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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: April 7th, 2023
2023-04-08
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 21:35 Fighters of the Wagner group are advancing from the center of Artemovsk to the western districts of the city, Ukrainian troops blow up buildings during the retreat

21:34 The number of victims of the artillery attack of the central Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk has increased to 16, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported (SCCC).

19:47 According to enemy reports, Wagner attack aircraft have already gotten very close to the area of the destroyed monument to pilots at the southwestern entrance to Artemovsk.

19:37 At the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the river in Artemovsk. The city constantly smokes from artillery rounds. Both ours and the enemy.

19:28 On the Kherson direction of the RF Armed Forces destroyed two enemy mortar crews - head of the press center of the Dnepr grouping

Our fighters eliminated about 50 Ukrainian fighters and the temporary deployment point of the Odessa Marine Guard Detachment in the Veletensky area, as well as two “pumping” mortar crews in the Nikolsky and Beregovoy areas.

19:13 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing 12 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

18:48 They report some progress of our troops in the Vodiane area (south of Avdievka) and captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who surrendered in their positions.

18:45 Video from War Gonzo which shows what is happening in the western part of Artemovsk. After the liberation of the administrative center, the fighting shifted to the railway station.

18:35 Fighters of the Wagner groupare moving forward from the center of Artemovsk to the western districts of the city, Ukrainian troops blow up buildings during the retreat.

18:10 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 7, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Uborevicha, 38 - a direct hit in a private residential building.

17:45 Fighting is going on in the Ugledar direction. Russian troops are moving forward.

The interweaving of departments and types of the Armed Forces:

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Chekists of the DPR, Russian Navy, Ground Forces. There is a tough confrontation going on. Attacks and counterattacks in the field and in buildings, artillery duels.

17:40 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

17:20 PMC "Wagner" broke through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk (Bakhmut).

According to "Come and See", the Russian units were able to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the center of Artemovsk. Fights go at the railway station and bus station. The situation for the Ukrainian garrison is becoming critical here.

Wagner PMC fighters also occupied the Metallurg stadium and are developing an offensive from the southern part of the city. There are bloody battles.

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to gain a foothold on the western outskirts of the city and are transferring new reserves there. At the moment, the information that the Ukrainian units are leaving Artemovsk has not been confirmed.

16:55 Fixation of consequences of the artillery attack of Kievsky and Kalininsky districts of Donetsk 04/06/2023

Specialists of the DPR Representation in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attack of two districts of Donetsk, and also clarified direction firing and weapons used.

16:40 Ukrainian militants in Artyomovsk tried to disguise M113 armored personnel carrier under the evacuation vehicle. But the Wagner PMCs were destroyed.

16:20 Kyiv militants fired upon Donetsk on one of the great Orthodox holidays, the Annunciation.

The Kiev regime deliberately destroys the inhabitants of Donetsk with the help of home-grown Nazis. Traditionally, artillery attack takes place on Orthodox holidays with particular cynicism.

16:15 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

15:45 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC, on April 7, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

n.p. Yakovlevka: - on the street. Yasinovatskoy, 17 suffered a girl born in 2009.

15:31 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces on the right bank of the Kherson region was destroyed 122mm SAU 2S1 "Gvozdika" APU.

15:10 One person was killed and thirteen injured, according to the latest data, as a result of today's artillery attack of Donetsk - Pushilin.

14:46 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

14:31 Artillerymen of the 60th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the [V] group using the 152mm 2S3 "Acacia" self-propelled guns struck the accumulation of enemy manpower in the settlement. Vremevka.

14:28 Work on enemy positions on the Right Bank of the Kherson region -video.

13:41 Ukrainian troops fired at Yelenovka, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

13:40 Consequences of neo-Nazi MLRS strike in the center of Donetsk -video.

The area of the central market of Donetsk is one of the favorite places for Ukrainian neo-Nazis to fire from MLRS. And again, during the day, when the streets are full of people, the UAF militants launched a missile attack on the city center.

13:35 As a result of the artillery attack of the VFUfixeda direct hit in an apartment building in the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk.

13:21 The mayor of Donetsk said that as a result of the artillery attack of the city, according to preliminary data, one person was killed, six were injured.

13:15 Consequences of artillery attacks of the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.

12:58 Ukrainian troops fired at the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

12:50 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 7, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:

n.p. Vladimirovka (included in the zone of responsibility of the administration of the Volnovakha district): - on the street. Symonenko, 7/36 wounded man born in 1981

12:43 Ukrainian troops fired at the Volnovakhsky district of Vladimirovka and the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing nine rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

12:20 Video bu military commander of the Military Chronicle Andrey Filatov from Vodyany.

Assault units of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, including the Somali detachment, collided with the enemy on the outer streets of the village. A group of Ukrainian militants occupied one of the dilapidated houses, but did not stay there for long. Stormtroopers threw a grenade into the window opening and cleared the building.

