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Knew a sargent in 101st that, while one RNR rotation in Da Nang, found a wrecked Coast Guard cutter (!?) that had a quad 50 rig on it.
Had, as in, it had been there, until Sgt Brooks and crew got there, disassembled it and carried it off. Put it together under a tent at their firebase, and waited for the NVA to mortar them from the mountain in the distance. And then responded with it.
They called it the "Tree Trimmer".
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Some of the convoy gun truck rig-ups are legendary.
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When I was in the 101st we heard stories of them using the Vulcan 20mm anti-air Gatling gun as anti-personal weapon. After watching a live fire of it, everything including small trees, from the knee up was gone. Damn impressive.
On one hand, a comfort. On the other hand, not comforting at all.
[Reuters] The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by around $3 billion, a Senate aide and a defense official said on Thursday, an error that may lead the way for more weapons being sent to Kyiv for its defense against Russian forces.
The error was the result of assigning a higher than warranted value on weaponry that was taken from U.S. stocks and then shipped to Ukraine, two senior defense officials said on Thursday.
"We've discovered inconsistencies in how we value the equipment that we've given" to Ukraine one of the senior defense officials told Reuters. The officials and the Senate aide spoke on the condition of anonymity. Congress is being notified of the accounting adjustment on Thursday, the sources said.
The defense official said it is possible the amount of overvalued weaponry could grow beyond $3 billion as the Pentagon examines the situation more thoroughly.
In its accounting, the Pentagon used replacement cost to value the weapons aid, instead of the weaponry's value when it was purchased and depreciated, the senior defense officials said.
Since August 2021, the United States has sent weapons valued at about $21.1 billion to Ukraine from its stockpiles.
Yes, to the Pentagon's procurement budget. Therefore there is an incentive to value old, even obsolete, weapons with the value of new weapons.
What is the value of MRAPs? The cost when purchased was $700,000 - $1 million. The US couldn't give them away before the war? The Pentagon also won't be buying any new ones so there is no real replacement cost to attach to the old equipment.
In its accounting, the Pentagon used replacement cost to value the weapons aid, instead of the weaponry's value when it was purchased and depreciated, the senior defense officials said.
This is likely the fairest way to value the equipment. Like a business depreciating equipment. Even then, the Pentagon is transferring a lot of equipment that has been in storage for decades and would have been scrapped.
[Reuters] The Ukrainian military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats around the city of Bakhmut on Thursday, as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for six months ahead of a planned counteroffensive.
Ukrainian troops near the front line said Russia was bombarding access roads to slow the Ukrainian assault, which has shifted momentum after months of slow Russian gains in Europe's deadliest ground combat since World War Two.
"Now, for the most part, as we have started to advance, they are shelling all the routes to front positions, so our armoured vehicles can't deliver more infantry, ammunition and other things," said Petro Podaru, commander of a Ukrainian artillery unit.
Ukraine's military said troops had advanced in places by more than a mile. Its forces had been on the defensive for half a year, weathering a huge offensive by Moscow that saw only slow gains.
"Despite the fact that our units do not have an advantage in equipment ... and personnel, they have continued to advance on the flanks, and covered a distance of 150 to 1,700 metres (1.1 miles)," military spokesperson Serhiy Cherevatyi said in televised comments.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says his forces inside Bakhmut itself are still advancing, on the cusp of pushing Ukrainian troops out of their last foothold in the built-up area on the city's western outskirts.
But he accuses commanders of Russia's regular forces of abandoning ground north and south of the city, raising the risk of troops inside being encircled.
"Unfortunately, units of the Russian Defence Ministry have withdrawn up to 570 metres (1,880 feet) to the north of Bakhmut, exposing our flanks," Prigozhin said in his latest voice message on Thursday.
Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Russia had pushed reserves into Bakhmut and battles had raged in its northern and southern suburbs all day. But the Russians had been repelled and her forces had advanced, by her estimate by about a kilometre in some areas.
#1
Meanwhile being reported in non-Western Media, the recent UKR offensive left an areas of theirs exposed which the Russians exploited - one of the last UKR strongholds in Bakhmut, the Citadel, has fallen. Leaving Ivanjske as the last UKR enclave in the area.
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Worthwhile tradeoff. The deepest Ukr penetration as of yesterday is more than 4km in the direction of Klishiivka. Even if the Russians take all of Bakhmut, Wagner, the Russians only offensive force, is nearly destroyed. Any survivors in Bakhmut will be pounded from 3 sides.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians have retaken in a week an area larger than Bakhmut city and have drawn Russian reserves to Bakhmut that could have been used to plug holes in the coming offensive. In addition, they have found the Russians' willingness to fight suspect.
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[LB] Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions were subjected to shelling or missile attacks.
In the Kyiv region, during the enemy's night missile attack, air defense was working. No hits were recorded, there were no casualties. Several private buildings were damaged as a result of falling debris. Fixation of the consequences of the attack continues, the data is being clarified, says the summary from OVA as of this morning.
In Zhytomyrska , the summer kitchen and shed were damaged due to falling rocket fragments. There are no victims or injured.
In Poltava, air defense was operating in the region at night, no enemy hits were recorded. The data is being verified.
Air defense forces shot down a missile in the airspace of Vinnytsia . The data is being verified.
In Khmelnytskyi this morning during an air alert, the enemy struck. A series of explosions rang out. Air defense forces were working. There is a hit to an infrastructure object of the Khmelnytskyi district. There are no casualties. Information about the destruction is being clarified.
In Kirovohradsk, air defense forces destroyed a cruise missile in the sky over Oleksandriysky district and a drone in Kropyvnytskyi district. In both cases, it was not without destruction. The warhead of the rocket exploded on the territory of a private home.
Three houses were damaged by the blast wave. There were no casualties. Debris of the downed drone hit one of the objects. For several hours, rescue units extinguished the fire. Residents of the surrounding yards were evacuated. Currently, information about the dead and injured is being clarified.
Chernihivska was shelled three times during the day in the Novgorod-Siversky district - mortars, artillery and self-propelled guns . In the Semenivska community, the building of the FAP and the local educational institution were damaged. No casualties.
In Sumyat night and in the morning, the Russians launched two artillery barrages. Esmansk community: there was artillery shelling at night - one explosion. Bilopol community: in the morning, the enemy shelled the territory of the community with artillery - nine explosions. As a result of the shelling, five private residential buildings and a non-residential premises were damaged.
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 16 artillery attacks of the border. More than 180 explosions were recorded. The Bilopolska, Novoslobidska, Seredino-Budska, and Znob-Novgorodska communities came under fire. The Bilopol community came under fire from a mortar and AGS. In Znob-Novgorodskaya there was artillery shelling, shelling from mortars and "Grad" salvo rocket systems.
As a result of the shelling of the Novoslobodsk community, a residential building caught fire. Another private house was damaged. While trying to put out the fire, civilians were fired upon with small arms. There was no information about the victims. The data is being verified. There was also shelling of settlements of the community from the AGS. Seredino-Budsk community: the Russians fired mortar and barrel artillery.
In Zaporizhzhya, the enemy delivered 90 strikes on 16 settlements in 24 hours: 82 artillery strikes (on Gulyaipol, Gulyaipilskyi, Novoandriivka, Novodanilivka, Biloghiri, Shcherbaki), seven strikes from salvo rocket systems (on Zaliznychny, Stepnohirsk, Malynivka, Poltavaka, Kam Yansky, Stepovo) and an airstrike on Malya Tokmachka.
The destruction of 31 objects was recorded: homes and property of civilians. A 68-year-old resident of Gulyaipol died from injuries sustained during the shelling. In Stepnohirsk, three men, aged 44, 51 and 70, were wounded during enemy attacks. They were promptly taken to a medical facility and are receiving all necessary assistance.
In Dnipropetrovsk , the enemy shelled the Nikopol district three times during the day with heavy artillery. In Myrivska hromada, an apartment building, 11 private estates, an outbuilding, an apiary, two cars, six gas pumps, seven power lines, a post office, two cultural institutions, a kindergarten, a dispensary, an agricultural enterprise, and a store were damaged. An agricultural company was gutted in the Marganets community. There were no deaths or injuries.
In Luhansk last day, the Russians again shelled Stelmakhivka. Four people were evacuated from there yesterday morning. The occupiers also tried to attack near the nearby Novoselivskyi, which was emptied a few months ago. In addition, the enemy tried to advance in the Nevsky district, carried out airstrikes near Dibrova and Bilogorivka. The occupying forces directed artillery fire in the direction of Makiivka, Nevsky, Bilogorivka and Dibrova. During the day, the enemy fired 94 rounds (410 shells).
In Kharkivska on Slobozhansk direction, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Guryiv Kozachok, Udy, Okip, Kozacha Lopan, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Budarky, Zybine, Ustinivka and Zarubinka. In the Kupian direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Masyutivka.
Airstrikes near Masyutivka, Kislivka and Pershotravnevo. The settlements of Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Tabaivka and Berestov came under enemy artillery and mortar fire. There was a missile attack on Tsirkuny, a missile attack, probably from the S300. The rocket hit the ground, damaging a private car. No casualties. As a result of the repeated shelling of Novoosynovo, a forest fire occurred in the area of Sinkiv Forestry.
In Donetsk tonight, the occupiers shelled Kostyantynivka and Toretsk with S-300 air defense systems, Smerch anti-aircraft missiles and artillery. Targeted at residential sectors, there is destruction. Last day, the settlements of Avdiivka, Lyman, Girnyk, Chasiv Yar, Kostyantynivka, Krasnohorivka, Velika Novosilka, Kurakhivka, Nelipivka, Udachne, Varvarivka, Berdychi, Katerynivka, Umanske, Karlivka, Maiske, Vremivka were under shelling.
A total of 20 residential buildings, the building of PrJSC "AZMK", the building of the Palace of Culture, radar equipment, two railway tracks, a garage, two farm buildings, a railway crossing building, two transmission lines, a transformer substation, two gas pipelines, two shops of the wagon depot of "Ukrzaliznytsia" were damaged. In one day, two civilians were killed and five were wounded in Donetsk region.
In Mykolaivska, at night, as a result of enemy shelling of the settlement of Vesnyansk community, a warehouse was set on fire, which was quickly liquidated by units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region. There are no casualties. Yesterday, in one of the settlements of the Voskresen territorial community, in the private sector, a projectile detonated, as a result of which the roof and windows of a residential building were damaged. There were no casualties. Also yesterday, the enemy carried out artillery strikes on the water area of the Ochakiv community. As a result of enemy shelling on Ochakov, a power line was damaged. Currently, the electricity supply has been restored. There are no casualties.
Yesterday evening in Odesa , the enemy launched a rocket attack on the regional center. The attack was carried out using different missiles from different directions. One civilian was killed, two were wounded.
In Khersonskaduring the day, the enemy carried out 90 shellings (529 shells), of which there were three shellings (eight shells) on Kherson. In just one day, three people (one of them a child) were killed and another eight (one of them a child) were injured due to Russian aggression. The enemy destroyed two entrances of a residential building in Kherson. The shelling took place on the night of May 17.
