Looks like the Su-34 strike fighter can carry about a dozen of the fabulous new FAB-500s - old school iron bombs fitted with a guidance kit for precision destruction. Have not seen mention of the exact load-out, but if you pack for a long trip, might as well carry extras.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:08 The Russians fired at the Kharkiv region: one of the rockets hit the private sector in the village. Kotlyary, Kharkiv region, also in Kharkiv, there was a hit in a civilian infrastructure facility, a large-scale fire broke out, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. At least five strikes on the city and region were preliminarily recorded. Information about the victims is being specified.
22:07 Zelensky, in an evening video message, spoke in detail about the new sanctions against those "who invest in Russian aggression and support it." First of all, according to him, this is another package of sanctions against the Russian military-industrial complex - this time 322 companies have been added to the sanctions lists. Two more sanctions lists include individuals and legal entities that help circumvent sanctions against Russia, contain the property of war criminals and "are involved in the destruction of freedom both on the territory of Russia itself and on our soil."
The President stressed that Ukraine's sanctions packages are being carefully worked out and synchronized with partners: "This is one of our key common tasks - to remove any possibility for Russia to circumvent sanctions. Each Russian scheme that allows circumventing sanctions adds time to this war, adds opportunities to the aggressor."
Zelensky also noted that global restrictive work has begun on the Russian nuclear industry: "This industry not only generates funds for the aggressor's budget, but also helps to make other states dependent on the territory of which supposedly "energy" nuclear projects are being implemented. Any energy for the Kremlin is this is a weapon, nuclear energy is also a weapon for them. And this is exactly what is happening at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which Russia uses as a weapon to blackmail the world. And it’s good that Britain, America, France, Japan, Canada have formed an alliance that must remove the terrorist state's nuclear industry from the global market."
21:53 In Simferopol, the "court" sentenced 21-year-old Crimean Tatar Appaz Kurtamet to seven years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony with the first year in prison, Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said. He was accused of "financing" the Crimean volunteer battalion : according to investigators, he transferred 500 hryvnias to a representative of the battalion. In fact, he lent this money to an acquaintance who by that time had joined the volunteer battalion.
21:44 Reznikov said that he had held talks with his British colleague Ben Wallace, discussed further strengthening the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the training of Ukrainian military personnel.
21:07 Citizens of Finland after the country's entry into NATO began to be interrogated at the entrance to Russia, writes Yle. The Russian border guards are thus trying to establish ties with the Finnish army.
20:31 Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shae said that in international law the countries of the former USSR "do not have a valid status," and Crimea "was originally Russian."
19:46 In the occupied Energodar of the Zaporizhia region, the Russians increased the number of patrols, at checkpoints they began to more carefully check personal documents and inspect the vehicles of local residents, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. The occupiers have limited visits to forest areas, and the Ukrainians seen in these locations are taken under control by the FSB of the Russian Federation, their personal data is checked.
In addition, representatives of the Russian special services in the city organized covert surveillance of Ukrainian citizens who refused to receive a Russian passport. They are interested, in particular, in the sources of financial income of such citizens - how funds are transferred from the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government to the occupied territories of the region and how these funds are converted into cash.
Due to the critical shortage of qualified workers at the Zaporizhzhya NPP who are ready to work for the occupiers, the enemy increased psychological and physical pressure on the Ukrainian workers of the ZNPP. Using intimidation, threats, blackmail and torture, the Russians force them to obtain Russian citizenship and sign labor contracts with Rosatom.
18:59 Ukraine needs ten times more assistance than it receives now, Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk said: "We are grateful to our allies for their military assistance. But this is not enough. Ukraine needs ten times more to end Russian aggression in this Therefore, we urge our partners to cross all artificial red lines and allocate 1% of GDP for military supplies."
18:12 Brazilian President Lula da Silva said he was not going to visit either Ukraine or Russia until Moscow and Kiev resolve the conflict. He again expressed the opinion that for a peaceful solution to the crisis, it is necessary to create a "group of countries" that will help the parties to agree. "Brazil wants to find a way to make peace. It is better to look for a way out at the negotiating table than on the battlefield," he said.
17:26 Zelensky introduced a new package of sanctions - the restrictions will affect 40 individuals and 382 legal entities related to Russia's war against Ukraine.
16:54 Patriot systems will not be able to secure the entire country, but they can partially help in certain areas - for example, where the Russians are now using guided bombs, Yuri Ignat, speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "In particular, our Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to keep Russian aircraft for a little greater distance from our borders. But this problem will not be completely solved, it can be completely solved thanks to the F-16, because this is a weapon that can respond quickly and be where it is needed. "
16:11 The Russians have reduced pressure on Vugledar, but the situation in the direction is still difficult, said Alexei Dmitrashkovsky, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces. He also said that assault units of Russians, recruited from people with a criminal past, appeared in Marinka.
14:37 Germany has decided on another mass expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic missions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. In turn, Moscow "strongly condemned" such a move, saying that these actions of Berlin "defiantly destroy the entire array of bilateral relations." Also, the Russian Federation, as a response, decided to "mirror the expulsion" of German diplomats.
13:52 In Russian Belgorod, an unexploded bomb was found - in the same area where another one fell the day before after an "abnormal descent of aviation ammunition," Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. At risk were 17 apartment buildings with more than 3,000 residents, they decided to evacuate.
13:10 Brazil will send to Ukraine a special presidential adviser on international politics, who met with Putin in early April.
12:28 Representatives of the so-called Russian elites are afraid for their future and are looking for contacts with Ukraine and other countries in order to obtain possible security guarantees after the defeat of the Russian Federation, Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said: "They are looking for ways out, of course. And not only with Ukraine. Geography on which they are trying to obtain personal guarantees of security for themselves, for their fortune, for their families, is quite wide.
He clarified that now this mainly concerns "a conditional business elite, but there are already representatives of the political segment of the elite of the Kremlin residents." According to Yusov, this process will only gain momentum, and the greater the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the more such contacts will be.
10:49 "Head" of the occupied Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, announced the work of air defense in the sky over the peninsula. Local publics wrote about explosions in the Kerch region.
10:36 Jack Teixeira began publishing secret Pentagon documents regarding Ukraine 48 hours after the Russian invasion, writes The New York Times. The documents included details of Russian and Ukrainian casualties, the activities of Russian intelligence services, and updates on assistance to Ukraine.
