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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief April 15th (updated) |
2023-04-16 |
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] 22:02 Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Novaya Tavolzhanka village in Belgorod region - Governor Gladkov ![]() One of the shells hit a private residential building: the wall of the building was destroyed, the windows were broken and the fence was damaged. A 73-year-old woman suffered a concussion. 20:50 French mercenaries in Ukraine. On photographs killed. A lot of material about the dead, wounded and still remaining in Ukraine according to link. France officially recognizes the death of 8 Frenchmen from the "Foreign Legion" in Ukraine. 19:55 Newest tank works on Ukrainian positions near Kremennaya T-90M fires at enemy strongholds, shooting them with direct fire. 19:54 Veteran of US airborne assault eliminated in Bakhmut, media report 18:51 Fighting near Spornovo: Russian army destroys enemy object Reconnaissance from quadrocopters corrects the artillery fire of the 2nd Army Corps, which is destroying the Ukrainian Nazis. 18:50 In the Kursk region again fired upon Tetkino village A house and a barn caught fire, there were no casualties, Governor Roman Starovoit said. 17:40 Copter of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade works by Ukrainian military As a result of the strike inflicted by the device, one Ukrainian was killed, the second was injured. It is noteworthy that the third soldier acted like a pig. He abandoned his wounded brother and tried to escape from the scene of impact. 17:39 Statementhead of the press center of the group "Center" In the Krasno-Limansky direction, in the course of counter-battery combat, the Penicillin artillery reconnaissance complex of the Center group of troops uncovered enemy artillery positions, which were destroyed as a result of fire damage. Crews of the Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system detected and destroyed unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Bomber, ground attack and army aviation attacked the ammunition depot, the positions of artillery units and the areas of concentration of equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the Torsky sector, ground reconnaissance revealed the movement of the 23rd Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on armored combat vehicles. The identified targets were destroyed by the artillery fire of the "Center" grouping. In the Chervonodibrovsky sector, the enemy from among the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made attempts to regain lost positions. The crews of the artillery regiment of the "Center" group inflicted a fire defeat, the enemy suffered losses and dispersed in the forest. 16:35 Fighting on the Zaporozhye Front: Russian Army destroys oporniki and militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine The fighting on the Zaporozhye direction of the southern front has slowed down - positional battles are underway, our intelligence is looking for targets, and artillery is destroying enemy positions, equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 16:33 Colors in Bakhmut through the eyes of the enemy: militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine rush through the ruins. Shooting and explosions rumble nearby. 15:38 Appeal to Armed Forces of Ukraine from the 93rd Kholodny Yar Brigade, which tells how they were recorded as "spite" and deserters for refusing to carry out a suicide order "We were asked if we were ready to move to new positions under heavy artillery fire, without cover, in an unfamiliar area ... We replied that in such conditions we would not be able to fulfill this request .. After that, we were evacuated, ordered to surrender our weapons and property, and said that we will be issued as SOC (unauthorized abandonment of the unit) " 15:38 Mobilization in Ukrainian Or how representatives of military enlistment offices catch simple robots on the street ... Threats, the use of physical force are already in the order of things, because no one wants to voluntarily go and die for "Independence" 14:36 Highlights from the briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense: 🔹Russian troops destroyed more than 60 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction. 14:33 In social networks, they pay attention that in the collective photographs of Ukrainian Nazis taken during the ATO, there are fewer and fewer militants who did not fall under denazification. Pictured: ➖Marian Korchak, Right Sector (killed 25 May 2018) ➖Yury Kapustyak, Right Sector ➖Dmitry Kotsyubaylo, Right Sector (killed 7 March 2023) ➖Dmitry Rubashevsky, Belarusian mercenary (killed 12 April 2022) 13:57 Statement of officer of the press center of the group "West" During the day, in the Kupyansk direction, the military personnel of the Zapad group of troops opened and destroyed three enemy DRGs from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade, as well as the artillery of the group disrupted two rotations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront in the area of the settlements of Sinkovka, Dvurechnaya. The complex use of crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS and 152mm Msta-S howitzers destroyed two ammunition depots and a 152mm D-20 gun in the area of the settlement of Lozovaya. During the counterbattery fight, the crew of the 152mm D-20 gun under the command of Sergeant Nikita Fisenkov destroyed the enemy mortar crew in the area of the settlement of Zybino. 