The murderous country carried out another act of terrorism - it fired at a store in the village of Zelenivka when people were there. Five people were injured in the shelling. A 5-year-old boy was injured as a result of the shelling. They tried to take him to Kherson hospital with serious injuries. But it was not possible to save the little one. Three more adults and a 16-year-old teenager were taken to Kherson medical facilities. The boy is in serious condition. A 24-year-old man has moderate injuries. Two hospitalized men could not be saved.
At noon, the enemy shelled Kherson - a 52-year-old man was seriously injured. He is in the surgical department, doctors are fighting for the wounded man's life. At six o'clock in the evening, the Russian army once again struck the residential quarter of Kherson. As a result of the shelling, three people were injured, they are being provided with the necessary medical assistance. One of the schools in the city was also damaged due to shelling.
The shelling of Kozatske and Vesele settlements of Kakhovsky district continues with various weapons. As a result of the shelling, seven private houses were damaged, one person was injured in Kozatskyi. During the mortar shelling of the residential quarters of Beryslav, shells hit the territory of the medical institution.
As a result of enemy shelling, a resident was injured. Residential buildings and a post office were damaged due to the shelling of Tyaginka in the Beryslav district. Enemy airstrikes on Kizomys and Stanislav continue. Damaged residential buildings. There are no casualties.
After the last shelling, the power grid in Kizomys was damaged. A civilian was blown up by a Russian mine near Malaya Oleksandrivka. A 59-year-old man lost part of his leg due to the detonation of explosives. The victim was taken to the nearest medical facility, where doctors provided him with the necessary assistance. 147 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.
We will remind you that at night Russia launched another missile attack on Ukraine. The enemy fired 30 rockets, of which 29 were shot down by the defenders.
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[Korrespondent] 22:59 The United States can teach Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 in four months instead of 18, as previously thought. This assessment was given by the Pentagon after two Ukrainian pilots passed a two-week test on flight simulators, Yahoo News reports, citing a report by US officials.
22:27 The White House, among other scenarios, is considering the possibility that the Russian-Ukrainian war will turn into a frozen conflict. Read more in New Korea?
21:33 The German camera manufacturer Leica, despite the announcement of its withdrawal from the Russian market, supplies night vision scopes and binoculars with a laser rangefinder to the Russian Federation, which can be used to adjust artillery fire, writes The Insider.
21:28 The Pentagon confirmed that one Patriot system was damaged in Ukraine - but it has already been repaired, now it is in working condition , said US Department of Defense Deputy Speaker Sabrina Singh.
21:25 Zelensky said that he had held a meeting of the Military Cabinet: "This is our special format for working in a narrow circle with those responsible for the defense of the state. First: the defense brigades are great. We have completed the main strategic tasks - now is not the time to report details. Second: offensive brigades - well done. Getting ready - no details. Third, on the protection of civilians: Air Force, well done - here with details. Our priorities for this week, next and in the near future as a whole are additional air defense systems, additional missiles, training and aircraft, long-range weapons. And it will be."
The President also visited the office of the Crimean Platform and met with the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev: “I am glad to know that our joint work with the Mejlis brings the result Ukraine needs. By the way, we are preparing some very important joint steps in the near future. Issues of Crimea, Crimean prisoners and all we are bringing our people in Crimea to a new international level."
20:58 Scenarios for freezing the war in Ukraine are not discussed anywhere, and they are not on the "real agenda," Podolyak said, commenting on a resonant article by Politico. The article, citing "informed sources in Washington," reports that the US authorities are allegedly discussing the "Korean scenario" of freezing the war in Ukraine. We are talking about the fact that active hostilities will be stopped, and the front line will become the actual border, albeit unofficial.
Podolyak said that any ideas about freezing the war in Ukraine that periodically appear in the media are a "pseudo-analytical product" and the result of the lobbying efforts of Russian diplomacy: "There are no such scenarios on the real agenda, they are not discussed in any cabinets. All players perfectly understand limited resources and time in the Russian Federation and Putin's elite. The path is unchanged. We will pressurize."
20:26 Italy will train Ukrainian recruits in schools and military installations, and will also take part in EU training programs for Ukraine in Brussels, Poland and Germany, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.
20:17 Kiev prioritizes reaching a consensus of partners on three key decisions: Ukraine's entry into NATO, the provision of Western aircraft and the introduction of new tough sanctions against the Russian Federation, Kuleba said.
19:59 The Pentagon overestimated the American equipment sent to Ukraine by about $3 billion - a mistake that could allow more weapons to be sent to Kiev, Reuters reports, citing a US Department of Defense spokesman. The mistake was the result of a higher-than-guaranteed value of weapons that were withdrawn from US stockpiles and then sent to Ukraine. Congress will be notified of the accounting adjustment.
19:36 The Russians pulled most of their reserves to Bakhmut and significantly strengthened the group. Today, the enemy attacked Bakhmut all day, but all attacks were repulsed. Today, Ukrainian forces control the southwestern part of Bakhmut, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. According to her, in the vicinity north of Bakhmut, the enemy also attacked - the attacks were repulsed, in some areas there is an advance of Ukrainian troops by 500 meters.
In the suburbs of Bakhmut in the south, the enemy went on the offensive during the day and tried to regain the lost territories, but suffered losses and was unable to complete their tasks. In some areas, Ukrainian troops advanced 1 km. "The defense of Bakhmut and the suburbs is fulfilling military tasks. Now we are gaining time for certain planned actions," Maliar added.
19:24 The Ukrainian brigade, numbering from three to five thousand soldiers, was trained in Sweden on modern Western equipment and may be one of the most combat-ready units that will take part in the upcoming counteroffensive, writes The Times. The brigade is equipped with Leopard 2 tanks, CV-90 combat vehicles and Archer artillery systems, making it one of the most powerful units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the newspaper writes. It is expected that the Ukrainian military will return to Ukraine in May.
19:17 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Ukraine should not join NATO and become a border in a big power confrontation in Europe, and lasting peace on the continent can only be built through dialogue between European states and respect for each other's interests.
"We hope that all parties will strive for common, comprehensive and sustainable security and build a balanced, efficient and durable security architecture based on respect for each other's legitimate security interests in order to realize lasting peace in Europe," Wenbin said.
19:08 Norway, together with the UK, will transfer eight M270 long-range MLRS and three Arthur artillery-guided radars to Ukraine, the country's Ministry of Defense said.
18:52 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed that Ukraine has begun using long-range Storm Shadow missiles provided by London, but declined to elaborate.
18:13 NATO defense ministers will discuss the possible transfer of Western fighter jets to Ukraine at a meeting in June, which will precede the Alliance's July summit in Vilnius, writes Der Spiegel.
17:35 The third assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced a successful offensive on the western outskirts of Bakhmut, which resulted in a breakthrough of a strip 2 km wide and 700 meters deep. The Ukrainian defenders managed to create a foothold for further counteroffensive. During the offensive, 50 Russians were liquidated, about a hundred more were wounded, four were taken prisoner. Enemy ammunition depots were also destroyed.
17:32 Zelensky will take part in an online meeting of G7 leaders on Sunday, May 21, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
17:27 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the grain deal has been extended until July 17 inclusive without any changes, while the "fundamental assessments" of the implementation of the agreements remain the same: there is no progress on the Russia-UN memorandum, most of the grain allegedly goes to "well-fed European markets ", the supply of Russian agricultural products is blocked. There is also no progress in resuming ammonia supplies and reconnecting Rosselkhozbank to Swift. Without fulfilling these requirements, "there is no question of any expansion of the Black Sea initiative," and the agreement itself will be terminated after July 17, Moscow said.
17:08 The Russians fired at the northern regions of the Donetsk region from the S-300 air defense system, Smerch MLRS, cannon artillery, and also used the FAB-250 high-explosive fragmentation bomb, the Office of the Prosecutor General said. In Konstantinovka, as a result of a direct hit by a shell in a private house, one person was killed, and seven more people were injured in Avdeevka, Toretsk, and Chasovoy Yar.
17:03 Moscow and Kiev agreed to the proposal of Pope Francis to receive his special envoys to discuss a truce, Vatican Cardinal Matteo Zuppi said. It is assumed that Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, the head of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, could go to Moscow as a papal special envoy.
16:40 The grain agreement does not provide for satisfying any wishes of Russia that Moscow is trying to initiate, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasily Bodnar said: "The agreement provides for the mechanisms for the functioning of the grain corridor from Ukrainian ports to international markets. What Russia is trying to attach now, "These are issues related to the ammonia pipeline, the lifting of sanctions on banks and organizations involved in the trade in grain and fertilizers. These issues are still under discussion."
16:26 In Kiev, the beach season will not be opened, residents and guests of the capital are advised to refrain from visiting beaches and recreation areas, since there are no shelters. The corresponding decision was made by the Defense Council of Kyiv, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.
16:22 In Mariupol, the Russians are waiting for the arrival of Shoigu and are holding demonstrative "trainings" with cannon artillery in order to create a "picture of the front line" for the Russian Defense Minister, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city. He refers to the intercepted conversation of the Russian military, in which they say that yesterday they were given shells, and today they woke everyone up at six in the morning and ordered them to get guns and shoot in the field. When asked why to do this, they answered that Shoigu was coming.
16:00 The Russians hit the village of Tsirkuny, Kharkiv region - a shell hit a private house, one person died, two were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
15:57 Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk visited an enterprise in Norway that produces NASAMS air defense systems, and said that "very soon" Ukraine will have even more such systems.
15:52 In Belarus, 20 km from the border with Ukraine, a line of "dragon's teeth" has appeared, the monitoring group Belaruska Gayun reports. Anti-tank fortifications were installed 10 km from Gomel, near the M8 highway towards the border with Ukraine. In addition, very close to the "teeth" construction work is underway to build, presumably, fortifications.
15:28 Kiev calls on Western partners not to have high expectations about the Ukrainian counter-offensive and not to consider it something decisive, said Natalia Galibarenko, head of the Ukrainian mission to NATO. According to her, "now it is more important to think about what else can be done to make this counteroffensive successful."
15:09 The SBU reported suspicion to a clergyman of the UOC-MP of one of the communities of the Izyumsky district of the Kharkiv region for cooperation with the occupiers. During the occupation of Izyum, he agitated the locals to go over to the side of the Russian Federation, sanctified the Russian military and starred in propaganda videos. The traitor faces up to eight years in prison.
14:53 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that tonight, strikes were allegedly carried out on "large warehouses of weapons and equipment of foreign production and enemy reserves", all designated objects were hit.
14:26 Russia has deployed ten Russian Aerospace Forces fighters - eight Su-34s and two Su-30SMs - to the Machulishchi airfield in Belarus, the monitoring group of Belarus Gayun reports.
14:07 The African countries that have come up with a "peace initiative" on Ukraine before visiting Moscow and Kiev want to receive guarantees of a temporary ceasefire and a new "referendum" in the Donbass, writes Jeune Afrique. In turn, the Russian media reported, citing the South African embassy, that the president's representative on the "peace initiative" could come to Moscow this weekend.