10:03 A ship with six Leopard 2A4 tanks and armored personnel carriers destined for Ukraine left the Spanish port of Santander, Reuters reports. The ship is heading to Poland, from where the armored vehicles will go to Ukraine. Earlier, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced that the country would send ten Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine. Four more vehicles are currently being prepared. Spain also trained 40 Ukrainian tankers and 15 mechanics for the Leopard 2.
09:19 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Ocheretino), two more were injured, according to the OVA.
09:08 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Prigozhin probably managed to find a patron in the Russian Defense Ministry and convey a message to Putin about the need to temporarily freeze the war. According to analysts, the recent statements by the head of PMC Wagner about the need to complete the "special operation" are a direct consequence of reaching an agreement with the military and political leadership of Russia.
The ISW admits that the Russian military command may be interested in freezing the war in order to restore units of its army and reduce public dissatisfaction with the lack of success on the battlefield. Prigozhin, in this situation, not only pursues the interests of his PMC, which also needs to replenish its losses, but also acts in favor of Putin as an information mouthpiece, having a fairly large influence in the media.
08:53 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 22.
personnel - about 185,730 (+680) people liquidated,
tanks - 3672 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 7130 (+4),
artillery systems - 2832 (+5),
MLRS - 539 (+0),
air defense systems - 289 (+4),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 293 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2398 (+4),
cruise missiles - 911 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5718 (+5),
special equipment - 337 (+3).
08:29 The main efforts of the Russian army are focusing on conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Miners directions - 53 enemy attacks were repulsed. Bakhmut remains at the epicenter of hostilities, the General Staff said in a morning report .
According to the General Staff, on April 17, the Russians tried to evacuate their wounded soldiers in 14 trucks from the Luhansk region towards Urazovo, Belgorod region, but at the border the Russian side did not let the military convoy through and turned it back. As a result, some of the wounded died due to lack of medical care. Another part of the seriously wounded Russians, more than 50 people, was transported to a hospital deployed on the basis of the Troitskaya Central District Hospital.
04:50 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that during a visit to the occupied ZNPP at the end of March, he saw “clear signs” of military preparations: “I saw clear signs of military preparations in this area when I visited the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant a little more than three weeks ago. Since then, our experts on the ground have frequently reported hearing explosions, sometimes suggesting intense shelling close to the scene. I am deeply concerned about the situation."
02:22 The United States, as part of a new military aid package, will transfer anti-tank mines from the Cold War to Ukraine, writes The New York Times, without specifying their number. M21 mines have been in US service since at least the early 1960s. The U.S. Accounts Office reported in 2002 that over 178,000 M21 mines were in stock, and the U.S. military last used anti-tank mines (not M21) during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
01:35 On the evening of April 21, the Russians attacked Ukraine from the southeast with Shahed-136/131 attack drones. Four out of five UAVs were destroyed, the Air Force command said.
00:19 The European Union did not include restrictions on nuclear energy and the diamond industry of the Russian Federation in its new package of sanctions against Russia, Rikard Jozwiak, correspondent of Radio Liberty in Brussels, said. As expected, the 11th sanctions package will mainly deal with new tools to prevent circumvention of sanctions.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:04 Video– Infantry attacking the positions of the Ukronazis
Footage of the work of the Storm detachment and the tank crew of the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade during the assault on the positions of the Ukrainian Nazis in the Nevelsk direction.
The "Storm" detachments are formed from volunteers and are present in almost every formation of our armed forces.
The forces of these units carried out assaults on enemy positions and fortified areas.
Courage these guys do not hold. Victory will be ours!
20:41 Video- A blogger from Austria came to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and went nuts from how the union of the state and the Nazis with weapons is driving people out of there. He says that the media tell them about democracy in Ukraine, but here "they [the Nazis] do what they want, and whoever has weapons is right."
20:22 Video– 110 Brigade destroyed suitable reserves of 59th Separate Mechanized Rifle Brigade
Artillery sniper fire, with precise adjustment by reconnaissance units of the 110th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 100th Brigade of the NM DPR), destroyed an HMMWV armored car, an ammunition depot, five militants and one more wounded.
19:50 The true state of affairs of the Ukrainians in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) -video
“... * mate us like dogs, like kittens. * mat (smashed - ed.) the whole area, barely alive. We don’t know if we are still alive or not…”
19:46 Russian troops, along the entire front line, continue to work on the positions of the Ukrainian fascists from all barreled artillery of various calibers, leaving them no chance -video
19:42 Another TM-62 anti-tank mine blown up in the area of the NMD Banderomobile of the forelocks -video
19:39 "For each of ours - we will take eight Nazis for them" -video
For the border guards!
18:50 Special forces destroy the enemy in the Avdievka direction -video
18:46 Bandera had a "Ghost of Kyiv" -video
Yes, the Russians tore off his legs
And here is the grave.
The old L-39 of the 61-year-old Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel Matyushenka was killed by the evil Russians on June 26, 2022 in the area of Snake Island. The flyer died during an unsuccessful ejection: his legs were torn off to the heap.
The swollen corpse was fished out in September by the Bulgarians. They buried it only in November.
Matyushenka was in his seventies. His call sign was characteristic - "Grandfather".
The man returned to the ranks on the moral-volitional after the start of the NWO - that is, the ideological enemy.
An experienced pilot - that is, he will not teach the young.
He headed the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the basis of which they came up with a bike about the “Ghost of Kyiv” - that is, minus the bike. That is, minus the “ghost”.
Kyiv will also be downvoted.
18:42 Kharkiv direction. Veterinary video
Artillery, the 245th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the Vislenskaya Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov divisions are working at the observation post and the place of deployment of the Nazis.
6-7 Nazis went to Bandera.
17:36 In Konstantinovka and Chasovy Yar, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine beganriots- The Ukrainian military drop their weapons and leave.
This was announced by the head of PMC "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin.
17:34 And then they try to tell us that the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine never loot - this is all Muscovite propaganda -video
Note that this is happening in Dnepropetrovsk - that is, this lad behaves like this at home.
Obviously, near the front line, where there are no surveillance cameras and police, such characters no longer restrain themselves at all.
17:32 The military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was almost killed by its own suicidal "shahid-MLRS" with unguided air missiles -video
One of the rockets almost killed the shooters themselves, and the second flew into the sky.
“Homemade is unsafe: one of the missiles goes into the ground a couple of tens of meters from the military,” Ukrainian military analysts themselves comment.
