[HotAir] There was an interesting report from Business Insider this weekend suggesting that Ukraine's recent tactics in its ongoing war with Russia may be "proving the Biden administration wrong." The Ukrainians sent some of the longer-range missiles and drones we've been giving them to hit a pair of Russian oil refineries deep inside of Russia in Kaluga. That city is located to the southwest of Moscow, far from Ukraine's border. The Gazprom facility was set on fire, putting it out of operation for the time being. This is something that the Biden administration has explicitly told Zelensky that they shouldn't be doing, but it appears that Ukraine has run out of patience with that strategy. The Russians are no doubt furious over this, but it's not as if there's much they can do about it at this point other than continue the attacks they've already been launching against Ukraine.
Ukraine has been ramping up attacks on Russian oil refineries in recent months as it seeks to hamper Russian export revenues and curtail fuel supplies to Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces.
In one of the latest attacks, Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Russia's Kaluga region, setting it on fire, the RIA state news agency reported on Friday, per Reuters.
Ukraine also hit Gazprom's Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery, one of Russia's largest oil refineries, earlier this week, Radiy Khabirov, the head of Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan, said in a post on Telegram.
The Ukrainian strategy here is fairly straightforward. If they can cripple Russia's oil production, they reduce the amount of revenue Moscow can generate to finance the war and limit the fuel that will be available to send to the front lines. It's a bit of a gamble because they are defying the guidelines established by the Bidan administration, but it would be horrible optics for Biden to suddenly limit aid to Ukraine immediately after he chastised the GOP for seeking to do the same thing.
Let's also keep in mind the reason that Joe Biden doesn't want Zelensky hitting Russia's oil infrastructure. It has nothing to do with military strategy. In fact, it's the polar opposite of that. Biden is afraid that if Russia's oil exports are reduced, prices will rise because of the law of supply and demand. And he doesn't want to see energy costs going up even further in the middle of his reelection effort and plunging approval ratings regarding inflation.
But this is a no-brainer for Ukraine. They are already being driven back on the eastern front by Russia's troops and their own energy infrastructure is being pummeled mercilessly. Short of breaking out the nukes, there isn't all that much more that Russia can do to them than they are already doing. Also, Vladimir Putin's people have been willing to tolerate his war with Ukraine thus far largely because they aren't seeing much direct damage in their own neighborhoods beyond the parade of body bags coming back from the front lines. When things start blowing up in their own neighborhoods, those attitudes may begin to change.
On top of that, some foreign affairs analysts believe that Biden's rationale for opposing strikes on Russian oil refineries is misguided. Several of them recently published an analysis in which they concluded that the net impact on energy prices from these strikes will be minimal. They point out that by hitting the refineries, Russia is still able to export the same amount of crude oil but it loses some of its ability to produce gasoline, diesel, and other refined products, the majority of which are used domestically.
So how will Joe Biden respond? He seems to be between a rock and a hard place. If he stops shipping missiles and drones to Ukraine, the war is basically over and Russia has won. Perhaps Zelensky's defiance will be what it takes to drive the White House toward shifting gears and beginning to work on a diplomatic path to end the war.
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[REGNUM] The “North” group of the Russian army is developing an offensive in the Kharkov direction, occupying populated areas and hitting the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Meanwhile, Kyiv is looking for reserves, trying to strengthen the front defense.
On the morning of Friday, May 10, it became known about a sharp increase in artillery and missile attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces targets in the Kharkov region. According to military correspondents, Ukrainian formations and their infrastructure in the settlements of Goptovka, Krasnoe, Pylnaya, Strelechya, Volchansk and Borisovka were targeted.
“All night there were heavy attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces installations and Ukrainian Wehrmacht positions in the border areas. They beat me noticeably harder than usual,” military correspondent Yuri Kotenok wrote in his Telegram channel.
Russian troops also actively used Lancet kamikaze drones, and the Aerospace Forces aircraft launched strikes with guided bombs and high-precision missiles.
It is reported that after heavy fire preparation, limited offensive operations began in order to create a buffer zone on the border. The head of the administration of the Kharkov region, Vitaly Ganchev, noted in his Telegram channel that “ there are battles on several sections of the contact line, including in the border areas of the Kharkov region ”
According to military correspondent Alexander Kots, the Russian Armed Forces carried out “ hard combat work ” in that direction. At the same time, Kots warns against misrepresentation: one should not expect the lightning-fast liberation of populated areas and the rapid movement of our troops towards Kharkov.
“THE ENEMY IS DRAGGING RESERVES FROM KHARKOV”
On Saturday, May 11, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that units of the North group of forces, as a result of offensive actions, liberated the settlements of Borisovka, Ogurtsovo, Pletenevka, Pylnaya and Strecheya in the Kharkov region.
Our troops defeated the manpower and equipment of a number of Ukrainian formations in the areas of Volchansk, Vesyoly, Glubokoye, Neskuchny and Krasny in the Kharkov region, and enemy losses per day amounted to up to 170 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles and four vehicles.
“In addition, the following were destroyed: a Vampire multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle made in the Czech Republic, a 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery mount made in France, a 155-mm Bogdan self-propelled artillery mount, four 152-mm D-20 howitzers, a 122-mm D howitzer -30 and two self-propelled firing installations of the Buk anti-aircraft missile system,” the Ministry of Defense commented.
The Russian army is building on its success: our troops have reached the outskirts of the city of Volchansk, located seven kilometers from the border. The Telegram channel “Military Chronicle,” with reference to unconfirmed data, writes that the forces of the “North” group “ are actively breaking through the fortified areas near Volchansk and are actually standing on the threshold of the city.”
