[IsraelTimes] Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... has secured 88 percent of the first votes counted in Russia’s presidential election, the head of Russia’s election commission says.
The early results are based on counting votes from 24.4% of polling stations, Russia’s elections chief Ella Pamfilova says, in a briefing on state TV.
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Say what you will and I'll believe it. It's easy for me to believe that Putin rigged the election. Biden only wishes he could rig an election like that. But at least Putin didn't cancel Russia's elections like Zelensky did in Ukraine. So how is Zelensky any better? How is Biden any better?
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To be fair, per Ukraine's constitutional amendment in 2015, elections are cancelled when under martial law (which it is during wartime).
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The US has become a global laughing stock by criticizing democratic processes in other nations while suppressing a presidential candidate in its own election, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has claimed.
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It really is remarkable how easily we reject the authenticity of a Russian election, then in the next breath assure ourselves that our own elections are beyond reproach.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have inflicted a fire defeat on enemy formations near Kislovka (Kharkov region).
Three counterattacks by assault groups of 30th, 32nd Mechanised, and 57th Motorised Infantry brigades of the AFU have been repulsed close to Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 90 servicemen and four motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system and one UK-made FH70 howitzer have been destroyed.
In Belgorod direction, Russian troops have repelled enemy attacks and foiled all attempts by Ukrainian militant sabotage and reconnaissance groups to infiltrate into the border territory of the Russian Federation near Kozinka (Belgorod region).
As a result of aviation, drone, and artillery actions, up to 65 Ukrainian fighters, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS combat vehicle, and one 152mm D-20 gun have been eliminated.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces have taken more favorable lines and positions and defeated formations of 28th, 42nd, and 93rd Mechanised, 17th Tank, 5th, 92nd Assault brigades of the AFU, and the 104th Brigade of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence close to Bogdanovka, Krasnoye, Kurdyumovka, Pershe Travnia, Kleshcheyevka, and Andreevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 200 soldiers, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.
In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have defeated concentration areas of enemy manpower and hardware close to Tonenkoye, Severnoye, and Orlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, nine counterattacks by assault groups of 24th, 47th, 53rd Mechanised, 59th Motorised Infantry, 3rd Assault, and 78th Air Assault brigades of the AFU have been repulsed close to Leninskoye, Shumy, Novobakhmutovka, Vodyanoye, Berdychi, and Pervomaiskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 380 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and ten motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, two 152mm D-20 guns, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of successful offensive operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have liberated Mirnyoe (Zaporozhye region) and also repelled one counterattack by an assault group of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade near Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 120 troops and three motor vehicles.
In Kherson direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Dnepr Group of Forces, manpower and hardware of 65th Mechanised and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the AFU, 121st and 126th brigades have been hit close to Novodanilovka, Rabotino, and Zherebyanka (Zaporozhye region), as well as Ol'govka, Mikhailovka, and Nikol'skoye (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were over 40 servicemen and two motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have struck assembly and testing sites for uncrewed boats, one temporary deployment point for a battery of IRIS-T surface-to-air missile systems (Odessa region), one workshop for the assembly and training of unmanned aerial vehicles near Priluki (Chernigov region), as well as AFU manpower and military hardware in 127 areas.
Air defence facilities, electronic warfare means, and small arms fire have shot down 168 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, 23 Czech-made Vampire MLRS rockets, and one S-200 surface-to-air guided missile that had been converted for use against ground targets.
In total, 577 airplanes, 269 helicopters, 15,849 unmanned aerial vehicles, 486 air defence missile systems, 15,509 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,241 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,434 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 19,875 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[LB] Only 2,500 people from the Russian Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia were allocated to the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
Russia sent thousands of Rosguards to the TOT to avoid destabilization during the pseudo-elections, writes the Center of National Resistance.
More than 5,400 Russian Guardsmen were allocated to the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk region, including:
2,700 thousand are involved in guarding the locations of "election commissions";
2,500 are involved in the protection of members of "visiting commissions";
200 people are involved in the personal protection of the heads of "election commissions".
Only 2,500 people from the Russian Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia were allocated to the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia region.
"Since the Kremlin does not have enough security forces, 600 workers from more than a hundred Russian private security companies were recruited to protect the "voting" places," the National Opposition notes.
The occupation administration is trying to prevent destabilization of the socio-political situation in the occupied territories. In addition, it was decided not to carry out "evacuation" from "voting" places in case of receiving information about the threat of a terrorist attack.
