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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief April 7th (updated)
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] 21:56 Artillery suppresses enemy near Belogorovka

The blows fall on the points of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

20:19 Another destroyed Ukrainian car Humvee American production

19:26 Soldiers of the 132nd Brigade of the NM DPR shoot back at enemy soldier.

Thanks to the skillful work of snipers, the enemy, even in their positions, cannot feel safe day or night.

18:13 Statement of head of the press center of the Dnepr group

In the Kherson direction, operational-tactical aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a defeat on the point of temporary deployment of the Odessa Marine Guard Detachment in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Veletenskoye.

The irretrievable losses of the enemy in manpower amounted to about 50 people.

In addition, in the course of a counter-battery fight, artillery units of the Dnepr group destroyed two mortar crews of Ukrainian nationalists near the settlements of Beregovoye and Nikolskoye.

17:13 Personnelthe work of our artillery on the enemy 122mm self-propelled guns "Gvozdika" on the right bank of the Kherson region

17:12 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, as part of the counter-battery fight, the means of reconnaissance of the "Center" group revealed enemy artillery units. As a result of the fire damage, all targets were suppressed.

The crews of the assault and army aviation of the "Center" grouping struck with unguided aircraft missiles at the enemy's firepower, accumulation of equipment and manpower.

At the Chervonodibrovsky site, an attempt was made to attack by a platoon of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine. The cannon artillery crews of the "Center" grouping inflicted a defeat, as a result of which the enemy suffered losses and dispersed in the forest.

16:08 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group

In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group thwarted an attempt to reconnoiter the advanced positions of our troops in combat, and also destroyed an enemy reconnaissance group. A pickup truck and up to 20 militants were destroyed. The crew of the Osa-AKM air defense system shot down the Leleka UAV.

In the Zaporozhye direction, as part of a counter-battery fight with the help of the Penicillin complex, two enemy howitzers were discovered and destroyed by the crews of the 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mounts in the areas of the settlements of Zatishye and Chervonaya Krinitsa. A Leleka UAV was shot down by small arms fire.

15:06 Highlights from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:

◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed about 260 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day;

◾️Russian troops destroyed more than 50 soldiers and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled gun in the Krasnoliman direction;

◾️The Russian Armed Forces hit a command and observation post, as well as two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, LPR and Kherson region;

◾️Russian troops destroyed up to 30 Ukrainian military in the Kupyansk direction per day;

◾️Russian air defense intercepted two HIMARS MLRS shells in a day, destroyed 11 APU drones;

◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 86 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions in a day;

◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 20 Ukrainian soldiers and a 152mm D-20 howitzer in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in a day;

◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 14 servicemen and three self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction.


14:45 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":

On the Donetsk direction in the area of ​​the settlement. Marinka, in the course of active operations, units of the motorized rifle formation of the Southern Military District destroyed up to 10 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also shot down a handicraft kamikaze drone equipped with a combat load in the form of a PG-7V round.

Artillery units destroyed 1 armored car type "Hammer".

In the Avdievka direction, the calculation of the battery 152mm "Gyacinth-B" of the artillery brigade of the Southern Military District during the counter-battery fight destroyed two self-propelled howitzers 152mm "Akatsiya", as well as a firing position and an artillery gun 152mm D-20 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

13:15 Russian Armed Forces continue to stop the facts of shelling by the criminal Kyiv regime of settlements and social infrastructure facilities in the territories liberated from Ukrainian nationalists during the special operation.

In the course of another attempt by Ukrainian militants to shell the civilian population of the city of Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, from the American Himars multiple launch rocket systems, the crew of the Buk anti-aircraft missile system from the air defense units of the Southern Military District identified and destroyed six rockets.

“... Several targets were detected, according to the characteristics, the class of targets, it was clear that these were Himars missiles. I made a decision to fire, all the targets were destroyed,” said a serviceman of the RF Armed Forces with the call sign “Orenburg”.

Previously, the criminal Kiev regime also tried to inflict a similar missile attack on civilians in the city, but all targets were hit by air defense combat crews, which guard the air borders around the clock.

13:13 Two destroyed Ukrainian BMP-2s. The cars, along with the crew, were burned near Bakhmut.

12:00 "We complete tasks accurately and on time": combat work crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad-M missile defense system of the Central Military District in the special operation zone

In a matter of minutes, the Grad crews are aimed at the target and fire a volley of 122-mm rockets. Artillerymen of the Central Military District follow the principle of "one target - one position", this deprives the enemy of the opportunity to deliver an aimed retaliatory strike.

As a result of combat use, the crews hit the enemy stronghold.

10:24 UAV and anti-tank systems of the Sparta battalionworkby Ukrainian military

10:22 Russian Defense Ministry showed training personnel of the assault units of the Western Military District in the rear area of ​​the special military operation.

09:15 At night, rocket attacks were carried out in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk (occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine). Last night, the RF Armed Forces continued to destroy the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are located in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

Also, the Ukrainian media reported a strike on Ochakov in the Nikolaev region. There have already repeatedly covered the training centers of the special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the location of foreign mercenaries. What exactly was struck is not reported.

08:20 Assault troops of ZVO continue combat training in the rear area of ​​the special operation.

In the course of practical exercises, the servicemen of the assault units work out scenarios of a real battle: they storm enemy positions using heavy equipment, practice tactical shooting in teams of two, coordinate the work of units and provide assistance to the wounded.

08:06 "The Lancet" destroyed American howitzer M-777 in the NVO zone.

The paratroopers launched the UAV - they guided it and escorted it to the target in manual mode. This eliminates even the slightest deviation from the course.

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