The enemy, in turn, also notes the intensification of hostilities in this direction. The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, confirmed the offensive of the Russian army in the Kharkov region, saying that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are ready for this. At the same time, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense previously reported that reserve units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had been deployed towards Volchansk - without specifying their number and composition.
“The enemy is dragging reserves from Kharkov, trying to hinder our offensive,” writes the “Older Edda” Telegram channel.
The authorities of Volchansk began evacuating residents of this and neighboring settlements in the Kharkov region. According to the head of the local military administration, all the children were taken out of Volchansk.
The advance of the Russian army was confirmed in the West. The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that our troops "have achieved tactically significant successes." In turn, White House National Security Advisor John Kirby said that “the Russians are preparing for a larger attack on Kharkov.”
BORDER SECURITY AND KEEPING THE ENEMY AT BAY
Now the Russian army is conducting an operation in the Kharkov region to protect and ensure the security of the Russian border, military expert, associate professor of the department of political analysis and socio-psychological processes of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Oleg Glazunov told IA Regnum.
According to him, the operation is local in nature and is aimed at protecting the border. Its goal is to prevent further shelling of peaceful cities and villages by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Therefore, the border areas are cleared of Ukrainian formations.
Back in June 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would have to consider creating a sanitary zone in Ukraine due to shelling of our territories. After winning the presidential elections, the head of state again touched upon this topic.
“To create a security zone, which will be quite difficult to overcome, using the weapons that the enemy uses, primarily, of course, foreign-made,” explained Vladimir Putin.
A sanitary zone should be created not only for the Belgorod region, but also for other regions suffering from shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, says military expert Vasily Dandykin : for example, in the Sumy and Chernigov regions.
Another, no less important task is to divert the enemy’s attention, force him to transfer forces from the area of the city of Chasov Yar to the Donetsk direction, where fierce fighting is taking place.
“And although Syrsky [Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky. — Approx. ed.] says that, in general, we will hold the defense, we have enough strength for everything, but we’ll wait and see. In my opinion, he may be wrong again,” Dandykin told IA Regnum.
Russian troops have enough forces and means to attack in different directions, pulling apart enemy forces, believes military expert, head of the Center for the Study of Military and Political Conflicts Andrei Klintsevich.
“Ukraine is forced to transfer reserves from one place to another because they do not have enough strength. It is on these rotations, on these transfers that we catch them now and strike them,” Klintsevich said in a conversation with IA Regnum.
The expert compared the state of affairs at the front to a duel with swords: a thrust is made, the enemy tries to counterattack, his action is reflected - and he receives a new blow.
“In this situation, counterattacks and movements of enemy forces and assets are very beneficial for us,” said Andrei Klintsevich.
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[LB] The difficult situation remains in the Kharkiv, Kupyan, Lyman, Siver, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsky, Kurakhiv, Vremiv, Orikhov and Dnieper directions.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
The eight hundred and ninth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state has begun.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, 155 combat clashes were recorded during the day.
In total, the enemy launched 13 missile and 118 air strikes, carried out 120 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded among the civilian population.
High-rise and private buildings, as well as other infrastructure objects, were destroyed and damaged.
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
In the Siversk operational area, in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, conducts shelling of populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy launched an air strike in the area of the city of Sumy.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, carried out 12 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Strelecha, Krasne, Morokhovets, Oliynikove, Lukyantsi, Gatishche, Pletenivka, Pylna, Vovchansk, Bugruvatka of the Kharkiv region.
The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Vilcha, Liptsi, Lyman, Izbytske, Vesele, Petrivka, Kozacha Lopan, Synelnikove, Hlyboke, Shiroke, Vovchanski Khutory of the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyan direction, our soldiers repelled 19 attacks in the areas of Sinkivka, Novoyehorivka, Ivanivka settlements of the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Luhansk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical position. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of Tverdohlibove and Serhiyivka settlements of the Luhansk region.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 10 attacks in the areas of Makiivka, Nevske and Serebryansk forestry settlements of the Luhansk region; Novosadove, Terny, Donetsk region.
In the Siverskyi direction, the Defense Forces repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Belogorivka settlements of the Luhansk region; Verkhnokamyanske, Spirne, Viymka, Rozlovka of Donetsk region.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our soldiers repelled 27 attacks in the areas of Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Hryhorivka, Novy Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical position.
The enemy also carried out an airstrike in the area of the village of Kurdyumivka, Donetsk region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Toretsk direction. However, he carried out airstrikes in the areas of Severnye and New York settlements of the Donetsk region.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders repelled 32 attacks in the areas of Semenivka, Kalinove, Novooleksandrivka, Yevgenivka, Sokil, Novopokrovske, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, and Netaylovo settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to dislodge our units from the occupied lines.
He also carried out airstrikes in the areas of settlements of Karlivka, Mykolaivka, Oleksandropil, Stara Mykolaivka, Progress, Novogrodivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Solodke, Krasnohorivka, Vodyane, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 10 times to break through the defense of our troops.
In the direction of Vremivsk, our defenders repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Urozhaine, Staromayorske settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to dislodge our units from the occupied lines.
In the Orykhiv direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders twice in the Robotyn region of the Zaporizhzhia region. He also carried out an airstrike in the area of Storozheve settlement of Donetsk region and Mala Tokmachka of Zaporizhzhya region.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, with the support of aviation, he carried out 5 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of the settlement of Krynka, Kherson region.
The enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of the settlement of Antonivka, Kherson region.
At the same time, our soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops, exhausting the enemy along the entire line of battle.