"And in order to avoid the resonance of "unwanted" information materials, special groups for monitoring information resources were created. Their goal is to identify and block information that can lead to destabilization of the situation on the TOT during the period of preparation and holding of "elections," the Central Committee of the Central Intelligence Agency adds.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:33 The mayor of Konotop, Sumy region, Artem Semenikhin, announced two strikes on infrastructure facilities.
21:24 The Russians launched missile attacks on the city of Sumy, damaging civilian infrastructure. No people were injured, the OVA reported.
20:36 As a result of today's Russian assault on Nikolaev, one person was killed, eight were injured, including a child, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
20:17 Zelensky, in an evening video message, noted French leadership in Europe: “We appreciate how President Macron is developing a strategic perspective for Europe, the prospect of real, lasting security, which is only possible thanks to Putin’s loss in this war.”
18:35 The Russians attacked the city of Volchansk in the Kharkov region with guided bombs - one person was wounded, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
17:13 British Defense Minister Grant Shapps and British Army Commander Tony Radakin, during a visit to Ukraine, advised the Ukrainian authorities to postpone the counter-offensive and focus on attacks on Crimea and the Black Sea Fleet, the Sunday Times writes. The British met with Zelensky, Umerov and Syrsky. They also recommended holding defenses in the northern and eastern directions and, if necessary, retreating to more advantageous positions that could hold back the Russians.
15:01 The Russians launched a ballistic missile strike on Nikolaev, five people are known to be wounded, said the head of the OBA, Vitaly Kim.
14:48 The Russian Armed Forces attacked the village. Bugaevka, Chuguev community, Kharkov region. An S-300 missile hit an emergency medical service location and a fire broke out. A paramedic and ambulance driver were injured. In addition, in the morning the enemy fired artillery and MLRS at the village of Kovsharovka in the Kupyansky district - one person was injured.
13:22 On the evening of March 16, the Russians hit an apartment building with a glide bomb in Selidovo, Donetsk region. One person was wounded, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Another person was injured as a result of a night rocket attack on Mirnograd.
12:16 The Russians hit Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, with two kamikaze drones, hitting a gas station. Three people were injured, the station’s equipment and a truck were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
11:20 Ukrainian media write, citing sources, that the drone attack on the Slavyansk oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation was a joint operation of the SBU, the Special Operations Forces and the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The attack resulted in a large fire in the area of the atmospheric columns, which were the main target of the attack. In total, SBU drones have recently successfully attacked 12 oil refineries in Russia.
11:09 British Defense Minister Grant Shapps, after a missile attack on Odessa on March 6, when the Greek Prime Minister was there, canceled his visit to the city. British intelligence warned him that the travel plans had become known to Russia, the Sunday Times writes.
10:04 Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien about the need to “prepare for all scenarios” regarding Ukraine: “Perhaps at some point - I do not want this, I will not take the initiative - ground operations will be required, whatever they may be ", to counter Russian forces. France's strength is that we can do this. Our responsibility is to prepare for all scenarios. Not to do so would be a mistake."
08:55 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 17:
personnel - about 430,740 (+1160) people,
tanks - 6790 (+11),
armored combat vehicles - 12,997 (+24),
artillery systems - 10,634 (+28),
MLRS - 1017 (+0),
air defense systems - 720 (+1),
aircraft - 347 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 8272 (+4),
cruise missiles - 1922 (+0),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 14,073 (+49),
special equipment - 1723 (+11).
08:27 In the Chernihiv region, Russian missiles were aimed at targets in the south of the region, said the head of the OBA Vyacheslav Chaus. As a result of a rocket hit in a village in the Chernihiv region, a residential building was damaged, but no people were injured.
07:58 Over the past 24 hours, 58 military clashes took place, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 28 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka and east of Vodyanoye, Donetsk region. Another 11 attacks were repulsed in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye.
The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kupyansk direction. In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled one enemy attack in the Belogorivka area of the Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - five attacks in the areas of Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and east of Chasov Yar, Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - four attacks in the Rabotino district and north-west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - two attacks.
07:36 Air defense at night destroyed 14 of the 16 Shahed-type strike UAVs that Russia attacked from the Crimean Cape Chauda, the Air Force reported. The drones were destroyed within the Odessa region. In addition, the enemy fired five S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles at the Kharkov and Donetsk regions, as well as two X-59 guided aircraft missiles at the Chernigov region.
