[WarIsBoring] A Russian jet caused a large explosion Thursday after accidentally bombing the city of Belgorod, near the country’s border with Ukraine.
The Russian defense ministry said an investigation was underway following the incident, which occurred after 10 p.m. local time when a Su-34 fighter-bomber jet dropped ordnance on the city, according to state news agency Tass.
Two women were injured and several buildings and cars sustained damage. The blast also left a 60-foot wide crater, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
Tass described the explosion as “an accidental discharge of aviation ammunition.”
Video of the blast shared on Telegram contains audio of a plane flying overhead followed shortly after by an explosion. Alarms are also heard going off. Pictures of the damage showed a building’s facade ripped off, debris strewn about and the crater.
From the V Kontakte page of PMC Wagner and Military Chronicle:
We publish a statement by Yevgeny Prigozhin:
"In order not to be distracted from a huge number of important matters and not to arrange a showdown with people in severe intoxication, we are structuring the task. Two people who penetrated from the colony into the ranks of the Wagner PMC, being put down, gave an interview to the foreign enemy resource Gulagu. net, in which a lot of paranoid nonsense was said. None of the statements has anything to do with reality. Absolutely complete nonsense and total fiction.
These people either call the Wagner PMC, cry and apologize, or again give falsified testimonies. To put an end to this and similar stories once and for all, the following decision was made:
First: The League for the Protection of the Interests of Veterans of Local Wars and Military Conflicts filed an application to initiate criminal proceedings under Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in respect of Uldarov Azamat Seraklievich and Savichev Alexei Vladimirovich;
Second: The League for the Protection of the Interests of Veterans of Local Wars and Military Conflicts filed a complaint against citizen Osechkin for blackmail;
Third: The League for the Protection of the Interests of Veterans of Local Wars and Military Conflicts filed an application against a group of persons, which may include employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service, who collect compromising materials on persons serving sentences, with the subsequent use of this compromising evidence to compel these persons to illegal actions.
Of particular concern is not just a drunken insulting bazaar that we are now facing, but the fact that, using compromising evidence, foreign citizens can force these persons to commit unlawful acts, including murders, terrorist acts and other grave crimes.
We faced the following situation: Uldarov, while serving his sentence, was omitted "raped by a group of persons," video recording of poking his genitals in his face was posted by Gulagu. net.
Uldarov carefully concealed this fact, which is a gross violation of prison ethics and, according to prison concepts, is punishable by death.
Alexey Savichev, according to information received from him, was raped in the White Swan prison, concealed this fact, which, according to prison concepts, is also punishable by death. They deceived their cellmates, as they continued to live as peasants in the zone.
A foreign agent, an enemy of the Russian Federation, Osechkin used the obtained data to discredit Wagner PMC. We consider it our duty to stop such opportunities, since either representatives of the criminal community, or employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service, or both, clearly collaborated with Osechkin is punishable by death.
And now the last question, for some reason, both one and the second were still omitted. No wonder the majority of the population of Russia has always lived according to the rules, because a fag always remains a fag. Fag is a state that cannot be changed. And what we see in the changes in readings every five minutes is called "pedorastic behavior."
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because a fag always remains a fag. Fag is a state that cannot be changed. And what we see in the changes in readings every five minutes is called "pedorastic behavior."
“Good day… wishing you peace in our house. Want to second what Grisha “Moskovsky” (sounds like a prison nickname rather than an actual last name) said… and add from myself.
My name is Sasha... I’m known as Sasha “Kurara” (nickname). I want to inform that I served a sentence with Prigozhin on a same vacation.
Anyways, Prigozhin is a faggot (pederast) (Russians use the term “pederast” which traditionally is used to describe child molesters, but in prison context it’s meant more as an analog to a “faggot”). In the full meaning of this word. Prigozhin is one of the “lowered”. He had his “place”, he knew his “place”, and he agreed with his “place” (reference to sleeping next to a toilet”.
And now you, who join Wagner Group, you are agreeing to serve under the flag of a faggot/pederast. Your commander is a “faggot”. You are now equating yourself with a faggot. In fact, you’re becoming lower than a faggot.
A faggot who (personally) sucked my own dick… for enteraintment. This faggot sucked my dick in the zone (prison).
You remember that, Ghenya? (short for Yevgeny). Remember that, you fucking “rooster”?
Remember how we used to beat you, you bitch? And now you’re trying to “steer” something, you fucking bitch?
But the point isn’t Prigozhin. This is about those who join him. Are you fucking insane? You are all fucking faggots. Try to remember the 40s… remember those who picked up weapons on behalf of the government and what happened to them afterward.
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[Korrespondent] 22:23 Biden intends to discuss with South Korean President Yun Sok Yel during his visit to Washington issues of support for Ukraine and the situation in Europe, said John Kirby, coordinator of the White House National Security Council. He also expressed gratitude from the United States to South Korea for the support already provided to Ukraine, as well as for the political position against the aggression of the Russian Federation.
21:28 Zaluzhny said that he had met with the Commander of the Armed Forces of Latvia, Leonids Kalnynsh, who visited Ukraine for the first time on an official visit: "He spoke about the current situation at the front. He pointed out the importance of strengthening the air defense system of our state, the supply of shells."
20:53 Zelensky said that he had met in Kiev with the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and the president of the EU Committee of the Regions, Vasco Cordeiro, and discussed the Committee's support for initiatives to mobilize EU regions around the restoration of Ukraine.
20:25 Kuleba criticized the delay in the implementation of the EU plan for the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine: “The failure of the EU to implement its own decision on the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine is disappointing. This is a test of whether the EU has strategic autonomy in making new important decisions in the field of security. For Ukraine, the cost of inaction is measured in human lives."
20:22 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, thanked for a new aid package for Ukraine for 274 million euros, for the transferred Patriot system and a joint decision with Denmark to provide 14 Leopard 2 tanks.
