#1
The video walked through training exercises for bomber crews on board B-52. The crew would be informed of a mission but wouldn't know if it was a real quest or not until they reached their target
Conventional wisdom is that there'd be no "home" left to get back to.
Posted by: Mercutio 2023-03-28 09:56
Mercutio,
When I left SAC in '84, Miss Buffy was at the height of her powers, but there was a price.
We had just stood up with the Air Launched Cruise Missile and swapped out our old gravity bombs for new and much lighter B-61s. A full loadout was 12 ALCM, 4 B-61, and 8 AGM-69 SRAM (picture a hyper accurate Mach 4 dart). One nickname for this loadout was The Doomsday Machine, and that wasn't far off: ONE Buff in that rig could (at the time) knock the USSR or China right out of the 20th century for a while and any other nation on Earth would simply cease to function as a coherent entity.
But, that price: in order to get off the ground at all with that load, they could not take off with a full load of fuel - it was expected that they would catch tankers soon after takeoff and press on. However, even if they did and managed to get every single drop into the tanks they could, Miss Buffy was stretched to her absolute limits of range and capacity.
The criteria was tanks empty over the last target.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
03/28/2023 13:14 Comments ||
Top||
#5
^ Not a good way to get home safely.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
03/28/2023 13:36 Comments ||
Top||
#6
Re #3: Thank you for your service, Mike Kozlowski. I recall seeing many B52s over Omaha in my youth. Loud and dirty they were, but I thought they were so cool.
I watched the video in honor of a B52 pilot who has now passed away. I met him about 10 years ago, and never would have guessed he was a B52 pilot. He was a good man indeed. After meeting him, and seeing his inner strengths, I came to know he was at the top of the heap.
SAC had the best and the brightest back then, and hopefully they still do.
#8
Released just after The Rooskies told the world that Belarus would be hosting some of their nuke forces. In the words of my 8th grade math instructor: "Crimeinitleys!"
[Twitter thread - follow down] RUSI had reported every Ukrainian front line platoon in the war has a quadcopter drone working for it.
At 5km of front per platoon & 2,500km of front, that is 500 DJI Mavic or better drones doing photo intelligence for the AFU daily.
That is 1000 times the video intel density of any previous war.
For instance, I don't know of any other military in the world using artificial intelligence with organic overhead photographic intelligence assets (quadcopters) to locate artillery targets at platoon level.
And they are using it to conserve precious artillery ammo.
This cycle of field work and analysis can be exhausting. "For a week we'll sleep just two hours," Lego said. "We'll fly till 7 p.m., then go to the base, and then analyze 3,500 photos from the flights.""
We are talking about 3500 photos a day for a very small 5 km section of the Ukrainian front.
For the scale of the AFU daily photo intel effort, now multiply that by 500 platoons across the whole front.
That is 1,750,000 photos of RuAF front line positions _EVERY DAY_
Photos that have first level analysis by artificial intelligence looking for square/man made objects, or day to day differences, to alert photo analysts to examine more closely.
The 1.75 million photos a day are the photo intelligence grist for the Ukrainian GUR mill
..to grind out Russian battle damage assessment/casualties with.
That granular level of photo intel detail is the grist for the GUR mill that grinds out well and exceedingly fine.
There are a lot of other implications that fall out from this AFU photo intel at retail levels.
1st the demolition of the delusions of superiority that many Western ground force officers have over AFU.
When was the last time they went to a battalion level FTX...
..and had nine quadcopter intelligence teams on their table of organization deliver 31,500 AI curated photos of the opposing force's field positions to them to support their operations?
Ukraine's Army has been fighting that kind of war for the last 5 months, minimum.
#3
Effective FMV is sent to ground stations and analysed in real-time. This permits near instantaneous bomb damage assessment (BDA) and "dynamic re-tasking" as necessary.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Injured civilians.
by Iryna Lysohor
Last day, the Russians shelled the Chernihiv region three times - mortars hit the Novgorod-Siversky district. As a result of the explosion, the house was damaged. No victims, according to the summary from OVA as of 9:00 a.m. on March 27.
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians shelled the territory of two communities of the Sumy region: Esmanska and Bilopolska. They were fired from artillery and grenade launchers. Without losses and destruction.
In the Zaporizhia region , the enemy launched 55 artillery attacks on 14 settlements on the demarcation line on Sunday: Orichov, Malia Tokmachka, Gulyaipol, Olhivskyi, Charivnoi, Malynivka, Zaliznychny Novodanilivka, Poltavaka, Biloghirya, Novoandriivka, Chervonoy, Shcherbaki, Kamianvka. Data on destruction and victims are being clarified.
Yesterday morning in the Odesa district (Yuzhnen territorial community, Sychavka village), an enemy mine detonated, hitting the coastal structures of one of the recreation and basing areas for small watercraft. Several buildings were damaged. No casualties.
In Luhansk, Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Dibrova and Bilogorivka were under fire. However, all attempts of enemy attacks were repelled. The enemy has significant losses: last day, about 100 bodies of dead Russians were delivered to the local morgue in Troitskyi.
In addition, about 140 seriously injured occupiers arrived at the hospital in this settlement.
In Starobilsk, the occupation forces also converted the surgical department of the multidisciplinary hospital into a military hospital to provide so-called specialized medical care to the wounded occupiers. The invaders intensified the pressure on the employees of controlled bodies, institutions, organizations, and enterprises to force them to obtain a Russian passport. The situation in the region remains difficult.
In Donetsk over the past day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Avdiivka, Kurakhove, Krasnohorivka, Chasiv Yar, New York township, Severnye township, Ocheretine township, Velyka Novosilka township, village Druzhba, village Karlivka Six residential buildings (two of them multi-apartment buildings), a kindergarten, a shop, the building of the Avdiiv City Court, the building of the "AKHZ" hotel were damaged. Within a day, one civilian died, two were injured.
The enemy shelled more than 15 areas of populated areas in the Kharkiv and Slobozhan areas. Among them are Lobanivka, Mali Prokhody, Liptsi, Strelecha, Staritsa, Ohirtseve, Milove, Petro-Ivanivka and Ridkodub. In the Kupian direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Synkivka. He carried out artillery fire in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk and Tabaivka.
Yesterday, as a result of shelling in Kupyansk, a residential high-rise building was damaged. A residential building, a garage and a car were also damaged. The enemy fired mortars and other weapons at the village of Dvorichna in the Kupyan district. Residential buildings and commercial buildings were damaged.
In Khersonskaover the past day, the enemy launched 20 shellings, firing 97 shells from heavy artillery. Four people were injured. Two men, 24 and 18 years old, came across a Russian mine in a field near the village of Ivanivka in the Visokopil community. It detonated, local residents were seriously injured due to the explosion. One victim lost both legs, the other suffered a chest wound and mine-explosive injuries. Both were hospitalized.
Also, near the village of Kostyrka, Visokopil district, a man was inspecting a field and came across a mine left by the enemy. A 25-year-old resident of the region was seriously injured due to the detonation of the "Lepestok" anti-personnel mine left by the Russian occupiers.
According to eyewitnesses, the victim was collecting "petals" in a field near the village of Ishchenka of the Veliko Oleksandrivska community. One of the mines detonated in his hands. With injuries to both upper limbs and abdomen, he was hospitalized at the nearest medical facility. 43 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.
We will remind, yesterday the Armed Forces destroyed about 610 invaders and a lot of military equipment . Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the Russian army has lost about 171,160 people in the war with Ukraine.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:19 An air alert has been declared in many regions of Ukraine. According to the speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat, in the Kyiv region, the Defense Forces destroyed several drones of the Shahed type, there are also shots down in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
23:16 Ukraine this week will take part in the Summit for Democracy, which will be held this week at the initiative of Biden and the United States, Zelensky said.
22:47 Zelensky said in an evening video message that for the first time he held a meeting of the Headquarters on the road - in Dnipro: "It is here - in the strategic city of the center of our country, after visiting Marganets and Nikopol, Zaporozhye, the advanced positions of our soldiers in the Zaporozhye region. Commanders of operational areas reported the actual situation - General Syrsky, General Tarnavsky - they were in person; those who lead the defense in the Donetsk region, in the hottest areas. There were also online reports from the commanders of the joint strategic groupings of troops covering the south and north. There was a report from the commander-in-chief, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate MO".
