[FoxNews] Russia’s mercenary group Wagner, led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, has expanded its activities in Africa, with one suspected direct action in conflict zones and dozens of efforts to help secure resources across the continent.
"Outside of Ukraine, [Wagner’s] presence in Africa is the most widespread," John Hardie, deputy director of the Russia program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. "It is really across the continent."
The U.S. Treasury earlier this year designated Wagner "a significant transnational criminal organization," providing Washington the ability to sanction individuals and the group’s support network "across multiple continents."
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A quick glance: Looks like these Russian operations are in former French Colonies that are still under control of the France's Central African Banks.
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A quick glance: Looks like these Russian operations are in former French Colonies that are still under control of the France's Central African Banks.
[NYP] Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of launching a drone strike overnight in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin.
The two drones were disabled by state security services and Putin, who was not in the Kremlin at the time of the incident, was uninjured, according to his spokesperson Dmitri S. Peskov.
A senior Ukrainian presidential official said Kyiv was not involved in the purported incident and had "no information about the so-called night attacks on the Kremlin."
Spokesperson Serhiy Nykyforov called the claim "an attempt to escalate the situation before May 9," referring to the World War II Victory Day holiday that Russia celebrates.
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I also posted this link earlier, but Darth beat me to it.
Thank you.
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Either amateur Russian nationalists did this or Putin's FSB did. Hitting a flagpole is perfect for the false flag.
Soon my hope is Ukraine will burn the Kremlin to the ground though and it is going to happen. Ukraine is moving closer to Moscow and their technical means are expanding at the same time.
The cost of entry is low and the necessary kit would fit in the trunk of a car, so this could be the work of anyone from local hooligans to nation state security services.
If I were me doing the false flag, I would have Putin on the grounds so as to add drama, not off elsewhere. Given that this is a big propaganda coup for the Ukrainians, that is where I would put my chip.
Odd that it targeted the rooftop flagpole and not a window or something (as stated in the video). Looked to be aimed to cause as little damage as possible.
Maybe they're poking themselves bad, in order to 'stimulate the masses'. In which case, your statement still rings true.
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Thing is, just the other week Ukraine was bragging up its efforts to do just such a thing, so:
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It’s a very small explosive going off several feet above the roof.
That UAV would have to remotely guided (i.e. local) or if GPS guided, the exact GPS coordinates and height of the dome would have to be known. Narrows the suspect list quite a bit.
BTW, original Russian news said 2-3 explosions were heard.
[Teletrader] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Finland on Wednesday for the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit, the office of Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said. The summit will also be attended by the prime ministers of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
"The summit will discuss the situation of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the Nordic countries’ continued support for Ukraine, the developments in Ukraine’s relationship with EU and NATO and Ukraine’s initiative for a just peace," Niinisto's office said in a statement.
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Zelesnky in Finland today for Nordic-Ukrainian Summitto beg for more money
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More likely avoiding assassination. Scrammed out of town because underground no safety there. Perhaps next visit will be England. Out of service for several days until Putin promises he will not be targeted. The west has lost moral responsibility..
Taiwan drones purchased by Ukraine converted for attacks and perhaps swarm attacks only effort offered to attack by Ukraine being the great Ukrainian offensive having been talked about so often. Pathetic.
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[LB] Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, Sumy, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv regions were under enemy fire.
by Iryna Lysohor
The Russians launched six shellings in the Chernihiv region during the day, including two at night. They hit the Novgorod-Siversky and Koryukivskyi districts with mortars, rockets from a helicopter, rocket salvo systems, and aerial bombs from an airplane. In the village of Lyzunivka (Novgorod-Siverska hromada), a 14-year-old boy was killed by an air bomb, a man and a woman were injured, the former school building was destroyed, six private houses were damaged, and another 15 were damaged. As a result of the shelling, a gas pipe was damaged in the Semenivska hromada, repair work is underway, the report from OVA says.
In the Sumy region, the enemy carried out six shellings of the border at night and in the morning. About 20 explosions were recorded. According to preliminary data, without consequences. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 14 shellings of border communities. 139 explosions were recorded.
The settlements of Bilopolska, Yunakivska, Sumy district, Shalyginska, and Seredino-Budska were shelled.
In the Seredino-Budsk community, a civilian was injured due to non-compliance with mine safety. The tractor driver drove into the field, ignoring the "Mine" signs, as a result of the explosion, the tractor driver was injured in the lower and upper limbs. The injured person was given first aid and taken to the hospital.
In Zaporizhzhya, the enemy carried out 56 attacks on 15 settlements over the past day: Gulyaipole and Orihiv were again hit by airstrikes, 51 artillery shells and three UAV attacks fell on front-line villages. Four people were injured. Elderly women born in 1938 and 1942 were injured in Gulyaipol. and husband born in 1972 and a woman born in 1973 The victims were immediately given all the necessary assistance.
In Dnipropetrovskthat night, the aggressor shelled Nikopol. He was from heavy artillery. There were no deaths or injuries. Yesterday, the enemy covered the Nikopol district with heavy artillery. The occupiers attacked Nikopol itself, mutilated a private house, an outbuilding, and power lines. People are unharmed. Regarding the consequences of the rocket attack on the Pavlograd district: 34 victims, five of them children. Two women, 45 and 55 years old, remain in intensive care. According to updated data, 24 high-rise buildings, 80 private houses, and seven cars were damaged in Pavlograd as a result of the attack.
