Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Anastasia Ordinyan
[REGNUM] The Second International Documentary Film Festival “RT.Doc: Time of Heroes” will open with the premiere of Klim Poplavsky’s film “Military Correspondents-3: He Prays in the Language of God.” The show will take place in Moscow on February 23 in the Digital Business Space.
The son of Russian actress Yana Poplavskaya and director Sergei Ginzburg voluntarily went to the Northern Military District zone in 2022. Since then, he has filmed more than one project about military operations and civilians at the front. In an interview with IA Regnum, Klim spoke about the work of a military documentarian, the choice of the main character for his film and shared his opinion about those who fear the front like fire.
IA Regnum: Klim, what qualities should a military documentarian have?
Klim Poplavsky: Any person at the front must be professionally prepared for the conditions. First of all, he needs good physical training and excellent endurance. At a minimum, a person must be able to run for a long time and quickly.
Military documentarians and military correspondents are always close to professional and well-trained military personnel. You cannot differ in your knowledge, skills, general understanding of the situation, in your physics from a professional military man. When you arrived where the fighting was taking place, you already identified yourself as a military man.
Neither the enemy nor your life will spare you. She won’t say: these are military men, I hit them with a shell or a bullet, but these are fellow correspondents and documentarians, they are very nice people - you don’t need to shoot at them. This doesn't happen. That is, you get into the general mix and get the first number in the same way as a warrior.
IA Regnum: Do you have such training?
Klim Poplavsky: Yes, of course. Anyone who goes there should take care of quality preparation. When I realized that my life was divided into before and after, that my life meant making non-feature films, this led me to take all the necessary courses and visit all the necessary specialists.
In addition, he took the time to do everything necessary in terms of preparing equipment and obtaining additional information. And I continue to improve my knowledge. Every day, in any free time, I engage in self-development regarding military field affairs, medical care, and more.
IA Regnum: How often does this knowledge come in handy on the battlefield?
Klim Poplavsky: Thanks to them, I have been alive for a long time. And also the people nearby and the wounded who came under my hands are alive. So the instructors who gave me this knowledge and skills should not be ashamed of me. But my films will answer such questions better and in more detail.
IA Regnum: How do soldiers feel about military documentarians and military correspondents on the battlefield? Isn't it considered a nuisance?
Klim Poplavsky: War correspondents and documentarians have different degrees of presence on the battlefield and different methods of filming. I am with the fighter guys for a very long time, and the military correspondents come, film the story and come back. During the time spent on the battlefield side by side, the military gets used to the fact that I am there, that I don’t interfere, they get used to the fact that I do the same thing with them.
Firstly, the fact that I am not in the way is already a help, because there are enough people who are a hindrance at the front. Secondly, the presence of a camera improves the morale of soldiers. They understand that they are remembered, thought about, and seen. The guys realize that they are not doing all this in vain, they are not abandoned or forgotten. That is, the people for whose sake the soldiers perform the feat see all this.
IA Regnum: The hero of your new film is military correspondent Sargon Khadaya, where is he from, what is his nationality?
Klim Poplavsky: Sargon is a native of Syria, but his nationality is Aramean, that is, exactly the same as that of the Lord Jesus Christ. We can say that Hadaiah is a fellow countryman of Jesus. Our hero is bilingual, that is, a person who speaks Russian and Arabic absolutely perfectly, he easily switches between them.
Since he is the son of two houses - Russia and Syria, it is very interesting to watch how he instantly and sometimes completely spontaneously switches between languages, records broadcasts and stories. It’s curious how he thinks; it never became clear to me which language he thinks in more, Arabic or Russian. The film, of course, answers the question of who his parents are and other details of his life.
IA Regnum: Why did you choose such a character?
Klim Poplavsky: It was interesting for me to observe a native speaker of a non-Russian language. Watch a hero broadcast to the world the situation not in the Middle East, although he himself was a participant in the Syrian confrontation. Talk about how he shows the conflict in his second home.
IA Regnum: Previously, you shot feature films, but then you changed the direction of filming and also went to the Northern Military District zone. What was the catalyst for this action?
Klim Poplavsky: Lack of documentaries at the front. There is an acute shortage of professional people who know how to make such films. And it’s a direct necessity, because our children and grandchildren will watch it, like the films that the documentary filmmakers of the Great Patriotic War gave us.
Many of those who filmed then remained with a camera in their hands on the battlefield, so that we remember and understand what fascism is. This was the fight of our grandfathers. And now we must leave for future generations not paper and letters that can be rewritten, but frames that cannot be changed. All so that there are no questions: who, how and why?
IA Regnum: Do you still remember any moments from life on the field that you will never forget?
Klim Poplavsky: I will never forget every moment spent on the front line.
IA Regnum: What can you say to young guys who avoid the front out of fear?
Klim Poplavsky: I think that it is better for them to fear the time when there will be a day of new victory, to which they will not be involved. I think that they should be afraid of a world in which there will be new heroes who forged this victory and created a new world, to which people who were stupidly afraid of the front are now stupidly uninvolved. They should be afraid that in the future they will find themselves left behind a great nation, a great homeland, a great victory. It's scary to not be involved.
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[KavkazUzel] The initiative of the residents of Chechen-Aul to open the gates on the anniversary of the deportation, as is done on days of mourning, has become a way for the people to remember the victims of deportation in the absence of the opportunity to organize mass events, noted human rights activists interviewed by the Caucasian Knot.
As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, in 2023, no official events were held in Chechnya to mark the 79th anniversary of the deportation of the Vainakhs; on that day, Kadyrov limited himself to curses against Stalin. In 2022, on the 78th anniversary of the deportation, no commemorative events were held in the republic; officials dedicated only posts on social networks to this date.
The Day of Memory and Sorrow on February 23 was celebrated in Chechnya until 2011, when the authorities of the republic decided to celebrate all Russian public holidays on an equal basis with other regions, including Defender of the Fatherland Day, which coincides in date with the anniversary of the deportation of the Vainakhs.
In April 2011, the special commission announced that the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow of the Peoples of the Republic would be celebrated annually on May 10 - the day of the funeral of the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, who was killed in a terrorist attack on May 9, 2004.
However, in 2020, on Defender of the Fatherland Day, a rally was held in Grozny in memory of the victims of repression, in which Ramzan Kadyrov and other officials took part. Representatives of the leadership of Chechnya held a small rally in memory of the victims of deportation on February 23, 2021. Kadyrov was abroad and did not participate in it.
Eighty years ago, on February 23, 1944, Operation Lentil began, during which almost 500,000 Chechens and Ingush were massively evicted from the territory of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic to Kazakhstan and Central Asia. You can read more about these events and their consequences in the Caucasian Knot reference material “ Deportation of Chechens and Ingush ”.
Information that in the village of Chechen-Aul, which is part of the Argun urban district, on February 23, “the gates will be open in all courtyards for the whole day” as a sign of memory and grief for the victims of deportation, was posted today on the Instagram* public “Chechen” -Aul - Nacha-Checha."
The initiative to hold an action in memory of the victims of deportation shows that no one has forgotten this tragedy, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Peoples Ruslan Kutaev is sure.
“As a rule, when someone has mourning events, someone has died, they open the gates of the house and keep them open for three days because they come to express their condolences. People who have good relations with this family, sympathize with their loss, also opened their gates". This is a fairly common phenomenon in Chechen society. Therefore, the fact that the decision has now been made to hold such an action in Chechen-Aul suggests that everyone remembers and does not forget what happened," he told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Kutaev does not believe that the initiative of the residents of Chechen-Aul is a manifestation of disagreement with the fact that the authorities do not hold public mass events on February 23 in memory of the victims of deportation. “I don’t think that one thing is connected with the other. I am sure that even if the authorities carried out some actions, the residents of the village would still open their gates. The wound of deportation runs very deep in families. The tradition is preserved in any case. This is the individual behavior of each families. And the fact that the action is being held for the second year in a row suggests that there is no pressure on the residents of the village in this regard,” he noted.
According to Kutaev, in 2014 the authorities tried to suppress all initiatives related to the anniversary of the deportation, but since 2016 they themselves began to hold similar events. “If in 2014 we had not held a conference dedicated to the deportation of the Vainakhs, then to this day no events would have been held at all. Our protest in 2014 actually opened the way for everyone, including Kadyrov and his entourage. Then there were terrible persecutions due to this initiative, and now there are some relaxations in this regard. The authorities themselves are talking about deportation, talking about Stalin, and so on. Now there are no prerequisites that there will be pressure and persecution because of the open gates," the interlocutor said.
The author of the “Chechnya Insid ” blog on the “Caucasian Knot” previously wrote about the 2014 conference and its consequences.
