Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets is in italics. Yesterday, the head of the PMC "Wagner" spoke about the difficult situation on the flanks, "according to the worst scenario" and the withdrawal of units of the RF Ministry of Defense in a number of sectors.
Military bloggers joined the study of the agenda and, based on their data from the field, described what happened
Anastasia Kashevarova
“There is a war of one trench going on,” one of the Wagner PMC commanders told me. Everyone sees only what is around him and from this he draws a conclusion about the whole situation at the front. And at the same time, everyone believes that only he is fighting and only he is a hero, and everyone else is guarding the corn.
For two days I analyzed the situation that happened in Khromovo, the village of Zaitsevo, where the Wagner and the 72nd Brigade were stationed. I know both of them. I know that both fighters will fight to the death, but what happened? After all, I know a story where they helped each other.
Everything is simple. Action inconsistency. The Wagners withdrew from that flank because they had a breakthrough elsewhere, and the 72nd Brigade did not know this. The 72nd had artillery there, but there were no assault ones. And that's where the Ukrainians came in.
The brigade commander of the 72nd, call sign "North", a fucking man, I know him personally, that night he himself got into an armored personnel carrier and rushed to the breakthrough line. It was hot. Losses and "Wagner" and the 72nd. As a result, Ukrainians advanced 3 km.
While she was figuring out all the circumstances, such a ball was unwound by squabbles and squabbles. Worse than women, honestly. And everyone is offended by each other. Wagner, they say they tried to contact the 72nd, but they did not want to interact. 72nd says that no one came out to them. The 72nd BAN (my note - !!!) to work with Wagner PMC from the Moscow Region, and "Wagner" are too proud. Fuck crawl through the jungle of whining.
Guys, what are we fighting for? Well, what kind of asshole from all sides? You can negotiate with each other at the front, because you are sitting there ass to ass! Although often the brigades do not even know who is on their left and who is on the right, and whether the rear is covered. SOP for Russian operations, and that is how communications are constructed as well. If the commander demands it, he will order you not to contact units on the flanks, nor notice what they are doing. They have their orders. You have yours.
There is no single command that would be respected by all without exception. It is very necessary, a huge number of people at the front, and the forces cannot agree with each other. Complete disunity of the front. The enemy is using it. After all, fighters suffer because of disunity, they are all ours, like the DNR, that the LNR, that the mobilized, that the volunteer, that the military commander, that the commando, Akhmatova or Wagner PMC.
Are we going to fight normally? Or send a line to the front, so that once and for all they find out who has more? The main thing is that you have more than the enemy, and strength, and spirit, and brains.
Everyone wants to be the face of war. Everyone wants to be heroes. Saviors. But without unity this will not happen. You are all fighting and all heroes. But if you don't bring your pride down, we won't win.
Tynts: https://t.me/akashevarova/6372
Yuri Kotenok
In general, the Ministry of Defense reassured everyone - everything is under control, even local encroachments of the enemy in certain areas. What's on the ground?
"The brigade commander of the 72nd with the call sign "Sever," an excellent man, that night he got into an armored personnel carrier and rushed to the place of the breakthrough."
It is, of course, a song of songs. It is not for me to judge whether a brigade commander with the call sign "Sever" is a good or bad man, but, in my opinion, the one who writes is not quite Copenhagen. What armored personnel carrier did the brigade commander sit on, if there is a breakthrough on the western bank of the Seversky Donets canal, and there is no passage for equipment there, it is not equipped?(my note - here, it seems to me, Yuri is not quite right, the brigade commander could well have gone PART OF THE WAY in an armored personnel carrier).
Why climbed sodomites? Because (despite the peppy reports upstairs) there was no outpost in that place.
How did events unfold as the enemy advanced?
So. On May 9, on Victory Day, if anything, at 5.50 two tanks drove up and one by one began to hit from the first km with direct fire at the Dry Pool position. Accordingly, the infantry played a retreat.
Ukrainians raised the quadric, looked that the positions had been abandoned. They put forward the M113 armored personnel carrier, dropped the infantry - eight people. The infantry began to roll into position.
The brigade commander tried to stop the breakthrough by pushing a reserve - a tank company. She walked for half a day, and one of the six tanks reached! And when he arrived, it turned out that he did not have high-explosive fragmentation shells, only cumulative and SABOT ones! They removed two companies from the second echelon and transferred them to the breakthrough site, but they did not go - Ukrainians constantly worked as artillery.
About shell hunger (everything according to the norms of the General Staff). And how to fight if the artillery of the brigade is only 0.2 bq. This is 1/5 part, if anything. So they got it! During the breakthrough, Ukrainian's "Bradley" were accidentally knocked out.
But how to fight if the PPU (advanced command post) of the brigade is 40 km from the line of contact? How? It's a full barrel.
The next day, General Sychevoi arrived at the breakthrough site, recaptured 300 meters from the sodomites, the rest did not.
What is the reason for the local advance of the enemy?
1. Lies of officials at the level of the battalion commander.
2. Lack of ownership of the situation.
3. Cowardice of units (specifically, they know which and where) and, above all, the battalion commander and commander.
4. Lack of aerial reconnaissance.
5. Unpreparedness, unequipped positions and lack of anti-tank weapons.
6. Unpreparedness of reserves and their helplessness.
7. The absence of minefields in front of the positions.
8. Lack of stable communication.
9. Intrigues with PMCs, who the day before left the western bank of the canal on the right neighboring defense sector, but did not say anything about it.
Any coincidences are random (s).
Tynts: https://t.me/voenkorKotenok/47493
Why did I post these comments? Problems can only be solved by acknowledging them. And if you do not recognize it, then there seems to be nothing to change and nowhere to develop.
The head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, published an appeal written by him to the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
In his letter, Prigozhin invites Shoigu to come to Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in order to personally assess the situation in the city.
"Currently, units of PMC Wagner control more than 95% of the capital. the village of Bakhmut. and continue the offensive for his complete liberation. On the flanks of the Wagner PMC, where the units of the RF Armed Forces are located, the enemy launched a number of successful counterattacks.
Given the difficult operational situation, as well as your many years of experience in combat operations, I ask you to arrive on the territory of the settlement. Bakhmut, who is under the control of paramilitary units of the Russian Federation, and independently assess the current situation," the text of the appeal says.
“Ukrainians have not given up their defense of Bakhmut and the Russians haven’t given up their attempts to take Bakhmut,” Kirby said. “Every single day, the lines change back and forth. I mean, sometimes block by block.”
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[LB] Chernihiv, Sumy, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions were also under fire.
by Iryna Lysohor
During the day, the enemy bombarded nine regions, including Zaporizhia, with cluster munitions
In the Chernihiv region, the Russians fired three times during the day - from mortars, rockets and a helicopter. Novgorod-Siversky district was under fire. It passed without victims and destruction, says the summary from OVA as of this morning.
In Sumyyesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 11 shelling of the border. 65 explosions were recorded. Settlements of Velikopysarovska, Bilopolska, Yunakivska, Khotynska, Esmanska, and Novoslobida territorial communities came under fire. There is destruction. In the Bilopol community, as a result of one of the barrages from the barrel artillery on the village. In Pavlovka, one household, a farm garage, and a power line were damaged. A local resident, born in 1967, died at home from a fragment of an artillery shell.
Yunakiv community: there was mortar shelling (three explosions) and artillery shelling (three explosions). One household was damaged. At night and in the morning, the Russians launched nine shellings (40 explosions). In the Znob-Novgorod community, as a result of the strikes, a residential building was destroyed, a shop and an agricultural lyceum were damaged. The Russians also fired mortars - four explosions. In the Yunakiv community, a farm was hit.
In Zaporizhzhia, the enemy again attacked peaceful towns and villages last night - 70 shellings, as a result of which more than three dozen destructions were recorded in 20 settlements. The enemy struck 60 times with artillery, five with salvo missile systems, three air strikes and one missile strike, and one UAV attack. Private houses, cars, property of residents, social institutions and communal networks were mutilated in Gulyaipol, Orihiv, Stepnohirsk and surrounding villages.
The enemy massively attacked Malokaterinivka with anti-aircraft missiles, as a result of which eight people were injured by cluster shells. Three of them are ambulance workers who arrived on call. Local residents were also injured - three men and two women. They are provided with all necessary assistance.
In Dnipropetrovsk yesterday afternoon, the Nikopol district was again under fire. In Nikopol, an industrial enterprise, two houses and the same number of farm buildings were damaged. Broken gas pipe. There were no casualties. A private house and a car were vandalized in the Marganets community.
Nikopol itself was under the attack of enemy artillery in the evening and at night. There were no deaths or injuries. As a result of shelling, three private houses, four farm buildings and a car were damaged in the city. Broken power line. Our defenders worked against the aggressor's air defense system - they shot down one drone over the region at night.
In Luhansk , the enemy conducted an unsuccessful offensive in the Serebryan Forestry area. Stelmakhivka, Bilogorivka and Makiivka were subjected to artillery shelling by the Russians. The enemy launched an airstrike on Bilogorivka. During the day, the Russians shelled the region 94 times (397 shells).
In Kharkivskaearlier this morning in Izyum, a 44-year-old civilian was injured by an anti-personnel mine "Pelyustka". Hospitalized. Yesterday, in the Slobozhansk direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Veterinarne, Zelene, Gatishche, Zybyne and Budarki with mortars and artillery. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Masyutivka, Pershotravneve and Terny settlements.
