[BBC] Russia's security and intelligence services have achieved greater success in Ukraine than its army, says a leading UK defence think tank.
Russian spy agencies began preparing for the invasion of Ukraine as far back as June 2021, says a report by the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi).
The Federal Security Service (FSB) has quickly dominated populations in occupied areas of Ukraine, Rusi adds.
The report was compiled using sources including captured documents, it says.
Ukrainian intelligence officials, intercepted communications and on-the-ground research also contributed.
Researchers say the FSB has been able to download government computer hard drives to identify pro-Kyiv individuals that its agents want to arrest and interrogate.
Electronic warfare units have been deployed to cut off occupied parts of Ukraine from the outside world to help them enforce control, Rusi says.
According to the think tank, the head of Russian foreign intelligence, the SVR, told President Vladimir Putin they needed more time to prepare and asked for the invasion to be delayed. His request was denied.
[Treadreaderapp] Members of the Russian elite have been criticised by many Russians for enabling their sons to evade mobilisation or war service. They have reportedly found an ingenious solution — a special unit for the elite, which serves at a safe distance from the front.
The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel has published a series of documents documenting what it calls a "cronies' detachment" called BARS-Kaskad (BARS-Cascade), commanded by Duma deputy Dmitry Sablin, the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defence.
According to the documents, BARS-Kaskad is for members of Putin's United Russia party "located on the territory of the new constituent entities of the Russian Federation" (i.e. the occupied regions of Ukraine).
It describes their duties as "organising the work of the humanitarian headquarters of the Party, providing voluntary assistance to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, communications with voters residing on the territory of these regions."
The documents show several members of Russia's State Duma engaged on short month-long "business trips" as members of BARS-Kaskad, mostly working as drone operators. Notably, they include Sablin's son Anton, who had been criticised for evading war service.
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There are a few things that need to happen to take the Crimea.
1. Break the overland supply route into Crimea at Melitopol. Hardest part of the operation, but doable with all of the newest tanks and IFVs.
2. Keep the Krymsky bridge out of action. Much easier for Ukraine to do with Melitopol in their hands. In range of Mr. HIMARs and a lot of other things that go boom.
3. Keep the canal gate closed at Nova Kahkovka to deny water to the Crimea.
4. Wait.
Those things would make the Crimea untenable for most people and Russia would have to give it up. Not easy to do, but it is the easiest operation for Ukraine to do currently and make a large impact.
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[Korrespondent] 22:48 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that one of the main tasks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a belligerent is to destroy the enemy’s physical strength: “Unfortunately, losses are an inevitable consequence of war. There are no losses without losses. But enemy losses are many times greater. they have an advantage in the number of personnel and weapons.They had more losses in 2014-2015, but now that ratio has almost doubled in our favor.We have such days in the East when the ratio of those killed reaches 1 to 10. This, of course, not every day, and the average coefficient is lower, but nevertheless.
22:16 Zelensky said in an evening video message that "today there is something to thank for our fighters who are fighting in the Bakhmut direction - they are fighting steadfastly, effectively."
The President also commented on the decision to complete the lease of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate: “Today, a step has been taken to strengthen the spiritual independence of our state, to protect our society from the old and cynical Moscow manipulations of religion. Ukraine is the territory of the greatest religious freedom in our parts of Europe. That's how it has been since 1991. That's how it will always be."
21:44 Zelensky took part in the second Summit for Democracy, organized by the United States under the chairmanship of Biden. "What is the strategy of the free world in relation to totalitarian Russia, which is looking for how to produce more totalitarian accomplices in the world? Is there such a strategy? I will tell you what it should be. Evil must lose the war. If it loses now, it will know that will lose always and everywhere," the Ukrainian president said.
21:28 Croatia will probably soon be able to complete the transfer of 14 Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine, Defense Minister Mario Banozic said at a joint briefing with Reznikov.
21:07 The inspectors found no signs of serious violations in the use of American aid by Ukraine, said USAID head Nicole Anjarella. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the United States has created a multi-layered system of control over American assistance to Ukraine and conducted outreach on how to report suspected violations, she said.
Anjarella noted that her office received 178 reports of possible violations related to Ukraine, but to date there are "no serious criminal findings related to the provision of assistance to Ukraine by the United States."
21:58 About 6,000 Wagner PMC mercenaries and up to 30,000 recruits, including prisoners, are fighting in Bakhmut, Mark Milli, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. "They are suffering huge losses in the Bakhmut area. The Ukrainians are causing these guys a lot of death and destruction," the general said.
He also expressed concern about the rapprochement between Russia and China: "I would not call it a real full union in the true sense of the word, but we see how they are moving closer, and this causes problems. And then if you add Iran ... I think these the three countries together will be problematic for many years."
20:34 Zelensky said that he had a "productive conversation" with Italian Prime Minister George Meloni: "We talked about our bilateral and international initiatives. The path to peace in Ukraine is the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of our state and the implementation of our peace formula."
20:29 The American side estimates Russia's losses in the war with Ukraine at more than 220,000 killed and wounded, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said.
19:46 Switzerland has joined the tenth package of EU anti-Russian sanctions since March 29.
19:23 The Budget Committee of the Bundestag approved funding for Ukraine in the amount of 12 billion euros until 2032, reports AFP. The funds are to be used for direct arms deliveries to Ukraine and for the replacement of Bundeswehr weapons whose stocks have been depleted by supplies to Ukraine.
For the current year, the committee has approved overspending in the amount of 3.24 billion euros, which are not yet included in the previous budget. For subsequent years until 2032, the committee approved a total of 8.82 billion euros. The Committee has approved the purchase of ten new Type 2000 self-propelled howitzers as replacements for systems that Germany has already donated to Ukraine. The decision provides for an option to purchase 18 more of these self-propelled howitzers.
19:09 Russian propaganda does not stop talking about the fact that Western sanctions allegedly only benefit the country. But the reality, as usual, is quite different. Even Putin has publicly acknowledged that sanctions could have a negative impact on the state of affairs in the country's economy. And the Wall Street Journal published an article with the headline "The Russian economy begins to collapse." Read more in the article How sanctions work .
18:54 The Russians continue to storm Bakhmut, they have a partial success, the General Staff said in the evening summary . However, the Defense Forces hold the city and repel numerous enemy attacks.
