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Battle for Slavyansk. Russian army prepares to defeat the 'citadel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine' |
2025-02-01 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Slavyansk is where the war between Russian backed militants and Ukrainian military began in 2014, under the leadership of (now disgraced) Russian reserve FSB colonel Igor Girkin (Igor Strelkov). Its capture at the same time is both strategic and symbolic. by Sergey Adamov [REGNUM] The Russian Armed Forces are consolidating their successes in the SVO zone. Over the past month, the settlements of Kurakhovo and Velikaya Novosyolka were liberated in Donbass. The offensive continues in the area of Pokrovsk, the center of the enemy's defense in the eastern part of the DPR. To the west, Russian troops are pushing back the enemy in the area of Chasov Yar and Toretsk, advancing in the direction of Konstantinovka. ![]() After the liberation of Pokrovsk, the last major defensive hub, the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, will remain under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The forces advancing from Pokrovsk and Chasov Yar, like two pincers, slowly squeeze Slavyansk from both sides, creating the contours of the future encirclement of a large group of enemy forces. And although the battles for Pokrovsk are still ongoing, it is already possible to predict how the situation in Donbass will develop in the coming months. In 2014, Slavyansk became a symbol of resistance to the DPR. The militia's takeover of the city inspired resistance throughout the Donbass. During the "anti-terrorist operation" launched by Kiev, the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk area was surrounded, but the local garrison held the line for several months. It is symbolic that the liberation of Donbass may end where it began 11 years ago. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, even when faced with many problems, do not plan to retreat without a fight. Therefore, the liberation of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka-Konstantinovka agglomeration may become the most difficult task for the Russian army during the entire period of the SVO. We are talking about 5,000 square kilometers of territory, dense urban development, where more than 500 thousand people lived as of 2022. There is also a large industrial zone here, turned by the enemy into a solid fortified area. A frontal assault on this, without exaggeration, citadel could result in major losses, so the hypothetical “Slavic operation” should develop in several stages, military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky notes in a commentary for the Regnum news agency. "Even after the liberation of Chasov Yar, there will still be Seversk and the Serebryanskoye forestry area. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have clung very tightly to this area of territory because it is strategically important. With the liberation of Seversk, the road to Slavyansk itself will open. So in the foreseeable future, we should expect that the front in this area will begin to move," the expert predicts. In the spring of 2014, Seversk came under the control of the DPR militia forces and became a symbol of resistance on par with Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Krasny Liman, the source recalled. However, they failed to maintain control over the city. And during the SVO, Russian troops again reached the approaches to Seversk, but so far the Ukrainian Armed Forces have managed to hold the front in this area. The resumption of hostilities near Seversk will mean the beginning of the "Slavyansk operation". But for the complete encirclement of Slavyansk, another important task must be solved. LEFT BANK, RIGHT BANK In the context of the liberation of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk district, the area of territory at the junction of the territories of the DPR, LPR and the Kharkov region, squeezed between the Zherebets, Oskol and Seversky Donets rivers, is of key importance. The cities of Svyatogorsk and Liman (Krasny Liman), which literally "hang" over Slavyansk, are located in this area. Supplying Ukrainian troops in this area is seriously complicated by the lack of proper crossings. Previously, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft consistently destroyed bridges across the Oskol River, so the Ukrainian military was forced to build several pontoon crossings, which are also regularly subject to air strikes. Now, in the "interfluve", after a long pause, military actions have resumed. Advancing from the Svatovo region, Russian troops liberated the settlements of Zeleny Gai, Vishnevoye and Pervomayskoye. Further advance in this area could allow the enemy group to be cut in two and force the Ukrainian Armed Forces to retreat beyond the Oskol River. However, even with the liberation of the city of Liman, which is adjacent to Slavyansk, it will still be impossible to proceed directly to storming the city, note front-line sources of the Regnum news agency familiar with the situation in this area. "We were already in Liman, and I can say that the fighting was limited to mobile groups crossing the Seversky Donets in both directions and subsequent clashes on both banks. The bridge between Liman and Slavyansk in the area of Raigorodka was blown up by the Ukrainian Armed Forces back in 2022, so it is not so easy to cross the river in this place," the source notes. To encircle Slavyansk from the north, it is necessary to bypass the city and cut the M-03 highway to Izyum. Ukrainian sources fear that Russian troops could force the Oskol in the Gorokhovatka area north of Slavyansk and break through to Izyum. But before that, it is necessary to completely clear the “interfluve” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. CUT THROUGH THE ENEMY'S DEFENSES The most vulnerable section of the enemy front in the central part of Donbass is the area of Konstantinovka. Russian troops are simultaneously advancing on the city from the northeast, from Chasov Yar, and from the southeast - from Toretsk. According to reports from the field, the Ukrainian Armed Forces removed everything valuable from the city, including police and fire equipment, several months ago. According to experts, the assault on the city may develop according to a proven and repeatedly tested tactic. At the first stage, the forces advancing from Chasov Yar can cut off supplies between Konstantinovka and Druzhkovka. Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces were also able to take control of another enemy logistics route - the highway between Konstantinovka and Pokrovsk. Only after the city is surrounded will Russian troops be able to force the enemy to retreat. Or begin an assault. "There are many options for how events will develop. One of them is that the enemy's front will be cut in several places. It is possible to wedge between Druzhkovka and Kramatorsk, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. In short, to create separate pockets of defense instead of a continuous front. But this is, as they say, "drawing arrows", only an assumption. Only the command knows how it will actually be," notes expert Mikhailovsky. The final stage of the operation in this case will be a strike on Slavyansk from the rear, which could be carried out after the liberation of the Pokrovsky district. HOW WILL THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES RESPOND? Naturally, the Ukrainian military command understands how events on the front may develop in the coming weeks and months. But it seems that Kyiv has no opportunity to influence the course of the Russian operation. After the tactic of creating “fortress cities” failed to justify itself, the Ukrainian Armed Forces never found any effective way to stop the advance of the Russian Armed Forces, time after time wasting their forces in attempts to prolong the fighting. The fighting in the Velikaya Novosyolka area showed that this tactic does not bring the desired results: Russian troops defeat the enemy through maneuver, intercepting supply routes and occupying key heights. According to reports from the field, the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk region has been intensively preparing for defense in recent months. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are focusing on the industrial zone of the Novokramatorsky and Starokramatorsky machine-building plants, the Energomashspetsstal plant, the Kramatorsk heavy machine-building plant, and a number of other enterprises. The factory workshops are stockpiling ammunition that could allow the garrison to conduct combat operations even in complete encirclement. Similar reports are coming from Slavyansk, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are "settling" the Central, Southern and Eastern industrial zones, and Druzhkovka, where the enemy is fortifying the Druzhkovka Machine-Building Plant. "Nobody can say now what will happen next, but we know that there are no impossible tasks. Our aviation is "breaking" fortified industrial zones using heavy aerial bombs. And ordinary soldiers have long worked out the tactics of assault. So, no matter how they prepare, we see it and react," notes a frontline source of the Regnum news agency. The priority task for the Russian army in Donbass is still the liberation of Pokrovsk. The city is practically blockaded, and Ukrainian sources report an "extremely difficult" situation on this section of the front. It is unknown whether the Ukrainian Armed Forces will decide to fight for the city to the last or retreat to the territory of the Dnepropetrovsk region, but the liberation of Pokrovsk will become a prologue to the battle for Slavyansk, and therefore, for the final liberation of Donbass. |
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Former DPR Defense Minister Strelkov Transferred to Penal Colony |
2024-06-28 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Former Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People's Republic Igor Girkin (call sign: Strelkov), convicted of calls for extremism, was transferred to a penal colony, his wife Miroslava Reginskaya reported on her Telegram channel. ![]() “According to information received from the lawyer, this morning, June 27, Igor Strelkov was transferred to a penal colony,” she wrote. The ex-minister’s wife noted that she was not informed which colony her husband was sent to. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on May 29, the first appellate court of general jurisdiction upheld Strelkov's four-year sentence. Following the appellate court's verdict, the sentence came into force and is subject to execution. The former minister was detained on July 21, 2023, he publicly called on Internet users to engage in extremist activities. On January 25, 2024, the Moscow City Court sentenced the former Minister of Defense of the DPR to four years in a general regime colony. In April 2024, the convicted man's lawyer announced his desire to participate in the SVO in Ukraine. A document was attached to the appeal stating that one of the front-line military units agreed to sign a contract with Strelkov. In 2014, he led a militia unit for several months during battles with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Slavyansk (DPR). In early July 2014, Strelkov's unit retreated from the city on his orders. From May to August 2014, he commanded the DPR Armed Forces. In May 2014, he was appointed Minister of Defense of the republic. In August of the same year, Strelkov was dismissed. |
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Sukharevsky, who fired the first shot in Donbass in 2014, is appointed Syrsky’s deputy. |
2024-02-14 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Colonel Vadim Sukharevsky, who in 2014 gave the order to open fire against an armed detachment in the Donbass, was appointed by the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky as deputy commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky. This was reported by Hromadske Television. Sukharevsky, known under the call sign Barsuk, on April 13, 2014 led the 3rd company of the 80th Airmobile Brigade in the vicinity of Slavyansk, near the village of Semyonovka. After the capture of the police station in Slavyansk by Igor Strelkov's (AKA Igor Girkin Girkin) detachment, Sukharevsky was ordered not to open fire. This decision was due to fears of a repeat of the events at Euromaidan, where police officers were arrested after the shooting. But SBU special forces and paratroopers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were attacked by supporters of secession from Ukraine. Sukharevsky gave the order to intervene. At his command, the Ukrainian military moved forward in an armored personnel carrier, Sukharevsky sat in the gunner’s place so that all responsibility for this decision would rest with him. “I decided to open lethal fire myself,” Badger previously told the media. Subsequently, his actions that day were assessed as an act of heroism, and in June 2022 he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. In his new position, Sukharevsky will be responsible for drones and the development of the use of drones in the Kyiv army. As Regnum reported, the commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, may undertake operations that are extremely dangerous for the state of the Ukrainian army in order to curry favor with Zelensky. In particular, for media victories. So says former Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine Georgy Tuka. Alexander Syrsky is known in the ranks of the Ukrainian army as a commander who does not take losses into account; another “meat grinder” organized by him cannot be ruled out, said the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. |
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 25, 2024 |
2024-01-26 |