06:53 At night, Russian troops massively attacked the Odessa region with drones, the Southern Defense Forces reported. Shahed-type UAVs, launched from Crimea, entered from the Black Sea and maneuvered between residential buildings and in industrial areas of Odessa. As a result of hits in the Odessa region, two mothballed agricultural enterprises were damaged. Fires started there and industrial buildings were damaged. The fire was quickly extinguished, no people were injured.
06:31 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense systems allegedly destroyed 35 UAVs at night over the territories of Moscow (four), Belgorod (three), Kaluga (two), Oryol (one), Rostov (one), Yaroslavl (four), Kursk (three ) regions and Krasnodar Territory (17).
05:15 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that in the Belgorod region four drones dropped explosive devices on the village of Oktyabrsky, there was damage to the electricity and gas supply lines.
04:49 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that air defense allegedly repelled an attack by four drones flying towards the capital.
03:40 A fire started at an oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation after a drone attack, Russian public pages write and publish photos and videos. The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported that several drones “tried” to attack the oil refinery, but they were allegedly “neutralized.” At the same time, there was a “local fire” on the territory of the plant; it has already been eliminated.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian defenders bravely repulse enemy attacks.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka and Pobeda, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops 25 times.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published operational information about the Russian invasion as of the evening of Sunday, March 17.
“During the day, 63 military clashes were recorded. In general, the enemy launched 7 missile and 55 air strikes, carried out 62 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there were dead and injured among the civilian population. Multi-storey and private buildings were destroyed and damaged,” the report says.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy made two unsuccessful assaults on the positions of the Defense Forces in the area of the settlement of Sinkovka, Kharkov region.
In the Liman direction, our soldiers repulsed one enemy attack in the area of the village of Rozdolovka, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repulsed seven enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovskoye and Klishchievka, Donetsk region.
In the Avdeevsky direction, our defenders repulsed 11 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Berdich, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye, Orlovka, Alexandropol and Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka and Pobeda, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 25 times to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 5 times in the areas of Robotinoye and north-west of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, during the day the enemy made three attacks on the positions of our troops on the left bank of the Dnieper.
During the day, Defense Forces aviation carried out strikes on 6 areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated. Units of the missile forces inflicted defeat on 2 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Let us recall that since the beginning of the aggressive war against Ukraine, Russian troops have lost 430 thousand soldiers killed. Over the past 24 hours alone, the aggressor country has lost 1,160 military personnel.
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[KavkazUzel] There were no queues of voters at five polling stations in Makhachkala today around noon, as in the first two days of voting in the presidential elections, the Caucasian Knot correspondent reported.
As the " Caucasian Knot " wrote, at 12.00 Moscow time on March 16, more voters came to vote in the presidential elections at polling station No. 1131 in Makhachkala than at noon the day before.
Voting for the presidential election is taking place in Russia from March 15 to 17. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report " Presidential Elections 2024: Putin and Three Candidates."
Today at 12.00 Moscow time at polling station No. 1131, located in school building No. 28 on Abdulkhakim Ismailov Street in Makhachkala, there was also no queue, voters came one by one, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.
There was also no queue near polling station No. 1135, located on Shamil Avenue in the post office building No. 26. Within 10 minutes, only one person entered the site.
There were no queues at polling station No. 1133, located in the building of Lyceum No. 22. There were also few people around polling station No. 1136 at 46 Shamil Avenue in the building of the central city library of Makhachkala.
In small groups, people came to station No. 1137, located in the building of the Center for Social Services for the Elderly and Disabled, reported the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who visited the listed stations from 12.00 to 13.00 Moscow time.
At polling station No. 1131, following the results of two days of voting, 785 people took part in the elections (81.26% of the total number included in the voter lists). At polling station No. 1135, 820 people (63.66%) voted in two days, at polling station No. 1133 - 653 people (85.70%), at polling stations No. 1136 and 1137 - 869 people (79.36%) and 638, respectively. people (66.39%), according to a publication on the telegram channel of the Dagestan Election Commission.
In total, as of 12:00 Moscow time on March 17, 75.82% of voters included in the voting lists voted in the republic, the publication says.
At two polling stations in Pyatigorsk and the village of Suvorovskaya on the third day of voting in the presidential elections, there are no queues of voters, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.
As the " Caucasian Knot " wrote, on March 16 at 12.00 Moscow time, at polling station No. 1110 in Pyatigorsk and at polling station No. 1026 in the village of Suvorovskaya, there were no crowds of voters who came to vote in the presidential election.
