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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: April 10th, 2023
2023-04-11
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] 21:56 Video- Unsuccessful attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to evacuate a wounded foreign mercenary under mortar fire, corrected from the UAV, as a result two KIAs, including the mercenary and one wounded.

21:30 Video— Sladkov's interview with DPR Minister of Internal Affairs Diky about the work of the Kaskad OBTF. Wild is indeed an infrequent guest in the public field, although he did and does a lot of real work.

20:45 Video- Fighting in the western part of Artemovsk. Promotion of assault groups of PMC "Wagner".

20:15 Video- Tankers of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division destroyed a Ukrainian stronghold in the Novoselki area of the Zaporozhye region

19:45 Mortarmen in the Svatovsky direction gave tribute respect for the murdered Vladlen. Nobody is forgotten. Nothing is forgotten.

19:20 Battle for Avdievka April 10, 2023

- In the north of Avdievka, servicemen of the 132nd Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd Gorlovskaya brigade of the NM of the DPR) continued their local advance from Novobakhmutovka, expanding the zone around the settlement.

- During the battles, the Russian fighters managed to move a little towards Novokalinovo and Keramik, where the forces of the 68th and 69th rifle battalions of the TPO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold the defense.

- At the moment, additional units of Ukrainian 59th Separate Mechanized Rifle Brigade brigade from Bogatyr and 110 Separate Mechanized Rifle Brigade brigade from Pokrovsk are being transferred to the Avdeevsky sector. Clashes continue along the H20 road and the railway line near Novokalinovo.

- To the south, positional battles are going on north of Vodyany. The Russian troops managed to dislodge units of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade from the stronghold. Ukrainian artillerymen conduct indiscriminate barrage fire on the areas of advance of the RF Armed Forces.

- To strengthen the grouping of troops near Avdiivka, the arrival of marines from the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy is expected in the area of Orlovka and Ocheretino.


18:36 Video- Joint work of tankers and artillery, under the control of military intelligence

18:00 Video— Our guys clear the German anti-tank mines AT2

17:41 Video– A total of 106 Russian soldiers released from Ukrainian captivity – first footage

Before that, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the exchange of 106 fighters who were in mortal danger in captivity. Personnel of Deputy Shamsail Saraliyev

17:23 Video- Artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade of the Donetsk 1st Army Corps discovered a detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the UAV and hit them with fire.

16:46 Video— Denis Pushilin from Artyomovsk

16:24 Video— A report on the combat work of artillerymen armed with 152mm self-propelled guns "Hyacinth-S" in the NVO zone

16:02 Video- In the Kremennaya area, RIA Novosti filmed a report from the positions of the defense of the Akhmat special forces.

15:29 Video- Another "Lancet" and another M-777 in the Bakhmut direction.

14:55 Video– artillery attack of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Russian artillery in the area of Spornovo.

14:38 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (04/10/2023)

- In the Kupyansky direction, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Western" group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Rozovka, Luhansk People's Republic, Sinkovka, Timkovka, Krakhmalnoye and Pershotravnevo, Kharkiv region.

The losses of the enemy amounted to more than 30 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.

- In addition, an ammunition depot of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Staritsa, Kharkiv region.

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Terny, Torskoye, Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic.

More than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed.

- Also, in the area of \the settlement of Novolyubovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, an ammunition depot of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.

- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of active actions of units, strikes by operational-tactical aviation and artillery fire from the "Southern" group of forces, more than 290 Ukrainian military personnel, five armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as howitzers were destroyed in a day. 152mm Msta-B" and D-20.

An ammunition depot of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, operational-tactical aviation strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka, Chervonaya Krinitsa, Omelnyk and Preobrazhenka of the Zaporozhye region.

Enemy losses per day in these areas amounted to up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two pickup trucks, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.

- In the Kherson direction, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, fifteen vehicles, one US-made M777 artillery system, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, as well as a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed during a fire attack.

- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated the 102nd Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 134 districts.

- In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Novoberislav of the Kherson region, the command posts of the 125th, as well as the 126th Territorial Defense Brigades, were hit.

During the day, air defense systems intercepted two rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.

- In addition, 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Naugolnoye, Chervonopopovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Tokarevka of the Kharkov Region, Vesyoloye, Peski, Blagoveshchenka and Opytnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 406 aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3,727 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,608 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,078 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,554 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 9,414 units of special military vehicles.


13:53 Video- The sniper of the 1st Slavic Brigade showed his awesome Lobaev rifle to the man on the other side, from which his turret was demolished.
Literally.

13:27 Video- Footage of the combat work of Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the NVO zone.

12:56 Video- A touching story about two brothers of servicemen who ended up in the NVO zone after partial mobilization.

The older brother refused to leave for civilian life, saying that their mother asked him to look after the younger one.

12:35 Video- Report of the VGTRK and Alexander Valeryevich Sladkov from the positions of the OBTF Cascade in the Ugledar direction.