13:34 NATO is preparing for a possible conflict with Russia and is developing a specific defense plan for the first time since the Cold War, writes Reuters. It is expected that the document may be approved at the July NATO summit in Vilnius. The head of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer, said that the countries of the Alliance should be prepared for the fact that "a conflict may arise at any moment."
NATO also prepares recommendations for participating countries on the modernization of their armed forces and logistics. "The Allies will know exactly what forces and means are needed, including where, what and how to deploy," Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
13:31 Damage to the energy system of the Kiev region from Russian strikes is about 1 billion hryvnia, said the head of the regional military administration Ruslan Kravchenko. According to him, local authorities have already begun preparations for the next heating season, "but the energy system is in a very difficult state." Kravchenko recalled that since October 2022, 33 strikes have been carried out on energy facilities in the region.
13:25 On May 19-21, the leaders of the G7 states will hold a meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, where they will discuss, in particular, an international peace summit regarding Ukraine, as well as further sanctions against Russia.
Deputy Head of the President's Office Igor Zhovkva said in an interview with the Japanese agency Kyodo that Zelensky will definitely take part in the G7 summit, but it is not yet known in what format - in person or online.
13:16 As a result of several waves of Russian missile attacks on the night of May 18, there was only one hit - Kh-101 / Kh-555 missiles in the Khmelnytsky region, the remaining reports of destruction relate to damage from hit targets that fell to the ground, the speaker of the Air Force told UP Yuri Ignat. In particular, according to him, a wrecked rocket fell on an object in the Odessa region, causing destruction, the death of one and the injury of several more people.
In this regard, Ignat stressed that downed missiles also pose a threat, therefore, during an alarm, it is necessary to observe security measures and be in cover.
12:49 After a conversation between Putin and the President of South Africa, it was decided that a number of countries would send a delegation to resolve the "Ukrainian crisis," Peskov said. According to him, the dates of arrival in Russia are being coordinated.
12:44 Yermak said that he had held a briefing on the current security situation in Ukraine for the Chinese government delegation led by the Special Representative of the PRC Government for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui: "He stressed that Ukraine, defending itself from an aggressor who made an unprovoked invasion of our territory, operates exclusively within the framework of international law and the UN Charter. Our state strives to establish a stable and just peace, restore its territorial integrity, as the Ukrainian formula of peace implies."
12:08 Peskov announced a "relative result" in the negotiations to extend the grain deal. In particular, speaking about the possibility of connecting Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT, he noted that options "equivalent to unblocking" are being worked out, there are hopes. As for solving the problem of Russian ammonia supplies, according to Peskov, work continues.
11:53 Lukashenka said that the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is "the biggest big disinformation", and there can be no counter-offensive: "It's just crazy. One to five at the front to fight on equipment and manpower is just crazy." In his opinion, in order to end the war in Ukraine, the parties must develop a "new document for negotiations."
11:31 Chinese Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui completed a two-day visit to Ukraine, during which he met with Zelensky. "There is no panacea for overcoming the crisis, all parties should start from themselves, accumulate mutual trust, create conditions for ending the war and peace negotiations," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement following the visit.
11:28 As a result of the massive night shelling, there are hits on energy infrastructure facilities, more than 20 settlements were left without electricity, the Ministry of Energy reported. However, in general, the energy system works stably, restrictions for residential consumers are not planned.
11:24 Over the past day, Ukrainian forces have advanced another 150-1700 meters near Bakhmut in different areas, said Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:20 Russians this night again carried out several waves of air attacks from different directions. In total, they fired 30 missiles in Ukraine. Details of the new missile attack - in the material What Russia seeks .
11:16 The Russians have already twice tried to kill the commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Igor Tantsyura, the UE reports, citing sources in military circles. Recently, Prigozhin claimed that his mercenaries killed Tantsyura on the way to Bakhmut. According to the publication, then the commander of the Troop Forces was really attacked: his column was fired upon and hit the car in which Tantsyura was supposed to be. But that day he got into the escort car, she managed to get away from the shelling.
Earlier, the Ukrainian side intercepted the data of the Russians, according to which they knew in detail the route of Tantsyura's movement at the front. Thanks to the timely interception, changes were made to the route. At the same time, it remains unknown where the enemy received information from in both cases.
11:01 A Russian cruise missile Caliber fell in Crimea, ASTRA reports. According to journalists, a shepherd found a rocket in the forest near the village of Vulkanovka, Leninsky district, on the morning of May 17. The experts who went to the scene came to the conclusion that the fallen rocket was Caliber, which belonged to the RF Ministry of Defense.
10:52 Andrey Nebytov, head of the Kiev region police, published a video of the remnants of a Russian missile shot down by air defense forces:
10:46 In the Zaporozhye region over the past day, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling of Hulyaypol, three more people were injured in Stepnogorsk, according to the OVA.
10:27 In Kazan, on the railway, unknown people set fire to four relay cabinets, as a result of which five freight trains were detained, Russian publics write.
10:18 Kiev is now attacked most often - the capital is in the zone of greatest risk, therefore it requires a high level of protection, said Yuri Ignat, speaker of the Air Force. At the same time, he added that the Patriot is working, and may have been working that night. “Therefore, I ask everyone to remain calm, air defense is working and will continue to protect,” he assured.
In turn, the speaker of OK Pivden, Natalya Gumenyuk, said that the Russians were changing tactics again: in the evening there was not a single launch vehicle in the Black Sea, and before the attack on the Odessa region, the ship with Caliber quickly went to sea. According to her, this is how the enemy wanted to lull the vigilance of the Ukrainian air defense.
09:49 In the Kirovohrad region, air defense forces destroyed a cruise missile in the sky over the Alexandria region and a drone in the Kropivnitsky region. The warhead of the downed missile exploded on the territory of a private household, three houses were damaged, said Andrey Raikovich, head of the IVA. In addition, fragments of a downed drone hit one of the objects - a fire broke out, residents of the surrounding courtyards were evacuated. In both cases, people were not injured.
09:34 Governor of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation Roman Starovoit said that a Ukrainian drone allegedly dropped an explosive device on a sports and recreation complex in Glushkovo, two people were injured.
09:30 In Crimea, a railroad track was blown up, as a result, five wagons with grain derailed, Russian media reported. Preliminarily, the version of the explosion of railway tracks near the village of Chistenkoye, 9 km from Simferopol, is being considered. Trains on the stage Simferopol-Sevastopol temporarily do not run, passengers will be delivered by bus.
09:26 The United States does not allow Ukrainian pilots to start training on F-16 fighters in Europe, despite the willingness of several countries to conduct such training, writes The New York Times, citing a Ukrainian official. According to him, without the permission of Washington, Ukrainian pilots can only get acquainted with the technical language and conduct tactical lessons, while test flights on the F-16 are impossible.
A US senior official told the newspaper that the White House is opposed to delivering F-16s to Ukraine because the fighter jet is too expensive, which means they could take too much of the budget to support Ukraine. Instead, the US administration is going to concentrate on the supply of other weapons. At the same time, the official did not rule out that the Biden administration may allow European countries to transfer their F-16s to Ukraine.
09:17 During the night attack of the Russians, 29 out of 30 missiles were destroyed , the command of the Air Force reported. In particular, from strategic aircraft - two Tu-160s and eight Tu-95s - the enemy fired 22 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles (21 were shot down); from ships in the Black Sea - six Caliber cruise missiles; from ground-based operational-tactical missile systems - two Iskander-K cruise missiles. In addition, the air defense forces shot down two Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs and two reconnaissance UAVs.
08:53 In the morning, the Russians launched a missile attack on the Khmelnitsky region - there is a hit in an infrastructure facility in the Khmelnitsky region, people were not injured, the OVA reported.
08:32 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Konstantinovka), five more were injured. In addition, the body of a child who died during the occupation was exhumed in Tatyanovka.
In the Kherson region, three people were killed, including one child, eight more were injured (including one child), according to the IVA.
08:24 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 18.
personnel - about 201,100 (+510) people liquidated,
tanks - 3773 (+2),
armored combat vehicles - 7373 (+8),
artillery systems - 3198 (+32),
MLRS - 563 (+1),
air defense systems - 318 (+0),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 294 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2759 (+11),
cruise missiles - 990 (+8),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 6073 (+6),
special equipment - 418 (+1).
08:20 The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - there were 36 clashes. Bakhmut and Marinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, the General Staff said in a morning report .
07:18 Late in the evening on May 17, the Russians launched a missile attack on Odessa. According to OK Pivden, the enemy fired different missiles from different directions. Most were destroyed by air defense, but there are also industrial infrastructure hits. One person died, two were injured.
06:12 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev again - this time from Tu-95MS, Tu-160 strategic bombers from the Caspian region, probably with Kh-101/555 cruise missiles. After launching the missiles, the enemy launched reconnaissance UAVs, said the head of the KGVA, Sergei Popko. According to preliminary information, all enemy targets in the airspace of the capital were detected and destroyed.
A fall of debris was recorded in the Desnyansky and Darnitsky districts of the capital. In the Darnitsky district, a fire broke out on the territory of a garage cooperative, it has already been eliminated. In other areas, debris could fall on parked cars, the local area or a forested area. Information about the victims was not received.
00:51 During a Russian missile attack on May 16, two components of the Patriot air defense system were damaged - a battery generator and part of the system's electronics, CNN reports, citing sources. The damage was minimal, the system remained functional throughout the attack and continues to remain online.
The US sent inspectors to test the system. US officials are still evaluating exactly how the SAM components were damaged, as it does not appear that any of them were directly hit by a Russian Kinzhal missile or other munition. One theory is that rocket debris may have damaged Patriot components, but officials are considering other options.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:40 Personnel combat work of crews of 152mm self-propelled artillery mounts "Hyacinth-S" of the Western Military District, destroying the firing positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the special operation zone. 21:39 An air raid alert has been announced in all regions of Ukraine. This is evidenced by the data of the official resource for alerting the population.
The first sirens sounded in Kyiv, then within two minutes the red zone spread throughout the country.
20:28 Two people were killed, one was injured in the shelling of a village in the Belgorod region by the Armed Forces of Ukraine - governor
19:30 Nazis killed civilians in the Belgorod region
“Two people died in the village of Nizhneye Berezovo, Shebekinsky District, and another one is being taken to the hospital in serious condition. The Ukrainian Armed Forces killed civilians when they were in the garden planting potatoes,” the governor said.
18:56 On Seversky direction Russian drone discovered tightening reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Having revealed their position, the artillery powerfully and confidently declared itself.
17:27 Personnel work of the ATGM calculation of the 1st Army Corps for personnel, and the observation post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The point was located in the landing area of Krasnogorovka, north of Avdeevka.
16:35 A group of Ukrainian militants was destroyed by Kursk border guards
The Armed Forces of Ukraine turned a residential building in the Sumy region into an ammunition depot. During the patrol, the Russians noticed them in the village of Gorki, Sumy region. These geniuses waddled ammunition and fuel and lubricants into a residential building.
Russian border guards opened fire and completely destroyed the newly-made BP and fuel depot with an ATGM strike. At least three Ukrainian militants have been eliminated.
16:35240mm of the first tank army destroyed identified control point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansky direction.