At 12.00 Moscow time on March 15 at polling station No. 1110 in Pyatigorsk there were no queues of people wanting to vote in the elections. According to an observer from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, voting took place without any excitement at polling station No. 1026 in the village of Suvorovskaya in the Predgornoye District.
Today, from 11.55 to 12.10 Moscow time, nine people voted at polling station No. 1110 in Pyatigorsk; there was no queue at the polling station, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.
There was also no influx of voters at PEC No. 1026 in the village of Suvorovskaya at that time, an observer at the polling station told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, refusing to disclose the number of voters.
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[KavkazUzel] A court in Krasnodar arrested for 14 days on administrative charges of hooliganism and distribution of prohibited symbols, election commission member Ruslan Khubaev, who discovered ballot stuffing at the polling station.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, independent voting member of the commission Ruslan Khubaev and observer Dmitry Korolev were detained at polling station No. 2358 in Krasnodar after they announced ballot stuffing.
Voting for the presidential election is taking place in Russia from March 15 to 17. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Presidential Elections 2024: Putin and Three Candidates."
Ruslan Khubaev, who, while working at the election commission, established the fact of ballot stuffing at a polling station in Krasnodar, was arrested for 14 days under administrative charges, the human rights project OVD-Info reported today.
Lawyer Mikhail Benyash* reported today in his Telegram channel that Khubaev was charged with petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation), as well as an article about the public display of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols, or paraphernalia or symbols of extremist organizations (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) because an old post on the social network VKontakte “with something that has recently become extremist.”
As follows from the video published today on the RusNews Telegram channel, Khubaev left the building of the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar, accompanied by a police officer, his hands handcuffed. “I was not given the opportunity to submit a request in writing, they were not provided with paper. And, in fact, in the resolution there is not a word about my stated request to postpone the court hearing to summon a lawyer to court and collect information in my defense. There is no evidence there, there is a video, where I put up leaflets, but what kind of leaflets I put up, what content is also not visible,” he said.
The description of the video states that Khubaev was charged with committing three different administrative offenses; a list of articles is not provided.
By 19.40 Moscow time, the website of the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar does not contain information about the consideration of administrative protocols regarding Ruslan Khubaev.
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[NewsFront] 21:05 Currently, “geraniums” are recorded over the Chernihiv, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Nikolaev and Odessa regions 20:59 In the Belgorod region, after repelling an air attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces with air defense means, according to preliminary information, eight people were injured in the village of Oktyabrsky
19:45 They report that a massive missile strike was carried out on the Nikolaev Armored Plant.
18:55 Personnel combat work of the MLRS of the Russian Armed Forces to destroy the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction.
16:51 In the area of the settlement of Lukashovka, Sumy region, crews of the Verba MANPADS of a unit of a group of troops covering the state border of the Russian Federation shot down an Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force, flying in the direction of the village of Kozinki, Belgorod region.
15:50 Burning wreckage of the Ukrainian Armed Forces helicopter, which wasshot downby the forces of the Russian Army on the border of the Kharkov and Belgorod regions in the area of n. p. Kozinka. Presumably shot down by an American-made UH-60 or Mi-24. It is still difficult to determine exactly the nature of the debris. There were about 20 militants from the Kyiv regime on board, who were supposed to land in the Russian village of Kozinka.
Militants from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry have been trying to break into the populated area for several days now. The enemy is suffering serious losses.
15:24 A new explosion was heard in Nikolaev in southern Ukraine. The mayor of the city, Alexander Senkevich, announced this.
15:09 A series of explosions occurred in the city of Nikolaev in southern Ukraine. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication “Public”.
14:49 Ukrainian terrorists continue to shell peaceful settlements in the Kherson region. At about 2 p.m., enemy ammunition “arrived” on the territory of a kindergarten in the village of Brilyovka, Aleshkinsky municipal district. About itreportedGovernor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo.
The explosion occurred between the buildings of the kindergarten and the village council. There were no casualties; windows in buildings were broken by shrapnel and facades were cut.
Emergency services are at the scene of the incident. The Russian military, in turn, continues to identify the locations of Ukrainian militants’ crews and launch destructive strikes against them.
14:15 As a result of the detonation of a high explosive in the city of Mariupol, a child was injured - a boy born in 2010, this was reported by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
14:10 Special forces of the Russian Guard discovered MLRS RM-70 “Vampire”, which was preparing to shell Belgorod.
The fighters received the coordinates and destroyed the installation using missile weapons. The Ukrainian Armed Forces crew was partially eliminated and wounded.