20:10 Israel will test a missile warning system in Kiev in the coming weeks, Walla reports. If everything goes well, it will go into service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the summer. This will allow faster and more accurate alerts to be sent to citizens' mobile phones and only activate sirens in places where missiles can hit.
19:41 Over the past week, 70 children have been evacuated from the settlements of the Donetsk region, where active hostilities are taking place, Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said. She noted that the forced evacuation of children is being carried out from 21 settlements, now 56 children remain there. People are willing to leave if they know where they are going, Vereshchuk said, but many locals are also influenced by Russian propaganda.
In addition, the mandatory evacuation of children comes from the front-line settlements of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.
19:33 Elections to the Verkhovna Rada will take place immediately after the end of martial law, Speaker of the Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk said: "I think that the elections will take place immediately after the end of martial law. Otherwise, the law needs to be changed. But, again, I very much doubt that now it will be possible to hold high-quality, legitimate elections in Ukraine, the results of which will be trusted by the society."
19:19 This week, the EU will provide Ukraine with an additional 55 million euros for humanitarian needs, European Commissioner Janez Lenarcic said. Thus, according to him, the total amount of humanitarian aid to Ukraine from the EU since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion will be more than 600 million euros.
19:17 The Estonian government has decided to send a batch of large-caliber 155-mm artillery shells to Ukraine, the country's Defense Ministry said. In addition, Estonia will transfer night vision devices and ammunition for small arms to Ukraine.
18:56 Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjarto spoke in front of a map of the country with pre-World War I borders that included the current territories of Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, Serbia and Ukraine. Romanian MEP Vlad Gheorghe said that "Hungary - an EU member state - undermines the sovereignty of Romania."
The map was posted at the Peace and Security Forum organized by Hungary's ruling Fidesz party. The banner of the forum depicted Hungary in its current borders and "great Hungary" in the borders that it had before the Treaty of Trianon. Earlier, Orban appeared in public in a scarf with this map, which caused outrage in neighboring countries.
18:45 PMC Wagner at the beginning of 2023 asked China to provide ammunition and equipment, but Beijing ignored the request, writes the Financial Times, citing secret Pentagon documents.
18:32 The Russians fired on Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporozhye region, two people were killed, said the head of the OVA Yuriy Malashko. In addition, one person was wounded during artillery shelling of Kamensky.
18:07 The city council terminated the land lease agreement with the Russian embassy and appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the return of property to the ownership of the Ukrainian state.
17:48 The Saeima of Latvia has banned any public events on May 9, except for those related to Europe Day or intended to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The deputies explained this decision by the need to protect the interests of the country and society, as well as to avoid unrest.
17:35 Almost all inhabitants of the Nikolaev area returned home, the head of OVA Vitaly Kim reported. According to him, more than 400 thousand people now live in Nikolaev. For those whose housing has been destroyed, modular houses are being deployed. In total, about 14 thousand objects were destroyed in the region.
17:26 Poland is building its multilayer air defense / missile defense system taking into account the experience of Ukraine, said Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who visited the air defense exercises in Radom. They used Patriot air defense systems, iLauncher launchers with CAMM missiles (Narva system), as well as elements of the Pilica system.
"We also have Piorun MANPADS, which means very short-range air defense / missile defense systems. In addition, we are integrating a drone countermeasures system. Our goal is to form separate layers of the air defense / missile defense system and integrate them in such a way that they are a single system" Blaschak noted.
16:51 Zaluzhny said that on the eve of the next meeting in the Ramstein format, he had a telephone conversation with the Supreme Commander of the NATO Allied Forces in Europe and the Commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli: "We discussed the priority areas for Ukraine in terms of weapons, equipment and ammunition. I informed General Cavoli about the operational situation at the front.
16:17 Photo of the year according to World Press Photo was a picture of the Russian attack on Mariupol. Its author is Evgeny Maloletka, together with photographer Mstislav Chernov, they arrived in Mariupol just before the start of a full-scale war and worked under shelling for 20 days so that the world could see the real "special operation" of the Russian army.
15:48 The United States and G7 allies are discussing a complete ban on exports to Russia ahead of the leaders' summit in May, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. They would like to change the existing sanctions regime, by default prohibiting all exports, except for those for which exceptions are made. The current approach assumes that any export is allowed, as long as it is not prohibited. In the event of a change in approach, only medicines and food will remain allowed for export to Russia.
At the same time, the sources acknowledge that the idea will be difficult for the EU countries to implement, since the new criteria must be accepted by all members, and this will cause heated debate.
15:25 Russia for Hungary is not a friend, but a partner, and Budapest remains on the side of Ukraine when it comes to the war unleashed by Moscow, Gergely Guyash, head of the office of the Hungarian Prime Minister, said: "We are among those who support Ukraine. Russia is our partner, not a friend, America is our ally, and our allies are our friends. For Russia to be our friend, international law must be respected."
15:22 Stoltenberg said that at the July summit in Vilnius, NATO member countries are preparing to discuss issues of Ukraine's membership and security guarantees for it. "Ukraine chooses its future in the Euro-Atlantic family, the future of Ukraine in NATO, and the members of the alliance agree with this... Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO. And over time, our support will help you make this possible," the Secretary General assured.
According to him, NATO members have already provided Ukraine with support for 150 billion euros.
15:16 The SBU is investigating the circumstances of the rocket attacks on the Kanatovo airfield in the Kirovograd region, which occurred on July 23, 2022 due to unauthorized actions of individual servicemen. According to the investigation, a number of servicemen decided to conduct their own "special operation" without the consent of the relevant government agencies and take possession of the Russian aircraft. The pilot of this plane allegedly agreed to go over to the side of Ukraine.
But during this "operation" the enemy received information about the deployment of personnel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukrainian aircraft. As a result, the Russians fired on the airfield, as a result of which the commander of the military unit was killed and 17 Ukrainian defenders were wounded. Also, two combat fighters of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were completely destroyed, and the runway and other equipment and buildings were significantly damaged.