Five schools, the same number of kindergartens and shops, a dispensary, a bank, and a dormitory were mutilated. There are power outages. More than fifty private houses were mutilated in Verbkivsk community. Also - a school, a kindergarten. In Mezhyritskyi TG, two educational institutions, a cultural center, kindergarten There is a medical facility in Yuryivska.
In Luhansk, the enemy fired 92 rounds (412 shells) at the positions of our troops during the day. Mortars – 35, MLRS – 11, artillery – 25, tank – 11, UAV – four, aviation – six. The enemy tried to improve the tactical position near the completely destroyed Novoselivskyi, but they were repulsed. The enemy also unsuccessfully advanced on Bilogorivka. The enemy also attacked Belogorivka from the air. Makiivka, Dibrova and Bilogorivka were subjected to enemy artillery fire.
During the day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Udy, Hoptivka, Strelecha, and Khatne in Kharkivska in the Slobozhansk direction . On the Kupyansk direction, Figolivka, Zapadne, Liman Pershiy, Kislivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne and Berestov came under artillery and mortar fire. Yesterday, as a result of the shelling of the village Kucherivka, Kupyan district, three private residential buildings, commercial buildings were damaged, and a bus was destroyed. A 65-year-old man was injured. A 57-year-old man was injured as a result of shelling in the town of Vovchansk, Chuguyiv district. In the village Vilkhuvatka of the Kharkiv district damaged a house and an outbuilding.
The Russians fired 12 artillery and S300 anti-aircraft missiles in Donetsk during the day. Six settlements were shelled: Toretsk, the village of Novoselyvka Persha, Avdiivka, Siversk, Bakhmut, Kramatorsk. 17 residential buildings were damaged, four of which are multi-apartment buildings, a utility building, and a school. In one day, two people were injured in the region.
In Mykolaivska tonight, the enemy fired mortar shells on the water area of the Ochakivska community. There are no casualties. Yesterday, the enemy attacked the settlement of Kutsurubska hromada with anti-aircraft missiles. As a result of shelling, two people were injured, and private houses were damaged. After the shelling, there is no electricity, gas, water or internet in the settlement.
In Khersonskain 24 hours, the enemy fired 71 rounds (363 shells): MLRS – two, artillery – 31, mortar – 26, tank – two, UAV – nine, aviation – one. Of these, the enemy fired 11 shots (41 shells) at Kherson: five from artillery, five from mortars, and one from tanks. Private houses were burning because of shelling. It is known about one victim - a 30-year-old man was injured in the hand, he was hospitalized.
The occupiers targeted the districts of 27 settlements of the region and the territory and building of the plant in Kherson. Russian artillery also shelled the village of Tyaginka of the Berislav district, hitting the homes of civilians. As a result of the enemy attack, more than a dozen residential buildings were damaged.
According to preliminary information, no one was injured. Kizomys of the Belozersk community found itself under enemy fire again. Enemy aircraft dropped two guided aerial bombs in the area of the settlement. Information about the victims and the extent of destruction is being clarified. During the day, two people were injured. 54 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.
It will be recalled that since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the Russian army has lost about 191,420 people in the war with Ukraine. Yesterday, the Armed Forces destroyed about 460 invaders and a lot of military equipment.
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'One of the leaked documents described by The Washington Post said between 124,000 and 131,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed or wounded since the start of hostilities in February 2022.' but Russia rarely reports these numbers. Ukraine always does and inflates Russia causalities. Reason Russian numbers so low is the use of missiles and air superiority.
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[Korrespondent] 22:11 In the evening, the Russians attacked the village of Kozatskoye, Novokakhovskaya community, Kherson region - one person died, the OVA reported. Also, Russian artillery hit the Dneprovsky Belozersky community in the evening - one person was injured. In total, four people were killed as a result of Russian shelling today, and seven more were injured.
21:52 The wounded, who cannot perform combat missions and are placed at the disposal of commanders, will be assigned to other positions, said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister. According to her, there are dozens of times more vacancies in the Armed Forces of Ukraine today than the wounded who are now waiting for appointment - the problem is known and the working group of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces is already working on it.
Malyar stressed that there are specific decisions that will be implemented, in particular, a corresponding order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is being prepared, which should resolve the issue of those who are now waiting for appointment. Also, systemic changes are being prepared in Order No. 402 of the Ministry of Defense and legislation.
21:33 The United States will announce on Wednesday, May 3, a new $300 million military aid package to Ukraine, Politico reports. The package is expected to include artillery ammunition and Hydra-70 missiles.
20:54 In the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, the railway track was blown up for the second time in two days, Russian media report. As a result of the explosion, the wagons of the freight train were overturned.
20:37 The United States knows that Ukraine is preparing an offensive in the coming weeks, said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. At the same time, he noted that success on the battlefield is the best and perhaps the fastest way to negotiations that will bring a just and sustainable peace.
20:13 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held a meeting today to tighten the sanctions regimes - both Ukrainian and joint with partners. "We are preparing a large sanctions package - decisions will be made soon," the president announced.
In addition, he worked with key commanders and those who provide defense, as well as a meeting with Shmyhal. "We are preparing conceptual solutions for security - for the development of Ukraine, our infrastructure both now and after the war," the head of state said. He added that "this May and subsequent months will be quite active for Ukraine in the international plane. There will be a lot of negotiation work, international events that will strengthen our defense."
