[BREITBART] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says his forces engaged a squad of Chinese citizen fighters inside the territory of Ukraine, implying this means Ukraine is now fighting China as well as Russia and North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche... Footage of a restrained soldier appearing to explain his experience in a battle in a mix of Chinese and English to his captor has been published by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Speaking alongside Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever during that nationalist politician's first trip to Kyiv, Zelensky said during a battle in Donetsk — a Ukrainian region since the end of the Cold War — his armed forces engaged a squad of half a dozen Chinese soldiers.
Two of them were captured, he said, stating they found on the men ''documents, their passports, even credit cards. They are Chinese citizens. I think this is a very important element''. Zelensky said ''we have information'' there are more Chinese fighters '' in the occupier's units'' than just this small group, and ''we are currently verifying all the facts''.
Both the Russian military and Armed Forces of Ukraine allow foreign volunteers or mercenaries to join, and it is in no way clear whether these claims imply whether the Chinese soldiers were their on their own initiative or on that of Beijing. Zelensky, however, tacitly implied their capture meant an official Chinese deployment on behalf of Moscow.
If true this would be a very serious matter. The arrival of North Korean troops last year caused concern worldwide, but they were not deployed to Ukraine itself, but were used to defend mainland Russia itself from Ukraine's counter-invasion. Per Zelensky's claim, today's Chinese fighters were engaged in combat inside Ukraine itself.
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hmm... Remember all those Chinese "volunteers" in 1950?
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21.35 Russian troops attacked Kharkov with drones on the evening of April 8. It is already known that they arrived in one of the districts. This was reported by the city mayor Igor Terekhov.
"In Kharkov, an aircraft arrived in the Kievsky district. There is a fire on site. Information about the victims and destruction is being clarified," he noted.
20:50 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that it successfully repelled a cyberattack on the War&Sanctions portal. Russian special services did not achieve their goal. The portal did not lose any data, and its infrastructure was not damaged.
19:33 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has confirmed the killing of at least 12,910 civilians, including 682 children, across Ukraine since the start of the war, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said.
18:54 Ukrainian aviation struck a complex of warehouses in the village of Ozerki in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which were used by the Russian army. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18:42 A military court in Russia has wrongfully convicted seven Ukrainian soldiers captured in the Kursk region for alleged "terrorist acts." They were sentenced to prison terms of 15 to 17 years, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office and the Investigative Committee announced.
18:33 China supports Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with media representatives in Kiev.
18.06 The key topics during the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be the supply of additional Patriot systems, defense packages, as well as the issues of uniting states that will be ready to open weapons factories in Ukraine. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever.
17.23 "A coalition of the willing" may appear in Ukraine after a complete ceasefire. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever.
17.01 During the visit to Ukraine of the Prime Minister of Belgium Bart de Wever, three agreements in the defense sphere were concluded. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a joint press conference with Bart de Wever on April 8.
16:33 The State Bureau of Investigation has clarified the military update on the procedure to follow after a unit has abandoned its military unit, which came into effect on March 1, 2025.
If the part is abandoned spontaneously for up to three days.
Criminal proceedings are not initiated;
The soldier can return to the rest of the unit;
Upon return, payments of cash, food, language and other types of support are resumed.
If the spare parts supply is more than three days .
It has happened for the first time and the serviceman wishes to return to service:
Criminal proceedings are initiated;
A military man personally applies through the Army+ application to the commander (chief) of a military unit (institution) and receives written consent for further service;
A serviceman submits to the prosecutor, the pre-trial investigation body (State Bureau of Investigation or National Police), or the court a petition stating his intention to return to service and adds the written consent of his commander;
Materials on the release of such a serviceman from criminal liability are sent to the court, which makes an appropriate decision;
The serviceman gives the commander the court's decision and returns to duty.