The President thanked the intelligence fighters "for their powerful work today in Bakhmut, the Kraken unit is, as always, on top." At Headquarters, we discussed the general situation in the front-line areas, the strengthening and protection of the frontiers along the entire length of the front - from the Kherson region to the Kharkov region.
22:08 The meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with Russia's plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus will take place on March 28 or 29, said US Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Richard Mills.
21:40 France plans to buy 40 Mirage 2000-9 fighters from the UAE in order to transfer them to Ukraine, writes Intelligence Online.
21:16 About 2,000 local residents remain in Avdiivka, among them there are children, said the head of the GVA Vitaliy Barabash. According to him, the city repeats the fate of Maryinka: "Everyone saw these terrible shots that Maryinka is now. These are not even horror films, these are some post-apocalyptic stories in Maryinka now. And every day Avdiivka really turns into Maryinka."
21:02 Zelensky said that he visited the Nikopol district in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which is constantly under enemy shelling: "I discussed the consequences of terrorist attacks on Nikopol, Marganets and other settlements in the region. Almost 5,000 buildings in the district were damaged or destroyed, including medical and educational institutions. citizens are provided with the necessary assistance.
20:39 Scholz confirmed that the Leopard 2 tanks promised by the German government have arrived in Ukraine.
20:13 The Russians attacked Nikopol and the Marganets community of the Dnipropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone, one person was injured, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said.
19:41 Reznikov showed the replenishment in the Ukrainian reinforced units: Challenger from the UK, Stryker & Cougar from the USA and Marder from Germany. “By the way, after personal “piloting” by the Challenger, as a participant in trophy raids, I can say that even a Rolls Royce driver will not be in such comfort as the crew of this work of martial art on the roads. So, in the bottom line: our “military The zoo is expanding. And the "elephant" joined the "fighting cats". This is how our paratroopers called the Challenger," the minister wrote.
19:35 Putin announced his intention to place nuclear weapons in Belarus, which alarmed the whole world. About what is the essence of the nuclear rhetoric of the Russian dictator - in the material Nuclear blackmail .
19:13 Russia, in exchange for Shahed drones, supplies Iran with cyber weapons, including means for digital surveillance, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to the sources of the publication among US and Iranian officials, cooperation between Moscow and Tehran has intensified after the latter agreed to provide, in addition to drones, short-range missiles and tank and artillery shells.
19:11 A telephone conversation appeared on the network, supposedly between Russian producer Iosif Prigogine and ex-member of the Federation Council and billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov. On the recording, the interlocutors harshly criticize the Russian authorities, in particular Vladimir Putin, for unleashing a war against Ukraine. Read more in the material Satan and the Dummy .
18:55 Mobilization in Ukraine has been ongoing since February 24, 2022, and there are no waves, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said: "If you see headlines about mobilization, this is the everyday reality of war, not news. But for a calm perception of realities, you need to know that there are no waves of mobilization. Everything is proceeding as planned. The need for mobilization depends on the development of the situation at the front - these are obvious things, this is not news."
18:46 The most fierce battles are now going on for Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka. The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, the General Staff said in an evening summary. During the day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed 41 attacks in the indicated directions.
On the Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, the enemy used non-lethal aerosol "tear" grenades in the areas of the settlements of Novokalinovo, Lastochkino, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka.
18:29 Russia's plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus are not new to Ukrainian intelligence, and Putin only raises the stakes with his statements, said Andrei Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
He recalled that back in January, Ukrainian intelligence warned that Putin could use the territory of Belarus for nuclear provocations. And Lukashenka made it clear that this is one of the scenarios for the development of events. In particular, changes were made to the constitution of the Republic of Belarus. In addition, it was announced about the deployment of the Iskander complex in Belarus, which can carry nuclear weapons.
Yusov also made it clear that the Main Intelligence Directorate knows where the nuclear weapons storage facility is being built in Belarus: "Nothing can go unnoticed here during the movement of nuclear weapons and the construction of such facilities ... But why should we disclose this now."
18:22 Moscow considers "absolutely unacceptable" Yerevan's plans to join the Rome Statute of the ICC against the backdrop of "illegal" orders against the Russian leadership, propagandistic media write, citing a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry. Armenia was warned about the "extremely negative" consequences of these possible steps for bilateral relations.
The Constitutional Court of Armenia previously recognized the obligations enshrined in the Rome Statute as consistent with the constitution. The next step should be ratification in Parliament.
17:46 The Russians have been shelling Berislav of the Kherson region from aviation and artillery all day, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Three people are known to have been injured, two of them in serious condition. The shelling continues.
17:11 In the area of Rozovka, located on the border of the Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions, the Russians began to urgently build protective structures from concrete "dragon's teeth." They were noticed along the Mariupol-Nikolskoe-Pologi-Orekhov-Zaporozhye highway, Piotr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said.
He also said that in Mariupol air defense systems from the Central and Primorsky districts were moved by the invaders to the Left Bank.
17:05 18 Leopard 2 tanks promised by Germany have already arrived in Ukraine , writes Spiegel. Also, about 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
16:44 In Slavyansk, the number of wounded as a result of a Russian strike has increased to 32, two people died, the National Police reported. Five injured are in serious condition, the rescue operation continues.
16:27 The European Union is waiting for Lukashenka's reaction to Russia's initiative to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus. If Minsk confirms these intentions, then this "will not go unnoticed", said European Commission spokesman for foreign policy Peter Stano: "This could mean an escalation, a threat to European security that will not go unanswered by the member countries ... But We have not yet seen any confirmation from the Belarusian side that such a step is on the agenda or is already taking place."
16:21 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that he visited the Dnieper hydroelectric power station in the Zaporozhye region, where he met with Zelensky. According to Grossi, this hydroelectric power plant is an integral part of the system that ensures the nuclear safety of ZNPP. Zelensky showed Grossi a dam damaged by Russian shelling.
15:56 Zelensky said that today he is at the forefront in the Zaporozhye region.
15:34 A foreigner was arrested in Poland on suspicion of spying for the Russian Federation. According to counterintelligence, the suspect collected data on the critical infrastructure of several provinces, as well as on the activities of departments responsible for security. The received information was passed on to the Russian special services. In total, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 20 people have been detained in Poland, suspected of collaborating with Russian or Belarusian intelligence.
14:58 In the occupied Novotroitsk of the Donetsk region, after the explosion, the composition of the BC is detonated, said the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko.
14:25 Beijing said that under no circumstances should a nuclear war be unleashed. According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning, it is necessary to "focus on the diplomatic solution of problems." She also referred to the joint statement of the leaders of the nuclear states, made on January 5, 2022, which states that it is impossible to win a nuclear war. "The statement emphasized that wars between states possessing nuclear weapons should be avoided and strategic risks should be reduced," Mao Ning recalled.
She also stressed that under the current circumstances, "all parties should focus their efforts on a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian crisis" and "jointly help to defuse the situation."
13:51 The death toll from the Russian strike on the center of Slavyansk has risen to two, 29 people were injured, said Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA.
13:33 Peskov said that the reaction of the West will not affect Russia's plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
13:09 The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in its report on human rights in Ukraine, noted that searches in the premises of the UOC-MP may be of a "discriminatory nature." Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, commented on this statement: "Ukraine is a democratic state in which freedom of religion is guaranteed. At the same time, freedom is not identical with the right to engage in activities that undermine national security. We call on OHCHR to refrain from unbalanced political assessments, and base its reports on facts" .
12:33 Avdiivka Donetsk region - in the "red zone", visiting the city is prohibited for volunteers and journalists, said the head of the city military administration Vitaliy Barabash.
12:30 In Slavyansk, as a result of Russian shelling, at least one person died, 25 were injured , the rescue operation continues, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said. Administrative and office buildings, five high-rise buildings and seven private houses were destroyed. The Russians hit the city center around 10:30 with two S-300 missiles.
In addition, at the same time, Druzhkovka was hit by missiles: two S-300 missiles hit the Druzhkovka orphanage and almost completely destroyed it. According to preliminary information, there are no victims or injured in Druzhkovka.