17:29 An ambush on a group of vushniks in a forest belt near Kremennaya: a sniper shot everyone from cover like partridges, and one surrendered, there is also a conversation with him. Apparently, there were all the Teroboronists from the 100th Brigade from Volyn. Against them came across the Russian 24 Guards Brigade of special forces -video
16:19 Ukrovodyly continue to disable their own equipment -video
This time the armored personnel carrier got it, it could not survive the coup, and now it is being evacuated with the help of another ukrovodyla ... Only on a tank ... We are waiting for the tank
16:17 Meanwhile, mass graves of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in full swing in Ukraine -video
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
16:15 Ukrainian police still do not want to go to war - and therefore they took up seriously the capture of cannon fodder -video
Now they fish not only in villages, but also in cities.
The motorcyclist was lucky, he fought back, although he lost his backpack, helmet and motorcycle.
15:30 In Krivoy Rog, the relatives of the dead Teroboronists blocked the road -video
Apparently, the ban of the Verkhovna Rada on any protests, introduced back in February 2022, died.
15:26 The 110th Brigade destroyed the support of the 59th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front near Avdiivka —video
Artillery sniper fire while fine-tuning reconnaissance of the 110th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 100th Brigade of the NM DPR) destroyed an HMMWV armored car, an ammunition depot and a group of militants.
15:21 A Ukrainian is posting videos of Leopard tanks, it seems like they are already at the front. Adolf Aloizovich applauds watching this picture from a boiling vat in hell - German tanks are again trying to repeat “Drang-nah-osten”. This attempt should end like the previous one - with T-90 tanks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin -video
14:29 The defeat of the Krivoy Rog territorial defense, whose fighters were sent to the front line with only machine guns, responded with an explosion of rage in Krivoy Rog itself - the relatives of the soldiers laid siege to the draft board and demand some kind of explanation from the military -video
We are ready to argue that it will all end in nothing - it has already happened in Poltava and Kharkov.
14:26 Nazis complain in all seriousness that Russia is using climate weapons in Ukraine that hinder their counteroffensive.
Most likely they mean incessant rains.
A bad dancer always gets in the way.
14:24 Main of new Briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the day, up to 255 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries were destroyed in the Donetsk direction;
An ammunition depot of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Serebryanka in the DPR;
During the past day, assault detachments liberated three quarters in the western part of the city of Artemovsk;
The Airborne Forces pin down the Ukrainian units on the flanks of Artemovsk and support the assault squads in capturing the city;
In the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka of the DPR, a warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the Ukrainian group was destroyed;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two groups of Ukrainian saboteurs in the Kharkov region and the LPR;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed 60 Ukrainian soldiers and counter-battery combat radars manufactured by the USA AN/TPQ-50 in a day in the Kupyansk direction;
An ammunition depot of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Staritsa, Kharkiv region;
Russian air defense systems intercepted 10 HIMARS and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, destroyed five Ukrainian drones.
13:42 Mercenaries and Western equipmentarriveto Ukraine. First, there was a video of a column of Leopard 2A4 tanks and M113 armored personnel carriers somewhere in Ukraine, and then the mercenaries began to report on social networks about their departure to Kyiv.
Note that every day of "work" of foreign mercenaries (with the exception of terrorists from Georgia) costs the Kyiv regime a round sum - up to 5,000 dollars! Thus, it is very unlikely that the GUR or its sponsors decided to simply gather foreign fighters to protect the company's stronghold in the forests of Kreminnaya ...
13:41 The result of the fire damage by artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of the equipment of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
13:35 Russian army destroyed an armored car with a special forces group and a detachment commander on the Zaporozhye front
On March 15, a group of special forces of the border service "Dozor", led by the commander of the Zhytomyr detachment Alexander Ocheretnyuk, tried to attack Russian positions in the Zaporozhye direction. Our fighters were hit by a projectile (probably ATGM) exactly in an armored car with special forces of the State Border Guard Service
12:26 With one well-aimed hit, a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kreminnaya area turns into a pile of metal, and the crew into passengers of compartment No. 200 on the express train to Bandera -video
12:24 The situation in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) through the eyes of the enemy: Wagner operators continue to hit positions and fight against the Nazis hiding in the city —video
In the first video, a Ukrainian militant showed burning houses, while the Ukrainians themselves occupy the upper floors of high-rise buildings in Artemovsk (Bakhmut), turning apartments into firing points that artillery hits
12:19 Russian aviation destroyed a platoon guard of Ukrainian militants in the Kupyansk direction -video
Also, the servicemen of the group of troops "West" in the Kupyansk direction in the area of Dvurechny destroyed a warehouse of material and technical means and two districts of Basovka and Budarka. In addition, the Valkyrie UAV was hit by air defense systems on the western outskirts.
The group's servicemen also destroyed three Ukrainian DRGs, and also thwarted three attempts to rotate the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:47 Polish "crab" let off steam -video
Destroyed by artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Polish self-propelled guns "Crab" (AHS Krab)
11:46 American armored car US Maxx Pro "desponded" in the Donbass -video
11:42 From the creators of “they beat on empty barracks”: destruction of mercenaries in March 2022 at the Yavorsky training ground
A year later, a Finnish mercenary decided to post a video on Twitter from the vicinity of the Yavorsky training ground ... The screams of the wounded, the panic of the survivors, who rush about among the corpses of foreign mercenaries.
According to the Finn, 60 mercenaries were destroyed as a result of the Russian missile attack. The number of wounded is not indicated.
10:54 New tactical sign on NATO equipment in Ukraine - an emblem
Hitler's 23rd Panzer Division
For the first time, these shooters were seen the other day on American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, Slovenian M-55S (T-55) tanks of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Presumably, it is with this symbolism that the Nazis will launch a counteroffensive in the near future.
10:53 Kramatorsk. Another Accident with a "disenfranchised" APU militant
On the outskirts of Kramatorsk there was another accident involving militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Local residents are already tired of keeping statistics of similar incidents ...
Such frequent accidents involving Kiev Nazis are explained by the fact that the UAF militants are behind the wheel, who had never driven before the conflict began.
They just don't have rights.
As for this fact: we are waiting for another tearful story about the need to help the Ukrainian “defenders who were blown up by a mine” ...
10:51 In the Lavra, a woman tries to explain to a young Nazi the whole essence of what is happening -video
But the Ukrainian does not want to listen to the truth, while continuing to bend his Bandera line:
“Such people need to be isolated from society, like your Kokhanovskaya,” the Ukrainian yells.
It is necessary to isolate such imitators of Bandera from society. And only with the help of denazification.
09:50 Precise destruction of the point of temporary deployment of the group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
09:47 Compilation of 150 liquidated our fighters are a rabble of mercenaries who came to “hunt the Russians.”