15:25 Highlights from the briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
🔹Tonight, the RF Armed Forces carried out strikes with high-precision weapons on large warehouses of foreign-made weapons and equipment, as well as on enemy reserves. The target has been reached. All assigned objects are hit.
🔹Up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed in the Kupyansk direction.
🔹More than 75 Ukrainian soldiers, one tank, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day.
🔹In the Donetsk direction, up to 200 Ukrainian military and mercenaries, one tank and two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns were liquidated.
🔹In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, the enemy lost up to 150 military personnel, a Strela-10 air defense system, an FH70 howitzer, and a US-made M777 artillery system in a day.
🔹More than 35 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the Kherson direction in a day.
🔹Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
🔹Air defense forces shot down one Mi-8 helicopter, intercepted four HIMARS and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, as well as 11 UAVs.
15:24 Details about the losses among the Belarusian nationalists near Bakhmut have become known - they fell on the Volat battalion of the Kalinouski regiment
“One soldier has died. Four more are currently considered missing, but definitely not in captivity, ”the press service of the regiment said.
Several more militants were injured of varying severity, now their lives are not in danger. The identities of the militants and the details of the operation have not yet been disclosed for security reasons.
14:21 A traitor, a native of the Volgograd region Dmitry Avdeev, who joined the Ukrainian militants, was eliminated in the NMD zone.
As reported, "Avdey" fought as part of a detachment of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a member of the nationalist group "South", the so-called. Ukrainian Volunteer Army is one of the creations of the Right Sector.
14:20 Ukrainian nationalists are preparing equipment for battle with an identification mark in the form of a Nazi iron cross -photo
13:35 In Belgorod, border guards detained a traitor who wanted to join the terrorist Legion "Freedom of Russia".
A 23-year-old guy from St. Petersburg, after the start of the SVO, watched videos on Ukrainian resources and one day went to the bot of the Legion of Freedom of Russia channel, through which he entered into correspondence with the curator.
13:34 In the Kharkiv region, two strikes were carried out at night on the positions of the Nazis of the "right sector" (67 Separate Mechanized Brigade) in the village of Tsirkuny.
13:34 Information has been received that in the fortified point "DOMINO" in Bakhmut there are militants from the 93rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were allegedly withdrawn earlier due to high losses.
Now they cannot leave this area because it is under heavy enemy fire. With them is another battalion of militants "Carpathian Sich" attached to the brigade.
13:34 The Russian military eliminated the chief of staff of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss". Colonel Mykola Holovatyuk, a resident of Ivano-Frankivsk, was killed in Artemovsk.
12:33 According to information from a source from the close circle of the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, yesterday in the area of the settlement. Nikolaevka (Kherson region) an artillery strike was carried out on the position of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result, a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it were destroyed, six servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, two were seriously injured
12:33 Shoigu checked the organization of training of contract soldiers at the training grounds of the Western Military District - Russian Defense Ministry
11:40 The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported recorded hits on energy infrastructure facilities
More than 20 settlements were left without electricity.
11:39 Restoration work is already underway at the site of the undermining of the railway track in Crimea.
It is planned to restore the railway tracks near Simferopol and open traffic by evening this evening, the Crimean Minister of Transport said.
10:41 RF Armed Forces destroyed two accumulations of APU manpower near Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Avdiivka
The Russian Aerospace Forces in the Lisichansk and Soledaro-Artemovsk directions attacked strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian missilemen hit the points of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including units of the Ukrainian SOF in the area of Konstantinovka and Kramatorsk.
Artillery fire covered the point of temporary deployment of militants, as well as their ammunition depots in the direction. In the counter-battery fight, a Ukrainian howitzer and mortar were destroyed, and a blow was struck from the TOS "Solntsepek" on the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Stupochek and Krasnoe.
09:20 In the Belogorovsk direction, servicemen of the 88th Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces are destroying the positions of the Nazis -video.
09:17 At the forefront of the Ukrainian troops, there are practically no officers of the VFU, a military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrei Marochko said in his Telegram channel.
In order to preserve the command staff, Ukrainian mid- and senior-level officers are prohibited from being in the so-called "red zone". Visiting the advanced is allowed only in exceptional cases, and by agreement of the higher management.
09:18 Consequences evening arrivals in Odessa for one of the objects. Ukrainian air defense systems at that moment went about their business.
09:02 In the Kharkiv region, two strikes were carried out at night on the positions of the Nazis of the “Right Sector” by the 67th Brigade in the village of Tsirkuny. The strikes were inflicted in the area of the hospital, where the militants occupied empty houses. In April, the local mayor forbade the Nazis to move into the school, club and church.
08:51 APU dropped an explosive device on a sports and recreation complex in the village of Glushkovo, Kursk region. According to preliminary information, two residents were injured. Details are being specified.
08:50 Gauleiter of the Khmelnytsky region announced the defeat of an infrastructure facility in the region by Russian missiles.
In the Kharkov region, north of Kharkov, two locations of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
08:15 Ukrainian officer Valeriy Shtipula was liquidated in Donbas. born 1972 A native of the Ternopil region.
07:40 Destruction of nationalists in the Artemovsk region through the eyes of Ka-52 pilots: Russian crews hit targets with guided and unguided missiles.
The navigator-operator noted that the enemy's equipment was "fat" - it is easy to see it in a thermal imager. All targets were successfully destroyed.
05:35 The house, on which the Ukrainian media reported about the fall of rocket fragments, turned out to be a garage cooperative. First, no casualties.
05:29 Explosions in the Darnitsky and Dneprovsky districts of Kyiv were confirmed by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Klitschko.
05:26 Ukrainian media report that fragments of a rocket fell on a house in Kyiv. "PPO practice".
05:14 Kirovograd region - Russian missiles clearly hit the target: at least 10 arrivals, detonating ammunition in military depots.
05:06 Ukrainian media reported explosions in Kyiv, as well as in the Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions.
04:54 Explosions are reported in Khmelnitsky, Vinnitsa and Zhytomyr regions.
Earlier, Ukrainian TG channels reported a powerful arrival in Krivoy Rog.
04:05 An air raid alert has been declared throughout Ukraine.
03:18 An air alert was announced in Kiev, as well as in Kiev, Zhytomyr, Vinnitsa, Odessa, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Poltava, Sumy, Nikolaev, Kharkiv and Dnepropetrovsk regions of Ukraine.
01:40 Ukrainian sources report explosions in the areas of Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk of the DPR, which are under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
0:17 Ukrainian media reported explosions in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region.
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NewsFrontInfo] 21:15 A civilian was injured as a result of the artillery attack of the center of Horlivka by Ukrainian troops, reported mayor of the city Ivan Prikhodko.
“As a result of the artillery attack of the center of Gorlovka by Ukrainian neo-Nazis, a civilian from Gorlovka was wounded at the address: Stakhanovskaya Street, 187,” Prikhodko wrote in his Telegram channel. 19:49 Fixation of the consequences of the artillery attack of N. p. Yelenovka.
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attack of the settlement. Yelenovka, and also specified the direction of firing. The enemy fired from their positions located in the area of the settlement. Epiphany, from artillery caliber 155mm.
19:19 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Kyiv district of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
19:17 It is reported that the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has retreated from its positions in Artemovsk under the threat of encirclement.
18:59 Under fire from Ukrainian militants, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka. According to the DPR JCCC, six rounds with a caliber of 152mm were fired.
18:50 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
Aviation of the Southern Group of Forces delivered strikes in the Lisichansk and Soledar-Artemovsk operational directions against the strongholds of Ukrainian units.
Missile units of the “South” group hit the points of temporary deployment of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, units of the special operations forces of the Ukrainian army and a battalion of foreign mercenaries in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka and Kramatorsk.
Large-caliber artillery of the formation of the Southern Military District destroyed two concentrations of enemy manpower in the Artemovsk area and two strong points in Avdievka. Also, the artillery units of the Southern Group of Forces carried out fire raids on the point of temporary deployment, the ammunition depot and the location of the reserves of the 110th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka area.
As part of the counter-battery fight, a 122mm D-30 howitzer of the enemy was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Serebryanka and a 120mm mortar at a firing position in the Orekhovo-Vasilyevka area.
The units of radiation, chemical and biological protection with rockets of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system destroyed accumulations of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stupochki and Krasnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
18:25 Under fire from Ukrainian militants, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka. According to the DPR JCCC, five rounds with a caliber of 152 mm were fired.
18:15 The situation in Artemovsk on the evening of May 18:
Units of PMC "Wagner" completed the cleanup of the private sector near the fortification "Domino" (microdistrict Novy) and the territory near the school of the Olympic reserve. "Wagner", with the support of mortars "Tulip" VVO and T-90M tanks, came close to the territory of the children's hospital and the entrance to the city - to the Chasov Yar - Artemovsk highway. Ticks around Domino are being squeezed from two sides: from the private sector and from the microdistrict on Cheryoma.
The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remaining in Domino are trying to leave the fort, realizing that the end is inevitable. Retreat two or three people immediately after the shift at the post, mostly at night. Any weapon heavier than a machine gun is thrown into positions, because they go out on foot, and you have to climb strongly uphill.
They try to retreat first to the area of Kievskaya Street, then behind the forest plantations, then to the area of the Eighth Pond. There is no coordination in the retreat, apparently, they leave their positions without permission: some go to Ivanovskoye (Krasnoye) through the ruins of a farm, others - to Chasov Yar.
In the south-west of the city, there are serious battles with units of the 80th Airborne Brigade. In the same place, the 3rd Lviv motorized infantry battalion "Will" suffers heavy losses.
Part of the reserves of the Bakhmut garrison went to the flanks and died there. One city meat grinder is gradually turning into three for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: inside the city, in the north (near Berkhovka) and in the south (near Kleshcheevka).
The battles are gradually turning into protracted ones, there are difficulties, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot endlessly deploy reserves there, the operational reserve from Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka, which was prepared for strikes on the flanks, is gradually being destroyed.
17:50 Commander Simonov about the final battles in Artemovsk:
PMC "Wagner" has definitely reached the finish line and every day they are confidently moving forward in urban areas. But the enemy still does not run, bites as best he can.
We see from the drone that the APU still continues to send reinforcements. According to it, our art immediately works out, then a new batch arrives, and so on in a circle.
Now the main battles are taking place in the Airplane area and in the private sector behind Yubileynaya Street.
Landscape conditions in the western regions of Bakhmut are very difficult. Most of the houses are completely destroyed, so there are a lot of large and long "postcards." Because of this, it is very unsafe to move around under the fire of Ukrainian artillery and mortars (and they do not stop). Enemy copters still often appear in the sky.
The mood of the fighters is excellent. Approaching the final of urban battles. But the capture of the city will not be the final point of the entire Bakhmut direction. The enemy continues to put pressure on the flanks and prepare for the defense of Krasny and Khromovo.
17:08 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Kyiv district of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, six rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
16:40 Fights near Kremennaya: Russian servicemen identified a Ukrainian tank and destroyed it. The operator of the Russian drone discovered the armored vehicles of the 58th armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and called for artillery support. A 152mm shell hit an enemy tank and lowered the morale of the Ukrainian infantry. The second shot finally finished off the enemy's technique.