14:00 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The Vostok group of troops liberated the village of Mirnoye, Zaporozhye region.
The Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions in the Donetsk direction;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 200 military personnel in the Donetsk direction per day;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South Donetsk direction per day amounted to over 120 military personnel;
Nine counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups were repulsed in the Avdeevsky direction in one day;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled three counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 90 military personnel;
Russian military personnel hit the assembly and testing sites of unmanned boats, the temporary deployment point of the IRIS-T air defense system battery and the UAV production workshop;
During the day, Russian air defense systems shot down 168 UAVs, 23 MLRS rounds and an S-200 missile;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky direction per day amounted to 380 military personnel, 2 armored vehicles and 10 cars.
13:59 Soldiers of the Russian Armyshot down American-made UH-60 “Black Hawk” enemy helicopter with troops on board.
The enemy aircraft was destroyed in the Ukrainian Lukashovka area. There were up to 20 people on board the military transport helicopter. The enemy planned a landing in Russian Kozinki in order to create the appearance of control over the populated area.
A video confirming the destruction of the helicopter was published by military correspondent Evgeniy Poddubny.
13:50 Gulyai-Polye section (Zaporozhye direction): liberation of the village of Mirnoye situation at 13:00 March 17, 2024
Since last summer, the area near Gulyai-Polye has remained static for a long time, if you don’t take a slight revival at the end of February with the advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Marthopol. However, now a rather noticeable event has occurred there.
During the offensive, units from the 35th combined arms army established control over the village of Mirnoye, knocking out the forces of the 203rd battalion of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukrainian formations tried to counterattack in order to regain lost positions, but were unsuccessful. In total, during the latest clashes, the enemy lost over 15 killed, as well as at least one vehicle.
Regardless of whether the offensive near Gulyai-Polye is part of any larger plan or not, activity in this area by the Russian Armed Forces will force the Armed Forces of Ukraine to transfer artillery fire there or transfer drone crews.
Which, in turn, could weaken the onslaught of Ukrainian formations in the Orekhovsky sector in the Rabotino area, where the enemy is counterattacking in order to regain the positions lost at the end of February.
13:17 Today, Kyiv militants attacked Rovenki three times with homemade drones; they arrived in the area where the oil depot is located. As a result, eight private residential buildings were damaged. This was announced by the head of the city district Andrei Rubantsov.
12:55 The underground in Odessa carried out sabotage at the UAV warehouse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to a representative of the underground, more than 50 UAVs were destroyed, as well as electronic warfare and anti-drone systems. This was reported by the TASS agency.
12:28 Explosions occurred in the Kyiv-controlled city of Kherson, said the head of the city administration appointed by the Ukrainian authorities, Roman Mrochko.
11:56 Destruction of the American M1A1SA Abrams tank of the 47th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Berdychi area -video.
11:55 Statement Head of the press center of the Vostok group:
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
Motorized rifle units, supported by artillery, repelled four attacks by formations of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade in the Vladimirovka area, and the 1st Presidential Brigade of Ukraine in the Urozhainy area.
Bomber strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and areas where manpower accumulated in the 1st brigade of the President of Ukraine and the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Urozhaynoye and Ravnopol.
Within 24 hours, up to 130 enemy military personnel, an electronic warfare station, two unmanned aircraft control posts and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed.
11:47 Consequences of the artillery attack of the Budenovsky district of Donetsk. One residential building was damaged -video.
11:30 The city of Rovenki in the LPR was attacked by drones, there were no casualties, residential buildings were damaged - local administration.
10:52 Combat situation on the border section in the area of the settlement Sdaryushino, Belgorod region.
In the morning, on the outskirts of the village of Popovka (territory of Ukraine), two enemy infantry fighting vehicles with infantry were identified. Under the cover of mortars, the enemy infantry attempted to approach the Ukrainian Armed Forces tank that had previously been knocked out by our soldiers and take cover behind it. Our guys hit the tank with two direct hits from an RPG. As a result, the enemy, who was hiding behind the tanks, suffered losses (three KIA, three wounded). Traditionally, the Nazis do not evacuate their wounded. The combat situation remains tense.
10:47 The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired twice at the village of Kazacha Lopan in the Kharkov region, killing seven people, said the head of the regional administration, Ganchev.