Mykolaivka, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Liman Pershiy and Kislivka were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks. A 67-year-old man died as a result of shelling in Vovchansk. Five private residential buildings and commercial buildings were damaged. In the village A 49-year-old civilian man was injured in Figolivka, Kupian district, and was hospitalized. Private household was damaged.
In Donetsk , the Russians shelled 13 settlements over the past day: Kostyantynivka, Kurakhove, Karlivka, Velyka Novosilka, Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka, Sokil, Shcherbynivka, Novokalynovka, Bilokuzminivka, New York, Bakhmut. 26 residential buildings (nine of them multi-apartment buildings), bank premises, two garages, a civilian car, a farm, "Conti" office premises, a cinema were damaged. In one day, three people were killed and two were injured in Donetsk region.
In Mykolaivska yesterday, during the day, artillery shelling was recorded in the water area of Ochakivska community. There are no casualties.
In Khersonska , 90 shellings (461 shells) were fired during the day, of which the enemy fired 10 shells (43 shells) at Kherson. The occupiers targeted the residential quarters of the settlements of the region, the territory of the plant in Kherson. In a field near the settlement of the village of Dmytrenko, Beryslav district, during field work, a resident of the village of Chervony Yar ran over an explosive object with a tractor. As a result of the explosion, the victim received minor injuries. The tractor suffered significant mechanical damage. The victim was transported to a medical facility in Berezneguvate, Mykolaiv region. In just one day, one person was killed and another was injured due to Russian aggression. 95 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.
We will remind you that the enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Marin directions, where 39 enemy attacks were repulsed. The fiercest battles continue for the cities of Bakhmut and Maryinka.
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[VESTI] May 11 is the 442nd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . Zaporozhye region. On May 10, at 22:05, the Russians fired cluster and phosphorus shells at a village near Zaporozhye . Five residential buildings caught fire, six more were damaged. Fieve people were injured, including two ambulance workers. Two ambulances were damaged.
After 70 attacks, more than three dozen destructions were recorded in 20 settlements. 60 times the enemy hit from artillery, five from MLRS, delivered three air strikes and one missile strike, made one attack from an UAV. Private houses, cars, social institutions and utility networks were damaged.
Donetsk region. On May 10, the Russians killed three people: two in the town of Chasov Yar and one in Novokalinovo. Two more people in the area were injured.
08:00 . Kherson region. Russia fired 90 times at the peaceful settlements of the region, firing 461 shells from artillery, MLRS, mortars, tanks, drones and aviation. During the day, due to shelling, one person died, one was injured.
Kharkov region. During the day, Russia from artillery, mortars and using aircraft fired at the settlements of Kharkov, Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts of the region. A 67-year-old man died in Volchansk, at least 5 private houses were damaged. In the village of Figolevka, a 49-year-old man was injured during a mortar shelling and was hospitalized.
09:00 . Dnipropetrovsk region. On the evening of May 10 and late at night, the Russians hit Nikopol from heavy artillery : Three private residential buildings, outbuildings were broken in the city, power lines and cars were damaged. No casualties.
10:00 a.m. RF. The governor of the Bryansk region said that a Ukrainian drone attacked an oil depot in Klintsy near the Ukrainian-Russian border. According to him, the oil storage tank was damaged.
Kherson region. In Kherson, the curfew is reduced by 2 hours . From May 16, it will last from 21:00 to 05:00 (now from 20:00 to 06:00). The deadline for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the city has also been extended until June 15.
11:00 am . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with the BBC, said that Ukraine needs more time to prepare for a counteroffensive in order to receive the promised help from partners: "With what we have, we can go forward and be successful. But we will lose a lot of people. We need wait."
Donetsk region. Russia shelled Slovyansk with S-300 missiles: a woman was killed, her daughter was wounded. As a result of the shelling, a private house caught fire, and several others were damaged.
13:00 . Britain has sent long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. The Ukrainian authorities assured that these missiles would be used only within the sovereign territory of Ukraine. Storm Shadow is an aviation cruise missile with a range of more than 250 km and a height of 30-40 m. It is designed to destroy stationary targets well protected by air defense.
Kyiv. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson arrived in Ukraine . She has already met with Ukraine's Interior Minister Igor Klymenko and said he is "achieving excellent results."
14:30 . Kharkov region. Russia fired on the village of Veliky Burluk : a 16-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman received explosive and shrapnel wounds. Both victims were hospitalized. According to preliminary data, the settlement was fired from the Tornado MLRS. Houses and cars of residents of the village were also damaged.
15:00 . Zaporozhye region. The Russians launched 4 air strikes on the Preobrazhenskaya community: houses and cars were damaged. Information about the victims is being specified.
Dnipropetrovsk region. The National Guardsmen landed a Russian reconnaissance UAV with explosives.
16:00 . Donetsk region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already launched a counter-offensive in the Bakhmut direction, successfully pushing through the flanks, says the owner of the Wagner military complex Yevgeny Prigozhin. He also said that Volodymyr Zelensky is "disingenuous" when he says that the counteroffensive has been postponed. According to Prigozhin, the Armed Forces of Ukraine want to surround the "Wagnerites" in Bakhmut in order to go to the part of the Zaporozhye region, which is not controlled by Ukraine, the Bryansk and Belgorod regions of the Russian Federation.
17:00 . Donetsk region. Six people were injured in a missile attack on Toretsk . Doctors provide all necessary assistance to the victims.
18:00 . During the day, the enemy launched 6 missile attacks on the cities of Slavyansk, Konstantinovka and Zaporozhye. K 46 air strikes and 69 attacks from MLRS on settlements were recorded, there were casualties among the civilian population, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were damaged. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00.
18:41 . The occupiers hit Kherson again - they got into the territory of the municipal transport enterprise. Due to shelling, the roof of the building and the trolleybus were damaged. According to preliminary data, civilians were not injured.
19:10 . Aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 13 strikes per day on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment. Also, our defenders destroyed seven enemy UAVs of various types. The rocket and artillery units hit eight command posts, 13 manpower concentration areas, an ammunition depot, a fuel depot, five artillery units in firing positions, one air defense system and two more important enemy targets.
19:46 . There are already nine wounded in Toretsk as a result of today's shelling. This was reported by the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.
20:11 . Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov said that the SBU should deal with calls to return the Russian language. He was probably referring to Arestovich's recent statements, in which he criticized the policy of eradicating the Russian language in Ukraine and calls for discrimination against Russian-speaking citizens.
20:44 . Poland transferred 14 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. This was announced by the Permanent Mission of Poland to the European Union
In the Goloseevsky district of Kyiv, a gardener accidentally found mortar shells. But not today's war, but during the Second World War. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after surveying the territory, experts found another 12 unexploded mines.
21:03 . The SBU has completed its investigation and submitted to court cases against 59 State Duma deputies who are accused of encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine. The defendants face up to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment.
21:31 . The enemy continues to concentrate his main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. During the day, the enemy made more than 30 attacks on the indicated sectors of the front. The fiercest fighting continues in the cities of Bakhmut and Marinka
21:58 . In the Limansky direction, the enemy conducted offensive operations in the area of the Serebryansky forestry during the day, but had no success. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the direction of the settlement of Stupochki. In the Shakhtyorsk direction, the enemy conducted offensive operations in the Novomikhailovka area during the day, but had no success. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00.
22:22 . Soldiers of the 96th Operational Regiment of the Russian Guard set off from Grozny to Ukraine, said the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
22:45 . There is a serious risk of encirclement of PMC "Wagner" in Bakhmut as a result of the failure of the flanks - Prigozhin. According to him, due to the reduction in personnel, the PMC was forced to transfer the flanks to other military units.
23:04 . Pentagon chief Austin said the United States is doing everything possible to expedite the delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine. According to him, Washington expects to hand over the tanks to the Ukrainian army in early autumn.
23:41 . Russia wants to produce Iranian kamikaze drones in Belarus. It is reported by the Center for National Resistance.
23:58 . In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations during the day. In the Zaporozhye and Kherson directions, the enemy continues to conduct defensive operations. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00.
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[Korrespondent] 22:14 Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the "problem of supplying weapons to Kiev", it will be held on May 18, the permanent mission of the Russian Federation reported.
22:06 In the office of the President of South Africa, they denied the information of the US ambassador about the supply of weapons to Russia. They stressed that the country's government agreed to conduct an independent investigation, and it is worth waiting for its results.
21:27 Ukraine has finally received long-range missiles, which have been asking Western allies for almost a year. They will be Storm Shadow cruise missiles, designed for aircraft launches. For information on what is known about Storm Shadow and what their range is, see Offensive Weapons .
20:31 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar denied Prigozhin's information that they allegedly have "shell hunger." According to her, "any information of a military nature during the war is a weapon, they fight with it, but do not inform." "We believe the facts. It's a fact: the number of enemy shelling in the Bakhmut and Liman directions has increased significantly in recent weeks. That is, there is something to shoot at," Malyar stressed.
19:58 The Russians began to panic in the south of Ukraine, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said: "They do not know from which direction to expect the maximum force of the strike, and that is why they are dispersing their efforts to both the Zaporozhye and Kherson directions."
According to her, the situation in the south, in particular in the Kherson region, is quite tense. The occupiers continue shelling, although they already feel that the defense forces are beginning to push them back. The enemy is trying to take positions very carefully, "because they feel restless in this zone that we are working on," Gumenyuk added.
