, Donetsk region and Serebryansky forestry, Lugansk region; on Novopavlovsky - seven attacks in the areas of Konstantinovka, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - 19 attacks in the area of ​​Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - two attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.

07:35 At night, drones attacked the First Plant refinery in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation, a large-scale fire broke out on the spot, Russian public pages write. The governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, confirmed that “as a result of the fall of a UAV,” a fire occurred on the territory of the enterprise in the Dzerzhinsky district; at the moment, the fire has been extinguished, and there were no casualties.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that at night the air defense allegedly destroyed five UAVs over the Bryansk, Moscow and Belgorod regions. Another drone was intercepted in the Kursk region, local authorities reported.

06:59 Air defense at night destroyed all ten attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from the territory of Crimea, the Air Force reported. The drones were destroyed within the Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson regions. In addition, the enemy used two S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the Belgorod region in the direction of the Kharkov region.

06:02 British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that the governments of NATO allies should increase defense spending due to the threat of a large-scale war with Russia. In particular, he called for setting a “new benchmark” for defense spending at 2.5% of GDP. In turn, London promised to reach 2.5% by 2030. “This world is more dangerous, more unstable, more confrontational than most of us have ever known. We must recognize this fact and act accordingly - not in a year or two, not in a few months, but now,” the head of the British MFA.

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Putin: The 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet will be transformed into a division
2024-05-10
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The Russian Pacific Fleet also has a divisional naval infantry component.
[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a conversation with the commanders of units participating in the Northern Military District on the day of the presidential inauguration on May 7, said that the 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) will be transformed into a division. A video of the meeting was released on May 9 by the Kremlin press service.

According to the commander of the 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Major General Oleg Vlasov, the brigade included 19 new combat units. At the moment, the number of units is 11,365 people. However, organizational arrangements for brigade management were not affected.

“For the quality of task performance, I ask you to consider the issue of carrying out standard activities in the group for managing a brigade performing combat missions in three groupings of troops and forces,” Vlasov said, addressing the president.

Putin replied that he had talked about this with the acting leader. O. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According to him, it is necessary to reorganize the brigade into a division, aligning all control bodies.
Shoigu is now "acting defense chief." We are s’posed to learn the name of the new Russian defense ministry head in a few days.
“We’ll do that. I know about your brigade, it is constantly in the news. Thank you for your military work and best wishes to all soldiers and officers,” the president said.

As Regnum reported, in September, Deputy Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF), Rear Admiral Ildar Akhmerov, presented state awards to servicemen of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet for thwarting enemy attacks during a special operation in Ukraine. From the hands of Akhmerov they received the Order of Courage and medals “For Courage”.

Naval infantry of the 810th Brigade took part in battles near the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. According to a serviceman with the call sign Bosun, the enemy suffered significant losses in equipment: 25 to one. He noted that Western-made Leopard tanks “burn well, with high quality, with a spark.”

Earlier, the deputy commander of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, Colonel Alexey Bernhard, received the title of Hero of Russia for the fact that his unit successfully broke through the enemy’s defenses and caused him to stampede in the Mariupol direction.

The commander of the 810th Brigade with the call sign Struna, Vladislav Golovin, was also awarded the title of Hero of Russia. He took command of the battalion after the death of the officers, rallied and motivated the soldiers to carry out the tasks set by the high command.

The 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade was formed in 1967. In 2016, the 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade was awarded the Order of Zhukov for participation in the operation in Syria. In 2018, the President of Russia awarded it the name “Guards” for mass heroism and courage in armed conflicts and for services in peacetime.

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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (6 May 2024)
2024-05-07
Direct Translation Via Google Translate. Edited.

Russian ministry of defense failed to post their daily briefing, so we slumming today.
[NewsFront] 21:30 Personnel the work of the "BOBR" unit to destroy enemy personnel and dugouts.

20:34 Incredible luck of the soldiers of the 35th motorized rifle brigade of the Central Military District during the assault on the village. Outlined.

Military personnel were able to leave from four FPV drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, shooting down one of them several meters above his head.

19:50 Accurate shot by a sniper of the Akhmat special forces at an infantryman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.

19:16 Destruction of the enemy DRG.

The enemy reconnaissance group was identified and eliminated by an FPV drone strike -video.

18:25 Another M1A1 Abrams was hit by kamikaze drones -video.

17:59 Destruction of another self-propelled gun ALL in the Svatovsky direction -video.

17:28 Russian Aerospace Forces liquidates the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.

16:57 Artillerymen of the Kalmius brigade defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krasnogorovka -video.

16:14 The Russian Army’s IX leaders burned the BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.

15:32 The forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed five unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the northwestern coast of the Crimean Peninsula -video.

14:41 Actor and neo-Nazi Evgeny Shumilov was killed on one of the front lines.

Shumilov starred in an advertisement for an express delivery company, where he played a militant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the TV series “Physical Evidence”, “Real Mysticism”, “Sidorenki-Sidorenki” (the local analogue of “Ivanov-Ivanovs”), “Ambulance”, “Agents of Justice” and "Department 44" -photo.