19:28 Over the past week, the Ukrainian authorities have been hinting that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will organize such conditions that the Russians will run away from the peninsula themselves. For more details, see Ukraine's Plan for the Return of Crimea .
19:19 Arakhamia clarified that, according to draft resolution No. 9101, which the Verkhovna Rada adopted today, "rashism is a new kind of totalitarian ideology and practice that underlies the regime formed in the Russian Federation under the leadership of President Putin and based on the traditions of the Russian chauvinism and imperialism, the practices of the communist regime of the USSR and National Socialism". The Verkhovna Rada condemns rashism as an ideology and practices that underlie the state policy of the Russian Federation, the People's Deputy added.
19:12 Zelensky met with the head of the Portuguese Parliament, Augusto Santos Silva, who is visiting Kiev at the head of a parliamentary delegation: "We discussed cooperation on the path of Ukraine's integration into the European Union and NATO, the priority needs of Ukrainian defenders. We hope that the government and parliament will be able to make the necessary decisions to strengthen the capabilities of Ukrainian defenders on the front lines."
Zelensky also had the first conversation in the history of relations with President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani: "I congratulated my colleague on his election as head of the African Union. He noted that Ukraine is interested in developing cooperation with Africa and, for its part, is ready to remain a guarantor of the food security of the world."
18:40 The pseudo-management of the Zaporizhzhya NPP urgently asks for "vacations", including to the Crimea, Energoatom reports. However, due to a critical shortage of personnel, middle-level "managers" are not given consent to this, while the station's chief collaborator Yuri Chernichuk had already left Energodar for Crimea on May 1. At the same time, the collaborators are trying to find a replacement among the ZNPP nuclear scientists.
18:29 In the police department of the occupied Chaplynka, Kherson region, the Russians have set up a torture chamber, where they currently contain up to ten civilians, including minors. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, people are kept in harsh, inhuman conditions, they are subjected to torture. There are cases when abductees were tortured to death.
18:01 Brigades of the Offensive Guard are fully formed - these are eight brigades, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. He clarified that there are plans to form additional brigades, "because there is a demand for it, and we have the capacity."
"We are re-equipping the already formed brigades, they will undergo appropriate training - this is 2-3 weeks - and in parallel we are starting to form additional units. The task of each of these brigades is to conduct appropriate offensive assault actions together with the Defense Forces during military operations," - noted Klimenko. In particular, the role of these volunteers, who went to the brigades, will be significant in the counteroffensive, the Interior Minister added. He specified that the brigades will come under the command of the Defense Forces after there is a combat mission.
17:35 Denmark will give Ukraine a military aid package worth more than $250 million to support the counteroffensive, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said. The package will include demining vehicles, ammunition, field bridges and air defense assets.
17:07 Prigozhin said that PMC Wagner mercenaries allegedly destroyed an armored car in which the commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Igor Tantsyura, was located. Sources of the UP in military circles denied this information, and the speaker of the Troop Forces Denis Zelinsky told the publication that everyone in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is "alive and healthy."
16:58 Budanov met with the fourth President of Croatia (2015-2020) Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is on a visit to Ukraine, the press service of the GUR reported. During the meeting, the parties discussed the experience of the Croatian War of Independence in 1991-1995, in particular mine clearance processes and ways to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against humanity. "Ukrainian Storm and Lightning are still ahead," Budanov said.
16:31 The Verkhovna Rada officially recognized rashism as the state ideology of Russia and called on the UN, the EU and the governments of democratic countries to support the condemnation of the policy of rashism, people's deputy Alexei Goncharenko said. In a statement, the Rada appeals to the UN, the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the OSCE PA, the NATO PA, governments and parliaments of foreign states with an appeal to support the condemnation of the ideology, policy and practice of rashism.
16:25 The Parliament supported the bill No. 9240 on the placement of the National War Memorial Cemetery in Kyiv. We are talking about plots of state, communal property on Brovarsky Avenue in the Dnieper district of the capital.
15:59 Parliament has extended martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, that is, until August 18, 2023, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said. This is the seventh BP vote for martial law since the start of the war.
15:53 Putin "opened" tram traffic in Mariupol via video link, Russian media write.
15:50 In the Kherson region, the Russians dropped two guided bombs on an island near the village of Veletenske: three people were killed, five were injured, the President's Office reported.
15:39 Kuleba believes that the US decision to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will depend on the results of the counteroffensive, and it's only a matter of time. At the same time, he added that if Ukraine had these planes now, the counteroffensive would begin much faster, moreover, it would be possible to save more lives of Ukrainian military and civilians.
Kuleba also expressed the opinion that with the presence of the F-16 in service, "the Lviv airport could be safely opened and not worry about anything at all."
15:07 In Melitopol, an attempt was made on another collaborator - the "deputy head of the regional police department" in the occupied Zaporozhye region, Russian media report. An improvised explosive device was planted at the gate of a residential building on Pirogova Street, which was detonated when the collaborator opened the gate. As a result of the explosion, he was hospitalized.
14:36 The Russians fired at the Belozersky community of the Kherson region, in particular the villages of Kizomys and Veletenske: one person was killed, four more were injured, the OVA reported.