19:29 In Melitopol, an attempt was made on the "chairman of the court" of the occupied Zaporozhye region, he was not injured, the "governor" Evgeny Balitsky said.
19:04 Russia, with the help of neighboring countries, circumvented Western sanctions by $1 billion, writes the Financial Times. The final recipients of goods that are sanctioned in the Russian Federation were supposed to be companies in Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, but they "dissolved" in Russia.
18:51 International columnist for The New York Times, three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Thomas Friedman published a column titled "Vladimir Putin is the most dangerous fool in the world." For more details, see NYT Article on Putin .
18:22 The number of the wounded as a result of the shelling by the Russians of Toretsk, Donetsk region, has increased to nine. The Prosecutor General's Office clarified that the city was shelled twice - first from artillery, and two hours later - probably from the Smerch multiple launch rocket system. The shells hit the residential area.
18:15 Poland handed over to Ukraine 14 MiG-29 fighters out of 28 delivered to Kiev at the moment, the country's permanent mission to the EU said. In addition, out of 575 tanks supplied to Ukraine, 325 were transferred by Poland.
17:59 According to the estimates of the American Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), at the end of February 2023, the total losses of the Russian Federation in the war in Ukraine in killed and wounded amounted to 200-250 thousand, including 60-70 thousand dead (together with the losses of the LDNR "and mercenaries PMC Wagner). Analysts note that the number of Russians who died during the year of the war with Ukraine exceeded the losses of the USSR and Russia in all wars after World War II combined.
The rate of losses also significantly exceeds the losses in previous wars: during the first and second Chechen wars, the Russian army lost from 95 to 185 people per month, in Afghanistan - 130-145, in Ukraine - 5-5.8 thousand killed per month.
17:36 Prigozhin said that the situation on the flanks in Bakhmut is developing for the Russians according to the worst scenario, units of the regular army of the Russian Federation are losing ground without a fight: "Those territories that were taken with the blood and lives of our comrades for many months, every day - passing through dozens or hundreds of meters - today, almost without a fight, they are thrown by those who should hold our flanks.
17:08 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that if by May 18 it is not possible to reach a consensus on a grain deal, taking into account Russian requirements, it will cease to exist.
17:04 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claims that the American Patriot air defense system allegedly could not shoot down the Dagger, as it is not capable of intercepting targets at such a speed, propaganda Russian media write, citing a "high-ranking source" in the department.
16:40 The Ukrainian military announced that they had defeated the 72nd separate motorized rifle brigade of the RF Armed Forces near Bakhmut. In particular, our defenders almost completely destroyed the 6th and 8th companies of this unit. Part of the invaders fled, and several more Russian soldiers were captured. For more details, see the material The defeat of the 72nd brigade of the Russian Federation: videos and stories of fighters .
16:29 South Africa supplied ammunition and weapons to the Russian Federation on a Russian ship, which moored at the Simonstown naval base in Cape Town last December, said US Ambassador to the country Ruben Bridgety.
16:21 Russians fired at Toretsk, Donetsk region, six people were injured as a result of a missile attack on the local area, the President's Office reported.
15:45 In Slavyansk, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed, another was injured, Mayor Vadim Lyakh said.
15:36 All the Challenger 2 tanks promised to Kiev have arrived in Ukraine , said British Defense Minister Ben Wallace.
15:17 The Russian army is robbing a hospital in the occupied Hola Pristan, Kherson region, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. According to him, everything is taken out of the medical institution - furniture, equipment, appliances, and even sockets are pulled out of the walls.
15:05 Delegations from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN will continue negotiations on the grain deal in the near future, the Turkish Defense Ministry said and added that the last round of negotiations was useful.
14:53 Rosfinmonitoring has included Arestovich in the list of "terrorists and extremists." The list also includes Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov.
14:51 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed that London is transferring Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to Kiev.
14:40 The Russians fired on the village of Veliky Burluk, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region - two people were injured, including a 16-year-old child, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
14:37 The Investigative Committee of Russia will "put on the wanted list" the chairman and three judges of the International Criminal Court who issued a warrant for Putin's arrest, said Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Russian Investigative Committee.
14:23 The SBU exposed intruders in the Poltava region who supplied special equipment to Russia for the production of S-300 air defense systems. The head of a local enterprise - a manufacturer of diamond tools and his accomplice, who has a business in the territory of the Russian Federation, were involved in organizing the transaction. An attempt to export to Russia more than 100 units of a new consignment of goods was thwarted.
13:59 The Ukrainian military understands that during the counter-offensive they must bypass the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Energoatom head Petr Kotin said in an interview with CNN. According to him, Ukraine can return the station without the use of force, and the Russian troops will be forced to leave: "They will be surrounded by Ukrainian forces, and the only road to the exit to the Crimea will be captured by us. This means that they will have only two options: either surrender or just get out of there.
13:34 Chief adviser to the President of Brazil on international affairs Celso Amorim arrived on a visit to Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk said. According to him, "Brazil can play an important role in stopping Russian aggression and achieving a lasting and just peace."
13:11 Prigozhin said that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "is in full swing." According to the head of the PMC Wagner, "they enter the flanks in the Bakhmut direction, successfully," and then, in his opinion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine "will enter the territory of the Bryansk and Belgorod regions."
Prigozhin also said that his mercenaries remain in Bakhmut despite the fact that they have not received ammunition from the Ministry of Defense.
13:03 Peskov said that Russia has an "extremely negative" attitude towards the supply of Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles by Britain to Ukraine, "an adequate response will be required."
12:56 Zelensky said that now the main task is to prevent the conflict from freezing, because this is exactly what Russia is counting on. According to the president, it cannot be said that Ukraine's sovereignty will be fully restored immediately after the expected counter-offensive, "because this is a war."
12:49 Ukraine has received 200 tanks and 300 infantry fighting vehicles since December last year, and the total amount of military assistance is estimated at $30 billion, writes Bloomberg.
12:38 Another wave of mobilization has quietly begun in Buryatia - forced conscription to the front resumed in February and intensified in April, the channel reports We can explain with reference to Buryat human rights activists. Officially, the authorities deny this, but human rights activists report that the military registration and enlistment offices directly say: "Until we reach Poland, we will continue to take everyone away." They take everyone, regardless of the presence of children and the state of health.
At the end of April, the BBC was able to confirm the deaths of 21,700 Russian soldiers in Ukraine, while Buryatia (680 killed) became the absolute leader in terms of the number of deaths per capita.
12:30 Great Britain handed over long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, CNN reports, citing several high-ranking Western officials. According to them, Ukraine promised to use these missiles only in its sovereign territories.
12:27 SBU reported suspicion to three former people's deputies from the Party of Regions - Oleg Tsarev, Dmitry Svyatash and Igor Markov. Now all three are hiding on the territory of the Russian Federation.
12:12 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, announced the preparation of a million shells and more than a thousand missiles for Ukraine. In addition, according to him, the EU will train 30,000 Ukrainian military by the end of the year, while 17,000 have been trained so far. Borrell also said that EU countries plan to allocate 70 billion euros to build up defense capabilities over the next three years.
11:58 Russia's war against Ukraine has triggered the displacement of 16.9 million people - the highest figure ever recorded for any country, according to a study by the international Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC). Globally, conflict and violence caused 28.3 million internal displacements last year, three times the annual average over the past decade.
11:50 Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev said that the air defense of Kiev is carried out according to the multi-level separation principle. Thus, the first echelon was created by mobile fire groups, whose task is to destroy enemy targets in the most threatening directions. They are armed with, in particular, anti-aircraft missile systems Osa, Avenger, ZSAU Gepard, ZSU Shilka, MANPADS Piorun, Igla, Strela, Stinger, Martlet and others. The second echelon was created at the expense of the units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are armed with small and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems S-300, Buk, S-125, Nasams, IRIS-T, Crotale, etc.
Increasing the effectiveness of the air cover system in the near future will be implemented through the receipt of weapons and military equipment from both partner countries and national enterprises. This will strengthen the protection of Ukrainian airspace not only from aerodynamic, but also from ballistic targets, Naev added.
11:41 After the de-occupation of the Kiev region, 281 people are still missing, the regional police said. Since the de-occupation, 1374 bodies have been found, of which 717 people were killed from firearms. 191 bodies remain unidentified.
11:38 Some countries are trying to push Ukraine to negotiations on Russia's terms, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said: "Now there is just such an escalation of the situation in order to put us at the negotiating table on Russia's terms as soon as possible. A very large campaign has been launched on this issue ", there are many proposals from different countries. But keep in mind, I am more than sure that if we talk about something, and the president makes such a decision, it will only be on the terms of our country."
11:27 Russia has stopped paying salaries to the occupation administrations in the Zaporozhye region, the Center for National Resistance under the MTR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. Wage arrears are already from one to two and a half months. The leadership of the occupation administrations claims that the money is blocked in the Russian treasury due to bureaucratic obstacles. However, according to the underground, the funds are blocked at the decision level in Moscow. The Russians decided not to pay their "administrations", given the development of the situation at the front.
11:22 The Russians fired S-300 missiles at Slavyansk, Donetsk region - two multi-storey buildings, private houses and cars were damaged, one person was injured, the mayor of the city Vadim Lyakh said.
