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Military correspondent Kots on the activation of the Russian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.As Colonel Douglas McGregor said, the Russians will start on Khar'kov first. [Regnum] The Russian military conducted massive shelling of targets in the Kharkov region at night, military correspondent Alexander Kots reported on May 10 in the Telegram channel.  According to him, “the border area has been in motion since the night,” subscribers from the Belgorod region told about this. The Russian Armed Forces fired from “all possible calibers” and used aircraft and missiles. There are reports of the liberation of populated areas and movement towards Kharkov, Kots added and warned against confidence in “quick victories”. “Hard combat work lies ahead. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for our people,” the military correspondent wrote. As Regnum reported, earlier the coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, Sergei Lebedev, informed about the strikes of the Russian Armed Forces on ammunition warehouses and the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in Kharkov and the Kharkov region. According to the underground, explosions occurred in the west of Kharkov at 03:20 and 03:50. Ambulances arrived in this part of the city. More from regnum.ru Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing ten new brigades for the Russian offensive The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are creating ten new brigades to prepare for the Russian offensive. This was announced by the Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk, in an interview with The Economist. “One of the most urgent tasks facing the general is the creation of ten new brigades to prepare for the Russian offensive,” Pavlyuk said. At the same time, it is noted that Pavlyuk insists that the main vulnerability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the lack of military equipment, and not manpower. As Regnum reported, on April 18, the British magazine The Economist wrote that the Russian military is easily approaching the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are unable to repel them. The author of the article noted that the attempts of the Ukrainian army to build defense lines may be in vain, because the Russian Armed Forces continue to strike and advance against it. Politico writer Jamie Dettmer wrote on April 17 that Kiev is sliding towards disaster due to the lack of Western assistance, shortages of ammunition, losses and a drop in the morale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also complained that in Ukrainian cities the queues of people wishing to join the army, which were observed at the beginning of the conflict, have disappeared. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said on April 19 that the special operation continues and its goals have not changed, despite the fact that the Western countries that are actually parties to the conflict are constantly changing and expanding the modalities of participation in it. More from korrespondent.net : the Ukrainian perspective: The critical phase and new brigades. Forecasts from the Ukrainian Armed Forces The critical phase of the war may come in the next two months, predicts the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Pavlyuk, gave an interview to The Economist , in which he assessed the situation at the front and made predictions about the development of the situation in the future. TIME X Pavlyuk noted that the enemy is using all its combat-ready equipment at the front to test Ukrainian troops, which are already exhausted and insufficiently supplied. The critical phase of the war, he said, could come in the next two months. “Russia knows if we get enough weapons within a month or two, the situation could turn against them,” Pavlyuk said. According to him, Ukraine immediately needs to strengthen its air defense. He stressed that the arrival of F-16 fighters in early June will be an important psychological stimulus. However, it is not yet known whether Ukraine will receive newer versions of the F-16 needed to counter Russian bombers. Enemy aircraft remain at a distance, beyond the range of Ukrainian air defenses, dropping heavy guided bombs on forward positions at a rate of up to 130 bombs per day. HOT SPOTS The commander of the Ground Forces believes that Russia will continue to focus on the Lugansk and Donetsk regions, which are already bearing the brunt of the war. But intelligence confirms that Russian troops will soon stretch their defenses, attacking the northeastern regions of the Kharkov and Sumy regions. “Russia is testing the stability of our lines before choosing the most suitable direction,” says Pavlyuk. In his opinion, the loss of Chasovoy Yar would not be decisive, since it is “an ordinary urban settlement.” In addition, the commander commented on the attacks in the Ocheretino area, near Avdeevka, rejecting statements about possible misunderstandings that led to the loss of positions. He attributed this to the crazy pressure, the Russian air superiority and the artillery ratio, which reached 20 to 1. Along the entire front line, Russian guns fire seven times more shells than Ukrainian ones. HOW WILL UKRAINE RESPOND? Pavlyuk said that Ukraine is now preparing at least ten new brigades to prepare for the offensive of the Russian army. Some of them are deployed to protect Kyiv. According to the general, the Russians still have not given up their ideas of capturing Kyiv. 'Defending Kyiv remains one of our main tasks, no matter how dire the situation in the east is. This is the heart of Ukraine, and we know that the defense of the capital will play a key role in the future,” he emphasized. At the same time, Pavlyuk insists that the main problem now is technology, not people. According to him, Ukraine desperately needs artillery and armored vehicles. Even more from lb.ua : Ukrainian perspective There are no signs of the formation of offensive groups in the south — Defense Forces In the southern direction, the situation remains unchanged. by Ivanna Kapustyanska No new hostile offensive groups have yet been observed in the south of Ukraine. The situation in this direction remains stable. Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine, announced this on the air of the telethon, writes RBC-Ukraine. "The situation remains unchanged, we do not see any signs of the formation of offensive groups, as well as a change in the condition and position of the enemy in our direction," Pletenchuk said. The spokesman adds that the enemy continues active assault operations on all areas of the southern front of Ukraine, using drones and carrying out attacks. "They continue their attempts to carry out assault actions on virtually all areas of the front. In our operational zone, these are Robotyne and Krynky. We will have full information about these events later," said the spokesman. Yesterday, the Russians made 21 unsuccessful assault attempts. "We entered Robotyn, there were five assaults, but they were forced to leave the battlefield due to losses. There were 14 assaults in Starobilsky, and two in Kryny," Pletenchuk added. During the past day, 95 combat clashes took place at the front. The enemy continues active assault operations in the Donetsk direction, there are 60 attacks per day. Yet again, more from lb.ua : The Ukrainian perspective Voloshyn: Russia is trying to force the Armed Forces to withdraw its forces from Donbass to the Kharkiv direction The Russians are trying to sow panic among Ukrainians with the help of information leaks. by Ivanna Kapustyanska Russia, with the help of disinformation, is trying to sow panic among Ukrainians and force Ukrainian troops to withdraw forces and resources from the Donetsk direction to the Kharkiv direction. This was reported by the spokesman of the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops, Nazar Voloshyn, writes LIGA.net. "The enemy is making efforts, including in the information space, to provoke panic and force us to withdraw forces and resources from Donetsk and Luhansk regions to Kharkiv region," he said. Voloshyn emphasized that the Defense Forces are ready for enemy provocations, the situation is currently under control. It is worth noting that the Kremlin set a "deadline" for the Russian army to capture Chasov Yar by May 9 . However, the enemy failed to implement the plans of the top leadership of Moscow. The Disinformation Center urges citizens to trust only official sources. "As a rule, when active actions continue, the situation in the areas changes many times during the day. The picture is dynamic, only official sources have full information," emphasized Andriy Kovalenko, head of the CPD. The Ministry of Defense confirmed that around 5 a.m. the enemy tried to break through the defense line . The defenders did not lose a single meter of our land. They repulsed the offensive, but battles of varying intensity continue. Additional reserves were sent for the defenders. Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv OVA, reported on the mass shelling of Kharkiv region , as well as the activation of enemy DRGs in the north of the region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted a new offensive of the enemy on the border with the Kharkiv region . Fighting of varying intensity continues there. Ground Forces Commander Oleksandr Pavlyuk believes that Russia will continue to focus on Luhansk and Donetsk, the eastern regions that have borne the brunt of the war. But intelligence suggests that Russian troops will soon strengthen their defenses, attacking the northeastern districts of Kharkiv and Sumy. More from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin: Kharkov direction. 05/10/2024 About the situation in the north of the Kharkov region. As of the evening of May 10, the Russian Armed Forces liberated 5 border villages (the territory is being cleared) and more than 40 square kilometers of territory in the north of the Kharkov region. Active operations with the support of artillery and aviation continue. The assault groups are followed by reinforcement groups. Occupying these areas will certainly reduce the enemy’s ability to shell the border areas of the Belgorod region. Today the enemy continued shelling - 17 Vampire MLRS missiles were shot down + several drones. Our troops have not yet reached the main defensive positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( https://t.me/boris_rozhin/123204 ) in the north of the Kharkov region. So “defense breakthroughs” and “throws on Kharkov” are not yet about current events. In fact, this is still a cleansing of border areas where the enemy does not have strong defensive positions and testing the enemy’s capabilities near the border of the Belgorod region. Adds Rozhin: Regarding the advance itself, the enemy claims that he has already lost 4-5 villages on the border and 30 square kilometers of territory. On our part, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet confirmed the offensive and liberation of the villages. The main defensive positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located 5-10 km south of the border. More from the V Kontakte page of Sladkov+ Offensive Or Not Offensive? We All Catch Every Word About The Situation In The Zone Of Course, We Would Like To See Our Successful Active Actions, We Wait, Watch - The Homeland Will Definitely Know Everything Why shake up the information field? Activation? Yes, I have. The main criterion for success is the appearance of the names of new villages and townsin combat reports from us and from the enemy. At one time there was the “eternal” Marinka and the “endless” Avdeevka. Now there are a lot of other names. Anyone who follows the changing situation with a map of the NWO zone in their hands understands perfectly well: we have become more active in the north of the Kharkov region (as many as three directions), in the south of this region (Kupyansk). We are driving the enemy out of Donbass in the Donetsk direction. But the Russian General Staff has become a hundred times more sophisticated; we cannot talk about any obvious directions for the main attacks. Now our troops do not gather in lava, our commanders no longer drive columns of smart vehicles (there are many more of them). Our desired operational goal is to break the enemy’s resistance, push through the defensive formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and flee and panic the Ukrainian military. And this will definitely happen.
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