11:57 The Russians fired at Slovyansk, Donetsk region, there are dead and injured, the rubble is being cleared, Zelensky said.
11:29 Russian media write that in Mariupol they blew up the car of "the head of the city police department" Mikhail Moskvin, he was shell-shocked.
11:18 Thanks to the Mits project . Ukrainian kam'yana , in which Ukrainians bought salt from Soledar, managed to raise over 58.5 million hryvnias for kamikaze drones for the GUR. For this money, intelligence will receive more than 2,200 FPV drones, said Mikhail Fedorov, head of the Ministry of Digital Development.
10:45 The International Criminal Court is going to issue new warrants for the arrest of citizens of the Russian Federation - for deliberate strikes on civilian infrastructure, writes The New York Times, citing sources.
10:38 Erdogan, during a conversation with Putin, called on him to immediately end the war in Ukraine, the Turkish Communications Department said. Also, the Turkish leader "emphasized the importance that Turkey attaches to the immediate cessation of Russian-Ukrainian conflicts through negotiations."
10:10 British intelligence believes that the threat from drones is limiting the operations of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, although the latest attacks have not caused damage to any military installations.
10:07 Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky once again visited the hottest spots of the Bakhmut direction. According to the Ministry of Defense, the commander "made a number of operational decisions aimed at strengthening our capabilities to deter and defeat the enemy."
According to Syrsky, the most intense phase of the battle for Bakhmut is now underway: "The situation is consistently difficult. The enemy is suffering significant losses in human resources, weapons and military equipment, but continues to conduct offensive operations."
The commander emphasized that the defense of Bakhmut "is due to military necessity and is based on the competent use of the city's defensive capabilities, erected fortifications and equipped firing structures." “We are considering all possible scenarios for the development of events and will act adequately to the current situation,” Syrsky assured.
09:56 In Mariupol, an explosion thundered in the area of the Bakhchivandzhi market (Primorsky district, Builders Avenue) in the morning. According to preliminary information, the car of one of the commanders of the occupiers exploded, Mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boychenko said.
09:23 In the Donetsk region on March 26, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Krasnogorovka), two more were injured. There are four wounded in the Kherson region, according to the IVA.
09:19 Russian publics write that Rustam Muradov, commander of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Russian Federation, has been removed from his post. It was he who was responsible for the failed assaults near Ugledar. Muradov was recently promoted to the rank of Colonel General.
09:16 The Insider writes that the former Berkut officer Valery Astakhov is involved in the abuse of Ukrainian children who were taken to Crimea. The journalists showed photos of Astakhov to the boy who told about the beating of Ukrainian children in the camp, and he recognized him. In the Druzhba camp in Evpatoria, Astakhov took the children to the basement, showed a stick and threatened that he would beat them for supporting Ukraine.
09:07 Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov reported several explosions in the occupied city. According to him, the building where the enemy power structures are located was damaged. In turn, the local "authorities" announced an "attempted shelling" of the city by "Ukrainian militants", four people were injured, several buildings were damaged.
08:54 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 27.
personnel - about 171,160 (+610) people liquidated,
tanks - 3595 (+0),
armored combat vehicles - 6953 (+6),
artillery systems - 2638 (+7),
MLRS - 523 (+1),
air defense systems - 277 (+0),
aircraft - 305 (+0),
helicopters - 291 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2216 (+0),
cruise missiles - 911 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5493 (+7),
special equipment - 285 (+3).
08:27 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. Over the past day, the defense forces have repelled more than 60 enemy attacks, the General Staff said in a morning report .
03:43 Ukrainian crews returned home after training in Britain on Challenger 2 tanks, reports The Guardian. The training of Ukrainians started in January, immediately after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the transfer of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The curator of the training mission, Lieutenant Colonel John Stone, noted the high level of competence of the Ukrainian military.
03:15 The White House does not yet see signs that Russia could already move its nuclear weapons to the territory of Belarus, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council. He also noted that the United States will monitor the likely movement of nuclear weapons, if it takes place.
02:18 The French Foreign Ministry condemned Putin's statement on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus and called on Russia to abandon this idea. French diplomats called the agreement between the Russian Federation and Belarus "an additional element of the erosion of the international architecture of arms control and strategic stability in Europe."
00:09 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held a special meeting with the military, as well as meetings with the security sector, with intelligence. "Defence, strengthening our defense - both from external threats and from internal threats. We are preparing our response steps," the president said.
He also called it "wrong and unfair when our fighters, who come from the front line, have the feeling that for many in the rear the war is already over." The President called on every Ukrainian to "support our fighters whenever possible," to join volunteer meetings whenever possible, participate in information work, and spread the truth about aggression.
Zelensky also said that he met with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom and the UNICEF team, discussed the restoration of Ukraine, school infrastructure, and agreed to work together on several areas. In particular, this is the issue of the return of Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia by force, the creation of bomb shelters and the technical support of distance learning in those areas and areas where it is impossible to study offline.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:44 Avdievka inflicted fire from the APU. 23:41 Air raid alert announced in Kyiv and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
22:44 As a result of shelling of Kievsky district of Donetsk there are victims.
22:41 In the Donetsk region, near Makiivka audible air defense work.
21:13 Russian paratroopers storm fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya. The work of calculations of 120mm mortar ACS 2S9 "Nona" is carried out when adjusting the quadrocopter.
20:10 Fighters from the 291st Regiment destroyAPU evacuation transport
19:01 Video conferencing is compared to the ground positionsAFU in Avdievka
Russian aviation actively supports the offensive of ground forces in the Avdeevsky direction.
17:50 Statement by head of the press center of the group "West"
In the Kupyansk direction, the West grouping of troops opened and destroyed four enemy DRGs from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade, 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, and also prevented the transfer of reserves in the area of the settlement of Gryanikovka.
In addition, tank fire from closed positions disrupted the rotation of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront, in the area of the "Popov" tract.
The artillery of the group during the counterbattery fight destroyed two enemy mortar crews in the area of the settlements of Volchansk, Novoselovskoye.
As a result of the well-coordinated actions of the crews of the Tor-M2U air defense system, three UAVs were destroyed, including one Valkyrie and two Furies near the settlements of Kolomyychikha and Peschannoye.
16:48 Combat work of crews of Ka-52 and Mi-28 attack helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the special operation
15:28 Sizzling power: combat work of heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepek" in the area of the special military operation
The crews of the "Solntsepekov", covering the offensive actions of assault motorized rifle units, strike with thermobaric unguided rockets at the enemy hiding in strongholds and in deep shelters.
Features of the use of flamethrower systems make it possible to ignore the fortifications of enemy fortified areas, since flammable shells are capable of penetrating and destroying the most protected objects and lightly armored vehicles of nationalists.
TOS "Sun" is one of the most powerful non-nuclear types of weapons and is considered a priority target for the enemy, therefore, to prevent possible sabotage, the combat work of the crews of heavy flamethrower systems is covered by security groups.
14:53 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
◾️Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day in the Kupyansk direction amounted to 65 soldiers;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed more than 85 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day;
◾️The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the day amounted to more than 400 military personnel and mercenaries in the Donetsk direction;
◾️Air defense systems of the Russian Federation shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter and 13 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day;
◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 30 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Gvozdika howitzer in the Kherson direction;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the ammunition depot of the territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.
13:26 Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the border Krasnoyarzhsky district in the Belgorod region
The blow fell on the village Grafovka. Three residential buildings and one outbuilding were damaged there, civilians were not injured, gas supply was temporarily interrupted.
12:19 Russian TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" beat on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya
Heavy flamethrower systems destroyed enemy forces in the forests near Kremennaya.
The calculation of the reconnaissance drone corrected this blow.
11:13 A series of strikes were inflicted on the Sumy region
According to "Go and look", powerful explosions are heard in the Sumy region.
“Arrivals in the Sumy region,” said the source of the channel.
In the Sumy region there are training camps not only for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also for foreign fighters.
11:13 Personnel destruction of the Ukrainian stronghold by airborne troops
Anti-tank units opened fire on him from an SPG-9 grenade launcher. Immediately after that, an armored group on the BMD-2K-AU entered the business. The paratroopers at a minimum distance destroyed the remaining militants with heavy fire.