13:58 Hot on our heels.

After discovering an enemy SUV, Russian soldiers organized surveillance of it.

At the first parking lot, an FPV was sent in the direction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces transport, which flew right to the target the first time - video.

13:30 Soldiers of the 238th artillery brigade of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed an M777 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a result of counter-battery fire from a 152-mm howitzer "Gyacinth-B" -video.

12:59 More than 10 Ukrainian militants were destroyed by a UAV strike of the Russian Guard

The discovery of manpower and the successful attack of an enemy stronghold were captured onvideo.

12:31 Russian fighters discovered a crew of UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Seversky direction and sent Lancet to them -video.

11:58 A Ukrainian Armed Forces fighter lost control and planted the BRDM into a crater.

The jet division of the 9th brigade took advantage of the moment and destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle - m.

11:31 Defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery crew by the Russian Army -video.

10:42 Arrival of LMUR at the temporary deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Prechistovo from the army aviation of the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army -video.

10:27 In the Zaporozhye direction during the battles there was discovered the corpse of a young girl, a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The badge taken from the body surprised our fighters a little. A certain Svetlana Piletskaya turned out to be not just young, but underage. She would not have turned 18 until the end of May.

The token issuance date is summer 2022. That is, she was only 16. The likelihood of error is minimal.

Most likely, the denazified girl was a member of a paramilitary teenage group, underwent training and went to the front voluntarily.

09:43 Artillery of the 25th Army is working on Ukrainian oporniks on the approaches to Yampolovka in the Liman direction -video.

09:27 Arrival of the Lancet to the Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in the village. White Well in the borderland -video.

08:57 A militant of the 60th separate battalion of the Polesie Wolves troop, Vasily Vlasyuk from the Rivne region, was eliminated.

Denazification took place in the Kharkov direction.

The nationalist has been fighting since February 2022 -photo.

08:06 Artillery of the 38th brigade on Ukrainian positions in the Gulyai-Pole area of ​​the Zaporozhye region -

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Current information on the situation on the front line: May 6 (updated)
2024-05-07
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:35 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Kupyansk direction: capture of Kotlyarka and battles in Kislovka, advancement to the west of Kolomyychikha.

In the Kupyansk direction, a local offensive by the Russian Armed Forces is developing in the Kislovka-Kotlyarovka sector.

In the afternoon, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the village of Kotlyarovka. In reality, Russian forces reached the western outskirts of the village on May 4-5, while the assault continued in neighboring Kislovka with artillery and air support.

Already today, unconfirmed reports have appeared about the liberation of Kislovka. Given the close proximity of the villages (the furthest houses are about 500 meters away) and the official liberation of Kotlyarka, it is most likely that Kislovka was liberated by Russian forces. The presence of the enemy, if it persists, is focal.

By the end of the day, footage appeared of the raising of Russian flags over the central part of Kislovka and the east of Kotlyarovka, which confirms the information about complete or almost complete control of both villages.

In other areas of the direction, information about other successes of the RF Armed Forces is not recorded in the public field; the parties exchange artillery strikes and conduct mutual reconnaissance. However, as practice shows, a lull in the public sphere does not mean the absence of offensive military operations. Take the same recent push west of Kolomychikha.

In this area, where the front remained static for a long time, Russian troops on wheeled vehicles, under the cover of a tank, occupied a forest belt, advancing in the direction of Stelmakhovka. The footage appeared on May 5, but in reality the events could have happened somewhat earlier, and by now there may be more progress.

21:05 During the counterbattery fight, artillery crews of 152mm towed 2A36 "Gyacinth-B" guns of the airborne artillery formation destroyed self-propelled gun and towed howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of Western production on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.

20:31 Summary: 1st Tank Armyc leared out and gained a foothold in Kislovka and Kotlyarovka, hoisting Russian flags over villages in the Kharkov region.

Units of the 47th Motorized Rifle Division had previously broken through several lines of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Kotlyarovka adjacent to Kislovka in the Kupyansky direction and, during the battles, liberated both settlements.

Then the populated areas were completely cleared and our fighters established a foothold in them.

19:41 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Kherson direction: activity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the island zone of the Dnieper.

In the Kherson direction, the focus of attention in the media space has recently shifted somewhat from the situation in the Krynok region to the situation on the island of Nestriga, located in the Dnieper delta southwest of Kherson and closer to the right bank.

At the end of April, information resources of the so-called. Ukraine, with reference to the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced the taking under control of the island of Nestriga. At the same time, comments from Ukrainian “military experts” appeared in the media about the operational significance of the said island for holding territories.

Nevertheless, the island actually continues to remain in a gray zone, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to take control of it by sending in small assault groups often end in the destruction of the landing party, going to their death for the sake of a media picture.

In addition, the conduct of military operations to establish control over the islands in the Dnieper delta is hampered by the high water level in the river. In this regard, most of the island territory remains in a semi-flooded state, and the footage filmed there is partly reminiscent of chronicles of movements in swampy areas during the Vietnam War.