14:58 The most combat-ready part of the Russian army has been destroyed, now the Russian Federation can plan and try to implement tactical operations, but in general it is moving to strategic defense, said Andrei Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to him, Russia today does not have the strength to repeat the attempts that it made a year ago at the beginning of a full-scale invasion.
"But this does not mean that the enemy is defeated or does not pose a danger to Ukraine. There is a large amount of manpower, a mobilization potential, a significant amount of equipment, even if often outdated. But the most combat-ready part of the Russian army was destroyed in Ukraine. Putin actually destroyed it , sending it to a meat grinder," Yusov added.
14:52 Zelensky said that during the meeting with Stoltenberg he discussed four main issues:
the meeting in the Ramstein format, which will take place tomorrow, and the decisions that Ukraine expects from partners - first of all, this concerns armed support;
the President asked the General Secretary to help "overcome the restraint of partners in the supply of long-range weapons, modern aviation, artillery, armored vehicles";
Vilnius NATO summit, which, according to Zelensky, "may become historic." "I am grateful for the invitation to attend the summit, but it is important that Ukraine also receive a corresponding invitation," the president stressed.
security guarantees for Ukraine on the way to NATO.
14:39 Zelensky commented on his meeting with Stoltenberg: "We interpret this visit of Jens Stoltenberg - the first in a full-scale war - as a sign that the alliance is ready to start a new chapter in relations with Ukraine - a chapter of ambitious decisions."
14:18 Switzerland announced the imposition of sanctions against PMC Wagner and the Russian news agency RIA FAN, owned by Prigozhin.
13:55 Almost 60 countries around the world are helping Ukraine rebuild cities and villages after Russian attacks, Shmyhal said. He specified that more than 300 territorial communities have signed 1,500 partnership agreements on restoration. "We consider such a mechanism of cooperation to be particularly effective. Patronage, on the one hand, will accelerate the restoration of communities, on the other hand, it will contribute to Ukraine's European integration," the prime minister emphasized.
13:29 In the Kherson region, the Russians fired at the village of Kizomys, one person died, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
13:24 The Russians fired from a mortar at Galaganivka, Chernihiv region - one person died, two were injured, OK Pivnich reported.
13:19 The city council took away the land and actually began the procedure for creating the National War Memorial Cemetery in Bykovna, Klitschko said.
12:53 The French Senate called on EU institutions and countries to collect evidence of the forcible removal of Ukrainian children to Russia and impose sanctions against Russian officials involved in these crimes, said Senator Andre Gattolen in an interview with Euractiv.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces of the Senate adopted a resolution on deported Ukrainian children. The document condemns the deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation and the actions of the Russian authorities, which administratively and massively carry out naturalization, name change and adoption of children moved to the territory of Russia.
12:47 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov announced the death of 30 people since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, allegedly "due to Ukrainian attacks."
12:33 Peskov said that preventing Ukraine from joining NATO "is still one of the goals of the NWO."
12:06 It is difficult to keep Bakhmut, the Russians are simply destroying the city, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said in an interview with ICTV: "The situation there is very difficult. They completely destroy the city, in such conditions it is difficult to hold positions. In some areas they manage to move forward, but Bakhmut is standing , we are inflicting incredible losses on the enemy both in infantry and in equipment." According to Malyar, Ukraine is forced to use the maximum resources for defense, but also conducts active assault operations.
11:45 Russia took a conditional break in order to accumulate forces for attacks on objects important for the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said: "Today, tactics are changing, and this conditional break is used for accumulation, only the tasks will be different - this is largely not energy infrastructure facilities, and, for example, everything related to logistics, preparation of military targets in the context of attempts to disrupt Ukrainian offensive actions.
At the same time, Yusov is convinced that the enemy will not be able to restore the potential for delivering massive strikes.
11:16 European soldiers will never set foot on Ukrainian territory, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, said: "There will be no ground forces in Ukraine. Not a single German soldier or European soldier will set foot on Ukrainian soil. Point." She also claims that the Tornado and Eurofighter fighters will not be delivered to Ukraine, since their use requires long-term pilot training.
11:01 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Kiev , reports The Kyiv Independent. Journalists noticed him on Mikhailovskaya Square, where he honored the memory of the dead Ukrainian soldiers.
10:55 The next package of sanctions against Russia will not include any new restrictions, but will be aimed at preventing circumvention of those already introduced earlier, the Financial Times writes, citing sources. Most officials admit that sectors of the Russian economy not affected by sanctions will not be subject to restrictions, since one or several EU states depend on them.
Thus, France, Hungary and a number of other countries oppose the sanctions against Rosatom, which are supported by Germany. "We are done. If we introduce more sanctions, there will be more exceptions than measures," the source said. The next, already the 11th package of European sanctions against the Russian Federation will be discussed on Friday, April 21.
10:44 Denmark, together with the Netherlands, will transfer 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Danish government said. The tanks are expected to be delivered in early 2024. Denmark also intends to transfer to Ukraine at least 80 Leopard 1 tanks by the end of 2023, "which would help support the fight for freedom."
10:35 a.m. The SBU has identified a battalion commander of the Russian Guard who brutally tortured Ukrainian patriots, in particular, gave the order to poison them in "gas chambers". The attacker is the battalion commander of the 96th operational regiment of the 46th separate brigade of the Russian Guard troops, Lieutenant Colonel Ayuba Eldarov. He formed punitive detachments that were looking for pro-Ukrainian local residents. In addition to other types of torture, in particular by electric current, the use of asphyxiating gases in specially equipped "chambers" where Ukrainian prisoners were kept was documented.
10:24 Macron's desire to enlist the support of China in the Ukrainian issue has provoked criticism from allies who consider his efforts premature and fear undermining European unity by the actions of the President of France, writes Bloomberg citing sources. Also, a number of European politicians have expressed skepticism that China can serve as a neutral intermediary, given its "limitless friendship" with Russia.