In the Armenian and Dzhankoy regions of Crimea, the Russians continue the construction of fortifications and trenches, actively attracting local residents to the work.
18:12 Crimean publics report an explosion in the village of Gvardeyskoye, near the Simferopol airport. The head of the local "administration" Igor Chichkin said that it was the work of air defense.
17:45 Russians are launching Shahed kamikaze drones in small groups from different directions, Yuri Ignat, speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said. According to him, there were launches both from the territory of Belarus and from the northern regions of the Russian Federation - Bryansk or Kursk. Now they have begun to do it concentratedly from both directions in small batches, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already adapted. "We just need more air defense systems to cover the vast territory of Ukraine. In addition to them, modern Western fighters are desirable, which could fully cope with the situation," Ignat added.
17:27 In the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region, near the town of Barvenkovo, a car ran into an anti-tank mine - two people died on the spot, two more were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
16:54 The Russians fired on the village of Podoli, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region, three people were injured. One of the wounded is in serious condition, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
16:41 Danilov said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are armed with dozens of models and thousands of drones, including attack UAVs with a flight range of more than 3,000 km.
16:29 Specialists of Ukroboronprom repair about 90-95% of all armored vehicles directly in the areas of warfare, the concern said. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, field repair teams of Ukroboronprom enterprises have restored more than 3,000 vehicles, of which over 1,500 are heavy and the same number are lightly armored. Specialists repaired some equipment 5-6 times, and it is still working at the front.
16:24 The government is preparing to launch pilot projects for the comprehensive restoration of de-occupied territories and has already chosen one settlement each in Kiev, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions, in which large-scale restoration will begin on the principle of build back better (rebuild better than it was). We are talking about the restoration of not only housing, but also hospitals, schools, cultural facilities, etc. Everything will be restored taking into account safety requirements and modern practices, Shmyhal said.
The Prime Minister also noted that a compensation mechanism for damaged and destroyed property should be launched in the near future.
16:17 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the Supreme Commander of the NATO Allied Forces in Europe and the Commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli: "We paid attention to important defense issues. We discussed the supply of weapons, equipment and ammunition."
16:15 Ukraine can inflict several counterattacks on Russian positions, for this the formation of counterattack corps is already being completed, Reznikov said in an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza. According to him, Ukraine's partners "quite consciously support the idea of a counter-offensive not only at the political but also at the military level." NATO army generals are aware of the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and believe that their implementation is real, Reznikov added.
The minister also noted that the Ukrainian military know the tactics of the Russians, and those, in turn, do not know what to expect from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They are afraid of a Ukrainian counteroffensive and are already preparing defense lines, in particular, they have already formed three rings of defense in Crimea, and are building fortifications on the southern beaches. "This means that they are dissipating their defense resources, their society sees that the "special operation" is not going according to plan. Their morale is falling, they are already accepting defeat," Reznikov summed up.
15:54 Reznikov said in an interview with the Polish newspaper Wyborcza that the Russian offensive is in full swing, but the enemy is quickly exhausting its capabilities due to the holding of Bakhmut by Ukrainian forces. According to his estimates, in the Bakhmut direction, the Russians lose an average of 500 people killed or wounded per day. "Hence the fundamental decision of our command: to hold Bakhmut, despite their own losses. Because its defense limits the capabilities of the Russians and gives us stability along the entire front line," the minister said.
Reznikov also said that Bakhmut himself and the hills that are next to him are a convenient territory for defense. "If we got out of it, it would mean the need to defend in another place where there is no such convenient form of terrain," he explained.
According to Reznikov, the Russian plan was to break through the front in the Bakhmut area and attack with full-scale forces of aviation, artillery and armored vehicles in order to occupy the entire Donetsk and Luhansk regions. "For them, this is important from a political point of view. They wanted to show that at least one of the goals announced by Putin at the beginning of the invasion has been achieved. But this did not happen, and Bakhmut remains our fortress," the minister added.
15:27 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, during his visit to the ZNPP, told Russian journalists that depleted uranium shells do not pose a radiological hazard. According to him, the issue of using weapons with depleted uranium has been studied at the IAEA for quite a long time.
15:16 Reznikov said in an interview with Estonian National Broadcasting (ERR) that Ukraine is planning a counteroffensive in several directions. Answering a question about when Leopard tanks could be seen on the front line, the minister said: "You will be able to see them in a counteroffensive by the decision of our General Staff. This is already planned in several directions. It depends on the most appropriate moment, on how they "They will decide. It also depends on the weather conditions. In the spring we have a very wet ground, you can only use caterpillar vehicles. I think we will see them in April-May."
Reznikov is also convinced that "this year we will see very positive changes for Ukraine, we will continue to liberate the temporarily occupied territories."
14:58 Rafael Grossi, during his visit to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant captured by the Russians, said that the IAEA is developing a new concept for protecting the station, discussing it with Moscow and Kiev. At the same time, he stressed that the agency would offer "realistic measures" to avoid a catastrophe at the ZNPP. Grossi added that he considers it possible to resolve the issue of the plant's safety.
14:22 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, together with partners from other countries, controls the possible deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus and monitors the situation inside Russia, military intelligence representative Andrei Chernyak told TSN: "We control the situation that is happening on the territory of Belarus, in particular, where Russian units. We control the situation inside Russia as well. This is a priority not only in the Ukrainian special services, but also in the world community. Total control. So far, we see an information campaign at the level of statements and words, nothing more."
According to intelligence estimates, statements about the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus are another blackmail of the Russians.
14:16 The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence is working on improving the mobilization procedure, Fyodor Venislavsky, member of the committee, representative of the president in parliament, told Ukrinform: "According to the results of a meeting of the defense committee, where all top-level leaders responsible for mobilization measures, found out why such wrong situations arise, for example, when a serviceman was immediately sent to the combat zone after being called up for service. We took control of these issues. This will definitely not happen again. The perpetrators will be held accountable."
According to the deputy, the committee is now developing legislative changes that will help resolve the issue of issuing subpoenas to internally displaced persons liable for military service who are forced to live outside their place of permanent registration.
13:50 Lavrov said that NATO "is actually fighting on the side of Kiev, there is nowhere to get deeper into the conflict."