Enemy units are also active to the northeast of the Cossack Camps: two days earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces landing force on several boats landed in the island zone on the approaches to the village and dispersed in residential areas, but later retreated under fire from Russian troops.

Ukrainian formations continue to strike the left bank with artillery and mortars, as well as use drones for supplies, remote mining of the area and attacks on various targets.

At the moment, the Ukrainian leadership is in dire need of symbolic victories due to the loss of territories in the Avdeevsky and Kupyansko-Svatovsky directions, so reports about the expansion of control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the islands are another attempt by the Kyiv regime to win a “media victory,” and a rather clumsy one at that.

19:19 According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation over the Republic of Crimea shot down Enemy UAV. The air target was destroyed in the northwestern part of the peninsula over the Black Sea.

Russian air defense forces worked in a timely manner, preventing a strike.

18:43 Statements by representatives of the “West”, “South”, “Center”, “East” and “Dnepr” groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of May 6, 2024) –video.

17:42 Around 17.30 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the territory of the Belgorod region.

17:15 Dnipropetrovsk region. Explosion!

Reported, that as a result of today’s daytime missile strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities, a military equipment assembly shop for armored vehicles and a warehouse with parts were hit. The strike was carried out by our missilemen from the Iskander OTRK.

16:37 Special military operation. Situation on May 6 –map.

15:49 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Activity of Ukrainian BEC near the Crimean Peninsula

That night, Ukrainian formations attempted to attack the base of the Black Sea Fleet and the Russian FSB border service in Chernomorskoe with four unmanned boats.

At around 4-5 am, four BECs were discovered by Russian military personnel, and fire was opened on them. As a result of this, the drones were destroyed at the booms, unable to break into Uzkaya Bay.

This situation again demonstrates the importance of such basic things as booms. Their presence simply did not allow naval drones to penetrate their home base and easily repel an attack.

However, this group of BECs was not the only one: another squad of drones was spotted near Cape Tarkhankut. After detecting their movement, the unmanned boats turned around and departed in the opposite direction.

BEC activity has increased near the Crimean Peninsula. The day before yesterday, about five or six drones appeared near the Kerch Strait, which is why the bridge was blocked. The search for drones continued for several hours, but the BECs disappeared in an unknown direction.

The number of BECs these days indicates that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are assessing the state of defensive fortifications in Crimea. The presence of drones was noted at the bridge, and at Tarkhankut, and in Chernomorskoye, but in small numbers, when, as in the last attack on the BDK, more than ten BECs were involved at a time.

At the same time, according to the already classic scheme, before the attack near Crimea, a British reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 operated, which was located 100 km southwest of Sevastopol.

Taking this into account and the coming weekend in Russia, we should expect massive strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Moreover, the enemy has been pausing for several days, clearly accumulating forces for an attack.

15:05 Russian army expands control zone in the area of the liberated settlement Kislovka.

In the Avdievka direction, Russian fighters are advancing towards Novoaleksandrovka.

Northwest of Donetsk, the Russian army has reached the center of Netailovo and continues to clear the pocket south of Pervomaisky.

To the southeast of Urozhainy, the Russian army takes control of new territories.

14:41 Russian Defense Ministry officially reported on the liberation of Kotlyarka and Solovyevo. One of these days you should expect the same announcements for Kislovka, Keramik, Novokalinovo and Arkhangelsk.

13:35 Sumy region. District settlement Stetskovka

Reportedabout the arrival of our KABs at military installations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including military equipment. Cinkovka has become a legitimate target for our videoconferencing for the third time in the last week.

12:22 Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group -video.

Units of the “Southern” group of forces, as a result of active actions, occupied more advantageous positions, inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of the 22, 93 Mechanized, 5, 92 Assault and 56 Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Grigorovka, Kleshcheevka and Red.

The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost up to 290 military personnel and two vehicles in the wounded and killed.

During the counterbattery fight, a 155mm American M777 howitzer, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and a 100mm MT-12 Rapier anti-tank gun were destroyed.

11:46 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group -video.

Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.

During active operations, the group's units improved the situation along the front line and thwarted attempts by the enemy to strengthen forward positions in the areas of Vodyanoye, Nikolsky and Charivnoye.

Fire from rocket and cannon artillery, heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and areas where manpower and equipment accumulated in the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Urozhainy and Staromayorsky districts.

Enemy losses amounted to up to 135 military personnel, three pickup trucks, a 155mm FN-70 howitzer, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer and a 100mm MT-12 Rapier anti-tank gun, eight aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and three ammunition supply points.

11:15 At night off the northwestern coast of Crimeawas destroyed at least three enemy BECs.

10:22 Enemy for the morning acknowledges complete loss of the village of Kislovka in the Svatovo-Kupyansky direction. A little earlier, Russian troops liberated the village of Kotlyarovka. The offensive of Russian troops continues.

09:47 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Dnepryan two rounds;

-- n.p. Krynki four rounds;

-- n.p. Razdolnoe four rounds;

-- n.p. New Mayachka two rounds;

-- n.p. Kakhovka two rounds;

-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka four rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Chernyanka, Chelburda settlement, Podstepnoye, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Novaya Kakhovka, firing a total of 19 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

09:25 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning 05/06/2024

- Zaporozhye Front. The assault operations of Russian troops in Rabotino continue. LBS without significant changes.

