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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:11 Ukraine lost about 140 soldiers in the Kupyansk and Krasnolymansk directions, up to 90 people, 10 pieces of equipment, as well as four ammunition depots in the DPR in the Donetsk direction, over 85 Ukrainian soldiers in the South Donetsk direction, the RF Ministry of Defense reported.
22:32 Telegram-channelThe dispatcher for Ukraine published data indicating serious losses of the 93rd Troop Battalion (military unit A7186, Chernivtsi region) over the past three days in the Bakhmut direction.
20:47 Telegram-channel Rybar said that to the north-east of Bakhmut, assault detachments advanced deep into the fortification defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Paraskovievka and stormed the fortifications around the village. Now the fighters of the RF Armed Forces have approached the Bakhmut-Slavyansk highway.
19:10 Telegram-channel Callsign Bruce reports that there is heavy fighting going on in Krasnaya Gora. Units of PMC "Wagner" successfully storm the settlement from three sides. Ukrainian units are practically in the cauldron. Artillery and aviation of the Wagner operators are working closely.
18:35 Poddubny reported that a Ukrainian MiG-29 was destroyed in an air battle in the Novopavlovka region of the DPR. Also, in the Kherson region, our air defense shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft.
17:30 Medvedev announced "the production and modernization of thousands of tanks" needed for victory.
The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation showed how armored vehicles are produced and modernized at the Omsk Transport Engineering Plant.
"As you know, our enemy begged for planes, missiles and tanks while abroad. What should we do in response? It is clear that in this case it is natural for us to increase the production of various types of weapons and military equipment, including modern tanks. We are talking about the production and modernization of thousands of tanks," Medvedev said.
17:15 Klitschko announced an explosion on the territory of a former factory in the Darnitsky district of Kyiv.
16:49 Assault operation through the eyes of the Marines of the Pacific Fleet during the attack on Ugledar -video.
- Naval infantry of the Pacific Fleet and volunteer units continue to attack the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, freeing new settlements from the armed formations of the Ukrainian Nazis.
- The soldiers of the assault detachment, acting under the cover of a forest belt, secretly entered the village and began to gradually take control of residential buildings and streets.
16:45 An explosion sounded in Kharkov. This is reported by the local TG channel.
16:19 Rockets are flying towards Odessa and Nikolaev. This is reported by Ukrainian TG channels.
16:18 Our tanks are attacking in Maryinka: the enemy cannot withstand fire and is fleeing from positions -video.
The 5th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps is pushing the Ukrainian militants out of their positions. Unable to withstand the artillery attack from 125mm tank guns, the enemy leaves their positions and flees.
15:40 At the front near Kremennaya, the Brave received a "humanitarian aid" from Ukrainian militants. The fighters of the Central Military District effectively landed the device with the help of the good old AK -photo.
15:28 New briefing by the Russian Defense Ministry. Main:
- The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 90 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the offensive in the Donetsk direction;
- Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft in the Kherson region;
- The RF Armed Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Ugledar;
- The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 30 Ukrainian military and one M777 artillery system in the Kupyansk direction;
- More than 110 military personnel and an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region were destroyed by the group of troops "Center" in the Krasnolimansky direction;
- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed four depots of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Slavyansk, Avdievka and Malinovka in the DPR;
- The RF Armed Forces destroyed over 85 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Vodyany and Ugledar in the DPR in a day;
- Russian air defense systems destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones and 13 HIMARS MLRS rounds;
- The RF Armed Forces hit 83 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions;
- Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter in the DPR.
15:12 Explosions sounded in the Kharkiv region. This is reported by Ukrainian TG channels.
14:59 Law enforcement officers have revealed a cache with weapons and ammunition in Melitopol.
Near the unfinished building, under the concrete structures of floor slabs and fundamental blocks, the police, together with the OMON explosives experts, found:
Three briquettes of a plastic substance, a 400 g TNT block, an RPV-16 grenade launcher, an unidentified model grenade launcher (presumably made in Ukraine), six F-1 grenades without fuses, six RGD-5 grenades without fuses, four fuses for them, one RGN grenade without a fuse and a fuse for it, five VOG-25s, one AK-74 assault rifle with a destroyed number and a magazine equipped with 15 rounds, 60 rounds of caliber 7.62mm, 209 rounds of 5.45mm caliber, black body armor and four metal plates for it and the flag of Ukraine 100×70 cm in size.
The issue of initiating a criminal case under the article "Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of firearms, their main parts, ammunition” is being considered.
14:45 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of the Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Kherson region (yesterday they wrote in a cart that 3 Su-25 attack aircraft were operating in the city area, one was shot down by a MANPADS crew, the Ministry of Defense confirmed today).
The RF Ministry of Defense also reports that in the area of Novopavlovka, a patrol fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter.
