Sexual exploitation of children long has been a beef with Russian security services.
[Regnum] During the exhumation of the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in Popasna (LPR), a phone was found that contained porn with children aged 3 to 14 years old filmed in the Donbass, the secretary of the Interdepartmental Working Group for searching for the graves of victims of Ukrainian aggression, Sergei Belov, said on April 9.
The militants were liquidated about two years ago, information from electronic devices found next to the discovered bodies was partially restored, Belov told RIA Novosti.
A microSD card was removed from the smartphone, which at first glance did not contain anything special, but the question arose as to why the visual content did not correspond to the large amount of occupied space, a representative of the group said.
“We were forced to pay more attention to this flash drive itself, we sorted through it for quite a long time, discovered a hidden partition, and tried to gain access to it one way or another. Photos containing pornographic images of children were discovered,” Belov noted.
The study showed that all three men whose bodies were discovered died as a result of shelling, while two of the men were in the uniform of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the third, the owner of the phone with child porn, had no identification marks, the material said.
It was also established that the photographs found on the smartphone were not downloaded and that the shooting took place in the same area of Donbass, Belov also noted.
Popasnaya was released from the Ukrainian Armed Forces on May 7, 2022.
As reported by IA Regnum, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service previously reported that American private military companies, with the participation of the country's authorities, are recruiting Mexican and Colombian drug dealers in US prisons to be sent to Ukraine.
The United States is resorting to increasingly desperate methods in attempts to turn the tide in the theater of military operations, replenishing the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with “rabble” who have a penchant for armed violence, the service’s press bureau noted in a statement.
The Ukrainian people, under the influence of propaganda, have changed a lot over the last decade, the masses of people have degenerated morally, said the governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, in February 2024. This applies not only to political beliefs; the effect of many years of impregnation with hatred and lies is much broader, the governor noted.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces militants who were previously under the influence of Kyiv propaganda, who were captured in Russian captivity, quickly change their thinking, “as if scales were falling from their eyes,” Saldo also said.
[IsraelTimes] Centcom: 5,000 small arms, 500,000 rounds confiscated over 2 years handed to Kyiv to help ‘defend against Russian invasion’ and ‘stop Iran’s destabilizing activities’ in Red Sea
The United States has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being transferred from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebels in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... , the US military said Tuesday.
The transfer last week came as Ukraine suffers from significant shortages of ammunition and US Republican politicians block new aid, but it does not address Kyiv’s need for key items such as artillery and air defense munitions.
"The US government transferred over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces" on Thursday, the US Central Command said on social media.
"These weapons will help Ukraine defend against Russia’s invasion" and are enough material to equip a brigade, it said,
The arms and ammunition were seized between May 2021 and February 2023 from four "stateless vessels" as they were being transferred from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, Centcom said.
U.S. Government Transfers Captured Weapons
On Apr. 4, 2024, the U.S. government transferred over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. This constitutes enough materiel to equip one UKR BDE… pic.twitter.com/Ydecq6OFAo
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:51 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Ukraine is behind the fire on the Russian ship Serpukhov in the Baltic Sea. The attack was carried out by Ukrainian agents, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. However, neither the Russian military nor Kremlin officials mentioned the incident.
21:42 The number of victims as a result of today's strikes on Slavyansk, Donetsk region, has increased to three, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
21:37 Russian troops in the Chasova Yar area of the Donetsk region are using their traditional double push method. Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky has repeatedly stated that the situation near Pervomaisky and Vodyanoy, as well as east of Chasov Yar, remains “particularly difficult.” The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, also reported that the Russians plan to advance towards Chasov Yar. According to him, the enemy’s strategic goal is Pokrovsk. More details about the situation can be found in the material Tactics as in Avdeevka.
20:43 The European Union has begun preparing the 14th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation,
I’m shocked that anything Russian remains unsanctioned at this point.
which should be adopted in the spring of 2024, said Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis. He said the package "will likely include a wide range of restrictive measures with a strong emphasis on combating circumvention - for example in the maritime sector, as Russia continues to try to violate the price cap on oil exports." In addition, the EU is looking for a way to stop sanctions evasion through Western subsidiaries operating outside Europe.
19:28 British Foreign Minister David Cameron said that London and Washington “have made progress” on the issue of transferring frozen assets of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. According to him, the project will be presented at the G7 summit in June.
18:51 Today the Russian army carried out two strikes on the industrial zone in Slavyansk, Donetsk region, said the mayor of the city, Vadim Lyakh. Two people who were on the street during the shelling were wounded. Lyakh noted that recently the number of shellings in neighboring communities has been increasing, and in Slavyansk itself, for the first time in a long time, shelling occurs during the day, and during rush hour.
18:39 The Russians attacked the Odessa region from Crimea, probably with an Iskander-M ballistic missile. The strike was carried out on a coastal recreational area, the consequences are being clarified, the Southern Defense Forces reported.
18:26 The new Minister of Defense of Bulgaria Atanas Zapryanov promised to speed up the provision of military assistance to Ukraine. Now we are talking about two aid packages. “We will try to speed up the provision of assistance to Ukraine. Further opportunities for direct military assistance will be considered,” the minister noted.
18:22 On the night of April 9, in the city of Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region of the Russian Federation, several drones attacked the aviation training center for flight personnel training named after V.P. Chkalov. The Russians announced supposedly minor attacks on educational buildings, but the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine and the media claim that the 711th aircraft repair plant was operating on the territory of the center. About what the enterprise produced, see the material Impact on Borisoglebsk.
17:39 Russia simulated a drone attack on the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in order to blame Ukraine, said GUR representative Andrei Yusov: “Today Russia decided to use FPV drones to simulate shelling allegedly from Ukraine. Ukraine’s position is clear - we do not carry out any actions or provocations against nuclear facilities "We're doing it. The aggressor must leave the nuclear power plant."