– Donetsk front. In Krasnogorovka, fighting continues in the industrial zone of the Refractory Plant. In Uman, the Russian Armed Forces managed to advance inside the populated area. In the Umansky area - without much change. In the area of Semyonovka and Berdychi there are oncoming battles. In the Ocheretino area, Russian troops continue to advance towards Aleksandrovka.

– Chasovoyarsk direction. Heavy fighting continues along the entire line of contact. Long-range weapons are actively working.

08:51 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation: events of the week from April 29 to May 5, 2024

– Russian troops continue to strike enemy targets in rear and front-line areas. In Kharkov, the building of the Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, where units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were located, was hit.

– In Odessa, the target was the headquarters of the operational command “South” - several officers were eliminated, including the head of the communications center department. Several more flights were made to the warehouse of the logistics company Novaya Poshta, as well as to the workshop of the Telekart-Pribor plant.

– In the occupied part of the DPR, the railway infrastructure in Krasnoarmeysk was damaged. A high-voltage substation in Pavlograd was also hit, causing the city to be temporarily de-energized.

– Ukrainian formations, in turn, attacked energy infrastructure facilities in Russia. The drones damaged several traction substations, causing temporary power outages and delaying several trains.

“In addition, the enemy again attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery with drones. A fire broke out at the facility, which was quickly extinguished.

– The Ukrainian Armed Forces also launched ATACMS missiles several times at targets in Crimea. The targets of the raid were airfields in Dzhankoy and Gvardeyskoye.

– In the special operation zone, Russian troops continue to build on their success in several sectors of the front. In the North Ukrainian direction, the enemy is strengthening defensive lines and is also training personnel at training grounds.

08:02 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.

A total of 27 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.

Two civilians were reported injured.

Damaged:

Two residential buildings,

Three civil infrastructure facilities.

Eight attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,

A total of 19 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 75 units of various ammunition.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: April 27 (updated)
2024-04-28
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 04/27/2024 to 00:00 04/28/2024

A total of 25 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Three civilians were reported injured.

DAMAGED:
Four residential buildings.
Two civil infrastructure facilities.

Ten artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction
A total of 15 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction
A total of 72 units of various ammunition were fired.

23:01 Explosions are reported in the Dnepropetrovsk and Kyiv regions.

Local social networks report a possible ballistic missile hitting a military facility in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

There was no air raid warning in the Kyiv region.

21:35 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Avdeevsky direction: liberation of Berdychi and Novokalinovo

Russian troops consolidate the success achieved after the liberation of Ocheretino, Semenovka and the advance to Novokalinovo.

On the western outskirts of Berdychi, servicemen of the 74th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces erected the battle banner of the “Mad Dogs” unit on a destroyed building. Cleanup is underway in the liberated territory.

After the loss of Semenovka, as well as a breakthrough to the Ocheretinsky fortified area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were forced to retreat from this settlement due to the high risk of encirclement. According to reports from the field, a large number of members of the Ukrainian formations chose to surrender.

According to the latest information, Novokalinovo, east of Ocheretino, also came under the control of Russian troops. At the moment, pockets of resistance from scattered enemy groups are being cleared out.

In adjacent Keramika, assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces established a foothold on the eastern outskirts of the village, which is confirmed even by Ukrainian resources. There are oncoming battles in the populated area. After the complete clearing of Novokalinovo, the retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Keramik will become a matter of time due to the geographical location of the village in the lowland.

The successful actions of Russian troops over the past 24 hours will likely make it possible to soon level the front line at the Ocheretino-Umanskoye line and continue the offensive westward to a new line. In total, in April of this year, Russian troops managed to liberate more than 60 square meters. km of territory on this section of the front.

20:33 It is reported that the roundabout in Krasnogorovka on Geologicheskaya Street, as well as part of the private sector up to the territory of the kindergarten, are under our control. Thus, the entire Geologicheskaya Street is freed from the presence of Ukrainian troops -map.

19:42 Avdeevskoe direction. The battle banner of the 74th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade on the western outskirts of the village of Berdychi.

18:35 Night bombing of enemy locations by winged FABs in the Kherson region -video.

17:51 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Kupyansk direction: breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense in Kislovka.

A couple of days ago, after a rather long stagnation, Russian troops launched a new assault on the Svatovsko-Kupyansk direction, attacking the positions of the 104th Troops Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kislovka.

On the eastern outskirts of the village, the Russian Armed Forces took control of about three dozen houses and a railway station. Information is being received about the complete liberation of the village, which has not yet been confirmed by objective control personnel.

At the same time, Ukrainian resources monitoring the situation at the front confirm a breakthrough in the village, speaking about the plight of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area due to the lack of heavy weapons.

With a high probability, the Ukrainian formations retreated to neighboring Kotlyarovka, the distance to the outskirts of which is no more than three hundred meters. However, with success in Kislovka, the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kotlyarovka will noticeably worsen.