According to detailed information, during the day, Air Defense Forces aviation and units of missile forces struck 3 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2 artillery units, 2 radar stations, and 9 enemy personnel concentration areas.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:54 By his decree, Putin dismissed Nikolai Patrushev from the post of Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation “in connection with a transfer to another job,” and appointed ex-Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu in his place. At the same time, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov will continue to work in his post. Peskov said that Putin “decided that the Russian Ministry of Defense should be headed by a civilian; the department should be open to innovation and advanced ideas.” Peskov also noted that it is very important to “fit the economy of the power bloc into the country’s economy so that it corresponds to the dynamics.”
21:26 Putin proposed appointing a new Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation instead of Shoigu - as reported in the Federation Council, the Kremlin nominated Andrei Belousov, the first deputy chairman of the head of government Mishustin, for this position.
20:09 As of 18:00, all streets of Volchansk are under the control of the Defense Forces, said the head of the city military administration Tamaz Gambarashvili. According to him, there were small groups of Russians who tried to enter the territory and streets of the city, but now the city is completely under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, Gambarashvili noted that Volchansk is under massive shelling by the Russians, residents continue to leave. “I think that within another one or two days we will completely evacuate the population,” added the head of the GVA.
20:01 The settlements into which the enemy entered were in a permanent “gray zone,” and therefore this success is “conditional” and costs the enemy huge losses in equipment and manpower, the 125th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said: “Territory ", occupied by the enemy, is localized, and constant fire is carried out on it. The situation in the defense zone of our brigade is complex, but controllable."
19:56 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed confidence that Ukraine will be able to hold the front line in the Kharkov region: “I am convinced that Ukraine will be able to effectively hold the line in the east and will be able to continue to use the advantages achieved in the Black Sea.”
19:45 The intention of Russian strikes in the Kharkov region is to stretch Ukrainian forces and undermine the moral and motivational basis of the ability of Ukrainians to defend themselves, Zelensky said in an evening video message. According to him, there are fierce battles along a significant part of the border strip. “There are villages that have actually turned from a gray zone into a combat zone, and the occupier is trying to gain a foothold in some of them, and simply use some for further advancement,” the president said. At the same time, he noted that the Pokrovsky direction is now the toughest. Also tough are Limanskoye, Vremevskoye, Kramatorskoye, Kupyanskoye directions.
17:28 As a result of Russian attacks in Volchansk, Kharkov region, one person was killed and five were injured, the prosecutor’s office reported.
17:19 People are leaving Volchansk, Kharkov region, in large numbers due to constant shelling, as well as the risk of re-occupation of the city, Radio Liberty reports. The head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov said that up to 500 people remain in Volchansk, the evacuation continues. He also said that during these days the number of massive artillery and air strikes has increased: Volchansk, Liptsy and all points of the northern border are under enemy fire almost around the clock. Today, information has been received about two casualties in Liptsy and Volchansk. The number of settlements where active hostilities are taking place has also increased.
15:51 A high-rise building in Belgorod could have been blown up from the inside, according to OSINT analyst and military observer Tendar. According to him, in the footage published online, not a single falling rocket is visible, but only smoke and flying debris. “A residential building was blown up in Belgorod. Throughout this war, I have seen many damaged residential buildings, and I am almost sure that this one is completely different. The pattern of the explosion indicates an explosion from inside the building,” the expert noted.
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andrei Kovalenko, also did not rule out a provocation by the Russian Federation: “The house in Belgorod appears to have been blown up. The video from the cameras does not show falling objects, therefore, all the Russian accusations of shelling by the Defense Forces are untrue.” According to Kovalenko, this looks like a Russian provocation or a domestic explosion.
14:40 Ukrainian senior military leadership knew about Russia’s offensive plans in the north of the Kharkov region, said Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense: “The enemy’s actions in this direction began according to a known schedule, about which all authorities, leadership and command were informed by the Main Intelligence Directorate. Accepted necessary measures. Together with the Security and Defense Forces in the Kharkov direction, special forces and special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry are now fighting the enemy."
Yusov also said that military personnel from the Moscow and Leningrad military districts are fighting on the enemy’s side in the Kharkov direction. One of the objectives of the enemy’s latest actions in the Kharkov region is destabilization and the intention to sow panic in Ukraine, Yusov added and called for trusting trusted and official sources of information.
14:26 As a result of the new shelling of Belgorod, 19 people were injured, including two children, said Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. An entire entrance to one of the multi-storey buildings collapsed. Various damages were recorded in 62 apartments of three apartment buildings. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that a house in Belgorod collapsed as a result of falling debris from a downed Tochka U missile, which was allegedly launched from Ukraine.
12:08 Attempts by Russian troops to break through Ukrainian defenses have been stopped, Syrsky said. “We know the enemy’s plans and react flexibly to all his actions. To strengthen the defense, all necessary measures are taken and decisions are made quickly, including personnel decisions. The situation is difficult, but the Ukrainian Defense Forces are doing everything to maintain defensive lines and positions,” he assured commander-in-chief.
He said that there are intense battles in the Kupyansky, Seversky, Limansky, Pokrovsky directions, and the situation is changing very dynamically. In some areas the enemy has partial success, in others the Defense Forces displace the enemy and improve their tactical position.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy does not abandon attempts to capture the city of Chasov Yar and continues to advance east of the city. Unsuccessfully trying to restore the lost position in the Kleshcheevka area. Despite the difficult situation at the front, units are being rotated to rest military personnel and restore the combat effectiveness of brigades, Syrsky noted.
11:12 Scholz said that Ukrainian men with a residence permit will be able to stay in Germany: “The legal situation is such that residence here is not called into question. Employment also leads to security of residence.” The Chancellor also called on Ukrainians to find work in Germany: “We hope that those who came from Ukraine will work as soon as they are able to work. It is worth noting that many are already doing this, but there are still several hundred thousand of those who are urgently needed for labor market."