09:57 Russia has used Iranian drones from a new batch in Ukraine, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden. According to her, the new batch was identified by the appropriate markings that the drones that attacked the Odessa region on April 19 had. "It is possible that such attacks will be repeated, since, having received the shipment, they begin to use it to maintain the terrorist state and tension of the local population," Gumenyuk added.
09:31 South Korea does not supply weapons to Ukraine in order to maintain stable relations with Russia, a senior official of the country's presidential administration said at a briefing, Yonhap reports. "We are not doing this because, while South Korea actively supports the international community to protect the freedom of Ukrainian citizens, we must maintain a stable relationship with Russia," he explained.
According to the official, the statement of the country's President Yoon Sok-yeol about the possible supply of weapons to Kyiv was "hypothetical."
09:17 The West will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine, but there is no talk of new types of weapons yet, Scholz said. "Now Kyiv needs basically the same weapons, but more," he added. According to the chancellor, one must be prepared for the fact that Kyiv's need for military assistance "may persist for a long time."
09:11 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Konstantinovka), two more people were injured. In the Kherson region, six were wounded, according to the IVA.
08:46 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 20.
personnel - about 184,420 (+670) people liquidated,
tanks - 3667 (+2),
armored fighting vehicles - 7120 (+10),
artillery systems - 2825 (+6),
MLRS - 539 (+1),
air defense systems - 285 (+0),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 293 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2386 (+10),
cruise missiles - 911 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5707 (+15),
special equipment - 332 (+2).
08:28 The General Staff clarified that over the past day, the Russians launched three missile and 57 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, in particular, they used 26 Shahed-type UAVs, 21 of which were destroyed.
The army of the Russian Federation focuses its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Miner directions. Over the past 24 hours, units of the Defense Forces repulsed more than 55 enemy attacks in the indicated sectors of the front. The most fierce battles are going on for Bakhmut and Marinka, the General Staff reported in the morning report .
According to the General Staff, in the units of the Russian "volunteer" formation Nevsky, participating in the hostilities in the Donetsk region, there is a very low level of moral and psychological state. The reason is heavy losses, untimely provision of ammunition, uncertainty with the timing of the replenishment of personnel. The number of those wishing to leave their units and leave the areas of combat operations in the Russian Federation is increasing.
In the Crimean Izyumovka, about 400 conscripts of the Russian troops stationed at the Dolina Skifov recreation center are planned to be moved to defensive positions in the Vladimirovka area.
02:13 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the supply of weapons by Seoul to Kiev will negatively affect relations between Russia and South Korea, they will be regarded as a "hostile anti-Russian act" and may affect "the position of the Russian Federation on the situation around the Korean peninsula."
01:24 The Air Force reported that this night, units of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the air command Skhid destroyed 10 out of 11 enemy Shahed-136/131 drones.
01:07 Office of the Prosecutor General recorded about 80 thousand cases of potential war crimes committed by Russians in Ukraine. As of today, 31 enemy soldiers have been convicted, Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin said. According to him, 310 war crimes suspects have been identified and cases against 152 potential perpetrators have been completed. A number of cases are ongoing.
00:12 In Russia, the mention of Kiev in the paragraphs devoted to Kievan Rus was removed from the new history textbooks , writes Mediazona. In addition, the new textbook changed the date, which is considered the moment of the founding of Kievan Rus. Methodological materials are also being prepared, in which "the role of Kyiv" in the history of Russia is specified.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:30 It is difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hold positions in Bakhmut due to the complete destruction of buildings. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar.
“The situation there is very difficult. They completely destroy the city, in such conditions it is difficult to hold positions. In some areas they manage to move forward, but Bakhmut is standing, we are inflicting incredible losses on the enemy both in infantry and in equipment.
She added that the Russian Federation is a "strong adversary," given the number of people and equipment at its disposal.
21:28 Direct hit on self-propelled guns of the enemy. The Krasnopol guided projectile accurately hit the M109 self-propelled gun.
21:28 Sniper reset vog-17 at the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction
21:27 In Ukraine, in full swing go mass graves of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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
20:15 Artillery crews of 152mm Msta-B towed howitzers of the Central Military District lead fire on manpower and strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, disguised in a dense forest.
20:14 Explosions reported in Sumy region
19:34 Russian artillery plowed the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belogorovka area
18:28 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
The strikes of the missile units of the "Southern" group of troops hit the temporary deployment point of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Slavyansk region, and also destroyed the firing position of the enemy's 122mm BM-21 "Grad" multiple launch rocket system near the settlement Novoselovka Pervaya.
In the Lisichansk direction, aviation from the Southern Military District destroyed a pontoon crossing on the Seversky Donets River near the Dronovka settlement and an enemy ammunition depot near the Kamenka settlement.
In the area of Grigorovka, the artillery crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer of the artillery brigade of the 2nd Army Corps destroyed a warehouse of fuel and lubricants.
Fire raids by artillery units of the "Southern" group of troops hit the points of temporary deployment and concentration of reserves of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dzerzhinsk region, the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka region.
18:28 More minus two vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of the work of Russian artillerymen in the forests of Kremennaya
17:21 Russian military work from 152mm D-20 howitzers against the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are trying to approach Maryinka. Fire correction occurs from the air, which improves accuracy
17:21 American Humvee armored car successfully demilitarized in the Kremensky forests
17:21 Destruction off 122mm MLRS "Grad" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the direction of Kremennaya
16:25 Statement of officer of the press center of the group "West"
During the day, in the Kupyansk direction, the military personnel of the Zapad grouping of troops opened and destroyed two enemy DRGs from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade, and also, during the fire destruction of artillery, thwarted two attempts to rotate units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront in the area settlements of Sinkovka and Krakhmalnoe.