15:50 The Russian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction over the past day destroyed over 35 militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. In addition, our fighters eliminated an armored combat vehicle and three enemy vehicles.
15:16 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Petrovsky district of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
15:00 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for May 18, as of 15:00, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - st. Lugovaya, 49 - a direct hit in a private residential building.
n.p. Staromikhaylovka:
- st. Pervomaiskaya, 25 - a private residential building;
- st. Pionerskaya, 5 - a private residential building.
n.p. Elenovka: - fixed damage to power lines on the street. Postal, leading to the "Elenovsky combine of bread products" GC "Agrarian Donbass".
14:52 The situation in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) is not developing in the best way for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To date, the militants of the Kyiv regime control only 0.97% of the city. 7.64% of the settlement remains in the neutral zone. Assault detachments of Russian forces liberated 92.32% of Artemovsk.
Despite the small successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flanks, in Artemivsk itself the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is constantly deteriorating.
Although the offensive dynamics of the Wagner PMC is still low, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remain significant. Units of PMC "Wagner" in urban areas continue to advance and knock out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from positions in the western regions.
According to Ukrainian media, the entire western region has moved into the gray zone. This means that neither side can gain a foothold there. There are active battles with the transition of houses from hand to hand.
14:17 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Kyiv district of Donetsk and Yelenovka. According to the DPR JCCC, 11 rounds with a caliber of 155mm and 152mm were fired.
14:02 Summary from the Zaporozhye front:
In the Zaporizhia direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked Nazi strongholds, command posts, locations, warehouses with weapons, ammunition and fuel and lubricants in the areas of settlements: Kamensky, Shcherbakov, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorye, Gulyaipolsky, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipol, Malinovka, Olgovsky and Steppe.
Gauleiters of Zelensky report 90 strikes by the Russian army on Nazi positions in 16 settlements of the Zaporozhye region.
13:49 Militants of the Kyiv regime fired three rockets from the MLRS at Volnovakha - DPR JCCC.
13:03 Under fire from Ukrainian militants, the Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, 11 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
12:50 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group:
In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the Vostok group south of Ugledar discovered and destroyed an enemy reconnaissance group.
Artillery fire destroyed three vehicles and enemy manpower in the Dneproenergy area, an American-made M-113 armored personnel carrier in the Volnoye Pole area, and a mortar crew in the Zolotaya Niva area.
The crews of 240mm self-propelled mortars "Tulip" destroyed the enemy's temporary deployment point in Velikaya Novosyolka. SAM "Tor" and "Strela-10" were shot down by UAVs "Fury", "Puma" and "Spectator."
In the Zaporizhia direction, artillery strikes were carried out on a strong point and a concentration of militants in the Malinovka area identified during aerial reconnaissance, an enemy car and manpower were destroyed.
Air defense systems shot down four enemy aircraft-type UAVs.
12:23 The prospect of the complete liberation of Artemovsk is “quite close,” Pushilin told RIA Novosti.
11:45 In Artemovsk, Wagner PMC is storming the Domino fortified area on the western outskirts of the city, and also continues to clean up the remnants of the private sector, where the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are still preserved.
The enemy, in turn, continues to try to crush east of Bogdanovka and west of Kleshcheevka. BILD states that the fall of Artemovsk is a matter of a couple of days, which is understandable even without the Germans, since the UAF has actually run out of defense quarters in the city. Further they will defend themselves in Khromovo and Krasnoye.
11:09 Militants of the Kyiv regime fired 10 rockets from the MLRS at Aleksandrovka - DPR JCCC.
10:47 According to the operational lines of the JCCC DPR for May 18, as of 10:30, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU of the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
artillery attack at 07:00:
– fixed damage to the CU of the State Budgetary Institution “City Clinical Hospital No. 21 of Donetsk” along Kremlevsky Ave.;
– 25, 33, 35, 41 Kremlevskiy Ave. “a” – multi-apartment residential buildings, the gas pipeline and 2 cars were also damaged.
artillery attack at 09:35: - st. Pyatnitskogo, 80 - a private residential building.
10:00 Yesterday, artillery fire in the area ofn.p. Nikolaevka in the Kherson direction, a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it were destroyed, the loss of six dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two were injured of varying severity
At night, artillery fire in the area of N. p. Ponyatovka Kherson region destroyed 152mm howitzer MSTA-B with ammunition loss of four dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three were injured of varying severity
09:30 The DPR representative office in the JCCC reports 59 facts of firing by the AFU per day. The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 368 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Yakovlevka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka, Yelenovka, Blagodatnoye, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of 5 civilians. Wounds of varying severity were received by 24 civilians, including a child born in 2009.
09:26 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Kiev and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, 11 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
09:19 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:
- n.p. The Dnieper fired 19 rounds;
- Six rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka;
- Seven rounds were fired at Staraya Zburyevka;
- according to n.p. Kardashinka fired eight rounds;
- according to n.p. Podstepnoye fired 5 rounds;
- according to n.p. Novaya Zburyevka fired eight rounds;
- according to n.p. Golaya Pristan fired 9 rounds.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n. p. Kardashinka, Cairo, firing a total of 26 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
09:06 Yesterday, an enemy MI-8 was shot down near Orekhov in the Zaporozhye direction. In the evening of the same day, an M-777 self-propelled gun was destroyed near Stepnogorsk.
08:40 As a result of the night artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk from the Ukrainian Nazis on the street. Topchiev, a private residential building burned down completely. The injured woman was born in 1979. delivered to a medical facility, Donetsk Kulemin said.
08:27 Information on the artillery attack of Horlivka as of 08:00 on May 18, 2023
08:10 Frontline summary on the morning of May 18, 2023:
In the Zaporozhye direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked Kamenskoye, Shcherbak, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorya, Gulyaipolsky, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipole, Malinovka, Olhovsky and Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name west of Orekhov and north of Donetsk).
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, tried to advance in Maryinka. They failed. Under shelling, positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka, Pobeda, Ostrom, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelsky, Pervomaisky, Karlovka, Avdeevka, Berdychi, Novokalinovo, Toretsk and Severny (a settlement northwest of Gorlovka). Ukrainian troops attacked Donetsk, Vodiane and Gorlovka.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing on Kleshcheevka from Stupochek. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after artillery strikes, tried to counterattack in the direction of Ivanovsky. No success.
In Bakhmut itself, the Wagner PMC, with the support of artillery, advanced in the northwestern part. Ukrainian units hold only small areas on the outskirts of the city in the direction of Ivanovsky and Khromovoe.
Russian troops fired on Konstantinovka, Stupochek, Chasov Yar, Bogdanovka, Grigorovka, Disputed, Verkhnekamensky and Seversk. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the areas of Bakhmut controlled by PMC Wagner.
In the Lugansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, resumed assault operations in the area of ??Belogorovka and Stelmakhivka. They also attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novosyolovsky. No advance.
After the shelling, they tried to build on the previously achieved tactical success on the part of Masyutovka. Russian artillery attacked Torsky, Nevsky, Makeevka, Berestovoye, Tabaevka, Rusanovka, Kotlyarovka, Kislovka, Kupyansk, Tishenkovka, Kondrashovka, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Figolevka, Krasny Pervoi, Kamenka and Dvurechensky.
08:00 Focused on winning: frames combat work of crews of 152mm self-propelled artillery mounts "Hyacinth-S".
Artillerymen of the Western Military District are actively cooperating with crews of unmanned aerial vehicles that reconnoitre enemy positions and correct the accuracy of artillery fire.
07:05 Under fire from Ukrainian militants Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk. According to the DPR JCCC, 13 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired.
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[REGNUM] Being a Russian nationalist, I agree that Russians should live richly and well. Actually, for me personally, the goal of the NWO is for the Russians and their friendly peoples to live well, the enemies of Russia would live poorly or die out.
A bold statement, but honest.
But Yevgeny mistakenly believes that Western democracy is the recipe for Russia's prosperity.
Many Russian and world politicians mistakenly believe that Western-style liberal democracy is the ideal state structure for prosperity. But the thing is, liberal democracy has not brought prosperity even to the leading Western powers.
All European countries have become superpowers not because of democracy, but in spite of it. Democracy eventually led to the collapse of ancient Athens. The greatest military-political successes in the ancient Greek world were achieved by the autocratic Macedonia, headed by the authoritarian Alexander (under democracy, it would have remained a Greek backwater, and the talented monarch created a huge empire) and the limited monarchy of Sparta. The highest flowering of ancient Rome is an empire, not a republic.
All the countries of Western Europe reached the peak of their power as powerful centralized empires. It was then that they accumulated wealth and brought the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America to their knees. The world was conquered by harsh conservative men with a Bible in one hand and a rifle in the other, and not liberals with democrats. Ermak Timofeevich and Semyon Dezhnev, Pizarro and Cortes, Captain Morgan and Magellan were military leaders who acted at the behest of their emperors and kings.
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Beautiful Russia of the future is impossible with the wrong diagnosis
In the struggle for power in medieval Europe, centralized empires defeated democratic city-states, torn apart by squabbles between different parties. Novgorod, Hansa, Venice, the Zaporizhian Sich, and magnate-ruled Poland lost to Muscovy, Prussia, Austria-Hungary, and authoritarian imperial Britain. The peak of France's power is the empire of Bonaparte.
As a matter of fact, even the reference "democracy" of our planet, the United States of America, was created as a theocratic state of the Anglo-Scottish Puritans. And the Founding Fathers defined democracy as " a space of arrangements for free armed men ."
Moreover, all these men were white Anglo-Saxon and Scottish Protestant believers who today would go crazy that the future of America is determined not only by their descendants, but also by transgender people, atheists, migrants from the Middle East and from Latin America.
In Asia, the situation is similar. All prosperous Asian dragons are not democracies. South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore have come under right-wing dictatorships. China is a country of authoritarian one-party Han national capitalism, where only one flag remains of communism, and this country has never known democracy. Japan is a country of flourishing Japanese nationalism.
The two-party system of the US and Britain is not a full-fledged democracy. It is designed so that power is solely in the hands of the elite that created these countries: the ancient Anglo-Saxon aristocracy in England and the families of the founding fathers in the States. For a long time, the ideologies of Labor and Conservatives, Republicans and Democrats differed from each other only cosmetically.
And any politicians who could radically change the existing political system - communists, socialists, fascists - used to have zero chance of winning elections in England and the USA.
The complex scheme of electing the President of the United States through electors, and not by direct popular vote, is designed so that the people, God forbid, do not choose someone wrong. However, this system also fails.
Voting during the US midterm elections
As long as it is stable, the system of checks and balances does not allow a strong non-systemic player to destroy it from within. But today, when the US Democratic Party was infiltrated by agents of transnational capital and neo-Marxists, the same system prevented the right-wing conservative American nationalist Trump from bringing order to the country when he was president, sabotaging many of his strategic decisions.
Real liberal democracy is a purely export option, with the help of which the West weakens and subjugates other peoples.
A striking example of Western democracy with free elections and an unregulated market economy is Russia in the 1990s, Ukraine and Moldova. Everyone can assess the degree of their success and prosperity for himself.