10:53 More than 4,000 thousand residents were evacuated from the territories of the Kharkov region, where the enemy intensified hostilities, in more than two days, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
09:40 Power steering drones attacked three objects on Russian territory at night, Ukrainian media write, citing sources. These are the Volgograd Oil Refinery, Kaluganefteprodukt and Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant.
09:37 In the Donetsk region, as a result of Russian shelling on May 11, two people were wounded - in Novoselovka First and Nikolaevka, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
09:33 In the Kherson region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, one person was killed, five were injured, including one child, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. A private house and public infrastructure facility were damaged.
09:30 As a result of a series of massive shelling of the city of Volchansk from different types of weapons, dozens of private houses were damaged during the day on May 11, two people were killed, six were wounded, said the head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Another person died as a result of artillery shelling. Glubokoe, Kharkov district.
09:18 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 12:
personnel - about 482,290 (+1260) people,
tanks - 7454 (+5),
armored combat vehicles - 14,375 (+22),
artillery systems - 12,472 (+30),
MLRS - 1066 (+2),
air defense systems - 797 (+1),
aircraft - 350 (+1),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 9910 (+42),
cruise missiles - 2194 (+1),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 16,819 (+64),
special equipment - 2042 (+2).
09:10 During the day, 155 military clashes were recorded at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Kharkov direction, the enemy attacked 12 times in the areas of the settlements of Strelechye, Krasnoye, Morokhovets, Oleynikovo, Lukyantsy, Gatishche, Pletenevka, Pylnaya, Volchansk, Bugrovatka in the Kharkov region. In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 19 attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Novoehorivka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region, and Stelmakhovka, Luhansk region.
In the Liman direction, ten attacks were repelled in the areas of Makeevka, Nevsky and Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region, as well as Novosadovoy and Ternov in the Donetsk region; on Seversky - 16 attacks in the Belogorivka districts of the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamensky, Sporny, Vyemka, Razdolovka of the Donetsk region.
In the Kramatorsk direction, 27 enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Grigoryevka, Novy Donetsk region; on Pokrovsky - 32 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Semenovka, Kalinovo, Novoaleksandrovka, Evgenyevka, Sokol, Novopokrovskoye, Novoselovka Pervaya, Umanskoye, Netaylovo, Donetsk region; on Kurakhovsky - ten attacks in the areas of Konstantinovka, Sladkoye, Krasnogorovka, Vodyanoye; on Vremevsky - 16 attacks in the Urozhainy, Staromayorsky districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - two attacks in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region; on Pridneprovsky - five attacks in the area of the village of Krynki, Kherson region.
09:03 Trump again said that he would end the war in Ukraine immediately after being re-elected president: “From the first day we take the White House from the dishonest Joe Biden, I believe we will have the four greatest years in the history of our country. Until then "I will even walk into the Oval Office, right after I win, I will resolve the terrible conflict between Russia and Ukraine. I know them well."
08:29 Over the past 24 hours, May 11, air defense units of southern Ukraine destroyed five Russian reconnaissance UAVs - four ZALA in the Kherson region and Orlan-10 in the Nikolaev region, the Air Force reported.
07:53 A fire started at the Volgograd Oil Refinery after a drone attack, but it was quickly extinguished, Governor Andrei Bocharov said. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that during the night six UAVs were allegedly destroyed and intercepted over the Bryansk, Volgograd and Lipetsk regions, and two Tochka-U missiles were also destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region.
02:35 Ukrainian fighters of the Gostri Kartuzi unit from the National Guard report that due to great pressure from the Russians, the Defense Forces had to withdraw from some positions in the Kharkov region. At about 14:00 on May 11, fighting for the village began. Deep, of strategic importance. The Russians suffer heavy losses, but still put pressure and in some places have success. The DeepState analytical project reports that the enemy has advanced to Krasnogorovka, near Vladimirovka and occupied Streleche, Pylnaya, Krasnoye, Borisovka, Ogurtsovo and Pletenevka. It is also being promoted in Ivanovsky and the surrounding area.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been fighting back against Russian occupiers for 809 days.
In the Pokrovsky direction, 30 attacks were repelled, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to oust units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their occupied lines.
During the day, 146 military clashes were recorded at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this in an evening report on Sunday, May 12.
In total, Russian troops carried out six missile and 57 air strikes, and fired 41 multiple launch rocket systems at positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
In the Kharkov direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Lukyantsy, Glubokoe, Volchansk, Bugrovatka in the Kharkov region. Conducted air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Granov, Liptsy, Veseloye, Neskuchnoye, Staritsa, Zarechnoye, Zeleny Yar, Gontarevka, Tomakhovka, Yurchenkovo, Volchansk in the Kharkov region. About 20 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, including Liptsy, Neskuchnoye, Staritsa, Volchansk in the Kharkov region.
In the Kupyansk direction, soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled nine attacks in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlovka and Berestovo, Kharkov region; Stelmakhovka, Andreevka, Lugansk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Liman direction, 15 attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Novoegorovka, Makeevka and Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region; Terny Donetsk region, where the Russians, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defenses.
In the Seversky direction, 10 attacks were repelled in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Lugansk region; Verkhnekamennoe, Spornoe, Vyemka, Razdolovka, Donetsk region.
In the Kramatorsk direction, 16 attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Novy, Andreevka and south of Ivanovo, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers did not conduct offensive (assault) operations, but carried out air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Druzhba and New York in the Donetsk region.