10:40 Kyiv militants fired at Alchevsk (LPR) early this morning
According to preliminary data, the drone attacked an apartment building, and the building of a kindergarten was also damaged. On the 8th floor, a fire started on the balcony of the apartment. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Residents of two entrances were promptly evacuated. This was stated by the head of the city, Albert Apshev.
09:50 Summary as of the morning of March 17, 2024 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Donetsk direction: in the area of Avdievka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are launching counterattacks in the direction of the settlement. Berdychi. Fierce battles are taking place in Tonenkoye and Orlovka. The situation in Pervomaisky remains unchanged.
Zaporozhye direction: in the area near Orekhov, our troops were able to advance in the direction of the central part of Rabotino. In the Verbovoye area there are oncoming battles. On the Vremevsky salient, the situation remains stable without significant changes.
Artemovsk direction: active hostilities are underway. Our troops continue their attack on Bogdanovka, and positional battles are taking place in the area of Krasnoye and Kleshcheevka.
09:31 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. Kakhovka six rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka four rounds;
-- n.p. Rybalche three rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan four rounds;
-- n.p. Korsunka seven rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha eight rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Lyubimovka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Sagi, n.p. Podstepnoe, firing a total of 17 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
08:20 Over the past 24 hours, the armed formations of Ukraine carried out another artillery attack territories of the DPR.
As a result of massive artillery attack using 155mm artillery in the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, apartment buildings and private residential buildings were damaged. In addition, Ukrainian militants shelled the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, as well as the Petrovsky, Budennovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk throughout the day.
Artillery attack of DPR areas was carried out using MLRS, as well as 155mm caliber artillery, including cluster warheads.
As a result of the detonation of an explosive object in the Telmanovsky district, a man born in 1962 was injured.
Also, in the Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, Ukrainian militants dropped explosive objects from a UAV; in addition, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, the enemy carried out a kamikaze UAV attack.
In total, four residential buildings, one civil infrastructure facility and one city bus were damaged from DPR shelling.
08:16 In the Avdeevsky direction work calculations of 220mm BM-27 "Hurricane". The firepower of these MLRS does not give the enemy a chance to move forward, only backward.
08:10 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a polling station in the city of Kamenka-Dneprovskaya, Zaporozhye region, there were no casualties, Rogov said.
08:07 More than 100 units of military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including Western-style ones, were destroyed thanks to the air controller of the Vostok group of forces with the call sign Mordvin -video.
08:01 Specialists of the Russian fire support group on a Mi-8 helicopter destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drone in the Kupyansk direction. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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[Regnum] South Ossetia
…an autonomous region of Georgia on the Russian border…
is in close coordination with Russia on the issue of joining it, said Chairman of the Republican Parliament Alan Alborov.
In a conversation with RIA Novosti, the speaker of parliament was asked about the possible holding of a referendum on the topic of South Ossetia joining Russia.
“We are discussing all these issues in close coordination with the Russian Federation, taking into account our bilateral relations and agreements,” Alborov replied.
According to him, this will be done after a decision made jointly with the Russian Federation. Moscow and Tskhinvali are pursuing a coordinated foreign policy, the head of the South Ossetian parliament emphasized.
As Regnum reported, in 2008, Russia recognized the sovereignty of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after Georgia’s armed aggression against Tskhinvali. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the two former Georgian autonomies have been recognized as independent due to existing realities, and this is not subject to revision. Tbilisi refuses to recognize the independence of the republics.
In August 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the head of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev and the leader of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania on the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the republics. The head of state noted that relations between Russia and South Ossetia have reached the level of alliance and integration. Moscow pays great attention to the systematic implementation of large-scale projects aimed at modernizing the republic’s infrastructure, improving living standards and ensuring social protection for its residents, the president emphasized.
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[Regnum] Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, during a working trip to the troops of the Southern Military District, ordered the installation of additional firepower on ships to destroy enemy drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on March 17.
It is noted that Shoigu, as part of a working trip to the command post of the Black Sea Fleet, heard reports from the fleet command and headquarters officers on the current situation, the nature of enemy actions and the performance of combat missions by fleet units in their area of responsibility.
“The head of the Russian military department ordered the installation of additional fire weapons, large-caliber machine-gun rifle systems to destroy enemy drones,” the Russian defense department said.
Shoigu also set the task of conducting constant training with personnel both during the day and at night to repel enemy terrorist attacks and increase the survivability of ships and vessels.
As Regnum reported, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previously stated in the annual NATO security report that Ukraine used missiles supplied by alliance countries to attack ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet during the last two years of the conflict.
