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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief May 2nd (updated)
2023-05-03
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] 21:59 Units of PMC "Wagner" advanced today up to 160 m in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in different directions

According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, about 2.7 sq. km.

21:56 Truth on Ukrainian TV: there will be no one to restore the country

Demographic crisis in Ukraine:

* Thousands die

* Millions leave

* Only a few plan to have children

Already, the population of Ukraine has decreased by a quarter, and this is really a problem - after the war, there will be no one to restore the country.

All this is true, but, having stated the obvious, the TV presenter does not draw any conclusion ... what needs to be done to stop this? However, to face the truth is already an achievement.

21:24 Relations between the territorial defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have escalated significantly - the soldiers of the territorial defense do not understand why they are put on the first line while the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in the second.

VSUshnik of video says that they are also on the first line, but they do not particularly believe him.

The reason, meanwhile, is simple - the Zelensky regime DOES NOT NEED ARMED PEOPLE IN THE CITIES OF THE COUNTRY. After all, what good, at some point they can send the central government to hell.

To do this, they are disposed of at the front.

20:45 Railway tracks blown up in Bryansk region - media

The trains overturned as a result of the explosion. Emergency services are on the way.

19:45 Kamikaze UAV “Lancet” destroys Ukrainian 122mm self-propelled gun Gvozdika

18:34 Result artillery strike of the RF Armed Forces on the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction

18:34 Blows of planning bombs on the warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region

Russian aviation uses "smart" bombs FAB-500M62.

17:11 In Ukraine, mass burial of APU soldier

The policy of the West to “fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented

Unfortunately, the realization of the “stupefaction” of the population by the leadership of Ukraine comes to the Ukrainian resident only with the loss of his loved ones

17:10 Artillery of the group of troops "South"destroyed positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Spornoye area.

16:28 Highlights from the new Defense Ministry briefing:

🔹Assault squads continue fighting in the western part of Artemovsk.

🔹The Russian Airborne Forces carried out the tasks of pinning down units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flanks of the assault detachments in Artemovsk.

🔹The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction per day amounted to 290 military and mercenaries.

🔹The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction amounted to 60 people, the ammunition depot was destroyed.

🔹Air defense systems of the Russian Federation shot down three aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in a day.

🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 65 soldiers and two howitzers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day.

🔹The RF Armed Forces inflicted a defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the settlements of Chasov Yar, Bogdanovka and Grigorovka in the DPR.


15:27 "Soltsepek" is working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, burning Bandera's evil spirits.Video

15:25 Photo from Zhitomir - against the backdrop of anti-tank hedgehogs, a solemn formation of participants in the so-called. scout organization "Plast", whose main characters are Nazis from the UPA. At one time, Bandera and Shukhevych left Plast.

The Ukrainian Hitler Youth accepts children from preschool age. They teach how to handle cold and firearms, conduct powerful indoctrination.

What “firmware” children receive is not difficult to guess. One that will surely allow them to commit acts, like the monstrous crime in Odessa on May 2, 2014, and consider this the norm.

14:26 Another fact that the Ukrainians are destroying the homes of civilians

14:25 Moment rocket hit and Ukrainian Mi-24 crash

13:22 Destroyed Ukrainian MT-LBV on the road to Bakhmut. Other wrecked Ukrainian vehicles are also visible along the roadsides.

Personnel from the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the area of ​​the village of Ivanovskoye in the DPR.

13:21 Statements by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference call with the leadership of the Russian Armed Forces. Main:

🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 15,000 people in April.

🔹The number of basic types of weapons purchased under the State Defense Order has increased by 2.7 times compared to 2022, and those in high demand - by seven times.

🔹The RF Armed Forces destroyed eight Ukrainian aircraft, 277 drones, 430 tanks and other armored vehicles, 18 MLRS vehicles in a month.

🔹Measures have been taken to increase the pace of production of weapons and military equipment for delivery to Russian groupings of troops in the Northern Military District.

🔹The system of interaction between departments for the prompt resolution of issues related to the production and supply of weapons has worked effectively.


12:20 "Teaching quality": preparation of UAV operators of the Central Military District in the rear area of ​​the special operation

Before the start of the practical part at the training ground, the military personnel undergo theoretical training and train in controlling the UAV using special simulators.

A feature of the training is the study of special quadrocopters - "FPV-drones". Their speed is many times higher than conventional quadrocopters, and the control is carried out from the first person in special video glasses using the control panel.

Such quadrocopters are capable of carrying a variety of ammunition that hit targets at a distance of several kilometers.

Training takes place under the guidance of experienced instructors.

11:17 Western mediainformthat during the NWO, along with the Canadian Kyle Porter, whose liquidation was reported the other day, another Canadian mercenary, Cole Zelenko, was destroyed.

Both foreigners took part in the fighting near Bakhmut as part of the 92nd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

10:49 Russian military destroyed reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Donetsk direction

In addition, in the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the Vostok group destroyed an observation post and a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - six militants were liquidated. Aerial reconnaissance in the area of ​​​​Novoselka opened and destroyed a pickup truck, a truck and five military personnel.

09:17 Western media inform that during the SVO, together with the Canadian Kyle Porter, whose liquidation was reported the other day, another Canadian mercenary, Cole Zelenko. Both foreigners took part in the fighting near Bakhmut as part of the 92nd Bbrigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

09:01 110 Brigade destroyed Counterbattery radar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of the Kornet ATGM.

The 110th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 100th Brigade of the NM of the DPR) managed to identify a counterbattery radar used by the enemy in the village of Krasnogorovka. The target was destroyed by the calculation of the Kornet anti-tank missile system.

08:20 "A sniper's accuracy can save the lives of civilians in any conflict." snipers,toldabout the difficult conditions during the hostilities. How to complete the task, to save the lives of ordinary people, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine hide behind them, like a human shield.

08:07 Bryansk region: Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the village of Kurkovichi of the Starodubsky municipal district. There were no casualties. There was a fire in one of the houses.

08:00 Sturm is hitting platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special operation.

The Airborne Forces acted in stages:

- Calculations of the UAV of the Airborne Forces discovered a platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

- inflicting fire damage on the defending Ukrainian units;

- fire on open enemy firing points from small arms, hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and rocket-propelled infantry flamethrowers;

- assault on the Ukrainian stronghold.

Having captured the enemy's stronghold, the paratroopers carried out a cleansing operation in order to search for hidden Ukrainian military personnel capable of resisting our units.

As a result of the battle, the Ukrainian side retreated, leaving a large number of weapons and ammunition, as well as their dead and wounded. Two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.

07:35 Preparation of crews of the Shturm-S ATGM of the Western Military District in the rear area of ​​the special operation.

The preparation of crews, consisting of military personnel called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, is being carried out at a training ground not far from the line of contact.

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