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] 21:45 Peskov said in an interview with Bloomberg that Russia “was, is and will be open” to negotiations on Ukraine, but “is determined to continue the special operation until its goals are achieved.” ![]() The agency also writes, citing sources in the Russian Federation, that Putin, through unofficial channels, is allegedly sending signals to the United States that he is open to discussing future security measures for Ukraine. According to them, Putin may be ready to consider abandoning the demand for Ukraine's neutral status and non-entry into NATO, but will insist on recognizing Russian control over the occupied territories. 21:18 Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets confirmed in a comment to Sky News that some Ukrainian prisoners of war from the Russian list of persons allegedly on board the Il-76 aircraft have already been exchanged. 20:34 Igor Strelkov (Girkin), sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment by a court in The Hague, is still inaccessible to international justice, but in Russia he received a real sentence. He was given four years in prison for calling for extremist activities. About what this means, see the material Sentence to a Terrorist. 20:19 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the air defense allegedly stopped an attack using the RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system, two rockets were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region. And the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, claims that one person was killed as a result of a drone attack in the Belgorod village of Lozovaya Rudka. 20:16 Over the past year, Russia purchased more than $1 billion worth of chips from the United States and Europe, Bloomberg writes. 19:31 The pro-Russian Prime Minister of Slovakia after his visit to Uzhgorod softened his harsh tone towards Ukraine. About why he abruptly changed his position - in the material “Did Fico Change His Shoes?” 19:23 Peskov claims that Russia allegedly promptly informed Kiev about the transportation of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Il-76 aircraft. And the Russian permanent representative in Vienna, Lukashevich, said that Moscow did not invite either the OSCE or the UN to investigate the Il-76 crash. 18:37 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of Slovenia Natasha Pirc Musar, they discussed the work on a bilateral document on security guarantees, the current defense needs of Ukraine. 17:56 The European Commission announced that it is allocating 15 million euros for the construction of new bomb shelters for schools in hot spots of Ukraine, and Lithuania will provide an additional 500 thousand euros and will take responsibility for the implementation of the project. 17:30 In Russia, prisoners who go to fight against Ukraine no longer receive pardons from Putin, the BBC Russian service reports. If previously recruits were promised money and a pardon after six months of participation in hostilities, now the contract is signed for one year and extended automatically. Prisoners will be able to receive full release and expungement of their criminal records only if they receive a state award or are dismissed due to the end of the war, loss of health, or reaching the age limit. 16:53 Ukraine is working to prepare for the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishyna. She recalled that on January 29 in Uzhgorod a meeting is planned between the head of the OP Andrei Ermak, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba and his Hungarian colleague Peter Szijjártó. It will be connected, in particular, with the preparation of Orban’s upcoming visit to Ukraine. The last time the Prime Minister of Hungary came was in 2010, Stefanishina noted. 16:50 In the Nikolaev region, a Kh-59 guided missile fired from a Russian Su-34 fighter was destroyed, the Air Force reported. 16:31 The new head of the OSCE, Foreign Minister of Malta Ian Borg said that he will visit Kiev next week. According to him, this visit will be a demonstration of “steadfast support” for Ukraine. 16:28 The Russian Il-76 aircraft, which crashed on January 24 near Belgorod, previously delivered weapons to the airfield in Engels and to Belgorod itself, said GUR representative Andrey Yusov: “This is the aircraft that supplied S-300 and S- missiles to the Belgorod region 400 for attacks on Kharkov and the region. The Russians themselves say that those activities that are used to supply enemy forces and equipment are used at the same time, probably for transporting prisoners." Yusov emphasized that if this is true, then the Russians have actually admitted to yet another war crime. 16:22 Russia recruited more than 200 Nepalese citizens for the war in Ukraine, at least 14 of them died, said the country's Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash. 16:06 Sweden and the UK announced they are joining the newly created “drone coalition” - there are now four participating countries, along with Ukraine and Latvia, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported. 15:59 France delivered two M270 LRU MLRS to Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. 15:28 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Wieslaw Kukula, and spoke about the operational situation at the front. They also discussed security risks and possible interaction in the context of Ukrainian-Polish cooperation. In particular, the issues of training Ukrainian military personnel in Poland, as well as the exchange of combat experience. The Commander-in-Chief emphasized the importance of strengthening the capabilities of the Ukrainian air defense system. 15:25 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed that his country will support the allocation of 50 billion euros to Ukraine from the EU: “I understand that some of our statements may cause controversy. But we are asked to approve 50 billion euros for Ukraine for the next four years. Slovakia agrees and will agree. We will not create any obstacles." 15:12 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Hungary has changed its mind about blocking the creation of an EU military fund of 5.4 billion euros for Ukraine. This will pave the way for an agreement to reorganize the mechanism designed to ensure a stable supply of weapons to Kyiv, as soon as the participating countries sort out the technical issues. 15:06 Last week, the Russians suddenly broke into one of the districts of Avdeevka, known as the Tsar’s Hunt, and captured several streets. The occupiers, as the Ukrainian military reported, suddenly found themselves in the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was a mystery to our soldiers how the enemy was able to break into the city unnoticed. Read more in the article Underground pipe. 14:27 Russian public pages write that as a result of a Ukrainian strike on a military training ground near the occupied Ilovaisk of the Donetsk region, 24 Russian servicemen were killed. According to some reports, the strike was carried out on a cluster of UAV operators. 13:53 There were supposed to be military-political VIPs of the Russian Federation on board the Il-76, but at the last moment the FSB forbade them to board, said GUR representative Andrei Yusov. According to him, Ukrainian intelligence found out this after the plane crashed. Yusov also noted that only five bodies were delivered to the local morgue in Belgorod the day before, and Russian rescuers were not allowed to inspect the crash site. All this data will be transferred for international investigation. 13:44 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis arrived in Kiev - this is his eighth visit to Ukraine after the Russian invasion in February 2022. 13:40 Russia is increasing the use of gas grenades using prohibited lethal substances, said Andrey Rudyk, speaker of the Center for Research of Captured and Advanced Weapons and Military Equipment. In December 2023 alone, 81 cases of the use of gas grenades were recorded, and in total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 626 cases of chemical attacks against the Ukrainian military are known. According to Rudyk, Russia, contrary to its obligations under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention, is developing new RG-V gas grenades using chloroacetophenone. 13:18 The Moscow City Court sentenced terrorist Igor Girkin-Strelkov to four years in a general regime colony for calling for extremism. He was also banned from administering Internet pages for two years. 13:11 “Head” of Crimea Sergei Aksenov issued a decree according to which a “special regime” of entry and exit is introduced on the administrative border between the peninsula and the occupied part of the Kherson region. According to the decree, the regime of entry in the north of Crimea “is equal to the regime of entry across the state border of the Russian Federation.” The places of crossing the administrative border are the automobile checkpoints Armyansk, Perekop, Dzhankoy, as well as the railway checkpoints Armyansk and Dzhankoy. To cross the border, foreign citizens or stateless persons must have “a valid identification document recognized in accordance with international treaties by the Russian Federation.” In addition, according to the document, Russian military convoys will move along specially designated roads in agreement with the Border Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Radio Liberty reports. 13:05 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution calling on member countries to recognize the deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia as genocide of the Ukrainian people. The document was approved unanimously. 12:56 Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, at least 25 representatives of religious personnel have been killed, the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience reported. As of today, the destruction of more than 500 religious buildings has been recorded, 9% of which were completely destroyed, 16% were damaged beyond repair. 12:13 Ukraine has not yet seen any signs that there were a large number of prisoners of war on the Il-76 military plane that crashed in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, said Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets: “I cannot say affirmatively that there really were prisoners of war there. After analyzing the photos and videos that we saw on the Internet... if the Russians had any photos or videos that our prisoners of war were there, they would have already used them. We did not see any signs that there were there were so many people - citizens of Ukraine, or non-citizens of Ukraine." 11:56 Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen expressed confidence that Orban will lift his veto on the €50 billion aid package to Ukraine. According to her, the Hungarian Foreign Minister gave a “positive signal.” If this does not happen, then, according to her, the EU “will find another solution.” 11:50 Russia is resorting to new tactics of using drones and preparing new powerful attacks on Ukraine, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, during today’s night attack in the south, the enemy resorted to “tactical tricks”: “They used low passage of drones over water, making their detection as difficult as possible for air defense systems, and approached in the direction of actually residential areas, although they also maneuvered among industrial "This is a search for new tactics to plan for the upcoming powerful actions." 11:43 The SBU has opened criminal proceedings into the crash of an Il-76 in the Belgorod region, Ukrainian media report citing sources in the Security Service. The investigation is carried out under Art. 438 of the Criminal Code - violation of the laws and customs of war. Currently, the SBU is carrying out a set of measures to clarify all the circumstances of the plane crash. 11:21 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a military training ground in occupied Ilovaisk, Donetsk region, the opposition Russian publication Astra reported. Local publics and residents reported explosions in Ilovaisk on January 24 at around 3 p.m. According to the publication's sources, as a result of the shelling at a military training ground near the village of Pokrovka, there were killed and wounded servicemen, their number is being established. 11:10 Ukrainian media report, citing sources, that the oil refinery in Russian Tuapse was attacked by SBU drones the night before. After two powerful explosions, a large-scale fire started there, and the installation for the primary processing of petroleum products - vacuum and atmospheric columns - was damaged. 10:52 NATO underestimated Russia's ability to produce ammunition and recruit troops, said the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Martin Herem. According to him, predictions that Russian troops would reach the limit of their resources did not materialize. The Russian army is capable of producing several million artillery shells a year, far outpacing European efforts, and can recruit hundreds of thousands of new soldiers. 10:17 Both black boxes of the Il-76 that crashed in the Belgorod region have been found, Russian media report citing emergency services. 09:58 The delay in helping Ukraine in Congress is due to pressure from Trump and his desire to build a campaign on migration issues, Voice of America correspondent Ostap Yarysh reports, citing several sources in the American media. They note that a compromise on Ukraine and the border is supposedly not in Trump’s interests, because it would add points to Biden before the election. 09:29 In Odessa, six people were injured as a result of a night drone attack, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA. One of the drones hit a partially inhabited multi-storey new building in the Khadzhibey district - a fire broke out, several apartments were damaged, and one person received burns. Another downed drone crashed through the roof of a two-story residential building in the Primorsky district. In the same residential area, another UAV fell, the blast wave damaged surrounding houses, and four people were injured. Another attack drone fell near a high-rise building in the Primorsky district, without detonation. There were no casualties. It was also recorded that a warehouse of a furniture factory in an industrial area of Odessa was hit, a powerful fire started, and one person was injured by the shock wave. 09:04 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 25:
08:46 On the evening of January 24, the enemy fired at the village. Bolshaya Rogan, Kharkov region - four people were injured, including a 17-year-old teenager. Four residential buildings and cars were damaged and destroyed, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. In addition, the Russians attacked the village with KAB. Olkhovatka, Kupyansky district, a farm was damaged, no people were injured. 08:37 In the Nikolaev region, as a result of the evening shelling of the village. In Dmitrovka, Kutsurubskaya community, a critical infrastructure facility was damaged, leaving three settlements without power supply. Residential buildings were also damaged, but no people were injured, said Vitaly Kim, head of the OVA. 07:53 Over the past 24 hours, 58 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevka direction, the Defense Forces repelled four enemy attacks in the Avdeevka area and another eight attacks near Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, nine attacks were repulsed near Georgievka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region. In the Kupyansky direction, six enemy attacks were repelled near Sinkovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - four attacks near Ternov, east of Dibrova, Donetsk region, and five more attacks in the areas of Makeevka, Serebryansky forestry, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - seven attacks near Vasyukovka, Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky and Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - two attacks south of Zolotaya Niva and east of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - one attack in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, measures are continuing to expand the bridgehead; over the past 24 hours, the enemy unsuccessfully tried seven times to storm the positions of the Ukrainian troops. 07:38 In the Krivorozhsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, during a night drone attack due to a hit, one of the enterprises caused destruction, a building caught fire. Rescuers extinguished the fire, no people were injured, said Sergei Lysak, head of the OVA. 06:40 At night, air defense destroyed 11 of 14 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type, which Russia attacked from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area and Cape Chauda, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Odessa and Nikolaev regions. In addition, the Russian Federation attacked with four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the Belgorod region in the direction of Kharkov and one from the occupied territory of the Donetsk region. 01:32 Military assistance to Ukraine is in the national interests of the United States, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said: “This was never about charity, this is not about demonstrating charity or about abstract principles of international relations. This is about cold, hard American interests ". He explained that Washington's direct interest is to prevent authoritarian regimes from redrawing the world map using force. "It is in our interests to help reduce the military capabilities of a significant adversary without sacrificing American lives. It is in our interests to deter aggressive behavior before it sparks a broader conflict and directly threatens our closest allies and trading partners," McConnell said. 00:49 Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk called Russian propaganda messages about the crash of the Il-76 plane a “fake flow of information to an external audience.” According to him, in this way the Russian Federation is trying to discredit Ukraine in the eyes of the world community in order to reduce international support. At the same time, Oleschuk emphasized that the Air Force “beat, beat and will beat the enemy, wherever he is.” "The air force is doing everything to reach the enemy both in the sky and on the ground. You read our reports. Many Russian aircraft and crews will never be able to terrorize our people. They are destroyed. We have more and more tools and capabilities to get the enemy where he doesn’t expect it,” added the commander of the Armed Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 00:12 A day of mourning has been declared in Kharkov on Thursday, January 25, said Mayor Igor Terekhov. According to him, the rocket attacks on January 23 led to one of the largest tragedies in the city in terms of the number of victims during the entire period of a full-scale war. |
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Prosecutor asks for almost five years in prison in the Strelkov case of extremism |
2024-01-19 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. To remind: Igor Strelkov is the call sign for Russian retired reserve FSB Colonel Igor Girkin, who has claimed in the past to be the main operative in the Russian takeover in Crimea and the two breakaway republics, Donetsk and Lugansk. He was formerly in command of separatist forces in the beginning, starting on Slavyansk. He is being sent up for shooting his mouth off about the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. [Regnum] Former DPR Defense Minister Igor Strelkov (Girkin), the state prosecution asked for four years and 11 months in a general regime colony for calls for extremism. The press service of the Moscow City Court reported this. “The state prosecutor requested for Girkin the main punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of four years and 11 months in a general regime colony and an additional one in the form of deprivation of the right to administer sites in telecommunication networks, including on the Internet for three years,” TASS reported in press service of the court. As reported by IA Regnum, Igor Strelkov was detained on July 21, 2023. Since that time he has been under arrest in a pre-trial detention center. He is charged with public calls for extremist activities (under Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Under this article, the accused faces up to five years in prison. Strelkov denies his guilt. In 2014, Igor Strelkov led a militia detachment for several months during battles with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Slavyansk (DPR). At the beginning of July 2014, Strelkov’s unit, on his orders, retreated from the city. From May 12 to August 14, 2014, he commanded the DPR Armed Forces. On May 16, 2014, Strelkov was appointed Minister of Defense of this republic. In August of the same year he was dismissed. After this, Strelkov left Donbass. |
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Strelkov's lawyer announced the completion of the investigation into his client's case |
2023-11-16 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. AKA as Igor Girkin [Regnum] The preliminary investigation into the case of former DPR Defense Minister Igor Strelkov (Girkin) has been completed, and his defense has already become familiar with the materials. The lawyer of the accused, Alexander Molokhov, told reporters about this. “The preliminary investigation into the case of my client Girkin has been completed, he and I have already familiarized ourselves with his materials. Now the case has been transferred to the prosecutor’s office for approval of the indictment,” the lawyer said in an interview with TASS . The lawyer noted that the prosecutor's office is given 10 days to decide whether to approve the case. Molokhov admitted that the procedure may take a shorter time. After the case is approved by the prosecutor's office, the investigation materials will go to the court, which will consider them. Igor Strelkov was detained on July 21, 2023. Since that time he has been under arrest in a pre-trial detention center. In September, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow extended Strelkov’s arrest until December 18. He is charged with public calls for extremist activities (under Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Under this article, the accused faces up to five years in prison. In 2014, Igor Strelkov led a militia detachment for several months during battles with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Slavyansk (DPR). At the beginning of July 2014, Strelkov’s unit, on his orders, retreated from the city. From May 12 to August 14, 2014, he commanded the DPR Armed Forces. On May 16, 2014, Strelkov was appointed Minister of Defense of this republic. In August of the same year he was dismissed. After this, Strelkov left Donbass. |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin. Disclosure: I follow Strelkov (retired FSB Colonel Igor Girkin) on V Kontakte. He has been mercilessly critical of Evgeny Prigozhin and the Russian Defense Ministry. I personally thought his criticisms of Prigozhin were unfair and inaccurate. Col. Girkin has claimed on more than one occasion that he led the revolt in Donbas as well as in Crimea. [ColonelCassad] The court arrested Strelkov until September 18 under Article 280 (Part 2) for inciting extremist activities on social networks. The court rejected the option of replacing the pre-trial detention center with house arrest. ![]() The maximum possible term is 5 years. In addition to the arrest of Strelkov, today the list of foreign agents includes:
Parshin, deputy head of the Ministry of Digital Development, was fired. He is involved in a case of corruption on a large scale. PS. Pavel Gubarev, who was detained at the court, where Strelkov was discharged for 2 months in a pre-trial detention center, has already been released. More from regnum.ru Igor Strelkov was arrested for two months Former DPR Defense Minister Igor Strelkov was arrested for two months. The court arrested Igor Strelkov for two months, until September 18 The decision to arrest Strelkov was made on July 21 by the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow, the former minister will remain in jail until September 18. He was charged with public calls to carry out extremist activities on the Internet and faces up to five years in prison. As IA Regnum reported , Strelkov's wife reported about the arrest on July 21. On her Telegram channel , Miroslava Reginskaya said that the security forces arrived at Strelkov’s house at about 11:30 a.m., and her husband was charged under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Extremism”). In 2014, Strelkov led the fighters during the battles in Slovyansk for several months. From May 12 to August 14, 2014 he was the commander of the Armed Forces of the DPR. From May 16 - Minister of Defense. In August, he was dismissed and left the territory of Donbass. According to media reports, recently he lived in Moscow. More from Enver Slager8035 Russia arrests Igor Girkin, ex-security officer who led operations in Ukraine [WaPo] Russian authorities on Friday detained Igor Girkin, a former Russian commander in Ukraine and prominent war blogger, reportedly on charges of promoting extremism — marking the first time Moscow has taken action against a fervent supporter of the war in Ukraine but one who voiced loud criticism of Russian leaders and their often botched military strategy. Criticizing the war and the military is illegal in Russia, and authorities have cracked down mercilessly on those expressing antiwar views, including schoolchildren. But Russian law enforcement has ignored fierce, often fiery, criticism from pro-war hawks who have lambasted battlefield decisions, decried repeated military setbacks and demanded harsher attacks on Ukraine. Girkin, who is also known by his nom de guerre Igor Strelkov, is an ex-officer of the Federal Security Service, or FSB. He played a role in Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014 and then served as a commander in Russian-controlled areas of Donbas in eastern Ukraine, where he helped foment a separatist war and was accused of extrajudicial killings. In November, Girkin and two co-defendants were convicted by a court in the Netherlands of murder in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, an attack that killed all 298 passengers and crew members aboard. Russia had shielded Girkin from extradition in that case. Now, however, Girkin is being accused of "public calls for extremist activities" online, Russian state news agencies reported. On Friday evening, he appeared in a Moscow court at a pretrial hearing where investigators asked that he be jailed for two months. More from Besoeker Russian hardline Putin critic and commander Strelkov detained in Moscow [BBC] Outspoken pro-war blogger Igor Girkin, who has fiercely criticised Russia's military strategy in Ukraine, has been remanded in custody by a court in Moscow, accused of extremism. The hardline nationalist, also known as Igor Strelkov, could face up to five years in jail. His wife said he was detained on Friday at their Moscow flat while she was out. A former FSB intelligence colonel, Strelkov played a key role in Russia's 2014 landgrab of Crimea. He went on to lead Russia's proxy army in the ensuing war in eastern Ukraine. Igor Strelkov was one of three men convicted in absentia by a Dutch court last November of murder for his role in a missile strike in 2014 that downed a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over the conflict area, with the loss of all 298 people on board. But as the full-scale invasion of last year became increasingly bogged down, Strelkov's criticism of military failings and the commander in chief, President Vladimir Putin, became more vociferous. "We have already lost," he told social media followers last year. A few days ago he called the Kremlin leader "a nonentity" and "a cowardly waste of space", says BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg. More from the V Kontakte page of Elmira Kerimova The doctor of PMC "Wagner" admitted that he wrote a statement on Strelkov Former municipal deputy Dmitry Petrovsky told the media that he did it four days ago. 📝“He collects big donations supposedly to help our guys,and is not responsible for spending money. The last straw, of course, was Strelkov's words about our President Vladimir Putin. I think that insulting the first person of the state is a crime,” Petrovsky said. The media, meanwhile, write about other reasons for the detention of Igor Strelkov. It may be related to the end of the examination of his streams and videos for discrediting the RF Armed Forces. Also, a resident of Novosibirsk applied for the former Minister of Defense of the DPR. She asked to check Strelkov for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. There is no official confirmation of any of the versions yet.