11:19 Zelensky believes that Ukraine can win the war before the US presidential election, that is, until November 5, 2024: "Who knows where we will be? I believe that by then we will win." So he commented on the question of journalists about the possible loss of US support by Ukraine in the event of Biden's defeat.
11:13 Ukrainian air defense forces in the first months of the war shot down less than 50% of missiles, and now this figure is approaching 90% in Ukraine and 100% in Kiev, The Washiington Post writes, citing a report by the US Center for Strategic and International Studies and the words of the commander air defense command brigade Center with the call sign "Granit". The situation changed after the arrival of Western air defense systems in Ukraine in October and November, as well as against the backdrop of an increase in the skills of the Ukrainian military.
10:46 Zelensky, during a conversation in Kiev with the Western press, said that Ukraine needs more time to prepare for a counteroffensive , since not all the promised Western assistance has arrived: "We can go ahead and succeed. But we would lose a lot of people. I think "That's not acceptable. So we have to wait. We still need a little more time."
10:37 In Russia, they said that Ukraine on May 9 allegedly tried to attack Moscow. Thus, Major General of Aviation, Chairman of the Presidium of Russian Officers Sergey Lipovoy claims that Ukraine allegedly released about 100 drones, all of which were neutralized.
10:34 Governor of the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation Alexander Bogomaz said that a Ukrainian drone allegedly attacked the Klintsovsk oil depot of JSC Bryansknefteprodukt, there were no casualties. Partially damaged concrete base and oil storage tank.
10:11 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that the 72nd separate motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation, parts of which were defeated near Bakhmut by defenders from the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, had previously suffered crushing defeats twice in Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Analysts note that this 72nd brigade is in itself a symbol of many of the problems that the Russian military constantly faces.
09:46 In the Kherson community, starting from May 16, the curfew will be reduced and will operate from 21:00 to 05:00 daily, the OVA reported. The deadline for the sale of alcoholic beverages in Kherson has also been extended until June 15. The time of the ban on the sale of alcohol remains unchanged - from 15:00 to 10:00 daily.
09:34 Western partners have provided about 600 types of weapons for the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Martin O'Donnell, spokesman for the US Army Command in Europe and Africa, said. According to him, "this is more than any one army in the world has, especially a warring army." At the same time, not all of the provided weapons were used.
09:27 British intelligence reports that since the beginning of 2023, the Russian Ministry of Defense has activated a scheme to recruit prisoners to participate in the war against Ukraine. According to analysts, up to 10,000 convicts were recruited into Russian troops in April alone. At the same time, PMC Wagner, for which prisoners have been the main source of manpower since last summer, most likely lost access to the Russian penitentiary system against the backdrop of an escalation of the conflict with the Russian Defense Ministry.
08:54 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed (two in the city of Chasov Yar and one in Novokalinovo), two more were injured. In the Kherson region, one person died, another was injured. In the Kharkiv region, one person was injured.
In the Zaporozhye region, as a result of shelling from the Malokaterinovka MLRS, eight people were injured by cluster shells. Three of them are ambulance workers who arrived on a call, the OVA said.
08:32 Imagine Dragons, the ambassador of the United24 fundraising platform, presented a video filmed on the front line in Ukraine. It tells about 14-year-old Sasha, who survived several months of Russian occupation.
08:11 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 11.
personnel - about 196,920 (+610) people liquidated,
tanks - 3740 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 7287 (+12),
artillery systems - 3053 (+14),
MLRS - 557 (+2),
air defense systems - 310 (+2),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 294 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2627 (+3),
cruise missiles - 970 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5984 (+10),
special equipment - 391 (+2).
08:06 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - 39 enemy attacks are repelled. The most fierce battles are going on for Bakhmut and Marinka, the General Staff reported in the morning report .
According to the General Staff, over the past three days, the Russians have "evacuated" about 300 local residents, including children, from the occupied territories of the Zaporozhye region to Berdyansk.
07:45 US presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a debate on CNN, refused to call Putin a war criminal, because, in his opinion, this could harm negotiations with the Russian Federation: "If you say that he is a war criminal, it will be much more difficult to conclude an agreement, to stop this case. If he is a war criminal, people will capture him and execute him, he will fight much harder than in other circumstances."
At the same time, the former US president called the head of the Kremlin "very smart" and "very cunning", although he admitted that he made a mistake: "His mistake was that he invaded. He would never have invaded if I were president" .
Trump also declined to say whether he supports Ukraine in the war with Russia. When asked by journalists to choose a side, he said: "I want everyone to stop dying."
07:12 The governor of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation Roman Starovoit said that early in the morning from the side of Ukraine five strikes were allegedly recorded on the electrical substation of the village of Tetkino, Glushkovsky district, and the power supply was partially disrupted.
05:58 Military instructors from Canada and Latvia will start training the Ukrainian military in Latvia from May 15, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said. We are talking about a training program for the youngest Ukrainian officers. Anand added that Canada has already trained more than 36,000 Ukrainian troops.
05:27 Peskov said in an interview with the Bosnian ATV channel that "Russia is not waging a real war" in Ukraine, allegedly trying to protect infrastructure and people's lives: "Waging war is a completely different matter, it is the complete destruction of infrastructure, cities. We do not do this "We are trying to save infrastructure and human lives."
According to the Kremlin speaker, the "special operation" is "very difficult", but certain goals have been achieved over the year - for example, "Russia managed to pretty much spoil the Ukrainian military machine," since the goal of the "SVO" is "demilitarization." He also called "the reunification of Russia with the Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions" as an important result of the first year of the NVO.
03:45 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the grain agreement is likely to be extended by at least two months.
00:27 Governor of the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation Alexander Bogomaz said that a Ukrainian drone allegedly fired at an administrative building in Starodub, there were no casualties.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:59 The enemy attacked the residential areas of Gorlovka from the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS, there are casualties, residential buildings, a technical school and a gas pipeline are damaged.
one civilian was killed and seven wounded.
Houses damaged by the shelling of VFU at the following addresses: st. Nesterova, 83, st. Nesterova, 85 (Central-City district of Gorlovka), said the mayor of the city Ivan Prikhodko. Damaged "Gorlovsky multidisciplinary technical school 37" at the address: st. Pushkinskaya, 59.
20:34 Today in Melitopol, an attempt was made on the chairman of the court of the Zaporozhye region.
As a result of the assassination attempt, the judge was not injured, but two guards were injured, they are in a medical facility, they are provided with all the necessary assistance.
20:28 Video- Krasnopol's defeat of a Ukrainian armored vehicle with personnel in the Limansk direction.
19:37 Another disabled Ukrainian Ural truck -video
19:33 Zelensky will not forgive PR on Snake Island
Why will the Armed Forces of Ukraine necessarily go on a counteroffensive?! As soon as there is a relative calm at the front, Zelensky and the generals of the Armed Forces of Ukraine immediately begin to be reminded of their crimes.
Today we wrote that 5,600 mobilized Ukrainian Armed Forces came under missile attack in the center of Desna, while the entire command of the unit was evacuated.
A little later, reports appeared in which the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their relatives remind Zelensky and Budanov about the mass death of special forces during an attempted media assault on a piece of rock - Snake Island.
Part of the militants of the SSO of Ukraine refused to storm and were sent to the infantry, but the team was still found ... and it was destroyed, the nationalist reports on Facebook.
18:40 Enemy snipers destroyed in Bakhmut
Ruslan Demchenko, born in 1989 - sniper of the 1st assault squad of the 2nd assault platoon of military unit T0950. Killed near Artemovsk after losing a sniper duel to a Russian fighter.
Also liquidated is the sniper of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolai Zaichenko, originally from Lvov.
18:38 DPR artillery destroys the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka direction -video
Artillerymen of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps delivered accurate strikes against the identified enemy manpower in the Avdievka direction. The enemy suffered losses in manpower.
17:47 The Russian Federation is extremely negative about the supply of Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles by Britain to Kyiv, an adequate response will be required.
This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
17:45 In Ternopil, the "safari" for men continues -video
Local Tg channels write that representatives of the military registration and enlistment office were chasing a conscript with a machine gun.
16:55 Another Ukrainian armored personnel carrier destroyed near the highway Chasov Yar - Artemivsk -video
16:53 Announced supplies of Storm Shadow missiles by the British will apparently be the first real transfer of Western long-range weapons, which the Ukrainians have been demanding from the very beginning. The full range of this product is 560 km, however, available reports indicate the intention to supply an export version of the missile, the range of which is limited to 270-290 km.
The missile, on the one hand, is easy to operate - it only needs the coordinates of the target to launch, and is stable on the route - since in addition to GPS it also has an inertial guidance system and TERCOM - a terrain tracking system that compares navigation system data with an electronic map and the terrain itself using a radio altimeter, supplemented in modern versions of this system with a digital camera.
This increases the resistance of the missile to electronic warfare and allows you to go at really low altitudes. It is planned to launch it, judging by the same Western sources, from Soviet aircraft - fortunately, nothing is required from the weapons control system of the aircraft itself, and the coordinates can be transmitted from the ground, or even loaded on the ground even before being suspended on the carrier.
The carriers, according to the same Western sources, will be Soviet aircraft, most likely, the Su-24 and Su-27, on the internal pylons of which ammunition of a similar mass can be hung. There remains only the technical issue of reworking launchers, but it has already been resolved on other Western ammunition.