14:33 Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova, whose arrest warrant was issued by the ICC for the deportation of Ukrainian children, gave an interview to the US Vice News channel. When asked by a journalist about the verdict against her, she replied: "I'm a mother, that says it all. What kind of war criminal am I, what are you talking about?"
Lvova-Belova noted that Russia does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC, and the Geneva Convention gives the right to "evacuate" children from areas where there is a danger to their lives. The journalist noted that the Geneva Convention provides for the evacuation of people to third countries, to which Lvova-Belova replied that such were the so-called "DNR" and "LNR".
To the journalist’s remark that in Russia the identity of children from Ukraine is being erased by granting them Russian citizenship, Lvova-Belova said: “How can citizenship of the Russian Federation erase identity? We always sang songs in Russian and Ukrainian, we told fairy tales. We always lived in friendship and understanding. And what is happening now, on the contrary, in Ukraine they are now erasing everything that is connected with Russia." She also accused Ukraine of allegedly not creating humanitarian evacuation corridors during the invasion.
14:04 Ukraine is the only country in the world that successfully fulfills the tasks of NATO, Reznikov said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine: "The North Atlantic Alliance was created by the Americans as a response to the threat of the Russian Empire, but then it was called the Soviet Union. The main task of NATO is to resist the Russian empire, successfully resist and, in case of aggression, fight back. Today, the only country in the world that successfully fulfills the tasks of NATO is Ukraine. It is difficult, at the cost of our blood, our lives, our homes, today we are fulfilling the mission of NATO."
13:42 Reznikov admits that due to the defeats on the battlefield, Russia may voice another "gesture of good will" under the pretext of a man-made disaster on the territory of its country.
"This is not my forecast, but reasoning, but still I will not be surprised if they have some kind of problem in the scenario, a serious catastrophic type, man-made, on the territory of Russia. Let's say something happens to a power plant, a hydroelectric power plant, a nuclear power plant, with risks for the population, and this will require the immediate attention of the government, the accumulation of resources, including soldiers, and in this way they will allegedly be able to explain to people why they are ending active hostilities in Ukraine. some cataclysm on the territory of the Russian Federation," Reznikov said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
13:35 The Russians fired at Kherson and several villages in the Belozersky community today. According to preliminary information, seven people were injured, the regional prosecutor's office said. The occupiers shelled the civilian population and launched airstrikes - civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged, including residential buildings, utility rooms and vehicles.
13:06 Due to the limited number of high-precision cruise missiles, the Russians will use them on priority targets, Yuri Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command, said: "Without a sufficient number of long-range cruise missiles, they will use what they can afford - X-101 missiles , X-555 and Caliber - they can fly far and accurately. They will use them on their highest priority targets."
At the same time, Ignat added that the Russians daily launch about 20 guided bombs into the frontline zones. They were made recently and not always of high quality, the bombs fly about 70 km and fall into civilian infrastructure.
12:37 All children were taken out of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, Deputy Mayor Svetlana Mandrych said. According to her, today about 1,700 people remain in the city and three unoccupied villages of the community, which are shelled daily. In particular, there are six more children in the village of Novopavlovka. The biggest threat, she calls the guided bombs that the Russian military fires at the region. Nearly 80% of the houses in the city were destroyed.
12:14 Negotiations to extend the grain deal, which expires on May 18, are scheduled for Wednesday, May 3, Reuters reports, citing a source in Kiev. They will be held with the participation of all parties.
11:55 Reznikov and Zaluzhny appealed to Parliament with a request to postpone consideration of the bill on the return of additional payments of 30 thousand hryvnia to the military, which caused a flurry of criticism, including from the IMF. According to David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction, the minister and the commander-in-chief are asking to assemble a working group of representatives of the Verkhovna Rada, the government, the General Staff and jointly develop a bill by the end of May that will regulate the issues of remuneration for defenders.
11:34 Lukashenka said that cases of penetration of saboteurs into Belarus have become more frequent recently, and demanded "proposals to counter" from the security forces.
11:18 Russians shelled Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, at night: a school institution, 14 high-rise buildings, a hospital and a children's rehabilitation center were damaged, one person was injured, the OVA reported.
10:57 Russia needs to be cut off from the Crimea, forcing it to make a "goodwill gesture," Andrey Chernyak, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, told ArmyInform. According to him, Crimea is decisive for this war: "As long as Russia occupies the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine will not be protected. If you look at the map, Crimea with Russian troops resembles a dagger aimed at the stomach of Ukraine."
"Of course, the enemy must be cut off from Crimea - to make sure that Russia cannot use the temporarily occupied peninsula for military purposes and, finally, make the so-called Crimean goodwill gesture," Chernyak explained.
According to him, Ukraine does not stop taking appropriate measures in the Crimean direction, which, in particular, is evidenced by recent events on the peninsula: “Kilometer-long traffic jams on the illegally built bridge from Kerch to Russia is the right reaction. Crimea, while this option is still there."
10:29 In the morning, the Russians fired at the border settlements of the Kharkiv region, in the village of Petropavlovka, Kupyansky district, one person was injured, the OVA reported.
10:11 In Ukraine, data on the missing from May 2, 2023 will be entered into a single register of missing persons, developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs together with the Commissioner for Missing Persons and other departments, the Ministry of Reintegration reported. The availability of centralized information on missing persons will help to establish more effective search work.