09:45 "Chrysanthemum" in the battles near Avdiivka accurately destroys the "eyes" of the enemy on high-rise buildings -video
Soldiers of the 110th Brigade (formerly the 100th Brigade of the NM DPR) of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps, using the Khrizantema anti-tank missile system, depriving the Ukrainian Nazis of the opportunity to observe the situation on this sector of the front.
08:31 Russian artillery units of the Airborne Troopseliminatedenemy strongholds with the help of drone crews.
This is reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The Russian military destroyed designated targets with a 120mm Nona-S self-propelled artillery and mortar mount (SAU).
08:30 "Zelenskysignedthe law on "decolonization", which prohibits assigning names to geographical objects that are associated with Russia, its sights or historical events": Now in Ukraine there will be only Polish names or the name of Bandera
08:11 During the NWO destroyed leader of the Vinnytsia branch of the “National Corps” Denis Babiy.
On social networks, the Nazis of the Azov group staged mourning for the liquidated militant.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:54 Reported explosions in Kramatorsk. 23:00 Fixed shelling by VFU.
22:43 A fire breaks out in Kharkiv as a result of explosions.
22:05 Episode reported explosions in the Kharkov region.
21:35 Video- "We will not discredit the honor of our grandfathers."
A mobilized serviceman from Omsk with the call sign “Maestro” addresses all Russian citizens from the front line: “Brothers, know that the truth is behind us! The strength and spirit of the great Russian people are with us! We are brave, strong citizens of Russia.”
“I swear on my own behalf and on behalf of my comrades-in-arms: we will not discredit the honor of our grandfathers - we will stand and win! No step back! Victory will be ours!" — adds "Maestro"
21:33 Video- Return equipment to service in a matter of hours: what kind of repairs can military masters of the Central Military District cope with in the field
Military specialists of repair units repair almost any damage and systems. They return to battle not only armored vehicles and vehicles, but also multiple launch rocket systems, towed artillery pieces. If the module is too seriously damaged, it is immediately replaced with a new one, delivered directly from the factory.
Recently, for the first time, craftsmen have mastered the methods of repairing and restoring artillery pieces, as well as replacing faulty barrels with new ones in the field. Previously, such operations were carried out only at manufacturing plants of military weapons.
The use of the mastered technique makes it possible to significantly reduce the time for the repair of artillery systems and put them into operation in almost a matter of hours.
In addition, military specialists, using modern equipment, check the bores of artillery guns for wear and carry out major repairs of motor vehicle engines with the complete replacement of faulty components.
21:27 Video from our military correspondent Alexander Piskunov. Kamikaze drones: the art of non-contact combat
Unmanned aerial vehicles are capable of not only conducting full-fledged reconnaissance, but also inflicting damage on the enemy. In the center of unmanned systems, military personnel are trained in several areas: training of FPV drone operators and operators of reconnaissance-strike quadcopters.
Training at the training ground is close to real combat conditions. Targets are typical firing points, shelters and armored vehicles of the enemy.
In the course of the SVO, "small bomber aviation" proved its effectiveness more than once. “A very interesting thing on the battlefield, as practice has shown. More secure than wasting people,” says one of the center’s cadets.
21:12 Video- A report on the situation and the fighting in the Kremennaya area.
21:00 Photo- Wagner at the Bakhmut-2 railway station.
20:36 Video– In Donetsk, the militias who have defended Donbass since 2014 have been awarded.
Badges “Volunteer of Donbass” were presented to 26 defenders of the region by Advisor to the Acting Head of the DPR Yan Gagin, representative of the Union of Volunteers of Donbass Anastasia Kuznetsova and Chairman of the local public chamber Alexander Kofman
20:20 Video- Ukrovoyaks who surrendered in Mariupol are asking Zelensky to exchange them.
20:08 Video- Artillery of the 127th Motorized Rrifle Division fired at the point of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region.
19:46 Video- Russian 1st Tank Army worked on the air defenses in the Kupyansk direction.
19:29 Video- The work of our tank brothers.
19:12 Video– Destruction of Ukrainian positions near the village of Disputed LPR
18:48 A good example of a shortage in Ukraine anti-aircraft missiles: on their Osa-AKM air defense systems, the Armed Forces of Ukraine use Jordanian 9M33M2 instead of the usual 9M33M3 with very low efficiency.
18:25 As a trophy got caught MRAP Mastiff of British origin.
18:17 Video- Life of the Pskov paratroopers on the front line near Kremennaya. #exclusive from the front
18:05 Nikolai Peskov, son of the press secretary of the President of Russia, spoke abouthisservices in the SVO zone.
- It was my initiative. And - absolutely my decision. When I made the decision for myself to participate in the NWO, I did not know how to get there from the very beginning. Because when it all started, there was not as much information as there is now about Wagner PMC. So, yes, I had to go to my father. I asked how can I contact them properly. And he helped me with this.
What was your personal goal?
– Since it all started, I thought that I had to help everyone, everyone who was there, who is working there now. I couldn't sit on the sidelines and kind of watch friends and other people go there.
- And why exactly with Wagner, explain?
- You know, when I heard about their exploits in Syria and other places, it seemed to me like some kind of fantastic film. And when the SVO began, it became a reality. And I decided to join their ranks.
- And there were times when you were, even though you are not a new person in the army, were you scared?
“Listen, well, of course, of course, of course. I believe that when a soldier loses fear, he needs to get out of there. (Laughs). It was, well, it seems to me, to every soldier ... And not a single person will say that he was not afraid there. But this has to be dealt with. You know, I can say one thing, that I am insanely proud of my Wagner family. And not only in general, everyone who is there now, all the guys are doing a colossal job. And I think that all the tasks set will be fulfilled. I am convinced of this.
Have you been rewarded with anything during this time?
– (answers reluctantly) Awarded, yes. I received the medal "For Courage" ...
17:48 Video- A report on the situation and battles in the parts of Bakhmut that are still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:32 Video– Tactical FPV bomber of the Archangel project.
17:12 Video– Finnish mercenary showed footage after the strike of the Russian army, which destroyed 120 foreign fighters
A year later, a new video surfaced. As a result of the strike on March 13, 2022, on the Yavorovsky training ground, 60 militants were killed immediately and more than 50 later died of wounds. It was reported that more than 120 representatives of different countries were liquidated in total.
A missile attack on the Yavorovsky training ground, where the so-called "foreign legion", became very effective and greatly demoralized current and potential mercenaries.