17:27 The United States transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces more than 5,000 AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500 thousand rounds of ammunition. Central Command said the weapon was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard weapon intended for Yemen's Houthis. It was confiscated in raids on four ships in 2021 and 2023.
16:58 The Russians fired artillery and MLRS at Semyonovka, Chernihiv region, one death is known, said the head of the OBA, Vyacheslav Chaus.
16:25 The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation stated that the terrorist attack in Crocus was allegedly financed through the Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma Holdings, of which Joe Biden’s son Hunter was previously a member of the board of directors. The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on “financing of terrorism by officials of the United States and NATO countries.”
15:56 Russian troops launched at least two strikes on a civilian enterprise in Kharkov, first by KAB. There are destructions and fires of buildings; at the moment, three employees of the enterprise are known to be injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. The clearance of the rubble continues; there may be people under it.
15:42 The Russians shelled Konstantinovka, Donetsk region - currently one death and two wounded are known, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. Two more people may be under the rubble of one of the houses, and the search operation continues. The bomb damaged 27 private houses, three high-rise buildings, two infrastructure facilities and an administrative building. Another person was wounded in Sokol, Ochereti community.
15:17 Zelensky is on a working visit to the Kharkov region, got acquainted with the process of construction of defense structures and fortifications near the border with the Russian Federation:
14:50 Putin is expected to make a state visit to China this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said following Lavrov’s visit to Beijing.
14:19 Germany is considering the possibility of purchasing Patriot air defense systems from third countries, since their allies have run out of them, Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock said.
14:11 The IAEA will hold a meeting due to drone strikes on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, writes Reuters. According to the agency, the extraordinary meeting was convened by Russia and will take place on April 9.
14:06 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on a house in the Poltava region has increased to 16, of which four are children aged between five and 11 years, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.
13:53 The German concern Rheinmetall announced that, on behalf of the German government, it will transfer another 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Delivery of the new batch is scheduled for 2024. The ordered version of the 1A3 Marder will be equipped with built-in laser rangefinders, allowing effective and precise destruction of targets.
13:15 Russia, attracting political strategists and bot farms, launched a disinformation campaign in Europe to impede the supply of aid to Ukraine, The Washington Post writes, citing intelligence documents. We are talking about more than 100 documents dated from spring 2022 to August 2023. Documents show that the Russian Federation is working in France and Germany to weaken support for Ukraine.
12:38 The Australian elite sent a letter to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, in which they called for the confiscation of $9 billion in Russian assets frozen by the Australian authorities and to direct them to financial support for Ukraine, writes the Sydney Morning Herald. The letter's signatories include former prime ministers, businessmen, trade union and military leaders, and former diplomats.
12:12 The Russians wanted to transfer the Serpukhov missile ship, disabled after a fire, from the Kaliningrad region to the Black Sea, said GUR representative Andrei Yusov. According to him, this ship did not participate in the war, but due to the loss of part of the Black Sea Fleet, it was considered as a replacement. Yusov noted that the ship remained afloat, but modern equipment burned out, so repairs will take a long time.
11:56 Russia again accused Ukraine of allegedly attacking a drone on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant - this time the drone, according to the occupation “authorities,” hit the roof of the training center, there were no casualties.
11:44 At night, the Russian Federation attacked a high-voltage substation in the Poltava region - a fire broke out on the territory, which was extinguished by the State Emergency Service. There were no injuries, the equipment was damaged, the Ministry of Energy reported. A high-voltage substation in the Lviv region was also attacked - equipment caught on fire, but there were no casualties. In the Dnepropetrovsk region, as a result of military operations, two high-voltage overhead lines were simultaneously switched off and an industrial facility was de-energized.
11:09 The Office of the Prosecutor General is conducting an investigation into 27 criminal proceedings regarding the execution of 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war. The Office also tentatively confirmed the execution of Ukrainian prisoners on April 7 near Krynki, Kherson region, but the details are still being verified.
10:35 GUR representative Andrey Yusov confirmed a night attack by drones on an aviation enterprise in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region of the Russian Federation. He added that, according to preliminary information, “the main production capacities of the enterprise were affected.”
10:16 Elon Musk’s Starlink continues to work for the Russians - the company has not yet disconnected a single terminal in the occupied territory of Ukraine, writes The Wall Street Journal. Russia has allegedly officially banned the purchase of Starlink terminals, but they continue to be supplied through intermediaries. Most orders come from volunteers who support the Russian army. The company can block their operation in certain countries and places, but "Musk stated that, to the best of his knowledge, not a single terminal was directly or indirectly sold in the Russian Federation, and that the terminals will not operate on Russian territory."
09:43 On the night of April 9, two drones attacked the Borisoglebsk aviation training center named after Chkalov in the Voronezh region, the opposition Russian publication Astra reported. Both drones exploded, damaging the building's façade and windows. There were no casualties.
09:28 British Foreign Minister David Cameron will meet with Trump, Secretary of State Blinken during his visit to the United States, and will also speak to legislators in Congress with a request to accept an aid package for Ukraine.
08:52 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said following negotiations with Lavrov that China supports the convening of a peace conference on Ukraine “with equal participation of all parties and discussion of all peace plans.” He also noted that China and the Russian Federation “should promote a multipolar world, resist the monopoly of several countries and promote the democratization of relations in the world.”
In turn, Lavrov said that Russia and China agreed to “start a dialogue on Eurasian security with the involvement of other countries.” He also stated that he “discussed the Ukrainian crisis with the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.” According to him, the Russian Federation will cooperate with the IAEA “in light of the attack on the Zaporizhia NPP.”
“My Chinese colleagues and I confirmed the conclusion that any international events are futile, which not only do not take into account Russia’s position, but completely ignore it, which promote an absolutely empty, ultimatum so-called Zelensky peace formula and are thereby completely divorced from any realities “, Lavrov said and again supported the Chinese “settlement” plan.