He admitted that “Ukrainian strikes on the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet” were carried out by “SCALP and Storm Shadow missiles,” which were supplied to Kyiv by the North Atlantic Alliance states.
On February 9, a Russian patrol boat of the Black Sea Fleet discovered and destroyed an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea using standard weapons. The enemy ship was moving towards Crimea.
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[Regnum] Ukraine lacks not only weapons and ammunition, but also people at the front, former CIA chief David Petraeus said in an interview with the Italian newspaper la Stampa.
According to him, the leadership of Ukraine should reconsider the procedure for conscription into military service. The front line fighters are on average over 40 years old.
“Kyiv must review the rotation of troops, equip the rear, expand conscription into the army. I know this is a sensitive issue and challenge, but it must be resolved quickly,” Petraeus said.
The British newspaper Financial Times, citing the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, reported on March 13 about a rotation being prepared in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is expected that approximately 330 thousand soldiers and officers at the front will be replaced by recruits after the adoption of the law on new mobilization rules. They plan to call up up to 500 thousand people and use the rest of the new mobilized to make up for losses and other needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As Regnum reported, in February, Ukrainian commanders spoke about an acute shortage of manpower, which could cause the front to collapse at any moment.
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Ukraine demographics are solid. They have plenty of men, and more where those came from . Every year they get a fresh crop of young men for conscription.
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Demographics of Ukraine According to the United Nations, Ukraine has a population of about 37 million as of 2023. In July 2023, Rooters reported that due to the refugee outpouring into Western Europe, the population of Kyiv-controlled areas may have decreased to as low as 28 million. This is a steep decline from 2020, when it had a population of almost 42 million people.
By way of contrast, Russian has a population of around 147 million. Demographics of Russia
In terms of GDP (in USD):
Ukr 200 billion
Rus 1.8 trillion
Ukraine is exceptionally evil and are conscripting men with Downs Syndrome to fight in the trenches - we have all seen the videos, and if not - they are not hard to find.
UKR is exceptionally Evil. Or they are running out of able body men to fight in the trenches.
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[Regnum] Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces hit an assembly site for unmanned boats in the Odessa region, a deployment point for an Iris-T battery in the same region, and a drone production workshop in the Chernigov region, the Ministry of Defense reported on March 17.
“Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation within 24 hours hit the assembly and testing sites of unmanned boats, the temporary deployment point of the battery of the Iris-T anti-aircraft missile system in the Odessa region, the assembly and preparation workshop for unmanned aerial vehicles in area of the settlement of Priluki, Chernihiv region,” said the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, at a briefing of the Ministry of Defense.
Manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were also hit in 127 districts, he added.
In addition, on March 17, the Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the village of Mirnoye in the Zaporozhye region in the southern Donetsk direction. All attempts by UAF saboteurs to penetrate the Russian border territory over the past 24 hours were stopped. Russian troops, in addition, occupied more advantageous positions in the Donetsk direction and repelled nine counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces attack aircraft in the Avdeevka direction.
As Regnum news agency reported, on March 11, Konashenkov reported that the Russian Armed Forces hit two points of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries in the zone of a special military operation. On the same day, a source in the security forces clarified that the Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian special operations forces and unmanned boat operators in the Odessa region with a missile strike.
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed temporary deployment points for militants in the Odessa region, as well as a drone assembly workshop in the Sumy region, Konashenkov said on March 16. Earlier on the same day, the chief of staff of the Joint Group of Forces, Colonel General Alexey Kim, reported at a meeting with the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu that almost 300 militants of the Ukrainian nationalist formation “Kraken” (an extremist organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) were eliminated with one precise strike of a volumetric attack. detonating aerial bomb weighing 1500 kg.
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[Regnum] The publication that some of Russia’s allies are allegedly supplying shells to Ukraine may turn out to be a provocation created to cause discord between the partners. This opinion was expressed to a Regnum news agency correspondent on March 17 by Oleg Glazunov, a military expert, associate professor of the department of political analysis and socio-psychological processes of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
The American newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported that some of Russia's allies are allegedly supplying shells to Ukraine. However, according to the publication, officials do not say where the shells for the Ukrainian Armed Forces are coming from. They only note that the suppliers include some countries that are allies of Russia. Journalists emphasize that US requests for supplies to Ukraine to countries in Africa and Asia, including Moscow’s partners, were rejected.
Glazunov noted that such information should be treated with caution.