09:56 British intelligence notes that Russia continues to give the highest priority to the mobilization of its defense industry, but it still fails to meet the requirements of wartime. While Russian political leaders are clamoring for success on the battlefield, the defense industry cannot meet all of its arms supply needs, analysts say. The lack of ammunition causes internal disagreements, primarily between the Russian Ministry of Defense and PMC Wagner.
In this context, intelligence also drew attention to the fact that on April 27 it became known about the dismissal of Deputy Defense Minister Mikhail Mizintsev, who was in charge of logistics and held the position for only eight months.
09:33 Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky said that he had arrived with a check on the positions of the Ukrainian military in the Bakhmut direction. According to Syrsky, together with the commanders, they made "a number of necessary decisions" aimed at "ensuring effective defense and inflicting maximum losses on the enemy."
"The focus should always be on people, from a soldier to a brigade commander. No one should be left behind, because it is thanks to their dedication and professionalism that Bakhmut is holding on," Syrsky emphasized.
09:17 Over the past day, the enemy fired at Gulyaypole and Nuts of the Zaporozhye region, as well as front-line villages - four people were injured. Also, two people were injured as a result of shelling in the Donetsk region and two in the Kherson region, according to the IVA.
08:48 Podolyak commented on the disagreements in the councils of Dmitry Lubinets and Irina Vereshchuk to citizens in the occupied territories. According to him, there are no contradictions in their recommendations: "If you can not get a Russian passport, try not to get it. If you need to take a Russian passport in order to avoid repressions, torture, take it."
The adviser to the head of the OP emphasized that "a principled civic position deserves the highest praise, but no one will benefit from an increase in the number of Ukrainian prisoners or tortured citizens." He also assured that Ukraine would not persecute citizens who passively received Russian citizenship.
“The key is passive, under severe coercion. Because this (coercion to an unnecessary Russian passport) is one of the important technologies of intimidation by the Russian Federation and an unconditional sign of the systemic genocidal format of the war… At the same time, each of those who actively assisted the occupiers took positions in the occupation administrations, helped organize "referendums" and took Russian passports under cameras, he will answer before the law," Podolyak explained.
08:27 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 2.
personnel - about 191,420 (+460) people liquidated,
tanks - 3701 (+1),
armored combat vehicles - 7193 (+1),
artillery systems - 2930 (+9),
MLRS - 544 (+0),
air defense systems - 298 (+3),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 294 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2477 (+1),
cruise missiles - 947 (+15),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5851 (+6),
special equipment - 360 (+1).
08:14 Scholz promised that Ukraine will start receiving ammunition for the Gepard self-propelled guns in August, since the production of these shells is just getting started. The Chancellor also stressed that Ukraine cannot use weapons supplied by Germany to shell Russian territory.
08:10 In the evening on May 1 Russians fired from MLRS the settlement of the Kutsurubsky community of the Nikolaev area. As a result of the shelling, two people were injured, private houses were damaged, and there is no electricity, gas, water or Internet in the village, the OVA reported.
07:58 Russia continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - 41 enemy attacks have been repulsed. Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, Ukrainian forces are holding the line, the General Staff said in a morning report .
In the Zaporozhye region, the invaders are strengthening the counterintelligence and police regimes. In particular, in the settlements of Dorozhnyanka, Reshetilovka, Konstantinovka and Chumatskoye, they banned the entry of civilians without registration. Meanwhile, in Gornostaevka, Kherson region, there are significant problems with cellular communications of Russian operators, in contrast to the stable connection of national operators of Ukraine. The local command of the Russian troops explains this fact by the results of the strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
03:47 Canadian citizens Kyle Porter and Cole Zelenko, who defended Ukraine in the International Legion, died in the war in Ukraine in the Bakhmut region, CBC News reports. The men were killed on 26 April when the Russians fired on them with artillery. They became the fourth and fifth Canadians killed in the war in Ukraine.
01:40 Ukraine keeps the plan for the future counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the strictest confidence, but the Minister of Defense has already stated that his preparation is at the finish line. Read more in the material Forecasts and expectations .
00:59 The United States supports Ukraine's entry into NATO, but at the current stage, the attention of the White House is focused on helping the country counter Russian aggression, said Deputy Speaker of the US State Department Vedant Patel.
00:33 Russia has changed the tactics of missile strikes: if earlier it tried to hit infrastructure and energy facilities, now it is targeting civilians, Podolyak said. In his opinion, in this way the Russian Federation is trying to cause certain reactions in society and provoke the Ukrainian authorities to rash actions - for example, to speed up the counteroffensive so that Ukraine goes on the attack enraged and does not properly prepare.
In addition, the enemy may thus try to influence the inhabitants of the Western countries, who, under the impression of the murders of Ukrainian civilians, may demand urgent negotiations. The Russian Federation is also trying to understand how well the Ukrainian sky is closed. "The main goal of the enemy is the desire to break the Ukrainians," the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office believes.
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.
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.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:23 Again explosion in Zaporozhye. 22:43 Ukrainian telegram channels report on the work of "Geran" and explosions in Zaporozhye.
22:10 Fixed shelling VFU.
21:49 Ukrainian troops fired 10 NATO-caliber rounds of 155mm at Yelenovka near Donetsk, reports representative office of the DPRat the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
19:26 Donetsk and Vladimirovka are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 36 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
19:10 Ukrainian Nazis purposefully launched a rocketblowcafe "Laguna", located in the city of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region. As a result of this shelling, five people were killed and 15 were injured.