08:47 In the Lviv region, during a night attack, debris from a downed drone damaged a critical infrastructure facility. The fire was quickly extinguished, no people were injured, said Maxim Kozitsky, head of the Fire Department.
08:35 The death toll as a result of the Russian attack on Zaporozhye on April 8 has increased to four, eight people were injured, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
08:14 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 9:
personnel - about 449,250 (+850) people,
tanks - 7110 (+23),
armored combat vehicles - 13,620 (+45),
artillery systems - 11 386 (+30),
MLRS - 1039 (+0),
air defense systems - 753 (+2),
aircraft - 347 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 9033 (+37),
cruise missiles - 2065 (+0),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,181 (+71),
special equipment - 1868 (+1).
07:48 Over the past 24 hours, 56 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 26 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the Krasnohorivka, Georgievka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region. Another 14 attacks were repulsed in the Bakhmut direction - in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka in the Lugansk region, as well as Verkhnekamennoye, Spornoe, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Stupochki in the Donetsk region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kupyansk direction. In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled one enemy attack in the Ternov area of the Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - six attacks in the area of Berdychi, Umansky, Nevelsky, Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - two attacks in the area of Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region and north-west of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - six attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
06:51 Air defense at night destroyed all 20 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from the Crimean Cape Chauda and from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force reported. Drones were destroyed in Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Vinnitsa and Lvov regions. In addition, the enemy fired four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the territory of the occupied Donetsk region.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian defenders bravely resist Russian attacks.
In the areas of settlements Belogorovka, Lugansk region;
Verkhnekamenskoye, Razdolevka, Chasov Yar, Novy, Kleshchievka, Andreevka in the Donetsk region, the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical situation.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published operational information about the Russian invasion as of Tuesday evening, April 9.
“During the day, 66 military clashes were recorded. In total, the enemy launched 7 missile and 73 air strikes, fired 81 multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians population. Multi-storey and private buildings, as well as other infrastructure facilities, were destroyed and damaged,” the report says.
In the Kupyansk direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kislovka, Kharkov region and Andreevka, Lugansk region.
In the Liman direction, three attacks by Russian troops were repulsed in the area of the village of Terny, Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 25 attacks in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Lugansk region; Verkhnekamenskoe, Razdolevka, Chasov Yar, Novy, Kleshchievka, Andreevka of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Avdeevsky direction, six Russian attacks were repelled in the area of the village of Umanskoye, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to dislodge our units from occupied lines.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, east of Vodyanoye, Urozhainoye, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 20 times to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders three times in the areas of Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region, and Rabotinoye, Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy made one attack on the positions of our troops in the area of the village of Krynki, Kherson region.
During the day, Defense Forces aviation carried out strikes on 15 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 2 enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. Units of the missile forces damaged 1 personnel concentration area and 3 air defense systems of the Russian Army.
Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to April 9, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine approximately amounted to 449,250 people.
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[KavkazUzel] Inspections were carried out in fast food restaurants in Rostov-on-Don and in logistics centers of large marketplaces in the region.
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Law enforcement officers were looking for migrants who had received Russian citizenship and had not registered with the military. 150 such migrants were issued summonses to the military registration and enlistment office. The raids took place in fast food restaurants on Voroshilovsky Prospekt, as well as in four logistics centers of large marketplaces located in the Lenin village of the Aksai district, the military investigative department of the Investigative Committee for the Southern Military District reported.
A total of 913 people were checked, of which 545 were citizens of the Russian Federation. In addition, as a result of these checks, 39 people were brought to administrative responsibility, of which 25 were foreign citizens, Interfax writes with reference to the department’s press service.
Previously, checks were carried out in a crowded area of citizens engaged in private transportation on Oganova Street in Rostov-on-Don, as well as in the private sector in the area of Tashkentskaya Street, the agency writes.
The "Caucasian Knot" previously wrote that as a result of raids by security forces after the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, 30 migrants in Krasnodar, 87 people in the Volgograd region, 46 citizens of Central Asia in the Rostov region, seven citizens of Uzbekistan in Ingushetia and a group foreign students in Astrakhan, follows from the reports of security officials.
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[EngMilRu] In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower of the AFU 57th motorised infantry, 14th and 21st Mechanised brigades close to Sin'kovka (Kharkov region) and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 25 Ukrainian troops, two vehicles, one U.S-made 155-mm M777 howitzer and one 105-mm M119 gun, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and two122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 79th air assault, 46th, 53rd, and 54th Mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Konstantinovka, Selidovo, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
Moreover, four counter-attacks launched by the 5th and 92nd assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) were repelled by the Russian troops.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine's losses included over 480 troops, seven motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 105mm L119 gun, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.
In Avdeyevka direction, the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line. They repelled 11 counter-attack attacks launched by the assault groups of the 25th Airborne, 68th and 71st Infantry, 59th Motorised Infantry, 24th, 47th, and 115th Mechanised brigades of the AFU near Pervomayskoye, Novobakhmutovka, Umanskoye, and Berdychi (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses over the past day amounted to up to 240 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, two 155mm M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system and one 155mm M777 howitzer (U.S.-made), as well as one 152mm Msta-B howitzer and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted fire damage on units of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry, 72nd Mechanised brigades and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
More than 110 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one Nota electronic warfare station, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station have been neutralised during the day.
In Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade and 35th Naval Infantry Brigade near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) and Ivanovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, five pickup trucks, and two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems. Moreover, one UAV storage site was obliterated.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have neutralised one radar and engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 131 areas during the day.
Air defence systems shot down 236 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, one Neptune anti-ship missile, and 5 HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day.