Are there problems and errors in this process? Yes, as with any weapon. Missing items and their loss due to technical reasons were noted both in Storm Shadow and in their French version of Sсalp, but these problems, like with any weapon, can be solved with time.
For us, this is a new threat. Such a product is many times more dangerous than a sawn-off Soviet "swift" or "flight", which flies much higher and, due to a more primitive guidance system, is more vulnerable to electronic warfare. Of course, it is possible to shoot down Storm Shadow, but this is no less difficult target than domestic missiles of the corresponding generation, such as Kh-59MK2 or Kh-101.
Therefore, I repeat again: the best means of our air defense in this war, including against these missiles, is to isolate the theater of operations and destroy the enemy's military infrastructure.
15:43 The military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed how in one yard in Bakhmut PMCs destroyed equipment from different NATO countries -video
A Ukrainian militant walked through one of the yards of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and took pictures of the destroyed ones: a
Canadian Senator armored car;
Turkish armored vehicle BMC Kirpi
American HMMWV (Humvee)
lined with BMP-2.
Part of the equipment is not identified.
15:41 Highlights of new Briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
The Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation provide support to assault detachments and pin down units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flanks in the battles for Artemovsk;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 110 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhnodonetsk and Zaporozhye directions;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction amounted to 125 soldiers, the ammunition depot was destroyed;
In the Donetsk direction, up to 230 Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries were destroyed per day;
Russian troops destroyed up to 65 soldiers and two howitzers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day;
More than 650 Ukrainian planes and helicopters were destroyed by the Russian army during the special operation;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed the AFU artillery ammunition depot near Kramatorsk in the DPR;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade near the city of Kherson;
Air defense systems of the Russian Federation shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft in the Kherson region in a day;
The RF Armed Forces hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlements of Krasnoye, Kalinovka and Chasov Yar in the DPR.
14:23 Another vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed in the zone of the NMD —video
14:22 Evacuation of the wrecked Novator armored car of the Ukrainian army -video
13:25 On telegram channels commander Bakhmut group of Syrsky published a post with a photo
The fact that the general was not eliminated during the missile attack is still not confirmed. The photo with the Nazis from Azov * that appeared on the net was taken last week.
13:23 Bandera tankers adore Hitler -video
And why take them prisoner, because after the war they will return home and remain Nazis. Better let them go to meet their idols Bandera and Hitler.
12:41 Artillerymen of the Southern Military District are methodically dismantling the point of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discovered by our scouts, in the Orekhovsky direction -video
12:40 The pages of the Nazis of the 3rd "Azov" brigade in social networks are inundated with messages about liquidated in Bakhmut, militants who tried to regain their lost positions.
11:33 The RF Armed Forces attacked the locations of Ukrainian militants in Zaporozhye, Kramatorsk and Konstantinovka at night -video
This night, our servicemen hit the military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporozhye, Konstantinovka and Kramatorsk temporarily occupied by Kiev.
As a result of the fire damage, the train with material property in Malokaterinovka was destroyed. Also, up to 100 VSUshnikov were liquidated, which were located in the school building.
11:32 The RF Armed Forces destroyed the deployment point of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction -video
On the right bank of the Kherson region, our soldiers liquidated the deployment point of one of the units of the 121st Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:34 Destroyed and disabled vehicles of the Ukrainian army at the entrance to Artemovsk (Bakhmut) —video
10:31 The situation in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) through the eyes of the enemy -video
Assault units and artillerymen of PMC “Wagner” continue to hit positions and fight against the Nazis who had taken refuge in the city
09:47 According to information received from a source in Kherson, tonight on industrial zone in the city of Kherson, an artillery strike was carried out on an ammunition depot of one of the units of the 124th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Was destroyed, such ammunition as rockets for the MLRS "Alder", for 152mm howitzers 2A65 Msta-B, shells for firing from 122mm howitzers D-30., mines for mortars.
As a result of the fire damage, the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses: 18 servicemen were eliminated, 12 were injured and seven units. automotive equipment disabled.
09:45 At night, fire was inflicted defeat on the PVD of foreign mercenaries in Zaporozhye.
A missile attack destroyed a train with material property in Malokaterinovka.
By artillery forces in Malokaterinovka, he was sent to the Bandera PVD in the school building, in which there were up to 100 people of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:22 Air Raidannouncedin Sumy, Poltava, Kirovograd, Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk regions of Ukraine, as well as parts of Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Kherson regions controlled by Kyiv.
08:14 In Donbass liquidated another Ukrainian sniper Nikolai Zaichenko. A native of the Lviv region
08:12 In Artyomovsk, Wagner was a stormtrooper sentto Bandera, deputy commander of the group of the 8th Regiment of the SOF Dmitry Kramar.
Officer 404 - SSO Lieutenant Volodka Obodenko - Obidnenko was also disposed of there.
Another one flew into a pig hole - the commander of the special forces of the MTR Oleksandr Chernigov, he was the commander of the ELITE group of the 73rd Naval Special Forces center.
Today, we also received media SSOs for borscht, the info is being specified, but their donators are already asking questions, they say, whom we helped. Lots of wounded and even more KIAs.
If you look from the side of a fighter, then their name does not carry any level of coolness, they are liquidated and destroyed by ordinary guys, it's not just about cool equipment, but about spirit and skills. They are used to shooting at civilians, but here they don’t take out real resistance. Well, Zelensky sends everyone to the meat, even the “Elite units”
08:10 Explosions that were heard temporarily occupied by the Nazis in the city of Zaporizhia, sounded in the nearest suburb of the regional center.
As a result of the hit, a fire started (pictured) and detonation of the ammunition of the APU militants.
In the morning, the Zelensky regime will show a funnel in an open field and say that “there are no losses”)
08:07 It was restless at night at the border. There were several skirmishes with UkrainianNazisin the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
The usual summary of military news on the breakaway republics did not show up today. I know. Waah.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:03 Russian Defense Ministry: Statements circulated by individual telegram channels about “defense breakthroughs” that took place in various parts of the contact line do not correspond to reality.
— As of 22.00 on May 11, 2023, no active operations are underway in the Kupyansk direction. During the day, the "Western" grouping of troops stopped the actions of three enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups.
- In the Krasno Limansky direction, the grouping of troops "Center" repelled two attacks by company tactical groups of the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova.
- In the Donetsk direction, three enemy attempts to conduct reconnaissance in force were thwarted, and eight attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the positions of Russian troops were successfully repelled.
- Assault detachments continue to liberate the western part of Artemovsk with the support of aviation and artillery.
- Subdivisions of the "Southern" group of troops are active in blocking Avdiivka and capturing Maryinka.
- At present, a battle is underway to repel an attack by a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of the settlement of Maloilinovka. Army and assault aviation, as well as artillery are involved. The enemy suffers significant losses in manpower and equipment.
— There are no active operations in the Zaporozhye and Kherson directions.
“The general situation in the area of the special military operation is under control.
23:00 VladimirBalance: according to the Dnepr grouping of troops, the situation on the contact line is currently stable. Our military are at their combat posts directly along the banks of the Dnieper and occupy echeloned defense lines.
All enemy movements are recorded, reconnaissance is carried out in a constant mode both with the help of technical means, including drones, and visually - directly by the fighters. In the event of an attempt to cross the Dnieper or other major activity, the enemy will be given a crushing rebuff. However, I repeat, now the situation is calm.
Unfortunately, even some of our opinion leaders are prone to spreading unverified information that they consider sensational.
Trust only official sources of information and do not succumb to provocations, spreading panic!
22:59 Svatovo-Kremennaya: No changes, taking into account the fact that the paratroopers took a couple of the enemy's defenders. Our artillery is working intensively.
22:55 Kherson region:
22-16. Golaya Pristan. Everything is quiet. Callsign "Kardan"
22:50 While the enemy is trying to attack on the flanks, PMC “Wagner” breaks through the key stronghold “Nest” in the block of high-rise buildings. According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, today the advance of the Wagner assault groups in the city amounted to 220 meters.
“We are moving forward like a horse with blinders,” the head of the Wagner PMC.
22:32 Military correspondent Andrei Rudenko said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not conducting any counterattacks, the situation is under control. This was reported by his sources from Majorsk.
Everything is normal on the Zaporozhye Front: local clashes and artillery duels are taking place along the line of contact. Near Belgorod, the situation is now normal, as well as near Kherson.
Volodymyr Rogov confirmed that the situation on the line of contact in the Zaporozhye region remains calm, and there is no evidence of a counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
22:30 Alexander Kharchenko:
“Do not forget that the Ukrainians first of all attack in the information space. There will be a huge number of releases in order to sow panic. This tactic needs to be studied. The most highly qualified specialists in the world are working against us (and they do not speak Ukrainian).”
22:20 Dear readers!
The TsIPSO officers, to the best of their meager capabilities, are trying to disperse the panic about the allegedly impending crossing of the river Dnieper by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to information from the field - as of 22.00 there is no reason to trust this information! The military personnel of the RF Armed Forces, as always, are on the lookout and are ready to provide the attackers with an explosive reception.
Trust trusted sources of information. Opponent specialists work in comments and dubious channels.
22:17 Svatovo - Kremennaya - Lisichansk and up to Soledar - everything is normal, special maneuvers among enemy forcesnot observed.
The guys on the Maryinsky and Ugledarsky directions also say that everything is relatively calm.
