[AFRICANEWS] Russia will continue to operate in the Central African Republic, either with the Wagner group currently fighting the rebellion alongside the army, or with another contingent, stated a bigwig in the presidency of the central African state.
This announcement comes shortly after the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, asserted that the paramilitary group who briefly rebelled against the Kremlin on Saturday will "continue" to operate in Mali and the Central African Republic, as instructors, according to Moscow.
Wednesday, first Vice-President of the Central African National Assembly, Evariste Ngamana, stated during an interview that "The situation in Russia in no way affects relations between the two countries".
The government official added that they are not opposed to the USA's and La Belle France's help in keeping order in the country.
Wagner's operations in the Central African Republic can be traced back to 2018, when hundreds of Wagner fighters arrived in the country to train the local army, according to Moscow.
Late 2020, President Touadéra, threatened by a rebel offensive on Bangui, called on Moscow to come to the rescue. More Wagner fighters landed, quickly driving the gangs from most of the territory they controlled.
Since then, the UN, international NGOs and Gay Paree have accused the Russians, as well as the rebels and Central African soldiers, of abuses and crimes against civilians.
And from Twitter: Russia calmly replaces Wagner in Syria and Africa by making Wagner troops into Russian troops and reassuring all the Dictators that Russia was now behind them! Twitter link includes story of deputy foreign minister of Russia and others rushing to Syria and African nations to explain.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The Russian Defense Ministry today specified data on enemy losses in connection with a missile attack on a pizzeria near the Kramatorsk hotel in Kramatorsk.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as a result of the strike, two generals of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, up to 50 officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and up to 20 foreign mercenaries and advisers were killed. Some of the dead officers were from the leadership of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade. It actually was the 56th Ukrainian Motorized Infantry Brigade, according to the Russian ministry of defense.
Somewhat earlier, CNN reported that the blow hit the pizzeria at the moment when there was a banquet with a large number of military personnel, many of whom died. The impact also killed several civilians and damaged neighboring houses.
By June 29, the personal data of at least 6 foreign mercenaries who were present at the rubble removal site in Kramatorsk, as well as the names of several dead, including 1 militant from Azov, were established.
Ukrainian sources claim the arrest of a suspect who allegedly was a gunner of the Russian Armed Forces and tracked the movement of high-ranking officers, which contributed to the strike.
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Curses. Russians discovered anther NATO secret underground lair cleverly disguised as a popular outdoor pizza restaurant. Another 500 NATO generals kaput.
[Jerusalem Post] One of Russia's few IL-22M airborne command post aircraft was shot down during Wagner's brief revolt on Saturday, which could impact Russia's air force command and coordination capabilities, the UK Defense Ministry said in Thursday morning intelligence update.
The IL-22M is part of a small command, control, and communications fleet of around 12 aircraft, according to the UK.
"The Il-22M is part of a relatively small fleet of up to 12 aircraft, heavily utilized for both airborne command and control, and radio relay tasks," said the UK Defense Ministry. "These special mission aircraft have played a key role in orchestrating Russian forces in their war against Ukraine. As high value assets they have operated wit
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[LB] Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Donetsk regions were attacked.
Yesterday, on the anniversary of the terrorist attack in the "Amstor" shopping center, the enemy again attacked the Kremenchug district of the Poltava region. Kh-22 rockets hit the country cooperative. No hits to critical infrastructure facilities were recorded. As a result of the shelling, one child was injured. Currently, the child's condition is satisfactory, according to the summary from the OVA as of this morning.
The Cherkasy region was attacked by the enemy from the air at night. Our defenders successfully destroyed two enemy attack drones. However, two more took aim at an empty warehouse in the Cherkasy district. Firefighters promptly extinguished a minor fire. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
The Russians launched 14 shellings in Sumy at night and in the morning. 57 explosions were recorded. Myropilsk, Velikopysarivsk, Esmansk, Seredino-Budsk, Znob-Novgorodsk, Bilopolsk, Khotynsk, Shalyginsk communities came under fire. Previously - without victims among the civilian population and destruction of civil infrastructure.
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 10 shelling of the border. 49 explosions were recorded. Krasnopilsk, Khotynsk, Myropilsk, Seredino-Budsk, Esmansk and Velikopysarivsk communities were shelled. In Velikopysarivska, as a result of shelling, four private residential buildings, an outbuilding, a summer kitchen, a garage, and three cars were damaged.
There were two artillery attacks from mortars in Chernihivska during the day. They were in Novgorod-Siversky district. Without losses and destruction.
In Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops carried out 77 attacks on 16 towns and villages. Another 40 reports were added about the destruction of civil infrastructure objects: apartments, houses, garages and other people's property. The enemy hit Orikhov and Malya Tokmachka with aviation, five shellings were carried out from Levadny, Biloghirya, and Lugivskyi with anti-aircraft guns, 70 artillery shells fell on Gulyaipol, Orikhov, Zaliznychny, Preobrazhenka, Malynivka, Yurkivka, and other villages near the front.
One person was killed by enemy shells, nine people were injured. In Pyatikhatki, a 75-year-old man was injured, a 70-year-old resident of Orikhov and women aged 87 and 78 were injured. Five residents of Preobrazhenka received serious injuries. Unfortunately, a 77-year-old man from Orich died of his injuries.
In Dnipropetrovsk at night, our defenders shot down "Shakhediv" over the region. At night, the Russians struck the Synelnyk district. The Novopavlovsk community was targeted. An agricultural enterprise was damaged there. Information about the consequences is being clarified. Yesterday evening, the aggressor struck the Nikopol district. A private house caught fire in the city. Firefighters extinguished the fire. Seven residential buildings and six commercial buildings were damaged. It passed without casualties.
In Luhansk, the enemy fired 115 rounds (526 shells) during the day. The so-called "LNR" law enforcement agencies received a new order - to identify 15 spies and supporters of Ukraine every month. In order to implement such a plan, searches and detentions of local residents have been intensified again.
In the Kharkivska in the Slobozhansk direction, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Uda Bogoduhiv district and Kozach Lopan, Kharkiv district. On the Kupyansk direction, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Krasne Pershe and Berestovka were also subjected to artillery and mortar shelling. No wounded were recorded during the day.
In Donetska , according to updated data, nine people died in Kramatorsk, three of them children, one person died in Mankivka, and 60 were injured (one child). The enemy carried out 16 attacks on populated areas: with the "Grad" salvo missile system, carried out airstrikes (the type of missiles was not established), "FAB-250", hit with tanks, artillery, OTRK "Iskander".
Seven settlements are under fire: Kramatorsk, Avdiivka, Minkivka, Cherkaske, Razdolivka, Kostyantynivka, Bilenke. 15 residential buildings (six of them multi-apartment buildings), three shops, a cafe, the registry office, two power lines, two civilian cars, a sports complex, and a "Nova Poshta" branch were damaged.
In Mykolaivska yesterday, the enemy shelled the Ochaks, as a result of which a dry grass fire broke out in open areas. The occupations were promptly eliminated. There are no casualties. Also yesterday, the settlement of the Kutsurub community was shelled: farm buildings on the territory of the homestead were damaged. No casualties.
The enemy launched 72 shellings (316 shells) in Khersonsk during the day, including two mortar shells (six shells) at Kherson. The occupiers targeted the districts of 31 settlements of the region. As a result of Russian aggression, three people were injured in a day.
We will remind, as of June 28, the Russian army lost about 227,100 people in the war with Ukraine. Over the past day, the Armed Forces destroyed about 930 occupiers, six artillery systems, an anti-aircraft vehicle and many other military equipment.
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[Korrespondent] 23:09 The death toll from the Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk has increased to 11, more than 60 people were injured, Zelensky said in an evening video message.
22:37 A possible alliance between Surovikin and PMC founder Wagner explains why Prigozhin is still alive, according to Western media sources. At the same time, Washington is now trying to find out whether the Russian general helped the Wagnerites. After the article was published in the American edition, the Kremlin reacted very quickly to this information. For more details, see the article Who was Prigozhin's accomplice .