10:24 Su-25 VS RF inflicted missile attack on the location of Ukrainian militants in the Krasnolimansky direction
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the crew of the Orlan-10 UAV, the Russian group of troops Center, opened the deployment of the Grad MLRS of Ukrainian militants. Attack aircraft destroyed the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a missile attack. Kyiv formations suffered losses in personnel and equipment.
09:14240mm self propelled mortar "Tulips" 132 Brigade erases the enemy from the face of the earth.
Artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the Donetsk Army Corps) are literally wiping out the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian militants stationed on them from the face of the earth with fire from 2С4 Tyulpan.
08:10 The Russian Ministry of Defense showedpersonnelcombat sorties by pilots of Su-25 attack aircraft of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation when performing fire missions to destroy armored vehicles and military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a special military operation.
07:35 Storm enemy positions - the basis of offensive operations.
Training of assault units of the Vostok group continues in the rear area of the special operation
02:01 Explosions in the Sumy region (the city of Shostka).
0:30 Ukrainian sources report explosions in Kramatorsk (DPR, occupied by Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontinfo] 21:50 The arrival of Vladimir Zelensky in the part of the Zaporozhye region controlled by Ukrainian troops is impostorism, the local population hates him, the chairman of the movement “We are with Russia”, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, told RIA Novosti.
On Monday, Zelensky said he visited the forward positions of Ukrainian troops in the Kyiv-controlled part of the Zaporozhye region.
"Zelensky, visiting the frontline regions, continues his tour of self-promotion on the death of Ukrainians for the sake of Western interests. His arrival in the city of Zaporozhye, temporarily occupied by Ukrainian troops, is an imposture. None of the local population called Zelensky or waited. They hate him there. That is why, during his arrival, Zelensky was surrounded by a large number of his armed militants,"Rogov told RIA Novosti.
20:46 Since the beginning of the escalation of the conflict, 4,471 civilians have died in the DPR, including 134 children, therepresentation DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
“During the 403 days of escalation, 684 civilians, including 28 children, were killed in the territory within the borders before the start of the NWO. 3,787 civilians, including 106 children, were killed in the territory liberated during the NMD. Total: 4,471, including 134 children,” reads a message posted on the representative’s telegram channel.
According to him, during this period 4,253 civilians suffered, including 274 children.
19:45 The supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artyomovsk was complicated due to Russian smart mines: details:
Since March 20, units of the 67th Mechanized, 71st Jaeger and 80th Separate Air Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have faced the destruction of a significant part of the crossings established by the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the withdrawal of units from the central part of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).
According to the military chronicle, the crossings built by these units with the help of tank bridgelayers were seriously damaged or destroyed in several areas at once: in the north near Grigorovka, in the west in the area of Bogdanovka and Kalinovka, in the southwest in the area of Stupochek and Predtechin, as well as in the area of ??the road Khromovo - Chasov Yar, which is the main and in fact the last road through which the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive supplies.
Due to damage to the crossings around Artyomovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are forced to look for detours and paths, making many kilometers of detours on destroyed roads on light vehicles, often without even light armor.
Pickup trucks and other civilian equipment come under fire from weapons that are not typical for Artyomovsk when bypassing crossings. Instead of large-caliber artillery against Ukrainian columns with ammunition and supplies, the gunners of the Wagner PMC use gliding high-precision mines "Gran" of 120mm caliber.
According to preliminary data, semi-active laser-guided munitions are used by the Wagner PMC both for strikes at the crossings themselves and for the destruction of APU vehicles while on the move. Vehicles with ammunition, fuel and communication equipment are hit both on the outskirts of Artyomovsk and at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inside city blocks with an accuracy of several centimeters.
In terms of fragmentation, the Gran mine is superior to regular army mines of 120mm caliber. To destroy a firing point in a hard-to-reach area with a crew located in it at a distance of 6 km, it is necessary to use 100-200 regular mines. For the same task, the gunners of the Wagner PMC use one or two Gran mines.
19:28 Ukrainian troops fired at Verkhnetoretskoye, firing 10 rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
19:11 The device used in the assassination attempt on the head of the Mariupol Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs contained, according to preliminary estimates, 400 grams of explosives, RIA Novosti was told in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the DPR -video.
19:05 Work in the Marinsk direction. We caught a group of Nazis retreating from a position after being hit by our artillery.
18:49 On the Avdeevsky direction, the OBTF "Cascade"discoveredwith the help of an UAV position with an American M777 howitzer with a caliber of 155mm. The Lancet kamikaze drone was sent towards the enemy cannon.
18:07 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing 4 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:40 Personnel combat work to destroy enemy manpower and equipment, as well as fortified areas by the forces of the 1st Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces in the Donbass in different sectors of the front.
17:25 Fixation of consequences of the artillery attack of the Kalininsky district of Donetsk on March 27, 2023
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attackof the Kalinin region, and also specified the direction of fire and the weapons used.
The enemy fired from the M-142 Himars MLRS from their positions located in the area of the settlement. Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, using M-31 missiles.
17:15 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces in the Kremensky direction destroyed positions of Ukrainian nationalists.
17:06 Ukrainian troops fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
16:50 Investigators of the UK are working on the spotshellingcenter of Melitopol. The blow, presumably, was delivered by the HIMARS system, characteristic fragments were found at the site.
16:39 AFU shelled the center of Donetsk.
The Kalininsky district of Donetsk was subjected to a missile attack by Ukrainian militants. The enemy fired several rockets.Reportfrom the scene of the event Oplot TV correspondent Victoria Kravtsova.
16:30 The front line has not changed much over the week: the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hold the mouths of the Artemovsky pocket, but no offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has occurred. In the city, the gradual advancement of Wagner inside the city continues, the line along Bakhmutka is practically lost for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian troops in Maryinka took a couple more houses and finished off the southern industrial zone.
16:20 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
16:10 Artillery of the 114th Brigade burns out Nazis in Avdievka.
The MLRS crews of the 114th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 11th Regiment of the NM DPR) continue to strike at targets discovered by intelligence in Avdieivka. Enemy targets on the dump of the Avdievka Coke and Chemical Plant were hit by incendiary ammunition.
15:54 Fighters of the Wagner group continue promotion in Artemovsk. RIA Novosti correspondents visited with them the southern districts of the city, which are continuously fired upon by Ukrainian troops.
15:09 Ukrainian troops fired at Novotroitskoye, firing three rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:42 According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian aviation was working on the right bank. The blows were of such force that you can hear on the left bank. According to the local military, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have increased several times over the past month.
14:40 Circumstancein the Kremennaya area. Calculations of UAVs and mortars of the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Donetsk Army Corps support the offensive of our assault units.
14:34 Journalists showed how the Armed Forces of Ukraine launch artillery attacks on the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
According to them, the station itself and the approaches to it are under constant fire from Ukrainian snipers. Moreover, control is carried out from several points on the right bank.
"A new fire weapon has appeared - a sniper rifle, most likely they have more than one point, they shoot from different points, a large-caliber rifle, a serious weapon, which, unfortunately, has been worrying us for the last few days," the Russian fighter said.
14:25 Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Lisichansk hospital and residential buildings -video.
14:23 Under the fire of Ukrainian terrorists, the village of the mine named after. Gagarin (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). This was announced by the mayor of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko.
14:11 Artillerymen of the Southern Military District with an accurate hit destroyed transport of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction. The shooting adjustment was carried out by the UAV operator.
13:42 Consequences of artillery attack of the city of Lisichansk (LPR) by the armed formations of Ukraine.
According to updated information, as a result of the artillery attackof the settlement. Lisichansk with the use of 155mm artillery guns (three rounds) damaged the Lisichansk multidisciplinary hospital, the Biryuza kindergarten, five residential buildings, a service station and a gas pipeline.
13:08 Artillery attack was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
– 09.55 a.m. Lisichansk (LPR) using a 155mm artillery gun (one shell). Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
13:04 Mayor of Donetsk published footage of the consequences of the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of the Kalinin region. Earlier, he said that there were deaths as a result of the attack.
12:40 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:38 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kalininsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants
11:37 Personnel from the place where the car of the chief of police of Mariupol was blown up.
11:33 In Slavyansk, the building of the city military registration and enlistment office (Torskaya St., 14) was struck by aimed fire. Local sources report that there were officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the basement of the building.