In total, 583 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 19917 unmanned aerial vehicles, 499 air defence missile systems, 15732 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,266 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,753 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 20,791 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 04/09/2024 to 00:00 04/10/2024.
18 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Information was received about the injury of a teenage boy born in 2008.
DAMAGED:
One car,
Four residential buildings.
Two civil infrastructure facilities
Nine artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction
Nine artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction
A total of 49 units of various ammunition were fired.
22:36 Front bird broadcasts: Odessa. Explosion. 09.04 22:40
A column of smoke is visible. A couple of minutes before there was a powerful explosion and flash. The arrival was reported in the port area.
21:02 In the area of the aircraft plant in Khar'kov, targets were hit by an airstrike, law enforcement agencies reported
21:00 Explosions occurred again in the Odessa region in southern Ukraine. This was reported by the Ukrainian TV channel “News. Live"? No details provided.
19:30 Personnel assault operations of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces on the outskirts of Krasnogorovka.
19:26 BMP-3 crew of the “Southern” group of forcesdestroyedBMP "Bradley" and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Artemovsk direction.
19:04 Soldiers of the 9th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces hoisted the Russian flag in the village of Pervomaiskoye -video.
18:34 NGP intelligence reports about the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces base:
In the area of the village of Druzhkovka, the enemy stationed up to 150 personnel on the territory of an inactive children's boarding school. The object was monitored by our reconnaissance assets for a long time in order to eliminate the slightest possibility of error. The object was destroyed by a VKS strike. Even according to preliminary data, enemy losses exceed a hundred people.
Also, a strike was carried out on the territory of the Machine Plant, where the enemy was stationing armored vehicles; after the strike, a severe fire was observed at the facility.
18:24 Based on the results of the attack by the Russian Armed Forces yesterday, the assault groups managed to land troops in a residential area of Krasnogorovka and advance up to 100 meters towards the city center, taking up positions in two-story houses on Vatutina Street.
18:02 The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the village of Semenovka continues. The assault groups are already near the dam.
17:45 Job of attack aircraft in the Chasov Yar area - traditionally work at low altitudes with the shooting of heat traps.
17:15 Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked building of the Zaporizhia NPP training center ten minutes after IAEA representatives drove past. This was announced by the Director of Communications of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Evgenia Yashina. There were no casualties.
17:05 In Kharkov "arrival" KABs in the area of the aircraft plant. They are reporting from the field that they have entered the Kommunar enterprise.
16:37 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. The enemy attacked the boiler room and the economics college using MLRS.
16:35 Spectacular “two” of Iskander hits on an Ukrainian Armed Forces facility near Liman was recorded.
Thick smoke and a strong fire near the Holy Mountains National Nature Reserve. Judging by the height of the pillar from the fire, either an oil depot or an ammunition depot was “covered.”
16:28 In parallel with the attack on the Slavkurort station, where Ukrainian military equipment and ammunition were unloaded, three “arrivals” were recorded on the territory of the pioneer camp two kilometers from Slavkurort, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces barracks were located. The blows continue.
16:00 Very strong "arrival" according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Slavyansk in the Slavkurort area. The railway station was used as an unloading area - military equipment could move directly onto the platforms. They report a strong secondary detonation, probably the warehouse with ammunition was taken out.
15:49 Explosions in the Odessa region.
15:30 Personnel destruction of a UAV production workshop by a 9K720 Iskander OTRK strike in the Zaporozhye region.
15:18 Yesterday’s “arrival” of “Geranium” in Poltava to a hostel with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel –video.
14:58 Explosions in Kharkov. A bomb attack was carried out on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities within the city.
14:53 An explosion occurred in the Kharkov region. According to preliminary information, a bomb attack was carried out on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities north of the city, near the village of Liptsy.
14:50 The village of Pervomaisky in the Donetsk direction and the village of Bogdanovka in the Artemovsk direction are being cleared from the enemy.
14:47 From the Watch, Yara reports “Summaries and Analytics of the SVO”:
“A message from our soldiers. Today is simply the most powerful work of the Aerospace Forces to fortify the enemy. More than 40 CABs (of various modifications) were sent in the morning alone. Attack aircraft (Rooks Su-25) are also actively working, constantly circling over enemy positions.
This morning resembles the peak of fire in the Avdeevsky direction before the start of the main assault.”
13:55 The main thing from the Ministry of Defense report:
Russian air defense shot down 236 Ukrainian drones, a Neptune anti-ship missile and five HIMARS rounds in one day.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 25 servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including the Akatsiya self-propelled gun and two Gvozdika installations;
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops occupied more advantageous positions and repelled four attacks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 480 people;
In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces improved the tactical situation and repelled 11 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the enemy lost up to 240 people;
In the South Donetsk direction, Russian troops improved the situation along the front line, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 110 servicemen;
In the Kherson direction, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a warehouse of drones, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 75 military personnel.
13:47 In the Konstantinovka area "arrival" by train. The enemy has losses in personnel and equipment.
13:36 Crew of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system of the state border covering group destroyed enemy reconnaissance drones. The unique capabilities of the complex allow crews to provide reliable protection of troops and civilians from attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants. The head of the crew of the Tor-M2 air defense system spoke about the peculiarities of combat work in the northwestern military zone.
13:05 The situation in the Avdiivka direction is reported by Directorate Z:
The artillerymen destroyed the equipment and command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Having quickly received the coordinates of the target, the soldiers of the 152mm 2S5 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled guns arrived at the firing position and destroyed the American M109 self-propelled gun with accurate 152mm shots.
The next shot hit the enemy command post. Fire adjustments and objective control of target hits were carried out by the Orlan-30 crew.
Every day our troops destroy firing positions, manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and its weapons, as well as supplied samples from abroad.