16:55 Video- Special Forces Donetsk 1st Army Corps is working on the Ukrainian infantry in the Avdievka direction.
16:43 Video– T-90M destroyed a Ukrainian observation post from a long distance (the distance on the scope is incorrect).
16:25 Video- A prominent figure.
16:12 More consequences of artillery attack of school No. 91 on the street. Biryuzova in Donetsk.
15:58 Video- VSUshnye M113, remembering youth in Vietnam under tropical downpours, knead the mud in the Donetsk region.
15:32 Video– 18+ Consequences of artillery attack on the street. Spartak in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which the dog died.
15:25 Video- Russian Spartans are cleaning the trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Vodyany.
15:13 It is reported that on photo Nikolai Peskov, son of the press secretary of the President of Russia, as part of the Wagner PMC.
14:59 Video- German tanks "Leopard 2A4" together with American infantry fighting vehicles M113 in the conditions of mudslides in Ukraine.
14:38 About the attempt to strike the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Kerch from the Grom-2 OTRK
Today, around 08.30, Ukrainian formations tried to deliver another blow to the Crimean peninsula from the Grom-2 operational-tactical missile system.
The missile was shot down over the Sea of Azov near Kerch by anti-aircraft gunners of the 3rd battalion of the 18th Air Defense Regiment of the 31st Air Defense Division of the RF Armed Forces.
There were no victims or injured, fragments fell into the water. Unlike the two previous attempts to strike in Gvardeisky and Feodosiya from the Odessa region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine changed the position area of the Grom-2 OTRK - this time the launch was carried out from the vicinity of Zaporozhye, and the distance was about 290 km.
At the same time, last night, Ukrainian formations tried to strike at Armyansk in the north of the peninsula from the Alder multiple launch rocket system at a distance of about 100 km. All rounds were shot down by air defense crews.
The intensity of artillery attack at the current moment remains the same. However, the movement of the Grom-2 OTRK to Zaporozhye indicates that the test of the battery consisting of four complexes in Tuzla in the Odessa region has been completed and the OTRK has been put into combat strength.
The new positional area in Zaporozhye allows expanding the geography of the use of tactical missiles not only in the Crimea and near the Kerch bridge, but also in the south of the Zaporozhye region and in the DPR. In addition, the transfer of the OTRK fully correlates with the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the offensive.
14:24 Video- Minus a pickup truck with the Armed Forces, thanks to the gunners of the Central Military District.
14:00 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (04/22/2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Figolevka, Dvurechnaya, Kharkov region, Novoselovskoye and Rozovka, Luhansk People's Republic.
In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka in the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.
- An ammunition depot of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Staritsa, Kharkiv region.
During the day in this direction, the enemy’s losses amounted to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, a pickup truck, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, attacks by assault and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops (forces) "Center" hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonopopovka of the Lugansk People's Republic and Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In addition, in the area of the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.
During the day, more than 65 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments liberated three quarters in the western part of the city of Artemovsk over the past day.
- The airborne troops pinned down the Ukrainian units on the flanks and supported the actions of the assault squads to capture the city.
- The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Southern" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka and Nikolaevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In total, six sorties were made in this area to support the assault detachments by aviation, 62 fire missions were completed by the artillery of the group.
During the day, up to 255 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, infantry fighting vehicles, six armored fighting vehicles, ten vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed in this direction.
- In addition, an ammunition depot of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Serebryanka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, a warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the Ukrainian group was destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, artillery fire from the Vostok group of forces inflicted a defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Vremevka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Belogorye of the Zaporozhye region.
- In the area of the settlement of Pavlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the actions of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
During the day, the enemy’s losses in these areas amounted to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, more than 25 Ukrainian servicemen, two cars, as well as a D-20 howitzer were destroyed.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated 97 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 136 districts.
Air defense systems intercepted ten HIMARS and Uragan multiple rocket launchers.
- In addition, five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Novokrasnyanka, Golikovo, Rubizhne of the Luhansk People's Republic, Removka of the Zaporozhye Region and Staromlynovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 411 aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3,787 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,787 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,092 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,638 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 9,668 units of special military vehicles.
13:44 Video- The commander showed how the platoon lives on the front line.
The soldiers are constantly on duty, observing the situation in the sky and on the ground, and the cunning system of trenches allows you to hide from enemy shelling.
In the dugout, where the fighters rest, there is military comfort. It is warm and light here, sleeping places and even a small kitchen are equipped, you can relax and have a snack. Ammunition is stored separately, in a specially designated place.
The boys are in a fighting mood. The commander with the call sign “Monolith” says: “The guys are all loaded. Everyone has a great desire to drive the enemy from our land, because Donbass has always been, is and will be Russian.”
13:28 Video– Powerful footage: Our tank broke into the enemy positions and terrified the Armed Forces.
Our tankers flew right into the enemy positions and forced the Ukrainian infantry to drape in horror.
13:15 Video- PMC "Wagner" is conducting a heavy assault on a multi-storey building in Bakhmut.
The skyscrapers located behind the railway station are teeming with enemy snipers and machine gunners, and mines have been planted on the rubble-strewn streets.
FAN military correspondent Alexander Yaremchuk showed the positions liberated by Wagner PMC in the west of Bakhmut.
He shared footage from a local park, visited one of the liberated churches, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine had set up a sniper position, and also spoke about the bloody battles for the Bakhmut-2 railway station. Immediately behind it are residential quarters, turned by the enemy into a powerful fortified area.
“Directly running here was impractical. Therefore, the groups walked around the park on the left and right sides. Surrounded, entrenched, and, in principle, then the park was already clean. What’s the point of going here on a “postcard”, under art?” - shared the details of the operation, one of the "Wagnerites".
12:55 Video- TOS-2 "Tosochka" works in the Zaporozhye direction for the Armed Forces.
12:34 Video- Footage of the combat work of the calculation of the 82mm automatic mortar "Vasilek" in the zone of the NWO
Reconnaissance of the "Western" group of troops received data on the buildup of enemy forces in one of the directions.
One of the most effective ways of working is the “roaming mortar”. It consists in a quick change of firing position. The speed and accuracy of hitting targets is achieved thanks to the adjustment of fire using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
12:19 Video- The 76th Guards Airborne Division hit the 152mm Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatovo-Kremennoye direction with the Lancet.
12:01 Video- Broken Polish self-propelled guns Crab, handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and successfully defeated somewhere in the zone of the NWO.