11:25 APU fired upon from the MLRS Kalininsky district of Donetsk.
According to the mayor of the city, there was a fire near the kindergarten. The windows in the school were also broken. According to preliminary data, there are dead.
11:21 Russian Aerospace Forces, with the help of direct attack bombs, hit the deployment point of foreign mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kramatorsk. It is noted that such bombs can easily reach targets at a distance of up to 80 km.
11:10 In the Berislav region, Russian aviation destroyed an electrical substation. Now the APU on the right bank cannot even charge the phone.
11:06 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kalininsky district of Donetsk, firing four rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:55 In Mariupol, there was aexplosionThe reason was an assassination attempt on the head of the local police.
An explosion occurred in Mariupol early in the morning. A car was blown up, which was standing next to the cafe. The power structures of the DPR reported that there was an attempt on the life of the head of the local police, Mikhail Moskvin. The head of the Mariupol police received a concussion - the car exploded just a few meters from him.
10:33 At night in the area of N. p. Daryevka (Kherson region) was destroyed by an artillery strike of 152mm. howitzer 2A65 Msta-B with ammunition, and the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses: Six - military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of; two were seriously injured.
10:30 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing eight rounds of 155mm caliber and 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:28 In Melitopol, 46 people were evacuated from the university dormitory - strikes also hit the air town.
As a result of the morning artillery attackof Melitopol, the dormitory building of the Moscow State University named after M.V. A. S. Makarenko. As a result, residents were evacuated from there, said the rector of the university Andrei Chuikov. The students were not hurt. The situation in the multidisciplinary college, from where the children were evacuated, is now being clarified.
In addition, the emergency services reported that the strike also hit the air town - there the shell hit the garage, and a residential building nearby received minor damage. In total, two people were taken to hospitals as a result of the explosions.
10:25 Russian Su-25 attack aircraft launched a missile blow according to the location of Ukrainian militants in the Krasnolimansky direction.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the crew of the Orlan-10 UAV, the Russian group of troops Center, opened the deployment of the 122mm Grad MLRS of Ukrainian militants. Attack aircraft destroyed the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a missile attack. Kyiv formations suffered losses in personnel and equipment.
10:04 Ukrainian troops fired at Dokuchaevsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:03 As a result of shelling of Lisichansk, LPR, using a 155mm artillery gun (three rounds) damaged the Lisichansk multidisciplinary hospital, two residential buildings and a gas pipeline. Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation are engaged in fixing the criminal actions of the VFU.
10:01 Circumstancein the Kremennaya area. Calculations of UAVs and mortars of the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Donetsk Army Corps support the infantry offensive.
10:00 Exclusive from Maryinka (DNR). Our military hunt behind enemy vehicles on the only road leading into the city.
09:12 Fighting in Artemovsk: a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hid behind a mosque and is firing. Thus, Ukrainian terrorists operate everywhere, hiding behind houses and even holy churches and mosques for believers -video.
09:10 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on March 27, 2023
09:07 Details of the artillery attack of Melitopol. Today at 08:15 militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an artillery strike on a peaceful city.
The building near the multidisciplinary college on 50th Anniversary of Victory Avenue was partially destroyed. Classes started at 08:00 am.
According to preliminary information, four people were injured, several buildings were damaged. The shelling, presumably, was carried out from the settlement of Orekhov.
09:05 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces in the Seversk direction destroy positions of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:03 Over the past week, the Representative Office of the LPR in the JCCC recorded:
Six artillery attacks on the territory of the Republic by the armed formations of Ukraine with the use of heavy weapons on the settlement. Svatovo, Lisichansk, Nizhnyaya Duvanka, Kovalevka and Berezovo, during which the enemy used HIMARS MLRS (two missiles) and 155mm artillery pieces (35 rounds).
During the above period, five civilians became victims of the AFU aggression, of which two people died and three were injured.
A total of 23 housing constructions and four civil infrastructure facilities were destroyed and damaged, incl. one medical institution.
08:58 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
- Six rounds were fired at the settlement of Pokrovskoye;
- according to n.p. Peschanovka fired seven rounds;
- Aleshki fired eight rounds;
- Six rounds were fired at the Sagi settlement;
- according to n.p. Korsunka fired nine rounds;
- according to n.p. Kazachi Lagera fired six rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, settlement Kakhovka, settlement Tavriysk, n. p. Vasilievka, n. p. Cairo, firing a total of 38 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
08:50 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 27, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attackof the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Kalinin district): -damaged infrastructure of the State Enterprise Stirol Plant.
08:37 Explosions sounded in Melitopol - Rogov. According to the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov, an air defense system worked over the city. It was loudest in the northern part of the city.
08:27 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
08:07 Frontline summary on the morning of 27.03.2023:
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after a fire defeat, conducted assault operations on Novomikhailovka and in the western part of Maryinka. The Armed Forces held their positions.
Russian troops once again attacked in the direction of Pervomaisky, and, with the support of artillery, they attacked Severnoye and Thin to the west of Avdiivka. Massive blows were dealt to the fortified area itself. Including using aviation.
To the south of Avdiivka, in the region of Experienced, the fighting took on a counter character. And to the north of the city, Russian troops entered Novokalinovo and advanced towards the village of Keramik.
Artillery hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Paraskovyovka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name near Soledar), Pobeda, the city of Krasnogorovka, Netaylov and New York. The Ukrainian army shelled Donetsk.
To the south-west of Artemovsk, the Wagner PMC conducted assault operations near Predtechin. In the city itself, the Wagner operators are moving towards the center from the south and north. They also continued their offensive on Khromovoe and Bogdanovka.
In the area of these settlements, the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not allow the Wagner operators to achieve success. Southeast of Seversk, Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked in the direction of Vyemka.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired on Aleksandro-Shultin, Stupochek, Chasov Yar, Novomarkovo, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka and Vesely.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops, after firing, carried out offensive operations near Belogorovka, in the area of Nevsky and Makeevka. And to the north they attacked near Sinkovka. In all areas, success was not achieved.
07:55 Operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle with the call sign "Kazan" performs combat missions in the Kherson direction as part of a subdivision of the Airborne Forces. A mobilized soldier talks about the use of a drone with a "suspension".
06:51 Moment of defeat of Armored personnel carrier and DRG of nationalists near Maryinka.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] "We often take prisoners, and they are mostly Ukrainians. We always find foreigners only dead - without arms and heads. The Nazis themselves cut off the heads and hands of the killed mercenaries so that we can’t identify them later," the deputy commander of one of the assault units “working” on the front line in Artyomovsk tells a REGNUM correspondent. The interlocutor's name is Andrey, he comes from Perm.
"At the same time, we often hear the voices of Americans and Poles on the air - they all come here for easy money, like on a safari. And as soon as we give them a light, they are the first to escape with the Nazis, and inexperienced conscripts, drivers, everyone who is not sorry for them are left to cover their escape," continues the fighter.
Many VSE soldiers who were taken prisoner were forcibly mobilized, Andrey says.
"They don't want to fight against Russia. And even though they scare them that we are treating them cruelly, mocking them, it’s all not true. Just the other day they brought one - we bandaged him, gave him a smoke, fed him. And then they were already transferred further, to the rear," says the deputy commander of the assault unit.
The Russian military is stationed in the basement of a local winery, which is located under a gypsum rock arch up to 90 meters deep. A safe haven, created in Soviet times in case of war, has come in handy now for the Wagner fighters. Next to the industrial facilities of the silent champagne factory, there are rear services, a medical unit, kitchens and even a shooting range.
The bulk of the wine stocks were taken out by Ukrainians by trucks, while abandoning ammunition depots, our military say. The rest was described and taken under protection until the production workers come here to restart the enterprise. At the same time, our fighters themselves, referring to the firm rule of the "dry law", did not personally touch the wine. Only on March 8, several trucks of bottles were taken to Lugansk to congratulate women on the holiday.
A special place in this dungeon is the observation post, where the "eyes" of the copters are located, which constantly circle over Artyomovsk. Each house is carefully checked by ground reconnaissance and "birdies," after which point artillery preparation takes place at given coordinates. After that, attack aircraft go into action.