14:43 "Kherson messenger": our source reports a "critically low level of moral and psychological state of the 194th separate battalion of the 124th Separate Brigade of the territorial troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine." The reasons for this are:
- the unit constantly suffers losses from the artillery attack of Russian artillery;
"Mouse fever has been rampant in the units of the brigade for the past two weeks, but patients are forced to endure it on their feet. Only the seriously wounded and killed are sent to the rear;
- the local population refers to the "defenders" with poorly concealed hatred;
- a new order of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine dated January 30, 2023 "On the procedure for paying monetary allowances to military personnel" reduced payments to military personnel of the unit by three times (they are not on the front line);
- "educational work" of commanders and chiefs with personnel consists in threats of trial or execution.
14:36 Kherson region - according to sources, a brigade of the Marine Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered Antonovka. For two nights, the sounds of moving heavy military equipment can be heard. In Kherson itself, an increase in the number of military equipment, including military pickups, is also recorded.
14:13 An iconic militant — the battalion commander of the Ukrainian 2nd Foreign Legion — was destroyed in the Svatovsky direction —source.
The enemy DRG was looking for something near our positions, was spotted and met with small arms and artillery fire. The enemy retreated, leaving one KIA with a broken femoral artery.
It turned out to be Lieutenant Colonel Frolov Vladimir Viktorovich, commander of a separate battalion of the military unit A-4002, 2nd Foreign Defense Legion of Ukraine (Yavorov, Lviv region). Frolov himself is from the Dnepropetrovsk region, previously served in the airborne units or in the special forces (3rd and 4th photo print in the lower right corner).
14:09 Explosions in Zaporozhye and Zaporozhye region are reported by local publics.
13:55 Explosions sounded in Slavyansk (Donetsk region)! This is reported by Ukrainian TG channels.
13:42 In Ukraine, about 80,000 cases of looting have been initiated. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klymenko.
13:27 Personnel shooting battle of special forces near Avdievka. A group of Russian special forces from the ruins attacked the positions of Ukrainian militants /RIAN/.
12:58 Footage of night combat work of snipers of the special forces of the 56th Brigade of the DPR -video.
Snipers from the 56th Separate Special Purpose Battalion of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (previously 1 Special Forces NM DPR) destroy Ukrainian fighters not only during the day, but also at night, using thermal imaging sights.
12:49 In Kyiv, they explained what will happen after the surrender of Artemovsk: a disaster
If the city falls, the Russians will begin to move rapidly "deep into Ukraine," economist Oleg Soskin warned. According to him, then the Russian military will be able to move to Seversk, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
Soskin also complains that the offensive promised by the Ukrainian command in the area of Svatovo and Kremennaya never happened. The ground froze, and the Russians went on the attack, not the APU.
And Western intelligence, which advises the Kyiv regime to surrender Artemovsk, according to Soskin, "does not understand the consequences" of this decision.
12:31 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of the UR-77 "Serpent of Gorynych" -video.
12:05 Four HIMARS missiles have just been shot down over Donetsk.
12:03 Great Britain can transfer military aircraft to Ukraine along with crews, since the training of Ukrainian pilots takes many months, which Kyiv, due to the difficult situation at the front, cannot afford - Roman Gusarov, head of the Avia.ru portal.
11:54 Tonight in the area of n.p. Drummer (Kherson region) 122mm was destroyed by artillery strike. 122mm SAU 2S1 "Carnation" with ammunition. From the crew: three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, two were seriously injured - Telegram-channel "Kherson Bulletin".
11:40 Personnel battle near Stupki station in the north of Bakhmut. Armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is firing at houses and streets.
Earlier it became known that Wagner attack aircraft began to attack in the north of Bakhmut. Today, the "Institute for the Study of War" acknowledged that Russian forces are advancing in the Stupok area. The Ukrainian side is hushing up the fighting in this area.
11:37 Voenkor Sladkov: "UKRAINIAN MILITARY SHOOTING OUR PRISONERS"
Kill unarmed, lying face down. Animals from the APU. Our surrendered, they were shot. Look and remember, here it is, Ukrainian captivity.
But on the footage, our guy, who has already died, is holding a grenade without a check in his hands. This is the same thing, from the Great Patriotic War - I die, but I do not give up.
11:22 The fall of the black mavic in Novoselovsky. Muscovites - you are the descendants of Nesterov! Keep it up -video.
11:07 Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), engulfed in fierce battles -species from the air.
10:55 The Americans restricted the use of Starlink Internet to Ukrainian terrorists.
SpaceX has shut down Starlink's internet service to control Ukraine's military drones because their product was "never intended to be used as a weapon." This was stated by the president of the company Gwynn Shotwell, writes Reuters.
"There are things we can do to limit their options. And we have already made them," said the President of SpaceX.
10:46 Telegram channel “Come and See”: The Russian Armed Forces went on the offensive in the LPR. Sources report this. According to them, both the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries are suffering heavy losses.
"There are a lot of dead black people," the source added.
