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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: March 1st, 2023
2023-03-02
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] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/01/2023 to 00:00 03/02/2023

Over the past day Representation reported about 30 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 13 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.

On Gorlovsky 14 artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm.

On Yasinovatsky two artillery attack from the MLRS. On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery. Having fired 178 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of eight settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Central city districts), Panteleimonovka, Shirokaya Balka, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Aleksandrovka , Vladimirovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of two civilians in Aleksandrovka and the previously liberated Vladimirovka.

A total of 13 housing constructions were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the Central City district of Gorlovka and Yasynuvata, as well as 2 civil infrastructure facilities.

Previously 22 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.

21:16 Footage of the destruction of the BMP of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the fighters of the Wagner PMC in the battles for the private sector in the south of Artemivsk -video
Tight battles in the building continue

21:14 Battles through the eyes of the landing force: the Black Mamba assault detachment is attacking the enemy’s strongholds on the front near Svatovo-Kremennaya —video
The "Dentist" group is attacking at the Makeyevka-Ploschanka-beam Zhuravka section.

Our fighters with silent firing devices advance after the processing of artillery, as can be seen from the broken into pieces and fallen parts of trees.

20:52 It is reported from Artyomovsk that a powerful storm Khromovo

The significance of this village for the Artyomovsk group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is critical: Khromovo is located on the last road along which the Nazis are supplied.

20:17 Belgorod direction —video

Zemlyanka village, Volchanskaya urban community, Chuguevsky district, Kharkiv region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine expelled their fellow citizens from private households and settled in the area bordering the Belgorod region.

The enemy was identified by means of reconnaissance, covered with fire.

The combat work of special forces and intelligence officers continues every day.

19:59 Offensive near Kremennaya: militants flee from their positions, leaving the bodies of those killed during the retreat -video

During the fighting, the Ivanovo landing force also destroyed foreign fighters. The Armed Forces of Ukraine were unable to take their 200th due to the rapid advance of our troops. As a result, the corpse of a militant from the Middle East was found at the positions taken.

The front is very dense, the battles are constantly going on at a distance of a couple of hundred to several tens of meters, reports the military correspondent rt.com Zhdanov.

The road we are going along was a watershed a couple of weeks ago: on the one hand, our Airborne Forces, on the other, a hodgepodge of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In battles, foreign mercenaries are ground.

The machine gun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine started working - ours immediately answered from the ACS. The landing force has no shortage of weapons. While automatic bursts were heard from the other side (the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried in vain to shoot down our copter), the guys showed an anti-drone gun and an enemy Mavic that it had burned.

18:24 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are under constant fire from the RF Armed Forces -video

17:56 Russian artillery crushes Ukrainian militants in the Artyomovsk direction -video

17:49 Our snipers send "good" bullets to the enemy -video

16:03 An effective link between the work of Russian UAV operators and artillerymen to destroy ukrofascists in one of the directions -video

15:34 Another 300-strong Ukrainian soldier who met with Russian artillery in the area of the settlement. Krasnogorovka -video

14:40 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation (01.03.2023)

In the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Western" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya and Sinkovka of the Kharkov region.

In addition, three sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe in the Luhansk People's Republic and Timkovka in the Kharkov region. Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, three pickup trucks, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, active actions of units and artillery fire of the "Center" group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stelmakhivka, Chervonopopovka of the Luhansk People's Republic and Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. During the day, over 150 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, as well as 152mm Msta-B and 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in this direction.

Up to 190 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, as well as 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in the course of active operations by units and artillery fire from the Southern Group of Forces in the Donetsk direction.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanized Brigade was destroyed near the settlement of Ocheretino, and a fuel storage base of the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit near the settlement of Novoselivka of the First Donetsk People's Republic.

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the artillery of the Vostok group of forces inflicted fire damage on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Vugledar, Nikolskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chervonoe, Novodanilovka and Shcherbaki of the Zaporozhye region. Enemy losses per day in these areas amounted to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, four armored combat vehicles and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of artillery fire, up to 85 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, 12 vehicles, and two 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers were destroyed per day.

In addition, the ammunition depot of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the village of Aleksandrovka, Kherson region.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 97 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, as well as manpower and equipment in 173 districts in a day.