In the Pokrovsky direction, 30 attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Novoaleksandrovka, Sokol, Novopokrovskoye, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka, Netaylovo, Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to oust units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their occupied lines.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the Russians in the area of the village of Krasnogorovka, where the invaders, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense four times.
In the Vremiv direction, defenders repelled 16 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vodyanoye, Urozhainoye, Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to oust units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their occupied lines.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations, but carried out artillery and mortar attacks on the settlements of Krasnoye and Zelenaya Roshcha in the Zaporozhye region.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy twice attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Robotinoye area of the Zaporozhye region. In the Dnieper direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations during the day.
During the day, aviation of the Defense Forces and units of the missile forces carried out strikes on artillery, an electronic warfare station, a UAV control center and 15 areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.
Let us remind you that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated 1,260 occupiers. Since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 482,290 soldiers.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces advanced to the depth of the enemy's defences and liberated Gatishche, Krasnoye, Morohovets, and Oleynikovo (Kharkov region).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade, 110th, and 113th Territorial Defence brigades near Degtyarnoye, Volchansk, and Kazachya Lopan (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 100 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, and four motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, two Czech-made Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS were neutralised.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on units of the AFU 14th, 30th, 66th Mechanised brigades, and 110th Territorial Defence Brigade near Makeyevka, Artyomovka, Chevonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Yampolovka, Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Olivovskiy Yar.
Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 116th Mechanised Brigade and 77th Airmobile Brigade were repelled near Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic) and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer, and one Grad MLRS.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the situation along the front lines, as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 93rd Mechanised Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 107th, 112th, and 115th Territorial Defence brigades near Spornoye, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Chasov Yar, Andreyevka, Kleshcheyevka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 41st Mechanised Brigade were repelled near Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 620 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, 18 motor vehicles, one Stela-10 SAM, one UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, three UK-made 105 L-119 howitzers, three 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one Nota electronic warfare station.
Moreover, six AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 68th Jaeger Brigade, 24th Mechanised Brigade, and 2nd National Guard Brigade near Mayorsk, Yevgenovka, Vodyanoye, and Semyonovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
10 counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 25th Air Assault Brigade, 142nd, 143rd Infantry brigades, 23rd, 47th, 110th Mechanised brigades were repelled near Novgorodskoye, Arkhangelskoye, Solovyovo, Netaylovo, and Umanskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 415 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, including one U.S.-made Abrams tank, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Dorozhnyanka (Zaporozhye region).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 21st National Guard Brigade and 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled near Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 121st, and 126th Territorial Defence brigades near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), Zolotaya Balka, Kazatskoye, and Ivanovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, six U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation wiped out four Mi-24 helicopters and one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near Manvelovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 131 areas.
Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, eight Tochka-U tactical missiles, one French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, and 23 Vampire, Grad, and Olkha MLRS projectiles were intercepted.
In total, 595 airplanes and 274 helicopters, 23,987 unmanned aerial vehicles, 516 air defence missile systems, 15,992 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,290 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 9,526 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 21,634 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 22:50 The situation in the Khar'kov direction is reported by the Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring: Russian troops unite two bridgeheads and create a third.
Ukrainian military analysts geolocated battle footage from different parts of the border area and confirmed significant advances by the Russian Armed Forces.
The settlement was lost in the direction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Strelka, Krasnoe, Morokhovets, Borisovka, Ogurtsovo and Pletenevka. Glubokoe, Oleynikovo, Zelenoe, Staritsa, Bugrovatka and Gatishche are in question. The Russians are seeking to combine these two bridgeheads into one and will likely create a third in the Goptovka area.
21:03 An explosion occurred in Mirgorod, Poltava region, an air raid alert was declared in the region.
21:02 Air defense is operating in Belgorod, rescue work at the site of the house collapse has been suspended.
19:54 Vladimir Zelensky in a video message acknowledged the loss of part of the territories in the Khar'kov region by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
19:37 Situation east of Chasov Yar: Russian fighters continue to advance along the water channel and consolidate on the leading edge of the forest belt west of Ivanovsky.
18:41 Explosions in Krivoy Rog. A missile strike is launched against enemy targets.
18:10 Another explosion occurred in Khar'kov in eastern Ukraine. This was reported by the publication “Public. News".
17:46 Militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted a terrorist attack on the city of Skadovsk, Kherson region.
On May 12 at 15:31, Ukrainian terrorists fired from the HIMARS MLRS at a point for issuing humanitarian aid to the population, a car service station and other civilian infrastructure in Skadovsk. At the moment, doctors continue to provide all victims with the necessary medical care. Emergency services are at the scene of the incident.
17:40 Explosions in Khar'kov.
17:29 Destruction of loaded BUK APU air defense system in the Khar'kov region.
16:55 Video of group "North" of the Russian Armed Forces from the liberated village of Gatishche, Khar'kov region. It is located two kilometers from Volchansk.
16:25 A series of explosions occurred in Khar'kov in eastern Ukraine, the publication “Public. News". According to him, the explosions could have occurred outside the city.
15:45 The Archangel of Special Forces reports the situation around the Chasov Yar:
The situation is still complex and tense. Units of the 98th Airborne Division and its neighbors on the flanks continue to methodically push out the enemy north and south of Chasov Yar.
On the southern flank, there was success in capturing the forest area - Stupki Golubovo 2. Our troops reached the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal and completely took control of the Ivanovskoye (Krasnoye) - Chasov Yar highway. This will significantly affect the further defense of Ivanovsky (Red), and will also worsen the enemy’s position in Andreevka and Kleshcheevka, which was taken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the summer of 2023 with heavy fighting. In Ivanovskoye (Krasnoe) itself there is only one dirt road left, which will soon also be cut off.