12:19 Video- Trophy M113 at the Wagners in the Bakhmut direction

11:41 Captured position of VSUshnikov on Avdeevsky direction

11:15 Video- Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle received a carrot from an RPG into a caterpillar, after which it had to be finished off by dropping it from Mavik, Ugledar direction

10:49 Video- Avdievka...

10:25 Video- Pushilin said that he visited Bakhmut/Artemovsk

10:09 Consequences of shelling Kramatorsk.

10:03 Video- 122mm Grads of Ivanovo paratroopers at work

09:33 The defeat of the positions of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with incendiary rockets from the Grad MLRS in the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction -video

09:30 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 04/09/2023 to 00:00 04/10/2023

Over the past day, the Representation reported 20 facts of firing by the AFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made six artillery attacks from 155mm and 122mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 12 artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm.
On Yasinovatsky two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.

Having fired 111 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Verkhnetoretskoye, Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky districts), Yelenovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the injury of four civilians in the Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Gorlovka.

Five residential buildings were damaged in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and Yelenovka, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.

In the previous day, 17 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.


08:31 Chronicle of blows and mutualshellingin the NWO zone for the night from 9 to 10 April 2023

Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the villages of Gremyach and Yasnaya Polyana in the Chernihiv region, as well as in Baranivka, Volfino and Zapselye in the Sumy region.

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

In the Starobelsky direction, the Russian troops worked on the concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Makeevka, Novoselovsky and Torsky.

In the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) direction, Russian missile troops and artillery hit the concentration sites of Ukrainian units in Bakhmut, Chasovoy Yar, Krasny and Khromovo.

In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Avdievka, Lastochkino, Severny and Novokalinovo.

In turn, Ukrainian formations from barrel artillery fired at residential buildings in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.

In the Yuzhnodonets direction, Russian troops worked on targets in Novomikhailovka, Zolotoy Niva and Shakhtyorskoye.

In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Malaya Tokmachka, Novoandreevka and Kamenksom.

On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces struck concentrations of Ukrainian units in Kherson, Kachkarovka and Lvov.

At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked civilian targets in Nova Kakhovka.


08:11 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/10/2023
There were no active hostilities on the Uludar site on the ground. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shelled the city itself, as well as Novopol, Novosyolka, Vremovka, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Zolotoy Niva, Shakhtyorskoye and Prechistovka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Novomayorskoye.

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, carried out assault operations in the western part of Maryinka and in the Pervomaisky area. They also launched a ground attack at Severny and Keramik. Everywhere without advance.

Artillery hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Paraskovyivka, Pobeda, the city of Krasnogorovka, Karlovka, Netaylov, Orlovka, Lastochkino, Avdeevka, Stepnoy and Druzhba.

In Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC, after massive artillery strikes, advanced in the southern and central regions of the city. The Ukrainian garrison repulsed the attack in the northern part.

Wagner operators also led an attack on Bogdanovka, and units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Verkhnekamenskoye. In these areas without success.

Russian artillery hit Belaya Gora, Stupochki, Novodmitrovka, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Khromovoy, Grigorovka, Markov, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Disputed and Seversk.

In the Lugansk direction, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, attacked in the direction of Torsky, Yampolevka, Nevsky and Makeevka. Failed to advance. Under the blows of the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kolodezy, Berestovo, Peschanoe, Starch, Kondrashovka, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Krasny Pervoi and Kolodeznoy.


08:09 A serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces with the call sign "Chief" is serving in the zone of the special military operation. Previously, he worked in a restaurant that was famous for Michelin stars -video

The “chef” said that now they have to learn how to cook again, because the civilians had special equipment, and here they have a field kitchen KP-130. However, he added,

“I am here - in my place, I feel needed. It is most important".

08:05 Summary on the morning of April 10, 2023
Prigozhin said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine “have collected about 200,000, according to some sources, up to 400,000 personnel,” referring to the enemy’s impending counteroffensive.

The liberation of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) by the PMC "Wagner" continues. The Avangard stadium and several other important facilities are occupied. To the south-west, battles for the road to Konstantinovka do not stop.

Active actions of both sides continue in the Svatovsky direction. The stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a height of 79.8 is occupied.

In the Avdeevsky sector, the enemy acknowledged the loss of control of the forest area and the advance of the Russian Armed Forces from Krasnogorovka to the railway near Novokalinovoe

In the Kherson direction yesterday they reported on the work of our aviation along the enemy bank of the Dnieper. Attacks were made on Novoberislav, Berislavsky district, and Kizomys, Belozersky district.

Explosions were reported in Kherson and the airport in Kherson. Probably, gliding bombs are used, which can be launched from our aircraft without them entering the zone of action of enemy air defense systems.

In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the settlement. Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky district, and n.p. Tishanka Volokonovsky district

The enemy fired 111 rounds of ammunition in the DPR. Gorlovka, Verkhnetoretskoye, Panteleimonovka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Yelenovka were under fire. Four civilians were wounded.


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