The main problem of the Western liberal model lies in the plane of philosophical anthropology. In other words, understanding human nature.
The problem of liberal democracy was precisely formulated by Carl Schmitt : " The liberals have removed the original sin from man ." They a priori do not take into account the sinful nature of man, considering all people white and fluffy. But, unfortunately, most people are stupid and sinful.
However, Christianity rightly teaches us that a person comes into the world in sin and only by working on himself becomes a respectable member of society, worthy of the Kingdom of God.
There are not so many people working on themselves in the spiritual and physical sense in the modern materialistic consumer society. The rest of the mass of infantile narrow-minded inhabitants is quite easy to manipulate.
Thus, free elections, in which all citizens participate without exception, turn into a competition of political technologists in any country in the world.
In a popular referendum in Catholic Ireland, the local "devout" people voted for abortion and same-sex marriage. People's choice, you say? No, the competent work of political technologists and lobbyists of liberal values, I will answer you.
Ukrainians voting for Zelensky believed they were voting for a cute, handsome young Russian Jew from the southeast of Ukraine, with a bunch of projects and connections in Russia. He will certainly be able to end the war in the Donbass, be friends with both Europe and Russia at the same time.
Volodymyr Zelensky during the announcement of the first results of voting in the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine. 2019
And in fact, the Ukrainians voted for the Western puppet and the war with Russia.
#2
The problem with benevolent despots is that they're not always so benevolent. Even if they are, when they die you cannot count on their heirs to be benevolent.
And what, in the end, became of Alexander the Great, Napoleon, the Hapsburgs, the Romanovs and the Windsors? Only the Windsors are still around and they now rule over a second tier power that aspires to democracy.
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'Cause it's full of russians.
The biggest problem is the "what's your's is mine now" mind set. A lot of that going around.
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[CNN] The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, sources familiar with the discussions said, as the White House comes under increasing pressure from members of Congress and allies to help Ukraine procure the planes amid intensifying Russian aerial attacks.
While the US remains reluctant to send any of its own F-16s to Kyiv, US officials told CNN that the administration is prepared to approve the export of the jets to Ukraine if that is what allies decide to do with their supply.
US lawmakers and congressional staffers have joined in the F-16 lobbying campaign, urging the administration to provide the jets so that Ukraine can establish control over its skies.
Another open question is where Ukrainian pilots would train on these F-16s. A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said earlier this week that the UK and the Netherlands were looking to form an "international coalition" not only to procure the jets for Ukraine but also to train Ukrainian pilots on the 4th generation fighters, which are more advanced than the Ukrainian fighter fleet.
Russia launched an "unprecedented" series of missile attacks on Kyiv on Thursday morning, a Ukrainian official said, just days after Russia launched a barrage of six hypersonic missiles near the capital aimed at destroying Ukraine’s Patriot air defense systems.
"A series of air attacks on Kyiv, unprecedented in their power, intensity and variety, continues," said Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv’s civil and military administration.
Without the jets, Ukraine is having to improvise, officials say. Defense officials and congressional staffers told CNN that Ukrainian troops have in recent weeks used the US-made Patriot air defense system to shoot down at least one faraway Russian fighter jet. The Russian jets have largely been staying behind Russian defensive lines, making them difficult for Ukraine to target with shorter-range systems like NASAMs.
The Russian planes the Patriot targeted were on a bombing run to fire missiles against Ukrainian targets, US officials said, which Russia has been doing throughout the past year to maximize civilian casualties.
#2
Put western anti-air missiles on there and suddenly things become a lot more deadly for Russian jets approaching the Ukrainian border.
Also the Ukrainians can now fully use the HARM missiles they received. The MIG-29 didn't have the data 2 way to change the flight path so they were just launching them at an area and hoped the Russians didn't turn off the radar and move it. Still did a lot of damage, even in that mode.
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Used F-16s from NATO counties that are decommissioning them for F-35s. Possibilities: Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium to begin. Then there are hundreds of US F-16s in storage, not to mention the F-16's that are replaced by 48 F-35s each year.
US Air Force instructors that evaluated 2 Ukrainian pilots reported that it will take 4 months to fully train them on the F-16. A more interesting question is how long will it take MiG and Su maintainers to train up, w/ backup in Poland.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] It seems that pro-Russian people have appeared among CNN sources in American government circles, military expert Yuri Knutov ironically noted . This is how he commented to IA Regnum on the publication on the CNN channel portal dedicated to the defeat of the American Patriot complex in the vicinity of Kiev.
Military expert Knutov ridiculed CNN's reasoning about the defeat of the Patriot air defense system.
Massive attacks could even benefit Ukraine as Russia increasingly runs out of its limited stockpile of precision-guided weapons .
This statement can be placed under the heading "bad advice," Knutov noted.
“Moreover, this position of “informed specialists” is expressed not for the first time. They are expressed by unprofessional people. Missiles fly to certain targets, the destruction of these real targets reduces the supply of weapons, equipment, and personnel. If some commentators see a positive here for Kiev, then they are either unprofessional or it remains to be assumed that they are pro-Russian.”
In addition, Knutov noted, Western media are also advising Kyiv to save anti-aircraft missiles, assuring that Russia will run out of high-precision weapons — which is also, to put it mildly, not logical.
"Economy" of anti-aircraft missiles does nothing. What is the point in buying an anti-aircraft system if you don’t use it, but it stands and misses missiles? Were they set up to just stand there and ignore the missile strikes? Waiting for the missile strikes to end is like sitting and waiting for our troops to win. I cannot criticize such a position, ” the military expert emphasized.
The Russian military, using cruise missiles, destroyed significant stocks of foreign weapons in Ukraine. This was announced on May 18 by the Ministry of Defense in the official Telegram channel . Earlier, the defense department confirmed that on May 16, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed five launchers of the American Patriot anti-aircraft system, as well as a radar station, using the Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
As a military expert, reserve officer Alexander Mikhailovsky explained to IA Regnum , the destruction by the Russian military of the American Patriot air defense system in Kiev was facilitated by the unique capabilities of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile and the tactics of the Russian Armed Forces to detect Ukrainian air defense systems.
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[REGNUM] In the event that the conditions of the Russian side on the grain deal are not met by July 17, Russia will terminate it after this date. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on May 18 on the website of the Foreign Ministry.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned about the termination of the grain deal if problematic issues are not resolved.
It is noted that the terms of Russia under the deal - the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers, as well as the resumption of supplies of ammonia - continue to face the effects of Western sanctions.
“Under these conditions, we are forced to remind again, first of all, the United States, the EU and Great Britain, in the words of “caring” about food security, of the need for a real withdrawal of Russian fertilizers and food from unilateral sanctions,” the statement says.
The Foreign Ministry also recalled five tasks that need to be addressed as part of the extension of the Black Sea Initiative: reconnecting Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT payment system, supplying spare parts, unblocking transport logistics and supply insurance, resuming the operation of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline and “unfreezing” the assets of Russian companies.
“Without fulfilling these requirements, there is no question of any expansion of the“ Black Sea Initiative ”, in principle, and the agreement itself will be terminated after July 17,” the message concludes.
As REGNUM reported earlier, on May 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia supported the extension of the grain deal with a clear understanding that the next two months would be decisive . He stressed that the extension of the grain deal has nothing to do with the internal political situation in Turkey.
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[REGNUM] US officials began to discuss the possibility of freezing the conflict in Ukraine for years, following the example of the Korean crisis. This was reported by the newspaper Politico on May 18 , citing its sources.
According to journalists, the White House is considering the option in which Russia and Ukraine agree not to cross certain borders, and these borders do not have to be official.
"Discussions - although preliminary - took place in various US agencies and in the White House ," the publication said.
The authors of the material noted that such a development could be supported with a high degree of probability, given that the United States began to doubt the effectiveness of the large-scale counteroffensive promised by Kiev. It will also reduce US spending on military support for Ukraine.
“We are planning for the long term, whether the [conflict] is considered frozen or thawed,” an official familiar with the White House discussions told reporters.
#3
The Russians are not going to stop until they have a defensible border. Something like the Dnieper River. After getting burned on Minsk II, which Merkel admitted was a scheme to buy time, the Russians will want something sturdier than paper.
Russians can not be trusted with any agreement. Witness Budapest Agreement whee Russia guarantees Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for Ukraine disarming nukes and returning or destroying their ICBMs, IRBMs and strategic bombers.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. The enemy will lose the last positions in the city before the end of the week - the average forecast now on both sides is 1-3 days. What remains of the Artemovsk garrison will crawl back to Krasnoye and Khromovo with losses in the coming days. The rest will remain in the city, since they have already stopped taking prisoners there.
2. Since after the ousting of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Artemovsk, the fighting will continue in the fields to the west of the city, as well as in the Khromovo and Krasnoy regions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue to pretend that the "Bakhmut Fortress" is standing, after which, in 1-2 weeks, they will announce that "withdrew to more advantageous positions" and "in general, Bakhmut never mattered much."
3. The current attacks to the north and south of the city are unlikely to lead to significant breakthroughs in the front, but tactical successes may allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to somewhat dampen the inevitable tantrums in Ukraine about the surrender of the Bakhmut Fortress.
4. In the middle of the day on May 18, the enemy continued to attack in the direction of Berkhovka and Kleshcheevka. There are intense battles. The enemy also continues to attack in the area of Sacco and Vanzetti. The village itself is held by our troops, the enemy is pressing from the northwest and north. Those reserves are now being used, which for a long time were collected in the area of Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar and Aleksandrovka.
5. With all the tactical troubles for us in the area of Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Sacco and Vanzetti, the continuation of these attacks after the loss of Artemovsk by the enemy will allow, with competent command and control of the Russian Defense Ministry and the strengthening of the interaction of the RF Ministry of Defense with the Wagner PMC, to grind part of the enemy’s operational reserves in Slavyansko-Kramatorsk direction, which will be of no small importance in subsequent battles to break through the defense line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Konstantinovka-Chasov Yar-Rai-Aleksandrovka, with the aim of a full-fledged entry into the Slavnya-Kramatorsk agglomeration. The fights here will also be heavy.
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More from Rozhin: Tikhanovskaya's voters in Artemovsk Tikhanovskaya's voters is a reference to Belorussian politician Sviatlana Heorhiyeuna Tsikhanouskaya, who attempted to unseat Belorussian president Aleksandr Lukashenko in 2020 presidential elections.
[ColonelCassad] Remarkable footage of the destruction of the branch of the Belarusian Nazis from the gang "Kalinovsky's regiment" appeared.
The operator patiently waited until the entire squad was unloaded and entered a house in a private sector on the western outskirts of the city, after which it flew over.
Fans of white-red-white flags are not welcome on the territory of the Russian city of Artemovsk.
PS. In the evening, "Wagner" took the last major fortified area "Domino" in the outskirts of high-rise buildings. A few hundred meters of Artemovsk remained at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow they will announce the liberation of the city.
Prigozhin said that the enemy is attacking north of the village of Sacco and Vanzetti. Sacco and Vanzetti is an actual name of a settlement near Artemovsk
"Unfortunately, units of the Russian Defense Ministry retreated up to 570 meters north of Bakhmut, exposing our flags," said Prigozhin.