On the northern flank, the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade holds Bogdanovka and continues to try to improve the tactical position in the direction of Kalinovka.
In microdistrict New (Channel) there are battles. Having pulled up the flanks, our troops began the assault in small assault groups. Ukrainian troops cannot hold their positions and will most likely retreat to the next defensive line along the western part of the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal, since it itself is a natural anti-tank line.
15:00 Outside Ocheretino in the Novoselovka area, another M1 Abrams of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed first -video.
14:50 Situation in Volchansk worsened, the city is almost destroyed, there are almost no people left, the National Police of Ukraine reported. On social networks, Ukrainian soldiers complain that the defense of the city was not organized even at the level of minefields. Ukrainians evacuated about 200,000 from Khar'kov and environs in the last few days. 13:35 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the SVO as of May 12, 2024. Main:
Units of the North group of forces advanced into the depths of the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlements of Gatishche, Krasnoye, Morokhovets and Oleynikovo in the Khar'kov region. In the areas of Degtyarny, Volchansk and Cossack Lopan of the Khar'kov region, they defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Enemy losses per day amounted to up to 100 military personnel, two tanks, a Kozak armored combat vehicle and four vehicles, a Caesar self-propelled gun, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, two Vampire multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, and also a combat vehicle of the Grad multiple launch rocket system.
Military personnel of the “West” group of troops occupied more advantageous positions in the areas of Makeevka, Artyomovka, Chervona Dibrova LPR, Yampolovka and Torsky DPR, as well as the Olivovsky Yar ravine. The enemy lost up to 190 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, an M777 howitzer, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, an M119 gun, and a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.
Units of the “Southern” group of troops improved the situation along the front line in the areas of Sporny, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Chasov Yar, Andreevka, Kleshcheevka and Kurdyumovka of the DPR. Enemy losses per day amounted to: up to 620 military personnel, two tanks, 18 vehicles, a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system, a Braveheart self-propelled gun, an M777 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, three L-119 guns, three 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns", electronic warfare station "Nota".
As a result of successful actions, units of the Center group of troops improved the tactical situation in the areas of Mayorsk, Evgenivka, Vodyanoy and Semenovka of the DPR. During the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 415 military personnel, two tanks, including an Abrams, a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, a Kozak armored fighting vehicle, three vehicles, and a Paladin self-propelled gun.
The fighters of the Vostok group of troops occupied more advantageous positions in the Vladimirovka areas of the DPR and Dorozhnyanka of the Zaporozhye region. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 125 military personnel, three vehicles, an M777 howitzer, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun and a 100mm Rapier anti-tank gun.
Units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Rabotino areas of the Zaporozhye region, Zolotaya Balka, Kozatsky and Ivanovka of the Kherson region. The enemy lost up to 50 military personnel, two vehicles, six M777 howitzers, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In the area of the settlement of Manvelovka, Dnepropetrovsk region, four Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed and a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force was hit.
Air defense systems shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
12:55 Destroyed enemy wheeled self-propelled gun 2S22 “Bogdan” based on Tatra T815-7 in the Khar'kov region.
11:52 There is a heavy battle in Volchansk - reports Elder Edda
“Our Storms are moving forward, the enemy is resisting, using tanks and armored fighting vehicles. The city is covered in smoke, artillery is very active on both sides.”
11:05 The Khar'kov region is again being attacked by controlled air bombs.
10:45 As a result of active actions, motorized rifle units of the “West” group of forces improved tactical position and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 66th, 115th Mechanized brigades, the 117th Territorial Defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of Makeyevka, Sin'kovka, Torsky and Chervona Dibrova.
During the counterbattery fight, artillery units and loitering ammunition operators of the group destroyed two towed Msta-B howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, a BM-2U Verba MLRS combat vehicle and four mortar crews.
The group's air defense systems destroyed ten aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles. Enemy losses amounted to up to 300 military personnel, a T-64 tank, a Kozak armored fighting vehicle, ten pickup trucks, two ammunition depots and ten UAV control posts.
10:30 Ukrainian Telegram channels report that the Russian Aerospace Forces are conducting intensive bombing of the Khar'kov region with adjustable aerial bombs.
09:26 Military correspondent Blue Z Beard writes about the successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Krasnogorovka area
At the moment, the Russian Armed Forces control ~1/3 of the territory of Krasnogorovka. After the liberation of the refractory plant, the enemy was driven into a private sector area in the north-west of the city.
09:10 Front-line report as of May 12, 2024 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Avdeevsky direction: the offensive is developing from Solovyevo towards Sokol and Novopokrovsky. Half of the forest plantation is occupied. West of Sokol, two enemy artillery installations were destroyed. In Netailovo there are battles in the center, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing fortifications in Karlovka. They are clearing the forest belt at the Arkhangelskoye – Ocheretino line. Control over the Kalinova gully and advance to the village of Kalinovo. To the north of Ocheretino there is an advance towards Novoaleksandrovka and Alexandropol.
Khar'kov direction: Russian troops seize the strategic initiative and launch an offensive on border villages.
Slobozhansky direction: there is an offensive to the south, control over Glubokoe and Quiet. Fighting on the northern outskirts of Volchansk, in Izbitsky and Staritsa.
Bakhmut direction: the Russian Armed Forces are pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces back from the eastern part of the microdistrict. New. The crossings across the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal and an enemy tank were destroyed. The control zone along the N-32 Bakhmut – Konstantinovka highway has been expanded.
Orekhovskoe direction: a strong point was taken at the intersection of the N-08 road southwest of Novopokrovka.