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According to the situation in the Alyoshek area (bridgehead of the Armed Forces of Ukraine opposite Kherson). |
2023-07-03 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. From the V Kontakte page of Igor Strelkov According to the situation in the Alyoshek area (bridgehead of the Armed Forces of Ukraine opposite Kherson). ![]() When our troops left (according to Surovkin's "simple decision") Kherson and the bridgehead around it, I (and not only) noted that the enemy would certainly try to use the dominant right bank of the Dnieper to try to capture the bridgehead (s) on the left bank. The possibility of observation and shelling in the zone of direct visibility of our communications, as well as the positions themselves, is a guarantee of any successful operations for those units with which the enemy is trying to gain a foothold on the left bank. The bridgehead near Alyoshki on an island in the floodplain of the Dnieper is tactical. Simply because even having captured this island - the enemy - if he assumes further broader operations - will have to re-form channels and swamps in order to capture a bridgehead already on "solid ground" outside the floodplain. I believe that the enemy so stubbornly throws his fighters for slaughter (since he cannot change the landed units, he can only take the wounded out of the bridgehead) for reasons: a) the desire to achieve at least some success that can be "served" to the population as "major victory"; b) as part of the diversion of forces and means of the RF Armed Forces from other areas where strategic strikes are planned and carried out; c) purely out of the well-known "Khokhlyatsky" stubbornness, forcing them to cling to every piece of land, regardless of losses. The fact that our command understood the "minority" of the specified area is evidenced by the fact that in the Alyoshek area, "secondary" units equipped with "mobiles" are involved, while the divisions of the personnel of the 7th Airborne Division that previously occupied the site were sent to Zaporozhye, where enemy attacks pose the greatest danger. What, in this case, caused persistent attempts to throw the enemy into the river? Wouldn't it be better to leave the island gradually, with battles, trying only to inflict the greatest losses on the enemy? This question is "hanging in the air", but I personally do not have a definite answer to it. Since, having captured the island, the enemy, of course, will not stop there, will establish a pontoon or ferry crossing and impose battles on us directly for Alyoshka - in order to create a foothold already on "solid ground". Which can already carry a strategic threat. Frankly speaking, such a threat would not frighten me personally (if I were in the place of the Russian command), "from the word in any way." Just because if I were the commander (may the reader forgive me such liberties, since this opportunity “does not threaten me in any way from the word”), I would find non-linear responses to the actions of the enemy. But in conditions where: - the defense of the RF Armed Forces everywhere, except for the Donbass, is completely passive and does not provide for the possibility of conducting offensive operations outside the zone of current control; - it is headed by such "military geniuses" as General Makarevich, who is in charge in the indicated direction (one of the numerous galaxy of "brave, but impenetrable") - everything looks "not so simple." I really like historical analogies with the Civil War (probably because its battles took place in the same places, and I was once a relative specialist in the history of this particular war). So - in the summer of 1920, General Ya.A. Slashchev, who commanded the 2nd Corps of the Russian Army (Wrangel), was very frivolous about the possibility of creating bridgeheads on this very section of the Dnieper, which opposed him, the 13th Army of the Red Army. His concept was not to "substitute" the troops under artillery fire from the high right bank, to allow the "reds" to cross, concentrate and launch an offensive towards the Crimean isthmuses. And then - having defeated them in the depths of the steppe and "cutting" them with cavalry blows from the flanks - drive them to the Dnieper, capturing numerous trophies. This calculation was based on a significantly higher combat capability of the "whites" and the high professionalism of their command. And it even had its effect, until ... Until the advantage of the "Reds" in numbers became simply overwhelming, and the professionalism of their command did not begin to approach that of the "Whites". As a result, at one not perfect “for the “whites”) moment, the Kakhovka bridgehead arose, from which (after the failure of its liquidation) “the Reds delivered a devastating blow to the rear of the most powerful formations of the Russian Army connected by a heavy battle (suddenly - near Tokmak and Pologa). Further - a breakthrough to Perekop, huge losses retreating and almost complete death of them surrounded. Until the advantage of the "Reds" in numbers became simply overwhelming, and the professionalism of their command did not begin to approach that of the "Whites". As a result, at one not perfect “for the “whites”) moment, the Kakhovka bridgehead arose, from which (after the failure of its liquidation) “the Reds delivered a devastating blow to the rear of the most powerful formations of the Russian Army connected by a heavy battle (suddenly - near Tokmak and Pologa). What do we have now? - And now we have: - a very serious superiority of the enemy in "manpower". General and specifically on all directions chosen for the offensive; - the superiority of the enemy command over ours in terms of "ability to organize"; - the saturation of the enemy front with exactly those technical means of warfare that are needed on this front; - the almost complete absence of such funds at the disposal of our troops. And this means that even a small but strong foothold of the enemy near Alyoshki will become a serious threat, and if it cannot be eliminated now (at the moment when the enemy is holding a narrow strip of land near the coast), then when it grows seriously, then liquidation will be simple almost impossible and vice versa - the enemy will get the opportunity to expand the bridgehead. That is why our command is making significant efforts to eliminate the threat now - while it is at the tactical level. But it doesn't work. But it doesn't work because the concept of "creativity in the art of war" is familiar to very few of our military leaders, and General Makarevich, the commander here, is not familiar in particular. His style is frontal attacks over and over again in the same place, plus sending commandos "for slaughter" on "what they themselves must find." Here I am not unfounded - I know the facts of how the indicated general in the evening set tasks for the commanders of special forces "to land troops behind enemy lines" early in the morning of the next day, without allocating ANY crossing facilities for this. (And how the crossing attempt ended with the help of independently refined small-sized fishing boats - ukry have already been shown in the corresponding video, which can be viewed on YouTube). As a result, we have another "battle of attrition", which so far does not pose a serious threat to the stability of the front, but this is only for now. At the same time - such a battle is beneficial for the enemy - his numerical advantage is only growing, and the generals do not give a damn about the big losses of their own troops. The enemy placed mortars and artillery under the cover of Kherson urban development (surprising, right? But Surovikin received the Order of St. George 3rd degree (on his neck) for "difficult courageous decision"!) its bridgehead (I remind you that there is a swamp on both sides of the road). Plus, it fills up the road and all the surroundings with remotely installed minefields. That is, not only they have a bridgehead on the island, but we also have, in fact, the same, with almost the same difficulties. If the liquidation of the bridgehead is not now transferred to the category of primary (and not secondary) tasks, it will not be possible to destroy it, despite all the heroic bloody efforts of the "mobile" units, special forces and assault groups "Z". The solution can be very simple - a massive accurate strike with guided aerial bombs at once on all enemy strongholds and an assault carefully coordinated with this strike, equipped with all the necessary military equipment. In the near future we will see whether our command will be able to carry out these actions. More from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva ‼⚡⚡⚡The Armed Forces of Ukraine again went on the offensive in Zaporozhye. What can be expected? The Armed Forces of Ukraine again launched an offensive against Zaporozhye. So far, their main efforts have been concentrated in the direction of the village of Rabotino, where units of the RF Armed Forces are holding the line, but the movement and accumulation of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in other sectors of the front are gradually being recorded. Kyiv cannot now stop the offensive on Zaporozhye and the South-Donetsk direction: its importance is too high, therefore, all the forces that they can find are being pulled to the front. They have been trying to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a month now, but in the next few days, activity is likely to be significantly increased: ahead of the NATO summit, which will begin on July 11. By the beginning of the summit, the Ukrainian army must show at least a minimal result on the battlefield. If this does not happen, the scale and parameters of military assistance may be revised, and questions will arise for the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the country's top leadership. Despite heavy losses (they are estimated at 23,000 to 26,000 people) and the commissioning of a significant part of the strategic reserve, about six brigades remain in the unused asset of the Ukrainian army. Some units are removed from other directions - Krasnolimansky, Kherson, Kupyansky, etc. In parallel with the intensification of hostilities in a number of areas of the Zaporozhye region, during the last week, atypical activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in other sectors of the front. In particular, attacks by small groups in the area of Soledar and an attempt to land on the left bank of the Dnieper in the area of the Antonovsky bridge. Several attempts were unsuccessful and did not lead to any major changes at the front, although they attracted attention. Judging by the fact that no significant troop movements were recorded in either direction, most likely both episodes are distracting or could only develop if they were initially successful. The main task of the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for the sake of which diversionary actions are being taken along the entire front line, may lie elsewhere. There is a possibility that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will risk organizing a raid in the area of Energodar and the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. That is why a significant part of the efforts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be thrown into imitation of military operations for the sake of trying to carry out an operation that requires strict secrecy to start. "War Chronicle" |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva ‼⚡⚡⚡Overview of the situation in Zaporozhye from the Turks. The fighting in the Zaporozhye region subsided. The Ukrainian army stopped a broad offensive due to heavy losses. Unrest arises in units due to unexpectedly high losses in some units and there is a reluctance to go on the offensive. The Ukrainian command continues to prepare for a new, larger attack. The Russian army also strikes with MLRS and artillery, and also uses aircraft on Ukrainian positions. Over the past eight days, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have approached 12,000 people, while the losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are many times less. The main reason for the huge difference in numbers is that most of the casualties come from Ukrainian mechanized units trying to move not through trenches and residential areas, but through minefields and open areas under heavy fire. More from the V Kontakte pager of Tatyana Vasilyeva ‼⚡⚡⚡⚠A brief summary of the situation on the Zaporozhye front. Vremievsky ledge. The enemy attacked in the direction of the village of Makarovka with the forces of the BTGr 35 detachment, at the moment they have entrenched themselves in the territory of the village and are regrouping. Also, the enemy launched two attacks: 1. To the south-east of Levadnoye, with forces up to the 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, they did not succeed, suffered losses, retreated to their previously occupied positions. 2. In the direction of the settlement of Novodarovka - Priyutnoye, with forces up to the Ministry of Defense from the composition of the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade- did not succeed, suffered losses, retreated to previously occupied positions. In summary: The enemy still cannot develop the pace of the offensive that he was counting on. The number of losses in manpower and equipment is disproportionate to the modest tactical success expressed in the occupation of several villages that are located north of the main defensive line. Nevertheless, at the disposal of the enemy command there are still enough reserves in manpower and equipment, the offensive potential has not been exhausted. Text taken from the V Kontakte page of RUSSIAN SPRING (rusvesna.su)· 🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦Russian troops repel enemy counteroffensive on Zaporizhzhya Front — Ministry of Defense ▪On the Vremevsky ledge, the Kiev regime launched units into the offensive, hastily formed from the remnants of the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigades, which had previously suffered heavy losses. ▪In the area of N. p. Makarovka DPR over the past day repelled 3 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reinforced by tanks and armored vehicles. ▪The courageous and resolute actions of the units of the group of forces "Vostok", air strikes and artillery attacks were repelled. Of the 10 attacking armored personnel carriers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, eight were destroyed. ▪In the area of N. p. Rivnopol successfully repelled 2 attacks per day. Two tanks and three armored vehicles were hit. ▪In the area of N. p. Prechistovka of the DPR in the course of repulsing the attack destroyed most of the personnel of the company tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four infantry fighting vehicles. ▪The total losses of the enemy per day in these areas amounted to 275 militants, four tanks, 15 armored vehicles, eight vehicles and the 152mm Msta-B howitzer. More from the V Kontake page of Reports from the militia of Novorossiya· 06/13/23. A note from the resource "NGP RazVedka". ⚡Summary on the situation on the Zaporizhzhya front. Orekhovskoe direction. At present, the 9th Army Corps is regrouping, replenishing ammunition and fuel supplies in order to resume offensive operations, there is a strengthening of individual units with the forces of 10 Army Corps. At night, attacks are possible along the line of Novodanilovka - Rabotino, Malaya Tokmachka - Ocherevatoe, it is possible to activate 33 Separate Mechanized Brigade in the direction of Belogorye - Verbovoye. Also, the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade is preparing for offensive operations with limited targets, with the forces of up to two armored personnel carriers in the directions of Lobkovoe - Zherebyanki, Stepovoe - Pyatikhatki, at the same time, the 1st and 2nd Guards Rifle Battalion of the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade will have to begin holding operations in the area of the settlement Shcherbaki - Konovalova, Novoandreevka - Nesteryanka. The enemy is preparing to deliver strikes from the MLRS M142 "HIMARS" on air defense, electronic warfare, command posts, to the entire depth of the operational formation. In total, the enemy has currently concentrated in the Orekhovskoye direction: Eight brigades, 33 battalions, of which - 6 Tank Battalion, 16 Mechanized Battalion, 3 GShB, 2 SHB, 4 operational battalions of the NSU, 1 MPB, 1 territorial defense battalion). Number of equipment: up to 200 tanks, up to 800 armored combat vehicles of all types, up to 450 field artillery guns, mortars and MLRS, up to 200 anti-tank vehicles, up to 200 air defense systems (including MANPADS). In total, more than half of all available forces in the Zaporozhye direction are aimed in the direction of Orekhov-Tokmak-Melitopol. As we said earlier, like many others, this seems strange for a number of reasons, but the fact remains. Also, the departure of 15 ogshb 128 Separate Mountain Assault Rifle Brigade to the Vremyevskoye direction was recorded, most likely to build up efforts in the offensive in the direction of the settlement of Vremyevka - Staromayorskoye. More from the V Kontakte page of Sladkov+ Zaporozhye, Orekhovsky sector of the front. The Armed Forces of Ukraine did not leave their intentions to go towards Tokmak and Melitopol in this direction. For 35 hours (since 12:00 the previous day) our positions were under heavy fire. There has just been silence. The intensity of Ukrainian attacks has decreased significantly. Now only teams of sappers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine come forward in order to clear the passages for new assaults. The 58th Army is ready for defense. More from the V Kontakepage of RUSSIAN SPRING (rusvesna.su) 🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦Western analytics on the start of the offensive and prospects: During the first strikes on Orekhov-Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region, Ukraine suffered significant losses in armor and manpower, trying to storm well-fortified Russian ▪positions now a "chessboard" is being played on the southern front, when both sides draw each other's reserves. ▪"We didn't bring in our main forces, but the Russians didn't bring in their main forces either," the source says. ▪He calls Kyiv's "immediate priority" reducing Russia's superiority in artillery by hitting its artillery systems with long-range fire. ▪“The role of aviation, where Russia has a clear advantage, is key. Now in the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Federation uses aviation more than ever since the initial stages of the war. But Ukrainian sources suggest that Russian pilots are still risk averse and fear Ukrainian air defense ", the article says. ▪The Russian Federation is actively using drones, especially recently. Shock "Lancets" affect tanks and artillery. ▪The Russian Federation has purchased a significant number of Chinese drones. The Economist notes that Western sources have not yet reported this. ▪Rains will also negatively affect counterattacks this week. ▪Ukraine will move as fast as conditions allow, the intelligence source said: "We need to hurry, but slowly." ▪As for the Kherson direction, here the destruction of the hydroelectric power station made it impossible to transfer forces across the suspended bridges on the Dnieper, but it also washed away Russian positions on the left bank, opening up the possibility for a "limited assault using boats and special forces," says a military source. More from the V Kontakepage of Igor Strelkov On the situation at the front - in fact, little is known. The main conclusions based on data from open sources: The enemy offensive continues in all selected directions. - In the Bakhmut direction (auxiliary-distracting strike), the enemy is slowly "squeezing out" positions to the north and north-west of the city. Tactical battles are almost non-stop. Apparently, the goal is to force the RF Armed Forces to spend additional ammunition in this area. Well, plus, some results to raise the spirit of the troops and the population will not hurt either. So far, the results are very limited. - On the Donetsk front - battles of local importance. The enemy is regrouping in his rear. It is quite probable that a local offensive will be attempted in order to regain positions in the Vodiane-Opytnoye area, and if successful, break through directly to Donetsk. - On the Southern Front - during the day the enemy apparently regrouped strike forces and means from the Melitopol direction (where he did not manage to advance at all according to the results of three-day battles) to Volnovakha - to the area of the Vremevsky ledge, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine had tactical success. At the same time, large-scale attacks were carried out in this (Volnovakha) direction (this time reserves were thrown into battle). As a result, the enemy managed to push our troops 5-6 kilometers south of Bolshaya Novosyolka, occupying three small villages (Neskuchnoye, Storozhevoe, Makarovka) and reaching the northern outskirts of the larger villages of Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye, for which fighting is underway. Apparently, our troops left (and are now in the "gray zone") 2-3 more front-line settlements. I don’t have an understanding of the specific situation in this sector now, but the front of our units has not been broken through and the enemy’s successes are so far exclusively tactical in nature. At the same time, our units were shot down from well-equipped and well-mastered advanced positions, and there is a danger of an enemy breakthrough due to the massive introduction of fresh reserves into battle. However, not only the enemy is able to maneuver reserves and, probably, our command is taking measures to prevent an operational crisis (which, in general, does not yet exist). A big role in the coming days will be played by: a) aviation, b) the weather (which deteriorates sharply there). The latter will complicate both the use of aviation (to a lesser extent) and armored vehicles. But the enemy has a solid advantage in the infantry, so it is unreasonable to believe that he will interrupt the offensive due to the weather. On the Dnieper sector of the front, there is a concentration of "light" enemy forces, including most of its air assault and sapper-crossing units. But here, rainy weather will in any case interfere with operations in the direction of Energodar along the bottom of the former reservoir, preventing the almost continuous swamps from drying out. This week, large-scale enemy attacks are unlikely here. On the Kremennaya-Svatovo sector, some activation of the enemy and probing of our positions is noted. My assessment is that the enemy is again "pulling away" our resources, provoking an increased consumption of ammunition in secondary sectors. On the Belgorod front - skirmishes of patrols and continuous artillery skirmishes. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are deliberately destroying everything on our territory that they can reach with their artillery. These actions are carried out within the framework of the long-term goal of destabilizing the domestic political situation in Russia. Yet, more from the V Kontakte page of Igor Strelkov Copied from TG: They report a counterattack by the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of our troops on the Vremevsky ledge with the support of artillery and aviation. According to reports, our troops drove the enemy out of the village of Makarovo and continue to push him to the north, inflicting fire damage with air strikes and artillery. If this is so, then there is confirmation of the previously successfully used tactics (during this enemy offensive) - our units do not "stand to death" under the blows of artillery and armored vehicles of the enemy and are pulled to the rear, giving him the opportunity to "leave from under the EW umbrella and air defense. After that, the enemy is subjected to air strikes, and the UAVs correct the artillery fire on the strike groups. Further - when the enemy is already sufficiently battered - a counterattack by tanks follows with dense air support in order to prevent the Armed Forces of Ukraine from pulling their air defense systems into the area and gaining a foothold on the ground. This leads to the defeat of the enemy assault units and their retreat. The tactic is old and worked out back in the Second World War - "flexible defense" and it, apparently, is working successfully. It can also be assumed that our command does not seek to hold or return all the territory left behind, preferring to wear down the enemy on the battlefield between his starting positions and our main defensive lines (which the enemy has not yet reached far). And, yes, it was precisely the same tactics that our enemy periodically used in the defense of Bakhmut. Now he has to experience all the delights of attacking pre-prepared positions in the complete absence of surprise. However, I repeat once again - the battle has not yet reached its highest point and the enemy still has strong reserves (5-6 brigades). |
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 12th, 2023 |
2023-06-13 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] 22:44 The UN is already supplying humanitarian aid to the right bank of the Dnieper in the flood-affected Kherson region, and has also formed a mission for the occupied left bank, which is waiting for security guarantees from Russia, Kuleba said. "The United Nations has finally turned around, the International Committee of the Red Cross has begun to work. They also supply their humanitarian aid to the affected population on the right bank," the minister said. ![]() Kuleba also said that the UN coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, promised him to redouble the relief effort: "And they really did. And they promised to prepare missions ready to go to the left bank to alleviate the humanitarian consequences for the population." Such a mission, according to him, has already been formed. She sent a request for security guarantees for Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine immediately provided such guarantees, the Russian Federation has not yet responded. According to Kuleba, 19 countries have already provided humanitarian assistance to overcome the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. 22:39 The United States warned the Chinese side about the inadmissibility of military support for the Russian Federation and so far does not see Beijing stepping over this red line, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. At the same time, according to him, Washington is concerned about the activity of some private Chinese companies engaged in the transfer of technology, including dual-use technology, to Russia. In addition, Blinken drew attention to the problem of Iran's transfer of weapons to Russia, including drones. He stressed that the United States continues to make efforts to deprive the Russian Federation of this opportunity. 22:31 Macron said following a meeting with Scholz and Duda that the Ukrainian offensive will last several weeks or months: "The Ukrainian counteroffensive began several days ago, it was carefully planned. This counteroffensive should last several weeks or months ... We have done everything to help implement it within the framework we have outlined since the beginning of the conflict: punish Russia to stop its military efforts, help Ukraine resist and retake territory, but never attack Russia and avoid any form of escalation of this conflict." 22:26 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief: “The fighting is tough, but our movement is there, and this is very important. The enemy’s losses are exactly what we need. And although the weather these days is unfavorable, our rains the task is complicated, but still the strength of our soldiers gives results. Generals Syrsky and Tarnavsky reported on the successes already achieved, on which points of the front we need to strengthen and by what actions we can break more Russian positions." "There was a report by the commander-in-chief on the general situation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service - on stabilization measures in the de-occupied territories. We are very actively working with the supply of the necessary weapons, shells. There was also an intelligence report - on the options for the enemy's actions. We maintain and strengthen our operational dominance. I am especially grateful for Bakhmut We are increasing our control in this area," the president added. 22:22 The G7 countries are developing a scheme to combat the theft of Ukrainian grain by Russia, said UK Minister of Food and Agriculture Mark Spencer. According to him, it is planned to use chemical identification of the origin of grain. The G7 countries are already cooperating with Ukraine to prevent grain theft, he added. 22:18 Due to the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and the spill of the reservoir, four regions - Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson and Nikolaev - will suffer from problems with water supply in the near future, and water will not flow to Crimea for at least a year, Ukrhydroenergo CEO Igor Sirota told Radio Liberty . He clarified that even if the peninsula is de-occupied, Ukraine will not be able to provide it with water at first. Sirota added that alternative solutions are now being considered to provide the population, primarily with drinking water. 21:47 Kiev is working on creating an alliance of defense industries that would unite the production capacities of Ukrainian and Western arms enterprises and help establish the production of modern equipment for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kuleba said. "Since the scale of the war is not decreasing, since we are receiving more and more assistance, all this needs to be serviced. Secondly, we need new modern developments: drones, the production of high-precision projectiles, many other things - all this also needs to be created," the minister explained. The new alliance is designed to solve two problems: to ensure the continuity of the supply of Western equipment to Ukraine, and to integrate the Ukrainian military-industrial complex into the Western defense industry. 21:04 Over the past week, during the offensive operation in the Donetsk and Taurida operational areas, seven settlements were liberated: Lobkovoe, Levadnoye, Novodarovka, Neskuchnoye, Storozhevo, Makarovka, Blagodatnoye, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. The advance of the Ukrainian troops amounted to 6.5 km, the area of the territory taken under control - 90 square meters. km. 20:59 11 people have already been evacuated from the recently liberated settlements of Donbass, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said. In particular, three people were evacuated from Blagodatnoye, seven from Storozhevoye, and one from Neskuchnoye. 20:53 Kiev's partners no longer doubt that Ukraine is not involved in undermining the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, but have not yet built a consensus on Russia's direct responsibility for this, Kuleba said. According to him, the Western media, with their ambiguous headlines, "caused great harm to the truth about this story, and now we have to turn this story towards the truth with super efforts." 