12:45 Offensive on Chasov Yar, the situation is reported by the Military Chronicle:
The number of FAB-250/500 “arrivals” with UMPC has almost doubled. If in the first days of the offensive 15-20 aerial bombs fell on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kanal microdistrict, now 30-35 “arrivals” are recorded - and the density of attacks is increasing.
The industrial zone in the area of the refractory plant has been dismantled with aerial bombs since the first day, but from about April 6, in addition to FAB-500/1500, volumetric detonating bombs began to “arrive” at such facilities, destroying dense reinforced concrete floors.
At the eastern outskirts of the Kanal microdistrict (the actual entry point of the Russian Armed Forces into Chasov Yar), tension has reached its limit.
The main battles shifted to the territory of vocational school No. 77 and the stadium (it is clearly visible in the video from the UAV), where the supporter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Tekhnikum” is located (more precisely, what is left of it).
The Ukrainian Armed Forces periodically send small DRGs to this area, which are almost immediately destroyed.
12:10 Crimean paratroopers launch a missile from the Fagot ATGM destroyed armored personnel carriers and disrupted the enemy rotation near Verbov.
With the help of a reconnaissance UAV of the Supercam aircraft type, it was discovered that an enemy armored personnel carrier was moving towards the forward positions for rotation. The paratrooper-spotter immediately transmitted the coordinates of the target to the ATGM crew, which destroyed an armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a well-aimed launch of a guided missile.
As a result of competent actions of the units of the Novorossiysk division, a foreign-made armored car and personnel of up to two squads were destroyed.
11:22 Ukrainian Telegram channels report about explosions in the occupied Ukrainian Armed Forces of Slavyansk.
10:45 Accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment destroyed in the southern Donetsk direction with fire from 220mm BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket systems of the Vostok group of troops. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
10:41 Units of the 9th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Army Corps knocked out from the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militant units and completely captured the village of Pervomaiskoe. This was reported by VGTRK reporter Andrei Rudenko.
10:05 Situation on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 10.00:
In the Rabotino-Verbovoye sector, counter-battery fighting continued at night. Reconnaissance UAVs were actively working, correcting cannon artillery and MLRS fire. The enemy again used prohibited phosphorus ammunition, including for drops from UAVs.
There were battles in the Rabotino area at night. The enemy tried to conduct reconnaissance in force, using small assault groups, but was repulsed.
North-west of Verbovoy, our troops advanced slightly. The enemy, trying to seize the initiative, counterattacked. Fighting continues.
09:27 Southeast of Chasov Yar, Russian troops with a motorized rifle unit, supported by armored vehicles, advanced westward in an area up to 1.03 km wide to a depth of 1.33 km.
09:01 Russian fighters entered Krasnogorovka from the direction of Staromikhailovka and walked further along Vatutina Street.
They took the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the multi-storey building of the eastern part of Krasnogorovka. The advance was up to 700 meters.
08:19 Crews of the T-80BV group of forces “West” destroyed camouflaged dugouts and mortar crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction
Tankers destroy enemy armored vehicles and manpower at the front line, thereby supporting the actions of Russian forward detachments. The rear positions of the militants are also coming under attack.
08:00 Summary on the morning of April 9, 2024:
At night, the Russian Armed Forces used the Geranium UAV and missile weapons against enemy targets, while the enemy notes the launch of drones at intervals, which may indicate a change in the tactics of their use. Probably - to open air defense position areas.Explosions occurred in Poltava, Kamensky, Dnepropetrovsk region, the city of Stryi, Lviv region, Odessa, and Khmelnytsky regions. In the afternoon, Iskander OTRK missiles hit the assembly shop of Ukrainian UAVs in Zaporozhye. Frequent strikes by the FAB and UMPC continued in the Kharkov and Sumy regions.
In the Kherson direction, the regional governor yesterday published a video from Russian Armed Forces training on pontoon crossings. Three civilians were wounded from Ukrainian Armed Forces fire in Aleshki and Kakhovka. There are battles in Krynki, many enemy drones are causing damage to our armored vehicles, which continue to be sent to solve problems closer to the banks of the Dnieper.
On the Zaporozhye front, the enemy is targeting the power units of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in Energodar with drones. The attack was repelled; one of the UAVs fell on the roof of the 6th power unit. The plant's management emphasizes that not a single nuclear power plant in the world was designed to contain the fire impact of army weapons. Heavy fighting continues in Rabotino and north-west of Verbovoy.
In the South Donetsk direction, our troops are pushing back the enemy in Novomikhailovka; on the outskirts of Krasnogorovka, units of the Russian Armed Forces are trying to restore the initiative.
On a broad front, the Russian Armed Forces have the initiative in local battles west of Avdeevka. The combat areas are still the same: Berdychi, Semenovka, Umanskoye, Pervomaiskoye. UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, namely FPV drones, cause serious damage to the Russian Armed Forces in armored vehicles. Our troops are constantly looking for means of protection against enemy drones, but the issue has not been resolved on a systematic basis.
Chasov Yar continues to be in the spotlight. In heavy fighting on the outskirts of the city, the Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold and repelled counterattacks of the enemy, who was transferring reinforcements. FABs with UMPC, MLRS, and TOS operate throughout the city. They report the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Bogdanovka and a serious difficulty in enemy logistics at Kleshcheevka.
To the south of Kremennaya, near Belogorovka, battles were reported for the heights (the dump of a chalk quarry); our troops managed to occupy some strong points.
In the direction of Terny, despite the severity of the fighting and the loss of armored vehicles, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting local battles without significant breakthroughs in the enemy’s defenses.
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[Regnum] Ukraine may lose part of its territories, especially under attack from Odessa and Kharkov, which may well go to Russia. This assumption was made by retired US Army Colonel and former adviser to the head of the Pentagon Douglas McGregor on April 8 in an interview with the YouTube channel Daniel Davis / Deep Dive.