"Each 152mm shell flies into a trench or loophole in our country, we don’t waste time and resources blindly digging fields," Andrey continues his story. "Yes, there is, of course, some shortage of shells. But our leadership successfully solves this issue. Therefore, we are steadily moving forward. A year ago we were in Pervomaisk, and now we are in Artyomovsk. It is more than 45 km. Is it progress? And we never lost a single position!
- Volunteers in the rear are often interested - are there people here who need help?
"There are still a lot of them left in the part of the city controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And as the city is liberated in the basements of houses, we find almost every day several local residents. We send them as far as possible immediately to the rear."
"Many of them remained to endure all the inconveniences in order to wait for us. Those who wanted to leave for Ukraine have already done so long ago. And those who remained serve as a “human shield” for the Ukrainian military. They understand that we will not fire artillery at people, and therefore they put their firing points next to them. The snipers have to work in jewelry, and the attack aircraft take additional risks."
TALK TO LENIN
Having discussed the pressing issues, we are going to consider the new possessions of the assault units. Particularly impressive is the organization of the medical unit, created in accordance with all the rules of field medicine. Primary care tents, a full-fledged operating room with modern equipment. The duty officer near the medical unit says to me: “You can talk to Lenin there.” I walk in in surprise, thinking that I won’t see anyone there, except for the bust of the leader of the proletariat. However, a stocky doctor named Anton comes to meet us. He is the same Lenin - Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Surgery.
— Where did you get such an unusual call sign?
- As a rule, it is difficult to choose a unique name for yourself. And I was also born on the same day as the leader of the proletariat. At the same time, I don’t feel much sympathy for him. I have a more modern outlook on life.
- Is it difficult to work here when the front line is almost nearby?
- Not at all! It's even good. We are well protected here, we are expanding the capabilities of our operational units more and more. There is an intensive care unit with a ventilator. The blood and plasma delivery service is working stably. Thanks to this, we can provide assistance at any level. It is very important that thanks to our close proximity it is possible to avoid unnecessary deaths or the loss of limbs that can be saved in the first moments after being wounded. This allows the fighters to get back on their feet faster and get back in line.
In confirmation of this, we are shown a fighter who was losing consciousness from blood loss a day ago, and today he was already quite consciously communicating with us. And he swore to us that he would soon recover and return to his brothers to avenge the enemy for the spilled blood. Faith in such fighters directly sets you up for victory!
SOLO WITH A SNIPER RIFLE
The moment comes when we rise to the surface, and against the backdrop of the brightest sun, we are met by an incredible picture of the ubiquitous apocalypse. Artillery shells constantly flew over our heads, somewhere nearby they were supported by a restless mortar. And to the stunning music of this Wagner counter-battery, a choir of numerous machine guns and machine guns methodically sang along. And sometimes the solo was bitingly performed by a sniper rifle.
Passing by the broken signboard of the winery, we suddenly heard the growing whistle of a mine and an explosion somewhere very close by.
- Is it for us? I ask the attendant.
— No, it's just a response to fire suppression. The enemy is trying to drown out the work of our mortar, at least for a while, - the commander with the call sign Dober answers calmly.
Such calmness, methodicalness in actions is simply shocking at every step.
- There is such a job - to defend the Motherland! - Dober recalls the Soviet proverb. "We are working here, fulfilling our duty to the country. And in general - after a few weeks, you no longer pay attention to this noise. There is a clear understanding of where and what flies from."
- How long have you been here?
- About a year, since the beginning of the special operation. At some point, he received a severe wound in the thigh, and then returned here again. I could not leave my guys - they are like brothers to me!
- Did you feel like you were stuck in battles?
- Well, let's be honest - as long as NATO countries are massively supporting Ukraine with weapons, a blitzkrieg will not work. But we still keep moving forward. The problem is that while we are grinding their forces here, they are already building new defensive works further. And you have to storm other cities again, because of which the local infrastructure is badly damaged.
- How do the people you evacuated from the basements treat you?
"It can be seen that they were waiting for us, they met us with hugs, like relatives, wept. As a rule, we found women and old people there, there were also children from eight years old.
"We pass near one house, and several stray cats come out to meet us. One of them, right with huge eyes, began to ask for Dober's arms."
"It's not their fault that there are fights going on here," he says. "We try our best to feed them. Dogs here are also constantly asking for friends. Many of them were shell-shocked after shelling."
Are you often rewarded for successful operations?
- Well, anything can happen. In addition to government awards, there are also internal ones. Here, for example, I have a "Bloody Wagner Coin" - one of the internal awards for success in battle and courage - 47 grams of pure gold! In general, I already have three awards, so far ... Because it often happens when you go on vacation after a six-month business trip, and new medals are already waiting for you at the headquarters.
Having climbed one of the high-rise buildings, we saw what is called the theater of military operations! Right in front of our eyes, the assault on another fortified area began. Everything was as if according to notes - after the formidable chords of aviation, artillery started working again. Mortars set the pace. And soon there was a curtain of smoke over part of the city. This action makes me want to watch it again and again. But for security reasons, we were taken back, as there was a danger of an enemy projectile arriving in our direction.
BLOOD FOR HONOR!
It is no secret that among the fighters there are guys who agreed to serve in order to reduce the prison term. They are no different from other colleagues - the same weapons, equipment and attitude. And this further brings them together - everyone trusts each other in battle, like a brother.
And on the way to the cellars of the winery, we met a fighter with the call sign Piano. A broad-shouldered soldier with a tuned "Kalash" and a very strong handshake looked extremely colorful.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to cleanse my honor with blood. I still had a long term in captivity, and at the end of the contract I would be a new person. Such a chance is given once in a lifetime."
- Will you then go "to civilian life"?
- No, I just want to see my relatives, and then I will immediately return to fight for Russia. I understand that the Motherland needs me here more. Therefore, I will further extend the contract.
Is it difficult to serve here?
— I participated in the Chechen war. But it was simple compared to what we encountered here.
Artillery is constantly hitting here, often just randomly. Getting a shrapnel injury is easy.
Did you have to use the first aid kit?
Yes, and more than once. And rescued his brothers. This often happens here. The main thing is to know how to provide first aid.
In the underground barracks, news was waiting for us - it turns out that today two men were evacuated from the basement of the liberated house, and it was possible to talk with them.
Forced march to the nearest checkpoint - and we meet with the guys who were waiting for evacuation to the rear. They lived in the same yard, and after the outbreak of hostilities, they hid in the basement of a local pet store, where they had been living permanently since September. Their families left for Russia earlier, but the guys - Alexander Mosin, 28, and 32-year-old Ilya Korobeikin, decided to stay.
"Our houses were completely burned down, so there’s nothing keeping us here anymore. Last week there were such fights that we were even afraid to go out into the street," says Alexander.
- How did you live here?
"At first we had our own supplies, later they gave us humanitarian aid. And then they ate only pasta and cereals that they could find. They also fed the animals - in the pet store there were parrots, fish, dogs in the yard. Everyone was fed as long as there was something. Now they have remained there - it is not known what will happen to them next. I had to drink everything I had to - somewhere they found a well, and at some point they even collected rainwater. I had to somehow survive."
— What can you say about the behavior of the Armed Forces of Ukraine?
- Nothing good. They took everything they could. Once they stopped my whole family under the guise of a check and wanted to shoot them. Maybe they scared us, but they only took our phones and let us go. And when active hostilities had already begun, the Veseushniks began to break into apartments, loot, and then set up firing points there.
- Still, why didn’t they try to get out of here during the evacuation?
- Yes, the evacuation was carried out, but then people returned. Because they were taken to some city to the railway station and thrown there. Where to go next is not clear. So there was no point in going there.
It was clear to us that the guys, most likely, did not want to become “meat for slaughter” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, they decided that it would be better for them to live in Russia. And they risked staying in the cellars until our soldiers freed them.
We were returning to Donetsk, and armored vehicles were constantly driving towards us towards the front - to support the units on the front line. And this gave confidence that Artyomovsk would soon be liberated.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] The move of Moscow and Minsk with the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory creates new problems for Warsaw. According to some Polish experts, the "physical" presence of Russia on the border can greatly change the internal political configuration in Poland.