“Ruslan Kutaev and other representatives of the creative and scientific intelligentsia held a scientific conference in February dedicated to the genocide of the Vainakhs in 1944. The next day, all participants and organizers were gathered at Kadyrov’s residence, where they were reprimanded for disobeying the ban <...> There was a version that some representatives of the intelligentsia were then subjected to physical violence. Ruslan Kutaev refused to come and apologize. For this he was later kidnapped and tortured <...> At that conference, all concerned were, among other things, asked to open the gates of private houses on February 23.
Gates in Chechnya are usually left open during time of mourning. Then, due to the persecution of Kutaev, this initiative did not receive widespread support. However, in 2018, this initiative, which was revived by public figure Yuni Uspanov, was supported by many people, especially in Ingushetia," he wrote in the entry " Chechen-Aul was massively supported initiative to open the gates in memory of the victims of the Vainakh genocide."
Kutaev also added that not all villages disseminate information about such an action, but, he is sure, “in all villages people will open their gates.”
A human rights activist, an employee of the Memorial Human Rights Center, who wished to remain anonymous, considers this action a manifestation of the memory of the people. “This is a popular form of holding an action in conditions where it is dangerous to gather ourselves. How can this be interpreted differently if it happens on the anniversary of the deportation? I think this has nothing to do with the fact that the authorities do not hold events on this day. The authorities and the people in this country separated from each other a long time ago,” he told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.
The human rights activist also added that since the action is taking place for the second year, this means that the authorities are not against it and are not putting pressure on people for this. “I have no information whether such an action is carried out in other villages, but it would be good if it were carried out everywhere. Perhaps this is the case. If the authorities decide that such an action is inappropriate and ban it, then no one will open the gates.”, he is sure.
The Chechen-Aul initiative is a popular form of holding an action in conditions where it is dangerous to gather on your own, says the head of the Civic Assistance Committee Svetlana Gannushkina. “The people always remember what happened to them. This is a historical memory. And such actions speak of the wisdom of the people. A situation has arisen where it is dangerous to gather in one place and honor the memory of the victims of deportation. So they came up with such a general action, which is a shame to ban.”, she said.
At the same time, there is a certain message in this action, she believes. “Perhaps the residents, unwittingly, are showing that they do not entirely agree with the authorities’ policy of not holding public events. But under these conditions, they cannot afford any other kind of action than an open-gate initiative. And the fact that in this village last year they also held an action, it says the following: the authorities may not be very happy, but they see no point in interfering with the action in order to honor the memory of the Vainakhs,” the human rights activist noted.
Many do not know or do not want to know that under Stalin, mass arrests, deportations and executions were carried out on ethnic grounds, and entire nations were declared “hostile,” said Oleg Khlevnyuk, a historian and author of the biography “Stalin. The Life of a Leader.” You can read about these and other most famous myths and reliable information related to the role of Joseph Stalin in the events of the Great Patriotic War in the “Caucasian Knot” reference “ 10 myths about the role of Stalin in the Great Patriotic War.”
Minus A-50U of the Muscovites is a joint operation of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense and the Air Force
🦉⚡️ As a result of a joint operation of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, another valuable Russian aircraft - A-50U - was shot down over the Sea of Azov.
💬 This aircraft was used by the aggressor state for long-range radar detection, control and guidance for strikes on Ukraine with missiles from strategic aviation.
🧐 The A-50U modification had a modernized radio-technical complex for detecting low-altitude and inconspicuous air targets.
📍A sharp drop in speed and altitude of the downed A-50U aircraft was recorded near the city of Yeisk.
#4
I keep wondering if the F16s are secretly already in action in Ukraine or if sneaky Joe Biden is allowing the F22 or F35 to be in action being flown in Ukraine by US pilots.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 21:50 The German Bundestag supported the proposal on armaments for Ukraine prepared by the ruling parties, which, among other things, includes a call to provide long-range systems to Kiev. About whether Ukraine will be given Taurus missiles, see the material New help from Germany .
21:37 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and informed about Ukraine’s implementation of the four legislative steps necessary to prepare the assessment of the European Commission in March 2024. “We stated the need for rapid approval of the relevant negotiating framework necessary for the actual start of negotiations, as agreed in December last year,” the president added.
21:28 According to internal US estimates, Ukraine may face a potentially “catastrophic” shortage of ammunition before spring, ABC TV channel reports. Media interlocutors called the end of March a particularly decisive period for the Armed Forces of Ukraine if Congress does not approve funding for Ukraine. US officials also predict a shortage of air defense assets. And if Russia gains control of the skies, it will completely change the nature of this struggle, they say.
19:39 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, in his letter to the heads of the Foreign Ministries and Ministries of Defense of the member states called for doing everything possible to provide Ukraine with shells, Politico writes. He also called on EU countries to disclose information about what they are doing at the bilateral level to help Kyiv. “I believe that together we can change the situation - for Ukraine and the security of Europe - but this requires immediate action. Time does not stand still,” the diplomat emphasized.
19:36 As a result of Russian shelling of the Constantinople Kurakhovsky community of the Donetsk region, one person was killed and nine were injured. Among the wounded are four teenagers - 12, 14, 15 and 16 years old, said the head of the OVA, Vadim Filashkin. The enemy fired 13 Hurricane shells into the village.
19:30 The lower house of the Polish parliament adopted a resolution on honoring the memory of the victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine. In the resolution, the Polish Sejm calls on the International Criminal Court to bring to justice those responsible for war crimes committed against the Ukrainian people. The parliamentarians also appealed to the governments of NATO and EU countries to “strengthen the comprehensive support provided to Ukraine, in particular to ensure the rapid delivery of military equipment and ammunition, which will allow the country to effectively defend itself against the aggressor.”
18:53 Ukrainian troops continue to hold positions in Krynki, Kherson region, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, “the situation is really difficult, but controllable.” “Shoigu’s false statement - it is obvious to everyone that it was an empty preparation that they prepared after the powerful assaults on Sunday. But they did not achieve success, they did not have time to report, they printed out what was prepared and rushed around the world. But in the end we showed everyone "That we continue to hold a bridgehead and repel enemy assaults. Otherwise, who did they storm today, themselves?" - she noted.
18:28 Defense forces have received “dozens” of M113 armored personnel carriers equipped to evacuate wounded from the battlefield, the Ministry of Defense said. Several hundred more are expected soon. Tracked vehicles have much higher cross-country ability, so in off-road conditions this is what the army needs most, the department added.
17:36 The Russian air defense system was destroyed near Mariupol, said advisor to the mayor of the city Pyotr Andryushchenko.
16:33 Great Britain announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include 200 Brimstone anti-tank missiles. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps also noted that the UK will train additional Ukrainian troops along with other allies. Together they will train another 10 thousand people in the first half of 2024.
16:09 The Bundestag voted for a recommendation to provide Ukraine with long-range systems to carry out “precision strikes deep in the rear of the Russian aggressor ,” said the head of the permanent delegation of Ukraine to the NATO PA, Yegor Chernev. According to him, we are talking about long-range Taurus missiles. “This is a coalition document, unlike the opposition one, which was rejected a little earlier today. The decision is up to Scholz. We are gradually raising the level of the issue in order to achieve a result,” Chernev noted.
16:00 The Russians launched an airstrike using a KAB-250 on the territory of an enterprise in the town of Kurakhovo, Donetsk region. Nine employees were injured, the regional prosecutor's office said.
15:51 Committees of the European Parliament approved a program for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros. The decision was made by the committees on the budget, foreign affairs and industry: 66 votes in favor, five against. The funding must now be approved by the entire parliament at a meeting next week.
15:22 The Rada adopted in the first reading a bill on ensuring the rights of military personnel and police officers to social protection. In addition to expanding their rights, they will be prohibited from publishing certain information on the Internet. We are talking about geodata of military facilities, military units, military personnel in the performance of tasks, information about the nature of these tasks and the forces and means involved in their implementation.
15:06 Britain announced a new package of sanctions against the Russian Federation - restrictions apply to ammunition manufacturers, electronics companies, diamond and oil trading. Sanctions have also been imposed against a number of Chinese, Belarusian and one Turkish companies.
14:37 Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen announced the signing of an agreement on security guarantees with Ukraine. The document stipulates that Denmark will support Ukraine in military and other areas for ten years. In turn, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced plans to transfer the first F-16 fighters to Ukraine this summer. At the same time, he added that the process depends primarily on the training of pilots, Ukrainian technical personnel, infrastructure and logistics.
Frederiksen also announced a package of military assistance to Ukraine worth almost $250 million.