In the area of the settlement of Katerynivka, two loitering ammunition "Lancet" and "Cube" inflicted fire damage on the accumulation of equipment. As a result, the loss of the enemy amounted to one T-72 tank, two vehicles and five militants.
Calculations of 152mm self-propelled guns "Msta-S" of sergeant Alexey Kubarev and senior sergeant Andrey Vorobyov with high-precision ammunition "Krasnopol" destroyed two self-propelled guns "Paladin" and a 152mm D-20 gun in the area of the settlement Dolgenkoe, Petropavlovka and the Revuchee tract.
By means of air defense in the area of the settlement of Kolomeychikha and Dobrolyubovka, the crews of the Tor-M2 air defense system destroyed three enemy UAVs, including two Valkyries and one Elf.
16:25 Representatives of the Ukrainian LGBT battalion with characteristic stripes depicting a unicorn fixed on the Kremensky section of the front in the Donbass
15:26 Highlights from the briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
🔹In the Kupyansk direction, the forces of the RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen per day.
🔹More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
🔹In the Donetsk direction, the enemy’s losses per day amounted to 470 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, three tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, the 122mm Grad MLRS, and the 152mm Msta-B howitzer. The ammunition depot was destroyed.
🔹In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer, were liquidated.
🔹In the Kherson direction, over 15 Ukrainian servicemen, a US-made M777 howitzer, and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were destroyed during a day of fire damage.
🔹Air defense systems destroyed three UAVs per day.
14:27 Colors in Bakhmut from a bird's eye view: Wagner PMC continues its offensive.
14:26 Another one destroyed in the zone of the NMD, an American armored vehicle Humvee, transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
14:26 Personnel combat work of artillery units of the Airborne Troops on the right bank of the Dnieper
Artillery units of the 120mm self-propelled guns "Nona" of the Airborne Forces daily conduct combat work to destroy the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Reconnaissance, fire correction and control of target destruction is carried out by crews of complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles.
13:34Special operations team destroyed enemy sabotage group
The fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to approach the Russian positions under the cover of night, but were discovered.
12:26 Yesterday in the area of n.p. Veletenskoye (Kherson region), an artillery strike was carried out on the position of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result of which 152mm howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" was destroyed with a crew of five people and ammunition.
12:25 Cadresa cemetery in Kharkiv, where, due to Zelensky's ambitions, it is replenished every day with fresh graves of those who refused to lay down their arms and raise their hands up.
11:15 Russian loitering ammunition destroys station 152mm ACS "Msta-S" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya.
10:36 Result of well-coordinated work of scouts and artillerymen of the 503rd Regiment of the Southern Military District - the destruction of the opposing forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.
09:33 Residents of Topoli village, Kharkiv region since September 2022 were under constant shelling from the APU.
According to the woman, people lived in basements all this time and could not leave their native village. The opportunity to evacuate appeared only thanks to the military personnel of the Russian Federation.
A tired and exhausted woman in the frame thanks everyone who contributed to getting rid of the torment to which the poor residents of the village were doomed by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:01 "Sunshine" burn out Nazis in the Avdievka direction.
In the Avdeevsky direction, fire support for the advancing assault groups is provided by one of the most powerful weapons systems in service with the Russian army - heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepyok". Their crews strike from closed positions on enemy fortifications at night in order to make it difficult to detect a combat vehicle from enemy UAVs.
This flamethrower system is unique in that, with the help of thermobaric ammunition, it can hit enemy manpower hidden even in concrete bunkers, since the fire mixture penetrates into the narrowest slots and ventilation holes and burns out the air along with all living things.
08:25 On the Spornovo Direction, the destruction of Ukrainian positions. Russian artillerymen load large-caliber guns and cover the enemy's trenches with fire, preventing him from coming to his senses.
08:12 Execution of tasks to cover assault troops.
A sniper of the Airborne Forces in the zone of a special military operation works as part of a group with a machine gun crew.
As the serviceman notes, the 12.7mm ASVK Kord army large-caliber sniper rifle with which he works is considered the best in the world: “I had to work up to one and a half kilometers. The target was hit."
07:40 The Russian Ministry of Defense showedpersonnelcombat work of the 122mm MLRS "Grad" of the Western Military District in the performance of fire missions to destroy objects and revealed camouflaged positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special military operation.
06:50 Personnel carrying out combat duty by the crews of the Buk-M3 air defense system during a special operation.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:04 Artillerymen of the Russian Armed Forces attacked a large stronghold of the Ukrainian military in the Zaporozhye direction, the commander of the artillery crew told reporters.
"Our unit dealt a blow to a large stronghold of the enemy in the Zaporozhye direction. According to intelligence, the opponents suffered losses in personnel and material and technical base. At the moment, the stronghold is in the zone of our fire control,” he said.
19:48 Battle for Bakhmut situation as of 19.00 April 20, 2023:
In Bakhmut, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC completely cleared the territory of the Transit Hotel, thereby pushing the Ukrainian formations away from the positions near the railway station along the railway. Attempts of unsuccessful counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were noted to the west of the elevator.
To the north, the "Wagnerites" are moving along the streets of Levanevskogo, Oborona and Pobedy. Now the fighting is going on for the area of garages located from Levanevsky Street to Chaikovsky to the south. The territory is equipped with a serious system of engineering barriers, which complicates its assault. Moving from the building of the social office on Pobedy Street, the assault squads expanded the control zone to the south of the reservoir and are moving further towards Khromovo.
Russian fighters successfully penetrated the defense of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Khromovo-Chasov Yar highway. At the moment, there are fierce battles right on the road and near the nearby forest belt.
The position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut has become seriously complicated, and at the moment, if the current onslaught is maintained and there are no attempts to counterattack from Slavyansk and Chasy Yar, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be completely driven out of the city.
19:05 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are accumulating reserves that can move to the Zaporozhye direction or under Vuhledar.