"I appeal to the top leadership of the Ministry of Defense publicly, because my letters are not read "Please don't give up the flanks.... Hold on as best you can for a few more days."
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Evgeny Viktorovich apparently means that after the final liberation of Artemovsk (about 1.28 km2 of the 41 km2 of the city area remained), the PMCs will free up forces to hold the flanks on their own. In general, it is strange, the front is basically standing still, and at the same time, the task of holding two villages causes so many difficulties for Shoigu and Gerasimov.
Yesterday Prigozhin spoke about Gerasimov's "rebound". Here is yesterday's summary from the head of the PMC:
"Today, units of PMC Wagner have advanced up to 260 meters, occupying an area of 180,000 square meters. The enemy has 1.28 square kilometers left under control. The enemy is putting up fierce resistance.
Fights are going on for every house, for every entrance, for every square meter territory, despite the fact that a couple of percent of the territory remained under the enemy in Bakhmut. It is not possible to encircle the enemy due to the fact that, as reported by the Ministry of Defense, the Russian Airborne Forces, as a result of the offensive in the Artemovsk region, occupied an advantageous line.
Yes, indeed, the Russian Airborne Forces, as a result of the enemy’s offensive in the Artemovsk region, occupied a line advantageous for the enemy. This new strategic maneuver, which, I am sure, will be included in all military textbooks, will be called "instantaneous, decisive rebound from the enemy", "rebound of Gerasimov".
Brusilovsky breakthrough. Therefore:
"AN INSTANT, RESOLUTION FROM THE ENEMY", unfortunately, today does not allow Artemovsk to be slammed, but we are advancing and in the coming days Artemovsk will be taken."
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The implication is that Putin is some kind of crazed, James Bond type of villain because he built a bomb shelter. OK. We get it. Putin is a villain.
But our own government has bomb shelters too. Maybe our government is better at keeping secret just how lavish and extensive their shelters are.
#10
We have have niche construction market for just such shelters, for private citizens. Even specialists in turning old silos into living quarters. Even a TV show about it.
#11
I've seen and thought about the de-miled silo deal.
My question: What if somebody out there hasn't updated their target list, and your location is still on it?
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[NEVSKIY NEWS] Why the traitors of Russia continue to earn on the state order from the budget of St. Petersburg, and why Alexander Beglov continues to work as a governor, despite a series of corruption scandals, read in an exclusive interview with Evgeny Prigozhin to NEVSKIY NEWS.
Evgeny Prigozhin, a patriot of Russia and St. Petersburg, now spends most of his time at the front, where Wagner PMC fighters defend the interests of Russia, it is almost impossible to find him in the city.
NEVSKY NEWS asked Evgeny Viktorovich to comment on the current St. Petersburg news agenda, which in recent months has been filled with scandals related to the decisions of the St. Petersburg mayor Alexander Beglov and his inner circle.
We managed to contact the leader of PMC "Wagner" by phone and ask a few questions that concern all citizens.
- Evgeny Viktorovich, good afternoon, thank you for taking the time to talk. One of the main political events in St. Petersburg over the past month is a public petition for the resignation of Governor Beglov, created by the youth movement City of Change. For three days, about one and a half million people took part in the voting, of which 1.3 million were in favor of Beglov's resignation. Surprisingly, there was no reaction from the federal center to this petition. Beglov himself did not answer anything, to whom journalists on this topic several times turned for comments ...
I understand that you want me to comment on this for Alexander Dmitrievich. I, as a person who stood at the origins of his election, can say the following. Wherever there are elections, they exist so that even if it is clear in advance that they will be rigged, candidates must at least pretend that the people really vote for them. This is called the legitimization of elections.
To do this, he must drive around the yards, see if the doors creak, if the garbage chutes work, if the roads are well made, and much more. If the governor has made it his task for his term of office to steal more money, he still has to put on a good face even with a bad game. This is an unspoken rule.
Of course, it is better if the governor does not steal, works, benefits and meets the expectations of voters, but, unfortunately, all these qualities together are very rare.
When the governor was elected, the official result was about 67 percent of the vote for Beglov. To be honest, as I was told, about 40 percent of voters voted for him. This is despite the fact that he waved "Beglov's shovel", and did not yet treat the residents as "active and nasty."
From the Editor : On May 1, 2019, speaking at a rally on Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov uttered the following phrase: “Active nasty citizens live in our city.” Despite the fact that the mayor immediately corrected himself and said about the active and creative, Beglov's "Freudian slip" went to the people and took its place in the collection of funny situations that Governor Beglov constantly finds himself in.
And I personally had a group of almost a hundred political technologists who forced him to go from house to house. And then they went after him and put up those playgrounds that he promised people.
What we see now among the common people is called "the power has become bronzed." That is, its sensitivity to problems was first reduced, and now the receptors are completely atrophied.
And so at first, when I criticized him, he tried to do something, and from the federal center they gave him a hat. Then he began to do less, then they stopped giving him a hat, and, as we can see, he stopped doing anything at all. Therefore, what we have now: Beglov, as we see, does nothing, and nothing will happen to him for this.
Some ceremonial events. Moreover, he really likes to go to festive events, and if these events are not enough, they are specially invented for him. And since Alexander Dmitrievich likes it at ceremonial events, the city has become a place of festive and ritual services.
Officials, sprinkled with expensive perfume, meet, kiss and part. The economy of the city goes into a deep depression, the appetites of officials do not decrease. As a result, there is not enough money, garbage is not taken out, roads are not being repaired, and, as we can see, metro stations are being closed one by one. And everyone forgot about the promised construction.
In this situation, of course, most of the townspeople want Beglov's immediate resignation.
But if Beglov is fired because of this petition, then they need to pay attention to other petitions in other regions and areas of activity. Therefore, the petition does not affect anything, and the opinion of the population as well.
The authorities have a clear understanding: the more they complain about you, the more likely it is that you will never be kicked out. Therefore, in the next elections, I think, Beglov will either go for a promotion, or win the gubernatorial election with 70 percent, and no one will care about the opinion of the population.
Everything is like in the old joke about Soviet power. "The Soviet government pretends to pay, and people pretend to work." We have the same situation now, only more tragic.
— Evgeny Viktorovich, lately facts and opinions have been published in the information space that more and more people are appearing in the circle of Governor Beglov who are somehow connected with Ukraine and, possibly, support the Ukrainian regime. Why do you think there is no reaction from law enforcement agencies or federal authorities to this information?
The reason is the same. Both around Beglov and in Moscow there are a lot of people who do not care about the NWO. Their job is to get rich and line their pockets. These people group and defend their own views and their own interests. Therefore, Comrade Beglov, in my opinion, is a component of this criminal gang.
I think that he expects that those very “active and nasty” who are now fighting, defending the honor of Russia, will someday finally die, and he will have to integrate into the new system. For this, he arranges, as I believe, a laying near him in the form of pro-Ukrainian comrades loyal to him.
As the people said: "Who lived under the Germans, he lives now." This is about his pro-Ukrainian friends.
I'll tell you a little secret, today not only pro-Ukrainian comrades earn on us in St. Petersburg, but also those who work for the NATO countries. Take the case of Dmitry Tsvetkov, who fled to Europe, was arrested in absentia, but continues to earn money on government contracts from Smolny. Withdraws money from the country, bangs, as he can, Russia, and Alexander Dmitrievich tosses orders to him.
Do an investigation, tell people about this story, and I'll give you an invoice.
From the Editor : In 2018, a criminal case was opened in Russia on the embezzlement of the budget funds of the Ministry of Defense. The Accounts Chamber of Russia found out that 493 million rubles were withdrawn abroad for the development of a domestic strike and reconnaissance drone. The charge was brought against Alexander Gomzin, who heads the Kazan "OKB im. M.P. Simonov. The St. Petersburg businessman Dmitry Tsvetkov, who managed to escape abroad, helped to withdraw money abroad. About how Dmitry Tsvetkov today continues to earn money at the expense of the budget of St. Petersburg, read in the near future in NEVSKY NEWS.
— We can't help but ask you about the key topic of the last week. Petersburg has become a place of close attention of the Investigative Committee of Russia. A large number of criminal cases are opened, but most of them are not brought to their logical end. A few days ago, the chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, was not allowed to enter the construction site of the Northern Alluvium, where, according to the investigation, there are a large number of violations. Why do you think all these corruption scandals in our city, as a rule, do not end with anything?
Again a well-known proverb. We didn’t come up with it, but, unfortunately, we live at the same time: “The hand washes the hand.”
Alexander Dmitrievich, as a person with access to an unlimited amount of money, especially thanks to the newly created alliance with Gazprom, has the ability to distribute serious assets. Therefore, he generously distributes city property.
This situation is very similar to the situation with African presidents.
A president is elected in Africa, each African receives a kilogram of rice to put a tick in the ballot, and a certain person comes to power, to whom the Western elites gave money for this rice. After that, he rewrites licenses for the development of subsoil for those who gave him money for this rice, lives comfortably for some time, stuffing his pockets. After that, a revolution takes place, the people return everything to themselves, then a new one comes, and so on in a circle.
Alexander Dmitrievich, as I understand it, now has the same logic. We distribute to the maximum to those who are now giving the opportunity to live comfortably, hoping that the revolution will not happen. And if in a particular city of St. Petersburg such a governor will last for a long time, then it is not known how much patience the people will have, maybe it will.
But if this situation is everywhere, throughout the country, then big problems can begin, which, of course, I would not like very much. But, as far as I understand, Beglov believes that the inhabitants of St. Petersburg are the very Africans to whom he will give a kilogram of rice, and we will come to kiss his hands in 2024.
And therefore, since we have found time to talk and discussed all the issues, I want to end with the phrase: “Dear Petersburgers, do not vote for Beglov! Better yet, sign petitions for Beglov's resignation. Maybe our weak voice will be heard!”
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Beglov's "Freudian slip" went to the people and took its place in the collection of funny situations that Governor Beglov constantly finds himself in.
...I think Evgeny Viktorovich and I have very different values for 'funny'.
Text by the late Kirill Romanovsky appeared on the V Kontakte page of PMC Wagner - military review.
I have tried to identify the various Wagner call signs.
[VK] On March 27, 2016, Wagner PMC units liberated the Syrian Palmyra. The media then said that the ancient city from the cover of history textbooks was taken by Russian troops and units of the Syrian army. However, in reality, no Russian troops, and even more so Syrian ones, were not involved in the assault on Palmyra - all operations on the ground were carried out by Wagner PMC fighters and only they.
War correspondent Kirill Romanovsky (1985 - 2023) left his memories of how the assault on Palmyra took place, and how the heroes of this battle were subsequently treated. Further, his story is about how the Russian generals behaved during the storming of the ancient city, and why the Ministry of Defense decided to disband the Wagner detachments after the Palmyra operation.
March 26, 2016.