14:29 The German Parliament voted against the transfer of long-range weapons to Ukraine, DW reports. The proposal to expand military assistance was made by the opposition bloc CDU/CSU.
14:06 Russia has once again attacked a front-line thermal power plant, DTEK reports. Equipment was seriously damaged and six employees were injured.
13:54 Zelensky said that he held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, heard reports from Syrsky and Budanov on the situation at the front and the enemy’s plans. “We examined in detail the situation in the Avdeevsky and Southern directions. Avdeevka is a new line of defense, strengthening borders, the enemy’s further intentions. Krynki - our marines reliably hold the bridgehead. The enemy is only capable of a disinformation operation,” the president said. There was also a separate classified report on “everything related to F-16 aircraft.”
13:32 Russian troops are now regrouping, having suffered huge losses during the Avdeevka operation, are bringing up reserves and are again actively using aviation. In turn, Ukrainian troops are strengthening their layered defense, being reinforced with additional units, and creating new firing positions, Commander Tarnavsky said.
In the Zaporozhye direction in the Rabotino area, the Russians are trying to advance in small assault groups, again attracting ATVs. During the day on February 21, three Russian ATVs were destroyed and damaged.
13:07 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that in order to “achieve the goals of the Northern Military District,” Russian troops will have to reach Kiev again - “if not now, then after a while,” and that Russia is already “tired of waiting for Odessa.”
12:38 The SBU documented facts of air attacks by the Russian Federation on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine using missiles from North Korea. We are talking about ballistic missiles of the Hwasong-11 (KN-23/24) type. According to investigators, Russian troops fired more than 20 North Korean missiles into Ukraine, killing at least 24 civilians and seriously injuring more than 100 others.
One of the first facts of Russia’s use of ballistics from the DPRK was recorded on December 30, 2023 during the shelling of Zaporozhye. The Russians launched their next attack with North Korean missiles in early January on an apartment building in Kyiv. In addition, the Russian Federation fired North Korean ballistic missiles at residential buildings in five front-line villages in the Donetsk region. The Russians also fired North Korean missiles at private houses in Kharkov.
12:02 Zelensky submitted to the Rada a bill on the demobilization of conscripts.
11:45 Ukraine’s total losses from a full-scale war amount to $499 billion, according to a joint study by the Kiev School of Economics and the World Bank. A year ago, this figure was $411 billion. At the same time, losses to the Ukrainian agricultural sector as a result of the war exceeded $80 billion. Total needs for reconstruction and restoration over the next ten years are $56 billion, with priority needs for 2024 at $435 million, analysts say.
11:06 An agreement on security guarantees between Italy and Ukraine may be signed in the coming days, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said. At the same time, he added that the document will not have legal force and does not require ratification: “As in the agreements signed by Ukraine with other partners, the document will contain assistance in the economic sphere, obligations for the restoration of Odessa, humanitarian support, protection of critical infrastructure. Another important aspect is supporting reforms in Ukraine. The future of Kiev is in the European Union." According to him, the document is "political and symbolic" and sends "a clear signal: we defend international law."
10:40 Russian troops shelled the village of Lvovo, Berislavsky district, Kherson region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Over the previous 24 hours, three people were injured as a result of enemy shelling in the region.
10:29 Russia continues to receive British equipment and machinery worth hundreds of millions of pounds through the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Uzbekistan, Sky News reports, citing data on British foreign trade. The largest category of goods sent to these four countries from Britain was aircraft, helicopter or drone parts, valued at £6 million. Other products include data processing machines, air navigation equipment and radio navigation aids.
09:57 The Russian publication Important Stories verified the list of 68 Russian military personnel who died from an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during a formation at a training ground in the Donetsk region on February 20. According to journalists, all the soldiers were assigned to military unit 06705 in Transbaikalia and served in the 36th motorized rifle brigade. The veracity of the list of dead and the fact that the blow was struck during formation in front of the commander of the 29th Army of the Eastern District, Major General Oleg Moiseev, was confirmed by an employee of this unit.
09:26 The Kh-31P missile, which failed to be shot down during the night attack, hit the Odessa region, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, this may indicate an attempt to reconnoiter the location of air defenses before preparing for the next massive attack.
09:18 New Zealand announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $25.9 million. The Foreign Ministry reported that the funds will be used for training the Ukrainian military, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance. The total amount of assistance for Ukraine from New Zealand exceeded $100 million.
09:09 Speaker of the Southern Defense Forces Natalya Gumenyuk confirmed the Ukrainian attack on the Russian military training ground on the left bank of the Kherson region. At least 60 Russians were killed in the strike, she said. “This whole profanation with planting the flag and escaping from there was enchantingly completed by yesterday’s work at one of the training grounds where the corresponding assault groups are being trained,” she noted.
09:04 A group of international legal experts sent a letter to official representatives of the G7 countries stating that the confiscation of frozen Russian assets does not contradict international law, Bloomberg writes. Experts note that given Russia's "flagrant violation" of the legal order established after World War II, international law allows for "legitimate countermeasures" to persuade the violating country to "cease its illegal behavior."
08:55 The “governor” of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, said in his interview that the “authorities” are forcibly deporting Ukrainian citizens. According to him, the occupiers “evicted a large number of families” who did not support Russian aggression or “insulted” Russia. He added that otherwise the “authorities” would have to “deal with” them in a more “harsh” way, or they would be killed by pro-Russian citizens. Balitsky also noted that the occupation authorities had to make “extremely tough decisions,” which he will not talk about.
08:27 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 22:
personnel - about 407,240 (+1160) people,
tanks - 6523 (+7),
armored combat vehicles - 12,373 (+35),
artillery systems - 9867 (+41),
MLRS - 997 (+5),
air defense systems - 680 (+2),
aircraft - 339 (+1),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 7596 (+36),
cruise missiles - 1903 (+0),
ships/boats - 25 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,924 (+63),
special equipment - 1566 (+8).
07:50 In the morning, the Russians struck the village. Estuaries of the Galitsynovskaya community of the Nikolaev region - according to preliminary information, one person was injured. One residential building was destroyed, several nearby were damaged, the fire was promptly extinguished, said Vitaly Kim, head of the OVDA.
07:39 Over the past 24 hours, 64 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy attacks in the areas of Stepnoy, Lastochkino, Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky. In the Maryinsky direction, the enemy tried 14 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Georgievka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army tried to advance three times in the Sinkovka and Tabaevka areas of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - attacked Ukrainian units six times in the Ternov and Vyemka areas of the Donetsk region. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled two attacks in the areas of Kleshcheevka and Mayorsk, Donetsk region; on Novopavlovsky - one attack south of Zolotaya Niva, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - eight attacks west of Verbovoy and in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces hold their positions and repelled four enemy assaults on the left bank of the Dnieper.
06:43 Air defense at night destroyed eight of the ten Shahed attack UAVs that Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kharkov regions. In addition, the enemy used the Kh-31P anti-radar missile from the Black Sea.
06:16 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of a “Ukrainian drone” over the Bryansk region and an S-200 anti-aircraft missile converted to hit ground targets over the Rostov region.
00:51 Zelensky, by his decree, allowed citizens of other states and stateless people to serve in the National Guard.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Units of the missile forces inflicted defeat on two areas where personnel were concentrated.
More than five settlements in the Nikolaev region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, the General Staff noted.
Ukrainian soldiers continue to hold positions on the left bank of the Dnieper. They also repelled Russian attacks near Orlovka (Donetsk region). This is stated in the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Thursday, February 22.
The enemy carried out 50 air strikes and carried out 80 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
Kupyansk direction
The enemy made fou offensive attempts in the area of the village of Sinkovka, Kharkov region. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Ivanovka in the Kharkov region.
Liman direction
Our soldiers repulsed 14 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Terny and Yampolevka, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Razdolovka and Veseloe, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements were damaged by enemy artillery and mortar shelling, including Makeevka, Nevskoye, Lugansk region; Terny, Torskoe, Serebryanka, Spornoe, Donetsk region.
Bakhmut direction
The defense forces repelled eight enemy attacks in the areas of Andreevka, Bogdanovka, Ivanovskoye, Klishchievka and Toretsk, where the enemy tried to improve their tactical position. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, in particular Andreevka, Ivanovskoe and Klishchievka in the Donetsk region.
Avdeevskoe direction
Our defenders repulsed seven enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Orlovka, Severnoye, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Berdich, Semenovka, Orlovka, Lastochkino, Tonenkoye. About 20 settlements were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling, including Berdichi, Semyonovka, Severnoye and Netaylovo in the Donetsk region.