On the footage: the arrival of the evacuation group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the grenade launchers of the Donetsk 1st Army Corps AF, the Ukrainian fighter epicly catches up with his own, and in the end, the enemy platoon leaves Vodiane under fire from the tank crews of the Russian army.

11:53 Stanislav (Kherson region), two children and a woman were injured as a result of artillery attack from the APU.

11:35 Yesterday in the area of n.p. Ivanovka (Kherson region), 122mm was destroyed by artillery strike. SAU 2S1 "Gvozdika" with a crew of 5 people and ammunition.

11:11 Ukrainian troops fired at the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

10:40 At night in the area of ??n.p. Engineering, an artillery strike was carried out on the position of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result of which 152mm was destroyed. 152mm howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" with a crew of 5 people and ammunition.

10:33 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

10:30 100mm Rapiers of the 9th Brigade beat against the enemy in the Avdievka direction.

The MT-12 100mm anti-tank gun, better known as the Rapira, is a real sniper rifle among artillery pieces. With its help, experimental crews of the 9th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 9th Regiment of the NM DPR) point-blank hit the enemy’s manpower and fortifications, supporting the advance of our infantry in the Avdiivka direction.

10:20 In the Ugledar direction, the fighters of the DPR OBTF "Cascade"destroyenemy with the help of an ATGM.

09:13 The DPR representative office in the JCCC reports 17 facts of firing from the AFU per day. The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 72 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.

Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Panteleymonovka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Yelenovka, Nikolskoe, Vladimirovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the death of four civilians, five civilians received injuries of varying severity.

09:09 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:

- n.p. Golaya Pristan fired seven rounds;

- n.p. Peschanovka fired 14 rounds;

- Five rounds were fired at the village of Kardashinka;

- Four rounds were fired at the Kazachi Lagerya;

- n.p. Korsunka fired six rounds;

- n.p. Peschanovka fired nine rounds;

– n.p. Aleshki fired 12 rounds;

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, settlement Kakhovka, settlement Tavriysk, Sagi village, firing a total of 39 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.

08:50 Lisichansk administration published personnel with the consequences of the strike of Ukrainian troops on the city. It is noted that one civilian died on the spot, two died in intensive care.

08:14 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on 04/07/2023

08:10 Our fighters continue to push back APU in the Ugledar direction.

“All actions are perfected: the gunner does his job, the loader does his job, the gun commander does his job. Everyone knows their job responsibilities. Due to this, we achieve the most effective shooting, due to the professionalism of the calculation of the Hyacinth gun.

08:02 Front-line summary for the morning of 04/07/2023:
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked two fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Maryinka and Avdievka. They attacked the last of these cities from two directions: south-west and east. They also conducted assault operations at Keramik.

In all areas, the Ukrainian army held its positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shelled Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, Georgievka, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Netaylov, Pervomaisky, Berdychi, Lastochkin, Kleban-Bik and Toretsk.

To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC, after artillery strikes, again tried to advance towards Ivanovsky. Did not work out. And in the city itself, the band members, with massive support from artillery and aviation, managed to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian garrison in the southern, central and northern parts.

In order to continue resistance, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are forced to retreat and shorten the line of contact. The assault actions at Bogdanovka did not bring success to the "musicians". But a ground attack with the support of artillery in the Grigorovka area led to an advance towards the settlement. Russian troops shelled Novodmitrovka, Chasov Yar, Belaya Gora, Novomarkovo, Minkovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Rozdolovka and Spornovo.

In the Luhansk direction, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued assault operations in the Serebryansky forest from Shipilovka. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the area of Torskoy, Ternov, Nevsky and Makeevka. Russian troops attacked Stelmahovka, Berestovoye, Krakhmalnoye, Kucherovka, Kupyansk, Masyutovka, Dvurechnaya, Figolevka and Topolya.


08:00 According to the situation in the Kherson direction:

At the advanced positions of motorized riflemen on the coastline, trenches are being reinforced, additional firing points are being built - they are preparing for a possible offensive by the Ukrainians.

Intelligence says: the enemy pulls together equipment and tries to get closer to the Dnieper. But our birds, binoculars, thermal imagers see it all. Artillery and aircraft work as they should.

07:50 Summary of the Representative Office of the Luhansk People's Republic in the JCCC for the past day, April 06.

From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one artillery attack was recorded at the settlement. Lisichansk with the use of artillery pieces 155mm (one shell).

As a result of the shelling, three civilians were killed, another one was injured, and a passenger bus was damaged.

07:30 Reportfrom the front line from the military commander Andrey Filatov. This is the Vodyany district in the DPR. “Being here is very dangerous,” Andrey says. But he, taking advantage of the non-flying weather for copters, reached the captured Ukrainian positions.

To storm these positions, they did not hit the forehead with artillery, according to Filatov: “It was decided to jump out across the field in armored vehicles and knock the enemy out of the forest. It was a very dangerous operation." The trenches here were dug to their full height, but the soldiers of the Armed Forces.

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