“The Russians will eventually draw the map they want. I still believe that they will include Kharkov and Odessa,” the military expert said.
Douglas McGregor explained that Russia never had a goal to obtain the entire territory of Ukraine. According to him, Russian leader Vladimir Putin expected the West to show prudence and abandon the idea of including this country in NATO.
The colonel also said that the Russian military is “moving forward.”
“I think things will pick up when the ground gets solid again. We are talking about a full-scale offensive along the entire front line,” McGregor suggested.
As Regnum reported, Ukraine will surrender Kharkov to Russia within a few weeks due to the inability of Ukrainian air defense to resist Russian strikes, former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said on April 8 in an interview with the Dialogue Works YouTube channel. Ritter again? That pedophile MAP freak?
Ritter believes that the situation has changed, and Russia is launching glide bomb attacks on the city, destroying all necessary targets.
The head of the region's military administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said on the Rada TV channel that the Ukrainian authorities are considering the issue of organizing the forced evacuation of families with children from two districts in the north of the Kharkov region.
Members of the North Atlantic Alliance believe that they are not in a state of war with Russia and do not want this. The Commander-in-Chief of NATO's allied forces in Europe, American General Christopher Cavoli, announced this at a conference in Washington on April 8.
#1
Looking at a map, I'd say Kharkov yes and Odessa no.
Kharkov is an essential part of a defensive line against NATO, so it will eventually be taken.
Odessa would be nice to have, but getting there is a problem. An opposed amphibious assault is dangerous and expensive. Going by land faces the same supply line problems that forced the Russians out of Kherson. Any infrastructure there will be pounded into rubble to keep the port from being used to launch naval drone attacks.
War attracts all manner of scoundrels -- for both sides.
I can’t imagine that petty businessmen of this sort would make very good soldiers.
[Regnum] American private military companies, with the participation of the country's authorities, are recruiting Mexican and Colombian drug dealers in US prisons to send to Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported on April 9.
“The United States is resorting to increasingly desperate methods in its attempts to turn the tide in the Ukrainian theater of operations, replenishing the ranks of demoralized Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters with a multinational rabble with a penchant for armed violence,” TASS quotes a report from the SVR press bureau.
The prisoners are promised a complete amnesty, but negotiations are difficult because the convicts do not want to cooperate with the US authorities without the “blessing” of the drug lords, the press bureau noted.
The first batch of recruits is planned to be sent to the territory of Ukraine in the summer of 2024, the report said. If this project is successful, the United States intends to expand the recruitment for sending to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to other countries, however, Washington’s plans to gain an advantage on the battlefield by influxing criminal mercenaries into Ukraine are doomed to failure, the SVR also stated.
“The prospect of another influx of foreign “soldiers of fortune” from among serial killers, drug addicts and rapists to the long-suffering lands of the Russian World is alarming. However, the Americans’ plans to gain a tactical advantage on the battlefield in this way are doomed to failure,” the report said.
As reported by Regnum news agency, earlier war correspondent Evgeniy Poddubny reported that Americans, Romanians and the French took part in the attack of Ukrainian forces on the Belgorod region. The military correspondent published a helmet-mounted video of a Ukrainian formation fighter, filmed while trying to enter the territory of the Belgorod region.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have gathered additional groups of mercenaries from France, Georgia, as well as militants from the Ukrainian “Russian Volunteer Corps” (RDK; a terrorist organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) to Kharkov; they may be thrown into a new breakthrough in the Belgorod region, underground coordinator Sergei said on April 3 Lebedev.
During the special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 5,962 foreign mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported on March 14. In total, during the SVO, 13,387 foreign mercenaries arrived on the territory of Ukraine; most of all, mercenaries from Poland and Georgia were destroyed - 1,497 and 561, respectively.
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...My Dad - a 50's era US Marine - served with men who clearly remembered Imperial Japanese propaganda broadcasts that stated US Marines were required to kill both their parents before they would be allowed to enlist.
#2
I absolutely doubt the US is exporting criminals. The left believes criminals are our future.
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#3
My guess is Ukrainians are more interested in the drug dealers' contacts than their fighting ability. It's all about the drugs. Gotta keep those troops hopped up.
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#4
Wouldn't be surprised if even Zelensky has a little snort now and then. What? You don't think these people learned anything at all from Hunter Biden?
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[Regnum] The Russian armed forces liberated the village of Pervomaiskoye in the DPR, advisor to the head of the republic Yan Gagin said on April 9.
Russian military personnel hoisted a flag over the village, Gagin noted.
“Yes, they really liberated us, our fighters hoisted the flag of the Russian Federation,” Gagin told RIA Novosti.
The liberation of Pervomaisky testifies to the dynamic advancement of the Russian army; the liberation of the territory of the DPR continues, the adviser to the head of the republic added.
As Regnum reported, on April 5, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced the liberation by Russian troops of the village of Vodyanoye on the Avdeevsky direction in the DPR.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on April 2 that since the beginning of the year, the Russian army has liberated 403 square meters. km of territory. In March 2024, the Russian Armed Forces drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the settlements of Nevelskoye, Orlovka, Tonenkoye and Krasnoye in the DPR and the village of Mirnoye in the Zaporozhye region.
Advisor to the head of the DPR, Igor Kimakovsky, in turn, noted that detachments of the Russian Armed Forces have already reached the outskirts of Chasov Yar in the DPR.
On April 9, Konashenkov reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost up to 240 military personnel in the Avdeevka direction over the past 24 hours. Units of the “Center” group of troops improved the tactical situation in this direction and repelled 11 counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Pervomaisky, Novobakhmutovka, Umansky and Berdychi in the DPR, noted an official representative of the Ministry of Defense.
The Russian army is trying to surround Chasov Yar.