Maryinsky direction
The defense forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Novomikhailovka and Pobeda in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 31 times to break through the defenses of our troops. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Alexandropol, Krasnogorovka, Kurakhovo, Paraskovevka. Such settlements of the Donetsk region as Krasnogorovka, Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka came under artillery and mortar fire from the occupiers.
Novopavlovskoe direction
Ukrainian soldiers repelled two enemy attacks in the area of the village of Zolotaya Niva. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Staromayorskoye. About 10 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, in particular Prechistovka, Zolotaya Niva, Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye.
Zaporozhye direction
The defense forces repelled four enemy attacks west of Verbovoye and in the Robotinoye area of the Zaporozhye region. More than 15 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, including Malinovka, Charivnoye, Belogorye, Novodanilovka in the Zaporozhye region.
Kherson direction
More than five settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, among them the city of Ochakov, Nikolaev region. The enemy does not abandon his intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. During the day, two attempts were made to storm the positions of our troops.
Enemy losses
Defense aviation carried out strikes on six areas where enemy personnel were concentrated and 3 anti-aircraft missile systems. The missile force units defeated two areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, one logistics hub, two air defense systems and one enemy ground control station.
As we have already written, the deputy commander of the 18th Army of the Russian Federation, Magomedali Magomedzhanov, died in a hospital in temporarily occupied Sevastopol. His death was caused by injuries received in the war against Ukraine.
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[Korrespondent] The enemy continues assault operations further west of Avdievka, despite the fact that during the four months of the Avdievka operation, the total losses of Russians amounted to more than 47,000.
The Russian military is regrouping after the Avdievka operation and, with the support of aviation, is trying to continue assault operations further west of Avdievka in the direction of Lastochkino. This was announced by the head of the public relations department of the Tavria Operational-Strategic Group of Troops, Dmitry Likhovy, during a telethon, Ukrinform reports.
According to him, the enemy continues assault operations further west of Avdievka, despite the fact that during the four months of the Avdievka operation, the total losses of Russians amounted to more than 47,000.
“Unfortunately, the Russians have certain reserves and they are regrouping after this operation, bringing in new resources - completely different units, and with the support of aviation they are trying to continue assault operations further west of Avdievka in the direction of Lastochkino and neighboring settlements,” the speaker said.
He noted that Ukrainian troops are strengthening their layered defense, being reinforced with additional units, and creating new firing positions.
“That is, it is not just that the enemy, on the back of the retreat from Avdiivka, is trying to build on his successes, and he succeeds. There are difficult battles there. The positions are restored by our troops, the enemy is captured, and this indicates that certain things are happening there military clashes. And the circumstances there are such that Russian offensive actions are taking place in small assault groups with the support of a small number of armored vehicles,” Likhovy said.
He added that the Russian Federation is trying to attack, but it has few resources for this.
Over the past 24 hours, in the Tauride direction, the Ukrainian military destroyed and neutralized 328 Russian drones.
“In our direction, the entire OVSU Tavria, over the past 24 hours, 515 Russians were destroyed or otherwise incapacitated.Six artillery systems, four tanks, 14 armored vehicles, one MLRS, one anti-missile missile system, 20 vehicles, five ammunition depots were also destroyed or damaged, and 328 UAVs were neutralized or damaged,” said Likhovy.
According to him, among the destroyed Russian equipment were three ATVs, as well as an 152mm 2S19 MSTA-S self-propelled gun and a 100mm Rapier cannon.
According to the Tavria OSUV, 10 Russians were captured in the Avdeevsky direction over the past 24 hours.
“If we talk about the past 24 hours, it should be noted that out of the entire operational zone of the Tavria OSUV, it is in the Donetsk region, that is, in the Maryinsky and Avdeevsky directions, that the majority of air, artillery and kamikaze drone strikes occur. At the same time, the situation is dynamic in Avdeevsky, and in the Maryinsky directions. Our soldiers restored several positions yesterday, and it was in the Avdeevsky direction that more than 10 Russians surrendered to our military or were captured," Likhovy noted.
He also informed that on February 22 at 18:00 in the Maryinsky direction, the Russian Federation tried 31 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops. In the Avdeevsky direction on Thursday by 18:00, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 7 Russian attacks.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of AFU 10th Mountain Assault, 14th Mechanised brigades close to Petropavlovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, three attacks of the AFU 57th Mechanised Infantry Brigade were repelled close to Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy lost up to 30 Ukrainian troops, two armoured personnel carriers, and three motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one U.S.-made M198 howitzer, one 152mm 2S5 Giatsint and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Force liberated Pobeda, improved the situation on the front line, and hit units of AFU 92nd Assault, 79th Air Assault, 46th Airmobile brigades close to Novomikhailovka and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were more than 410 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, Polish-made Krab and 155mm 2S22 Bogdana self-propelled artillery systems, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions, and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 53rd Mechanised, 3rd assault, 107th, 116th territorial defence brigades near Orlovka and Tonenkoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine attacks and counter-attacks of the enemy units were repelled close to Novgorodskoye, Leninskoye, Berdichi, Lastochkino, and Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 Ukrainian troops, five infantry fighting vehicles, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 26 motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made M777 artillery system.
?? In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Force inflicted losses on units of AFU 58th Mechanised Infantry, 128th Territorial Defence brigades near Novodonetskoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 155 troops, one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, one combat vehicle of Strela-10 SAM system, three motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 130mm M-46 gun, and one electronic warfare system.
In Kherson direction, the Dnepr Group of Forces' units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of AFU 28th Mechanised, 35th Naval Infantry, and 121st Territorial Defence brigades near Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka and Mikhailovka (Kherson region).
In addition, three enemy attacks were repelled close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 50 Ukrainian personnel, two tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, and seven motor vehicles were neutralised.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were repelled.
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out a self-propelled launcher and a transport and loader vehicle of the U.S-made Patriot SAM system, as well as engaged manpower and hardware in 114 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down one S-200 anti-aircraft missile converted to hit ground targets, eight HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and one JDAM aerial guided bomb.
Ninety five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed near Chervonopopovka, Golikovo (Lugansk People's Republic), Staromlynovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Verbovoye, Novofyodorovka, Tokmak (Zaporozhye region), and Novaya Mayachka (Kherson region).
In total, 572 airplanes and 266 helicopters, 13,137 unmanned aerial vehicles, 473 air defence missile systems, 15,171 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,223 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 8,138 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 18,950 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:47 Military police liquidated cache of weapons and ammunition in the Zaporozhye region
A cache left by Ukrainian militants was discovered in one of the abandoned buildings. It contained four F-1 grenades, a hand grenade launcher and small arms ammunition. Military police officers seized the explosive find and sent it to the site for destruction.
Every day, military personnel of the military commandant's office ensure the safety of the population of the liberated territories, suppressing the illegal circulation of weapons and theft of vehicles, searching for caches with explosive objects and fighting sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the criminal Kyiv regime.
20:58 Front bird broadcasts:
Nikolaevkskaya area. Explosion. 22.02 20:00
A new explosion is reported at an industrial facility in the Nikolaev region near the port.
It is not known for certain whether the enemy’s air defense worked.
Previously, our tactical aviation struck.
20:19 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Soledar direction: fighting in Krasnoye
situation as of February 22, 2024
Russian troops pushed through enemy defenses on the northeastern outskirts of Ivanovsky (Red). At the moment, it is known that several dozen houses have been taken under control and landing units of the Russian Armed Forces have been stationed there.
Nevertheless, the exact configuration of the front is hidden by the “fog of war,” especially since at least part of the plantings to the east of the settlement, if not under enemy control, are then a “gray zone.”
To the north, in the area of Chasov Yar, the situation remains without significant changes. The enemy published footage of attacks on the forward positions of Russian units in the area of ??the Valyanovka stopping point, which confirms the lack of success in this direction.
On the section of the O0506 Khromovo - Chasov Yar highway west of the Popovsky forest, the Russian Armed Forces continue to conduct cautious offensive actions. On the northern flank in the Kleshcheevka area, thanks to objective control personnel, the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were established at the Alabaster headquarters.
The advancement of the RF Armed Forces has been continuing to one degree or another for the last two months. At the moment, it is important not to lose the initiative and gain a foothold on the achieved positions: the enemy does not intend to give up settlements without a fight.
19:54 After clearing Avdievka from the south, units of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces made it through to the village of Severnoe, reports Military Chronicle.
The information has not been confirmed at the moment, but if this is so, then the noose over the Ukrainian units retreating to new frontiers continues to tighten.
In parallel, there are very heavy battles for Lastochkino, next to which the Severnoe-Tonenkoe-Orlovka highway passes with further access to the northern front in the area of Semyonovka and Berdychi, where the main part of the surviving garrison of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Avdievka was supposed to roll back.