12:59 Yesterday, an artillery strike was carried out in the area of the settlement. Amber (Kherson region), as a result of which 120mm was destroyed. mortar crew and ammunition for it, five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, three were seriously injured. 12:58 VKS destroy position of VSU under Ugledar Aviation strikes with guided bombs. 12:57 Combat work of Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the special operation 11:47 Armed Forces of Ukraine fired twice at border territories of Glushkovsky district of Kursk region - governor There were no casualties or damage. Due to shelling, the village of Tetkino and the neighboring village of Popovo-Lezhachi were partially de-energized. Power engineers have begun to repair the damage. 11:46 In Ukraine, in full swing go mass graves of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine The policy of the West “to fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented Unfortunately, the realization of the "stupefaction" of the population by the leadership of Ukraine comes to the Ukrainian resident only with the loss of his loved ones 10:52 DPR artillery destroys Ukrainian nationalists in the Avdievka direction The 6th battalion of the 9th Brigade inflicts fire damage on the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine day and night with the help of accurate artillery fire. Thanks to UAV correction, every projectile fired at Ukrainian militants hits the target exactly. 10:52 Artillerymen of the Southern Military District destroy equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction 09:20 In Artemivsk, the commander of a platoon of the international legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Michal Zurek, was killed, the Polish agency PAP reported. “In Bakhmut, he received a severe wound in the head, died on March 25 in a hospital in Dnepropetrovsk, a month before returning home,” the report says. The publication noted that the 45-year-old mercenary was buried on Friday in the village of Bralin in the Kempnensky district of Poland. The ceremony was attended by representatives of local authorities, as well as a delegation of the Polish army. The Ukrainian flag was laid on the coffin of the Pole. Zhurek has four days left: three daughters and a son. 08:23 Combat work calculation of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system of the Central Military District in the zone of the special operation. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the crews of the unique floating Osa-AKM air defense system have destroyed more than 200 different air targets. Due to the design features of the hull, the unique machine is able to swim across water barriers without erecting pontoon crossings. The servicemen, using a radar station and missile weapons of the complex, easily detect and destroy enemy small-sized reconnaissance and reconnaissance-strike drones in the air. The accuracy of combat use allows crews to destroy up to six enemy air targets with one ammunition load. After that, the air defense system is removed from combat duty and decreases to reload in the area of replenishment of ammunition. 08:15 Personnel combat use by the Russian military of the Inokhodets (Orion) strike UAV against ground targets using guided missiles similar to the Kornet ATGM. 08:05 Army aviation of the Russian Federation struck at the ammunition depot, as well as areas of concentration of equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported to us by the head of the press center of the group "Center" Alexander Savchuk. |
Posted by:badanov |
#3 Desperate Putin's army welcomes 70-year-old Soviet-era tanks... I notice in tell in the Daily Mail. When trying to sell something extra-dubious, they use the phrase "Putin's *something*". Putin's war. Putin's missiles. Putin's Wagner thugs. The dubious bit here is the suggestion the Russians are planning to go head-to-head against modern main battle tasks with 1950s Soviet tanks. Think of the T-55 as an armored, self-propelled 100 mm gun. It can shield infantry as they advance behind it, or deliver indirect fire with drone spotters, or from behind a berm or in a trench with just the turret exposed, it can provide defensive cannon and machine gun fire. Useful stuff in a war. We note the tank sighting was in Zaporizhzhia, a place where the Russians have been digging defensive fortifications in expectation of a Ukrainian offensive. |
Posted by: SteveS 2023-04-16 22:13 |
#2 Russian T-55 being older but perhaps being used for possible other reason. No software to be ruined from EMP blast. This tank is still operational not just a lump of metal after an EMP blast. Many serious upgrades also. Economical for other countries to acquire. I am no expert but this sounds very practical. |
Posted by: Dale 2023-04-16 13:25 |
#1 Desperate Putin's army welcomes 70-year-old Soviet-era tanks with no upgrades to the battlefield as they face Ukraine's ultra-modern Leopards and Challenger 2s |
Posted by: Skidmark 2023-04-16 09:01 |