The words of Russian President Vladimir Putin that 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons were deployed on the territory of Belarus, and that the Iskander missile system, which "could also be a carrier" of tactical nuclear weapons, was transferred to Minsk, could not be ignored in Warsaw.
But if from the side of the European Union an operational comment followed at the level of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell , then Poland, as of the morning of March 27, reacted with statements by Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina .
"Putin feeds on our fear of nuclear weapons and scares us with them from time to time, which is unacceptable in the civilized world," Yasina told Polskie Radio. "Belarus is becoming more and more a dependent part of Russia. Belarus allowed the Russians to use their territory for aggression, and we remember the crisis on our border. Belarus is approaching dependence on Russia, but it is still not Russia."
However, it is unlikely that Warsaw is seriously afraid of nuclear strikes, however, as usual.
As the head of the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, General Tomasz Petrovsky, said in February this year, "if Russia decides to continue its operations against the West, then it can be assumed that aggression against Poland may be primarily non-kinetic, and the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus will be the last and decisive element used in such a scenario. I think that the military threat to Poland coming from Russia should not be perceived only through the prism of a military strike."
One of the vulnerable springboards for Warsaw is the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border.
The Polish ruling party "Law and Justice" (PiS) went to build a fence when refugees of non-Ukrainian origin began to try to get from Belarus to Poland. Polish society generally approved of PiS's actions, but there were also "renegades" who criticized the authorities. The problem for Law and Justice here is that the remarks of these oppositionists were picked up by influential forces outside the country. And not only in the European Parliament, which the ruling party has long regarded as a "hostile" organization.
Recently, the US State Department presented a report on human rights.
It mentions the detention by Polish soldiers in November 2021 in the village of Veiki of three photojournalists who were close to the Polish-Belarusian border to report on the migration crisis.
"There were reports that journalists were subjected to violence, harassment or intimidation by the authorities because of their work," the State Department notes, citing the example of the arrest of a Franco-German film crew of TV channel Arte, who mistakenly ended up near restricted areas near the Polish -Belarusian border.
Such a reaction from Washington shows Warsaw's vulnerability to Minsk, which owns the political initiative. And attempts to "asymmetrically" respond, for example, by blocking transport crossings on the Polish-Belarusian border, become for PiS a classic shot in the foot.
In this situation, the opposition forces to Law and Justice get a reason to loudly ask the question: who is to blame for the fact that Poland "lost" Belarus, and Russia "acquired" it? And the ruling party cannot shift the responsibility for such a mistake to someone else.
So the move of Moscow and Minsk with the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory creates new problems for Warsaw. According to some Polish experts, the "physical" presence of Russia on the border can greatly change the internal political configuration in Poland.
Polish "peace supporters" are becoming more active, who are already gathering around the initiative of political scientist Leszek Sykulski "This is not our war."
This slogan is picked up in other European countries. And, as experts and analysts close to PiS previously warned, the growth of the anti-war movement in the West, especially in Europe, could seriously threaten Warsaw's policy of actively supporting the Kyiv regime.
To counter the consequences, Law and Justice could once again ask the United States to place several American atomic bombs in Poland, which are currently stored in Germany, Turkey, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Greece. So far, however, Washington has shown no such desire.
Moreover, commenting on Putin's statement, the Pentagon noted: "We saw no reason to change the readiness of our nuclear forces, nor signs that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons." The White House is of the same opinion.
And this means that the Polish ruling party will have to somehow cope with the effects of “political radiation” from the Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, which are more dangerous for PiS than conventional radioactivity.
[REGNUM] The inadequate reaction of some Western countries to decisions regarding the development of cooperation between Russia and Belarus in the military nuclear sphere cannot but cause bewilderment. This is how the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the expression of a number of Western politicians of concern about Russian-Belarusian cooperation on nuclear weapons.
She stressed that NATO countries have been adhering to the concept of "joint nuclear missions" for many decades, recalling the nuclear weapons deployed in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey, which belong to the United States.
According to the official representative of the department, in the context of a total hybrid war and the declared intention of the United States and NATO to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia, it was "naive" to continue to rely on the complete absence of any military-technical countermeasures from Moscow in the nuclear sphere.
Maria Zakharova believes that the obvious fact of Washington's doctrinal lowering of the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons in recent years with a shift in focus to "limited scenarios" of their use is also public knowledge.
"We have reserved and still reserve the right to take the necessary additional steps to ensure the security of Russia and its allies," Zakharova assured.
As REGNUM reported, the meeting of the UN Security Council on nuclear weapons in Belarus will take place on March 28 or 29.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Der Spiegel: 18 Leopard 2 tanks promised by the German government have arrived in Ukraine
More than 15 Leopard 2 tanks promised by the German government have arrived in Ukraine. This was reported on March 27 by the German edition of Der Spiegel, citing its own sources.
According to them, the equipment promised by the German authorities was handed over two months after the relevant decision was made. The last batch left Germany at the end of last week, March 20-26.
It is noted that 40 combat vehicles (IFVs) also arrived in the combat zone. According to the publisher, the German government keeps the exact route of the equipment supply secret for security reasons.
Initially, the German authorities promised to supply the Kyiv regime with 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks. However, it was not possible to complete the battalion, and Berlin decided to send four more pieces of equipment to Ukraine.
Last week, Slovak Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy announced that the first four of the 13 MiG-29 fighters promised had been handed over to Kiev, REGNUM reported .
A few of these, a few of those, some old stuff that has been mothballed for years. Ammunition and spare parts for a dozen platforms. That has to be a logistics nightmare.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
The UN Security Council did not adopt a Russian-Chinese resolution on the need for an international investigation into sabotage at Nord Stream.
"For" voted Russia, China and Brazil.
The remaining 12 countries abstained.
Nobody was against it, but the resolution was not adopted.
What does it say? The fact that the United States and its satellites have something to hide. By the turbidity - this is DIRECT evidence of guilt. It goes without saying that the guilty person in the person of the Pindos does not want any investigation. This is clear to any hedgehog.
The UN no longer functions as a legal institution.
Up to a certain point, his decisions were provided by balancing the equivalent players of the USA and the USSR.
After the collapse of the USSR, until the year 95, the conditions of the game were observed by inertia, then there was a dance to the tune of the United States. Well, from a certain moment - shaking with a test tube - in principle, the UN platform followed the League of Nations.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rzohin:
[ColonelCassad] In Volgograd, at the suggestion of veteran organizations, was launched a city survey on renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad.
The survey should show the real mood of city residents on this issue. The survey itself is advisory in nature.
It will be held within a week. The results will be presented next weekend.
He has already expressed his point of view on this matter several times.
On the next Single Voting Day in Volgograd, in addition to the usual ballots, residents of the city will receive another sheet of paper, where it is proposed to tick off one of three points:
1. Stalingrad
2. Volgograd
3. Tsaritsyn
This will save time and money, and will also be as democratic as possible.
Personally, my point of view is that the return of Stalingrad is good.
#1
Godzillagrad?
[dictators dance
in a great patriotic romance]
Though I wish that the fascist
(and lesser moustachist)
Had not been ashamed
To have Stalingrad named
For himself while he still had the chance.
Only, of course, because it might make for a more interesting poll.
[BREITBART] Ancient T-54 and T-55 tanks have been removed from storage and may soon be joining the slightly less ancient T-62s that Russia has already dusted off for use in Ukraine. The real NATO codename for these is "Targets."
Imagery of trains loaded up with T-54s, which first entered service when Joseph Stalin still ruled the Soviet empire in the 1940s, and T-55s, which entered service in the late 1950s, have been circulated in media outlets including Forbes, Newsweek, and The Washington Post in recent days.
According to the Georgia-based Conflict Intelligence Team, the footage comes from the Russian Far East, near the 1295th Central Tanks and Repair Storage Base is in Arsenyev, meaning that, like recently reactivated T-62s, the venerable armour has likely — if not certainly — been refurbished for deployment to Ukraine.
Underarmoured, underpowered, and grossly undersized compared to the Western-made Challenger 2, Leopard 2, and M1 Abrams main battle tanks now being transferred to Ukraine, the possible deployment of T-54 and T-55 series tanks has been a source of much mockery among Russia’s detractors, with the likes of Carl Bildt, co-chairman of the European Council on Foreign Relations and a former Swedish prime minister, asserting it underscores how "their stocks of modern arms have been seriously depleted."