Northern was defended by units of the 53rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; at the moment, the fate of the garrison remaining in the population is unknown.
18:55 Explosions in the Pokrovsky district (part of the DPR occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces)
18:44 Airborne rocket artillery gets enough of the enemy even on the right bank of the Dnieper.
In the Kherson region, crews of the122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS are on combat duty around the clock, systematically destroying manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank. Reconnaissance of targets and adjustment of fire are carried out by operators of unmanned aerial vehicles.
17:52 They report about the beginning of the assault on the village of Krasnoye (Ivanovskoye) west of Artyomovsk.
Ukrainian troops retreated there after the loss of Artyomovsk. It would be more logical to call the current actions a continuation of the assault that had already begun, since in recent weeks the Russian Armed Forces have made significant progress along the T-0504 route and occupied a number of advantageous positions.
The village is located in a lowland, but even in this case, the presence of the Armed Forces in it is a problem for the development of a further offensive by Russian forces on Chasov Yar.
If the assault on Krasny (Ivanovsky) is completed in the near future, a semi-circle will gradually begin to take shape east of Chasov Yar, since Russian troops are also approaching the city from the north from Bogdanovka.
16:55 February 22 by military investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee recorded artillery attack of the territory of the DPR.
The VFU carried out artillery attack of the Kuybyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, as well as the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, using 155mm caliber artillery, including with a cluster warhead.
16:34 Enemy in the Urozhainy area lost another ammunition depot. The organizers of the fireworks show are the 2S4 “Tulip” crew of the 30th Artillery Brigade of the 36th Army.
16:18 The Russian army gained a foothold in the village. Krasnoye on the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) direction. Fierce fighting is taking place in the village Ozhestochennie of the Front and some other TG channels write about this.
15:52 Direction to Chasov Yar, west of Artemovsk. NGP Razvedka reports:
Since early morning there have been fierce battles for the liberation of the village of Krasnoye (Ivanovskoye), our troops have gained a foothold in the area of the northern and north-eastern outskirts of the settlement and are moving further.
The Russian Armed Forces are advancing on the section of the road leading to Chasov Yar, in the area of the northern part of Krasny, the enemy is putting up desperate resistance, trying to prevent such a scenario.
14:57 Morning “Lancet” on a Ukrainian tank. South Donetsk direction. Scouts of the 36th army of the Vostok group of the Russian Armed Forces are working -video.
13:55 The main thing from the briefing of the Ministry of Defense:
In the Kupyansk direction, enemy losses amounted to up to 30 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers and three vehicles, the M777 system, the M198 howitzer, the 152mm 2S19 Giatsint-S self-propelled gun and the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun.
In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of troops liberated the village of Pobeda. The enemy lost up to 145 troops, five infantry fighting vehicles, two M113 armored personnel carriers, 26 vehicles, as well as an M777 artillery system.
In the South Donetsk direction, enemy losses per day amounted to up to 155 military personnel, a tank, two armored personnel carriers, a Strela-10 air defense missile system combat vehicle, three vehicles, a 152mm MSTA-B howitzer, an 130mm M-46 cannon, and an electronic warfare station. 130mm M-46 gun was developed from a naval cannon.
In the Kherson direction, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 50 military personnel, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles and seven cars, the M109 Paladin self-propelled gun, the 152mm MSTA-B howitzer, and the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun.
Affected: US-made Patriot air defense systems, as well as Ukrainian Armed Forces in 114 regions.
Air defense systems shot down eight HIMARS missiles and destroyed 95 UAVs.
13:07 Orekhovsky area: fighting in the center of Rabotino: situation as of 13:00 February 22, 2024
Russian troops are developing an offensive in the Rabotinsky salient area: at the moment they have managed to level the line of control in a five km long area to a depth of about a kilometer.
In Rabotino itself, battles are taking place near the ruins of a school in the center of the village, from where gunfire opens into the surrounding area. If Russian units are able to maintain control over it, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be forced to retreat to the northern outskirts of the village.
To the east, the Russian Armed Forces knocked out the enemy from several strong points near Verbovoy, pushing Ukrainian formations away from the Krivoy ravine. In addition, they regained control over the Shirokaya gully: here the enemy was also forced to retreat under the pressure of Russian troops.
In general, the situation is not going well for the Ukrainian group. The shortage of personnel and the successes of the Russian Armed Forces south of Marinka force them to “spray” manpower into several directions, preventing the Armed Forces of Ukraine from concentrating forces for a counterattack.
12:52 There was not enough oxygen in the pipe through which our fighters reached the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Avdievka, and they had to walk 3.7 kilometers along it. But in the end, the maneuver was a success, and the enemy was stunned by the appearance of Russian troops under his nose - for another day the Ukrainian commanders could not understand anything. About this to the Zvezda correspondenttolda fighter with the call sign “Sheep”, he was one of the first to enter this pipe:
“The work was done, the pipe did its job,” he said.
The fighter does not know how long this cunning maneuver was prepared, but in the end everyone successfully completed the task.
12:44 Statement Head of the press center of the "South" group
Units of the “Southern” group of forces, supported by air strikes and artillery fire, improved the situation along the front line and defeated units of the 93rd Mechanized, 81st Airmobile brigade and 241st Territorial Defense brigade in the areas of Belogorovka, Kleshcheevka and Razdolovka.
The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost over 425 military personnel wounded and killed.
Anti-tank guided missile systems and loitering ammunition hit two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, and 20 vehicles.
During the counterbattery fight, the 122mm D-30 howitzer and the AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery radar were destroyed. Air defense and electronic warfare systems shot down 35 unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Yampolovka, Verkhnetoretskoye, Staromlynovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:10 Military personnel of the 55th Guards Brigade of the Central Military District spoke about cleaning up Avdievka from Ukrainian nationalists.
The fighters showed the path along which the assault groups made their way to the city center, demonstrated the fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign-made weapons abandoned by Ukrainian units during the retreat.
As the servicemen who liberated the city said, the fiercest battles took place in the area of the railway station, where the most combat-ready units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were concentrated. The 55th Guards Brigade was tasked with moving towards the city center. The assault groups attacked from several directions. The main forces made their way along Sobornaya Street.
There were enemy firing points in almost every house. Nearby there are networks of trenches and shelters, and among the houses there is military equipment. Now the soldiers are finding mortar mines, hand grenade launchers, zinc with cartridges and grenades for under-barrel grenade launchers left by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in positions. Most of the weapons and ammunition discovered were imported.
Also, servicemen from the Center group of troops noted that during the flight the enemy left behind a huge amount of evidence confirming the direct participation of mercenaries from the USA, Canada and EU countries in the nationalist units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:50 Military correspondent Alexander Kots reports the situation in the Avdeevsky direction:
“I worked yesterday from the north, from Koksokhim. And here are a few observations.
We continue to crush the enemy with all available means. Front-line aviation works as usual. Every half hour, pairs of Rooks came in, sending missiles somewhere beyond Koksokhim, towards Lastochkino. Rooks refer to the Russian built Su-25 ground interdiction fighter.
Our artillery has already moved and is working behind Lastochkino.
Bomber aircraft drop cast iron on the heads of those digging in at heights from Ocheretino to Umansky. This is the line to which the enemy will cling after leaving Lastochkino, Tonenky, Orlovka.
The enemy came to his senses slightly and began to snap back. At least, UAF drones are already operating in Avdievka and its suburbs. It’s time to stop driving cars around the city during the day – FPVs are already flying around with might and main.
On the approaches to Avdievka there are a huge number of unexploded Baba Yaga discharges. I don’t know what this says or if it says anything at all. I've just never seen anything like this before.
Our guys are in a fighting spirit. Success is always inspiring."
10:49 Statement of Head of the press center of the "Center" group
Units of the Center group continue to carry out combat missions in the Avdeevsky direction.
During the day, the group’s units repelled seven counterattacks by the 71st Jaeger, 3rd Assault and 53rd Mechanized Brigades in the Krasnogorovsky sector, west of Avdievka and Lastochkina.
Air defense systems shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles and a HIMARS MLRS missile.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 450 troops, a T-72 tank, four infantry fighting vehicles, six armored vehicles, including a British-made Sparta armored personnel carrier, and five vehicles were destroyed. FPV drone crews hit the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS and the 122mm D-30 howitzer.
10:40 Active assault operations of the Russian Army are reported in Georgievka in the area of the holiday village "Urozhay" south of Georgievskie Ponds.
10:15 Over the past 24 hours, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 51 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces, and 181 ammunition were fired.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks, in the Gorlovka direction - 37, in the Yasinovatsk direction - 3.