Repeated offense or the serviceman does not wish to return to service:
Criminal proceedings are initiated;
The serviceman is wanted and detained;
A preventive measure is chosen for the serviceman;
An indictment is being sent to court against him;
The court passes a sentence (for committing a crime the punishment is imprisonment for a period of 5 to 10 years).
16.03 In occupied Mariupol, spontaneous graves of local residents who died during the storming of the city are still being discovered. This is reported by the Mariupol City Council.
15:38 Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 who are abroad may be denied a passport if their military registration documents are invalid. This was reported by the Communications Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In this case, you should contact the Ministry of Defense.
12.44 The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down the most expensive Russian drone Merlin-VR in the Liman direction. This was reported by the operational-strategic group of forces (OSGV) Khortytsia on its Telegram channel.
12:43 In 2024, the procurement agency of the Ministry of Defense, the State Logistics Operator, saved more than UAH 16.3 billion. This was reported by the press service of the defense department.
"This is the result of the efficient use of funds and better organization of procurement. The freed up resources were directed to additional needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," said Gleb Kanevsky, Director of the Procurement Policy Department of the Ministry of Defense.
12:23 Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 811 incidents involving civilians caused by explosive remnants of war have been recorded. 1,158 people have been injured, 355 of whom have died, including 18 children, Colonel Oleg Shuvarsky reported.
12:08 In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops attempted to cross the Oskol in armored vehicles, but the BMP-2 sank along with the crew.
11:59 In April 2022, Ukraine, together with its allies, created a center for coordinating the supply of military aid in Wiesbaden, Germany. This was stated in a message from the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and concurrently the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Maritime Organization Valeriy Zaluzhny on Facebook.
10:36 On Tuesday morning, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevost and Defense Minister Theo Francken arrived in Kyiv by train. During the day, the Belgian delegation will hold a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Bilateral meetings at the ministerial level are also planned. The delegation has already visited Bucha in the Kyiv region.
10:20 The Security Service has thwarted an attempt by Russians to obtain up-to-date information about the defense of Kharkov. A Russian informant who spied on Ukrainian Armed Forces units has been detained.
The perpetrator turned out to be a 49-year-old handyman at a local publishing house, recruited by the occupiers through Telegram channels.
Following the enemy's instructions, he drove around the northern outskirts of the frontline city, where he tried to find reserve command posts of the Ukrainian troops. The Russians were planning to prepare a new series of air strikes on Kharkov using guided bombs.
09:41 Russian troops attacked the village of Vysoky in the Kharkiv region. An Iskander ballistic missile hit the building of an inactive recreation center, three people were injured.
09:22 Russian troops attacked three districts of Dnipropetrovsk region at night - houses, administrative buildings and an enterprise were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak.
In the Samarovsky District, infrastructure was damaged. Six apartment buildings and a store were damaged. In Nikopol, administrative buildings, an industrial enterprise, a private home, and a bus were damaged. In Sinelnikovsky, two private homes and an outbuilding were damaged.
08:55 On the night of April 8, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 46 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of drone imitators.
As of 08:00, the downing of 9 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones in the east and north of the country has been confirmed. Another 31 enemy drone imitators have been lost without any negative consequences.
The Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions suffered as a result of the Russian attack.
08:33 Over the past 24 hours, 159 combat clashes have been recorded on the front. Russian invaders are active in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions.
Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the defense forces hit 17 areas of concentration of personnel and equipment, one command post and a radar station of the Buk anti-aircraft missile system of the Russian invaders.
08:20 Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Georgiy Tykhyi commented on the words of the American congresswoman Victoria Spartz, who stated that Ukrainians need to come to terms with the loss of territories occupied by Russia.
In an interview, Spartz stated that she "does not understand how Ukraine can demand the preservation of all territories."
In response, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman stated: “Unlike Victoria, all our lands have always been and will remain Ukrainian.”
07:55 As of April 8, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 926,310 people (+1290 per day).