22:31 After the shelling of the Chonharsky bridge, the Russians are trying to use the route through Armyansk, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the OK Pivden, said: "But it is too close to the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and this makes the enemies nervous. They do not feel safe in using this logistical and transport route." Therefore, according to her, the Russian troops "see and understand" that the attempt to repair the bridge is futile.
22:06 Soldiers of the anti-aircraft missile artillery battalion of the 10th Edelweiss Special Guards Brigade reported that they had shot down a Russian Su-25 with the help of Igla MANPADS.
21:39 Zelensky said that he had met with the chief master sergeant of the 47th separate mechanized brigade Magura Valeriy Markus: "We discussed the changes, the introduction of which in the Ukrainian army would really help improve the service. He thanked Valeriy for the proposals on digitalization and the introduction of automated accounting systems, which will allow you to spend less time on paperwork and quickly receive the necessary information. We discussed the reform of the sergeant corps, including ensuring a decent level of wages for sergeants in accordance with their service experience."
20:37 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley: "We discussed the situation at the front. We managed to seize the strategic initiative, the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct offensive operations, there is progress. The enemy is putting up strong resistance, at the same time, it suffers heavy losses. It tries to hold its positions due to the continuous mining of the area. "
19:42 The Wall Street Journal writes that Prigozhin planned to capture Shoigu and Gerasimov during their visit to the southern regions of the Russian Federation, but the FSB found out about his plans two days before. Western intelligence also learned about them - thanks to wiretapping and satellite images. In their opinion, the original plan had a chance of success, but after the leak of information, Prigozhin had to improvise. This is probably why the rebellion failed.
19:25 At least 14 Russian soldiers from the Pskov region were killed during a raid by the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion in early June. Ten more were taken prisoner, said the governor of the Pskov region, Mikhail Vedernikov.
18:58 In a number of settlements of the occupied territory of the Kherson region, after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station due to an outbreak of viral diseases, the Russians were forced to begin stabilizing the sanitary and epidemiological situation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. The occupiers attracted public utilities workers to clear the rubble and collect those who died as a result of the flood. As a result of search and restoration work, more than 60 bodies were found on June 24-25 alone. To hide the real number of victims, the command of the Russian troops decided to bury the dead in mass graves without taking DNA samples and establishing any marks at the burial site.
18:39 Biden believes that Putin "definitely" weakened after Prigozhin's attempted rebellion: "He is losing the war in his country. He has become an outcast in the whole world. And this is not only NATO, not only the EU, this is Japan." When asked again if Putin is weak today compared to last week, Biden replied: "I know that it is."
18:07 According to the materials of the SBU, the former head of the Nikolaev district prosecutor's office, who handed over the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev region, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
17:46 Russia and Belarus have been expelled from the European Organization of Tax Administrations (IOTA) with the assistance of the Baltic countries, Poland and Denmark, People's Deputy Daniil Getmantsev said.
17:20 Zelensky does not believe that the transfer of Wagner mercenaries to Belarus can seriously threaten Ukraine: "There are Wagnerites throughout the occupied territory of Ukraine. They were in the Luhansk region. Many of them were destroyed by our Armed Forces. More than 20 thousand of them were destroyed. And the number that went to Moscow cannot be compared with how many we had ... Therefore, I cannot say how much they will threaten someone on the territory of Belarus, because I think that this contingent will not be very large ".
17:11 Ukraine at the July summit is waiting for a "surprise" on the issue of NATO membership, said Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas: "I'm sure that the only security guarantee that really works is NATO ... But I don't want to spoil it in any way surprise of the summit in Vilnius".
16:45 Russia calls on countries not to participate in the Ukrainian Peace Summit, as it allegedly "is of a provocative nature," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
16:33 Zelensky, in his speech in the Rada, said that Ukraine would never agree to any of the options for a frozen conflict. According to him, the Ukrainian victory is "the restoration of territorial integrity for Moldova, a historical chance for the integrity of Georgia, a new strength for the entire South Caucasus, freedom and peace for Belarus." The president also stressed that Ukraine's GDP over the next ten years should grow to $1 trillion.
In addition, Zelensky said that the political and military leadership of Russia should not escape justice due to the fact that they allegedly have immunity as leaders of the state: "They are not leaders of the state - they are bandits who have seized control of the state institutions of Russia."
16:19 In Naked Pristan, Kherson region, in confiscated houses, the occupiers have equipped warehouses for storing looted property and points for dismantling stolen cars for spare parts for their further sale on the territory of the Russian Federation, said Anna Malyar.
15:56 Switzerland has joined the 11th package of EU sanctions against Russia, the country's government announced.
15:52 Zelensky proposed a new doctrine of Ukraine, which will define the main issues for the future of the country. "As the Constitution lays the foundations, we need a doctrine for our state. A clear, unblurred, bold doctrine. For a Ukraine that is marching towards victory. And for a victorious Ukraine," the president said. According to him, this doctrine should answer all fundamental questions about Ukraine and the future of Ukrainians.
Zelensky proposed five guidelines for Ukraine's doctrine: the philosophy of Ukraine's victory, the global nature of Ukrainian security, the politics of heroes, the politics of justice, and the transformation of Ukraine in ten years.
15:43 Zelensky called on the parliament to legalize medical cannabis in Ukraine. He explained this by the need for affordable mental and physical rehabilitation, in particular for soldiers and veterans: “So that all our citizens, Ukrainian women and Ukrainians, do not have to endure the pain, stress and trauma of the war, we must finally legalize honestly for everyone who needs it, cannabis based drugs.
15:26 The Rada voted in general for the law on additional payments to the military. According to the document, from 30 to 100 thousand hryvnias will be received by fighters performing combat missions; instructors in military units - from 15 to 30 thousand; the wounded put at the disposal of the commander - 20,100 hryvnias; conscripts - 6000 hryvnia; cadets - 2350 hryvnia. Leave for the military has been increased to 30 days and another ten for family reasons.
15:21 Zelensky, during his speech in the Rada, said that Russia itself should ask for Ukraine to be taken into NATO: "Because NATO members defend themselves, not destroy. They protect, but do not rush at their neighbors. Russia, which is entering the era of rebellions and systemic weakness, more than anyone is interested in security on its internationally recognized borders. This means that Russia is also interested in Ukraine in NATO."
14:57 Switzerland has rejected a request to sell about 100 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine. The government said that such a sale would be contrary to law and would entail an adjustment to Switzerland's neutrality policy.
14:45 Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived on an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Constitution Day. He plans to hold talks with Zelensky on the situation at the front, threats at the ZNPP, and also discuss preparations for the NATO summit.
14:38 Less than ten allies have a "cautious position" on Ukraine's membership in NATO, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna told Radio Liberty. "But even in the cautious position of these countries, we see a certain positive evolution, and I think it will have good results in two weeks," she added. Stefanyshina repeated that Ukraine expects to receive a political invitation to the Alliance in Vilnius, as it will launch a "great process."
14:22 On the evening of June 27, Russia launched a missile attack on the center of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, the missile hit a restaurant where there were a lot of people. Read more about this tragedy in the material Impact on children in a cafe .
13:46 Peskov, commenting on the missile attack on Kramatorsk, said that Russia "does not hit civilian infrastructure."
13:42 Papal envoy Cardinal Zuppi has arrived in Moscow, Putin's aide Yury Ushakov will negotiate with him, Peskov said. According to him, the Kremlin welcomes the desire of the Vatican to contribute to the "Ukrainian settlement."
13:35 Minister of Trade of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin admitted that dual-use goods were supplied from his country to Russia. According to him, from the beginning of the introduction of sanctions against Russia, representatives of the EU and the United States handed over to the authorities of Kazakhstan a list of 7,000 sanctioned goods that the country supplied to the Russian Federation. Now there are 104 types of sanctioned goods left. "We are working on this," Zhumangarin said and assured that companies that transport items such as microcircuits are under increased control. There are over a hundred such companies.
13:23 In the settlements of Gornostaevka, Cairo, Zavodovka, Kherson region, the occupiers have strictly forbidden to provide free medical care to Ukrainians who have not received a Russian passport or have not applied for it, Anna Malyar said.
