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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: May 7th, 2023
2023-05-08
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] 23:55 Over the past day Representationreportedabout 40 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 17 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.

On Gorlovsky 18 artillery attack from 152mm artillery.

On Volnovakhskoe five artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm. Having fired 187 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Shirokaya Balka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Blagodatnoye, Olginka, Vladimirovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a man, in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.

A total of 18 residential buildings were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Horlivka, as well as 4 civilian infrastructure facilities.

Previous 59 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.

21:34 Job artillery on the PVD of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with subsequent detonation of the ammo in one of the directions

20:18 Ukrainian troops shelled the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and Blagodatnoye settlement in two hours, firing 14 rounds of the “NATO” caliber of 155mm, reports representation DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

19:24 Russian military destroyed artillery installation of Ukrainian troops near Avdievka

17:59 Artillery of the group of troops "South" inflicts attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian military in the northern direction.

16:54 Fiery hell in Bakhmut continues

PMC "Wagner" strikes with incendiary ammunition on the area turned into a fortress of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine film how in the evening our fighters cover one of the last quarters where the enemy has concentrated forces with volleys from the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS.

16:54 Adjustment of fire on the Ukrainian T-80, which was blown up by mines in the Zaporozhye region

15:48 Consequences of the artillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants

14:41 The main thing from the briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

-- Assault detachments continue to conduct offensive operations and have captured two quarters in the northwestern and western parts of the city of Artemovsk;

-- During the night, 22 Ukrainian attack drones are suppressed over the Black Sea;

-- The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction amounted to 85 people, the warehouse of the “Right Sector” was destroyed;

-- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed more than 340 military and mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day in the Donetsk direction;

-- Since the beginning of the special military operation, Russian air defense systems have destroyed over 4,000 Ukrainian drones;

-- The RF Armed Forces defeated units of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ??the settlements of Bogdanovka and Stupochki in the DPR;

-- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two US-made counter-battery radars near the settlements of Novgorodskoye and Artemovo in the DPR;

-- The RF Armed Forces hit the command post of the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the communications center of the 81st Airmobile Brigade;

-- The troops of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 75 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day;

-- The command post of the Center for Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was suppressed on Veliky Island in the Kherson region;

-- Russian troops stopped the activities of two DRGs in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, and up to 55 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed.


13:39 Artillerymen of the Southern Military Districtwork outon the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction

12:36 Another video from the road to Artemovsk

On the sides of the highway going through the village of Ivanovskoye, lined Ukrainian armored vehicles are noticeable.

11:17 “The Lancet” destroyed American howitzer in the Kherson region

The victim of the Russian kamikaze drone was the 155mm M777. Even the camouflage net did not help the Ukrainian military to hide.

10:05 Video- We beat the enemy - these fascists!

There must be well-trained fighters on the line of combat contact. Including from among those called up as part of the partial mobilization of military personnel.

Therefore, in the rear areas of the special military operation, training is constantly going on with units that should soon go to the forefront.

In the course of training, instructors emphasize the practical component. The elements of combat must be worked out so that at the necessary moment they work at the level of a reflex. This can be achieved only by numerous repetitions at the training ground.

First, there is a detailed explanation - what and how. Then a demonstration of the execution of one or another element. And only then the practical work. But, as they say, up to a sweat. This is what allows our servicemen to carry out the tasks assigned to them with minimal losses on their part.

Even at the firing line there is no static. Soldiers were taught how to group correctly when firing from different positions. So they fix it: shooting while standing, kneeling, lying down. And so many times in a row. Used up the store, recharged and again - great. And so not only from the AK-12, but also from the PKT, SVD and other types of weapons. After such numerous trainings, the personnel of the assault units are ready to act in any conditions.

Among the servicemen honing their professional skills is one mobilized from the Chelyabinsk region with the call sign "Khabib". The soldier emphasizes that at each training session they are given the opportunity to practice shooting with various weapons: machine guns, machine guns, sniper rifles, underbarrel and hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers.

“I am in the DPR, we are fulfilling the assigned tasks - we are beating the enemy, these fascists. Soon the victory will be ours. I want to say hello to my relatives, to the whole Urals. Hold on, thanks for your help!" - the attack aircraft told about himself.

09:48 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from May 6 to May 7, 2023

At night, Russian troops launched a massive strike against targets in Ukraine. According to preliminary data, the Shkolny airfield in Odessa, accumulations of equipment in Nikolaev, and a personnel deployment point in Zaporozhye were hit. In the Sumy, Kharkiv and Cherkasy regions, the activity of the Geran-2 UAV was observed.

Ukrainian drones made a massive raid on Sevastopol and Guards. Over 20 drones were shot down by air defense crews and landed by electronic warfare. Victims, destructions and victims managed to be avoided.

In the Sumy region, the artillery of the Russian Armed Forces hit enemy concentrations in Sopych and Boyar-Lyozhachih, and in Chernihiv region - in the area of Zarechye and Leonovka.

In the Kharkiv region, Russian forces discovered and destroyed the points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Strelechya, Kazachya Lopan and Neskuchnoye.

In the Starobelsky direction, units of the RF Armed Forces launched artillery strikes on enemy positions in the areas of Dvurechnaya, Peschanoe and Stelmahovka.

On the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, Russian forces hit enemy concentrations in Bakhmut, Chasovoy Yar and Konstantinovka.

In the Donetsk direction, enemy positions were discovered and destroyed in the area of Avdievka, Maryinka, Pobeda and Pervomaisky.

In turn, Ukrainian formations randomly shelled Gorlovka, Makeevka and Donetsk.

In the Yuzhnodonets direction, the enemy was discovered and destroyed in the vicinity of Ugledar and Prechistovka.

In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Malaya Tokmachka and Gulyaipole.

At night, the enemy attacked the village of Bogatoe: two people were killed.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian artillery worked on the firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikopol.

On the southern sector of the front, Russian troops worked on enemy concentrations in the vicinity of Kherson and Zolotoy Balka.

At night, Ukrainian units attacked the civilian infrastructure of Nova Kakhovka, Alyoshek and Kakhovka.


09:17 Captured "Humvee" now performs the tasks of PMC "Wagner" -video

Wagner operators “privatized” the NATO equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine abandoned in Artemovsk and put it into operation. Despite the unpresentable appearance, the car is on the move and ready for operation.

09:09 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 06.05.2023 to 00:00 07.05.2023

Over the past day, the Representation reported 59 facts of firing by the AFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 34 artillery attacks from the MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Gorlovsky 17 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky two artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Volnovakhskoe six artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 152m.

By releasing 303 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Aleksandrovka, Vladimirovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the death of two civilians in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.

Four civilians received injuries of varying severity, incl. child born in 2013, in the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk.

Damaged six residential buildings in the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, Aleksandrovka. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.

In the previous day, 62 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.


08:07 Enemy had tried to attack Crimea, the Russian army repelled the blow

At least one aircraft-type UAV was shot down near Sevastopol and fell in the area of Cape Fiolent, scattering fragments almost 100 meters. No casualties.

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