03:25 Ukrainian defenders managed to push back the occupation forces in the village of Shevchenko in Donetsk Oblast. However, they advanced near Guevo (Kurshchyna), Novolyubovka (Luhansk Oblast) and in Chasovy Yar (Donetsk Oblast), DeepState reports.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.
Russian troops are trying to attack in the areas of 11 settlements. Most of the enemy assaults in the Pokrovsky direction have already failed.
Since the beginning of the current day, 94 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Almost half of them occurred in the Pokrovsk area, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report as of 16:00 on Tuesday, April 8.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russians carried out two assaults near Stepova Novoselivka and Zagrizove. The clash is currently ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invaders attacked eight times near the settlements of Grekovka, Katerynivka and Kolodyazi. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled three attempts by the occupiers to advance forward in the areas of Vasyukovka, Chasovy Yar and Kurdyumovka.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked 14 times near Ozaryanovka, Toretsk and Leonidovka. Currently, fighting continues in three locations.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russians carried out 42 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Kalinove, Yelizavetivka, Lisivka, Shevchenko, Zvirove, Udachne, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyarivka, Bohdanivka and Andrivka. The defense forces repelled 32 attacks, and another 10 clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attacked seven times near the settlements of Kostyantynopil, Rozliv, Dniproenergiya and Burlatske. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Gulyai-Pole direction, the enemy carried out one unsuccessful attack in the direction of Vilnoye Pole.
In the Orekhov direction, two assaults in the Stepovoye area have been repelled, and another military clash continues.
In the Kursk region, our defenders repelled two attacks by the Russians, and eight more clashes are still ongoing.
We remind you that in the past 24 hours on April 7, the number of Russian occupiers has decreased by almost 1,300 people . The total losses of the Russian Federation since the beginning of the war are approaching 1 million.
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[KavkazUzel] The police of Karachay-Cherkessia reported the detention of wedding participants in the village of Zeyuko, who opened fire while the motorcade was moving.
In the republics of the North Caucasus, the tradition of shooting at weddings has been preserved, although it is considered an offense. The ritual of shooting at a Caucasian wedding was considered a "talisman against the evil eye," but the ancient tradition has long since turned into an element of fun and courage, as Caucasian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" stated in 2018. "Many Caucasians have already forgotten the true meaning of shooting and shoot because it is fun," said, in particular, Akhmet Yarlykapov.
The traffic violators were detained and "confessed," law enforcement officials said.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, law enforcement officers learned about the incident from a video about a wedding in the village of Zeyuko in the Khabez district of the republic published on social networks. Two videos were published on the Telegram channel chp_kchr.
The footage shows several cars driving along a narrow rural road between private homes. The drivers honk their horns and try to overtake each other, deliberately causing light collisions between cars and trying to tear off the bumper of the "competitor's" car. People are watching the "race" in the yard of one of the houses, one person is standing on the roof with a flag. At some point, the driver of the white Toyota sticks his hand out of the car window with a gun and fires a series of shots into the air.
The Karachay-Cherkessia Interior Ministry Department reported today that "all violators were taken to the police department," without specifying how many people were detained. "In addition to the shooting, gross violations of traffic rules were recorded, expressed in dangerous driving by drivers of several cars that were also participating in the motorcade," the department's official Telegram channel said.
The weapon used in the shooting has been confiscated and sent for examination, based on its results, law enforcement officers intend to qualify the shooter's actions. The drivers who violated traffic rules have been brought to administrative responsibility.
Earlier, the " Caucasian Knot " reported that in February 2024, the police reported the arrest of 10 participants in a wedding procession for shooting in the center of Cherkessk. The court subsequently found the detainees guilty of disobeying police officers and arrested them for terms ranging from five to 13 days. In January of the same year, a seven-year-old girl was injured as a result of shooting at a wedding in the Ust-Dzhegutinsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia; a resident of Rostov-on-Don detained after the incident admitted guilt .