20:01 Iran receives Chinese spare parts for drones, which allows them to be quickly produced and transferred to Russia. The process takes about three months, writes The Wall Street Journal. The journalists found out that in the Iranian drone, which was shot down over Ukraine in April, they found a Chinese part - a voltage converter. For the first time, experts found a component from China, manufactured in 2023, in a drone. 19:45 The death toll due to the flooding of Kherson has increased to ten, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Another 20 people were injured, including five police officers and two rescuers. 35 people are listed as missing, including seven children. 19:34 Denmark will provide Ukraine with additional ammunition, including 2,000 artillery shells, worth about 33.5 million euros, the country's government said. 19:28 NATO defense ministers on June 15, the day of the Ramstein meeting, will also meet with the heads of 25 major Western defense companies as part of efforts to increase the production of ammunition, Euractiv writes, citing defense sources. Western states are looking for ways to continue military support for Ukraine and replenish their own supplies. 19:17 Ukrainian defenders destroyed another Russian attack helicopter Ka-52, known as the Alligator, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. According to the General Staff, cases of desertion in the Storm-Z assault units of the Russian troops have become more frequent in the Luhansk region, which are increasingly leaving their combat positions without permission. It is also known about the desertion of about 25 Russian soldiers in Mariupol and Novoazovsk due to the unofficial termination of vacations promised to them by the Russian military leadership. In the flooded Hola Pristan, Kherson region, the invaders allow the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens only after receiving a bribe. At the same time, passports and birth certificates and other Ukrainian documents are destroyed. Local residents are resettled in the Crimea and Krasnodar. 18:39 The Russians mined a chemical plant in the Crimea. In the event of its undermining, not only seven regions of Ukraine will suffer, but also Turkey and the Russian Federation itself. Both the Main Intelligence Directorate and experts are convinced that the occupiers are ready to create a new man-made man-made disaster. About why this is for the enemy - in the material New threat from the Russians . 18:33 Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said that Ukrainian pilots can start training on F-16 fighters this summer. Reuters, citing two sources, reports that the training will begin with two groups of 12 Ukrainian pilots who already have experience flying MiG fighter jets. A likely training location would be Denmark, which has the necessary flight simulators. 18:15 A division of the Bal missile system has been relocated to the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, which is capable of launching X-35 / 35U missiles with a range of up to 500 km, the National Resistance Center under the MTR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported, citing information from the underground. This installation is part of the 11th separate coastal missile and artillery brigade of the coastal troops of the Black Sea Fleet, the location is Utash, Krasnodar Territory. The division is designed to destroy ships, however, due to the lack of missiles, the Ball was compared in terms of range and ability to fire at land targets with the Bastion missile defense system using the Onyx supersonic missile. 17:57 In Kherson, a ban on entry to the Korabel microdistrict is introduced, said the head of the Kherson GVA Roman Mrochko. The curfew for this microdistrict will be in effect from 15:00 Tuesday, June 13, until 12:00 the next day. The curfew in this mode will last until June 19 inclusive. Demining, investigative actions and work of utilities will be carried out. Mrochko also said that after the water drops, the locations for the distribution of humanitarian aid and medicines will be determined, which can be received from 12:00 to 15:00 daily. 17:34 Head of the Defense Committee of the British Parliament Tobias Ellwood said that "in the next few days we should expect a big attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one or another part of Donbass." According to him, Ukraine is now conducting probing and formative operations, and "the main front of the Ukrainian potential is still in reserve, ready for this attack." 16:46 The Russians dropped three guided bombs on the front-line city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region. One person was killed, one was wounded, private houses and communications were destroyed, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko. 16:21 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin denied media reports about the supply of Chinese armored vehicles to Russia: "We are making efforts for a peaceful dialogue, and do not supply weapons and do not incite enmity. This position is obvious to the world community." Information about the deliveries appeared in the media after Ramzan Kadyrov published a video of new purchased military equipment from his Akhmat unit on June 6. What kind of equipment it was and where it was bought, he did not say. 15:55 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that he was already on his way to Ukraine, where, in particular, he would meet with Zelensky, assess the situation at the ZNPP and present his assistance program after the disaster at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. 15:19 In Melitopol, in the locomotive depot, a diesel locomotive was blown up at night, with which the Russians transported fuel to the front, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. 15:05 Zelensky signed a law establishing May 8 in Ukraine as the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939-1945, and May 9 as Europe Day. Now the day off will be exactly May 8th. 14:47 The water level in the cooling pond of the Zaporozhye NPP is 16.67 meters - this is quite enough to meet the needs of the station. Despite the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam by the Russians, the situation at the ZNPP remains stable and under control, Energoatom said. 14:21 Borrell believes that peace talks on Ukraine are unlikely to begin before the 2024 US presidential election, as Putin is waiting for the results of these elections. At the same time, the European diplomat urged China to put pressure on Putin to end the war as soon as possible. 13:56 The State Bureau of Investigation handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine the arrested cars of Medvedchuk and Kozak's relatives for $1 million. In particular, 12 trucks, a truck crane, a minibus, a van and two SUVs were handed over. 13:38 Russian publics write that the reason for the derailment of a freight train with 15 wagons in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation was the attack of kamikaze drones. According to them, one drone hit the tail of the freight train, and the second exploded right in front of the train. The authorities of the region claim that all 15 cars were empty. 13:26 In the Kherson region, the number of deaths due to flooding after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station has increased to eight, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said. In addition, 42 people are considered missing, including seven children. In the Nikolaev area two persons were lost. 13:07 The leader of the private military campaign Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, firmly refused the contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense. The militant Igor Strelkov-Girkin has already reacted to such an attack. He dubbed the current situation in the Russian army as a "military mutiny." For more details, see the article Military conflict in Russia . 12:58 Brazil will be invited to the Global Peace Summit, which will discuss the Zelensky Peace Formula, Yermak said: "I believe that the summit will not be complete without the participation of the countries of the Global South, in particular, Brazil, India, China, Saudi Arabia and African countries "Ukraine is very interested in developing relations with Brazil, in our strategic partnership. And we are ready to do everything in our power to achieve this goal." 12:29 In the morning, the Russians fired two rockets at Avdiivka, Donetsk region. According to preliminary information, two people were injured, the House of Culture and residential high-rise buildings were damaged, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said. 12:02 Kadyrov's special unit Akhmat reported that he had signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry, as required by Shoigu's new order. Earlier, Prigozhin said that his mercenaries would not do this. 11:57 Zaporozhye separate territorial defense brigade reported that on June 4, the village of Novodarovka was liberated from the invaders. Numerous attempts by the enemy to return the settlement under control, which lasted several days, were unsuccessful. 11:26 Over the past day, the Defense Forces advanced on the flanks in the Bakhmut direction at a distance of 250 to 700 meters, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty. According to him, positional battles are taking place in this direction, the enemy is trying to counterattack, but to no avail. 11:23 In Armyansk in the north of Crimea, the Russians are preparing representatives of the occupation administration and the local population for the evacuation, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. According to Ukrainian intelligence, due to the terrorist attack at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and, as a result, the lack of water in the North Crimean Canal, production processes at the Crimean Titanium plant in Armyansk have been disrupted to a critical level. There is talk in the city about a possible shutdown of the plant. At the same time, the engineering units of the Russian army over the past few days have been mining the workshops of the enterprise, which are still working, and also laying explosives in the factory and adjacent territory. The terrorist attack at the Crimean Titan enterprise, for which the Russians are preparing, will mean an artificial man-made disaster, terrifying in its consequences, the GUR warns. Thus, about 200 tons of technological ammonia are used in the refrigeration equipment of the plant. In the event of an explosion at the plant, the ammonia cloud, depending on the direction of the wind, will cover the surrounding areas in half an hour. Under the threat, first of all, will be the occupied Armyansk, Krasnoperekopsky district and the southern regions of the Kherson region. 11:09 NATO begins unprecedented exercises to deploy air forces in Europe. Up to 10 thousand people and about 250 military aircraft from 25 countries of the Alliance and partners, including Japan and Sweden, will take part in them. The purpose of the event is to increase readiness to defend against drones and cruise missiles in the event of an attack on cities. The exercises will last until June 23. 11:03 Patriot manufacturer Raytheon Technologies intends to increase the production of these air defense systems to 12 units per year and transfer five more systems to Ukraine by the end of next year, Greg Hayes, the company's executive director, told The Wall Street Journal. 10:58 The Russian Telegram channel Mash writes that a cell tower has been destroyed in the village of Novy, Volokonovsky District, Belgorod Region. According to the channel, on the evening of June 11, local residents heard a strong explosion - a kamikaze drone flew into the tower of one of the mobile operators. The border is about 4 km from the scene of the incident. Residents report that there are minor communication problems in the Volokonovsky district. 10:47 The Russian side does not carry out the evacuation of people after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, but instead uses the information of the Ukrainian side and passes it off as their work, spokesman for the State Border Service Andriy Demchenko said. In particular, according to him, they use the staff of the State Border Guard Service, passing them off as their own. Demchenko said that the entire subdivision of the GNSU involved in the evacuation of the victims, evacuated about 100 people, including 15 over the past day. Aerial reconnaissance units are also involved in the process to identify people in need of help. Demchenko also said that the border guards are recording uncontrolled explosions of ammunition, which, together with fragments of household items and garbage, were carried into the Black Sea by water from the Kakhovka reservoir. The State Border Guard Service urges citizens not to get anything out of the water on their own. 10:08 More than 72% or 14,395 cubic meters have already been lost from the Kakhovka reservoir. km of water, the Ministry of Ecology reported. The water level in the Dnieper in Kherson, on average, has been decreasing by 1-5 cm per hour over the past day. In the area of the Nizhnedneprovsky Natural Park, the water is gradually disappearing. The shallowing of the water area in the Kamenskaya Sich National Park by 8.5 meters continues. River water level Ingulets in the alignment of the Ingulets irrigation system is slowly decreasing, but the water gradually continues to arrive in the Nikolaev region. 09:39 In Kherson, the water continues to recede and has already reached 3.29 meters. For half a day, the level decreased by 64 cm, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 46 settlements remain flooded: 32 on the right bank (3801 houses) and 14 on the temporarily occupied territory. 2743 people were saved, including 228 children. On the left bank, the situation remains critical, with the Russians blocking the evacuation and opening fire in the back of those trying to escape. However, 112 people still managed to evacuate. 09:03 The water level in the Kakhovka reservoir near Nikopol as of 20:00 on June 11 was 9.04 meters. Due to the loss of hydraulic connection with the main part of the reservoir, further observations are not possible, Ukrhydroenergo reported. The water level in the Dnieper at the level of Kherson per day decreased by 57 cm and as of 6:00 on June 12 is 3.62 meters. The undermining of the Kakhovskaya HPP did not affect the operating modes of the Kievskaya HPP and the PSP, Kanevskaya, Kremenchugskaya and Srednedneprovskaya HPPs. 08:45 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed, 12 were injured. In the Donetsk region, one dead (in Avdeevka), two wounded. In the Kharkiv region, three people were injured, in Zaporizhia - one, according to the IVA. 08:41 At the next meeting in the Ramstein format, which will be held on June 15, Ukraine's partners will discuss the details of creating an "aircraft coalition," Reznikov said. "For the time being, we are talking about the training of pilots and our technicians and engineers who will be involved in aircraft maintenance. Substantive issues will be discussed with the teams of the ministries of defense of the Netherlands, Denmark, the United States and other countries that have joined this coalition," the minister specified. Also, according to him, "everything related to air defense, shells, ammunition, artillery" will be discussed. 08:34 The Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated Storozhevoye in Donetsk region , the joint press center of the Defense Forces of the Taurida direction reported. 08:30 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 12.