11:42 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group
Aviation, operating in the interests of the Southern Group of Forces in the Alexander-Kalinovsky direction, struck at the enemy’s missile and artillery weapons depot in the area of the settlement of Sergeevka. As a result, up to 600 artillery rockets were destroyed.
- In the Avdievka direction, the gunners of the Southern Military District hit the stronghold and observation posts of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Maryinsky direction, artillery fire raids from the formations of the Southern Military District suppressed the points of temporary deployment of the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade of the enemy in the area of the settlement of Gornyak, the point of temporary deployment of a unit of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Galitsinovka area.
- As part of the counter-battery fight of the artillery brigade of the Southern Military District in the area of the settlement of Ostroye, a 152mm howitzer "D-20" of the enemy was destroyed, as well as a 152mm self-propelled howitzer in the area of the settlement of Gornyak.
11:39 Video- In the South-Donetsk direction, an attempt to conduct reconnaissance in force of the advanced positions of the Vostok group was thwarted, five militants were eliminated.
- The crew of the heavy fire system "TOS-1" destroyed the enemy's stronghold with manpower in the area of ??Ugledar.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the artillery of the group destroyed four strong points and two points of temporary deployment of the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Novosyolka, Novosyolka, Malinovka and Belogorye, more than 50 militants were liquidated.
- An attack unmanned aerial vehicle of an aircraft type was shot down by small-arms fire.
During the counterbattery fight, the artillery reconnaissance complexes opened and destroyed the howitzer and three enemy mortar crews in the areas of Novoukrainka, Belogorye, Dorozhnyanka and Lugovskoye settlements.
11:24 Video– The deputy platoon commander of the reconnaissance company, Alexei, has been in the NMD from the very beginning, and has been serving in the army for six years. He says: “When I went to the contract, I understood that one day I would have to defend the Motherland.” The fighter already has two medals "For Courage" received in battles. And at this time at home, in Cheboksary, his mother is waiting and worried.
11:17 Heroes Airborne Forces of Russia
Popov Alexander Nikolaevich - Deputy company commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the 11th Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Forces, senior lieutenant.
From February 24, 2022, as part of his unit, he took part in a special military operation to protect the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic.
On June 23, the battalion tactical group led by Senior Lieutenant A.N. Popov held back the onslaught of superior enemy forces, repelled his repeated attacks and prevented the breakthrough of defensive lines. The formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered significant damage: more than 20 militants and seven armored vehicles were destroyed. To the last, fulfilling military duty, the commander of the company, at the cost of his life, ensured the retention of a strategically important line.
11:02 Video- The destruction of the surveillance camera of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Krasnogorovka, either with artillery or ATGMs of the 110th Brigade.
10:47 Video– Bakhmut/Artemovsk.
10:29 Video– The orchestra performers show the next trophies, among an interesting set of samples, in addition to the notorious “Bone-cutters” and a cold man with interesting symbols, there is also a Chapaevsky Maxim machine gun and an abandoned CZ 805 Bren rifle (it seems that the butt is torn off and it is not possible to scrupulously examine the sample).
By the way, I said a little wrong about the rifle, in the frame there is one of the modifications of the Steyr-Mannlicher SSG 08 and it is of Austrian production.
10:22 Video “Ukrainian saboteurs are destroying someone's house while retreating.
10:13 Video- Towing a depressed after a meeting with a mine MRAP International M1224 MaxxPro.
10:08 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/22/2023
- In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops conducted reconnaissance in battle in the Dorozhnyanka area. Personnel and equipment are being pulled up to the line of contact. Russian artillery hit Novoandreevka, Orekhovo, Novodanilovka, Malinovka and Olgovsky.
- On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked from Paraskoviivka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name in the Bakhmut area). There is a promotion. Russian troops, supported by artillery, tried to advance near Nevelskoye, in the direction of Pervomaisky and on the southwestern approaches to Avdiivka. No success.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shelled Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, Maryinka, Georgievka, Maksimilyanovka, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Karlovka, Thin, Northern, Stepnoy, Keramik, New York, Nelipovka and Zhelezny. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Donetsk and Kamenka.
- PMC "Wagner", with the powerful support of artillery and aviation, continues assault operations in the southern, central and northern parts of Bakhmut. There is progress on the first two sections. In the area of Khromovoe, there are fierce oncoming battles for the route along which the Ukrainian garrison in Bakhmut is supplied.
Russian artillery hit Alexander-Shultin, Belaya Gora, Ivanovsky, Grigorovka, Novomarkovo, Minkovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Disputed and Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the positions of the Wagner PMC in Bakhmut.
- In the Luhansk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted assault operations in the Serebryansky forest area, and with the support of artillery attacked in the direction of Terny and Nevsky. Russian troops were artillery attack Belogorovka, Stelmahovka, Berestovoye, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk and Krasny Pervoi.
10:00 Kherson direction. 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 fired from barrel artillery:
-- Staraya Zburyevka fired four rounds;
-- Kazachi Lagera fired four rounds;
-- Aleshki fired five rounds;
-- Novaya Zburyevka fired six rounds;
-- Golaya Priston fired five rounds;
-- village of Peschanovka, they fired five rounds;
-- Krynki fired two rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified. During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Tavriysk, settlement Vasilievka, firing a total of 38 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
09:43 Rotary-winged "Alligators": combat work of the crews of attack helicopters Ka-52 to destroy strongholds and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
During the performance of combat missions, army aviation pilots launched missiles at the fortified points of the Armed Forces units discovered.
As a result of combat use, the enemy control center and armored vehicles were destroyed.
09:41 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 04/21/2023 to 00:00 04/22/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 25 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 19 attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky five artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 109 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of four settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Damaged three residential buildings in the Kiev region of Donetsk. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
In the previous day, 21 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:39 Kyiv regime continues terror of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services
Yesterday, fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 31 rounds from cannon artillery at the settlements: Staraya Zburyevka, Cossack Camps, Alyoshki, Novaya Zburyevka, Golaya Pristan, Peschanovka and Krynki.
The artillery attack did not stop at night - the Ukronazis fired 38 rounds from cannon artillery at Novaya Kakhovka and Kakhovka, Tavriysk and Vasilyevka.
08:16 Powerful shots: a Russian tank burst into enemy positions and terrified the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
Our tankers flew right into the enemy positions and forced the Ukrainian infantry to drape in horror.
08:15 Fighting in the forests of Kremennaya: the Russian army destroyed the tank and the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
08:04 Summary on the morning of April 22, 2023
Statements about taking Artemovsk (Bakhmut) into the cauldron turned out to be premature. There are fights in the city and near the remaining roads.