22:11 The most dangerous areas for a breakthrough in the LPR (Svatovo-Kremennaya and Lisichansk) are still in order.
Kremennaya is a traditional evening art duel.
The offensive was stopped near Belogorovka, after which they entered the positions left by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the water canal on the outskirts of Belogorovka.
22:07 Official comment of the head of Novaya Kakhovka Vladimir Leontiev:
Good evening. No0vaya Kakhovka 22 hours everything is absolutely calm. All utilities are in place, electricity, water, gas internet, everything is there, no panic, no fear. Tomorrow everyone is back at work. Good night everybody.
22:00. Situation by directions at 22:00:
- Kherson - everything is calm.
- Ugledarskoe - everything is calm.
- Kupyanskoye - everything is calm.
- Avdeevskoe - everything is calm.
- Orekhovskoye - silence.
21:51 Archangel special forces: APU strikes only on the flanks in Bakhmut. Wagner forces. Hold on, men!
“From Berislav they report about the accumulation of small boats on the Dnieper, they write about the landing operation - who reports? To whom are they informed? We are here!"
We do not confirm this information, we check, we conduct reconnaissance. The fighters on the ground told us.
21:52 Report about mass arrivals of planning bombs in the Chernihiv region.
21:49 It is reported that Russian aviation is flying out to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, the sounds of flights of fighters, bombers and ground attack aircraft were recorded in a southerly direction near the Kherson region and Zaporozhye. In the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, an air raid and the first explosions at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - warehouses, hangars with equipment and temporary deployment points.
21:44 APU attack or not: analysis Military chronicle.
After reports of an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to advance in the vicinity of Artyomovsk, information is received about clashes in other sectors of the front. Can this be considered a counteroffensive?
Where are the fights recorded?
In addition to Artyomovsk, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine twice attacked the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the north-west near Bogdanovka and in the south-west near Kleshcheevka, clashes and artillery attack were recorded in the area of Berkhovka and Yagodnoye, liberated by Wagner PMC at the end of 2022.
Clashes are also recorded in the Mayorsk region (north of Gorlovka), however, in this area the attack bogged down - units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine covered with artillery, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Gorlovka itself from multiple launch rocket systems. Previously, the Ukrainian army made attempts to advance in the area of Soledar, Ugledar, as well as in the Orekhov direction in the area of Pologov.
What forces are involved in the Armed Forces?
In most cases, we are talking about the use of limited forces - armored groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to find a weak spot in the defense and wedge in with two or three tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles.
In a number of cases, the breakthroughs had a short-term effect - after advancing several hundred meters, the strongholds where the Armed Forces of Ukraine had advanced were covered with artillery fire. More than 25-30 people Ukrainian troops are not yet thrown into the attack.
What is the purpose of these strikes?
As in the case of the previously repelled attacks in the Zaporozhye direction, the task of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to look for weak spots in the defense, including on the flanks, and try to break through these positions for a public demonstration of success.
Purely military targets have been known for a long time: in the Artyomovsk area - a blow to the flank from two sides - north-west and south-west, at the junction of units of the Wagner PMC and the RF Armed Forces, probably with access to Popasna, in the Zaporozhye area - a blow in the area Kamensk, Orekhov and (or) Pologov with subsequent access to Berdyansk and Melitopol, in the LPR - access to Svatovo, Kremennaya, Severodonetsk and Lysichansk.
The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has begun or not yet?
The general plan for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become clear later. Six months ago, information was received that in order to deliver the main blow, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine could organize several major attempts to break through in several places at once.
One of the most likely diversion operations is the landing of tactical troops on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, controlled by the RF Armed Forces. The main forces necessary for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will presumably be assembled for an attack within 24-72 hours before the start of active hostilities.
Based on the accumulation of equipment and the activity of ground forces, the direction of the main attack will also be clear. So far, the forces that are used to "noise" in some directions are too small to break through the defense.
21:27 Attention! Now there will be a lot of information stuffing, including from the real, not illusory, IPSO.
The task is not even to create anxiety in society, but to divert attention from the direction of the main blow.
The enemy launched a "creeping counteroffensive", masking the main blow with a series of small
Now a series of yet small-scale attacks are being recorded without the use of main strike forces with Western armored vehicles (“Leopards”, “Challengers”, BMP “Bradley” and other new armored vehicles on the front line have not yet been noticed).
The enemy launched a series of counterattacks on the flanks of Bakhmut. Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to counterattack in several areas in the Avdievka direction.
There is no data on the advance of the enemy in the Maiorsk area near Gorlovka, we are told that attacks are not recorded here, only positional battles and artillery duels are going on (we are still checking the information).
There is a lull on the southern front, probably the enemy is preparing his attacks on the Zaporozhye and possibly Kherson sectors of the front. Maybe some hits will be false.
21:20 There is information that offensive Ukrainian army began
According to preliminary data, the main part of the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded in the Donetsk direction. There are also reports of the movement of convoys with military equipment in other directions.
Near Majorsk, the enemy also went on the attack. There are active clashes since the morning.
There are reports from sources on the front line about local successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on this sector of the front as well. At the moment, our units are trying to push the neo-Nazis back - they have not yet succeeded in gaining a foothold, the progress was relatively insignificant.
20:51 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Zapad group
- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the military personnel of the Zapad group of forces delivered two missile strikes with Iskander OTRK cruise missiles at the accumulation of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the 112th brigade in the city of Balakliya.
- In the defense zone of the 1st tank army, an attempt by the enemy to conduct reconnaissance in force in the area of the settlement of Stelmakhovka was thwarted by artillery fire.
In the area of the village of Staritsa, a mortar crew was destroyed by fire from the 152mm Msta-S self-propelled guns.
- Ground attack aviation delivered strikes on the location of the 14th brigade in the village of Ivanovka and the 103rd Brigade of TerO in the village of Kotlyarovka.
A reconnaissance quadcopter-type UAV was destroyed by small arms in the area of the settlement of Gryanikovka.
20:41 Video– In Tbilisi, in the Vake park, local men tore down the flag of Ukraine.
20:23 Video- Tanks of the 1st Slavic Brigade are working with the PDO on the Ukrainian positions in the Avdievka direction.
20:09Video– In touch with home: specialists of the courier and postal service of the RF Armed Forces work around the clock
The service premises of the FPS nodes resemble a hot shop. The volume of processed correspondence has increased several times, and the staff has significantly increased work.
The staff of the Central Node in the Moscow-400 postal department alone processes hundreds of letters daily addressed to military personnel performing tasks in the areas of the special military operation.
For the purpose of prompt processing of postal items, workplaces have been automated, they have been equipped with mechanization and communication facilities. The work of the courier-postal service is organized around the clock.
Delivery of postal items directly to the areas of the special operation is organized by air, rail and road courier-postal routes and is carried out daily.
Mail is delivered by all means of transport, and if these are places that are located near the line of fire, then on armored cars.
19:41 Video- The 96th Operational Regiment of the VNG in the North Caucasian Federal District advanced to the front.
19:18 Video- they say that impressive reinforcements with Russian armored vehicles are coming to the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.
19:00 Video- Drops from a copter 2AK on Ukrainian infantry.
18:25 Video– Arrival along the Ukrainian Gvozdika during the counter-battery fight in the Zaporizhia region
... and EPIC PIDRYV!
18:15 This morning APU went two armored groups in the attack on Kurdyumovka, which is the southwestern flank of Bakhmut.
In the morning the first roll was repulsed, there were artillery duels. There are no details right now.
17:55 Arrival by landat your disposal in an educational building in temporarily occupied Kherson.
17:25 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group
- The missile unit of the Southern Group of Forces in the Soledaro-Bakhmut operational direction attacked the ammunition depot of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kramatorsk and the point of temporary deployment of the 28th Mechanized Brigade in Konstantinovka.
- Artillery units of the "South" grouping carried out fire raids on accumulations of enemy manpower in the areas of the settlements of Belaya Gora, Bakhmut, Kurakhovo and Avdeevka.
During the counterbattery fight, a 105mm American-made M119 towed artillery gun was destroyed near the village of Aleksandro-Shultino, and in the village of Ivano-Daryevka - an enemy 120mm mortar.
- Special forces units of the Southern Group of Forces uncovered an attempt to rotate Ukrainian units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Marinka.
The replacement of personnel at the forefront was disrupted by the impact of artillery and tanks, the enemy suffered significant losses in manpower. Also, special forces soldiers of the “South” group destroyed an armored car and personnel of Ukrainian units at a stronghold in Avdiivka.
- The calculation of the BUK-M3 air defense system of the missile brigade of the Southern Military District destroyed a projectile fired from the Himers rocket launcher in the Bakhmut area.
16:58 More consequences of the artillery attack of Slovyansk, as a result of whichperisheda woman born in 1930 and a woman born in 1959 was wounded.
16:21 British Minister of Defense: Everyone has arrived in Ukraine promised London Kyiv tanks Challenger 2
We look forward to seeing them in Patriot Park at the exhibition of captured weapons.
15:47 Video– Two war rats – Hillary Clinton and Chrystya Freeland – sit and talk about how the war in Ukraine is THEIR signals of containment to China.
“I agree with you, Madam Secretary, that the single strongest deterrence signal we can send to China is a decisive victory for Ukraine.”
15:29 Video- Ukrainian says that as a result of the artillery attack of a tank of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were missing three wounded in action and one KIA.