13:18 The Russians fired at the Volchansky community of the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region, three people were killed, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said.
13:06 Zelensky submitted a bill to the Rada, which proposes to change the dates of three holidays: Christmas - December 25 instead of January 7, Day of Ukrainian Statehood - July 15 instead of July 28, Day of Defenders of Ukraine - October 1 instead of October 14.
12:55 The Croatian Parliament recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as a genocide of the Ukrainian people, Kuleba said.
12:32 The death toll from the Russian strike on a cafe in Kramatorsk has risen to ten, 61 people were injured , the National Police reported. As of 11:30 am, three dead children and one injured infant are known. According to updated data, Russian troops hit Kramatorsk with Iskander missiles. Among the dead are a 17-year-old girl and 14-year-old sisters. An eight-month-old baby was wounded, there is no threat to his life.
12:23 SBU counterintelligence detained in hot pursuit an agent of the special services of the Russian Federation, who corrected the Russian missile attack on a cafe in the center of Kramatorsk on June 27, said the head of the Security Service Vasily Malyuk. The criminal turned out to be a "reactivated" GRU agent, who on June 27 was given the task of finding out if this cafe was open and recording the presence of visitors there. According to the investigation, the enemy agent is a resident of Kramatorsk, an employee of a local gas transportation company.
11:50 On the Kurdyumovskaya dam, soldiers of the 28th separate mechanized brigade set the Ukrainian flag .
11:27 Lithuania will also transfer ten M113 armored personnel carriers and ammunition to Ukraine, the country's Defense Ministry said. As for NASAMS, the department noted that these are updated systems that can be immediately integrated into the Ukrainian air defense system. The estimated timeframe for the transfer of the two launchers is three months.
11:02 As a result of the Russian strike on Kramatorsk on June 27, three Colombian citizens were injured. Also on the spot were citizens of the Netherlands and foreign journalists. The establishment hit by the Russian missile was popular with citizens, foreigners, volunteers and the military, BBC News reports. The injured citizens of Colombia are the founder of the organization Aquanta Ucraina, deputy Sergio Jaramillo, writer Hector Abad and journalist Catalina Gomez.
Also, journalists from the UK and the Netherlands publish information about being in a pizzeria in Kramatorsk during the shelling. So, two citizens of the Netherlands, Frankie van Hintum and Coen van Oosten, were having lunch at the establishment when a rocket hit it. Flemish journalist Arno De Decker was also at the restaurant, but left ten minutes before the attack. Also, shortly before the explosion, a journalist from Britain, Colin Freeman, was in the institution with his translator. The Ria Lounge is one of the few places that is still open after almost a year and a half of the war, he said.
10:35 The Cabinet of Ministers agreed on the appointment of German Smetanin as the new head of Ukroboronprom, Minister of Strategic Industry Oleksandr Kamyshin said. Three main tasks were set before him - to increase the production of ammunition and military equipment, build an effective anti-corruption infrastructure and transform the concern.
10:29 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda arrived on an unannounced visit to Kiev , where he will meet with Zelensky and take part in events on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine.
09:58 Kiev received an invitation to take part in the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, but not in the Alliance summit itself, which will be held in July, Kuleba said in an interview with CNN. The Minister also noted that among the NATO member countries there is no unambiguous position on the admission of Ukraine to the Alliance. Kuleba explained that there are all conditions for inviting Ukraine to NATO, but some countries do not support such a step because they fear escalation.
09:40 Deputy commander of the Russian troops Sergei Surovikin knew about Prigozhin's plans to organize a rebellion against the country's military leadership, writes The New York Times, citing American officials familiar with intelligence. US intelligence is trying to find out if Surovikin helped organize a riot. There are indications that other Russian generals could also support Prigozhin's idea to forcefully change the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry.
09:06 Lithuania has acquired two NASAMS systems that will be transferred to Ukraine , President Gitanas Nausėda said.
09:04 Ukrainian troops are successful in the offensive in the Bakhmut direction, spokesman of the General Staff Andrei Kovalev said. According to him, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol, Berdyansk and Bakhmut directions. At the same time, Ukrainian troops continue to hold back the advance of the Russians in the Limansky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions.
Ukrainian troops conducted offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction in the areas of the settlements of Razdolovka, north of Soledar, south of Paraskoveevka, Zheleznyansky, Berkhovka, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka. They have been successful, and are fixing themselves on the achieved frontiers.
08:59 Ukraine has not yet used the main reserves in the counteroffensive, and some successes are not yet reported so as not to harm the troops, Reznikov said in an interview with the Financial Times. According to the minister, the liberation of a number of settlements in recent weeks "was not the main event" in the planned offensive. "When it happens, you will see it all," he added.
08:53 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were injured. In the Zaporozhye region, one person died and nine were injured, according to the IVA.
08:35 At night, two strike drones were destroyed in the Cherkasy region, two more fell into an empty warehouse in the Cherkasy region, the head of the IVA, Igor Taburets, said. Rescuers quickly extinguished a minor fire, people were not injured.
08:22 As of 7:00 am on June 28, the bodies of eight dead, including three children, were released from the rubble of the destroyed cafe building in Kramatorsk. 56 people were injured, including one child. Three people were rescued, the State Emergency Service said. The rubble is being cleared, there may be more people under them.
At the same time, the head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, said that nine people had died over the past day (eight in Kramatorsk and one in Minkovka), and another 46 people were injured in the region over the past day.
08:01 At night, air defense forces destroyed six Shahed-136/131 drones, with which the Russians attacked from the southeast direction, the command of the Air Force reported.
07:57 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 28.
personnel - about 227,100 (+930) people liquidated,
tanks - 4036 (+0),
armored combat vehicles - 7847 (+13),
artillery systems - 4089 (+6),
MLRS - 627 (+1),
air defense systems - 387 (+1),
aircraft - 314 (+0),
helicopters - 308 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 3499 (+7),
cruise missiles - 1261 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 6774 (+2),
special equipment - 563 (+0).
07:20 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky and Maryinsky directions, there are heavy battles. More than 30 clashes took place during the day, the General Staff said in the morning summary.
In the village of Gornostaevka, Kherson region, the occupiers are taking away housing from local residents who left for the controlled territory of Ukraine or died as a result of hostilities. Housing is marked with signs "property of the Russian Federation".
05:03 PMC Wagner mercenaries are still on the territory of Ukraine, said Pentagon Speaker Patrick Ryder. However, he did not specify the specific location.
04:14 Stoltenberg said that a clear signal was sent to Moscow and Minsk that "NATO is ready to protect every ally, every inch of NATO territory." "If the military company Wagner deploys its serial killers in Belarus, all neighboring countries will face an even greater risk of instability," the Secretary General said.
00:07 The United States has imposed sanctions against companies that may be associated with PMC Wagner. The list includes diamond trading company Diamville (CAR), mining company Midas Resources (CAR), trading company Industrial Resources General Trading (UAE), LLC DM (RF), Andrey Ivanov, whom the US associates with Prigozhin.
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18:39 Biden believes that Putin "definitely" weakened after Prigozhin's attempted rebellion: "He is losing the war in his country. He has become an outcast in the whole world. And this is not only NATO, not only the EU, this is Japan." When asked again if Putin is weak today compared to last week, Biden replied: "I know that it is."
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:35 Video- Assault on the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Serebryansky forestnear Kremennaya by the forces of the 228th Motorized Rifle Regiment. 21:14 During yesterday's attack on Kramatorsk in the RIA cafe, among others, Artem Sukhovey from Azov was liquidated.
20:34 Video- Combat footage: self-destruction of a militant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Soldiers of the OBTF "Kaskad" repel the enemy's offensive on the Vremevsky ledge at the junction of the Zaporozhye Front and the DPR.
In the new combat footage, after being wounded, a militant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a panic ran into his own minefields and flew to Bandera.
20:00 Ukrainian infantry, lost on the Vremievsky ledge, came under mortars and howitzers of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division -video.