Zelensky’s militants are accumulating reserves in the area of ????the Bogatyr settlement in the territory of the DPR controlled by Kiev, which can be transferred to the Zaporozhye or South Donetsk direction. This was reported to TASS by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.
"In addition to the area of ??the settlement of Solenoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where the forces of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are accumulating, the same thing is happening in the area of the settlement of Bogatyr. Due to its location, they can go both to the Zaporozhye direction and to the South-Donetsk direction," he said.
19:01 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:53 Ukrainian tank padded on the road west of Artemovsk. The road has not yet been physically cut, but fire control over it is being strengthened, the front line is already approaching the road itself. Enemy losses to the west of the city are growing.
18:48 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:30 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 20, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - on the lane. Khrustalny, 11, a woman born in 1953 died.
Additional information was received about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - per. Crystal, 11 - a direct hit in a private residential building.
18:17 The artillery attack of a mine in the DPR almost turned into a terrible tragedy. Almost 200 miners were underground in Shakhtyorsk at the moment when the territory of the enterprise came under fire from Ukrainian artillery. One civilian on the surface was seriously wounded. Reportage News Front from Shakhtyorsk.
18:12 Ukrainian troops fired at Vladimirovka, firing 10 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:56 Another captured saboteur told that made more than ten explosions on the territory of Donbass. He cooperated with the SBU. The tasks were to blow up transformers, the commandant's office, power lines and railways.
17:14 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
16:46 It is reported that the Wagner assault detachments approached the road O-0506 Chasov Yar - Khromovo.
It is also reported that when trying to pass this section of the route, a column with equipment of the 24th and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as territorial defense units, was covered by artillery fire.
16:15 Ukrainian troops fired at Oleksandrivka, firing six rounds of 155mm caliber, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:47 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:44 Fighting in the Ugledar direction. The combat work of the fighters of the OBTF "Cascade" and ATGM -video.
15:33 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 40 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:11 Destruction by system of 122mm MLRS "Grad" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the direction of Kremennaya.
14:52 Tanks T-90 M "Breakthrough" beat enemy in the Donetsk direction.
A young mechanic-driver talks about the tanks supplied from Europe and America to the Armed Forces of Ukraine “we know that they are supplied with something there, it never skipped a beat, we know that our tanks are the best and their tanks cannot be compared with ours”
14:42 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing 20 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:19 Consequences of another strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Aleshki: the house was razed to the ground
"We are now in Aleshki at the site of the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At this place there was a residential building, which was built by a large family. Fortunately, at the time of the shelling, the family was not at home, everyone remained intact. The house burned to the ground, there was nothing left," said a military commander who visited the site of the shelling.
It is reported that they are again firing at Aleshki from Kherson. The Nazis mounted guns on pickup trucks.
13:13 On personnel- the consequences of the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which a woman died.
"We sleep. At 5.15 an explosion was heard somewhere, glass everywhere and the smell of gunpowder. Mom is lying near the toilet, the children are scared," said a local resident, whose house was hit by a shell.
Also, the woman said that the village has recently been shelled very often, almost every day, and hit residential buildings.
13:10 Artillerymen of the 5th Brigade beat on the enemy in Marinka.
152mm D-20 artillery crews of the 5th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps fire daily at the infantry and enemy equipment, which is trying to move in the area of the settlement. Marinka. In order to ensure the safety of the crews, the guns in position are carefully camouflaged to avoid detection from the air.
12:52 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
12:44 Zaporozhye direction after arrival a shell from the Nazis blew up the position along with the BC.
12:40 Personnel combat work of artillery units of the Airborne Troops on the right bank of the Dnieper.
Artillery units of the 120mm self-propelled guns "Nona" of the Airborne Forces daily conduct combat work to destroy the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Reconnaissance, fire correction and control of target destruction is carried out by crews of complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles.
Along the perimeter, gunners are covered by crews with anti-drone guns and man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems.
12:14 From Artyomovsk they report that there is a battle on the O-0506 highway towards Chasov Yar.
According to the Military Chronicle, when trying to “slip” into Artyomovsk, Wagner operators covered a convoy with equipment of the 24th and 93rd mechanized brigades, as well as territorial defense units, with artillery fire.
11:45 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group
In the South-Donetsk direction, an attempt by the enemy to launch an air strike on the advanced positions of the Vostok grouping was thwarted. The operator of the Igla portable air defense system of the Pacific Fleet Naval Infantry in the Ugledar region shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
By means of aerial reconnaissance, an enemy reconnaissance group was discovered and destroyed by fire from a mortar battery, and four militants were eliminated.
As part of the counterbattery fight, with the help of the Zoo artillery reconnaissance complex, an enemy mortar crew in the Ugledar area was detected and the calculation of the 152mm Msta-B gun was destroyed. Also, an armored car and five militants were destroyed by artillery fire near the Novomikhailovka settlement.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the crew of the Tor air defense system shot down an enemy aircraft-type UAV. The destruction of an enemy ammunition depot in the area of the settlement of Kamenskoye, as well as an armored car in Stepovoe and a pickup truck in Shcherbaki, were confirmed by artillery fire, more than 10 militants were eliminated.
As part of the counterbattery fight, the Penicillin complex discovered and the crew of the 152mm Msta self-propelled artillery mount destroyed an enemy howitzer in the area of the settlement of Novoselovka.
11:13 It is reported that Russian aviation is working on the positions of Ukrainian militants on the right bank of the Dnieper occupied by the Kyiv regime.
10:02 Fighting in the Seversk direction. On personnel Russian gunners destroy two tanks, one fuel truck and an enemy light vehicle.
10:50 Ukrainian troops fired at the Central City district of Gorlovka, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:43 Fighter PMC "Wagner" showed recaptured Artyomovsk city court - and told a little about the habits of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The court building came under the control of Russian forces quite recently, before soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took refuge there. The Russian fighter said that the "residents" of the location were suppressed, although they strongly resisted.