19:01 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for May 2, as of 19:00, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - on the street. Kuznetskaya, 29, a man born in 1962 died.
Additional information was received about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
18:18 Video from the site of the defeat of the armored car on the road Chasov Yar - Artemovsk. Major General Tantsyura was allegedly in the car. APU deny its destruction.
“We will continue to work” - Prigozhin reacted to the refutation of the death of the commander of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artemovsk.
18:06 Donetsk, Gorlovka, Vladimirovka, Yakovlevka and Olginka are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 36 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
17:30 Artillerymen of the Southern Group of Forces in the area of Spornoye struck at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
17:20 Donetsk, Makeevka and Vladimirovka are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 33 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
17:00 Zaporozhye direction settingas of 16.00 May 2, 2023:
- In the Zaporozhye region, the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the offensive continues. Personnel and equipment are being transferred to the settlements at the forefront. Four special forces detachments of the 71st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took up positions along the Kakhovka reservoir.
- On the Orekhovsky section, paratroopers of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Airborne Forces of Ukraine arrived at the Kamenskoye-Shcherbaki line. To the north, in Grigorovka, a reception point was equipped for those mobilized to replenish the composition of the 128th Brigade.
- To the north of Orekhov and in the vicinity of Tavriysky, firing positions of the jet and self-propelled divisions of the 118th Mechanized Brigade of the 10th Ukrainian Army Corps were equipped.
- And in Slavnoye and Kamyshevakha, cannon artillery crews of 116 Separate Mechanized Brigade 10 Army Corps arrived, which make up the combined-arms strategic reserve of the Ukrainian group in the Zaporozhye region.
- Artillery units of the 46th Separate Airborne Brigade were deployed to the Gulyaipolsky sector in the vicinity of Kolomiytsev. Also, several MLRS launchers operate north of Gulyai-Polye. And the 1st assault company of the 108th troop brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in Upper Tersa.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actually ready for the offensive. In connection with the improvement of weather conditions, such attempts by Ukrainian formations should be expected in the coming weeks.
At the same time, a large echelon with heavy armored vehicles arrived in Kremenchug tonight, some of which will be transferred to Zaporozhye, and the other - in an easterly direction.
16:32 Why do Biden and Zelensky need a counteroffensive so much, said Vladimir Rogov.
In his opinion, the answer is obvious - for six months in the United States, the number of those who believe that Ukraine is winning and Russia is losing the war has significantly decreased. Therefore, if the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not show activity, they will lose support.
“The United States never bets on the losers – the sheriff does not care about the problems of the Indians,” Rogov wrote in his Telegram channel.
16:26 In the Zaporozhye region, saboteurs involved in the assassination attempt on the deputy head of the regional police department were detained in hot pursuit. The detained saboteurs planned to commit another terrorist attack during the May holidays, the FSB department for the region reported.
16:07 Ukrainian militants fired three rounds with a caliber of 155mm at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk - DPR JCCC.
15:53 In the Kherson direction over the past day, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as two aircraft - Russian Defense Ministry
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day amounted to: up to 30 Ukrainian militants and three cars.
In addition, an ammunition depot of the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the Antonovka settlement. Also, two aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed by air defense means. One Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter was shot down in the Mirolyubovka area, and the second Su-25 in the Veletensky area.
15:41 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, 8 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
15:32 According to the operational lines of the JCCC DPR for May 2, as of 15:30, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU of the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- Damage was recorded to the building of the boiler house No. 15 of the State Enterprise "Donbassteploenergo" on the street. Longitudinal;
- st. Lebedeva-Kumach, 35, 39 - multi-apartment residential buildings.
15:17 Another terrorist attack in Melitopol. This morning, as a result of an assassination attempt, the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Zaporozhye region.
At the gates of the house of the deputy chief of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs, unknown people planted explosives - it worked when the man opened the door. As a result, he was hospitalized with mine-explosive injuries. Investigators are on the scene and a criminal case has been opened.
15:08 Donetsk and Nikolskoye are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 14 rounds with a caliber of 155mm and 122mm were fired.
14:47 The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine again threw their soldiers onto the left bank. And they were again destroyed by Russian troops. First they found it from a drone, then they aimed artillery and that’s all, Ukrainian soldiers were liquidated again -video.
14:17 Donetsk, Blagodatnoe and Yasinovataya are under fire from Ukrainian militants. According to the DPR JCCC, 40 rounds with a caliber of 155mm and 122mm were fired.
14:06 The work of the "Solntsepeka" in Artemovsk -video.
13:36 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units of the grouping of troops "Center" inflicted fire damage on about 170 targets, of which more than 120 were in areas where enemy firepower and manpower were concentrated.
Operational-tactical aviation attacked eight strongholds of the nationalists.
Air defense systems destroyed a Hymers-type MLRS rocket and an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The positions of the 81st Airmobile Brigade and the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were discovered by forces and means of reconnaissance of the Center group in the Torsky section and in the area of Serebryansky forestry. As a result of fire damage by artillery and attack aircraft, the enemy suffered losses in personnel.
13:34 Ukrainian militants fired at Donetsk and Makeevka. According to the DPR JCCC, 30 rockets were fired from the MLRS.