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of a mechanised brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Krasnopolye, Prokhody, Turya, and Miropolskoye (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 110 troops, two motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. Two field ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units took more advantageous positions. Russian units damaged materiel and manpower of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade close to Redkodub, Drobyshevo, Novoye, and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The AFU lost up to 220 troops, a U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and six artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops engaged formations of a heavy mechanised brigade, two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU near Novodmitrovka, Konstantinovka, Kleban-Byk, and Novoolenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 270 troops, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 17 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units hit manpower and materiel of two mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defence brigade near Bogdanovka, Dmitrov, Yelizavetovka, Kotlino, Novosergeyevka, Kotlyarovka, and Zverevo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 410 troops, three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and three armoured fighting vehicles including two American MaxxPro armoured vehicles. Seven motor vehicles and eight field artillery guns have been neutralised.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian forces hit manpower and materiel of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a territorial defence brigade near Chervonaya Zirka, Komar, Volnoye Pole, and Burlatskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU lost up to 165 troops, three motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and an electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged formations of a mechanised brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Pavlovka, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
Up to 90 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, and an ammunition depot have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the depots for missile and artillery weapons, the workshop for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles as well as clusters of AFU manpower and hardware, and foreign mercenaries in 149 areas.
Russian air defence systems have shot down three JDAM guided bombs, seven U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 102 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 50,279 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,721 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,534 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,353 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,790 units of support military vehicles.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces liberated Guyevo of Kursk region during the offensive.
Russian units engaged formations of a mechanised brigade, a tank brigade, three air assault brigades, and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandriya, Belovody, Varachino, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
In the past 24 hours, the AFU lost over 290 troops, a tank, three armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, two mortars, and four UAV command posts.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 72,760 troops, 405 tanks, 331 infantry fighting vehicles, 300 armoured personnel carriers, 2,260 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,644 motor vehicles, 595 artillery guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 123 EW stations, 18 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:25 Servicemen of the assault units of the 5th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade daily are working offa ssault on the positions of a simulated enemy. 20:44 The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Seversky direction, –MAP.
19:56 Russian Armed Forces advance near Yampolovka, –MAP.
19:47 In the period from 17.15 to 19.15 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Three UAVs - over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Two UAVs - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs - over the waters of the Black Sea off the coast of the Republic of Crimea.
19:15 Russian Armed Forces liberated Guevo, –MAP.
19:06 The Russian army has improved its positions northwest of Novolyubovka in the Krasnolimansk direction –MAP
17:23 Russian Army aligns front, breaking through in Sumy region
The Russian Armed Forces have broken through the border and are entrenching themselves deeper and deeper from Zhuravka in Sumy Oblast to the Sudzha checkpoint in Kursk Oblast, writes the DS resource working for the Main Intelligence Directorate.
16:37 Footage released showed destruction of T-72 and T-64 tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using the Inokhodets UAV in the Belgorod direction.
16:02 FPV drone crews of reconnaissance units of the Tula Airborne Division destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces shelters in the border areas of the Kursk region
15:56 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces northwest of Dzerzhinsk –MAP
15:33 Advance of the "Severians" to Gornal - MAP
15:08 Assault troops released the village of Guevo in the Kursk region and installed the Russian tricolor on one of the buildings.
Servicemen of the units of the North group of forces, continuing the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations, liberated the settlement and captured several important fortified positions of Ukrainian militants.
During combat operations, overcoming enemy resistance, assault groups of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the group broke through the defensive line of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
14:27 Calculation of the kamikaze drone "Molniya-2" destroyed equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, supporting the offensive actions of attack aircraft in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
14:17 Missile strike on the concentration area of the 95th separate airborne assault brigade and the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Oleshnya in the Kursk direction –MAP
12:08 The Sever Group of Forces has completely liberated Guevo in the Kursk Region –MAP
11:06 During a night patrol of the outskirts of the settlement of Liptsy in the Khar'kov region, the FPV operator of the 11th Army Corps GV "Sever" tracked the movement of a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who hoped to reach their positions at night without attracting attention.