According to him, the Ukrainian military take off their uniforms and try to get lost among the civilians. They understand that our people are not going to shoot at civilians, unlike the "zahists."
10:15 The RF Armed Forces destroyed an enemy howitzer and mortar in the Kherson direction.
Yesterday the fire of Russian artillery in the area of the settlement. Veletenskoe was destroyed 152mm howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" with a crew of five people and ammunition.
In addition, at night, a 120mm mortar crew with ammunition was destroyed in the Zarechny area - together with it, four militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated, three were wounded.
10:10 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
- according to n.p. Novaya Zburyevka fired 14 rounds;
- according to n.p. Zabarino fired eight rounds;
- according to n.p. Golaya Pristan fired 10 rounds;
- Six rounds were fired at Peschanovka settlement;
- Seven rounds were fired at the Solontsy settlement;
- according to n.p. Podlesnoye fired four rounds;
- according to n.p. Kazachi Lagera fired two rounds;
- according to n.p. Krynki fired six rounds;
- according to n.p. Kardashinka fired 14 rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, settlement Gornostaevka, settlement Krynki, n.p. Kardashinka firing a total of 46 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
09:25 Works 152mm SP artillery "Acacia" in the Maryinsky direction - one of the hottest sectors of the front.
Artillery duels happen regularly here. Work from howitzers is carried out at observation posts, opornika, clusters of equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“We have the means of objective control to correct and confirm the destruction [of the enemy]. We are ready for the physical advance of the enemy - on foot, in formation or advancement on vehicles, ”says the division commander to RT correspondent Ilya Vasyunin.
Such work of the Russian artillery, in fact, paralyzed the supply of ammunition and the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). The Ukrainian military are forced to move in small groups.
09:10 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:04 The DPR representative office in the JCCC reports 23 facts of firing by the AFU per day
The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm and 122mm artillery, firing 108 units of various ammunition across the territory.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Makeevka, Shakhtersk.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian in Shakhtersk.
09:02 On the Zaporozhye direction shot down aircraft-type UAV, enemy armored vehicles and howitzers were destroyed. This was reported by the head of the press center of the Vostok group, Alexander Gordeev, in a summary for April 20, 2023.
“In the Zaporozhye direction, the crew of the Tor air defense system shot down an enemy aircraft-type UAV. It was confirmed that the enemy's ammunition depot was destroyed by artillery fire in the area of the settlement.
Kamenskoye, as well as an armored car in Stepovoe, a pickup truck in Shcherbaki, more than 10 militants were eliminated. As part of the counter-battery fight, the Penicillin complex detected and the calculation of the 152mm Msta self-propelled guns destroyed an enemy howitzer in the area of the settlement. Novoselovka,” Gordeev reported.
08:53 Pushilin told RIA Novosti that fierce fighting continues in the western quarters of Artemovsk, Wagner fighters are advancing.
He expressed confidence that people will return to Artemovsk, there are enterprises there, and it is expedient to restore the city.
08:43 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on April 20, 2023
08:30 Employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation continue to inspect the massed shelling of civil infrastructure of the city of Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region.
It was established that the nationalists shelled the city of Novaya Kakhovka using at least 20 artillery rounds of various types.
As a result of the artillery attack of the settlement, one person was killed, and there are also wounded among the civilian population. At least eight houses were damaged. Three rounds hit the water utility.
08:17 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 20, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - on the street. Romanian, 2, a woman born in 1968 died.
Information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - st. Romanian, 2 - a private residential building.
08:10 Uran-6 robot in action: Russian sappers destroyed more than 180 anti-personnel mines in the village of Zolote in the LPR.
Sixteen mines per square meter have to be cleared by Russian sappers in the Donbass. They are clearing the way for specialists who are pulling electricity and gas to settlements so that normal life can be restored there as soon as possible. The newest Uran-6 robotic complex helps in demining. It not only saves the lives of engineering troops, but also speeds up the solution of an important task at times.
08:02 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/20/2023:
In the Uludar sector, the RF Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, attacked in the direction of Prechistovka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted reconnaissance in combat on the outskirts of Pavlovka. The RF Armed Forces fired on Bolshaya Novosyolka, Novoukrainka and Vugledar. (Fig. 1)
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, after massive artillery strikes, attacked on the southern and northern outskirts of Maryinka, trying to encircle the Ukrainian garrison. Resumed assault operations at Nevelskoy. After artillery preparation, they continued the offensive on Pervomaiskoye. These areas were not successful. But the ground attack on Severnoye from Vodyany forced Ukrainian troops to retreat from a number of positions.
With massive support from artillery and aviation, units of the RF Armed Forces launched an offensive on the southwestern approaches to Avdievka. To the north of the fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they attacked in the direction of Stepnoy and Berdychi in order to establish control over the railway line.
There is no progress in all these areas. Russian artillery shelled Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Netaylov, Thin, Novokalinov and New York. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Donetsk. (Fig. 2)
To the south-west of Bakhmut, Russian troops, supported by artillery, tried to advance towards Stupochki, and in the city itself, Wagner PMC continued to assault the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southern, central and northern regions.
Also, Wagner operators attacked near Khromovoe and managed to advance to the route along which the Ukrainian garrison was supplied. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck at Konstantinovka, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Novomarkovo, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Minkovka, Vasyukovka and Disputed. (Fig. 3)
In the Lugansk direction, units of the Russian army advanced in the Serebryansky forest area in the Shipilovka area. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the direction of Tersky, Ternov and Nevsky. No success. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were artillery attack Belogorovka, Grigorovka, Stelmahovka, Western, Dvurechnaya, Krasny Pervoi and Kamenka. (Fig. 4)
07:50 Tense situation remains in the Kremensky direction.