13:28 In the Soledar direction, Ukrainian militants are actively beat in the area of salt mines, where the fighters of the Wagner group discovered Soviet warehouses with stockpiles of weapons, RIA Novosti correspondents report.
13:13 Ukrainian militants continue artillery attack of Donetsk, Blagodatny and Gorlovka. According to the DPR JCCC, 42 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
12:52 Ukrainian troops have lost more than 15,000 people over the past month - Shoigu.
12:19 Ukrainian militants fired at Donetsk, Makeevka and Vladimirovka. According to the DPR JCCC, 25 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
12:17 Personnel from Makeevka (LPR). The 24th Separate Guards Brandenburg Order of Lenin, Red Banner, Order of the Suvorov Special Purpose Brigade destroys an enemy tank with an anti-tank missile system.
12:00 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
Rocket and artillery units of the "Southern" group of troops in the Soledaro-Bakhmut tactical direction struck at the railway unloading station in Kramatorsk. Rockets from the Tornado-S multiple rocket launcher destroyed an ammunition wagon.
Also, the missile unit of the “South” group hit the temporary deployment points of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade and special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Konstantinovka.
In the Avdievka tactical direction, as a result of counter-battery combat, artillery units of the “Southern” group of forces destroyed three firing positions of artillery platoons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a firing position of a mortar crew, inflicted fire damage on two areas of concentration of enemy manpower numbering up to 10 Ukrainian military personnel.
11:41 Russian Federation destroyed a warehouse with ammunition and the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belozerka area in the Kherson direction.
As a result of the Russian air strike, an ammunition depot and the location of the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belozerka area in the Kherson region were destroyed. According to preliminary information, ten militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated, 13 were wounded.
11:38 Russian servicemen beat on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.
11:17 It is reported that Russian aviation is working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper.
11:09 In Zaporozhye discovered caches with ammunition and maps of the area. During the operational-search activities in the village of Novonikolaevka, Tokmak district, Zaporozhye region, on the territory of a former farm, security forces discovered a cache of ammunition.
More than 650 rounds of 5.45mm caliber, TNT cartridges, grenades, geographical maps of the area and camouflage uniforms of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were seized from the hiding place of law enforcement officers.
Currently, this fact is being checked, the issue of initiating a criminal case under Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is being decided.
10:51 Ukrainian militants fired on Blagodatnoye, according to the DPR JCCC, eight rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
10:18 Ukrainian militants fired at Sladkoe, according to the DPR JCCC, six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
09:31 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired from cannon artillery and mortars:
- n.p. Golaya Pristan fired 12 rounds;
- n.p. Staraya Zburyevka fired six rounds;
– n.p. Aleshki fired eight rounds;
- n.p. Krynki fired 10 rounds and six mines;
- n.p. Peschanovka fired four rounds and eight mines;
- n.p. Korsunka released eight mines.
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, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Krynka, firing a total of 34 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
09:19 Informationon the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on May 2, 2023
09:10 Under the fire of the VFU, the Gorlovsky village of the mine named after. N. A. Izotova.
09:08 The RF Armed Forces destroyed the 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns and a mortar crew in the Kherson region.
Yesterday, in the Antonovka area, a self-propelled gun 2S1 "Gvozdika" with a caliber of 122mm and ammunition for it were destroyed by artillery fire - five militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated.
In addition, at night, in the area of Dneprovsky, artillery fire destroyed a mortar crew with a caliber of 120mm and ammunition for it - three militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated, four were wounded.
09:06 Ukrainian militants fired at Novotroitskoye and Ozeryanovka, according to the DPR JCCC, 10 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
08:58 The DPR representative office in the JCCC reports 64 facts of firing by the AFU per day.
The enemy fired from MLRS, artillery 155mm, 152 and 122mm, firing 293 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR. Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Mikhailovka, Ozeryanovka, Panteleymonovka, Vasilyevka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka, Yelenovka, Petrovskoye, Blagodatnoye, Stepnoye, Nikolskoye, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
08:44 The Russian army is storming Marinka near Donetsk: the Armed Forces of Ukraine are retreating deeper into the ruins of the private sector. Ukrainian military analysts report this in reports.
- The main part of the city is occupied by Russians, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are entrenched in the western regions, but there are mostly ruins of the private sector.
- The Russians continue active offensive operations in Marinka in several directions.
- From the territory of the tire repair plant and the enterprise of PJSC "Agroresurs", Russian troops attack in two directions and were able to move forward.
- Over the past few days, Russian troops have been conducting active offensive operations to the west of Druzhba Avenue. Fights along sections of Polygraphic, Chestnut and Shakhtyorskaya streets.
08:40 Ukrainian militants fired upon two civilians who were killed in Tokmak, and one more was wounded.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a strike from the HIMARS MLRS on Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region. One of the eight missiles hit the private sector, killing two civilians and injuring one. According to the chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia” Vladimir Rogov, the doctors who arrived at the scene also came under fire.
Four houses were also damaged as a result of the shelling. According to Rogov, two Ukrainian missiles hit the railway station. The artillery attack was carried out by rockets stuffed with striking elements - tungsten balls.
08:32 Frontline summary on the morning of 02.05.2023:
On the Donetsk front, oncoming battles began in Maryinka. The Armed Forces are trying to seize the initiative. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, continued assault operations in the Pervomaisky area. In turn, the Ukrainian troops, after shelling, counterattacked in the direction of Vodiane. They were partially successful.