Considering the location of Kislovka on a hill relative to the surrounding settlements, we can talk about potential fire control of the adjacent territory by Russian troops after the complete liberation of the village.

Success at the Kislovka-Kotlyarovka line will allow Russian troops to significantly advance along the N-26 highway leading to Kupyansk, a large fortified area and an important transport hub in the Kharkov region.

16:37 Sumy region.

Sounded repeated sounds of explosions in the eastern regions of the region. At the same time, the air raid warning was not announced.

Information is being received about the defeat of several military targets by UFABs from our Russian Aerospace Forces.

15:15 Russian army again broke through enemy defense, liberating Novokalinovo and Keramik, pushing the enemy further and further from Avdeevka.

After the liberation of Ocheretino, Novobakhmutovka, Solovyevo and Berdychi, the “Center” group of troops with attached units of the 1st Army Corps cleared the last outskirts of Novokalinovo and finished off the enemy in Keramika. The information is confirmed by the Gorlovka fighters who took these inhabitants. Our troops also approached Arkhangelskoye, advancing from Ocheretino.

14:22 Krivoy Rog. Explosion.

Reported that a single powerful explosion occurred at a military industrial enterprise in the suburbs of Krivoy Rog. Local public pages write about a bright flash.

The strike was apparently from the Iskander OTRK.

13:40 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces north of Ocheretino -map.

Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kislovka area.

13:11 Scheme missile attack of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Black Sea Fleet on objects on the territory of Ukraine on April 27, 2024, according to the enemy.

12:47 Statement by the head of the press center of the “West” group -video.

Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.

Motorized rifle units, with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire on the personnel and equipment of the formations of the 3rd assault and 77th airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Borovaya and Terna areas.

The artillery units of the group inflicted fire on 72 Ukrainian Armed Forces targets.

During the counter-battery fight, artillery units destroyed: the Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, towed howitzers 122mm D-30 and 152mm D-20, as well as six mortar crews.

The group's air defense systems destroyed four aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as three Baba Yaga copter-type drones.

Enemy losses amounted to up to 20 military personnel, 3 artillery pieces, six mortar crews, an electronic warfare station and two pickup trucks.

12:15 Situation in Novokalinovo –map.

The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance along the river bed from the west of Novokalinovo. In addition, battles for Keramik began.

Keramik and Ocheretino hang over the remaining large fortifications, between settlements.

11:22 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Missile attack on energy infrastructure facilities so-called. Ukraine April 27, 2024.

what is known by 11.00 April 27, 2024

Tonight, the Russian Armed Forces attacked electricity generation facilities in the Lvov, Dnepropetrovsk and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. According to DTEK, four thermal power plants were damaged.

We are talking, apparently, about Dobrotvorskaya, Krivoy Rog, Pridneprovskaya and Burshtynskaya TPPs, which are part of the DTEK structure. A photo of a fire that appeared on the Internet, presumably at the Burshtynska Thermal Power Plant, indicates that the blow fell on the operating power units.

We have repeatedly talked about the importance of hitting those thermal power plants that have special equipment that allows them to maneuver the power of the energy system. This plays a very important role in the conditions of failure of at least 60% of the capacity of the Dnepropetrovsk hydroelectric station. The Burshtynska and Dobrotvirska thermal power plants affected today are equipped with secondary frequency control devices.

The most important for the Ukrainian energy system is the Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant: it had 10 turbogenerators with secondary regulation of turbine speeds (after previous shocks, there were probably 4 left in operation). They made it possible to compensate for short-term fluctuations in electricity consumption. There was one such generator at the Dobrotvorskaya TPP.

11:02 Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group -video.

Units of the Dnepr group of troops inflicted fire damage on the personnel and equipment of the 117th mechanized brigade, 121st and 126th territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Novodanilovka, Respublikanets and Chervony Mayak.

The enemy lost up to 35 military personnel, two vehicles, a 155mm FH-70 howitzer made in Great Britain, three 155mm M777 guns, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a 105mm M102 towed howitzer.

10:31 In the morning the enemy recognizes the advance of Russian troops in Ocheretino, Solovyevo and Semyonovka -map.

It also became known that Russian troops have already entered Keramik. There is also progress in the liberation of Novokalinovo.

09:55 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning of 04/27/2024

- Zaporozhye Front. There are no major changes on the Zaporozhye front. Fighting continues in Rabotino and northwest of Verbovoy. LBS unchanged.

– On the Donetsk front, Russian troops continue the assault on Krasnogorovka. The territory of the Refractory Plant is being cleared, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to counterattack. Positional battles in Georgievka.

In the Netailovo district and in Umansky there are no changes. In the Semyonovka area and in Berdychi, the Russian Armed Forces were able to push Ukrainian troops to the west, although in Berdychi, fighting still continues on the outskirts of this settlement.

In Solovyovo, Russian troops cleared the territory of the village and secured new positions. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the direction of Arkhangelsk, where Ukrainian troops recently withdrew from Ocheretino.