Russian troops in the Chasovoy Yar area are using their traditional double push method.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, has repeatedly stated that the situation remains “particularly difficult” near Pervomaisky and Vodyanoy, as well as east of Chasovoy Yar in the Donetsk region, where Russian troops are trying to break through the Ukrainian defenses.
In parallel with this, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov, reported that the invaders were really planning to advance towards Chasovoy Yar. According to him, the enemy’s strategic goal is Pokrovsk. At the same time, as Budanov noted, the GUR expected the strengthening of Russian offensive actions in late spring and early summer, but now there is information that the enemy has begun to storm Chasov Yar.
"LEVELED TO THE GROUND"
Today, the Ukrainian resource Deep State reported that Russian troops have significantly advanced in the direction of Chasovoy Yar. Namely - in Bogdanovka and from Ivanovsky.
This information is confirmed by the American Institute for the Study of War. Analysts, citing geolocation footage, note that the Russian army had already advanced to the southwest of Bogdanovka on April 8.
DeepState also published a video in which the Russians allegedly “level Chasov Yar to the ground.” This probably happens with the use of guided bombs.
“There are constant air raids on the city, dropping KAB and FAB. The enemy is starting to intensify aviation in that area and the Avdiivka scenario could be repeated there,” analysts believe.
Later, DeepState co-founder and analyst Roman Pogorely clarified that the Russians are indeed advancing on Chasov Yar. In particular, the enemy has significantly increased the intensity of air strikes and is also carrying out ground operations.
“Recently, our military has had a very difficult time in Chasovy Yar. Because the defenders are forced to hold the line and repel massive enemy attacks. The Russians are forming columns and increasing the intensity of shelling. The enemy has now begun to raze the city to the ground, using a large number of aircraft. Aircraft are increasing every time raids by the enemy. KABs and FABs are being dropped, and this is a matter of helping our air defense partners to destroy enemy aircraft and not let them in,” Pogorely noted.
According to him, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding out, but stubborn fighting continues both in the Chasovoy Yar area and in the area of Ivanovsky and Bogdanovka.
“The Russians are trying to get close from all sides, somehow get through with infantry and equipment. They work with drones and destroy everything around with aircraft. But the Defense Forces are holding out, and we must help our defenders with this,” Pogorely emphasized.
TRADITIONAL METHOD OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY
BILD expert on open data analysis Julian Repke, who has studied the maneuvers of the Russian army near Chasovoy Yar over the past 10 days, believes that the occupying forces are advancing on the city using double push tactics.
According to him, this is not a new method for the Russian Federation; it has already used it before during the capture of Ukrainian cities and villages. The essence of double push is to bypass enemy positions from the flanks and simultaneously make a direct frontal attack.
“In the battle for Chasov Yar, the Russian invading forces are trying to implement their successful (Avdeevka, Bakhmut, Novomikhailovka, etc.) double strike tactics: pincers from the north and south plus a direct assault on the city from the east,” writes Repke.
ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY
Let us note that Deep State on the evening of April 9 confirmed the information of the Russian so-called military correspondents that the invaders had captured Pervomaiskoye in the Avdeevsky direction.
According to the resource, the Russians managed to break through the defenses of the rifle battalion of the 59th brigade and completely took control of the settlement, the battles for which actually began in August 2022.
In turn, Repke said that Russian troops entered Krasnogorovka, which is located 20 km west of Donetsk near the village of Staromikhailovka. Dozens of soldiers likely occupied several residential areas south and north of the railroad tracks, a BILD expert noted.
Judging by footage from the scene, Russian troops entered there in armored vehicles from the southeast from near Maryinka, crossing the railway line.
“Until evidence to the contrary emerges, we have to assume that Russia has successfully landed dozens of troops in the south of Krasnogorovka and is now occupying several residential areas south and north of the railroad tracks,” Roepke writes.
It should be noted that there is no official confirmation of information from Deep State and Repka.
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[Regnum] Ukraine has a plan for a new counter-offensive, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, said in an interview with the German publication Bild.
“Yes, we have a counteroffensive plan,” he admitted.
Zelensky emphasized that for the offensive operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, modern weapons systems from Western allies, including the United States, are needed. He also expressed hope that the partners will provide Kyiv with the latest technologies for the production of the latest types of weapons.
As Regnum reported, according to American billionaire David Sachs, the summer counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2023 became one of the largest military defeats in modern history. The failure of Ukraine was led, among other things, by the “reckless support” of the United States. Until the American authorities are held accountable for their policies, Ukraine will face destruction, he added.
On February 20, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces learned at the beginning of 2023 about the preparation of a large-scale counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and took measures to build a deeply layered defense. Ukrainian troops, according to the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, planned to reach the Sea of Azov. As a result, they did not even reach the first line of defense and lost more than half of the Leopard tanks and 123 aircraft and helicopters supplied to Kiev during the counteroffensive, the minister specified.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counteroffensive on June 4, 2023. It was widely advertised in Ukraine, but the campaign was not successful. On January 16, Vladimir Putin announced the complete failure of the Ukrainian army’s attempt to advance.
#2
To be fair, the plan for the previous Ukrainian offensive - driving south and cutting Crimea - was strategically sound. The only flies in that ointment were the fact that the Ukrainians lacked the necessary combat power and would face the same problems that plagued the Russians, namely that they would be assaulting over open ground into prepared and well-developed enemy positions while faced with massive artillery fire. Other than that, it was a great idea.
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[Regnum] The headquarters of NATO ground forces in the Nordic countries is being created in the Finnish city of Mikkeli in the east of the country, 140 km from the border with Russia. The newspaper IltaLehti wrote about this. No doubt it’s considerably cheaper than Brussels.
“The headquarters of NATO ground forces will be located in Finland. The commander of our defense forces recommended this,” Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram told the publication.
The head of the Ministry of Defense clarified that in peacetime the headquarters will be involved in planning and conducting NATO military exercises.