19:25 June 12 in the NVO zone destroyed Oleg Buyalo, 21-year-old company commander of the 37th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to media reports, he graduated from the Odessa Military Academy in February 2023 and was immediately appointed to the position of company commander.
Earlier, the Military Chronicle Telegram channel noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine faced a shortage of commanders after the retreat from Artyomovsk. This explains why Buyalo took up such a position at such a young age.
Also in social networks there are other messages about the death of young Ukrainian officers. So, in June, it became known about the liquidation of the 20-year-old tank platoon commander of the 33rd Motorized Rifle Brigade Mikhail Telichuk and the 21-year-old air assault platoon commander Denis Zaderey.
19:24 "Akhmat" in Maryinka met Ukrainian militants, some did not have time to escape -video
Caution: violent footage. The fighters of the National Guard "Akhmat" are interested in where to send one of the Ukrainians who did not have time to escape, to Kyiv?
Russian units continue to advance in Marinka, forcing the enemy out of the ruins. To be continued.
18:30 "There are soldiers under the rubble all around" - a blow to location of mercenaries in Kramatorsk
A video from the Web - they write that it was published by a British mercenary with the call sign Peter, who confirmed that the strike on Kramatorsk hit the base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and mercenaries in the hostel.
Foreign instructors and military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed and wounded.
On the rubble in Kramatorsk, another mercenary was also noticed - American Nick Duckworth (pictured with a beard).
The report of the Ministry of Defense states that the purpose of the strike on Kramatorsk was a meeting of the management of the 56th Brigade and other higher command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18:28 Instagram starts to appear the first obituaries for the Ukrainian Armed Forces who died in a rocket attack on the Laguna cafe in Kramatorsk yesterday afternoon.
So, one of the destroyed is Sukhov Artem Olegovich from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, better known as “Azov”.
17:36 In a prisoner of war camp in the DPR in July 2022,killeddeputy commander of "Azov" and 49 more militants
The death of Dmitry Bukarev (Belotur) was confirmed by his sister Lada Lisova.
Bukarev went to the front as a volunteer in 2014, defending Mariupol. He is survived by 2 daughters.
In total, more than 50 Ukrainian neo-Nazis died in Yelenovka. Russia announced the strike of Kyiv - the terrorist attack of the RF Armed Forces.
The UN was unable to even begin its investigation and the mission was disbanded.
17:34 During the offensive, Khokhlovosko lost another Dutch infantry fighting vehicle YPR-765 (PRGWT) -video
16:39 Destroyed armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video
16:37 Meat assault of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of the settlement. Kleshcheevka on the Bakhmut direction, which ended in failure 18+ -video
15:10 Regular footage of the combat work of the ATGM crews of the Southern Group of Forces to destroy the UkroBMP in the Donetsk direction -video
15:08 In the area of Belogorovka, artillery of the 4th brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed manpower and a warehouse with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
14:58 Highlights summaries of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for June 28
The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out strikes with high-precision weapons on oil refining and fuel storage facilities to support the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass. All assigned objects are hit.
During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued to attempt an offensive in the Donetsk, South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
In the Donetsk direction, units of the "Southern" group of troops repelled five enemy attacks.
In the South-Donetsk direction in the area of the Vremevsky ledge, the group of troops "Vostok" repelled two attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the activities of the Ukrainian DRG were stopped.
In the Kupyansk direction, the “Western” group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also destroyed the Ukrainian DRG.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping of troops repelled two attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the area of Serebryansky forestry, the activities of two Ukrainian DRGs were stopped.
In the Kherson direction, a sabotage and reconnaissance unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed while trying to land and secure on the northern part of Antonovsky Island.
In Kramatorsk, the point of temporary deployment of the commanders of the 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit. Command and observation posts of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the regions of Predtecheno and Vesele. A warehouse of missiles and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near Novopavlivka.
Air defense systems intercepted three Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles and 6 HIMARS MLRS shells. Also, eight Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the DPR, LPR and Zaporozhye region.
14:57 Meanwhile, mass graves of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in full swing in Ukraine -video
The policy of the West to “fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented
Unfortunately, the realization of the “stupefaction” of the population by the leadership of Ukraine comes to the Ukrainian resident only with the loss of his loved ones
13:36 Death with a scythe passed next to this ukrovoin -video
Now he must understand that denazification is inevitable
13:32 The defeat of Ukrainian equipment does not stop: Destroyed BMP-2 and the Emirati armored car Panthera T6 -video
12:39 TCC employees in Ukraine continue to raid various places, for issuing subpoenas -video
12:38 Russian artillery destroys the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video
With the support of the UAV corps of the BARS volunteer detachment, our artillerymen are destroying the fortifications of neo-Nazis.
11:28 Such a picture is now all over Ukraine -video
On the front line, just like cannon fodder, the next echelons of young guys, men and women, are sent.
Stop! The enemy sits on the "Bank" in Kyiv, and will continue to indulge the nationalists, the Americans and the British.
11:26 “There is a direct line, give us a second one!”: Our helicopters destroyed an enemy column in the South-Donetsk direction -video
The crews of reconnaissance and attack helicopters detected the advancement of a column of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and destroyed it with guided missiles.
10:35 In the Dibrov area on the Krasno Limansky direction on June 25 destroyed Major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Baranets, who was a member of the society of “fighters and veterans of the ATO” (that is, he fought in the Donbas even before the start of the NMD).
In the last week, the enemy has experienced a significant increase in losses in the Krasnolimansky direction.
10:33 It became known that on June 23, the Russian DRGeliminatedin the Sumy region of the SOF intelligence officer Pavel Kalinichenko.
09:40 RF Armed Forces are working on Ukrainian positions in a constant mode, not allowing them to raise their heads -video
09:33 Per past 24 hours:
As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr grouping of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:
- two enemy watercraft;
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, losses: 15 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed; 9 - received injuries of varying severity.
- 152mm gun-howitzer D-20 with ammunition, losses: four servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed, three were injured of varying severity.
-120 mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, losses: five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, two were injured of varying severity.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:
- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Mylovoe, losses: nine servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed; seven - received injuries of varying severity.
- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement Republican, losses: nine military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed; seven - received injuries of varying severity.
08:25 They write about the destruction of the hotel in Kramatorsk, where the officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and suspicious foreign citizens gathered -video
The enemy media are focusing on civilian deaths, of course.
America is with you, non-brothers! How are American citizens talking about this, destroying weddings and peaceful villages in the Middle East?
"Collateral Damage".
For a day in the DPR, civilians were again killed and wounded from indiscriminate fire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So you can’t put pressure on pity, Nazi creatures.
08:14 Battles near Artyomovsk: ours are destroying enemy equipment and defensive forces -video
Intelligence discovered the concentration of forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The coordinates were transferred to the command post of the Airborne Forces to destroy the enemy. Precise fire from 122mm D-30 howitzers destroyed enemy infantry and equipment.
“We inflicted a combat defeat on the fortified area and the enemy infantry group. Thus, they made it possible for our assault groups to operate, ”said the gunner of the D-30 gun with the call sign“ Tambov ”.
An armored combat vehicle that was trying to deliver reinforcements was also destroyed
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Over the past day Representation reported about 34 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 21 artillery attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 11 artillery attacks from artillery 152mm and 122mm.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from MLRS.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 152mm artillery.
Having fired 196 units of various ammunition.
The region of seven settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire: Horlovka (Nikitovsky district), Zaytsevo, Yasinovataya, capital city. Donetsk (Kuybyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeivka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Staromihailovka, Blagodatnoe.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of two civilians in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.
Wounds of varying severity were received by 10 civilians, incl. five children#ChildrenNotTarget, in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya.
9 residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, Staromikhaylovka and Yasinovataya, as well as 2 civilian infrastructure facilities.
A previous 40 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU side in 24 hours.
22:06 Brief summary, Avdeevskoe direction.
The enemy command continues to prepare for offensive operations with limited targets in order to regain control over previously lost positions. There is a concentration of forces in the area of Novokalinovo, Krasnogorovka, Veseloye.