In Novokalinovo there are also tactical successes of Russian troops moving further into the settlement, as in the adjacent village of Keramik. Apparently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will retreat from these lines in the near future.

– There are no significant changes in the LBS in the Chasovoyarsk direction. Fighting continues on the eastern routes to Hours Yar. The assault operations of the Russian Armed Forces in this direction have noticeably decreased, which cannot be said about the strikes of long-range weapons of Russian troops. The Aerospace Forces and artillery continue to hit Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the city. 09:23 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Kakhovka five rounds;

-- n.p. Dnepryan three rounds;

-- n.p. Gornostaevka three rounds;

-- n.p. Alyosha five rounds;

-- n.p. Velikiya Lepetikha three rounds;

-- n.p. New Kakhovka six rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Kairo, n.p. Novaya Mayachka, n.p. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Podstepnoye fired a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.

08:46 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation for April 26, 2024

– During the day, Russian troops carried out several attacks on targets in the so-called frontline areas. Ukraine: one of the targets was an industrial enterprise on the northeastern outskirts of the city of Sumy.

– In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces, after long battles, completely liberated Semenovka, in the central part of which the Russian flag was already installed on the building. The enemy also retreated from the forest belts adjacent to the village and retreated west towards Novopokrovsky.

– Another success was the advancement of Russian assault groups in Novokalinovo and the actual access to the outskirts of the village of Keramik. At the same time, the situation of the Ukrainian formations in Berdychi became significantly more complicated.

– In the Donetsk direction, fighting continues on the territory of the refractory plant in the center of Krasnogorovka, while the southern part of the settlement is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

08:02 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:

A total of 18 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.

Information was received about the death of a civilian, and two civilians were injured.

Damaged:

Six residential buildings,

Five civil infrastructure facilities.

Nine attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction.

Nine attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

A total of 57 units of various ammunition were fired.

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 21, 2024
2024-04-22
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:23 The Russians struck Kharkov, at the moment there is information about one wounded, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.

20:48 Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News that the Russian Federation wants to capture Chasov Yar by May 9: “Russia wants to mobilize 300 thousand fighters by June 1. We are preparing for this. By May 9, Russia expects to occupy Chasov Yar in eastern Ukraine... “I expect that we will hold out, that the weapons will arrive on time and we will be able to repel the enemy, and then defeat the Russian Federation’s plans for full-scale counter-offensive actions in June.”

According to the president, today the Ukrainian military, which holds the defense in that direction, does not have enough weapons: “I was recently in the region, talking with the soldiers. The soldiers do not have enough equipment to fight Russian reconnaissance drones that correct artillery fire, and also There are enough artillery shells."

19:50 The head of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, hopes that the law on assistance to Ukraine will be signed by Biden immediately after consideration in the Senate - on April 23-24, and by the end of next week longer-range ATACMS missiles could be sent to Kiev. Asked whether these would indeed be longer-range ATACMS, the senator responded: "I believe the administration has been willing in the last couple of months to prepare or provide ATACMS. That's written into this bill."

18:09 Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News that Ukraine now has a chance to stabilize the situation at the front and seize the initiative, subject to the supply of weapons. When asked by a journalist whether American aid to Ukraine will help win the war or simply prolong it, the president replied: “It depends on when we actually get weapons on the ground. If we get it in six months, well, our process will stall for six months.” and we will suffer losses in several directions. Losses in people and equipment."

Zelensky added that Ukraine now needs long-range weapons, because “our weapons are not that long-range.” Another priority is air defense.

17:55 Zelensky in an evening video message named the hottest points of the front: Chasov Yar and other key directions in the Donetsk region - Pokrovskoe, Kurakhovskoe, as well as the Kupyanskoe direction in the Kharkov region. The president also said that he discussed with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov the strengthening of Ukrainian air defense. “Front-line air defense is necessary just as protection is for our cities and villages,” the head of state emphasized.

17:07 The Russian Black Sea Fleet support vessel Communa caught fire in the port of Sevastopol as a result of the actions of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk: “This event occurred with the direct participation of the Ukrainian Navy. The nature of the damage to the vessel is being clarified, but, according to preliminary data, the ship no longer ready to perform tasks." Pletenchuk clarified that this ship is not a combat ship, but served the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In particular, the Russians used the Commune when they examined the place where the cruiser Moscow sank.

14:48 The number of victims as a result of today's missile attack on the Odessa region has increased to four, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OBA.

14:04 The Russians attacked with ballistics a transport and logistics facility of the port infrastructure in the Odessa region. The blast wave and rocket debris damaged private homes, and one casualty is currently known, the Southern Defense Forces reported.

13:40 Russian troops fired from the Smerch MLRS in the city of Ukrainsk, Donetsk region - one person was killed, four were injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported. Six apartment buildings were damaged.

13:19 In Sevastopol, the rescue ship Kommuna was damaged as a result of a missile attack, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reports, citing OSINT intelligence data. The ship was at berth No. 14. Kommuna is a rarity, the oldest ship of the Russian Navy and the oldest ship in the world actually in service and performing combat missions. Commissioned in 1915. The ship is designed to search and rescue submarines, and also acts as a carrier of underwater vehicles.