09:40 Between 6:00 and 8:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territories of Kursk and Belgorod regions.
08:57 Footage released show destruction by a RF Armed Forces OK "Lancet" of 122mm SPG 2S1 "Gvozdika" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Boguslav direction.
08:51 In the Rubtsovsk direction, units of the 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division are engaged in active offensive operations knocked out the enemy from the settlement of Katerinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, completely liberating it from enemy forces.
The assault operations were accompanied by artillery fire, as well as strike drones, which allowed the enemy to be completely driven out and the Russian flag to be installed in the populated area.
08:47 Russian Army is coming in the Zaporizhzhya, Pokrovsk and Limansky directions
– In the Zaporizhzhya direction, Russian troops continue to storm Stepovoye and have advanced into the western part, Ukrainian military analysts write.
– In the Pokrovsky direction in Lysovka, the Russian Armed Forces continue attacks with infantry units along the northern street in the western direction.
– In the Liman direction, Russian troops advanced in the area of the “pocket” west of Novolyubovka.
07:32 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
- Katerinovka was liberated
- Most of Guevo is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces
- Advance in the Ozaryanovka area
- Control zone in the Verkhnekamenskoye area has been expanded
– Shevchenko is completely under the control of the Russian Armed Forces
07:14 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
19 over the territory of the Kursk region and
Four over the territory of the Belgorod region.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] In 2025, the supply of ground robots to the troops will increase sharply
At a conference, the Russian Defense Ministry discussed the development of robotic systems taking into account the experience of the Air Defense Forces.
- "The role of ground robots will grow. In the coming years, we will create a single network of unmanned systems on the ground, in the air and on the water," the Defense Minister said.
- In 2023, hundreds of such systems were delivered to the troops. "This year we are planning an order of magnitude more," Belousov said.
- They especially noted the effectiveness of robots that are produced directly in troop groups.
- The Minister instructed:
• To eliminate the shortcomings of the equipment based on the experience of the troops
• To establish feedback with the industry
• To standardize components
• To develop tactics for joint use with other drones
Representatives of the Defense Ministry, scientific organizations and defense enterprises took part in the conference.
P.S. Friends took part in this meeting. There will be more drones. In fact, a number of models have already moved from garage to workshop production and are assembled in large quantities. We will see a visible increase in their presence at the front this year
In 2025, it is planned to significantly increase the supply of ground robotic systems to the Russian Armed Forces. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, speaking at a scientific and technical conference on the operation and development of ground robotic systems, taking into account the experience of conducting a special military operation.
"In 2024, industry and volunteer organizations delivered several hundred ground robotic systems to the Russian Armed Forces. This year, we plan to deliver an order of magnitude more," he noted.
According to Belousov, each group of troops of the Russian Armed Forces has currently established its own production of ground robots.
The head of the defense department added that it is necessary to ensure regular analysis of the experience of combat use of ground robots, and on this basis to form a mechanism for adjusting the tactical and technical requirements for products and to describe the tactics of effective use of ground robots in combination with other unmanned systems according to a single plan.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in the fall of 2024, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that in the Orekhovo direction, Russian military personnel have long been carrying out tasks using the Fagot robotic anti-tank missile system (ATGM), which was created by one of the servicemen of the Dnepr group of forces, who is an engineer by education.
At the end of January, Belousov personally inspected the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces in the SVO zone. Representatives of the group's headquarters reported to the minister on the provision of troops. In addition, Belousov was presented with modern robotic systems with combat modules. The minister also familiarized himself with the progress of work on the modernization, maintenance and repair of drones, robotic systems and other equipment.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Regarding the "Energy Truce".