15:06 Video- Work from a 30mm autocannon 2A72 BMD-4.
The driver, of course, is equanimity itself, given that large-caliber red-hot rounds are pouring on his head.
14:45 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (05/11/2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, air strikes, artillery fire of the "Western" group of troops defeated the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Timkovka of the Kharkov region and Novoselovskoe of the Luhansk People's Republic.
- In the area of the settlement of Ivanovka, Kharkov region, the actions of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
Enemy losses per day amounted to 125 Ukrainian servicemen, four vehicles, and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount.
- In addition, an ammunition depot of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Neskuchnoye, Kharkiv region.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Center" group of forces hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, and Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, as well as two 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.
- In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments continue to conduct an offensive in the western part of the city of Artemovsk. The airborne troops supported them and pinned down the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flanks.
Aviation in the area over the past day made eight sorties. The artillery of the "Southern" group of forces completed 95 fire missions.
- The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoe, Kalinovka and Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Over the past 24 hours, up to 230 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, six vehicles, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar were destroyed in this area.
- In addition, in the area of the city of Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, an artillery ammunition depot of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Vuhledar, Prechistovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Malinovka, Gulyaipole, Novodanilovka and Kamenskoye of the Zaporozhye region.
During the day, over 110 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as seven vehicles, were destroyed in these areas.
- An ammunition depot of the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the village of Gulyaipole, Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, one US-made M777 artillery system, an 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed in a day as a result of fire damage.
- In addition, an ammunition depot of the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the city of Kherson.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 96 Artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 123 districts.
A Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by means of air defense in the area of the village of Chervony Mayak, Kherson region. During the day, 12 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were intercepted.
- In addition, 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Opytnoe, Valerianovka, Novobakhmutovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Rabotino, Chubarevka, Novoprokofievka and Chapaevka of the Zaporozhye region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 421 aircraft, 230 helicopters, 4,074 unmanned aerial vehicles, 421 anti-aircraft missile systems, 9,069 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,098 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,787 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 10,124 units of special military vehicles.
14:25 The battle for Avdievka situation on condition as of May 11, 2023
- To the north of Avdievka, positional battles continue to the west of the section of the H20 highway near Novobakhmutovka. Naval infantry of the 35th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine built a defense around Novokalinovo and Keramik, using a slight advantage in the terrain.
To the east of the Avdeevsky fortified area, the Russian fighters pushed through the defenses of the 59th Brigade, operating from Krutaya Balka and Kamenka. At the moment, positional battles are taking place east of the sand pit.
- To the south, at the turn of Kashtanovoye - Spartak, Russian reconnaissance and sabotage groups are actively working. They are combing the southern outskirts of Avdiivka, moving through the gray zone.
Thanks to the active actions of reconnaissance groups, the RF Armed Forces leveled the front line southwest of Avdiivka, expanding the control zone from Opytny and approaching the 9th quarter.
- Russian advanced gunners and reconnaissance groups are moving along the outskirts of the Avdeevsky fortified area, "probing" the enemy's defenses.
At the same time, Ukrainian artillerymen, supported by several tanks, are firing barrage at the areas of the offensive of Russian troops from Tonenkoe.
14:00 Video- Such a picture is now all over Ukraine
Because of Zelensky's criminal orders, every day Ukraine's cemeteries are replenished with fresh graves of those who refused to lay down their arms and raise their hands in the air.
13:45 Photo- Consequences of the artillery attack of the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka DPR.
13:38 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery units of the "Center" group of forces inflicted fire damage on the areas of concentration of manpower and firepower of the enemy.
- The crew of multiple launch rocket systems "Smerch" struck at the accumulation of enemy equipment in the area of the settlement of Yampol. Bomber aircraft of the Russian grouping attacked the strongholds and places of temporary deployment of the nationalists.
Air defense systems destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In the Chervonopopovsky area and in the area of Serebryansky forestry, the forces and means of intelligence of the Center group revealed the movement of personnel of the 25th Airborne Brigade, 58th motorized infantry brigade and 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of fire damage to aviation and artillery of the "Center" grouping, the enemy suffered losses in personnel and equipment.
13:04 Ukrainian monitoring groups report that the Russian Aerospace Forces are striking with gliding bombs at Orekhov in the Zaporozhye region and Belozerka in the Kherson region.
12:58 Video- The moment of arrival at the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the directions.
12:42 Video- Russian fighters fired anti-tank guided missiles in the Zaporozhye direction.
12:21 Video- Crews of 152mm self-propelled artillery mounts "Hyacinth-S" of the Southern Military District are hitting enemy positions, supporting the actions of Russian motorized riflemen.
The servicemen use the tactics of "roaming guns": within a minute they make 5-6 shots at a target, after which they change firing positions. Adjustment of the fire are the calculations of unmanned aircraft.
11:34 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the Vostok group, with the support of artillery, destroyed an enemy reconnaissance group.
In the area of Velikaya Novosyolka, the calculation of the 240mm self-propelled mortar "Tulip" destroyed the point of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In the Zaporizhia direction, a point of temporary deployment of the enemy in the area of Gulyai Polya was opened by means of aerial reconnaissance and destroyed by crews of 122mm self-propelled artillery installations "Acacia".
- Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed the enemy command and staff vehicle in the area of the settlement of Grigorovka.
The crew of the Tor air defense system shot down the Leleka unmanned aerial vehicle.
11:09 Video- "Fox" - junior lieutenant. He received an officer's rank already in the NMD by decision of the command, and began participating in hostilities, being an ensign. Went through many fights.
"Fox" was awarded the Zhukov medal (led the crew without loss after hitting the combat vehicle), the Suvorov medal (for helping the infantry advance), the medal "For Courage" - the soldiers were ambushed by the DRG, fought back "almost without loss." Presented to the Order of Courage.
“Awards are like that, in memory of children and parents,” he says modestly.
10:40 APU per night released 26 rounds from cannon artillery on the civilian infrastructure of the Kherson region.
Arrivals were recorded, including in Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka and Velikaya Lepetikha.
Yesterday, the Ukrainian military shelled the left bank of the region at least 40 times. They beat, including in the settlements of Krynki, Cossack Camps, Alyoshki and Kardashinka.
10:32 Kherson direction.
Yesterday in the area of N. p. Stepanovka (Kherson region) an artillery strike destroyed a 152mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B with ammunition.
A unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses: Four - servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed; three - received injuries of varying severity.
- At night, an artillery strike on an ammunition depot was carried out on an industrial zone in the city of Kherson.
Was destroyed, such ammunition as rockets for the MLRS "Alder", for 152mm howitzers 2A65 Msta-B, rounds for firing from 122mm howitzers D-30., mines for mortars.
- As a result of the fire damage, the APU unit suffered losses: 18 servicemen were killed, 12 were injured and seven units. automotive equipment disabled.
10:03 Photo- Consequences of artillery attack on the street. Tvardovsky,Four in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which three women, a man and a girl born in 2019 were injured.
09:41 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 on May 10, 2023 to 00:00 on May 11, 2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 33 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made four artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 23 artillery attacks from artillery 152mm and 122mm, mortar 120mm.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
On Volnovakhskoe five artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm.
Having fired 182 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Shirokaya Balka, Ozeryanovka, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Blagodatnoe, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Damaged seven residential buildings in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as well as one object of civil infrastructure.
In the previous day, 45 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:38 A Wagner PMC fighter reported that Bakhmut was practically taken. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have the last fortified area in the city -video
09:36 Last day, the criminal Kiev regimereleasedon the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region 70 rounds from cannon artillery, of which 44 rounds during the day, including in settlements:
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Velyka Lepetikha, Cairo, Dnepryan, firing a total of 26 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
08:33 "Lancets" destroy enemy "Carnations" -video
In the first video, the fighters of the DPR OBTF "Cascade" with the help of a kamikaze drone "Lancet" disabled a 122mm self-propelled gun 2S1 "Gvozdika" in the Dimitrov (Mirgorod) area east of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk).
The second video also shows the destruction of the 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns by the crew of the Lancet loitering ammunition.
08:32 Summary on morning of May 11, 2023
In Artemovsk (Bakhmut), PMC "Wagner" continues to advance in high-rise buildings on the western outskirts of the city. On the flanks (positions of the Russian Armed Forces), wedging the enemy into our defenses is localized, a number of positions were recaptured.
It is reported that several skirmishes with the enemy took place at night on the border sections in the Belgorod and Kursk regions. It's probably the DRG.
Artillery duels are going on in the Zaporozhye and Kherson directions, our aviation is involved. According to the estimates of the enemy general staff of the Russian Armed Forces, air strikes were carried out in a day on the areas of the settlement. Gulyaipole, Malaya Tokmachka, Stepnogorsk, Kizomis and Stanislav. Fired at the settlements of Vremovka, Novopol, Donetsk region; Malinovka, Gulyaipole, Nikolskoye, Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhov, Kamianske, Zaporozhye region; Manganese and Nikopol - Dnepropetrovsk; Dudchany, Berislav, Vesele, Antonovka, Dnieper, Beregovo, Belozerka, Kizomis, Wide Beam, Stanislav and Kherson.
In the Belgorod region (Shebekino) there are two arrivals along the outskirts of the city. A civilian died. Over the private residential sector of the Belgorod region, two drones detonated and fell.