The speaker of the Ukrainian Navy, Dmitry Pletenchuk, commented on the information about the attack on the ship: “The Russian invaders continue to cover their combat units with support vessels from the Black Sea Fleet. This, in principle, is their almost new tactic.”

11:27 Air Force Speaker Ilya Yevlash also predicts that the Russians will maximize the intensity of missile and drone strikes, taking advantage of the time until American aid arrives in Ukraine.

11:23 Germany plans to give Ukraine equipment from its closed power plants, said Energy Minister German Galushchenko.

11:04 Public accounts write about a missile attack on a ship in Sevastopol Bay and publish a video. Local Gauleiter Mikhail Razvozhaev announced an attack by an anti-ship missile, which was allegedly repulsed. He said the debris caused a "small fire."

10:36 The first tranche of weapons from the United States will arrive in Ukraine a few days after the signing of the law on providing a new aid package, Pentagon Speaker Patrick Ryder said.

09:27 On the evening of April 20, the Russians dropped the KAB onto the territory of a non-working farm in the village. Victory in the Bogodukhovsky district of the Kharkov region, one person was injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

09:22 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) predicts that Russian troops will step up offensive operations, as well as missile and drone strikes in the coming weeks. Analysts say the Russians will try to exploit abnormally dry spring conditions and a shortage of Ukrainian equipment before promised Western aid arrives.

08:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 21:

  • personnel - about 459,530 (+950) people,

  • tanks - 7229 (+16),

  • armored combat vehicles - 13,896 (+23),

  • artillery systems - 11,719 (+41),

  • MLRS - 1046 (+0),

  • air defense systems - 767 (+4),

  • aircraft - 348 (+0),

  • helicopters - 325 (+0),

  • UAV of operational-tactical level - 9379 (+38),

  • cruise missiles - 2115 (+6),

  • ships/boats - 26 (+0),

  • submarines - 1 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,785 (+68),

  • special equipment - 1926 (+8).

07:51 Over the past 24 hours, 115 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, 32 enemy attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction (in the areas of the settlements of Semenovka, Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Berdychi, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka, Nevelskoye and Aleksandropol in the Donetsk region) and 28 attacks in the Bakhmutsky direction (in the areas of Belogorovka, Lugansk region, as well as Verkhnekamensky, Sporny, Kleshcheevka, Ivanovo, Novy Donetsk region). In addition, the enemy tried 25 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction (in the Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Vodyanoye and Urozhainy areas of the Donetsk region).

In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled two attacks in the Stelmakhovka area of ​​the Lugansk region; in Limansky - ten attacks in the Ternov districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - four attacks in the area of ​​Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - three attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.

01:26 The United States is considering sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kiev, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said: “Throughout this conflict, the Department of Defense has reviewed and adjusted the US presence in Ukraine as security conditions have changed. We are currently considering sending several additional advisers to strengthen the Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation." At the same time, he emphasized that the Directorate carries out various advisory and support missions that are not combat missions.

Anonymous sources told Politico that the Office's task is to monitor the weapons that the United States sends to Ukraine.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: April 14 (updated)
2024-04-15
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 04/14/2024 to 00:00 04/15/2024.

A total of 17 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Seven civilians were injured of varying severity.

DAMAGED:
2 residential buildings,
1 shuttle bus.

Seven artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
Ten artillery attack in the Gorlovka direction.

A total of 50 units of various ammunition were fired.

22:49 Front bird broadcasts: Khar'kov region.

It is reported that our UAVs were scattered again in Kharkov and the region. Eyewitnesses report the work of both reconnaissance and attack UAVs of the Russian Armed Forces.

22:40 Avdeevskoe direction:

In the evening, a number of positive news comes from the northern flank of the Avdeevsky direction. Today, our attack aircraft advanced with decisive actions in the holiday village “Zarya” towards Ocheretino.

After a number of successes in the dacha village, the assault groups began to advance west of the dacha village and entered the village. Novobakhmutovka, starting a close battle there on the south-eastern outskirts.

21:03 Result of the work of Russian artillerymen with incendiary rockets at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

19:54 Military correspondent Bluebeard Z reports on the progress of the Russian Armed Forces in Chasov Yar:

“Information is being received about the advance of the Russian army in the Kanal microdistrict of the city of Chasov Yar along Oleg Koshevoy Street from the T-shaped intersection with the street. Gorbatova. The fighting is taking place in a commercial development near the food market.”

19:15 Seven women were injured as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Gorlovka and Aleksandrovka in the DPR, Pushilin said. Everyone is helped.

A total of 12 attacks were recorded, 34 rounds of ammunition were fired. The VSE officers used 155mm artillery and attack drones.

18:55 They report about the advance of the RF Armed Forces in the area of the settlement. Berdychi.

18:05 Powerful explosions in Dnepropetrovsk. The city was hit by a missile strike.