07:33 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, there are heavy battles. Over the past day, there have been 25 clashes, the General Staff said in the morning summary . According to the General Staff, over the past week, the Russians have suffered significant losses in the Bakhmut direction. Only in the military hospital near the village of Persianovka, Rostov region, more than 50 soldiers with severe wounds arrive daily. The hospital is overcrowded, and due to the lack of medical staff, the mortality rate among the seriously injured is very high. 01:09 Vladimir Rogov, a representative of the "administration" of the occupied Zaporozhye region, reported explosions in Tokmak and Melitopol. According to him, Tokmak was allegedly shelled from multiple launch rocket systems, and air defenses went off in Melitopol. |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [NewsFrontInfo] 21:05 Representation of the DPR in the JCCC: AFU fired 25 NATO rounds in Donetsk and Luhansk ![]() 19:10 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for June 10, as of 19:00, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic: Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Sokolovsky, 2, a man born in 1960 died. Additional information was received about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic: Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Sokolovsky, 2 - apartment building. n.p. Alexandrovka: - st. Gorky, 258 - a fire in a private residential building. 18:20 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been regularly launching rocket and artillery attacks on the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station since the summer of 2022, these attacks led to the destruction of the dam, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in her Telegram channel. The report emphasizes that in just the summer-autumn of 2022, more than 300 missiles were fired at the Kakhovskaya HPP from the American HIMARS MLRS alone. 18:10 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for June 10, as of 18:00, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic: n.p. Golmovsky: – Damage was recorded to boiler house No. 69 of Donbassteploenergo; - st. Voroshilovgradskaya, 5 - apartment building. - the village is de-energized. n.p. Mineral: – Administration Building on Mira Street; - the building of a grocery store on the street. Peace. 18:05 Under fire from Ukrainian militants, the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, six rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired. 17:54 Ukrainian militants fired 10 rockets from MLRS at Aleksandrovka. 17:50 Kherson direction. Over the past day, in the area of the village of Kazachi Lagery, the situation is as follows: The enemy is firing from mortars and artillery pieces, using incendiary rounds, setting fire to the forest, fields with crops of civilians. The water is receding, the Russian servicemen are at their former positions, the situation has returned to normal. The RF Armed Forces conduct aerial reconnaissance and observe all the actions of the Ukronazis. 16:49 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Petrovsky district of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired. 17:17 In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemies who tried to pick up the wrecked equipment were destroyed by artillery forces and kamikaze drones. 16:54 Ukrainian militants fired two rockets at Donetsk from MLRS. Previously, strikes were recorded in the area of the Kalmius River, Kulemzin said. 16:39 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Makeevka. According to the DPR JCCC, five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired. 16:28 Summaries from the Zaporozhye front. The front line is stable. The enemy suffered losses and rolled back, and was also thrown back from previously occupied positions. In the direction of Rabotino-Verbovoye, the enemy sent the main part of his armored groups. Even on the outskirts of our positions, enemy equipment began to burn from the hits of Russian artillery, which worked out according to the coordinates of the movement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Having reached the distance, the Nazis began heavy fire from tank guns and armored personnel carriers at the positions of the 291st and 70th regiments. In response, our fighters opened fire, destroying one after another the "boxes" of the enemy. Artillery worked from both sides throughout the night "counterattack." When the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine approached, our guys destroyed them with the use of small arms. Special Forces fire from ATGMs hit several units of enemy equipment. In order to block the pulling up of our reinforcements, the enemy, using the MLRS, carried out remote mining of the Novoprokopovka-Rabotino road. Our aviation did not work that night, because. the situation was under complete control and air support was not required. 16:09 Donetsk and Yasinovataya are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 14 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired. 15:23 Exclusive personnel panorama of the battles for Novodonetsk. The first frames show the advancement of the wheeled armored group of the 37th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Oshkosh M-ATV, Mastiff and AMX-10RC armored vehicles, supported by Mi-8 helicopters. 15:20 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group: In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the group of forces "Vostok", with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire damage on the enemy, who is trying to conduct offensive operations. The motorized rifle units of the group destroyed the manpower of the nationalists south of Vodiane, six armored vehicles and manpower in the area of the Oktyabr state farm. 15:16 Russian fighters who fought in the Zaporozhye direction,reportthat, apparently, in the camp of the Ukrainian allies there was some kind of discord, not even discord, and the Americans decided to punish the obstinate Ukrainians. According to the fighters, the Ukrainians are fighting without intelligence at all, without normal communications, and missile strikes do not hit targets, but with their inaccuracy. This directly indicates that the Americans have temporarily stopped issuing coordinates, analyzing and providing intelligence information, including from satellites, and Ukraine has been transferred to Starlink from the premium package to the economy package. As the battles of recent days have shown, the Ukrainian army, without the support of the Americans and their command and control systems, simply cannot conduct complex operations and is turning into what we are seeing on the footage of recent days. Well, yes, the burning German "Leopards" gave the guys tough motivation, to the maximum. The guys are in high spirits, there is no longer any dismorality, and no one is particularly afraid of Western technology, because it burns brightly like a match. 15:02 Ukrainian militants fired 10 rockets from the MLRS in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk - DPR JCCC. 14:40A total of 66 people hospitalized from flooded territories of Kherson region Ambulances took 66 people out of Alyosheki, Golaya Pristan and Novaya Kakhovka - now they are receiving medical assistance if necessary. “Patients are provided with all the necessary medical care. Doctors cope with the load. Assistance is provided to them by doctors from other regions of Russia, sent to receive the Ministry of Health of Russia. The situation is under my personal control,” said Artysh Sat, Minister of Health of the region. 14:10 Circumstancein Zaporozhye at 14:00 Moscow time: On the Orekhov-Rabotino line, the enemy continues a massive artillery artillery attack of positions, the entrance to them, at the same time surrounding neighboring settlements, incl. Rabotino. According to the fighters, "the feeling is that for each barrel they have a BC wagon." At the same time, the enemy infantry is not yet taking active actions, which, apparently, is connected with pulling up reserves to continue the offensive. 14:05 What has changed after the first days of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: analysis military chronicle. The Ukrainian army has been trying to attack the positions of the RF Armed Forces for almost six days. During this time, the tactics of both the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Russian army have changed. What are these changes? What unusual thing happened during the offensive? 13:43 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district). According to the DPR JCCC, five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired. 13:33 Ukrainian militants fired six rockets at Ozeryanovk from MLRS - DPR JCCC. 13:20 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South": The units of the Southern Group of Forces repulsed two enemy attacks in the Lisichansk and Avdeevsk directions. The enemy suffered losses in manpower. In the area of the village of Serebryanka, the artillery of the group destroyed three infantry fighting vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one infantry fighting vehicle in the Bogdanovka area. As part of the counter-battery fight, mortar crews were destroyed in the areas of Verkhnekamensky, Umansky and Pobeda. An enemy artillery gun was also destroyed in the Levanevsky area. 13:09 Fighting continues on the Zaporozhye front. The “fog of war”, which has tightly tightened the place of a major battle, does not allow you to follow its progress in detail, Russian military, statesman and political figure Igor Strelkov wrote on his Telegram channel.