Donetsk direction: The Russian Armed Forces made a breakthrough in Krasnogorovka along the Lozovaya River. Fights are also taking place between Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye, control of the Domakh beam. Promotion in the southern part of Krasnogorovka and to the north in the private sector. Ukrainian sources report a critical situation in Krasnogorovka.
Kupyansk direction: offensive in the forests northeast of Sinkovka along the railway to Kupyansk. Fierce fighting is taking place between Berestov and Stelmakhovka.
08:19 Long-range artillery of the “North” group suppresses defensive lines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, destroying their warehouses and strongholds in the Khar'kov region, said the commander of the Irbis unit.
The work is intense, this indicates that the enemy is moving away. Artillery works on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces around the clock.
08:14 Personnel combat work of Su-34 fighter-bomber crews in the area of responsibility of the Vostok group of forces.
08:10 Operation of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS destruction of positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area bordering the Belgorod region.
Scouts from the North group of troops discovered the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the border with the Belgorod region. A Grad equipped with high-explosive fragmentation rounds advanced to the firing point. The artillerymen destroyed enemy positions, thereby disrupting the transfer of infantry reinforcements to the defensive positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:00 Positional battles in the Kleshcheevka area andJobartillery of the Russian Armed Forces.
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[REGNUM] On the morning of Sunday, May 12, on Shchorsa Street in Belgorod, an entire entrance to one of the ten-story panel buildings collapsed. A Ukrainian shell hit the house. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Kiev regime carried out another terrorist attack on Belgorod. According to the department, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at residential areas of the city using the Tochka-U tactical complex, as well as the Vilkha and Vampire multiple launch rocket systems. Air defense systems destroyed six tactical missiles and six rockets. Fragments of one of the downed Tochka-U missiles hit a residential building.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The first American F-16 fighters may appear in Ukraine in just a few weeks, writes the British newspaper Standar, citing an unnamed military source.
“The first F-16 fighters to be delivered from the West will arrive in Ukraine within a few weeks,” the publication says.
According to the publication’s interlocutor, the first F-16s should be delivered to Kyiv by June or July. At the same time, the source did not specify which countries will provide Ukraine with fighter jets within this time frame.
As Regnum reported, on April 26, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that deliveries of F-16 fighters to the Kiev regime will begin in 2024. According to him, F-16 squadrons will be transferred to Ukraine along with pilots and maintenance personnel who were trained in the West.
In turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia will perceive the F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine as carriers of nuclear weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly noted that the proposed deliveries of F-16s to the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not change the situation in the special operation zone and they will be mercilessly destroyed, like other Western equipment in Ukraine. The head of state noted that American fighters would be a legitimate target for Russia if they were sent against it from airfields in third countries.
Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson said in February that if the Ukrainian Armed Forces use the F-16 fighters promised to Kiev from the airfields of NATO member countries, Russia could destroy them as a legitimate target. The expert noted that when these aircraft are stationed at air bases in Romania and Poland, they will turn into targets for the Russian military.
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[Regnum] Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov will continue to hold his post, press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters on May 12.
According to him, no changes are envisaged in relation to Gerasimov.
As reported by IA Regnum, on May 12, the Federation Council reported that President Vladimir Putin proposed appointing Andrei Belousov, who previously served as First Deputy Prime Minister, as the new Minister of Defense of Russia.
Shoigu will become Secretary of the Security Council; the new position of former Secretary Nikolai Patrushev will be announced later, Peskov said.
Shoigu, as Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, will be President Vladimir Putin’s deputy in the commission on the military-industrial complex, Peskov also noted. He will oversee the work of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation and will continue to work in an area that he knows well, the press secretary of the head of state emphasized.
“To release Patrushev Nikolai Platonovich from the post of Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation in connection with his transfer to another job,” the Kremlin press service clarified the text of the decree.
The decree came into force from the date of its signing.
Nikolai Patrushev has served as Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since May 12, 2008. Before that, he headed the FSB of Russia, was deputy head of the Russian Presidential Administration - head of the Main Control Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation. Patrushev has been working in the state security agencies since 1974.
As Regnum reported, also on May 12 it became known about the dismissal of Sergei Shoigu from the post of Minister of Defense. By decree of Vladimir Putin, he was appointed secretary of the Russian Security Council. In his new post, Shoigu will simultaneously be deputy to the presidential commission on the military-industrial complex, since “he is deeply immersed in this work,” noted the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
The government resigned before President Vladimir Putin took office on May 7. Putin thanked the ministers for their work and instructed the outgoing government to work until a new cabinet of ministers is formed.
The candidacy of Andrei Belousov for the post of Minister of Defense proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin is “bad news” for Ukraine. This was stated by Ukrainian economist Alexey Kushch.
Commenting on Belousov’s proposed appointment, the expert was concerned that “everything is leading to a sharp increase in the dynamics of the Russian military-industrial complex and an increase in military production in Russia.”
“This is very bad news for us, since our ministerial positions are the antipodes of Belousov’s policies with the agenda of vulgar liberalism during the war,” Kushch wrote on social networks, calling on “everyone to evaluate the results independently.”
As Regnum reported, President Vladimir Putin proposed appointing Andrei Belousov as Minister of Defense.
From 2012 to the present, the Ministry of Defense is headed by Sergei Shoigu.
The appointment of Andrei Belousov to the post of Minister of Defense will bring “only benefits” to the Russian Armed Forces. This opinion was voiced by the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov.
On May 12, Vladimir Putin proposed that the Federation Council reappoint the heads of several security and other ministries.
Putin appoints a bean counter to the post of Russian Minister of defense
[ColonelCassad] Putin nominated Belousov to the post of Minister of Defense.
What a twist.