At the moment, in the Avdievka direction, in the first echelon, the enemy has concentrated up to 20,000 people, up to 80 tanks, up to 400 AFVs of all types, up to 270 units of field artillery guns and mortars. , 44, 55 Separate Mechanized brigades, 110 Separate Mechanized Brigade, as well as 220mm BM-27 MLRS (namely, battery 9K57 Hurricane).
Also, the delivery of ammo to the positions of units from the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
The deputy of the Poltava cell of the “Crooked Kector” reports on heavy losses in the Poltava TRO due to the insecurity of the material and technical base.
Generators, which are a backup source of power, are not refueled due to economy, which leads to big problems.
The communications of the counter-offensives in Poltava are maintained on batteries that run out at the most inopportune moment.
21:46 Thank you for military feat!
Servicemen of the group of troops "West" were awarded state awards for repulsing the terrorist attacks of the Kyiv regime against the civilian population.
Distinguished defenders of the Russian borders were awarded combat state awards: the Order of Courage and the medal "For Saving the Perishing." The fighters also received departmental medals “For Combat Distinction”, “For Military Valor”, “Participant in a Special Military Operation”.
21:15 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" grouping.
The units of the Southern Group of Forces thwarted the attack of the assault group of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Belaya Gora.
Artillery guns of high power 203mm "Pion" inflicted a defeat on the places of accumulation of manpower and equipment of the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Vasyukov, Mirolyubovka, Razdolovka. The group's artillery also destroyed a fuel and lubricants warehouse and a temporary deployment point for the 109th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kirovo and Rozovka regions.
As part of the counterbattery fight, a one hundred and twenty-millimeter mortar was destroyed with the calculation of the enemy at a firing position in the area of the settlement of Krasnoe.
20:35 Enemy attacks positions of the "Brave" at the front near Kremennaya
- In the area of Chervonaya Dibrova settlement, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched four infantry attacks with the support of infantry fighting vehicles from the 67th Brigade and the 100th brigade of the Teroborona. During the small arms battle and from artillery fire, the enemy was driven back. Positions held.
– In the area of Serebryansky forest, Russian special forces discovered and destroyed a Ukrainian DRG.
– In the area of N. p. Torskoye, the advancement of the reserves of the 42nd and 63rd Separate Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was revealed. The main part of the column was destroyed by TOS-1A “Solntsepyok” strikes.
- In the areas of n.p. Nevsky and Novolyubovka Su-34 crews bombed three points of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:00 Enemy applied attack on Donetsk, civilians were killed and wounded.
The artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of the capital of the DPR from the MLRS and NATO howitzers - two people were killed by shrapnel, six more were injured ... High-rise buildings were damaged.
Artillery attack of Donetsk in just an hour:
- 17:30 - n.p. Netaylovo - Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv regions: eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm.
– 17:55 – n.p. Galitsynovka - Kirovsky district: five rounds of caliber 155mm
- 18:10 - n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeivka (Chervonogvardei district): six rounds of 155mm caliber;
– 18:10 – n.p. Orlovka - Kyiv region: five rounds of 155mm caliber.
– 18:35 – n.p. Maksimilianovka - Kirovsky district: three rockets from RSZO.
19:31 At Orekhovo-Polozhsky direction the command of the 10th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began organizing the equipment of command posts in the area of Primorsky, Veselyanka and Kamyshevakhi.
The transfer of KP 10 Army Corps occurs primarily due to a change in the plan of the Nazi command about the direction of the main attack, since the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not achieve any serious success, even at a tactical level, in carrying out offensive operations in the directions of Orekhovo-Rabotino, Malaya Tokmachka-Verbovoye, and the losses incurred do not match the results achieved.
The updated plans of the enemy are to deliver the main blow in the direction of Stepnogorsk-Chervonoarmeiskoye, followed by the blockade of Vasilyevka.
Purpose: access to the ZNPP and its subsequent blocking.
The frontiers that the enemy previously considered as the direction of delivering the main strike: the settlement of Orekhovo-Rabotino, the Malaya Tokmachka-Verbovoye command of the enemy plans to use as a direction for delivering a flank strike.
The start of offensive operations is planned after the completion of the regrouping of units of the 10th Army Corps, the readiness deadlines have been shifted from June 29 to July 6, both due to weather conditions and due to the constant strikes of the RF Armed Forces on the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the same time, the enemy command is preparing
to resume the offensive in the Vremievsky direction.
As part of this training, mine clearance is underway in the defense area of 231 about 128 Separate Air Assault Brigade, the transfer of additional personnel is organized.
Ours continue to improve the line of defense and heavily mine the approaches to their positions.
19:00 Video– A captured Ukrainian soldier: during our training in Europe, we were told that we needed to kill as many Russians as possible.
Prisoner of war Vitaly Sery, despite the fact that he was trained in France, did not acquire any important military skills. He says that during his studies in Europe, a strong emphasis was placed on psychological work: the Ukrainians were told that they needed to kill as many Russians as possible.
18:35 Vremievsky ledge setting as of 17.00 June 28, 2023
In the area ofthe Vremievsky ledge, three company groups of the 35th Naval Infantry Regiment and the 128th Regiment of Troops on several armored combat vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles entrenched themselves in the area west of Staromayorsky. A little to the north, members of the 31st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Rivnopol took up positions.
Judging by the movements of the enemy, the Russian fighters withdrew from their positions between Staromayorsky and Rovnopol. At the moment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are equipping strongholds, mining approaches, and deployed ATGM crews. In addition, a unit of the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade arrived in the area.
Now the DRG of the 88th battalion of the 35th Naval Infantry Regiment has advanced in the direction of Priyutnoye, trying to strike at the flank of the defense of the Russian army. At the same time, a simultaneous attack from Levadny and Rovnopol is not ruled out.
18:05 Elusive "barbarian": combat work of crews of 152mm howitzers D-20 artillery units of the Western Military District
In one of the directions in the zone of the special operation, the personnel of the artillery battery of the "Western" group of troops inflicted fire damage on the area of accumulation of armored vehicles and manpower, as well as on the ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The wandering howitzer D-20, together with the crew, which dubbed the gun with the female name of Varvara, is one of the most productive, well-coordinated and elusive units for the enemy on this sector of the front.
“Don’t praise us too much, jinx us,” the gunners say jokingly. And there is something to praise. In addition to effective maneuvering tactics and high performance, the guys mastered a wide range of ammunition. On account of the calculation of dozens of hit targets - enemy mortars, his artillery, fortified oporniks and camouflaged observation posts.
17:36 Video- A fierce battle: the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was able to break through to our trenches on the flank of Artemovsk, but was destroyed
The drone of the Airborne Forces recorded one of the last failed attempts by the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of the BMP to advance in the Soledar area.
An ATGM hit an enemy vehicle, and the APU militants tried to run away under fire.
During the battle - all the infantry was destroyed by the Tula landing. Such rollovers here several times almost every day. Fights are fierce.
17:01 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units, with the support of armored fighting vehicles of 21 and 42 Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, attempted to regain lost positions. As a result of the artillery fire of the "Center" grouping of troops, the enemy retreated, and two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks and significant losses among the personnel were also destroyed.
- In the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye and Novolyubovka, the crews of the Su-34 of the group of troops launched bombing attacks on three points of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- During the counter-battery fight, more than 30 positions of cannon artillery and about 20 positions of mortars of Ukrainian troops were opened and suppressed.
16:30 The enemy is advancing onflankat Artyomovsk, there is a fierce battle
At Soledar, an armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from several tanks and infantry fighting vehicles attacks in groups in the direction of Vasyukovka - Razdolovka, the landing force is fighting.
The landing enemy tried to get closer to our positions, but one infantry fighting vehicle immediately blew up on a mine, a battle ensued.
Our airborne troops repulse the attack.
16:14 Operational lines On June 28, the DPR JCCC received additional information about casualties among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Yasinovataya:
- on the street. Ordzhonikidze, 130 wounded woman born in 1991
Additional information has been received about the damage caused by the artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
n.p. Staromikhaylovka:
- st. Ivan Marchenko, 10, 12 - private residential buildings.