13:21 Politico writes that former Trump-era US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is called another likely Republican presidential candidate, is due to arrive in Ukraine on April 3. The publication notes that with his visit he will try to demonstrate support for Ukraine and stand out against the background of Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who criticize military assistance to Ukraine.
13:05 Peskov said that it is impossible to achieve the goals of the "special operation" by political and diplomatic means in the case of Ukraine.
In turn, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said that Russia "will certainly achieve all the goals of the special operation, achieve the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, ensure its territorial integrity and the security of the population."
12:44 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi arrived at the Zaporozhye NPP, Energoatom reports. This is his second visit to the nuclear power plant captured by the Russians. This time, Grossi plans to see how the situation at the ZNPP has changed, communicate with the nuclear scientists who operate it, and also act as a guarantor of the rotation of members of the IAEA permanent mission, which has been working at the Zaporozhye NPP since September 2022.
12:23 Ukraine spends 130 billion hryvnias on the war every month, Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said at a meeting with the European Business Association. He added that the state budget revenues amount to 80 billion hryvnia per month.
12:02 Spain is going to transfer the first six Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine immediately after Easter, writes El País, citing sources in the Spanish government. According to the publication, the tanks have already been repaired at the plant in Seville, and this week they are taking part in exercises at the Cerro Muriano training ground in Cordoba. In Europe, Easter this year is celebrated on April 9th.
11:56 In the Cherkasy region, the curfew has been reduced: from April 3, it will operate from 00:00 to 04:00, the head of the OVA, Igor Taburets, said.
11:19 British intelligence reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed Wagner PMC mercenaries away from one of Bakhmut's supply lines - road 0506. This secondary road connecting Chasov Yar and Khromovo has become a critical supply line for Ukrainian defenders. Previously, Wagner's forces were within a few hundred meters of her.
Analysts also point out that on March 26, Wagner announced that he had taken full control of the AZOM factory complex north of the center of Bakhmut, but this territory is probably still being fought over, as it has been for the past two weeks. And since Wagner confirmed that he released at least 5,000 fighters from among the prisoners who served their time, the lack of personnel is likely to hinder Russian offensive efforts in this sector, intelligence said.
10:46 Ukraine needs 20 Patriot batteries to defend against Russian missiles, and even that may not be enough, "since no country in the world has been attacked by so many ballistic missiles," Zelensky told the Associated Press. According to him, the Ukrainian military has been training in the United States since January on the use of Patriot systems, but they have not yet been deployed in Ukraine.
The President also said that one European country sent another air defense system to Ukraine, but it did not work, and they "had to change it again and again." However, he did not name the country.
10:42 Zelensky said in an interview with Associated Press that if Ukraine does not win the battle for Bakhmut, pressure will increase on Kiev to find unacceptable compromises with the Russian side: "If he [Putin] feels a little blood - feels that we are weak - he will put pressure , press, press. According to the president, if Bakhmut falls, Putin "will sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran." Zelensky stressed that in the event of a defeat in the battle for Bakhmut, Ukrainian society may feel tired and push for a compromise. But so far, he hasn't been under that kind of pressure.
10:38 The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that a meeting between Xi Jinping and Zelensky is not planned. "We maintain communication with the Ukrainian side, there is no information about a possible meeting," the message says.
10:14 In Belgorod on the evening of March 27, a drone hit the gas pumping station of Gazenergoset. According to preliminary data, it was a home-made aircraft, according to the Russian telegram channel Baza. The drone was allegedly launched from Volchansk, Kharkiv region, 6.5 km from the border with Russia. Fragments damaged an empty gas tank with a capacity of 30 thousand liters, as well as a gas pipeline. There were no casualties.
09:43 On the night of March 29, anti-aircraft missile troops destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber near Bakhmut, the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
09:21 Zelensky said in an interview with Associated Press that he invited Xi Jinping to Ukraine: “We are ready to see him here. I want to talk to him. there were contacts.
08:54 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 29.
personnel - about 172,340 (+610) people liquidated,
tanks - 3609 (+7),
armored combat vehicles - 6966 (+0),
artillery systems - 2659 (+6),
MLRS - 526 (+1),
air defense systems - 277 (+0),
aircraft - 306 (+1),
helicopters - 291 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2239 (+4),
cruise missiles - 911 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5507 (+5),
special equipment - 288 (+1).
08:21 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. Belogorovka, Bakhmut, Avdeevka, Marinka and their environs remain at the epicenter of hostilities. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repulsed 57 enemy attacks in the indicated directions, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, recently there has been a tendency for the Russians to refuse to obey the orders of their commanders. So, on March 23, for refusing to carry out a combat mission, about 70 people from the units of the “volunteer” formations Nevsky and Veterans were disarmed and delivered to Makeevka in the Donetsk region. A similar incident occurred on March 25 - the personnel of the enemy reconnaissance company operating in the Avdeevsky direction refused to comply with the order.
07:52 Explosions again in the occupied Melitopol - the mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, announced an explosion near the substation of the locomotive depot. Power went out in the northern and western parts of the city, as well as in Semenovka, Tambovets, and some other surrounding villages.
Russian media write, citing emergency services, that "Ukrainian militants" shelled a railway depot in Melitopol early in the morning - there is damage and destruction, people were not injured.
06:57 The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on Friday, March 31, to discuss Putin's intention to place nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. This agenda item is worded as a "threat to international peace and security."
05:26 Biden said he was concerned about Russia's plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, but added that "they haven't done it yet."
05:04 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the start of exercises of strategic missile troops with Yars complexes.
02:50 Ukraine most of all now needs air defense, long-range weapons and armored vehicles, and F16 "at this stage of the war" will not help Ukrainians, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said. At the same time, he expressed confidence that in the future Ukrainians will be able to get Western fighters. According to him, it could potentially be either the F16 or other fourth-generation aircraft. Austin added that if the decision on the fighters is made, "then it will take approximately 18 months to provide these capabilities."
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[RIA Novosti] The battle for Artemivsk practically destroyed the Ukrainian army, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner group, said on his Telegram channel.
"The battle for Bakhmut (Artyomovsk. — Ed.) Today has already practically destroyed the Ukrainian army and, unfortunately, pretty battered Wagner PMC," said Prigozhin, quoted by his press service in the corresponding telegram channel.
Artemovsk is located north of the large city of Gorlovka . It is an important transport hub for supplying the Ukrainian group of troops in the Donbass . Fierce battles have been going on outside the city for more than six months, the Ukrainian group is in operational encirclement.