12:58 Donetsk and Mineralnoe are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 10 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired. 12:44 The artillery attack of the VFU de-energized the Gorlovsky village "Golmovsky". 12:34 Under fire from Ukrainian terrorists, the village of Golmovsky (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). 12:21 The Nazis again attacked the Christian church. This time, the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire on the Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir in Donetsk -video. 12:15 UAV calculations lead round-the-clock reconnaissance in the South-Donetsk direction. With the help of improved UAVs, military personnel make about a dozen sorties in order to timely detect, identify accumulations and temporary locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. UAV operators promptly transfer the reconnoitered coordinates of new targets to the command post, where a decision is made to launch a fire strike on the identified targets. The professional work of UAV crews, the timeliness of reconnaissance and the destruction of reconnoitered targets make it possible to significantly reduce the offensive potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the line of contact. 12:04 Under fire from Ukrainian militants, Donetsk and N. p. Golmovsky. According to the DPR JCCC, 11 rounds with a caliber of 155mm and 152mm were fired. 12:00 The front line is stable. The enemy is thrown back. The use of the tactics of assault waves by the Armed Forces of Ukraine is noted: - artillery preparation, 11:52 Victims after the strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a temporary accommodation facility in the Kherson region have burns and carbon monoxide poisoning - Vladimir Saldo. “People are being taken to medical centers, intensive care vehicles are working. Victims are being airlifted to Crimea, to a burn hospital, where they will receive maximum assistance,” said Acting Governor Vladimir Saldo. 11:49 APU units shelled Lisichansk and the settlements that are part of the city 15 times in a week, the city administration reported in its Telegram channel. 11:31 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for June 10, as of 11:30, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic: n.p. Gorlovka (Central-Gorodskoy district): - on the street. Collective farm wounded a man born in 1982. Information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic: Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): - st. Kirov, 401 - a private residential building. 11:19 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Petrovsky district of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, 10 rockets were fired from the MLRS and five rounds with a caliber of 155mm. 11:17 Zaporozhye Front. The enemy, due to significant losses in armored vehicles, changes tactics in one of the directions. Now the enemy infantry is thrown forward, which uses the folds of the terrain to approach our combat positions. Armored vehicles support the infantry, being a couple of kilometers away from our troops. There is a lot of NATO equipment, but its quantity is limited. But Kyiv still mobilizes infantry. In fact, due to precise work on the crowded waves of AFVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy is gradually moving to the tactics of “meat assaults”. But this does not mean that he will not concentrate tank strikes on the most advantageous sectors of the front for himself. 11:09 Donetsk, Aleksandrovka and Gorlovka are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 17 rounds with a caliber of 155mm and 152mm were fired. 10:17 In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out a series of attacks in the direction of Maryinka, Experienced and Water. All of them were severely repulsed. Oncadresartillery strike of 150 msd on the accumulation of enemy forces. 10:00 Front summary on the morning of 10.06.2023: In the Zaporizhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of artillery, continued assault operations in the area of Lobkove and Rabotin. Russian troops fired on Ukrainian units in Kamenskoye, Belogorye, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipole, Olgovsky and Temirovka. 09:47 At about 5 am, the criminal Kiev regime was hit, presumably with “Storm Shedel” missiles. 09:25 Russian military destroyed six tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporozhye direction Also, the military personnel of the Vostok group of troops destroyed three tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Novodanilovka area. Howitzer artillery fire hit the Caesar self-propelled guns, as well as two defenders of Ukrainian militants. In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the group of troops, with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire damage on the enemy, who is trying to attack the positions of the Russian army. Motorized riflemen destroyed Ukrainian militants south of Vodyanoye and in the area of the Oktyabr state farm. 09:20 In Donetsk, a child was blown up by a Ukrainian mine. In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, a child was blown up by a Ukrainian anti-personnel mine "Petal". “On Kryukov Street, a child born in 2009 was blown up on a Ukrainian anti-personnel mine banned by the UN. The victim was taken to the Republican Traumatological Center,” said the head of Donetsk, Alexei Kulemzin. 09:13 Ukrainian neo-Nazis again shelled the village of the mine. V. I. Lenin (Central-City district of Gorlovka). 09:00 The authorities of the Kherson region will strengthen the security regime after the terrorist attack on the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and the artillery attack of the Arabat Spit near Genichesk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Kherson news agency reported. It is specified that key life support facilities will be taken under additional protection. 08:50 Zaporozhye front: after a powerful fire preparation using artillery and 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS, the Nazis launched flares and powerful illuminators into the sky in order to reveal our positions. After that, the enemy threw armored groups with manpower into the attack from several directions. At the same time, they tried to enter from the side of the minefields, having previously sent British mine-clearing equipment there. Whether the equipment is of poor quality, or the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not know how to use it, but as a result of movement from the side of the minefields, some of the Nazis flew into the air. Russian artillerymen met the advancing enemy forces with dense aimed fire. 08:42 Over the past day, 18 facts of firing by the AFU were recorded. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made seven artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. On Gorlovsky 11 attacks from MLRS, artillery 152mm. Having fired 124 units of various ammunition. The areas of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Central City, Nikitovsky districts), Golmovsky, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district). Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of three civilians, incl. child born in 2009, in the Petrovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, the Central City district of Gorlovka. 10 residential buildings were damaged in the Central City and Kalininsky districts of Gorlovka, as well as 2 civil infrastructure facilities. In the previous day, 44 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU. 08:29 Informationon the artillery attack of Horlivka as of 08:00 on 06/10/2023 08:13 Under fire of the Ukrainian fighters Kirovsky and Petrovsky areas of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, six rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired. 08:10 Circumstance in Zaporozhye at 08:00 Moscow time: Having not achieved success in night assaults, since late at night and early in the morning, the enemy has been conducting a massive artillery artillery attack of our positions on the Orekhov-Rabotino line. Currently, offensive activity has subsided, which is presumably due to the enemy pulling up reserves for further action. 06:45 APU inflicted blow at the point of temporary accommodation of evacuees from flooded areas in the Kherson region, a woman died - Acting Governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo. 02:25 The head of the Zaporizhzhya public movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov announced that the Russian troops repulsed a new attempt to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region. 01:30 The enemy continues the night offensive on the Zaporozhye Front, trying to break through our defenses: -In the Orekhovsky section of the Zaporizhzhya Front, equipment that has approached the distance is firing at the positions of the 291st regiment near Rabotino. “Our artillery is constantly firing, stopping the enemy and destroying his armored vehicles. - The battle goes on for about an hour, the advancing enemy forces could not advance, they remain in the gray zone, from where they fire. -Several pieces of equipment have already been burned during the battle. 01:10 Zaporozhye, direction Malaya Tokmachka. The enemy tried to covertly landed about 200 personnel on one of the flanks. They thought they were moving in stealth, but that's what they thought. Several MLRS worked in a square with enemy infantry at once. It is reported from the places that no one left. 01:00 In Orekhov and its environs, the Ukrainian army is conducting the most intense artillery fire and using MLRS. Attacks are coming along the entire front line. It is significant that there is an increase in the number of units involved, several brigades have already been put into battle. Fierce fighting is going on in the minefields, Russian troops are artillery attack the area. Also strikes with planning bombs on places of concentration in the frontline zone 0:27 Battle on the Zaporozhye front near Orekhov: ours give a powerful response to the approaching enemy: - Russian artillery constantly sends shell after shell to the target. - Assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are approaching, in some areas ours are already firing automatic fire towards the enemy. Before that, the enemy was conducting artillery preparation, using the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS. |
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Ukrainian Armored Attack near Zaparozhye: Russian perspective |
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva ⚠Summary of the situation at the front, Zaporozhye direction. ![]() The enemy used the forces of four brigades of the 10th Army Corps for offensive operations in the direction of Orekhov - Tokmak - Melitopol. 🔴Composition: 115, 116, 117, 118 Separate Mechanized brigades. 🔴In total: up to 20,000 people, up to 90 tanks, up to 180 AFVs, up to 120 MLRS, up to 80 field artillery guns and mortars. ➡The goal of the enemy: a rapid breakthrough to the south and the blocking of Melitopol from the north. The plans of the enemy are also known in advance, the calculation of the factor of surprise did not materialize, and this time, a warm welcome is provided. According to the latest data, the forces from the 10th army corps of the strategic reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which we wrote about in the previous report, were attached to the current grouping in the Orekhov-Pologi direction, consisting of three brigades: 65 Separate Mechanized Brigader, 128 Separate Mountain Assault Brigade, 108 Brigades. The personnel of the 115th, 116th, 117th, 118th ombres took part in combat coordination on the territory of the Sumy region; Also, in the operational reserve, the enemy keeps three formations: 5 Separate Tank Brigade, 10 Army Corps, 23 Separate Mechanized Brigade, 5 oshbr, which is planned to be brought into battle for development of success, if any, will be achieved by the forces of the main group. The enemy made a big bet on the mobility of his formations, and through this on the factor of the sudden appearance of a grouping at the front - this calculation is untenable. At the moment, they are trying to break into the defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with forces of 108 obt, and then expand the wedging with the main forces, a classic meat assault with a "spent" terodefense, all according to the "Zaluzhny". Zaluzhny being the family name of Ukrainian General Zaluzhny. More from Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Sladkov, his V Kontakte page Zaparozhe. The Second Attack of the Enemy is Resolved. The Ukrainians gather their dead and wounded and withdraw. Against the background of attempts of another, second breakthrough in Zaporozhye, this is to the east, near Orekhovo (the attack was also repulsed with damage to the Armed Forces of Ukraine), we can say that the enemy is trying to break through our defenses both in the direction of the Sea of Azov and in the direction of the Donetsk-Mariupol (Ugledar ), and near Bakhmut. This is a clear intensification of offensive actions (the same "counterattack"?) But! There is no single hit. And you can’t pierce the front “flat.” So the conclusion suggests itself: where the Armed Forces of Ukraine pierce the front, well, where they are lucky, there, closing their eyes, desperately, not paying attention to our blows, they will throw all their strength and try to make a deep throw into our rear. Well, if they broke through (I doubt it), then here the Armed Forces of Ukraine immediately have a lot of worries: - how to strengthen the flanks of the breakthrough so that they don’t get taken into the boiler, - how (and by whom) to fill the captured bridgehead, break through, this is one thing, but how to communicate the rear and front, under a hail of missiles? Hence, another question arises for me: does Kyiv want a powerful breakthrough? So, hand on heart? No, if things go well for them, they will move into a breakthrough, but further? PS Here, while I was writing, the Ukrainians launched the third attack on Lobkove, Zherebyanka and Kamenka. Now they will be beaten. More from Igor Strelkov (FSB Colonel Igor Girkin) Igor Strelkov [VK] Fierce battles unfolded in Zaporozhye near the city of Orekhov. Nothing more is known yet. One can only assume that after an auxiliary-distracting strike in the Volnovakha-Mariupol direction (as I already wrote - in terms of the number of forces and means brought into battle, the enemy’s attacks were not “pulled” for more than an auxiliary strike) the enemy can inflict the main one on some other direction. (If anyone remembers, this is exactly the scenario I wrote and said: first, sabotage raids (to pull our reserves) to the "old border", then - distracting and auxiliary strikes, and only then - an offensive in the main chosen direction). Let's see. There is nothing left for us (well, at least for me) for now. P.S. They write about the use of aviation by the enemy on the Zaporozhye front. Let me remind you that in the area west of Ugledar, the enemy did nothing of the kind in all the past days of his offensive. Indirectly, this may indicate more serious intentions in the Orekhovo region. |
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