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- st. Kuibysheva, 41 - a private residential building, a utility building was also damaged.
n.p. Yasinovataya:
- a fire was recorded at the Bus Station in the city of Yasinovataya.
15:55 Video– A captured soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke about the heavy losses and forced mobilization in the country
In some villages, only the disabled and the elderly remained, says Ukrainian prisoner of war Mikhail Tsypan. Due to a shortage of people, the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sends those who were forcibly mobilized to the line of contact, where untrained servicemen often surrender in the very first days.
15:30 About the rocket blows of the Russian Federation in Kramatorsk
On the evening of June 27, Russian troops attacked the RIA Lounge restaurant in the center of Kramatorsk with an Iskander ballistic missile.
In the arrival area were mercenaries, among whom managed to identify Alex Gallant (Alex Gallant), Arnaud Dedeker (Arnaud Dedecker) and Nick Dukvorta (Nich Durkworth), as well as three Colombian citizens. In one of the video from the field, you can also see that one of the wounded has a tattoo of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of the US Armed Forces on his arm.
Coordinates: 48.7353775, 37.5870549
However, foreigners were not the main target of the strike at all: there were several specific representatives of the command staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the ranks up to the general at the facility. As Elder Edda rightly noted, this is indicated by at least a parked army SUV without a driver that got into the frame.
The statement of the SBU about the capture of an employee of a gas transportation company who made covert filming of those inside the restaurant also speaks in favor of the version. Such extremely quick work to find spotters usually occurs in the event of a hit on important locations.
Unfortunately, the strike on the object in Kramatorsk was not without casualties among civilians. In total, local authorities reported the deaths of 10 people, but it is unlikely that they included those who were the real target of the strike: as often happens, their names will “pop up” in the Ukrainian media after some time.
They were trained in Europe, but gave up in the first battle, because they understand that it’s better this way.
14:30 Summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of June 28, 2023)
The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out strikes with high-precision weapons on oil refining and fuel storage facilities to ensure the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass. All assigned objects are hit. The target has been reached.
During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued to attempt offensive operations in the Donetsk, South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
- In the Donetsk direction, during the course of active defense, units of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repelled five enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Artemovsk, Pervomayskoye, Petrovskoye and Veseleye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Over 240 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed by operational-tactical and army aviation strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems.
- In the South-Donetsk direction in the area of the Vremevsky ledge, the courageous actions of units, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok group of forces repelled two enemy attacks with forces up to a motorized infantry company each in the direction of Staromayorskoye settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic in a day.
- In the Zaporizhia direction, Russian troops continued to deliver air, missile and artillery strikes against the concentration of enemy reserves in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilovka and Yabloneve of the Zaporozhye region. In the area of the settlement of Marfopol, Zaporozhye region, the activities of the sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were suppressed.
The total losses of the enemy in these areas per day amounted to 235 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, as well as 152mm D-20 and 152mm Msta-B howitzers.
- In the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation strikes, artillery fire of the "Western" group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kislovka, Timkovka of the Kharkov region and Novoselovskoe of the Luhansk People's Republic.
In addition, a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group was destroyed near the Timkovka settlement in the Kharkiv region. The losses of the enemy amounted to more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as three cars.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, competent and well-coordinated actions of units of the "Center" grouping of forces repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kuzmino of the Luhansk People's Republic and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The units of the 21st, 42nd, 63rd, 67th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine were defeated by operational-tactical aviation strikes and artillery fire in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova, Nevskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic, Yampolovka, Terny and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, the activities of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped in the Serebryansky forestry area.
During the day, up to 115 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket launcher, an 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
- In the Kherson direction, skillful actions of Russian troops and artillery fire destroyed an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance unit while trying to land and secure on the northern part of Antonovsky Island.
During the day, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, as well as howitzers: 152mm Msta-B, 152mm D-20 and 1`22mm D-30 were destroyed in this direction.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated the 93rd Artillery unit in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 134 districts.
- In the city of Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, the point of temporary deployment of the commanders of the 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit.
In the areas of the settlements of Predtecheno and Veseleye of the Donetsk People's Republic, the command and observation posts of the battalions of the 63rd Mechanized and 10th Mountain Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit. A warehouse of missiles and ammunition of the 47th Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Air defense systems intercepted three Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles and six HIMARS multiple rocket launchers during the day. In addition, eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Experienced Donetsk People's Republic, Karmazinovka, Privolye, Ploshchanka, Oborotnovka of the Lugansk People's Republic, Balochki and Peremozhnoye of the Zaporizhzhia region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 444 aircraft, 240 helicopters, 4,812 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,395 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,132 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,254 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 1,1256 units of special military vehicles.
13:55 Enemy at night tried to break through the defenses of the Russian army on the Zaporozhye front The head of the Zaporozhye region has just confirmed the morning report of RVvoenkor.
“A night attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to break through the defenses of the Russian forces in the Zaporozhye direction was repulsed, 3 Ukrainian tanks and three infantry fighting vehicles were shot down,” said E. Balitsky.
Recall that at 0400 hrs the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began offensive operations with the forces of a motorized infantry company, reinforced by a tank platoon in the direction of the settlement. Foals. During the battle, the enemy suffered losses and rolled back. Fighters of 429 SMEs, naval infantry and Sudoplatov's detachment destroyed three tanks and three infantry fighting vehicles.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to prepare for the resumption of a large-scale offensive on the left flank of the Zaporozhye Front.
13:22 Zaporozhye direction:
n.p. Pyatihatka
Meanwhile, a few hours ago, the 128th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive, but the attack bogged down. Tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were left to burn in the steppes. The personnel are abandoned in landings without the possibility of evacuation - at the moment our artillery is finishing them off.
Scouts of 429 SMEs of 19 Motorized Rifle Division, together with scouts of the battalion. Sudoplatov and 4 VB opened the enemy on the distant approaches. Three tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.
12:54 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the enemy made attempts to carry out covert regrouping and launch artillery strikes on the positions of Russian troops.
Artillery return fire destroyed an enemy mortar crew south of Konstantinovka, as well as a mortar crew and a pickup truck with militants north of Shevchenko.
The manpower of the nationalists, who were trying to advance in the direction of Neskuchnoye and Watchtower, was destroyed.
Forces of assault and army aviation inflicted fire damage on concentrations of militants in the areas of Makarovka, Urozhaynoye, Oktyabr State Farm, Novodonetsky.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, the advanced units of the group of forces "East", with the support of artillery, repelled an enemy attack in the Malaya Tokmachka area. An infantry fighting vehicle, an armored combat vehicle and manpower were destroyed.
Howitzer artillery fire destroyed the manpower and vehicles of the nationalists, who tried to attack with forces up to a platoon in the direction of Novodanilovka and Lobkovoe.
An unmanned aerial vehicle "Fury" was shot down by means of air defense.
The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.
The driver of the self-propelled artillery platoon of the motorized rifle brigade of the group, Corporal Tamerlan Abdulganiev, as part of the calculation of the self-propelled artillery mount, performed the task of inflicting fire damage on the enemy in one of the sectors of the South-Donetsk direction.
The fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened artillery fire.
The personnel of the crew were not injured, but the engine of the artillery mount was damaged by shrapnel.
Showing courage, composure and professionalism, under enemy fire, corporal Tamerlan Abdulganiev quickly identified the malfunction and restored the damaged car with standard tools.
After that, he brought the equipment entrusted to him with the crew from under enemy fire. Promptly changing position, the calculation of the self-propelled artillery mount continued firing at the enemy.
12:30 Video- The best helicopter Ka-52 is working out with “Whirlwinds” along the column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:59 Serpent Gorynych Brave burns passages in enemy minefields
Engineers make passages in the minefields of the enemy and destroy his strongholds in the Krasno-Limansky direction. To carry out combat missions, a self-propelled rocket launcher for demining UR-77, nicknamed "Serpent Gorynych", is used.
11:39 Abandoned AMX-10RCR in Novodonetsk.
Photo from our subscribers from the army special forces.
11:23 Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Orekhovsky sector settingas of June 28, 2023
On the Orekhovsky section of the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian formations continue rare attacks on the positions of Russian troops.