In Marinka, the battle continues in the central part.
On the Zaporozhye and Kherson sectors of the front - exchanges of artillery strikes.
Also, in the Zaporozhye direction, when trying to deliver an air strike on our positions, the crew of the Buk air defense system shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Shcherbaki
To the west of Kremennaya in the Torsky and Chervonodibrovsky sections, the press center of the Center grouping of the Russian Armed Forces reports, the enemy units from the 81st Airmobile Brigade, the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to attack the positions of Russian units.
As a result of an air strike by assault aircraft and artillery fire, the enemy suffered losses and was driven back to previously occupied positions.
In the Bryansk region, the city of Klintsy, an UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fell on the territory of a residential building. There were no injuries, partial damage to a private house.
A total of 109 ammunition was fired in the DPR. Under fire Gorlovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Vladimirovka.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
They used to call it General Winter, I understand, but those were simpler times.
[ColonelCassad] 1. In recent weeks, the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has increasingly stated that the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemivsk was hindered by the climate, or rather, "the use by Russia" of climate weapons. Like, if not for this, we would have shown everyone there.
2. With these statements, they try to justify both the successes of the PMC "Wagner" in the Artemovsk direction, and the failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in attempts to counterattack north and south of Artemovsk, as well as the tough defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city itself.
3. Indeed, the fighting in the area of Artemovsk is complicated by the slush, which has an impact on the course of the fighting. But as you might guess, it is more difficult to attack in muddy conditions than to defend, because the defender in prepared positions is much less faced with the problem of moving equipment outside paved and highway roads than the attacker.
4. Since during the fighting near Artemovsk, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and PMC Wagner were constantly advancing, the problem of mudslide had a greater impact on them than on the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Serious problems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine began when, as a result of the offensive of our troops, key asphalt roads to Artemovsk were taken under fire control, which forced the use of primers and fields to supply the Artemovsk group. Then went whining about the mudslide. While the Armed Forces of Ukraine controlled the roads, they did not particularly complain about the mud.
5. With the counteroffensive near Artemovsk, the same story. Its necessity stems from the situation of operational encirclement and loss of control over paved roads. But the slush naturally prevents us from advancing across the fields. But this is a consequence of the current operational situation, and not the cause.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine knew very well that even in winter, in the spring, there would be a strong mudslide in the Artemovsk region (a special department of the General Staff deals with weather issues when planning operations), but hoped that due to tough defense, our offensive would slow down and our troops would suffer more from it, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to keep supplies on paved roads. Failed. And now they are trying to blame everything on the weather.
6. In general, the German-style Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to blame the causes of the defeat on the climate, and not on the actions of our troops, which drove the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk into a difficult situation, which actually exacerbated the problems of logistics and slush.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin/83601 - zinc (broadcast of hostilities as usual in Telegram, who are interested, subscribe)
From the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva
Ukrainian sources report that it has allegedly been decided that Zelensky's headquarters has finally decided to postpone the offensive from spring, at least to summer. It is reported that due to huge losses in Bakhmut. Considering that vacations in the Armed Forces of Ukraine were not canceled, it can be assumed that no one was going to attack in the next month, so all this is most likely informational noise.
But, of course, this does not apply to losses near Bakhmut. They are really, really big. But the problem for Kyiv is that, leaving Artemovsk, and trying to rest in another place, he will get exactly the same "meat grinder". Well, or just retreat to Kyiv and Lvov. And even the military genius of Zaluzhny, who almost from January called for leaving Artemovsk, could not do anything with this, which was very beneficial for him in terms of media.
Meanwhile, yesterday, at the rate, Zelensky demanded that Syrsky keep Bakhmut, at least until May 9, inclusive, “in order not to give the Kremlin a big information victory.” The general, in turn, announced that he could complete this task only if he was provided with heavy Western equipment in order to recapture the Yar-Bakhmut Clock route, without which Bakhmut would fall in the coming days. Only it is unlikely that they will give him Western technology, which in reality is very scarce, and is no longer expected in the near future. And she won't help either.
That is, losses will not decrease. Moreover, as The Times writes, Ukraine may “lose control of the sky” (which it never had) due to a lack of air defense systems and ammunition for them. The publication reports that after the Bandera air defense was seriously reduced, the VKS got the opportunity to work much more actively on the advanced positions of the Bandera, and even the immediate rear, further increasing the losses of the enemy, and demoralizing them.
Meanwhile, a protest movement of relatives of militants is gathering in the rear, who accuse the Nazi regime of abandoning their husbands and sons without training, without the necessary equipment, and almost without weapons, almost to certain death. The protesters, of course, have already been declared “Kremlin agents” and “Poroshenko supporters” at the same time, which caused them even more fury.
The Russian Armed Forces used climate weapons in the battle zone, said Alexander Syrsky, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
With such an unusual statement, the general spoke at a meeting of the headquarters of the high command in Kyiv.
Using a climate weapon, Russia managed to cause prolonged rains in the Donbass, a Ukrainian general said without batting an eyelid. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot withstand the successful attacks of the Russian army in the Donbass and, in particular, in Bakhmut, Syrsky complained.
According to the Kyiv media, the headquarters discussed the situation in Bakhmut, where the situation continues to deteriorate. Weather conditions do not allow organizing a counterattack, and rain is predicted for the next ten days, which will greatly complicate the supply of the Armed Forces in the city.
“The commander of the ground forces reported the loss of control of the main road of life to the city, and two weeks of rain are ahead, which will make it difficult to use the fields.
Syrsky admitted that his plan for a counter-offensive near Bakhmut failed due to the use of climate weapons by Russian troops. Two months of continuous rains played their role against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, preventing armored vehicles and ammunition from being brought up to the city,” the publication says.
It is worth adding that the slush makes it difficult to supply Russian troops. However, bad weather does not prevent the fighters of the RF Armed Forces from smashing the enemy, Russian military correspondents say.
#1
Control; of the air and massive missile strikes biggest factor in overpowering opposition. The success of the Kinzhal missile is a dramatic turn also. No slogging in mud and fewer Russian deaths. You operate miles away and no effective return fire. Drone attacks within Russia on civilian targets mere flea bites on the bear. So climate is a small point.The sky's are Russian.
Commentary taken from the Telegram account of corrkosarev.
[ColonelCassad] For those who asked for proofs. Peskov's son at the front.