In the area of the settlement of Shchurovo of the Donetsk People's Republic, a point of temporary deployment of militants of a nationalist formation was hit.

Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the settlement of Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic shot down a Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in an air battle.

During the day, 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense means in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Zburyevka, Holaya Pristan, Kherson region, Semenovka, Zaporizhia region, and Kremennaya, Rubizhne, Krasnorechenskoe, Luhansk People's Republic, Novoandreevka, Donetsk People's Republic, and Lyman, Second Kharkiv region.

In addition, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a massive drone attack on the objects of the Crimean peninsula was prevented. Six Ukrainian strike unmanned vehicles were shot down by air defense systems. Four more Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were put out of action by means of electronic warfare. There were no casualties or destruction on earth.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 391 aircraft, 211 helicopters, 3,281 unmanned aerial vehicles, 406 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,086 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,045 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,240 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,621 units of special military vehicles.


13:40 Another footage of the combat work of Russian artillery in one of the directions, including incendiary ammunition -video

13:39 Ukrainian troops continue to suffer heavy losses near Bakhmut (Artemovsk) -video

13:38 Soldiers of the “Crimea” battalion fought their way out of the ambush arranged by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region -video

The military provided rare footage of the battle and the evacuation of a civilian, whom they rescued from artillery attack in the village of Kamenskoye (2:49).

Everything was filmed on an action camera mounted on the helmet of one of the fighters of the "Baghdad" detachment under the command of the commander with the call sign "Bond".

12:30 Fierce fighting in Artemovsk: footage from the city -video

There are very few people on the streets, Ukrainian armored vehicles rush through the streets, cannonade is heard every ten seconds.

12:29 Night destruction of enemy hidden positions and observation posts -video

12:28 The Russian military is ironing the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from mortars in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya -video

The correspondent of @anna_news visited the positions of mortar crews of the 488th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Western Military District of the RF Armed Forces.

The tasks of local fighters include the destruction of enemy warehouses and mortar crews, escort of assault groups of Russian troops and smoke on the front line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the offensive.

"The enemy often works in response. But we are constantly in hiding and, thank God, so far everything is fine with us," says the fighter with the call sign Antip.

11:46 Kherson direction -video

205th Separate Cossack Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District

The Dnieper River has become a frontier through which rounds fly daily, ours and the enemy's.

On the first video - the destruction of enemy positions

On the second video - fragments of a rocket 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:40 AFU fired at New Kakhovka - as a result, a civilian died -video

Ukrainian militants dealt another blow to Novaya Kakhovka. In the market area, several civilians were injured, one person died.

10:37 Tankers of the 9th Brigade continue to mix the positions of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the ground -video

Tankers of the 9th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps smashed the enemy's opposing team to shreds, enlisting the support of the UAV.

10:09 Airborne units have made friends with the Boomerang FPV kamikaze drones and are actively using them in the NVO zone -video

The crew of the Boomerang UAV consists of an operator using special VR glasses and his assistant, who launches the drone and tracks the flight direction on the map.

The FPV drone has its advantages over conventional UAVs: operator-friendly orientation in space, the ability to easily follow a route or pursue a moving target at speeds up to 170 kph, and also resistance to attacks by anti-drone guns.

09:42 Crews of 2S19 Msta-S 152mm self-propelled howitzers and 152mm 2S5 Giacint-S cannons of artillery units of the Central Military District prevent the enemy from transferring their reserves, and also help our infantry move deep into the front —video

09:38 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from February 28 to March 1, 2023

At night, Russian kamikaze drones hit targets in Kremenchug, Poltava region. Local residents also reported about UAVs in the Kyiv region.

The Russian troops worked on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Timonovichi, Yelino and Baranovka of the Chernihiv region, as well as in Rozhkovichi, Volfino and Gorki of the Sumy region.

In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy targets in Gatishche, Veterinary, Strelechya and Chuguev.

In the Starobelsk direction, Russian troops worked on the concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nevsky, Makeevka and Tabaevka.

In the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) direction, Russian missile troops and artillery hit the places of concentration of Ukrainian units in Bakhmut, Krasny and New York.

In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Avdeevka, Nevelskoye and Krasnogorovka.