– Pyatikhatki are still in the gray zone. At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine made an attempt to sortie to Zherebyanki. According to South Wind @south0wind, the enemy led the offensive with forces up to a company, after the loss of two infantry fighting vehicles due to Russian ATGMs, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated again.
- Enemy DRG up to 15 people went on guard in the settlement. Lugovskoe. Right now, a shooting battle is going on, Russian artillerymen are working with cannon artillery and mortars.
- A warrior of the Far East reports about a thwarted enemy sortie near Rabotino: most likely, the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to gain a foothold at a height of 137.8 north of the village, but after artillery strikes they were dispersed.
10:53 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the West group.
- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the crew of a Su-34 fighter-bomber of the Zapad aviation group of forces launched a missile and bomb attack on the point of temporary deployment of units of 103 arr. TerO in the area of the settlement. Kovsharovka.
– In addition, the crews of attack helicopters Ka-52, Mi-28 and attack aircraft Su-25 delivered 11 air strikes on the accumulation of manpower, weapons, military and special equipment from the 14 OMB and on territorial defense units.
- The artillery of the group thwarted three attempts to rotate the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront in the area of the settlement. Kislovka, Olshana and Novoselovskoe. Enemy losses amounted to more than a platoon of manpower and one pickup truck.
- In the defense zone of 1 Tank Army, in the course of counterbattery fire, a self-propelled artillery mount of foreign production was destroyed by artillery fire from the 152mm self-propelled gun "Hyacinth-S" under the command of Sergeant Artem Rodionov in the area of the settlement. Peschanoe, and the calculation of the 152mm self-propelled guns "Akatsiya" destroyed the mortar crew of the enemy in the area of the settlement. Berestovoe.
10:25 The situation in the Zaporozhye and South-Donetsk directions: the enemy is increasing its activity.
- On the Vasilevsky sector, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine resumed offensive operations in the Pyatikhatki area - they tried to move towards the settlement. Foals, but were thrown back to their original positions. Columns of armored vehicles of the enemy in the area of the settlement were subjected to fire damage. Stepovoye.
- On the Orekhovskiy section, the enemy is trying to attack in the direction of the settlement. Rabotino. A counterbattery fight is underway - the artillerymen of the 58th Army destroyed another enemy self-propelled guns.
- Active hostilities continue in the Vremevsky direction - the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to advance in the direction of Priyutnoye, transporting infantry on AFVs. In the area of Makarovka, during the counterbattery fight, the enemy lost a mortar crew. The activity of our army aviation, which for some time decreased due to weather conditions, is being resumed.
10:05 On the Kupyansky, Krasno-Limansky and Donetsk directions of the VFU experiencing difficulties with the evacuation of the wounded and the logistics of the supply of ammunition.
Due to unfavorable weather conditions (heavy rainfall), dirt roads were washed out, VFU equipment began to get stuck and loaded.
The enemy is again pulling up troops to the line of attack in the direction of the main attack on the Zaporozhye Front, the Russian army is firing. The enemy is preparing for a new wave of offensive, transferring units to the landings in the direction of Rabotino in the Orekhovsky direction.
Also, the enemy is concentrating forces in the area of the settlement. Novodanilovka, bringing assault groups and ammunition. Our intelligence is closely monitoring the activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, then the enemy is covered with volleys of MLRS and mortars. In the near future, a new wave of large-scale offensive operations is expected to break through the front.
- In Kramatorsk, the SBU is looking for those who leaked the coordinates to the Russian military. The blow turned out to be more than effective - there were foreign mercenaries Ukrainian officers in the hotel.
- The tanks and infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine again went on the offensive on the left flank of the Zaporozhye Front, the Russian army met them with fire.
The operational situation in the Vasilyevsky district in the Kamensky direction. Defense zone of the Ossetian 19th division of the 58th army of the Southern Military District.
After the village of Pyatikhatki moved into the gray zone and a week-long lull, the 128th mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is trying to attack in the direction of the settlement. foals,
From 4:50 am in this area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began offensive operations with the forces of a motorized infantry company, reinforced by a tank platoon.
During the battle, the enemy suffered losses and rolled back. The fire of 429 Infantry Regiments, marines and Sudoplatov's detachment destroyed three tanks and three infantry fighting vehicles.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for a new wave of large-scale offensive in order to break through the front of the 19th Motorized Rifle Division of the RF Armed Forces in the direction of Vasilievka.
- In the Kamensk direction, the enemy is transferring and regrouping significant forces, transporting ammunition, equipping artillery firing positions to support attacks by assault groups.
09:36 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 06/27/2023 to 00:00 06/28/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 40 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 27 artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 11 attacks from MLRS, artillery 152mm and 122mm.
On Volnovakhskoye two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
By releasing 227 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Kalininsky, Nikitovsky districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Blagodatnoye, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a woman, in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
Four civilians received injuries of varying severity in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
Damaged seven residential buildings in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as two civilian infrastructure.
In the previous day, 18 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:34 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Aleshki fired 19 rounds ;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery fired 9 rounds ;
-- n.p. Peschanovka fired 9 rounds ;
-- 8 rounds were fired at the village of Kardashinka;
-- in the village of Dnepryans fired 6 rounds ;
-- in the village of Krynki fired 8 rounds ;
-- 9 rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka;
-- 12 rounds were fired along the Solontsy settlement.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being
specified Kakhovka, Aleshki settlement, Vasilievka settlement firing a total of 28 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being specified.
08:12 Frontline summary on the morning of 06/28/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops, after artillery strikes, attacked near Rabotin. Russian units held their positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lobkovo, Pyatikhatki, Shcherbaki, Orekhovo, Malaya Tokmachka, Gulyaipolsky, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaypole, Krasnoye, Malinovka, Olgovsky and Temirovka.
On the Uglidar sector, Ukrainian units advanced towards Priyutnoye. Under shelling, their positions in Levadny, Novopol, Zeleny Pole, Novodarovka, Novosyolka, Storozhevoe, Makarovka, Blagodatny, Zolotoy Niva, Prechistovka, Bogoyavlenka and Vugledar. The Ukrainian army launched a missile attack on Berdyansk.
On the Donetsk front, after shelling, Russian troops continued their assault operations in Maryinka and resumed at Pervomaisky. No success. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out strikes under Ukrainian units in Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name southwest of Soledar), Elizavetovka, Ilyinka, Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Karlovka, Severny (a settlement west of Avdiivka), Avdeevka, Orlovka, Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Uhldar directions), Ceramics, Alexandropol, Valentinovka, Sukha Balka and Yuzhny. The Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in Donetsk, Vodiane and Horlivka.
On the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian units again advanced near Kleshcheevka. Russian troops tried to counterattack from Berkhovka. No positive result. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at Ukrainian troops in Belaya Gora, Ivanovsky, Chasovoy Yar, Khromov, Markov, Vasyukovka, Rozdolovka, Vesel (a settlement northeast of Soledar), Sporny and Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Bakhmut and Soledar.
08:09 Military summary on the morning of June 28, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in the Cherkassy, Zaporozhye, Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as the part of the DPR occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On the Zaporizhia Front, the enemy is preparing to throw into battle several battalion tactical groups in the Kamensk and Orekhovsk directions, increasing pressure on our defenses.
Heavy fighting continues on the Vremievsky ledge.
South of Kremennaya in Serebryansky forest, the initiative is in the hands of the Russian Armed Forces, fighting is going on.
On the southern flank of the Bakhmut sector of the front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to advance in the area of Kleshcheevka.
In the DPR, a civilian was killed by shelling, four civilians were injured.
Good part of a Russian paratroop company surrounded in forest adjacent to Klishchiivka (southern Bakhmut pincer) and surrendered. Ukrainians on edge of (or may have already entered) Klishchiivka and Berkhivka (northern pincer).
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In Zaporizhye southern front: Russian channel Romanov about Robotyne axis.
Anxious... "The line of contact now walks along the white line. The northern edge of Robotyne and the enemy are separated by 'one field' only."