17:47 Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed another bridge in the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - this time, a well-aimed blow destroyed the bridge over the Kashlagach River in the area of the settlement. Velikaya Novoselka (South Donetsk direction)

17:05 Ukrainian channels report about the new advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Chasov Yar area

16:32 Artillery supports assault units in the Donetsk direction -video.

16:15 Ukrainian Telegram channels report a powerful explosion in Chernomorsk (Odessa region). Earlier it was reported that a missile was launched towards him.

15:45 The Russian Aerospace Forces launched a massive airstrike against targets in the Khar'kov region.

15:37 They report on the further advance of the Russian army at the Netaylovo-Umanskoye line.

14:44 They report on the further advance of the Russian army in the Chasov Yar area.

13:50 Personnel destruction of the IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system manufactured in Germany.

13:10 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

Within a day, the Russian Armed Forces hit an IRIS-T air defense system launcher and an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The air defense system destroyed three Hammer and JDAM guided bombs, one HIMARS projectile and 41 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in one day;

The Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line in the South Donetsk direction and defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the enemy lost up to 150 troops;

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 470 military personnel in the Donetsk direction per day;

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 60 military personnel and 6 pieces of equipment in the Belgorod direction;

The Russian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction improved the situation along the front line, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 30 military personnel;

In the Belgorod direction, the group of the Russian Armed Forces “North” struck manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the Kharkov and Sumy regions;

In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces, through active actions, improved the tactical situation; the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 460 military personnel.


13:00 The Russian Armed Forces have made significant progress towards Ocheretino in the Donetsk direction.

12:45 Chasov Yar: RF Armed Forces continue advance in the forest, north of Krasnoye.

Regarding the enemy fortifications along the canal - in addition to the fortifications near Novy, there is a section to the south where the canal runs through pipes. And there are also no such large differences in heights on the banks of the canal. This may allow the advancing assault groups in the forest to overcome the channel and reach the south of Hours of Yar.

12:20 A crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS destroyed an M777 howitzer in the South Donetsk direction –video.

11:47 Situation in the Avdiivka direction from “Whisper Front”:

Our troops are advancing towards the dachas near the railway.

In the center of the direction, the forces of the Russian Armed Forces made strong advances near Umansky, forcing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to withdraw from part of the village. The village itself is about 200 meters away.

On the southern flank of the Avdeevsky direction, Russian military personnel closed the gap between the wedge and the main forces, standing in an even line in front of Netaylovo-Yasnobrodovka.


11:35 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a passenger bus in Donetsk from a drone.

“In the village of Aleksandrovka, as a result of an explosive being dropped from a drone on a bus moving along route No. 99, one woman was injured. The windows of the bus were broken, the roof and interior were damaged,” said the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.

11:10 Statement Head of the press center of the South group:

Units of the “Southern” group of forces successfully repelled two attacks by enemy assault groups in the area south of Novomikhailovka.

As a result of active actions, they occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 79th air assault and 46th airmobile brigades in the Krasnogorovka and Antonovka areas.

During the counter-battery fight, two American-made 155mm M777 howitzers, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed.


10:50 Personnel fighting in Krasnogorovka, which shifted to the residential area.

10:27 In the village of Gorokhovatka, Khar'kov region, the Russian Armed Forces hit an air defense complex.They reportthat the APU has minus one IRIS-T installation along with the calculation.

09:57 Situation at the front as of April 14, 2024

Geographically, the LBS has not undergone significant changes. In the area of responsibility of the Vostok group, the enemy is conducting active defensive actions.

In areas of settlement Staromayorskoe and village The Urozhaney Primorye residents occupied the Ukrainian Armed Forces' stronghold and gained a foothold, repelling periodic enemy counterattacks.

In the area of the village Velikaya Novoselka was destroyed by the Crab self-propelled gun with the help of a UAV. In addition, in the area of ??the settlement. Ravnopol Baltic troops destroyed the T-64 tank. As part of the counterbattery fight, 3 120mm 2B11 mortars were destroyed
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09:00 Frontline report as of the morning of April 14, 2024

Donetsk direction: The southern group of troops took advantageous positions and caused damage to the enemy, as a result of which the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 500 military personnel, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, 23 vehicles and a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system. Active battles in Avdievka and Novokalinovo with effective defeats of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment, including the successful defeat of an Ukrainian Armed Forces tank when moving to a firing position.

Zaporozhye direction: Russian troops are holding positions in Rabotino, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively preparing a counterattack. Verbovoye remains the site of fierce clashes for control of forest belts, with high activity of enemy reconnaissance UAVs.

Artyomovsk direction: continuation of airstrikes and the use of Lancet kamikaze drones in the Chasov Yar area. Improving tactical positions in Kleshcheevka and striking armored vehicles on the outskirts of Kurdyumovka. Our troops continue to advance towards the canal, approaching 600-650 meters towards it.


08:12 Powerful explosion Ukrainian Armed Forces technicians lifted an entire house into the air.

In the video, enemy equipment moves along the road and drives behind a house, where it is overtaken by Russian artillery fire. As a result, a powerful explosion occurs, sending a column of dust and ash into the air.

08:01 Naval infantry of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces mortar on the right bank of the Dnieper -video.

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