Posted by: Fred ||
03/28/2023 00:00 ||
Comments ||
Link ||
[19 views]
Top|| File under:
#1
Ancient you say? Wait until the Ukrainians discover modern German military maintenance on those Leopards.
#2
Underarmoured, underpowered, and grossly undersized compared to the Western-made Challenger 2, Leopard 2, and M1 Abrams main battle tanks now being transferred to Ukraine
So what? It's got an engine, armor and a gun. Beats walking! Plus Russia has lots and lots of ammo for them. Probably be used mostly for indirect fire.
#9
These Cold War clunkers were designed to be used en masse and as economical to build in quantity as possible. Used in 'penny packets' they are best used as assault guns and dictators like the Assads find them useful for that. So, obsolescent but not obsolete...
#11
If the USA and NATO cannot keep up production of supplies fighting Russia what would happen if China throws its support behind Russia. Biden and Blinkin have angered China. Relations have only deteriorated. China has no interest in meeting with Biden and Blinkin. No trust.
#12
You can laugh all you want comparing them to modern main battle tanks, but Angstrom gets it in #2.
One additional 'feature' is that these machines were designed to be serviced and maintained by illiterate peasants with the nearest Pep Boys nowhere in sight.
[SAHARAREPORTERS] Prosecutors in the northern Polish city of Gdansk said Poland’s authority has detained a foreign citizen on charges of spying for Russia.
This was made known in a statement issued on Monday, noting that the suspect had been detained since March 21.
“The findings made in the case show that the suspect acted for the benefit of Russian intelligence by obtaining and collecting information… on critical infrastructure in the Pomeranian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regions and on the activities of services and bodies responsible for security,” they said.
“The information obtained was passed on to the Russian intelligence service,” the statement added.
The arrest comes after Poland reportedly dismantled a Russian spy network that had been preparing acts of sabotage and monitoring rail routes to Ukraine.
Reuters reports that the largest country on NATO's eastern flank finds itself increasingly targeted by Moscow's intelligence services.
The war in Ukraine has plunged what were already strained relations between Poland and Russia to new lows, with Warsaw saying it is frequently the subject of Russian espionage and disinformation.
If found guilty, the suspect could face up to 10 years in prison.
Poland had earlier detained nine foreign nationals whom it accuses of operating as part of a spy network on behalf of Russia. The group monitored arms shipments going through Poland to Ukraine and were also preparing actions to “paralyse” such deliveries, say the Polish authorities.
After the news was first reported unofficially by Polish broadcaster RMF, interior minister Mariusz Kamiński held a press conference at which he confirmed the arrests.
He said that individuals from “beyond the eastern border” had been working on behalf of Russia and were “paid on an ongoing basis by the Russian services”. Six had previously been taken into custody on an unspecified date.
Posted by: Fred ||
03/28/2023 00:00 ||
Comments ||
Link ||
[7 views]
Top|| File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Elena Karaeva
[RIA] The head of the IMF made a subtle allusion to thick circumstances. Uncertainty remains, Kristalina Georgieva stressed, "at a very high level" because "the fear of a split in the world into new warring geopolitical blocs will lead to economic and ruthless rivalry between them." Well, it is clear that "impoverishment will affect everyone."
The contrast between the IMF chief's remarks and Macron's and Scholz's remarks about "the stability of European banks and the European financial system" two days earlier could not be more striking. Words about stability had to be pulled out of the German chancellor and the French president almost with pincers, because exactly on the same day Deutsche Bank shares were flying down at supersonic speed. Scholz, who was the head of the Ministry of Finance under Merkel, could not help but know that the "profitable bank" (this is his expression) was losing everything in the world - from capitalization to investor confidence exactly at the moment when Herr Olaf assured that "everything is fine, beautiful Marquis".
Macron - also not a stranger in the world of finance - decided to act as a backing vocalist and sang about the same song. In general, everything is fine, you should not worry, the French leader assured the public.
However, the European financial system, connected both with American banks by almost the same blood circulation, and with Swiss institutions of a similar profile, begins to storm. And the height of the waves will be the higher, the more the flywheel of inflation spins up. The European Central Bank is trying to curb it, which (theoretically) should somehow quietly let everyone know that the era of "cheap money" (minimum interest rates on loans) is over. Governments have indulged in pouring millions of euros into the economy and now must rethink how they plan for tomorrow.
In the absence of Russian energy resources, raw materials, a large Russian market, which, contrary to popular belief, had a high purchasing power of the population, and most importantly, this market was very capacious, willing to consume. And he consumed. Much, willingly, tastefully.
Actually, therefore, when the EU solemnly introduced restrictive measures against Russia , it was the bankers of the major league and qualified financiers who said that this "should not be done." Exhortations (and the head of Deutsche Bank was among those who warned) were not heard. Pan-European politicians, living in one reporting day, thought that if hell in finance and banking did not happen then, then it will never happen. However, the monetary system is subject to other laws, and it began to give the continent's economy hard slaps.
Non-EU Switzerland was forced to spend an estimated 50 billion francs to save Credit Suisse . For comparison, the GDP of the Alpine Confederation is 800 billion francs. Bern pushed Credit Suisse into the hands of another bank, USB, to prevent a domino effect. Everyone knew that Credit Suisse's bookkeeping hadn't been trusted for the past eight years.
Investment manager Patrice Lescaudron stole hundreds of millions of clients' money (including rich Russians). I falsified the reports with the help of Photoshop, painted on the numbers, Credit Suisse turned a blind eye to this. Lescaudron was tried (they managed to prove the theft itself, but the bank management escaped punishment) and sent to prison.
When production falls, when inflation rises, when a recession begins, when unemployment covers the labor market, including not only blue robes, but also highly paid white-collar workers, the authorities, both national and globalist, treat this as an annoying buzz of a fly. They talk about "the cyclical nature of the economy" and that a recession "is immediately followed by growth."
But when the banks begin to stagger, then the margin call begins to jingle for the globalists. This is a warning of a clear threat, that what has been acquired by "overwork", if and when deposits and accounts are not replenished, will evaporate. At the speed of an avalanche.
The psychotherapy that Scholz and Macron did in Brussels is about this. To reassure investors. So that they retain the remnants of confidence and continue to buy bonds and stocks - and do not demand to open accounting books, but at the same time conduct an independent audit.
But investors are also not fools and understand that if banks, whose main turnover is in the main reserve currencies, are staggering, then it is better to gradually, slowly and carefully transfer assets to where the authorities keep the financial situation under control.
The bankruptcy of just one Lehman Brothers 15 years ago led to a planetary crisis. What if three, four, five banks collapse? And even in the conditions of the current geopolitical confrontation? One thing is clear - the end has come not only to the political system of the West, but also to the financial foundation on which it stands. And the agony will be excruciating.
Commentary by Chinese Svyaznoj. Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] The Chinese Svyaznoj continues to monitor the hearings in the US Congress on the American part of TikTok.
The doctor gave me a certificate
That my world was created by Kafka.
Ai-lyuli, ai-lyuli,
It's good that they didn't Dali.
Tashchemta, everything that generations of people with bright faces and white polts wrote about totalitarianism is embodied exactly where our George, Orwell, created ... Dialectics. Wheel of Genotba. Here is such a squiggle....
Although the smartest ones began to suspect something after the Weinstein case, and after the 2020 elections, not the most... but silently...
- Do you agree with our fiction that the Uighurs are oppressed in China?
- Lady, I'm actually an IT specialist from TikTok, I myself am from Singapore
- YOU BITCH AGREE THAT THE CHINESE OPPRESS THE UIGURS
- ... We are talking about TikTok here in general, this application is like that, on mobile phones, videos are recorded there
- YOU SAY ALOUD THAT THE CHINESE OPPRESS THE UIGURS YOU ARE GOOD-EYED, LOOK INTO MY EYES
- ... [I'll get out of here, first I'll get drunk, and then I’ll probably join the Communist Party] I’m the CEO of an American company that runs an application called TikTok, I came to answer about this.
But don’t be afraid, pressure from the authorities on business, politicization and so on - this, you understand, is the lot of barbaric countries. Where did you see such a thing in a Normal Democratic Country, well, the right word.
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.
