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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief March 8th (updated)
2023-03-09
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] 19:43 Information is being received that yesterday the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the eveningdistilledequipment from Novoberislav towards Berislav.

19:36 "This is a portal to hell!" - a sad militant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complains on a terrible arrival and a huge funnel. 18+ contains profanity.

18:40 VKS RF destroyed warehouses with ammunition and PVD reconnaissance of the 110th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

18:28 Ukrainian showed the scale of losses of the Ukrainian army. In Zhytomyr every day more and more soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are buried.

17:39 The effect of the agreements under the grain deal must be extended for the period after March 18, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in Kyiv at a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

17:24 Ukrainian fighter tells that already the second attempt to storm the stronghold of the Russian unit failed. They received a resounding rebuff. 18+ contains profanity.

16:45 Calculations of the 220mm BM-27 MLRS "Hurricane"showedhow they strike at the positions of Ukrainian nationalists.

16:43 Our "bird" draws the enemy to flee.

15:51 Ukrainian journalist told how Zelensky redeemed Ukraine from oligarchs, TV channels… economy and prospects.

15:05 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:

In the Kupyansk direction, as a result of strikes by assault and army aviation, artillery fire from the "Western" group of forces, enemy manpower and equipment were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Berestovoe, Sinkovka, Krakhmalnoye of the Kharkov region and Rozovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.

In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Tabaevka, Gryanikovka, Olshana of the Kharkiv region, Artemovka, Novoselovskoye and Stelmakhovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of ten sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were suppressed.

During the day, up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, as well as an 152mm 2S5 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 87 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 207 districts.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 398 aircraft, 217 helicopters, 3,361 unmanned aerial vehicles, 410 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,222 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,055 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,300 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,798 units of special military vehicles.

14:40 It became known about the liquidation in Ukraine of the Belarusian nationalist Yevgeny Loginov, known under the nickname "Mulder", who served in "Azov" and was part of the garrison of "Azovstal".

13:58 The Polish military has identified serious technical problems with the Grot assault rifle, which is supplied to Ukraine, according to the local edition of Onet.

12:45 Fights on the islands near Kherson: Crimean fighters against the special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who settled in the houses. Positional battles continue in the area of ​​the islands on the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. A special group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sailed on boats and went into the houses, our scouts figured them out.

12:15 Destroyed Russian unmanned/loitering ammunition "Lancet" of the S-300 air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

11:26 Cemeteries in different regions of Ukraine continue to grow. Personnel from Kharkov, Lvov and Ternopil regions.

11:05 Direct hit by Russian artillerymen destroyed shelter and car of the APU militants. 18+ contains profanity.

10:52 Well-coordinated Job UAV operators and the skillful crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS 291msp destroy the 777 howitzer.

09:05 In the USA about Ukraine: We are a few months away from the moment when Ukraine will no longer be considered useful to the USA.

08:14 Preparation of people's militia of the Kursk and Belgorod regions.

On the basis of Wagner PMC, the training of volunteers who expressed a desire to learn military science for the sake of protecting the Motherland continues. During the week, under the guidance of experienced instructors, recruits learn skills that will be useful in the event of an encounter with the enemy.

"The learning center is great. A large training ground where fire training is practiced with all types of weapons: assault rifles, machine guns, sniper rifles, AGS, grenade launchers, including underbarrels, grenades; a tank training ground, an armored personnel carrier — there is nothing here," one of the militias shares his impressions.

07:20 "Cold calculation and the desire to quickly and efficiently complete the task." On the combat work of mobile groups of Russian paratroopers told reconnaissance commander.

07:00 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika of the 1st Slavic Brigade destroys fortified positions of the enemy.

Crews of 122mm self-propelled artillery mounts 2S1 "Gvozdika" of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces are actively working, inflicting fire damage on the enemy. As a result of successful actions, the destruction of the enemy's fortified point was recorded.

06:30 Attack aircraft Su-25SM3 Russian Aerospace Forces support infantry advance. They destroy strongholds, places of accumulation of manpower and military equipment.

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