As Volodymyr Zelensky stated earlier , if Ukrainian troops are defeated in Artemivsk, then Kiev will quickly face pressure from the international community, and inside the country it will be pushed to compromise with Russia.
Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, in an interview with RIA Novosti noted that Ukraine itself turned Artemovsk into a kind of symbol, which is its tragic mistake.
#1
It certainly destroyed the professional (such that it is) Russian army and Wagner. Wagner has gone from 50,000 in Bakhmut to 6 or 7,000 now plus a few 1000 in Avdiivka and looks to be withdrawing what remains completely from Ukraine. Atta boy, Yevy.
#2
I heard that Wagners only had like 5 guys left in Bakhmut and they were hiding in Babushka's basement. Should be super easy to push them back. Barely an inconvenience!
Spring is here, the ground is drying
Alright! Who is up for a big armor assault across open fields into prepared defensive positions?
#3
Alright! Who is up for a big armor assault across open fields into prepared defensive positions?
Looks like 100,000+ Ukrainians who want their country back. More arriving every day after completing training in the NATO countries. More and more specialized equipment have been spotted coming into Ukraine as kickoff time is getting near.
To be immobile in prepared positions it to pre-dig your own grave. Those trenches are well mapped and will be destroyed by precision artillery to JDAMs and everything in between. Harassed by drones, shot up by machine guns to cannon and cleared by armor and dismounts.
#5
Ukraine has an entire western mechanized corps coming online this spring and well trained in western methods. It will be a powerful armored fist to punch through somewhere.
The problem is for people thinking this is gonna be a 73 Eastings type battle it won't. This isn't open desert where all you can do is go hull down. Open fields yes, but lots of tree lines to spring ambushes. Any Ukrainian advance will go in fits and starts and losses will be taken. I think they have the power to go to Melitopol if they want. The problem will be holding it and keeping pressure on when the next 300,000 moblicks come to the front in late Summer.
We'll see if western tech and training overcomes numbers.
#6
If the Ukrainians drive to the Sea of Azov, I believe they have to push all the way to the border of Crimea w/o getting bogged down in the cites like the Russians did. That gets them 40% to their goal and keeps the front line about the same length so the Russians can't overwhelm a critical section. Good thing they will be encountering mostly mobiks.
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[RIA] Yesterday, at the final meeting of the Ministry of Energy of Russia, its head Nikolai Shulginov announced the completion of the creation of a corporate private security organization by the Lukoil corporation, whose task is to protect fuel and energy complex facilities. Gazprom Neft is also working on the creation of such an organization, and back in 2013, a similar permit was issued to Gazprom and Transneft itself.
The leaders of the new law enforcement agencies stubbornly claim that they are not private military companies and that these organizations are intended solely to protect civilian production facilities. However, it seems that we are on the verge of a serious increase in corporate and other paramilitary structures, as well as serious changes in the very approach to the use of military force.
The litmus test for the situation that has arisen is the plans of the Ministry of Energy to accelerate the development of measures to combat unmanned aerial vehicles to protect fuel and energy complex facilities.
Activity in this area has increased sharply against the backdrop of increased attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on Russian industrial facilities, the adoption last summer of a law tightening the requirements for the protection of fuel and energy facilities, as well as statements by the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov that Russian corporations can independently purchase and put on their objects means of combating drones. At the same time, according to Nikolai Shulginov, "it was possible to reach an understanding with the State Duma on the legislative consolidation of the right of private security agencies to use means to counter illegal UAVs."
In this situation, everything is justified and logical, except for a single, but significant nuance.
The fact is that at present, within the reach of various weapons systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , there is a huge number of important, and sometimes strategic facilities, including fuel and energy complex structures, the security of which is now ensured by the Russian Armed Forces, using all available measures and means, including preventive strikes. . In the event that private security companies of the relevant facilities are included in this system - so far in terms of countering UAVs - the question immediately arises of the complete unsuitability of civilian "anti-drone" means against enemy combat drones, as well as the impossibility of private "guards" to carry out preventive actions using heavy weapons.
According to experts, responsibility must go hand in hand with authority, and sooner or later private corporate security structures will be saturated with appropriate resources and military means, which means that these structures will inevitably have to be included in the system of military planning, supply, intelligence and combat operations. action, which is now in their hands hold the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff.
That is, in the near future, the thin lines between PSC (private security company), PMC (private military security company) and PMC (private military company) will begin to fade.
According to a Gazprom Neft press release, "creating your own security company is a common and generally recognized practice among large companies in Russia and around the world." For reference: a common and generally recognized practice in the world is the use of real and full-fledged PMCs to protect important facilities (including fuel and energy facilities). There are at least four thousand PMCs in the world, and their total annual income is approaching half a trillion dollars. The activities of PMCs often go far beyond the countries of their "registration", and the scale of application is often comparable to the actions of full-fledged armies: remember the super-efficient work of the "Wagner Group" in Africa , Syria and, of course, in Ukraine.
Recently, more and more voices have been heard in favor of the development of the institution of PMCs in Russia. For example, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov , announced his plans to create his own private military company, and the delegation of the congress of the Union of Donbass Volunteers turned to Vladimir Putin with a request to unite all the units and battalions of the union into a single military formation, which, in fact, would be a PMC.
The reluctance or inability to call a spade a spade on the part of the leaders of large corporations is explained by the legislative vacuum, in which the same Wagner PMC is Schrödinger PMC - either it is in the legal field, or it is not. Now this vacuum is being filled by elegant pirouettes, such as counting Wagner fighters as volunteers: this is how they pass in the reports of the Ministry of Defense, and they are also subject to the law adopted last year on the status of members of volunteer formations assisting the Russian Armed Forces, and now they are covered the status of military personnel under the contract (with all payments, benefits and social protection).
Attempts to get Russian PMCs out of the legal hole have been made repeatedly: relevant bills were submitted to the State Duma in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2018, and the last time in March 2022. However, each time the government and relevant departments were opposed, noting the contradiction of the draft laws of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Among other possible (and more than justified) motives are fears of the emergence of uncontrolled combat detachments and insufficient elaboration of issues of supervision over the activities of PMCs.