“This information may be aimed at sowing distrust between Russia and its allies. Then there will be no mutually beneficial cooperation, which is what Western countries are striving for. We should not forget that the American and European media are fulfilling their tasks,” the military expert emphasized.
On the other hand, if this information is confirmed, then Russia should take appropriate measures: sever economic and political relations with these countries. And the response must be adequate to the threat, as was the case with Ecuador, the military expert emphasized.
As Regnum reported, on March 6, Bloomberg reported that Ukraine’s Western allies had collected almost all the funds necessary to purchase about 800 thousand shells for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the Czech initiative.
At the Munich Security Conference held in February, Czech President Petr Pavel said that the republic had allocated about 500 thousand 155 mm shells and 300 thousand 122 mm shells, which would be delivered to Ukraine if this initiative was supported financially.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Moscow expects a call from the UN to avoid steps and actions that aggravate the conflict in Ukraine, especially the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Western countries.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced in early January his intention to exchange old Soviet equipment for new equipment worth $200 million. In particular, they talked about the Soviet Mi-171E helicopters and the Igla man-portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS). At the same time, the transfer of military equipment to third countries is prohibited by the terms of the contracts.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called Ecuador's decision to transfer Russian equipment to the United States reckless, taken under pressure from interested parties. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Ecuador Vladimir Sprinchan said on February 17 that Quito was canceling its decision to supply Russian equipment to the United States.
The Ecuadorian authorities decided not to send weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, a country involved in an international military conflict. As the head of Ecuador assured, he had no idea about the White House’s plans regarding the future fate of old military equipment from Ecuador, which Noboa called scrap metal.
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[Regnum] Statements by French President Emmanuel Macron about the conflict in Ukraine are attempts to find leverage over Russia. Political scientist Yuri Svetov expressed this opinion to a Regnum correspondent on March 17, commenting on Macron’s words that he could allow a ground operation to “confront Russian troops” in Ukraine.
Svetov noted that after German Chancellor Angela Merkel left the political arena, Macron wanted to become the leader of a united Europe, but he failed. With the defeat of the Kyiv regime looming, the French leader suggested that he could become the leader of Europe opposing Russia, making more aggressive statements than the leaders of other European countries.
The political scientist explained that there is a distribution of responsibilities within NATO; each member of this alliance heads its own coalition. Thus, Germany, for example, leads a coalition to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons. The Czech Republic was searching for ammunition around the world, the Netherlands and Belgium were preparing F-16 aircraft. Then Macron announced that he was creating an alliance of countries ready to send troops to Ukraine. And only the Baltic countries supported him in this.
Svetov drew attention to the fact that Macron makes mutually exclusive statements. On the one hand, he declares that France is ready to send troops, on the other hand, that he will avoid a direct confrontation.
“Such statements by Macron are an attempt to find leverage on Russia. At the same time, Ukraine did not invite French troops to its territory. Previously, the West frightened the Russian Federation with supplies of HIMARS MLRS, Storm Shadow missiles, and F-16 aircraft, which supposedly should turn the tide of the conflict. Macron probably believes that intimidating Russia with the possible introduction of French troops into Ukraine could work,” the political scientist suggested.
Svetov did not rule out that this step could be taken against the backdrop of the approaching defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, attention will be focused on the fact that it is not NATO troops that are being brought into Ukraine, but those of an individual country.
The expert also recalled Macron’s words that if Russian President Vladimir Putin calls him, he will pick up the phone and listen to the Russian leader’s proposal. That is, the French president had the impression that the Russian president was asleep and was wondering how he could get through to Macron. This indicates how inadequately he feels his role and place in the world, the political scientist emphasized.
As Regnum reported, when asked by journalists whether the French General Staff had scenarios “just in case,” Macron admitted that they were “preparing for all scenarios.”
Macron expressed his readiness to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin ways to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. He assured that if Putin calls him, he will pick up the phone and listen to Russia’s proposal.
Former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor, said that the French president is trying to retain power with bellicose statements addressed to Russia.
The leader of the Patriots party, Florian Philippot, said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin openly laughed at his Ukrainian and French colleagues Vladimir Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron in an interview with journalist Dmitry Kiselev. We are talking about President Putin’s answer to the question about the negotiations on Ukraine. The head of state emphasized that the negotiation processes should be based on the real situation on the ground, and not on “wants after the use of psychotropic drugs.”
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I'm so glad to see that the "New World Order" - with the "flower garden" poisoning the whole World with its hallucinogenic pollen - is comming to a close.
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