1. The enemy practically never observed it on any of the days.
2. The Russian Armed Forces demonstratively do not strike at substations, using the freed Geraniums for concentrated attacks on objects in cities in the mode of 150+ drones per day.
3. The agreement has been in effect since March 18. There are still 10 days left. It is almost certain that the enemy will continue to violate this agreement in the future.
4. Actually, it is no secret that the Nazi regime in Kiev is not capable of reaching an agreement, so any agreements with it will be violated. If anyone has not yet understood this from Minsk-1 and Minsk-2. There will be Minsk-3 - and it will be violated. So let's do without Minsks.
5. What is good is that, unlike Minsk-2, this time they did not try to stop hostilities for the duration of the agreement.
The example of the US reaction will show how serious they are in their desire to reach an agreement.
P.S. One of the noteworthy things. The US began withdrawing personnel and equipment from the logistics hub in Poland, through which supplies were sent to Ukraine. Plans to reduce the US troop concentration in Eastern Europe from 20,000 to 10,000 were also announced.
PS2. Zaluzhny admitted that the war against Russia was led by NATO staff in Wiesbaden, where Ukrainian Armed Forces officers also hung out. On the issue of where the Decision Making Centers are actually located and who the Russian Federation is actually fighting with.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Russian energy facilities twice in one day. This was reported on April 8 by the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
"The Kiev regime, in violation of the Russian-American agreements to cease strikes on energy facilities for 30 days from March 18 of this year (this year. - Ed.), continued unilateral attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Russian energy facilities twice," the statement said.
In the Kursk region on the morning of April 7, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian attack UAV, the high-voltage line "Kursk NPP - Metallurgicheskaya" was disconnected due to damage to wires in the span of the supports. In the Zaporizhia region on the same morning, as a result of a drone attack on the Novogoryevka electrical substation, a transformer radiator was damaged.
The day before, on April 7, the military department reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces, continuing daily attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, had attacked energy facilities in five regions of the Russian Federation six times over the past 24 hours.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 18, during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his American counterpart Donald Trump proposed that Moscow and Kiev introduce a temporary moratorium on mutual strikes on energy facilities. Putin accepted the proposal, issuing a corresponding order to the Russian Armed Forces. Moscow is observing the moratorium.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Regarding the statements about allegedly captured Chinese volunteers.
1. The Chinese Armed Forces have not participated and are not participating in the war in Ukraine. If China wants to participate in the SVO more actively (which is unlikely at the moment), the enemy will feel it quite quickly. The main assistance from China is the ability to purchase drones, cars and various components necessary for the military-industrial complex.
2. Since 2022, the Russian Armed Forces have included a certain number of Chinese volunteers (some with Russian passports, some with Chinese passports), videos of which have been periodically released, including on my channel. The presence of Chinese volunteers in the Russian Armed Forces is not a secret. Their total number is insignificant, compared to the same North Korean comrades.
3. If this is not a fake and a couple of Chinese were captured, then of course they should be exchanged, since they fought on our side. I am sure that if there really are prisoners, the relevant services will deal with this within the framework of the existing channels for the exchange of prisoners of war.
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[Regnum] A new round of talks between Russia and the United States will take place on April 10 in Istanbul, RIA Novosti reported, citing an informed source.
“The meeting is scheduled for the 10th,” the agency’s source said.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that the Russian delegation at the talks in Istanbul will be headed by Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev, and the American delegation will be headed by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Sonata Coulter. The new round of consultations will be devoted to normalizing the functioning of the diplomatic missions of the two countries.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, negotiations between delegations of Russia and the United States took place in Istanbul on February 27. They lasted more than six hours. The normalization of the work of diplomatic missions of the two countries was discussed. On April 1, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the parties were preparing a second meeting.
The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov noted that the Kremlin remains cautiously optimistic about the negotiations with the United States. He emphasized that painstaking work is being carried out through various communication channels with the American side. Peskov also recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains open to dialogue with his American counterpart Donald Trump.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...
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