However, we see signs that the ice is gradually breaking and the awareness of the "overripeness" of the law on PMCs has long come to decision makers: let's recall the statement of Sergey Lavrovabout the need to develop a law protecting the rights of PMC fighters, and a change in the position of the Ministry of Defense regarding the involvement of volunteers from other countries.
The adoption of such a law does not tolerate fuss and hasty decisions: there are signals that even now not only the extremely successful experience of using PMCs in combat operations, but also numerous nuances of their interaction with the Russian Armed Forces are being seriously analyzed. In other words, the long-awaited law is now being worked out on the most responsible "expert" site - on the battlefield, and there is every reason to believe that it will take into account world experience, and rapidly changing realities, and the corresponding risks, and existing legislation.
The law on Russian PMCs is needed not only for archives and reports, the very name - the Russian private military company - should not be used modestly, but loudly, openly and with pride. The whole world has witnessed how our "private traders" show mass heroism and cover themselves in the fields of Ukraine with unfading glory, they paid with their blood for the right to officially and honorably shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers of the Russian army to hold the banner of our common victory.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 20:20 Video- Drops from the copter of the Prizrak Donetsk 2nd Army Corps battalion 19:59 TG dumps with blue and yellow flags advertise for business education with earnings from 80,000 hryvnias
It is not surprising that as an example of areas where such income can be provided under martial law, generator trading, logistics (transportation), blogging on Instagram are listed.
In all these areas, the cash flow is somehow generated by meeting the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: advertising fundraising from volunteers, reselling equipment and vehicles imported from Europe (generators/cars), etc.
19:58 Training for a welder, electrician, driver, pastry chef, manicurist and hairdresser, tractor driver and locksmith ONLINEoffergo to the "Kupyansk Regional Center for Vocational Education" (former VPU-27).
No one explains how the practice will take place. First of all, it is interesting to know how "online tractor drivers" will be allowed to work on equipment in real conditions. Although, given the shortage of personnel in the agricultural enterprises of Ukraine, even such an option of “solving the problem” cannot be ruled out.
19:50 “The apartment is a mess, all the drawers are turned inside out, everything is upside down” — Ukrainians smashed Serhiy Moroz’s apartment in Kherson and posted photos in his telegram chat —video
The apartment of the public figure of the Kherson region Serhiy Moroz has already been visited twice by Ukrainian nationalists with searches.
He found out about this when unknown people sent a photo of housing with all sorts of mocking comments to his telegram chat. The apartment was literally turned upside down in search of something unknown - they scattered things, turned all the boxes, he told "The main thing in Kherson and the region."
Sergei and his family have always taken a pro-Russian position, so when Russia came to Kherson, in Ukraine he became an enemy of the people. For the same reason, other Kherson residents also face similar situations - people who have not committed any crimes and helped establish a peaceful life in their native city.
“Ukraine, like Europe, has double standards - everyone is told about democracy, that a person can have his own opinion, speak any language, but as soon as a person does something that the authorities do not like, a criminal case is immediately opened against him, his are considered traitors," Sergey believes.
18:17 Tribunal in action: Nazi from "Azov" received 20 years in a strict regime colony -exclusive our project
The Supreme Court of the DPR has sentenced the commander of the combat group of the Azov regiment named Dmitry Smitia. The investigation established that in the spring of 2022, this war criminal, together with other militants, was placed in a position located on the 3rd floor of a residential building along Azovstalskaya Street in the city of Mariupol. They guarded and patrolled the territory, and also monitored the movement of people in the area of a residential building.
On March 24, 2022, a local compassionate woman came to this position and offered food to the people of Azov. In response, she heard only rudeness and threats demanding to leave. The next day, the woman again came to the position to try to establish contact with the militants - the Nazis did not communicate with her and simply shot her.
18:16 At Bakhmut PMC "Wagner"covered armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Varta, which was carrying a sniper group, was partially burned down
At 04:00, Russian artillery opened fire on the road near the village of Ivanovskoye. A close hit by a shell, the armored car was slashed by shrapnel and fire. Ukrainian sources claim that the militants survived and allegedly did not even suffer. Probably the same cyborgs.
17:51 Russian artillerymen continue to fire on the positions of the Ukrofascists without leaving them the slightest chance -video
17:35 Air raid alert announced in Sumy, Poltava and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine
16:55 Combat work of the Russian crews of the 122mm Grad MLRS to destroy objects and camouflaged positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatovo-Kremenny direction -video
16:53 DPR 132nd brigade, correcting the fire from the UAV, destroyed the detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
A UAV operator of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps discovered the movement of a platoon of Ukrainian militants.
Our artillery guns were aimed at the detected target, the enemy was destroyed.
15:19 Main of the briefing Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 310 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day;
Up to 100 people were killed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoliman direction in a day;
Russian troops destroyed up to 40 Ukrainian soldiers and a US-made M777 artillery system in the Kherson direction;
Russian troops hit an ammunition depot in the Kharkiv region, destroyed more than 35 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction;
Air defense systems and small arms destroyed eight Ukrainian drones per day;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 50 Ukrainian soldiers and a 152mm D-20 howitzer in a day in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the communications center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR and four Ukrainian command posts.
15:12 Destroyed as a result of artillery shelling, the Ukrainian BTR-4E and American-made M113 tracked armored personnel carrier -video
14:54 A resident of the Poltava region says that while some Ukrainians are dying at the fronts, others who are "in power" are destroying gardens and selling land for farmland -video
14:35 Offensive on Avdievka: Russian Aerospace Forces destroy bases and shelters of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine —video
Our aviation continues to smash the enemy in the Avdievka direction. Pilots with the help of guided weapons wiped off the face of the earth the points of temporary deployment, shelters of equipment and the company's stronghold of the enemy.
13:08 Wheeled tanks AMX-10RC which were kindly delivered to the Nazis by France already near the line of contact -video
It is quite possible that it was they who were destroyed today by our Russian Aerospace Forces in the Zaporozhye region
13:06 3rd Special Forces brigade destroys a boat from the Ukrainian DRG, which tried to cross the Seversky Donets -video
12:18 Ukrovoyak evacuation vehicle destroyed by Russian artillery —video
12:17 Destroyed as a result of artillery shelling, the Ukrainian BTR-4E and American-made M113 tracked armored personnel carrier -video
11:14 More than 40 unexploded 82mm shells and a secret observation point of the Ukrainian special services were discovered by Russian fighters in the DPR -video
Ammunition was found by sappers near a busy highway in the Volnovakhsky district - the territory was cordoned off, and the shells were destroyed by an overhead charge.