Information was received about the injury of two civilians in the Kalininsky district of Donetsk. Three residential buildings and three civil infrastructure facilities were damaged in Donetsk and Gorlovka.
09:47 In the Zaporizhzhya direction using radar reconnaissance of the SOU 35 Army of the Vostok group discovered air target. A medium-range aircraft-type attack UAV was hit.
09:40 Telegram channel “Condotierro” reports the situation in the Ugledar direction:
The Ugledar operation of the Russian Armed Forces is still a sluggish reconnaissance in force.
The RF Armed Forces are testing the enemy’s forces “to the teeth” from Nikolskoye and the dacha settlements 1 and 3 have mines on the southern outskirts of the city.
The enemy dug in. Its supports are strengthened and strengthened. And here all hope lies in VKS and FABs. Since the Ukrainian Armed Forces grouping is insignificant, they will not last long under the barrel and FABs. They will come out on their own.
And while the weather allows them to run, then going out through the fields with black soil will be useless.
09:36 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Peschanivka five rounds;
in the village of Novaya Mayachka three rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan five rounds;
-- n.p. Staraya Zburevka six rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha seven rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Obryvka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Proletarka, n.p. Aleshki, firing a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:18 Consequences of artillery attack of the hospital. Kalinin in the Kalininsky district of Donetsk. The strike was carried out on an exclusively peaceful civilian target. Presumably the artillery attack was carried out from a foreign-made MLRS.
08:17 Russian paratroopers knocked out Ukrainian Armed Forces from positions on the Zaporozhye sector of the front. The tank crew commander with the call sign “Spartak” spoke about the situation in this direction.
08:14 Abandoned Starlink and more than 20 grenade launchers: Russian Armed Forces soldiers found a whole onearsenalNATO weapons on one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ support forces in liberated Avdiivka.
There were also a Baba Yaga drone, over 200 Polish mines, American hand grenades and several thousand Italian rounds of ammunition.
08:07 Frontline summary on the morning of 02/22/2024:
In the Zaporozhye direction to the south and west of the village of Rabotino, the fighting took on a fierce oncoming character. At the moment, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have enough ammunition and personnel here. An additional advantage for them is the commanding heights and well-fortified positions of the Russian Armed Forces occupied during the summer offensive.
The village itself is heavily shelled by Russian artillery. Also under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Malye Shcherbaki, Novoandreevka, Malaya Tokmachka, Zheleznodorozhny and Gulyaypole. RF Armed Forces - in Kopany, Novoprokopovka and Verbovoy.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops stormed Novomikhailovka. No success. The Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold in Pobeda and advanced to Georgievka. The first of the listed settlements is important both from the point of view of logistics (there is a paved highway here), and in terms of the further offensive of Russian units along it, entering the rear of the Ukrainian garrison in Ugledar.
Under fire, Ukrainian positions in Ekaterinivka, Elizavetovka, Kurakhov, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Pervomaisky, Netaylov, Karlovka, Tonenkoye, Lastochkino, Orlovka, controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine Novobakhmutovka (a settlement of the same name east of the Russian Armed Forces), Ocheretin, Alexandropol (a settlement north of Donetsk) and New York. Russian ones - in Mar'inka, Donetsk and the village of Krasnogorovka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces attacked near Ivanovsky after artillery shelling. They also tried to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bogdanovka. No promotion. Ukrainian positions in Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name southwest of Donetsk), Chasovy Yar, Verolubovka and Vasyukovka are under attack. Russian ones are in Bakhmut and Khromov.
In the Lugansk direction - attacks by the Russian Armed Forces at Yampolevka and Ternov. LBS has not changed significantly. Under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Glushkovka, Peschany, Kucherovka, Petropavlovka and Sin'kovka.
08:00 On frames- the path along which Russian assault groups made their way to the center of Avdievka. This is what the center looks like now after being cleared of militants. The fighting here was fierce.
“For every house and piece of land. Our brigade was advancing, working with the “heavy” ones. Grenade launchers, flamethrowers, ATGMs. This is a fight in the city, you understand. There are a lot of small arms, machine guns, machine guns and sniper rifles,” shared “Mengili”.
While retreating, the nationalists left a large amount of evidence indicating the presence in their ranks of mercenaries from the USA, Canada and the European Union.
Each basement has been turned into an ammunition warehouse. Our soldiers find mines, hand grenade launchers, zinc with cartridges, and grenades for under-barrel grenade launchers there. Russian military personnel discovered a whole range of weapons produced by NATO countries and ammunition for them.
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[REGNUM] The other day, Russian troops completely took control of Avievka, a northern suburb of Donetsk, previously turned by the Kyiv regime into a powerful fortified area. Kiev, of course, tried to present the events in Avdievka as a planned retreat, but even Western journalists are forced to say : it was a chaotic retreat, during which Ukrainian formations lost many militants killed, wounded and captured.
In the abandoned positions, Ukrainian servicemen abandoned in panic not only their less efficient comrades, but also a large amount of equipment, including Western-made ones. Now Russian military specialists are collecting and removing it. Some will go to units of the Russian Armed Forces, some will go to laboratories, and some of the trophies will join the displays of museums and exhibitions.
ABANDONED WEAPON
On February 17, the “Center” group of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation under the command of Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev took full control of the city of Avdievka of the Donetsk People’s Republic, which Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the same day. The head of state congratulated the Russian military on such success, especially noting the formations and military units that distinguished themselves in the battles for the city.
“The liberation of Avdievka made it possible to move the front line away from Donetsk, thereby significantly protecting it from terrorist attacks by the criminal Kiev regime,” explains the importance of the event, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov. According to him, during the offensive of Russian troops, only isolated separate formations of the Ukrainian military managed to hastily leave Avdievka, abandoning their weapons and military equipment.
On February 17–18 alone, Ukrainian losses in the Avdievka direction amounted to 2,400 people, Sergei Shoigu said during a meeting with the Russian president. The DPR authorities announced the end of the clearing of Avdeevka on February 20, but activities to inspect and clear the territory, of course, will continue. And as the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces employees are discovered in rubble and caches, the lists of their losses will also be replenished.
A lot of work remains to be done to clear the area: Ukrainian military personnel have well strengthened their positions, having, in particular, equipped many warehouses with a variety of weapons. Now our soldiers are finding abandoned equipment and stockpiles of weapons there, many of them made in the West - the “allies” tried their best.
Collecting trophies is always dangerous: however, capturing abandoned weapons is worth it. What was found in repairable condition will be put into operation on the right side.
For example, such things as well-preserved TOW anti-tank guided missiles from American combat vehicles will be of interest to our military engineers, who will be able to study the resulting trophies for original military solutions. So, despite the fact that the TOW complex itself was developed back in the 1960s, its new modifications with an increased range and an improved guidance system like the TOW-2B can cause big trouble for modern tanks.
NATO ZOO
According to the Ministry of Defense, in the process of clearing the territory of Avdievka, our fighters, in particular, discovered an arsenal of NATO weapons and ammunition in one of the strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There were Kalashnikov assault rifles, automatic grenade launchers - Swedish, a manual anti-tank "Carl Gustav", and mines (made in Poland, by the way), and hand grenades from the USA, and cartridges made in Italy. There are also “guests” from distant countries: 125-mm high-explosive fragmentation shells made in Pakistan, for example.
In addition, servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces found there a terminal of the Starlink satellite system, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces use for communication and coordination, including the operation of drones - the latter also became our trophies. Weapons are Western, communications are Western, medicines are imported, even food is from abroad: Canadian dry rations found in abandoned positions apparently previously belonged to mercenaries from Canada and Georgia.
Heavier trophies were also collected on the streets of Avdeevka: Western infantry fighting vehicles, tanks and all-terrain vehicles. It is reported that our troops are evacuating dozens of captured armored vehicles to the rear areas for repair, including T-64 and T-72 tanks, a considerable number of armored vehicles, including the American Humvee, BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles and American M113 armored personnel carriers.
These “boxes,” launched into production in the United States in 1960 and mass produced until 2007, were actively supplied to Ukraine almost from the very beginning of the Special Military Operation.
Now the American Lend-Lease worked in the other direction: the M113 ended up in the hands of our repairmen.
“We’ve never seen anything like this, now we’ll study it,” says the evacuation platoon commander with the call sign Ares about the M113. “ We will check every bolt with our own hands, and in the future our mechanics will restore this equipment too.”
Our soldiers also received the modern American M2A2 ODS Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, the product of many modernizations of the early Bradleys, with a set of dynamic protection BRAT (Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles, a modern system of dynamic protection of armored vehicles to increase their survivability on the battlefield).
