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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief January 17th (updated)
2023-01-18
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 21:33 Specialists of the subdivisions of the fuel logistics service of the Eastern Military District continue to perform tasks for the comprehensive support of units in the special operation zone

Mobile refueling complexes deployed in close proximity to the contact line ensure uninterrupted refueling of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as vehicles, with fuel and lubricants at any time of the day and under any weather conditions.

In the VVO association, the MTO fuel service ensures uninterrupted refueling of more than 2,000 vehicles and armored vehicles, autonomous power supply units and heating points.

20:20 Serbian volunteers joined the Russian battalion named after Pavel Sudoplatov - their training is close to a real battle

Volunteers who arrived from Serbia began to coordinate as part of combat training tasks, Yevhen Balitsky, Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye Region, said. According to the head of the region, the classes are close to real combat clashes. In addition, foreign volunteers are involved in providing security throughout the region.

Recruitment to the Sudoplatov battalion continues. Yevgeny Balitsky notes that the regional administration intends to continue to provide all necessary support to the fighters.

19:08 M113AS4 armored personnel carrier destroyed in Marinka (Australian modification with a turret and additional armor)

18:20 Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers fulfilled scheduled flight in airspace over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean for more than 10 hours.

Long-range aviation pilots regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean.

All flights of aircraft of the Aerospace Forces of Russia are carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.

17:04 KA-52 gunships "Alligators" on the hunt:combat workcrews of Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces

The crews of Ka-52 attack helicopters inflict damage with unguided 80mm aircraft missiles on fortified positions, equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

When performing a missile strike, helicopter pilots use the Gorka aerobatics element, which makes it possible to deliver a missile strike over a long distance with an accurate hit on the target. In addition, the crews fly at extremely low altitudes, skirting the terrain, in order to evade enemy air defense systems.

The commander of the helicopter with the call sign "Lumberjack" shared that sometimes the height of flights can reach one meter above ground level.

Upon returning to the base sites, the engineering and technical staff prepares aviation equipment for further combat work.

16:08 Sparta gunners and drone operatorsgraduallydisassemble enemy positions north of Pervomaisky

15:00 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:

◾️The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction amounted to more than 70 military personnel and seven vehicles;

◾️Russian units destroyed up to 40 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhno-Donets direction in a day;

◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue their offensive in the direction of Donetsk, more than 60 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in a day;

◾️Two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the DPR;

◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed howitzers Krab, M109 "Paladin" and MLRS 122mm BM-21 "Grad" in the Kharkiv region;

◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the Liman Pervy area in the Kharkiv region;

◾️The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to more than 50 military;

◾️The Russian military hit a warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons in the Kharkov region;

◾️During the day, Russian air defense systems intercepted 14 HIMARS and Vilkha MLRS shells, shot down Tochka-U and HARM missiles;

◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed two AN/TPQ-50 stations in the Kherson region.


13:56 Serbian volunteers from the Volunteer Battalion of the RF Armed Forcesstartedundergo training in the Zaporozhye region

A Serb with the call sign "Danube" said that he remembers well the tragedy that occurred in the 90s in Yugoslavia.

“We know what injustice is because of NATO and what they did in Serbia, in Kosovo. The Slavic tribes are brothers, so we must help each other in the fight against NATO. Ukrainians are also brother Slavs, but they are frozen by deceit, there are a lot of lies, and now they are all against Russia,” he says.

The situation in Ukraine directly affects the future of Kosovo and all of Serbia.

13:00 A significant shortage of power remains in the energy system of Ukraine, emergency power outages have been applied in six regions, the national energy company Ukrenergo reported.

“There is a significant shortage of capacity in the energy system. The distribution system operator has brought consumption limits for the whole day... Now, due to their excess, emergency shutdowns have already been applied in six regions of Ukraine," Ukrenergo said in a message on its Telegram channel.

12:05 Canadian citizen Grigory Tsekhmistrenko was liquidated in the Artemovsk region in the Donetsk People's Republic, where he arrived as a military doctor of the Foreign Legion. This was reported by The Globe and Mail on Monday.

Details, including the age of the deceased, are not yet known. It is only indicated that he spent most of his life in Ukraine and received Canadian citizenship three years ago. The medic was killed on Sunday near Artemovsk (Ukrainian name - Bakhmut). A Canadian Foreign Office spokesman declined to comment for the newspaper.

Thus, Tsekhmistrenko became the third Canadian whose death is known in Ukraine at the moment, specifies The Globe and Mail.

10:48 Russian fighters shot down APU drone in Donbas

The Ukrainian “bird” turned out to be unusually large and could carry as many as four grenades at the same time. However, with six propellers and a gasoline engine, it proved to be an easy target for small arms. As a result, the Russian Armed Forces landed a Ukrainian drone with the help of several bursts.

09:43 The Ukrainian Armed Forces once again fired at Shebekino - there is no electricity in the city.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine once again shelled Shebekino in the Belgorod region, said the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov. According to him, the militants damaged power lines, which are now being repaired.

09:20 Air raid alert announced in Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk regions of Ukraine and Kyiv-controlled part of Zaporozhye, data showonline mapsminifigures.

09:12 Commander of the group of snipers of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet with the call sign "Yary" told how the work and training of snipers is arranged.

"A group of heavy snipers was created at the initiative of the commander of the Pacific Fleet in April 2022. The main tasks are counter-sniper combat, the destruction of fire spotters at ultra-long distances over 1 km," the fighter shared.

09:03 Destruction of BMP of the enemy with a guided projectile.

The armored vehicle with personnel advanced to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The BMP was discovered from the air and destroyed along with those who were in it.

08:07 Operator ZRPK "Pantsir-S1" told about the work of their calculation in the NE zone

In the course of a special military operation, the crews of Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun systems continue to provide protection for units of the RF Armed Forces.

08:05 The Ministry of Defense published personnel combat work of crews of multi-purpose attack helicopters and fire support groups of army aviation.

07:51 At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to shell Belgorod. Air defense worked over the city, there are no consequences, according to the governor of the region.

07:07 Interference station operator told how it intercepts Ukrainian UAVs.

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