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Turkish channels report that in Kramatorsk, the loss of NATO mercenaries/instructors amounted to more than 100 people as a result of yesterday's missile attack.
These people, under the guise of volunteers, trained the Ukrainian army, and also participated in hostilities. The instructors burned themselves, starting to mark each other in stories and upload places of their voyages and favorite places for lunch.
CIPSO forgot to tell the British mercenary how to properly comment on Instagram videos. The rubble has been cleared for days.
Plus, as a result of this strike, the command staff of the 56th motorized infantry brigade was destroyed (one of the battalion commanders noted something and gathered the brigade officers in a cafe).
A similar attack was also carried out in Zaporozhye, but there are still few details.
✔️Several foreign mercenaries showed up at the site of the strike, who, however, did not hide their presence in Ukraine and actively shared the details of their everyday life in social networks. Alex Gallant, Arno Dedecker and Nick Duckworth were seen among those who came on the "safari".
✔️In one of the videos, a tattoo of a wounded man is clearly visible, indicating belonging to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of the US Armed Forces. Either an instructor, or a mercenary, or they are there.
✔️Another video shows a man in a uniform with the emblem of the 101st Airborne Division of the US Armed Forces.
✔️ Foreign journalists and three Colombians were also at the facility - writer Hector Abad, politician Sergio Jaramillo and journalist Catalina Gomez.
✔️Among those liquidated there are also Ukrainian military. For example, the 22-year-old member of Azov (banned in the Russian Federation) Artyom Sukhovey.
✔️On one of the videos with the aftermath of the strikes, a voice-over says that there are only soldiers under the ruins.
✔️According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the targets of the strike were the administration of the 56th brigade and other higher command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that had gathered in the Kramatorsk cafe.
The Russian Aerospace Forces, with a strike on Kramatorsk, eliminated a large number of American mercenaries, Scott Ritter, a former intelligence officer of the United States of America, said in an interview with journalist Garland Nixon.
Dear Mr. Ritter has been a professional, pro-Russia pundit for several decades. But while reasonably bright, highly trained, and connected internationally, his illegal fondness for underage females is prime blackmail material, and so we cannot judge how much of what he says when in anti-America mode is actually his own evaluation, and how much has been required of him by inimical forces. Unless he went native, also a distinct possibility for the professionally disappointed.
Mr. Nixon, on the other hand, after a career in law enforcement that he left as a major, has a second career as a radio and television pundit and talk show host on progressive stations.
“The target that was hit in Kramatorsk. <...> There was a whole bunch of American military personnel there ... They flew there from Romania on two Black Hawk helicopters. And they turned off the transponders when they crossed the border ,” Ritter said.
According to him, American servicemen arrived in the combat zone to provide assistance to wounded soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ritter said that among the liquidated Americans were military advisers and combatants.
Text taken from a ukrainia.ru article by Azat Rakhmanov
Article text posted at the Live Jounral page of Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] It would not be an exaggeration to say that the whole world was watching the events that are already precisely defined by the term "Prigozhin's rebellion". The way our Chinese neighbors reacted to the news from Moscow is worthy of special attention.
We must pay tribute to the official publications of the Chinese media: behind the dry presentation of information by most of the official media, as a rule, there was no bullying and gloomy forecasts for a possible development of events in Russia. In the articles of some publications, notes of sarcasm were traced in relation to the Western reaction to events.
“Much to the dismay of Western politicians, the incident with PMC Wagner did not lead to a civil war in Russia,” wrote a Moscow correspondent for the Huanqiu Shibao online publication on June 26.
Many publications in the PRC reprinted the statement of the country's Foreign Ministry that“The incident with PMC Wagner is an internal affair of Russia. As a friendly neighbor and all-round strategic cooperation partner in the new era, China supports Russia in maintaining national stability and achieving development and prosperity.”
In contrast to the obviously propaganda and anti-Russian publications of the Western media, over the past two days, many articles have been published in Chinese online publications and the blogosphere assessing the events of June 24 with calls to draw lessons from the experience of Russia.
Thus, military expert Qin An writes:“The military and information machine of the West is working against Russia at full speed. If the Russians were less selfish and more interested in serving the interests of their country, then the West would hardly have been able to achieve such success on the information front. You need to understand that we also have forces on the Internet, walking on a leash from the United States and playing on the selfish feelings of many of us.
We, too, are only interested in personal gain. This should worry us, we should be vigilant. We don't have private military companies, but we have huge private capital both at home and abroad. If we look at the situation from the perspective of a financial war, then a collapse in the Chinese stock market, especially at a time when China is economically prosperous, can lead to a situation where we have neither morale nor combat skills.
Of course, given the peculiarity of the Chinese media, it is hardly worth looking on kitnet for publications that would mention recent, just a few years ago, “flirting with PMCs”, that is, contacts of some Chinese structures with the infamous American Blackwater PMC . But, I think, the Wagner story put an end to such plans. Now we are unlikely to see the appearance of Chinese PMCs anywhere.
Blogger and publicist Xu Jijun notes that the events in Moscow once again revealed the polarity of Chinese society: “ Some supporters of the notorious “great chessboard” began to spin the idea that Prigozhin’s actions were nothing more than a performance played out by the government of the Russian Federation and the Wagner PMC "".
“Of course,” the publicist argues further, “it’s normal to have different points of view on events, since it’s still hardly possible to find out what really happened. In general, the talk about the "great chess game" demonstrates a friendly attitude towards Russia, but there are also people who applauded Wagner during these two days, putting aside their previous grievances for a while, and began to sing toasts to Prigozhin, who was supposed to overthrow Putin's power. However, how great was their disappointment on Sunday morning when they discovered that the Wagner had not only not captured Moscow, but everything ended peacefully. Now they are again scolding Prigogine for his indecision...”
Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the state English-language edition of the Global Times, was also noted for his statements. This time, Hu changed his usual neutral stance and made his opinion quite clear: “I believe that the situation can develop in several directions. The first thing that could happen is that Prigozhin will not stop there and will send his troops directly to Moscow to overthrow the Putin government and start a new political course for Russia ... ”
Recently, Hu, a well-known media personality in China, has often been criticized — many publicists accuse him of a hidden pro-Western stance, pointing out that Hu’s reaction to the events in Moscow and Rostov on June 23 and 24 revealed his true nature well —one of the most frequently quoted Chinese publicists in the Russian media turned out to be an open opponent of friendship with the Russian Federation, declaring that Putin's policies pose a threat to China.
These days, in personal correspondence with the author of the article, Chinese journalists and just acquaintances in one way or another expressed concern about the events taking place in our country, taking them to heart.
And again, this is not an exaggeration. Hong Yuan, a military expert and researcher at the Chahar Research Society, said, I think, for everyone and most accurately: “Mixed feelings!Our northern neighbor, as before, remains our teacher. It seems that everything happens first there. Whether we succeed or fail, everything happens first for them. We learn from their successes and draw instructive lessons from their failures. Now China will only increase control over its armed forces. This is a valuable lesson.
The Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, the USSR and the Russian Federation: throughout history, the difficulties that you faced, sooner or later we also have to overcome. We follow in your footsteps and draw wisdom from your experience. Russia should not plunge into chaos. If it happens that you plunge into turmoil and disintegrate, then our North and North-West will become the domain of the United States and NATO. It will be difficult for us to resist without you. But you must also remember that China, all of us, will serve as a support for you, we were,
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China will accept continued assistance of brother socialists.
What China wants is Siberia.
So anything that speeds the wheel to total breakup of Russia is a plus.
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Estonia is the latest of the three (Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia) Baltic States to dramatically increase defense spending and order a lot of new weapons.
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They can probably expect higher quality hand-me-downs as the antiques are gone and vintage stock is currently in the process of being demolished.
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When dealing with Russia they should prepare as Ukraine will. End of WW11 Russia demanded a complete and total unconditional surrender. So it is and so it shall be.
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[Jerusalem Post] One of Russia's few IL-22M airborne command post aircraft was shot down during Wagner's brief revolt on Saturday, which could impact Russia's air force command and coordination capabilities, the UK Defense Ministry said in Thursday morning intelligence update.