In the Bryansk region at night, an enemy UAV fired at an administrative building in Starodub.
In the Kursk region this morning, an electrical substation in the village of Kursk was shelled. Tetkino, Glushkovsky district. Partially interrupted power supply. Yesterday in the Sudzhansky district near the settlement. Guevo Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at a protective facility under construction. One of the builders was shell-shocked by the explosion. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also fired on the settlement. Krasnooktyabrsky in the Glushkovsky district.
The enemy fired 182 rounds of ammunition into the DPR. Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, Ozeryanovka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Blagodatnoe, Vladimirovka were under fire.
In the LPR, the settlement was shelled. Stakhanov from MLRS HIMARS. A civilian born in 1952 died, three women (born in 1944, 1947, 1953) were injured, an apartment building was partially destroyed,
08:18 Greetings from the front -video
It is important for a soldier at the front to have not only good weapons, but also high-quality food supply.
For catering for servicemen participating in a special military operation, logistics services use mobile kitchens based on modern trucks.
The driver-cook told how the PAK-200M field kitchen is arranged.
The Russian fighter, although not directly on the line of contact, has been participating in a special military operation from the very beginning. He has been serving in the army since 2016. He tells about himself that he has a son: “Three years old baby ... Ilyukha, hello from dad!”
Taking the opportunity, the serviceman also said hello to his comrade-in-arms with the call sign “Kok”: “My friend, my mentor. “Kok”, I’m next to you, come on, recover, gain strength.”
08:09 Frontline summary on the morning of 05/11/2023
In the direction of Kherson, fighting is underway on Bolshoi Potemkin Island. This is already on the left bank of the main channel of the Dnieper. The Ukrainian army is attacking units of the Russian Armed Forces stationed there. If successful, the Armed Forces of Ukraine go to the old channel of the Dnieper in the area of Golaya Pristan and Kardashinka.
Given that the neighboring Belogrudy Island is located in the “grey zone”, Ukrainian troops may try to gain a foothold on it. There, the width of the Dnieper branch is no more than 150 meters. Russian artillery and aviation attacked Stanislav, Kizomys, Kherson, Zelenovka, Molodyozhny, Antonovka and Kozatsky.
In the Uglidar sector, Ukrainian troops attacked from the direction of the Zolothyi Niva and managed to cross the Shaitanka River near the village of Novodonetskoye. Russian artillery fired on Bolshaya Novosyolka, Shakhtyorskoye, Prechistovka, Vuhledar and Vodyany (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name northwest of Donetsk).
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after artillery strikes, continued assault operations in Maryinka. Under artillery attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Georgievka and Avdeevka. The Ukrainian army hit Donetsk and Gorlovka.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced in the direction of Kleshcheevka. Russian troops counterattacked a little to the north in the Stupochek area. A dangerous undertaking, given the breakthrough of the enemy on the flank and the protruding positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in this area.
PMC "Wagner" continued assault operations near Ivanovsky, as well as in the southern, western and northern parts of the city. There is progress only on the last section. The "orchestras" also attacked near Khromovoe and managed to take new positions closer to the track at Chasov Yar. Under artillery attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Vesyoloye and Disputable.
In the Lugansk direction, the RF Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, attacked in the area of ??Belogorovka and Makeevka. They also tried to advance at Stelmahovka and Masyutovka.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Marochko: Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrating forces on the Krasnolimansk and Kupyansk directions, preparing for a counteroffensive
Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic Andrei Marochko on the evening of May 11 said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively preparing to launch a counteroffensive.
Intelligence reported that equipment was being pulled to the Krasnolimansk and Kupyansk directions, and the Kiev army was also building up its forces in the Donetsk direction. The officer told TASS about this.
“We are seeing activation in all parts of the area. Moreover, all indirect factors also confirm that the enemy launched the so-called counteroffensive,” Marochko said.
According to the military, as soon as the Armed Forces of Ukraine strengthen at the line of contact, they will move on to hostilities.
“From a military point of view, the counteroffensive is underway, but in order for the Ukrainian troops to be able to fully carry out offensive actions, they need to increase their forces and means ,” Andriy Marochko believes.
As REGNUM reported , the Wagner military groups advanced 220 meters in Artyomovsk on May 11, leaving 2.18 square meters behind the enemy. km of the city.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured that Russian fighters would liberate Artyomovsk and retain control over it .
On May 11, the fighter said that 742 meters remained before the complete liberation of the city.
RT: Ukraine may be preparing a landing operation on the Dnieper in the Kherson region
On the right bank of the Dnieper there is a concentration of small boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is reported by RT with reference to a source in the Kherson region.
According to published data, a cluster of ships was recorded in Berislav.
“There is information from the Kherson region about the concentration of small boats on the right bank of the Dnieper. It seems that a landing operation is being prepared , ”says a message published on the publication’s Telegram channel.
It is specified that earlier the aviation of the Russian Federation was actively working in this area, and a warehouse with military equipment was destroyed on the territory of the Berislav Machine-Building Plant.
As REGNUM reported, war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny said that columns of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) have been moving all day towards the border with the Belgorod region and towards the Kupyansk direction . Later, he added that Western-made tanks were also seen in the columns of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denied the statements, replicated by some Telegram channels, about “defense breakthroughs” in various areas in the special operation zone. All of them are not true.
It is noted that on the evening of May 11, no active operations were carried out in the Kupyansk direction. During the day, the “Western” group of troops stopped the actions of three sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the grouping of troops "Center" repelled two attacks in the areas of Kremennaya and Chervona Dibrova.
In the Donetsk direction, three attempts by the enemy to conduct reconnaissance in force were thwarted, and eight attacks by Kyiv militants were successfully repelled.
The liberation of the western part of Artyomovsk continues - Russian fighters are supported by aviation and artillery.
Subdivisions of the "Southern" group of troops are actively blockading Avdiivka and capturing Maryinka.
Soldiers of the Russian army on the night of May 12 repelled an attack by a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of the village of Maloilinovka.
“Army, attack aircraft, as well as artillery are involved. The enemy suffers significant losses in manpower and equipment , ”added the Defense Ministry.
There are no active operations in the Zaporozhye and Kherson directions.
As REGNUM reported , information about a full-scale counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction is not confirmed , the head of the movement “We are with Russia” Vladimir Rogov wrote about this in his Telegram channel.
On May 11, the Wagner military groups advanced 220 meters in Artyomovsk , leaving 2.18 square meters behind the enemy. km.
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Looking at Deep State Map, looks like the push to the Berkhivka Reservoir has already made 2km progress. Don't see any progress of a northern pincer moving south. No northern attack? Delayed map update?
To the south of Bakhmut, the two Ukrainian attacks are moving well and look like they could meet in Klishiivka.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
Video is in Russian
[ColonelCassad] Voenkor Kharchenko in western Artemovsk at night. There are 742 meters left to the western entrance to the city. Stormtroopers of PMC "Wagner" break through a block of high-rise buildings on the western outskirts of the city.
The enemy has been undertaking counterattacks to the northwest and southwest of Artemovsk in the last 2 days, trying to alleviate the position of his troops in the city.
Yesterday it was reported that the 8th detachment of the SSO of Ukraine suffered heavy losses in the Artemovsk region.
The broadcast of hostilities, as usual, continues in Telegram https://t.me/boris_rozhin (if you are interested, subscribe)
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets.
In V Kontakte, Prigozhin said Wagner is under die-in-place orders, and is not allowed to withdraw.
Shoigu is still a minister?
The head of the PMC, Wagner, tried to restrain his emotions when he tried to reach out to grandfathers torn off from reality.
"Assault groups of PMC" Wagner "entered the so-called" nest." 625 meters left to the western outskirts.
The situation on the flanks is developing according to the worst-case scenario. These positions are thrown almost without a fight by those who should hold our flanks.
According to the reports of familiar military correspondents in a personal, there are real problems on the flanks.
Previously, these flanks were transferred to units of the Russian Defense Ministry under the leadership of some Gerasimov and Shoigu.
"Wagner" is being merged, this, in my humble opinion, is obvious.
What can I say. I will mark it purely for the future.
If these flanks, after all the warnings and the possibility of months of preparation, are not held, then both Shoigu personally and Gerasimov personally should fly out of their posts with a whistle in their ears.
And if they hold the flanks? Yes, and throw the enemy 50 kilometers away? Hero Star for everyone.
What will happen? Time will show. We'll see. Hope for the Star. But if, after all, the first option...
At first, the PMC "Wagner", according to Prizhin, was forbidden to take advantage of the composition of the prisoners.
Then they strained Wagner operators with ammunition. And trying to help. honest General Mezentsev suffered because of this position.
And now - the flanks do not hold! Although the Moscow Region swore (again, according to Prigozhin, but if he lied, let him be refuted in the Moscow Region, they will attract him to sleep) that they would keep him to the end. Let's see.
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PMC "Wagner" I fully support, the men are fighting for Russia. And they still have a spoke in the wheel because of intrigues
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Prigozhin accused the Russian 72nd Brigade of fleeing from their post. The Ukrainian commander stated in a video that it was Wagner who fled and many of the 72nd stay and fought and were killed.
Russian war correspondent Anastasia Kashevarova now says, 'Wagner withdrew from that flank, because they had a breakthrough in another place, and the 72nd brigade did not know this. The 72nd had artillery there, but there were no assault troops. And the Ukrainians just went there.'
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