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| Russians deny statements about the lack of ammunition for assault squads |
| 2023-02-22 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA Novosti] The Ministry of Defense denied reports of allegedly blocking the supply of ammunition to volunteer attack aircraft performing tasks to liberate Artemovsk in the DPR. "All statements allegedly made on behalf of the assault units about the lack of ammunition are absolutely untrue," the department said. They specified that from February 18 to 20, volunteers were sent 1,660 rockets for multiple rocket launchers, as well as 980 ammunition for tanks and 10,171 for large-caliber cannon artillery and mortars. The department emphasized that all requests for the supply of weapons are being fulfilled as soon as possible, "it was and will be so." According to the Ministry of Defense , in the coming days, the assault units will receive all the ammunition according to the applications submitted for February. On February 25, arms deliveries will begin on requests for March. It is noted that in just last year, the needs of assault detachments in ammunition were met by 140 percent of the applications received. The department also stated that the volunteers, as well as the fighters of the assault units of the group, courageously and selflessly carry out the most difficult tasks to liberate Donbass from Ukrainian militants. They emphasized that attempts to split the close mechanism of interaction and support between Russian units are counterproductive and play only to the advantage of the enemy. As noted in the ministry, over the past two days, attack aircraft, with the support of artillery, armored vehicles and other firepower of the Yug group, were able to advance 2.5 kilometers in the Artemovsk area. Despite difficult weather conditions, it was also possible to carry out 18 sorties. On Saturday, the acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin , said that the recent liberation of the village of Paraskovievka north of Artemovsk makes it possible to get closer to blocking the road to Chasov Yar. He clarified that the garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is supplied along this route . According to Pushilin, this path must be blocked and thereby speed up the liberation of Artemovsk. Paraskovievka is located between Soledar and Artemovsk . The latter is located in the part of the DPR controlled by the Kiev authorities north of Gorlovka . This is an important transport hub for supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass . Fierce battles are going on for him. On Friday afternoon, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk called on the residents of Artemivsk to leave the city as soon as possible. Ukrainian media wrote that they began to take out the archives of state institutions from there. The press secretary of the eastern group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Cherevaty, announced the restriction of access to Artemovsk for civilians. Prigozhin begs to differ: [VK] ❗Yevgeny Prigozhin responded to the statement of the Ministry of Defense on the supply of ammunition to volunteer units in the Artemovsk direction “I want to emphasize once again that since we have switched to public correspondence with the Ministry of Defense, PMC Wagner does not receive 80% of the ammunition required for combat missions. Therefore, the statement of the Ministry of Defense is nothing more than just a spit in the direction of the Wagner PMC with an attempt to hide their crimes in front of those fighters who are today performing a feat on Bakhmut (Artemovsk). As for other volunteer units, there are none on Bakhmut, there is a Wagner PMC. There are no ammunition. Sapper shovels, let it be known to you, gentlemen, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, have not yet been delivered. If you give ammunition, let's do it, and don't tell it in the media to the people of Russia, deceiving them at the same time. Unlike the Ministry of Defense and its statements, I am ready to provide all documents, including applications submitted and quantities received, to the military prosecutor's office (or military counterintelligence, at your choice) immediately upon their request. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 ^ But then, they didn't have a "Russia's Got Talent" Gameshow? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-02-22 20:30 |
| #3 I find it interesting that this cat fight is being conducted in public. Stalin would never put with this squabbling. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-02-22 18:08 |
| #2 Wagner group has its excuse for not capturing Bakhmet by 24 Feb (anniversary of the war). I suppose the Wagner group is the excuse for the Russian Ministry of Defense not capturing it. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-02-22 16:38 |
| #1 The policy is you only give the troops just enough ammo so they don't think about shooting the officers that are sending them into the meat grinder. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-02-22 08:20 |