In turn, Ukrainian formations from cannon artillery fired at residential buildings and civilian facilities in Donetsk.

In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, Russian troops worked on targets in Ugledar, Prechistovka and Bolshaya Novoselka.

In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Gulyaipole, Novoandreevka and Orekhovka.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian artillery worked on firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikopol and Marganets.

On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces hit enemy concentrations in Kherson, Antonovka and Zelenovka.


09:09 Representation of the DPR in the JCCC informs about 22 facts of firing by the VFU per day

The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 110 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.

Under the fire of the VFU were: Mironovsky, Svetlodarsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Donetsk.

08:29 Frontline summary on the morning of 03/01/2023

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, with the support of artillery, continued the assault operations of the fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Maryinka. They attack both within the city limits and on the southern and northern outskirts of the city. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with fire support, are also attacking Pervomaiskoye. Moreover, from the side of the Sand and from the Water. There is progress in the second of these areas.

From the region of Opytny and Spartak, Russian troops are trying to push through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the southern approaches to Avdievka. Artillery is actively working on this fortified area. Also under artillery attack is Novomikhailovka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Netaylovo, Lastochkino and New York. The Ukrainian army struck at Donetsk, Gorlovka and Mayorsk.

To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are artillery attack Ozaryanovka and Kleshcheevka. Rocket attack on Mironovsky. This is a deep rear. The Russian army fired on Ivanopol, Konstantinovka, Stupochki, Ivanovsky and Bakhmut. The city itself is taken in a semicircle. PMC "Wagner" advanced in the south from Ivangrad. Also, Wagner operators established control over new areas in the eastern part of Bakhmut.

In the northeast, they pushed through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Podgorodny, and from the north - from Yagodny. But the most critical position of Ukrainian troops is in the northwest. There PMC "Wagner" made a breakthrough to Bogdanovka. Thus, all supply lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut are under fire control. Wagner operators also attack in the direction of Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. To the north of Soledar, they are trying to break through to Rozdolovka. A little to the east - to Vesely.

In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops again tried to attack Belogorovka. To the northwest, they continued their offensive operations towards Yampolevka, Ternov, Nevsky and Makeevka. APU repelled the attacks.


08:24 Several fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were stormed near Kremennaya during the offensive -video

The 4th Brigade of the 2nd Army Corps of the RF Ministry of Defense, the airborne troops and the Akhmat special forces destroyed a unit of the National Guard, one turned out to be smarter and surrendered. His name is Eugene, he will now live and will definitely return to his family. This is the main thing, writes R. Kadyrov.

The list of Ukrainian prisoners is replenished daily, the attitude towards them is normal: they receive food and the necessary medical care.

Each military APU has a great chance to stay alive and return to their families as soon as possible - this is to stop resistance, lay down their arms and surrender.

08:20 Summary on the morning of March 1, 2023

At night, the Russian Armed Forces attacked enemy targets in Ochakovo, Kremenchug, and Kyiv with Geraniums. UAVs were seen in the Sumy and Poltava regions. False air targets were used.

Artillery duels continued in the direction of Sumy-Kursk. The enemy announced 106 arrivals in the Sumy region.

Fighting continues in the Kupyansk direction and on the Svatovo-Kremennaya front.

On the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, PMCs "Wagner" are moving from the settlement. Yagodnoe to the south-west to the settlement Artyomovskoye (former Khromovo), seeking to create a threat to the encirclement of the city. The second line of action to encircle Artemovsk remains at the turn of Ivanovsky (Red)

The Russian Armed Forces are taking active actions in the Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions.

The situation near Ugledar has not changed, heavy fighting is going on.

Artillery duels are going on in the Kherson and Zaporizhia directions. From the Nikolaev region reported on the training of combat swimmers.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine yesterday tried to attack UAV objects in the Moscow, Bryansk, Belgorod regions, as well as in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea. The sky was closing in St. Petersburg.

In the Belgorod region, the village of Ustinka, Belgorod region, came under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the LPR, Stakhanov was fired from the HIMARS MLRS. Three civilians were injured, eight apartment buildings were damaged.

A total of 110 ammunition was fired at the DPR, Mironovsky, Svetlodarsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Donetsk were under fire. A girl born in 2014 died, 9 civilians were injured.

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