The weather changed, and the enemy changed tactics. The militants are gathering additional forces. But our artillery paratroopers are on the alert both day and night, an artillery salvo is a new position, reloading. Victory in the next round of counterbattery combat, and again into battle. Reliable equipment plus the iron nerves of our paratroopers.
07:40 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing 20 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
07:30 Personnel combat work of Wagner attack aircraft in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), including footage shot on GoPro.
07:00 Russian military shot down Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft in the area of Vogledar, RIA Novosti was told in the Russian Defense Ministry.
06:50 Russian artillery and aviation destroyed pontoon crossing and destroyed two warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Lisichansk direction. This was reported to us by the head of the press center of the Yug group, Ivan Bigma.
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[REGNUM] The great-nephew of former US President John F. Kennedy served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) as a machine gunner. This was told by his father, candidate for the post of head of the White House Robert Kennedy Jr.
RFK’s kid hopes to beat Joe Biden in the Democratic primary for US president next year.
At an election rally, an American politician spoke about the service of his son Connor in Ukraine. According to him, Connor, whom he is very proud of, joined the Foreign Legion and fought in Ukraine during the Kharkov offensive as a machine gunner in a special forces group.
"We are in Ukraine for the right reasons," the politician said.
Connor himself announced back in October last year that he had left the Foreign Legion. He did not name the reasons, but noted that although the service was short, he liked being a soldier.
As REGNUM reported on April 12, two American mercenaries were liquidated in Ukraine . One of those killed was Edward Walter Wilton. He died during the battles for Artyomovsk. Also in Ukraine, former Marine Grady Kerpasi was killed. Information about his death appeared on the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform on behalf of a military family. Kerpasi's wife confirmed that the family is in touch with the US State Department.
The Russian military also said on March 31 that the southern outskirts of Artyomovsk were defended by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and mercenaries from Georgia and Poland also met. According to the fighter, the groups of Polish mercenaries were distinguished by a black uniform.
#3
Smear campaign began a good year ago after RFK, Jr., wrote that book about Fauci.
Funny how Trump selected RFK for a position in his administration, and after a nice little "contribution" from Pfizer, RFK was deselected and replace by a Big Pharma shill. Another fukc up by The Donald.
#8
They pushed Hemingway on me in high school. Very depressing. In fact, the guy was so drunk and depressed that he ate a shotgun.
But I remember For Whom the Bell Tolls about a young American who volunteers to fight in the Spanish Civil War. Yeah, it's depressing.
You want to fight Russians? Go ahead. Don't come crying to me when you get your butt blown off, don't ask me to celebrate your courage and stop asking me to pay for it.
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Throwing dirt at a Kennedy seems counterproductive. The public expectation for a Kennedy is that they are dirty but patriotic.
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I don't see how going to fight in somebody else's war demonstrates patriotism for America. All it demonstrates to me is stupidity and stupid is not what I want in the White House. But I do believe it will be fun to watch Kennedy run against Biden.
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What will be fun will be watching the current crop of deep state dems drag the once sainted Kennedy brand through the mud.
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He will get the Bernie treatment.
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His longtime anti-vax work had him labelled The Crazy Kennedy two decades ago. Clearly, attacking him has no effect on the image of the rest of the Kennedys. I’ve not noticed any accusations that he is anything but squeaky clean.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] A new commercial of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation advertising service under the contract.
Until a new mobilization is carried out, the spring conscription continues in the country, the recruitment of contract soldiers, the recruitment of PMCs, the recruitment of volunteers + the involvement of prisoners who are given the opportunity to atone for guilt at the front.
Putin sacked Admiral Sergei Avakyants, 66, the commander of his Pacific Fleet
His sacking is a sign that Putin may have detected a failure in military exercises
More from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin: Change of commander of the Pacific Fleet Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[ColonelCassad] After a sudden check of the forces of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation from the post of commander of the fleet, Admiral Avakyants (commanded the Pacific Fleet since 2012), who was transferred to the post of chief of staff of the centers for military sports training and patriotic education.
It looks like a surprise check uncovered some unnamed problems that led to staffing decisions.
RIA Novosti reports that the position of the new commander of the Pacific Fleet (the previous commander Avakyants was transferred to military-patriotic work) the candidacy of the commander of the Baltic Fleet. (previously also served in the Black Sea Fleet as deputy commander.)
Admiral Viktor Liin is being considered. It was noted at one time in history with an attempt to break through the "Ukrainian wolf pack" through the Kerch Strait, as a result of which a tugboat and 2 armored boats of the Ukrainian Navy were captured.
PS. TASS reports that the reason for the departure of Avakyants from the post of commander of the Pacific Fleet was the achievement of the age limit.
PS2. Kramnik writes that in theory he could serve up to age 70.
PS3. MiG writes that the decision to leave Avakyants from the post of commander was made even before the check Or maybe he didn't like his personal guard, the Russian Separate 155th Naval Infantry Brigade being used in a non fleet mission.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the completion of a check of the readiness of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet), as well as part of the Russian Aerospace Forces and support units. The relevant information appeared in the department's Telegram channel .
“A sudden check of the Pacific Fleet confirmed the high readiness of the troops and forces to repel the aggression of a potential enemy from the ocean and sea directions ,” the message says.
The defense department noted that during a sudden check of the Pacific Fleet, a reflection of the enemy’s landing on the South Kuriles and Sakhalin was worked out. Also, during the test, Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers of the Aerospace Forces simulated strikes against groups of mock enemy ships in the central part of the Pacific Ocean.
“The command and personnel of the fleet in a short time carried out the preparation of forces for military operations ,” the Ministry of Defense noted.
The department clarified that all troops of the Pacific Fleet involved in the surprise inspection are returning to their bases and permanent deployment.
A sudden check of the Pacific Fleet began on April 14. More than 25 thousand military personnel took part in it, 167 warships and support vessels, including 12 submarines, as well as 89 aircraft and helicopters, were involved.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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