The disguised observation point of the nationalists in Mariupol was based in the destroyed school building. The fighters found automatic small arms inside, including foreign-made ones, a large amount of ammunition, explosives and night vision devices.
11:04 In Kharkiv, a new turn in history withliquidatedNazi Tarasenko, whom the mayor of the city of Terekhov called a fascist two years ago, and now proposes to name a street after the militant.
It is reported that Kharkiv lesbians are against renaming the street in honor of the Nazi.
To comment on the story, when the city Nazis lowered and intimidated the local administration, but complain about Kharkiv lesbians - only spoil it.
10:45 Calculations of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" and 122mm MLRS "Grad" destroy the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky direction -video
The use of various types of projectiles allows you to most tightly cover the positions of the enemy.
10:02122mm MLRS "Grad" strikes at the positions of Bandera -video
09:45 Artillery of PMC "Wagner" destroys the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut. With one precise hit, a group of Ukrainian Nazis was eliminated -video
The drones detect and transmit the coordinates, after which the gunners destroy the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:43 Snigirevka, Mykolaiv region.
Reported a large number of Nazis, they made temporary camps in the villages around the route to Kherson. At the same time, they dig in for me, wait a few days, and then move on.
Replenishment constantly arrives, enemy equipment of NATO production is fixed, most of which are tanks.
The equipment moves at night, its quantity is unknown, but the noise of the engines at night is constant. Presumably, they are moving towards Kakhovka
08:28 Occupiers stepped up repression in the part of the Zaporozhye region temporarily controlled by them
The Kyiv authorities have tightened punitive measures and repressions against civilians in the areas of the Zaporozhye region under their control, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia”, a member of the main council of the regional administration, told RIA Novosti.
"They are completely terrified there, because people are tired of being afraid. They no longer sit as if driven away in their homes, seeing all the chaos that Ukrainian militants are doing," he said.
The day before, Rogov said that a resident of the city of Gulyaypole liquidated a militant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who tried to beat him, and wounded three more. But the Kyiv authorities are trying to present this incident as a domestic conflict, and the man is accused of pro-Russian views, the source added.
08:05 Sniper shot: Artillery of the PMC "Wagner" destroys the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut.
With one precise hit, a group of Ukrainian Nazis was eliminated -video
The drones detect and transmit the coordinates, after which the gunners destroy the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:50 PMC Wagner went to storm the district administration and the city council of Artemovsk. 22:00 Video- New footage of the battles in Marinka.
21:53 Consequences of artillery attack by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Melitopol Today at 5:30 terrorists fired at Melitopol from the Himars MLRS.
20:51 Circumstance in Bakhmut: PMC "Wagner" fully controls the districts of Sobachevka and Budenovka
Fierce fighting continues:
— in the central area (Svoboda Square);
- in the Vodokanal area;
— in the industrial zone AZOM*;
- in the area of ??the Northern Headquarters.
The guys continue to grind the APU.
*not to be confused with the AZOM enterprise itself, which has already been liberated by Wagner PMC units. "AZOM industrial zone" is the entire northern industrial zone, separately marked on the map.
20:22 Photo— "Barbecue" saved the tank from the FPV drone. Armor is not broken. The crew is alive and full of energy for further work.
19:55 Battle for Avdiivka situation as of 19.00 March 29, 2023
- In the north of Avdievka, servicemen of the 132nd Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd Gorlovskaya Brigade of the NM of the DPR) continue a positional attack on the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the forest belt south of Novobakhmutovka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are indiscriminately artillery attack areas of the offensive of the RF Armed Forces, trying to hold back their advance.
- To the south, Russian troops, after a complete sweep of Kamenka, are fighting south and south-west of the settlement, expanding the zone of control near the reservoir adjacent to the village.
- Positional battles are going on west of Krasnogorovka. Both Russian servicemen and Ukrainian formations are artillery attack positions with artillery and aircraft.
- South of Avdievka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred additional units of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade to the Severny area due to the expected offensive of the RF Armed Forces. Shelters are equipped with camouflage nets for personnel and military equipment at advanced strongholds.
- In Pervomaisky, the offensive of Russian troops resumed. The fighters of the RF Armed Forces have completely cleared the neighborhoods adjacent to the Izmailovsky Pond and are moving forward.
19:36 Video- Artillery Donetsk 2nd Army Corps works on targets in the area of Spornovo
18:52 Video- The artillery of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Army Corps covered the Ukrainian soldiers well.
18:24 Video- Shooting from the 57mm autocannon S-60, first-person view.
18:15 Video- Application of air strikes by the Aerospace Forces on targets in the Avdeevsky direction.
17:47 Video- Combat work of Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Avdeevsky direction
17:13 A total of 20 rockets from MLRS released by militants in an hour in the Kievsky district of Donetsk, the DPR JCCC reported
16:40 Video– AFU once again fired at the civilian infrastructure of Aleshki
The Kiev regime continues to terrorize the infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - this time Ukrainian militants fired at a residential building and destroyed a shopping center in Aleshki
16:25 Video- A short report on the work of the Russian 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad" in the NVO zone.
15:53Rogov: A blow in Melitopol was previously applied by American HIMARS missiles
15:35 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kievsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
15:16 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (March 29, 2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Timkovka, Olshana and Kislovka of the Kharkov region, Novoselovskoye and Artemovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
More than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, as well as an 100mm MT-12 anti-tank gun were destroyed. In addition, an ammunition depot was hit near the village of STARITSA in the Kharkiv region.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, strikes by assault, army aviation, heavy flamethrower systems and artillery fire of the "Center" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, as well as an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Donetsk direction as a result of complex fire damage and active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops during the past day.
Up to 310 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier, nine armored fighting vehicles, four vehicles and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, artillery fire from the Vostok group of forces inflicted defeat on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of PRECHISTOVKA and UGLEDAR of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The total losses of the enemy during the day amounted to more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and a US-made M777 artillery system were destroyed during a fire attack.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 87 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 118 districts.
- In the area of the settlement of Semenovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the communication center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed. In addition, four command posts of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the areas of the settlements of Orlyanka in the Kharkiv region, Avdievka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novoberislav in the Kherson region.
- Eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by means of air defense and small arms in the areas of the settlements of Chervonopopovka, Kovalevka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Zeleny Gay, Leninskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Removka of the Zaporizhia Region. In addition, six rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were shot down during the day.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 404 aircraft, 226 helicopters, 3,620 unmanned aerial vehicles, 414 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,456 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,074 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,456 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 9,177 units of special military vehicles.
15:09 Ramzan Kadyrov said that two militants were liquidated in Gudermes that night.
"The special operation to eliminate militants on the outskirts of Gudermes lasted a few minutes. The security forces worked according to a well-honed scheme as quickly as possible so as not to leave time for criminals to think about and commit any illegal actions that could lead to serious consequences," he said on his TG channel.
14:26 Video— Workshops of the Artemovsky plant for the processing of non-ferrous metals, taken by the Orchestra.
14:00 Video- A report on the UR-77 "Snake Gorynych" near Maryinka.
13:42 Video- The drone of naval infantry of the Northern Fleet threw a grenade directly to the Ukrainians in the trench, Avdiivka direction
13:17 Video- Evgeny Davydov with tankers of the 150th division of the RF Armed Forces is working in Maryinka.
Unique footage of the movement of our tankers inside the city. Handsome men mobilized from Krasnodar!
13:00 Video- Burning T-64BV as evidence of a very unsuccessful counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka direction
12:25 Video- Rounding the terrain: combat work of the crews of the Ka-52 helicopters of the army aviation of the Western Military District during the special operation
When performing combat sorties, pilots of Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters launched missiles at the discovered fortified strongholds and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Pilots approach the zone of combat use at an extremely low altitude with enveloping the terrain, which allows the crews to remain unnoticed by enemy air defense systems.
Each sortie of a helicopter strike group is not like the previous one. Detour routes are used to confuse the enemy, and heat traps become decoys for enemy anti-aircraft missiles.
12:10 Video- Beaten Ukrainian M113
11:48 T-72B3 model 22-23 years Russian armies at the front with a new hinged additional dynamic protection.
11:23 Video- Destroyed Ukrainian BMP-1
10:58 Video- Report on the battles of the 150th Division in Marinka
10:44 Video- Ukrainian soldiers run away from the drone of the marines from the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade in the Ugledar direction
10:30 Video- Accurate work of the ATGM calculation in the Kremennaya area
10:04 Video— “Without communications there is no control, without control there is no victory”: the combat work of specialists from the communications units of the Southern Military District in the zone of the special operation
Communications specialists connect all departments of various management links into a single information network. The success of the combat mission depends largely on their work. Servicemen of autonomous communication systems can work in conditions of even the most difficult radio-electronic environment and exposure to radio interference of varying intensity.
09:36 Frontline summary on the morning of 29.03.2023
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, continued assault operations in the city of Marinka and near Nevelskoye. The Armed Forces held their positions. But in the area of Pervomaisky, they were forced to withdraw.
After the fire defeat, the Russian troops advanced along the M-04 highway from the side of Peski, as well as from Vodyany. After massive artillery and air strikes, they attacked near Severny, on the eastern and western outskirts of Avdiivka, and also to the north in the Stepnoye area. Encounter battles for Novokalinovo. Russian troops shelled Novomikhailovka, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Thin, Lastochkin, Keramik and Druzhba. Ukrainians hit Donetsk, Yasinovataya and Mayorsk.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC has advanced in the Ivanovsky area and in the northern part of the city itself, which is being hit by Russian artillery and aircraft. Also, Wagner operators attacked near Khromovoy and Bogdanovka. No success.
With the support of artillery, they resumed offensive operations on Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. There is no progress here either. Russian troops attacked at Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces held their positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were artillery attack Predtechin, Kramatorsk, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Seversk, Vyemka and Spornovo. The Ukrainian army hit Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka and Ivangrad.
There are changes in the Luhansk direction. In the course of counteroffensive actions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine not only regained their previously lost positions near Belogorovka, but also occupied new frontiers.
In turn, Russian troops pushed through the Ukrainian defenses and advanced towards Torskoye. The grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is supplied through this settlement on its bridgehead on the left bank of the Zherebets River.
With the support of artillery, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out offensive operations on Terny and Nevskoye. They also attacked in the direction of Makiivka. There is no progress in all these areas.
09:34 Summary of artillery attacks on left bank of the Kherson region at 9:00 am on March 29
Over the past day, Ukrainian armed formations fired 103 rounds from cannon artillery at the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, of which 56 rounds were fired during the day. The following settlements were shelled:
During the night, the Kiev regime continued artillery attack civilian infrastructure in the settlements of Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Tavriysk, Vasilievka, Golaya Pristan and Zabarino, firing a total of 47 rounds from cannon artillery.
09:32 Chronicle of blows and mutual artillery attacks in the NWO zone for the night from March 28 to March 29, 2023
APU attacked Melitopol. The power system is damaged, the city is de-energized. Part of the hits also fell on the depot area.
The RF Armed Forces hit the enemy's deployment points in Kucherovka and Volfino, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the areas of concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Timofeevka, Veterinary and Strelcha were exposed to fire.
In the Starobelsky direction, cannon and rocket artillery of the RF Armed Forces worked out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Kamenka, Figolevka and Novomlynsk.
In the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, Russian forces attacked Vasyukovka, Chasov Yar and the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut itself.
In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces continued to engage enemy positions in the western part of Maryinka, Avdeevka and Tonenkoe.
Ukrainian formations, in turn, fired at the civilian infrastructure of Donetsk, Zugres and Yasinovataya.
In the Yuzhnodonets direction, the Russian army hit the concentrations of enemy forces in Ugledar and Vremyevka.
The RF Armed Forces carried out strikes on the positions and facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gulyaipole and Novodanilovka, Zaporozhye region.
On the southern sector of the front, the artillery of the RF Armed Forces worked on targets in Antonovka and Kherson.
08:29 Today around 05:30 APU fired upon Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, as a result, hits on objects of the locomotive depot were recorded, there are destructions. There were no casualties, according to preliminary information.
There is also damage to energy infrastructure facilities - at the moment the city is de-energized, restoration work is underway. Previously, the attack on Melitopol was inflicted by American HIMARS missiles.