The American armored repair and recovery vehicle M88A2 Hercules, which has various equipment for repairing armored vehicles, such as a boom crane, also has a chance of being taken to the rear. Due to the enormous usefulness of the Hercules for the tank units of the Kyiv regime and their small number in Ukraine, this probably became a separate disappointment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
STUDYING TROPHIES
In each case, the trophies taken may be of some interest to us, military expert Anatoly Matviychuk comments on the situation with the Avdievka finds for IA Regnum.
“We would like to study them in order to subsequently successfully destroy them, and secondly, to create conditions so that this equipment does not destroy our soldiers and our equipment, to make adjustments to our military-technical developments,” he explains.
As for the specific trophies that are most interesting for our defense industry, as noted by experts interviewed by Regnum, these are predominantly Western models of military equipment, in particular communications equipment and systems.
“These are all anti-tank weapons that were put into service by the Armed Forces of Ukraine - NLAW (Swedish-British anti-tank missile system. - Ed.), Javelins (FGM-148 Javelin, American anti-tank missile system. - Ed.). A very interesting point is the system for controlling and transmitting data among troops; it is an automated control system, including Starlink. These are, of course, tactical air defense systems,” Matviychuk lists.
Captured heavy equipment of Western origin is unlikely to fall into the hands of Russian troops, as will certainly happen with captured tanks and infantry fighting vehicles of domestic design - and not only for statutory reasons. The soldiers note that our vehicles have better maneuverability and are easier to maintain. After studying, NATO samples can go to an exhibition like the one in the Patriot Park near Moscow. Other trophies captured during the special operation are successfully displayed there.
Even if it turns out that some of the equipment has already been studied after successful seizures earlier, this does not make the situation in Avdievka less valuable for us, says military expert Vladislav Shurygin in an interview with Regnum news agency. In his opinion, what is important is that Ukraine lost all this equipment. The trophies taken clearly show how the Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated in disorder and lost everything in flight.
“Considering that they live on what they are given, these are, of course, quite painful losses. We won’t say that they are shaking the Armed Forces of Ukraine to its core, but in any case, this is something that they will have to write off,” the expert sums up.
[Regnum] US President Joe Biden once again allowed himself a rude statement about Russian President Vladimir Putin. The American leader said this at a closed election event in San Francisco; his words were quoted by the White House journalist pool on February 21.
“We have crazy sons of bitches like this guy Putin and others, and we always have to worry about a nuclear conflict,” he said.
Biden noted that, in his opinion, climate change is an existential threat to humanity.
As Regnum reported, the current head of the White House has long allowed himself boorish attacks against colleagues, including the Russian leader. Thus, on March 16, 2022, Biden called Putin a “ war criminal.”
He also stated that Putin supposedly “cannot remain in power.” After this, the White House had to justify that a change of government in Russia is not the goal of US policy.
The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, noted on April 5, 2022 that Biden continues to make personal attacks against Putin. He stressed that such behavior is unacceptable and unworthy for the head of state.
Also in September 2023, Biden said that Putin does not have a “democratic bone,” and on October 19, 2023, he compared the policies of the Russian president and the actions of the Hamas movement, saying they “want to completely destroy democracy.”
On October 20, 2023, Peskov said that the Kremlin considers the rhetoric of the head of the White House unacceptable for the head of state. Putin himself, in response to Biden’s boorish attacks, wished the American leader health back in March 2021. The head of state joked that “whoever calls you names is called that himself,” clarifying that these words have a deep, psychological meaning, since people always see their own qualities in another person.
Lately, Biden, 81, has been increasingly giving his administration reasons to explain itself to the media and public. In early February, it became known that the American leader was using obscene language against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhu. According to the Western press, Biden called Netanyahu a “damn bad guy.” The US presidential administration had to issue a denial.
In December 2023, Joe Biden allowed himself to curse at a memorial service at the Washington Cathedral in memory of the first woman in history to serve on the Supreme Court, Sandra O'Connor. At the same time, judging by his own reaction, he did not intend to use obscene language: Biden immediately apologized.
Joe Biden is the oldest president in US history and constantly finds himself in various funny situations. He very often confuses the names of meeting participants, countries, cannot pronounce some words correctly, and also stumbles and is not very well oriented in space.
The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, after the boorish statements of American President Joe Biden about Russian leader Vladimir Putin, advised the head of the United States to remember his son Hunter Biden.
“The next time Joe Biden decides to use the expression “crazy son of a bitch,” let him try to remember that Americans best associate it with his own offspring,” Zakharova wrote on the Telegram channel.
Earlier on February 22, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, called Biden’s words about the Russian president shameful. The Kremlin spokesman also said that boorish statements from the US leader are unlikely to offend Putin. At the same time, he recalled that such statements addressed to the Russian leader only insult the United States itself.
This is not the first offensive statement addressed to the Russian president by Biden. He has already stated that Putin allegedly “ cannot remain in power ” and the Russian leader does not have a “democratic bone.”
Back in March 2021, Putin himself wished Biden good health in response. He also joked, saying that “whoever calls names like that is called that himself.” As the president clarified, these words have a deep meaning, since people see their own qualities in another person.
Biden is the oldest head of state in US history at 81 years old. The American leader constantly finds himself in various funny situations, falls and stumbles in public, confuses the names of countries and the names of meeting participants.
President Vladimir Putin responded on February 22 to the boorish remarks of American leader Joe Biden addressed to him. A Kremlin representative told VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin about this on February 22.
“He [Biden] couldn’t say, “Volodya, well done, you helped me a lot.” <…> This reaction is absolutely adequate,” said the Russian leader.
Putin also confirmed that Russia prefers President Biden to his predecessor Donald Trump.
Thus, on February 15, the Russian head of state said that the current head of the White House, Biden, as President of the United States, would be more beneficial for Russia than his opponent Donald Trump. At the same time, Putin clarified that Russia will work with any American leader.
As Regnum reported, on February 22, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, in a conversation with Pavel Zarubin, called Biden’s words about the Russian president shameful. The American leader used the expression “crazy son of a bitch.” A Kremlin representative responded to this by saying that boorish statements from the mouth of the US President are unlikely to offend Putin. At the same time, he recalled that such actions only offend the United States itself.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, after Biden’s boorish statements about the Russian leader, advised the head of the United States to remember his son Hunter Biden.
This is not the first offensive statement addressed to Putin by Biden. He has already stated that Putin supposedly “ cannot remain in power.” Back in March 2021, Putin, in response to Biden, wished him health and recalled the expression “whoever calls you that name is called that name.”
Biden is 81 years old, making him the oldest head of state in US history. The American leader regularly finds himself in various funny situations, in particular, he confuses the names of countries. The Russian leader also stated that he had no right to comment on Biden’s health condition. Ever the diplomat
The Russian Embassy sent a note of protest to the State Department because of US President Joe Biden's offensive remarks about Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said on February 22. The ambassador's statement was published by the press service of the Russian diplomatic mission.
“As soon as the State Department began work this morning, we sent a strong note of protest about the outrageous nature and inadmissibility of insults by the American leadership against the Russian president,” Antonov said.
He noted that the situation with insults to Putin is unlikely to be resolved with simple apologies from Washington. According to Antonov, the US authorities will not apologize. Such attacks are becoming routine as we approach the US presidential election.
The US leadership has forgotten the behests of their ancestors that humiliating statements are unacceptable. Even at the height of the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy spoke about the importance of treating Russia with respect.
“On the contrary, tabloid showdowns and obscene language, which were common in the wild West, have become commonplace here,” Antonov noted.
According to the Russian diplomat, the inappropriate tone of the American leadership shows impotence and a lack of common sense in its policy towards Russia.
As Regnum reported, Biden said on February 21 that “there are crazy sons of bitches like this guy Putin and others, and we always have to worry about a nuclear conflict.” The US President said this phrase at a closed election event.
Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov called this statement boorish. Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called Biden an existential threat to the world.
The President, having learned about Biden’s words, said that the American leader’s statement was a reaction to his words that for Russia the current, more predictable head of the White House is preferable to Donald Trump. At the same time, the president emphasized that Russia is ready to work with any US president chosen by the American people.
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[Regnum] The Russian military liberated the village of Pobeda in the DPR, said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
As a representative of the Ministry of Defense indicated, the troops also improved the situation along the front line. In the Donetsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 410 soldiers and one tank in one day.
“In the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern Group of Forces liberated the settlement of Pobeda, improved the situation along the front line and defeated the formations of the 92nd assault, 79th airborne assault, 46th airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novomikhailovka and Krasnohorivka of the Donetsk People's Republic", says the ministry's summary.