10:32 Russia is preparing a "terrible" (grisly) offensive - Foreign Police. With reference to Ukrainian officials, they report the deadlines - the next 10 days. They complain about the lack of people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the fact that there will be no tanks on time.
10:25 The main refinery of Ukraine continues to work, supplying the Armed Forces. The Kremenchug oil refinery continues to operate, former Rada deputy Oleg Tsarev wrote in his TG channel.
10:12 Personnel detention of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group, which was preparing the murder of the deputy mayor of Berdyansk, the deputy head of the traffic police, an attempt on the city commandant and an explosion near the center for issuing humanitarian aid.
An attempt on the life of Prozorov, an ex-employee of the Security Council of Ukraine, was also prevented. He exposed the activities of the SBU in 2014-2018, RIA Novosti reported.
The head of the sabotage group that carried out five terrorist attacks on the territory of Berdyansk has been established: everything happened on the instructions of Pityukin, an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, who lives in Zaporozhye.
10:00 Aviation and MLRS cut a road in Marinka for our infantry -video
The Russian Aerospace Forces and 122mm BM-21 Grad crews of the 5th brigade of the 1st Army Corps support the advance of our attack aircraft deep into the settlement with all possible forces. Marinka.
09:58 Night battles: Fiery 122mm BM -21 "Grad" burns the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
On the night of February 8, the Russian military covered the positions of Ukrainian militants near Avdiivka with a full package of 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS. Observation of the enemy was carried out by a special system "Irony"
09:43 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from February 8 to February 9, 2023
At night, Ukrainian formations tried to attack the territory of the Starodubsky municipal district in the Bryansk region with drones, but the air defense systems shot down all the targets.
Russian gunners worked on concentrations of enemy manpower in the village of Guy, Chernihiv region, as well as in Volkovka, Yunakovka and Miropolye in the Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on Ukrainian army targets in Udy, Liptsy, Volchansk, Ambarny and Staritsa, not far from the border with Russia.
In the Starobelsk direction, Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomlynsk, Zapadny, Kupyansk, Kucherovka, Kislovka, Berestovoye and Novoselovsky.
The Russian Aerospace Forces, in turn, launched airstrikes on the enemy near Tabaevka and west of Kotlyarovka. Ukrainian formations fired at Kremennaya, Kuzmino, Krasnaya Dibrova and Krasnopopovka.
In the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, the RF Armed Forces worked on the facilities of the Ukrainian army in Bakhmut, Razdolovka, Vasyukovka, Krasnoy and Bogdanovka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Belogorovka, Nikolaevka, Kleshcheevka and Ozaryanovka.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian aviation worked on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnohorivka, Avdeevka and Veseloe. Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in turn, hit targets in Kamenka, Thin and Vodyany.
At night, Ukrainian formations fired at the Leninsky district of Donetsk from the HIMARS MLRS.
In the Yuzhnodonets direction, Russian artillerymen hit targets in Ugledar, Bogoyavlenka, Prechistevka and Vremyevka.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces hit targets in Kamensky, Olgovsky, Gulyaipole, Malaya Tokmachka and Shcherbaki. In Dnepropetrovsk, a powerful explosion thundered at one of the facilities at night, but the causes of the incident are still unknown. In addition, Russian troops worked on enemy positions in the Nikopol community.
On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces carried out strikes against the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kherson, Berislav and other nearby settlements.
08:15 Frontline summary on the morning of 02/09/2023
In the Uludar sector, Russian troops resumed assault operations on the outskirts of the city. The Ukrainian army meets them with heavy fire. Artillery of the Armed Forces hit Novopol, Bolshaya Novosyolka and Zolotaya Niva.
On the Donetsk front, the Russian army again attacked the Ukrainian garrison in the western part of Maryinka. She also resumed ground offensive operations against the fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnohorivka. Another attempt to break through in the Pervomaisky area did not bring much success.
And near Vodyanoye and Experienced, Russian troops managed to advance. Also, with the support of artillery, they attacked the fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka from Yasinovataya. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Pobeda were also fired. New York is covered. The Ukrainian army carried out rocket attacks on Donetsk and Gorlovka.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC is pushing through the defenses near Ivanovsky. The exit to the city from the west is more and more obvious. "Orchestras" are also advancing on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut. Also, the "musicians" attacked in the direction of Dubovo-Vasilyevka and Orekhovo-Vasilyevka.
The success of this operation is the actual encirclement of the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnaya Gora. This settlement PMC "Wagner" is also storming from the south and east. To the north of Soledar, the Wagner operators" are rushing towards Fedorovka. In this area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are putting up fierce resistance. Russian troops attacked again in the area of Opytnoye and Verkhnekamensky.
In the Luhansk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted offensive operations north of Belogorovka. They also attacked from Shipilovka and Dibrov in the Serebryansky forest area. They are also advancing in the Krasnopopovka area.