More from the Financial Times: Putin replaces security chiefs in surprise reshuffle
Vladimir Putin has replaced two of his longest-serving security officials in a surprise reshuffle, suggesting the Russian president is dissatisfied with the handling of his two-year invasion of Ukraine.
Putin, who was sworn in for a fifth term in office earlier this week extending his quarter-century rule until at least 2030, has moved Sergei Shoigu, the defence minister since 2012, to become head of Russia’s security council on Sunday, according to the upper house of parliament. Putin kicked Shoigu upstairs.
Andrei Belousov, a deputy prime minister and longtime economic adviser to Putin, is to replace Shoigu.
Nikolai Patrushev, a hawkish former spy and one of Putin’s closest aides who has led the security council since 2008, will take up an unspecified new position.
Putin’s appointments mark the biggest shake-up of his security officials in a decade and a half, even as his forces continue to advance against Ukraine’s outmanned, outgunned army.
The Kremlin painted Shoigu’s move as part of efforts to rein in Russia’s runaway defence spending. On Putin’s orders to supply armed forces fighting in Ukraine this has been earmarked for the current year at a record Rbs10.8tn ($118.5bn).
The Russian perspective from RIA Novosti Cutting-edge ideas. What is known about Andrei Belousov
While the State Duma is approving the nominations of Cabinet members sent for approval, Vladimir Putin has begun consultations with the Federation Council. The president, together with the upper house, will have to determine the composition of the government’s power bloc and the head of the Foreign Ministry. One of the main intrigues in the Northern Military District is the future Minister of Defense. Unexpectedly for experts, Putin proposed Andrei Belousov for this post.
SUDDEN REPLACEMENT
For now, at the head of the Ministry of Defense - in an acting capacity, since the government resigned on inauguration day is Sergei Shoigu. He has been in this position since 2012, and before that he headed the Ministry of Emergency Situations. All these years, according to opinion polls, he was regularly among the officials with a high level of trust.
Three weeks ago, the military department found itself in the center of public attention, but not in connection with the Northern Military District. Deputy Minister Timur Ivanov was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe.
The Kremlin did not connect this with the head of the Ministry of Defense. However, on May 12, Putin proposed changing the minister. According to the list received from the president to the Federation Council, Shoigu is the only one from the power bloc who was decided not to be reappointed.
HEREDITARY ECONOMIST
While Shoigu was among the most recognizable ministers, Andrei Belousov, who worked in the economic bloc, did not appear on television screens so often.
But in big politics, the former first deputy prime minister in the government of Mikhail Mishustin is an experienced person.
A hereditary economist, his father helped develop the economic reforms of the 1960s. Ph.D. At the end of the USSR - employee of the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute, Institute of Economics and Forecasting of Scientific and Technological Progress. Since the 1990s - at the Institute of National Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
In 2006, Belousov was appointed deputy minister of economic development and trade, and in 2008 - director of the department of economics and finance of the government apparatus.
In the Cabinet of Dmitry Medvedev, he is the manager from Russia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. And since 2013, he has been Putin’s assistant on economic issues. In addition, in 2015-2018 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosneft.
CYBERNETICS METHODS
Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov emphasized: Andrei Belousov is not just a civil official, but an accomplished successful specialist. If the Federation Council approves him, he will become the second non-military Minister of Defense after Anatoly Serdyukov.
His knowledge and experience will be useful, since, according to Peskov, the department “must be absolutely open to innovation, the introduction of all advanced ideas, and the creation of conditions for economic competitiveness.”
“That is why the president chose the candidacy of Andrei Removich Belousov,” the press secretary emphasized.
It was no coincidence that we started talking about innovation. By specialty obtained at Moscow State University, Belousov is a cybernetic economist. And obviously, the stake now is not only on the economic merits of the applicant, but also on his ability to “refresh” the work of the department with non-standard methods.
The transfer to the post of head of the Security Council is similar to another taxi driver’s signature hit:
1) they were transferred specifically to the Head, so that our suspicious armchair expert/kitchen-political lochtorat very predictably the whole crowd would not think that Khuzhenetovich had fallen into disgrace. Khuzhenetovich is the patronymic of Sergey Shoigu.
Experts everywhere are already explaining to the scammer that this is a transfer_with_increase, because they say the Security Council includes all the security forces and the Defense Ministry, including, and therefore Khuzhenetovich now became the head not only of the Defense Ministry, but also of all the security forces.
2) Attentive people know the fate of a huge proportion of the highest stripes who commanded the return to their native harbor: a wave of “heart attacks, strokes, traffic accidents, accidents”, etc.
Perhaps this will be the case with this bearer of too many secrets, which even more concern the very, very highest persons of the state and the management processes at the very top.
There will be an “honorable retirement” as head of the Security Council, then a sudden illness and untimely departure for the new incarnation of this lover of pagoda-style villas.
– for the post of Minister for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief – Alexander Vyacheslavovich Kurenkov; -- No change
– for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs – Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov; -- No change
- for the post of Minister of Defense - Andrey Removich Belousov;
– for the post of Minister of Justice – Konstantin Anatolyevich Chuychenko; -- No change
– for the position of Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service – Sergey Evgenievich Naryshkin; -- No change
– for the position of Director of the Federal Security Service – Alexander Vasilievich Bortnikov; -- No change
– for the post of Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops – Zolotov Viktor Vasilievich; -- No change
– for the position of Director of the Federal Security Service – Dmitry Viktorovich Kochnev; -- No change
- for the post of Head of the Main Directorate of Special Programs of the President - Alexander Leonidovich Linz. Former advisor to Boris Yelstin -- No change
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[Regnum] The first American F-16 fighters may appear in Ukraine in just a few weeks, writes the British newspaper Standar, citing an unnamed military source.