08:10 Summaryon the morning of March 29, 2023
- The Russian Armed Forces attacked the concentration of enemy forces in Konstantinovka and in the Kupyansky district at night.
- On the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, Wagner PMCs continue the battle in the north and south of the city, trying to expand the zone of control. In Artemovsk itself, there are battles in the area of ??the central market, the enemy is fighting for every house.
- From Avdeevskoye direction, military channels receive information about the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Opytnoye and Vodyanoye on the southern ledge of the front.
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Melitopol in the morning, reported hits in the locomotive depot and smoke in the airfield area.
— The enemy fired 31 rounds of ammunition in the DPR. Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Zugres are under fire.
- In Chechnya, two terrorists were killed while trying to attack the police department in Gudermes.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Official statements about the goals of the NWO.
Achieving the goals of a special military operation by political and diplomatic methods is impossible in the case of Ukraine (c) Peskov
Despite the steadily increasing military assistance to Ukraine, the goals of the NVO will certainly be achieved (c)
Patrushev formations and completion of arms supplies by Western countries, ensuring the neutral and non-bloc status of Ukraine, confirming the non-nuclear status of Ukraine, recognition by Kiev and the international community of "new territorial realities", demilitarization and "denazification", protection of the rights of Russian-speaking citizens, the Russian language and national minorities, ensuring free cross-border movement with Russia. (c) Galuzin
As you can see, a year later, there was no rejection of the declared goals of the NWO, but an understanding was gained of the impossibility of reaching an agreement with the Nazis and their masters.
Commentary from the V Kontakte page of Readovka
[ColonelCassad] Big story about BARS-13.
Боевой Армейский Резерв Страны, the Russian Combat Army Reserve established in 2021 and used in the Ukraine. BARS-13, 'Russian Legion' is commanded by Sergei Fomchenkov.
The same BARS, which in the fall of last year heroically defended Krasny Liman, the defense of which made it possible to stabilize the front after the breakthrough near Balakleya and the withdrawal from Izyum.
After the Krasny Liman, since the autumn of last year, BARS-13 has been fighting in the Krasnolimansky direction in the Kremennaya area.
Abstract:
“Bars-13. The Choice of Man” — front-line essays from the Svatovo-Kremenny direction from Bars-13 fighters in the new film Readovka
Last fall, Platon Mamatov, a PR and political strategist from Yekaterinburg, went ( https://t.me/diomeddog ) as a volunteer to the NVO zone. He independently purchased all the necessary equipment, underwent training in a military unit, and in December got to the front line in the Bars-13 unit.
Plato is based with fellow soldiers now in the Svatovo-Kremennoye direction. Readovka war correspondent Karina Basok met with Platon in Novoaydar, from where she went to Kremennaya via Severodonetsk. There she visited the location of the soldiers, where in the trenches, in addition to Plato, there were a Vologda lumberjack, a Novosibirsk sapper, a Krasnoyarsk physician, a Perm truck driver and others. Different destinies, different life views and values, but the cause and goal are the same - to save the Motherland.
In the film by the Readovka military officer Karina Basok, not only communication with attack aircraft before the offensive, but also shots 400 meters from the battles with the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as “birds” that do not stop flying and stretch marks that are almost imperceptible to the eye, without seeing which people die.
Life of soldiers on the front line, military censorship and propaganda, and most importantly - the reality of one of the most intense areas - in the new film Readovka.
[AFP on Yahoo] Moscow announced Tuesday it had for the first time downed a long-range rocket supplied to Ukraine by the United States, weapons Kyiv said were key to an anticipated counter-attack against Russian forces.
The statement from Russia's defence ministry came a day after Ukraine said it received modern Leopard and Challenger battle tanks from Germany and the United Kingdom to push back Moscow's army in east and southern Ukraine.
Fighting in recent months between Russian and Ukrainian forces has concentrated on the eastern city Bakhmut, and Kyiv says it is holding out in the Donetsk region urban hub to exhaust Russian forces and then more easily push them back.
"Air defence (forces) downed... a GLSDB guided rocket," Russia's defence ministry said in a statement, referring to ground-launched small diameter bombs produced by Boeing and the Saab Group.
These devices have a range of up to 150 kilometres (93 miles), which would threaten Russian positions and supply depots far behind the front lines.
The Pentagon announced last month it was providing Ukraine with the artillery as part of a $2.2 billion arms package.
Commentary by Russian blogger Donetsk
[DonRF] Ukrainian militants fired at a railway depot in Melitopol early Wednesday morning - there are damages and destructions, but there were no casualties, according to the emergency services.
And the other day there were arrivals at the college, which they took for headquarters. There are also shelling of military facilities in other places. Including Donetsk. Partially successful. We respond by striking at the places where their troops are concentrated. In general, the picture is as follows:
1. They lost Artemovsk by two-thirds. Despite pumping meat, they won't be able to hold the city for more than a couple of weeks. The battle ends.
2. Leopard, Challenger, Bradley and Marder crew training ends. The last tanks will arrive in mid-April.
3. Work on the disorganization of the rear through missile strikes has already begun.
4. Enemy brigades being formed have reached combat readiness. Conditional, of course, but they are far from being opposed by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which they were a year ago.
5. The weather is still bad, but in two or three weeks everything will reach the optimum.
In the end, the same ... in the end, as it imperceptibly began. While the preparatory stage. The main stage will come later. As I wrote earlier, by the end of April. Residents of threatened areas:
- Zaporozhye region
- Center of the DPR
- Svatovo-Kremennaya
... security measures should be taken. Personal. Because artillery and missile strikes will increase. This is self-evident. And the troops ... not for me, the blogger to advise the troops, and it's already too late. What they could do, what they couldn’t ... That can’t be done anymore. And yes, suitable for age and VUS, I would, purely for everyone, advise you to purchase comfortable berets, knee pads and elbow pads. Well, and other turnstiles with dressing bags. Again, you never know how it goes.
And the odds...I'm not a pessimist. On the other side of the people. Too tired and unmotivated. The motivation is over. Burnt with carriers. And they also have enough mess. Everything will depend on a bunch of factors, many of which simply cannot be predicted. We will all see in the near future. The Bakhmut winter is ending, but who said that the southern spring would be better or more merciful? Whoever has the least mess wins. That's all.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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