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction lost three armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount and self-propelled guns “Bogdan” and 122mm 2S1 “Gvozdika”, as well as a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions in the Avdeevka direction, repelling nine enemy attacks. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 145 people. In the Kupyansk direction, Kyiv lost up to 30 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers, an M777 artillery system, an M198 howitzer, a 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S cannon and a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun.
On February 17, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian troops had liberated Avdeevka. Later, in his report, the minister noted that the Russian military created unbearable conditions for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city, and the enemy was forced to flee. As the Ukrainian military, Western media and experts themselves noted, the order to abandon the city from the Ukrainian command came too late. The American newspaper NYT wrote that the roads near Avdeevka were strewn with the corpses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and hundreds of soldiers surrendered.
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, noted on February 21 that the liberated Avdeevka as an “enemy citadel” had fallen and now Donetsk would be less exposed to militant shelling, and the Russian military were heroes. They proved it once again. The city of Avdeevka has returned home - to Russia, the head of the region emphasized.
The Russian armed forces defeated a group of Ukrainian troops in the area of the village of Pobeda in the DPR using FAB-500 aerial bombs and artillery strikes. British expert Alexander Merkouris announced thison his YouTube channel on February 20.
Expert Merkuris: The Russian Armed Forces defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Pobeda with FAB-500 aerial bombs
“The Russians attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Pobeda with FAB air bombs and defeated them with artillery fire,” he said.
According to the expert, it is difficult for him to imagine how the soldiers of the Ukrainian army could hold their positions in such conditions.
As Regnum reported, earlier on February 22, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced the liberation of the village of Pobeda in the DPR from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the Russian army also improved the situation along the front line within a day, and Ukrainian troops during the same time lost over 410 soldiers and one tank in this direction.
Retired general of the Ukrainian army Sergei Krivonos said on January 31 that the Russian army is undermining the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the Dnieper with FAB-500 aerial bombs. He complained that Ukrainian fighters constantly have to rebuild destroyed shelters after Russian strikes.
Former colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine Oleg Starikov noted on January 15 that Ukrainian air defense systems are not capable of shooting down a single Russian glide bomb. According to him, the Russian army has tens of thousands of such aerial bombs, including FAB-500, FAB-250, FAB-1500, FAB-5000.
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[Regnum] When fleeing from Avdievka, soldiers of the Ukrainian army finished off wounded foreign mercenaries who could not leave the city on their own. Advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky spoke about this on February 22.
“The bodies of foreign mercenaries were found in Avdievka. It is obvious that these people were first seriously wounded and then shot from machine guns,” he said in an interview with TASS.
Kimakovsky clarified that most of the mercenaries found killed in this way had mine-explosive injuries, and their bodies were found on the outskirts of Avdievka in the direction of Lastochkin.
This, according to the adviser, ruled out the version of the death of the discovered mercenaries during close combat with advancing units of the Russian army.
“It is clear that [the Ukrainian Armed Forces] were leaving, but these [mercenaries] could not continue on their own. They simply didn’t bother with them, so as not to delay time and so that those who could still move on their own would escape alive. These were shot point-blank to hide their identity and not give them a chance to be captured,” he noted.
The adviser emphasized that the findings of military doctors confirmed that all the discovered mercenaries were shot at point-blank range, and added that both the chevrons on the uniform and their badges indicated the identity of the bodies found.
“According to information from the field, there are quite a lot of such bodies. The nature and causes of death are the same for all wounded. No one tried to hide them, but it is absolutely obvious to hide their affiliation,” explained Kimakovsky.
As Regnum reported, earlier on February 22, the Ministry of Defense said that evidence and evidence found by the Russian military in liberated Avdievka indicate the direct participation of foreign mercenaries from the USA, Canada and the European Union in the Ukrainian conflict. It was noted that at one of the former strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian soldiers found an arsenal of weapons produced by NATO countries.
The military department stated on February 20 that in Avdievka, before the flight of the Ukrainian army, there were mercenaries from Canada and Georgia together with militants of the nationalist formation “Azov” (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation). Also, at a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the city railway station of Avdievka, a warehouse of American and Czech-made ammunition was found.
The head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said on February 19 that during the liberation of Avdievka, a large number of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers surrendered to the Russian military. He clarified that the Ukrainian army soldiers surrendered in order to save lives.
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[Regnum] Currently, some brigades of the Ukrainian army are only 40% staffed. This was stated on February 22 by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, the head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, his words were quoted by the Ukrainian publication Strana․ua.
“We have no choice at all whether to mobilize or not. <…> Because we have a large shortage of brigades. There are brigades where the complement is generally 40%,” he said.
According to Arakhamia, if mobilization is not carried out, the Russian army will break through the front, and then, according to him, it will be too late to send “at least a million” mobilized to the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As Regnum reported earlier, on February 22, the Speaker of the Rada announced the need to strengthen mobilization in Kiev-controlled territory given the lack or absence of military assistance from the United States. Arakhamia also announced the possibility of raising taxes in Ukraine for the training and equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters.
Earlier on the same day, the Strana․ua publication wrote that Ukraine would be able to mobilize a maximum of 850 thousand people without damaging the economy, which was already seriously damaged. It was noted that if mobilization affects hundreds of thousands more workers, most of the country’s economy will simply stop.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on December 19, 2023 that the Kiev authorities have already carried out nine waves of mobilization and the tenth is still ongoing. He added that people with limited fitness for military service began to be drafted into the ranks of the Ukrainian army.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
In the film, the last half purports to show the vehicle being struck from the left. We are told it was destroyed by tank gunfire.
[ColonelCassad] In the Avdievka area, tankers of the 21st Motorized Rifle Brigade with precise fire knocked out an M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), a modern US Army military vehicle on the M1 Abrams chassis for mine clearance, with a mine plow and linear charges. Its first combat use by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) was during Operation Moshtarak in southern Afghanistan during the 2010 Afghanistan War against the Taliban.
The vehicle was included in the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and last year the cocaine Fuhrer posed in front of it.
In reality, the war in Ukraine is an even rarer and more valuable vehicle than an ordinary Abrams. Such vehicles can be used just for leading the breakthrough of armored vehicles through minefields. Each vehicle is worth its weight in gold and costs more than a regular Abrams. The fighters who killed it can safely be paid the well-deserved million.
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It's Ukes versus Rooskies: they're rootin'
And snortin' and smokin' and shootin'.
The contest: who's purer,
Der Kokain Führer...
Or Pervitin Prezident Putin?
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[Regnum] A new package of anti-Russian sanctions will be adopted in the next couple of days, and it will include a huge number of restrictions. This was stated on February 22 by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
According to Nuland, the new package of sanctions promises to be “devastating” and will include “hundreds and hundreds” of restrictions. Anti-Russian restrictions will be approved, as the official indicated, in the next couple of days. She clarified that most of the sanctions in the new package will affect the Russian military-industrial complex, as well as to “strangle Russia’s efforts” to circumvent existing restrictions.
"I'll wait and let the White House announce it," Nuland added.
Earlier, IA Regnum reported that US Presidential National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced a new large package of anti-Russian sanctions. According to him, the restrictions will affect the military-industrial complex of Russia and some sources of income in the country's economy.
US President Joseph Biden also confirmed the US intentions to introduce new sanctions against Russia. The head of the White House clarified that new restrictions will be announced on February 23.
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[Regnum] The modernized strategic missile carrier Tu-160M can be accepted into the Russian Armed Forces, President Vladimir Putin said on February 22 after a flight on the plane.
Putin said that the new Tu-160M missile carrier can be accepted into the Russian Armed Forces
“As I told the commander of the ship, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, now I will say again: of course, you can be accepted into the armed forces,” he told reporters.
Putin added that the Tu-160M is an excellent and reliable technology. The President had good impressions of the flight. He agreed that this is a new generation of technology.
As Regnum reported, Putin arrived at the runway of the Kazan Gorbunov Aviation Plant and took a half-hour flight on a Tu-160M. The flight lasted about half an hour.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the head of state decided to take off on a strategic missile carrier the day before. The Kremlin official did not disclose the flight route, citing military secrets.
On February 21, Putin already sat at the controls of the Tu-160M during a visit to the Kazan aircraft plant. He proposed to name the plane he was on in honor of the first president of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev.
Tu-160M reaches speeds of up to 2000 km/h. The model was developed during a deep modernization of the Tu-160. The updated version of the aircraft made its first flight in January 2022.
In August 2005, Putin flew a Tu-160. During the flight, two missiles were launched from the aircraft, hitting training targets.
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