On the southwestern approaches to Avdievka, Russian units were already advancing after massive artillery and air strikes. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, the city of Krasnogorovka, Karlovka, Netaylov, Thin, Severny (a settlement west of Avdiivka), Novokalinovo, New York, Zhelezny, Yuzhny and Severny (a settlement northwest of Gorlovka). The Ukrainian army shelled Donetsk and Gorlovka.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, Russian troops attacked in the direction of Aleksandro-Shultin after artillery strikes, and PMC Wagner near Ivanovsky. In the city itself, with the support of artillery and aviation, Wagner operators continued the assault on Ukrainian positions in the southern, western and northern parts. They also tried to advance at Bogdanovka.
In all sectors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold positions. Russian troops shelled Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Novomarkovo, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Rozdolovka, Spornoye and Verkhnekamensky.
In the Lugansk direction, after artillery strikes, Russian troops tried to attack in the area of Belogorovka, Torskoy and Nevsky. Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation worked on Kolodezy, Novoselovsky, Berestovoye, Kislovka, Liman First, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Krasny Perviy and Kamenka.
08:30 Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at once in several sectors of the front in the zone of special military operation began to use guns of the Soviet caliber 152mm more often, rather than NATO 155mm artillery. Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko told us about this.
According to him, the opposite situation is developing in the Kherson and Zaporozhye directions.
08:16 Artillery of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed the communication center of the 54th Separate Mmechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Verkhnekamenskoye, DPR. The defeat of the communication facility made it possible to disrupt the control of the enemy grouping in the Seversk direction.
08:15 Personnel the consequences of the artillery attack of Mikhailovka, Zaporozhye region, by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
08:10 Aviation of the RF Armed Forces group "Center" inflicted blows at eight strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
08:05 Fighter of the Southern Group of Forces with the call sign “Korean” reported that he heard the talk of Ukrainian militants that they want to leave their positions in Maryinka (DPR).
08:00 Artillery crew of the 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer of the Yug group of troopsstrucka stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction. The calculation of the gun is mixed, it consists of both contract soldiers and mobilized ones.
07:23 Ukrainian militants launched artillery attacks on the village of Mikhailovka (Central City district of Gorlovka).
07:00 Destroyed Ukrainian launchers 5P85S together with a stock of missiles and a command post 5N63S from the S-300PS air defense system in the Kherson region.
06:28 Under the fire of the VFU, the Gorlovsky village of the mine named after. N. A. Izotova.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] It has been nine years since the "Odessa Khatyn". On May 2, 2014, Ukrainian nationalists deliberately set fire to the House of Trade Unions, where opponents of the “new government” tried to hide from the rioters. This government, which came to power through a bloody coup, continues to cover the organizers and perpetrators of the massacre. Justice from the Kyiv "justice" should not be expected, but the criminals should not go unpunished.
Russia intends to seek the identification and punishment of all those responsible for the tragedy in the House of Trade Unions in Odessa in 2014, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on May 2 in the department's official Telegram channel. Nine years ago, "Ukrainian national radicals deliberately set fire to a building with opponents of the new authorities hiding there," the report emphasizes. A total of 48 people were burned alive, poisoned with carbon monoxide or died from mutilation (people tried to jump out of a building engulfed in flames - and either crashed or fell into the hands of militants). According to unofficial data, the number of victims can go into the hundreds. Continued on Page 49
#1
It began as a soccer hooligan street brawl during the Russian takeover of Crimea and Donetsk. With marches and demonstrations on both sides. The pro-Russian side came armed with clubs and helmets and attacked. The pro-Ukrainians then dug up paving bricks. Then someone on the pro-separatist side began shooting into the Ukrainian side. It may have begun with someone (at least partially) dressed like a riot policeman but others joined in. Several people on the pro-Ukrainian side were killed and dozens wounded.
Several more hours and pro-Ukrainians (by now vastly outnumbering the pro-Russians) got the upper hand, chased 300 or so pro-Russians into the trade union building, burned down a protest tent city in front of the building. More fighting occurred in the trade union building with the Ukrainians chasing the pro-Russians up. By now Molotov cocktails, guns, knives and clubs were used by both sides in the fighting. Then a fire started on the 3rd floor during the fighting. 46 pro-Russians died of smoke inhalation, jumping from the building, shot or stabbed.
Moral of the story: Don't brings guns to a soccer hooligan fight. Don't steal another people's land, esp when you are in the minority.
Yeah, it really was just like Khatyn were the Russians murdered 25,000 of the upper echelon of Polish society in order suppress Polish culture and resistance in the part of Poland the Russians invaded. Congenitally lying idiots.
#5
How about don't try to take over a city to hand it over to the Russians. Then when you get your ass beat, don't bring dead AKs into it or the citizens of said city will rise up and meet you with deadly anger.
Eric Ciaramella - deep state commie stooge who who was central in a coup plot to overthrow the duly elected President of the United States.
Inquired a young comrade of Katyn,
IN RUSSIAN, "Don't somethin' smell rotten
In Katyn, IN RUSSIA?"
"Not Poland, East Prussia,
Ukraine, Belarus...?"
"No! In Katyn...
IN RUSSIA, just west
Of Smolensk?" An arrest...
And her question? Completely forgotten.
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