A few words about my friend and brother Nikolai Peskov. The fact that he defended our Motherland with you in the ranks of Wagner PMC, I knew for a long time. Hands were constantly reaching out to tell the whole world about it, considering what kind of slop people “with good faces” and other non-traitors of our country poured on his family.
Thanks to Evgeny Prigozhin for making public this fact of a single strong male act! Today I spoke with Nikolai, and this is what he told me about all this hype around his name:
“I never paid attention to what they say behind their backs. I took an oath to serve my Motherland many years ago. Long before the events in Donbass and the special operation, I had the honor of representing my branch of the armed forces at the May 9 Victory Parade. And today I managed to fulfill my duty and defend my country on the battlefield in the ranks of the Wagner PMC. Do not hesitate, the truth and victory are ours!”
On my own behalf, I’ll add that during the nine years of Ukraine’s aggression against the people of Donbass, Nikolai Peskov was one of my most active associates in helping children affected by hostilities! Thank you for everything dear! And see you soon!
https://t.me/corrkosarev - zinc
Yevgeniy Prigozhin about the service of his son Peskov in the PMC "Wagner".
1. I applied to Wagner for an attack aircraft. He was assigned to the Hurricane MLRS loaders of the artillery battalion of the Wagner PMC. Passed 3 weeks of training at the base in Molkino.
2. Served the entire term of the contract - 6 months. There were no significant complaints about him.
3. He didn’t tell anyone that he was Peskov’s son (only Prigozhin and the head of the personnel department of the PMC were aware of it). He served as an ordinary fighter, so he did not enjoy any special privileges.
4. Prigogine correctly points out that the society has formed such an attitude towards the elites that the son of a high-ranking person fighting at the front is perceived as an oxymoron and a break in the pattern. And even when a person really goes to war, they do not believe in it and say that this is fake and PR.
t.me/boris_rozhin/83621 - the link has a more detailed speech by Prigozhin about Peskov's son and about the attitude of the people to the elites.
[REGNUM] The son of the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, Nikolai, really served in the special operation zone. This information was confirmed by Nikolai Peskov himself in an interview with RT war correspondent Roman Kosarev.
"I swore an oath to serve my Motherland many years ago. Long before the events in the Donbass and the special operation, I had the honor to represent my branch of the military at the Victory Parade on May 9," the military correspondent quotes Peskov in the Telegram channel.
According to him, he managed to fulfill his duty and "defend his country on the battlefield."
Earlier, businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the son of the press secretary of the President of Russia, Nikolai Peskov, served in the special operation zone. According to him, the son of the official representative of the Kremlin worked out a contract as an ordinary artilleryman.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] 1. Artemovsk
There is no boiler at the moment. The situation of the operational environment is preserved. The enemy is making attempts to push our troops back from the road to the west of Khromovo. Our troops, in turn, repel enemy counterattacks and try to cross the highway.
Khromovo, Bogdanovka and Orekhovo-Vasilyevka - under the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The supply of the group in the city goes along the dirt road and the fields between Khromovo and Krasnoye. The road through Krasnoye is shot through.
In the city itself, PMC "Wagner" continues to methodically clean up the quarters, pushing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the area with high-rise buildings on the outskirts. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses in the city and to the west of it, up to 300-400 people per day + a large number of equipment.
2. Avdievka
The main battles went to the west and north of Krasnogorovka.
The enemy is actively shelling the resulting ledge in order to prevent the RF Armed Forces from accumulating forces here for an attack on Orlovka.
In Avdievka itself, there are no changes.
To the south, the assault on Pervomaisky continued, as well as battles for fortifications near Nevelskoye and north of Vodyanoye in the direction of Thin, covering Orlovka from the south. There is no operational encirclement here, the enemy is quite free to bring reinforcements and ammunition to Avdiivka.
3. Seversk
Fighting continues near Vasyukovka, Razdolovka, Veseloe, Spornovo and Belogorovka.
Spornovo - still for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, although they left a number of positions near the village. The enemy also continues to accumulate forces on the Seversky ledge, having a certain potential for counterattacking actions.
4. Marinka
Positional battles continued in the western part of the city. The enemy notes increased pressure in the city and north of Maryinka, where the RF Armed Forces have brought fresh units into action. The nature of hostilities in the city has not fundamentally changed.
5. Ugledar
The battles near Ugledar and Novomikhailovka are positional in nature.
Periodic local shifts in favor of one of the parties do not fundamentally change the overall course of events. Artillery seriously limits the offensive actions of the parties.
Novomikhailovka and Pobeda are also unchanged.
6. Kupyansk
Fights are positional in nature.
Dvurechnaya and Sinkovka are still under the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After our hasty advance on the east bank of the river, events here again slowed down.
The enemy fortified the front and Kupyansk itself in case of a breakthrough of the RF Armed Forces through Sinkovka.
7. Svatovo
Fighting continued on the outskirts of Makeevka, in the direction of Nevsky and near Kuzemovka.
The enemy periodically makes attempts to advance in the direction of Krasnopopovka.
In the forests near Kremennaya, our troops are conducting assault operations, pushing their way through the grid of strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8. Zaporozhye
There are no serious changes on the front line.
Some aggravation near Marfopol did not lead to serious progress. The main positions remained the same as before.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to shell Pologi, Tokmak, Vasylivka, as well as the area of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike at Zaporozhye, Orekhov, Kamensky, Gulyaipol.
9. Kherson
The enemy continues to be active in the area of Bolshoy Potemkin and near Alyosheki, sending in DRGs on boats and regularly indicating their presence on the shore. Probing the reaction of the RF Armed Forces to landing operations is underway. The accumulation of various crossing facilities on the Dnieper continues in case the scenario of restrictive actions is implemented with the forcing of the Dnieper simultaneously with a potential strike in the Zaporozhye direction.
The RF Armed Forces continue to process the positions of the Armed Forces in Kherson, Chernobaevka, Berislav and other points on the Right Bank.
The offensive of PMC "Wagner" in western Artemovsk. The area of the park with the Ferris wheel is occupied, the church, from where the sniper worked on the positions of our attack aircraft in the recent video with the March 8 factory.
Fighting along the highway west of Khromovo continued this morning. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing their best to prevent the further advance of our forces from landings near the highway. Ours, in turn, strive to gain a foothold in the landings and move further in order to cross the track.
The mudslide makes it difficult for both sides to fight. Khromovo itself is under the enemy, as is Bogdanovka with Orekho-Vasilievka.
The supply of the APU grouping is now going along the dirt road between Krasnoye and Khromovo. This road is also fired upon by our artillery.
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
dominated Mexico for six years.
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