The so-called high-readiness headquarters will operate around the clock and report to the headquarters in Norfolk on the east coast of the United States.
At the same time, the headquarters of the Finnish Army is located in Mikkeli.
As Regnum reported, the continuation of hostilities in Ukraine was called the only way to achieve peace in the conflict by Finnish President Alexander Stubb on April 7 in an interview with the American television channel CNN.
As Stubb explained, peace negotiations cannot begin at this time. He also admitted that Ukrainian society is tired of the protracted conflict for Kyiv.
Russian-speaking residents of Finland took to the streets of Helsinki on April 7 to protest against the closure of vehicle checkpoints on the border with Russia.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Finland is thus fencing itself off not only from Russia, but also from the world majority. Helsinki's actions are ruining the lives of Finns themselves, she added.
The diplomat explained that Moscow is trying to discuss the issue of border crossings with Helsinki, but Finland is avoiding contacts with Russia. According to her, the behavior of the Finnish authorities is a return to the Cold War period.
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[REGNUM] Temple in honor of St. right John of Kronstadt in the center of Hamburg, the largest in Germany, is decorated with lush greenery in the warm season. The majestic church building, built in neo-Romanesque and at the same time oriental style, is crowned with a dome and five golden crosses. The figure of the saint himself, located on the wall of the church, to the right of the entrance, is also buried in the treetops. The temple is beautiful not only externally. Crossing the threshold, you seem to find yourself in an endless space under a high dome - morning light pours from large windows along the entire circular perimeter of the building. The fresco iconostasis reflects it so softly that the feet themselves carry you to the altar. And only then do you notice the “woven” patterns of the marble floor. This entire amazing, harmonious space is filled with believers - from small children to elderly parishioners.
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[Regnum] Germany's reserves of Patriot air defense systems for possible transfer to Kiev have been exhausted; Berlin and its allies are exploring the possibility of purchasing air defense systems for Kiev from third countries, German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock said at a press conference in Berlin on April 9.
“Unfortunately, the stocks of our own Patriot systems are now almost exhausted, so at the meeting of NATO foreign ministers I once again made it clear that we need to verify the availability of all Patriot systems in Europe and the world, that we will do everything to get these systems for Ukraine,” she said.
According to her, Germany and its allies intend to explore the possibility of establishing a special fund for this.
“We, together with our Ukrainian and European partners, will continue to work on this, first of all, to quickly obtain for Ukraine the systems that third countries have,” Berbock noted.
As Regnum reported, a day earlier the British magazine The Economist, citing sources, reported that the Russian Armed Forces destroyed several of the Patriot air defense systems supplied by the West. However, it is not specified exactly how many air defense systems were destroyed.
The head of the office of Vladimir Zelensky, Andriy Ermak, called the critical moment that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing due to a shortage of weapons and delays in Western supplies. He also pointed to the inability of Ukrainian troops to shoot down Russian guided glide bombs and demanded more missiles for American Patriot air defense systems.
Forbes magazine wrote that Ukraine may soon run out of missile reserves for Western air defense systems NASAMS and Patriot. The publication notes that the Ukrainian side has not received these missiles since the end of 2023. The article also stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces moved NASAMS and Patriot systems closer to the line of combat contact in order to use these weapons against Russian aviation.
The Russian side has repeatedly called on Western countries to refrain from supplying weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized that any military cargo intended for Ukrainian troops is a legitimate target of the Russian Armed Forces.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, in turn, noted that arms supplies will not change the course of the special military operation in any way, but will only deplete the resources of the countries participating in supporting Ukraine.
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[Regnum] Ukraine’s entry into NATO will lead to the sending of American soldiers to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a direct conflict with Russia. Ohio Senator James David Vance wrote about this on the social network X.
The politician criticized the statement of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, which he made at the NATO summit in Brussels in the presence of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.
Blinken assured that Ukraine will eventually become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance, and the bloc's summer summit in Washington will be dedicated to “building a bridge” to entry.
“This is complete irresponsibility. Ukraine should not be accepted into NATO; inviting it during a war is the same as inviting our country to war,” Vance was indignant.
He asked his followers if they wanted to see American soldiers on the front lines against Russia. If the answer is negative, the senator called for “discarding the idea that Ukraine should join NATO.”
As Regnum reported, Ukraine's entry into NATO can only take place after the end of the current conflict, State Department press service chief Matthew Miller said at a briefing on April 8.
Members of the North Atlantic Alliance believe that they are not in a state of war with Russia, and do not want this. This was announced on April 8 at a conference in Washington dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the organization, said the Commander-in-Chief of NATO's allied forces in Europe, American General Christopher Cavoli.
Russia does not plan to fight with NATO, this is just nonsense, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. As the head of state emphasized, Moscow has no reason to fight with the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.
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Yesterday, my Android phone downloaded a software upgrade. Didn't seem much at the time, some font/color changes, etc. Irritating. Been about 5 just this month.
Sometime later, a slideshow of my picture gallery began. A 'People and Pets' labeled story line began by showing pictures of me with my dogs. Exclusively dogs, not horses or other people.
So either the entire gallery was uploaded to an AI and streamed back, or my photos were indexed into topical groups via some facial and object recognition by the stupid phone.
With a target catalog for training, a 'strike'/'don't strike' decision AI seems very feasible.
#3
Social order is collapsing because of current politicians. They want to blame it on AI.
Results are the same.
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#4
or my photos were indexed into topical groups via some facial and object recognition by the stupid phone.
Training a neural networks takes a *bleep*load of data and lots and lots of arithmetic. However, once you have the trained model, putting it to use for tasks like image classification (the inference phase) just needs enough compute power to do a bit of matrix multiplication. Nowadays, even little punk-ass processors like you find in phones have some hardware acceleration.
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