When we arrived near Palmyra together with Sedym, of all the Russian troops, only General Alexander Dvornikov was in position with a large retinue and guards. He sat at the command post on the roof of a three-story concrete building. Tellingly, the Russian general was very drunk. There were also a large number of Syrian generals, to whom the batmen constantly carried tea in thin glass cups - Syrian with a "waist," and cold towels. It was hot. The generals were sweating, but they sat and watched. It was like in a theater - white tablecloths, tables. And they see on the roof how ordinary guys will take Palmyra.
The battlefield was perfectly visible, because the building was located ten kilometers from the Palmyra ridges - as in the palm of your hand there was a flat plateau, quarries and Height 939, which Ratibor's detachment was supposed to enter. Ratibor is Aleksandr Kuznetsov, a Wagner commander. You can read more about Aleksandr Kuznetsov, and his exploits in Libya here.
Dvornikov held a short meeting with his retinue and said loudly: "If Hill 939 is taken, then consider Palmyra has fallen."
Sedym and I arrived at night. And early in the morning they approached the “roof” from somewhere in the camp where the PMC “Wagner”, the Director and the Ninth were located. They greeted Dvornikov. The drunken general behaved boorishly and arrogantly, as he was once again asked what means and support forces would be used by the military.
The director quarreled with Dvornikov, demanding to put in two helicopters for insurance, in case the groups get stuck in front of this height, in order to support them with turntables. Dvornikov was indignant. One of the officers took the Director aside and said that "yes, yes, yes, there will be turntables."
I myself stepped aside, and the Director with the Ninth went to Ratibor, who was leading the first units to the starting line. The movement was to be three kilometers of minefields. When the "comrades" from the Russian Armed Forces sent the boys from the "Wagner" there, they were told that 939 had no minefields, no spirits - nothing. But it was necessary to break through with heavy fighting.
Groups of "Wagners" advanced and immediately began to be raked from machine guns from the heights near the vertical bald entrance to the mountain. And there, behind the folds in the mountain, the ISIS machine gunners were sitting, and stones still hung over them, which made practically prepared pillboxes out of the folds.
You can’t just get the enemy out of there with nothing: neither grenades, nor mines. The only thing left is to go across the open area directly to the machine guns. The guys went ahead and performed tasks that everyone said was impossible.
The assault was heavy and difficult, for several hours Ratibor climbed steep slopes under heavy enemy fire. Mortars worked, every now and then the “Wagner” M-30, a 1943 howitzer, was connected, for which a couple of dozen shells were allocated. The director returned from his positions, Sedoy and Ninth remained there, and began to swear loudly and shout at Dvornikov: “Bitch, give me at least 100 more shells!” Dvornikov no longer talked to him, but the shells still appeared from somewhere. One car arrived and brought 130 pieces.
While Ratibor was moving, the evacuation of the wounded began - they were taken towards Skalbia. In the first few hours, about 30 wounded and 15 killed appeared. "Wagners" field doctors "darned" right on the bus while moving towards the city.
By the end of the day, Ratibor went to the height, and we heard the long-awaited on the radio: "Height 939 is taken, we are moving along the ridge." Ratibor began to move from the opornik to the opornik of the enemy along the ridge to the north.
The director approached Dvornikov and said that Height 939 had been taken, now you can handle it yourself. To which the satisfied Dvornikov immediately began to call someone on the phone to report to the Chief of the General Staff that he had taken Palmyra. Although Palmyra had not yet been taken and a day of heavy fighting was ahead. This was the day before the capture of the ancient city.
Dvornikov patted the Director on the shoulder and said: "Well done, Zhenya, then we ourselves." The director, in turn, spat to the side, silently turned around and went to the exit. Dvornikov jumped up from his chair, caught up with him - and I heard him say: “Come on, don’t be offended, you understand that we won’t do anything ourselves. Let's finish the job, why swear."
After taking Height 939, Ratibor entered the outskirts of Palmyra, a second group of Wagners pulled up to help him. Together they took the substation and the airport. Only after that, the ISIS went to the elevators outside the city, leaving it. And there, the “courageous” Syrian troops, after waiting almost a day, moved towards Palmyra along the back road. We came within shooting distance, checked that everything was safe and rushed to loot and take selfies as a keepsake.
LISTS FOR AWARDS
Further events became known to me in subsequent years. Now I understand that the truth is more important than etiquette. And what I know is the sum of what the Wagner employees told me.
In March 2016, the Director came to the President and asked to reward the fighters who especially distinguished themselves during the storming of Palmyra. Putin agreed, saying that he knew that Wagner PMCs worked in the second echelon.
It was a perennial problem. The Ministry of Defense has always lied about the fact that PMC "Wagner" is not ahead, but behind. There was even such a joke among the fighters: “we are going in the second echelon, but there is no one in the first one.”
It is said that the president agreed that five people would receive the title of Hero of Russia.
Then the Director brought a list for the awarding of Shoigu, which included Sedoy, Tramp, Ninth, Ratibor and another PMC fighter. Shoigu shouted and said indignantly that some gopniks cannot go down in history like those who took Palmyra. And if they are given not just Heroes, but simply any state orders, then this will be a shame for the country. And refused. The names listed are call signs of Wagner operatives.
They say that the head of the PMC, leaving, slammed the door, stopped in the reception room and said to the assembled deputies of the defense minister: “Well, bitches, have you already screwed holes on your tunics for Palmyra?”
And, indeed, for the capture of Palmyra, the Stars of Heroes were received by the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov. Even commander Alexander Dvornikov, who was sitting drunk at the command post near Palmyra, received the Star of the Hero.
Gray-haired and Tramp were given the title of Heroes of the Russian Federation only a few months after the capture of Palmyra.
"REWARD" FOR HEROES
But the real "reward" for PMC "Wagner" for the storming of Palmyra was not state orders and recognition - but complete disbandment. The next day after the conflict with Shoigu, the Director was summoned to the Chief of the General Staff and said that a decision had been made to disband the "orchestra", and all those present there needed to urgently leave Syria.
The reason for such an order was not only the awards of the Heroes of the Russian Federation for the PMC "Wagner" - but also the case with a strike on the location of the 4th assault detachment, commanded by Brodyaga. Brodyaga is Andrey Bogatov, a Wagner operative.
It was near Palmyra literally the next day after the Director's conversation. The Su-24 aircraft actually "unloaded" four FAB-500s at the position of the Wagner PMC. The coordinates of the point of temporary deployment of 4 SHO were entered in the target log, and the strike on them was delivered deliberately.
Who entered the location coordinates could not be established. It was rumored that this was Shoigu's answer for the director's incorrect behavior. After this incident, the Tramp, having lost one arm, climbed the mountains for three days and pulled out his fighters. There were many wounded, several people died.
Then there was a scandal, employees of the PMC "Wagner" came to Dvornikov and demanded this pilot - but he said that "if a dozen scum died, then the pilot only benefited - he learned how to accurately drop bombs on moving targets."
The conflict reached the point where the Director was summoned to the Chief of the General Staff. Shoigu himself, who at that moment went hunting, instructed Gerasimov to withdraw all employees of the Wagner PMC from Syria.
The execution of the command began immediately - literally on the third day after Shoigu's decision. Il-76s flew to Syria in large numbers - at first people were loaded into them to return to the Russian Federation. Further, the "Wagners" began to be taken out from the mountains, from different positions. They came in trucks, they were stuffed into planes, and before that they were searched. The military police took away personal belongings, weapons, body armor. All the "good" was piled up on the runway and the military immediately looted it.
There was another highlight as well. The fighters were taken to Latakia immediately after Palmyra. Some time later, the guide was called to the headquarters. Like, "tomorrow the task will follow, urgently get ammunition." The commander blew up the personnel, went to the port, loaded KamAZ trucks with ammunition until the evening. And when he came back, he was again urgently summoned to the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense.
- Did you bring it?
- That's right, the task is completed, here is the ammunition.
- And now listen to the introduction: urgently take the ammunition back and prepare for departure to Russia. You have a couple of hours.
WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER
The next day the weather turned bad, there were no planes. Since the Chief of the General Staff hurried Dvornikov every day and said to urgently remove all the "Wagners" from Syria, referring to the order of the Minister of Defense, a crazy decision was made to send about three hundred people on the deck and in the hold of a large landing ship - BDK, which during the next flight just brought ammunition to the Russian group and stood in the port of Latakia.
The fighters were sent along the route Latakia - Novorossiysk through Turkey, without providing medical care to the wounded and without food and water. The journey took almost 3 weeks.
All this time, the “Wagners” were sitting on the ship without supplies - only thanks to the actions of the ship’s crew, it was possible to transfer several containers of water to the fighters. While there were not enough provisions for everyone, the ship's crew shared what they could.
Separately, it is worth mentioning about the wounded "Wagnerites" and the attitude towards them from the Ministry of Defense. Since the hospital in Khmeimim, by order from above, refused to accept fighters from the Wagner PMC, it was necessary to take the wounded for evacuation to the Russian Federation to Latakia from Skalbia, where the main Wagner hospital was located.
The most striking example is when a “Wagnerian” with legs amputated after being wounded was lying in a military hospital, then at some point the military prosecutor was indignant that he was being fed for free. And so the PMC employees began to carry their food separately to the Wagnerian.
Another time, the head of the hospital walked around Khmeimim drunk and yelled that it was not worth spending medicines on the Wagners. It got to the point that the dispatcher, who was responsible for PMC communication with the military, went to Homs himself and brought the necessary painkillers. After a couple of days, the wounded man was taken away and taken to the hospital in Skalbia to his father Abu-Fadi, who did everything to help Wagner PMC.
But back to evacuation. One of the fighters, recalling the voyage on the BDK, said that he was pulled out of the hospital with a fragment in his hand, saying that he had to get ready, there were no options, otherwise he would not return to Russia later.
They pulled out of the hospital and his comrade, whose foot was torn off by a mine, and who could not move independently, hardly jumping on crutches:
“I helped him, we walked together all the time - and since we were in the same platoon, I helped to drag him. When we arrived for loading, he could not go down to the deck. I tried to help him down because the stairs were steep. Military police officers came up and one of them said: “What the hell are you doing?” - pushing him down so that he hung on the stairs and somehow got down in his arms. When we sailed past Turkey, the wounds began to rot and bleed heavily.
So the fighters of PMC "Wagner" returned to Russia. Behind them was the liberated Palmyra - a city that they took with heavy losses - as well as a number of other important victories.
However, instead of awards and honors, wounded soldiers in bloody bandages, like prisoners of war in a Nazi concentration camp, were thrown out of Syria, mocked and mocked. Throwing them out, the military also erased the memory of the "Wagners" from military records. Meanwhile, the “heroic Minister of Defense Shoigu”, in expensive glasses with a thin gilded frame, was engaged in woodcarving on his hunting estate in Tuva.
Every evening, the Chief of the General Staff called him, told him in detail about all the sophistications. And he, sitting in an easy chair by the fireplace, having steamed up in a cedar bath, smiled blissfully and rejoiced, realizing that the Russian power that he was so afraid of was gone. He crushed her.
"FAREWELL CONCERT" OF THE ARMY MEN
Nine months have passed since March 26, 2016.
We fought in Palmyra, there were excursions from important dignitaries and journalists. And on December 9, 2016, about 30 ISIS militants, having shot at a checkpoint on the western entrances of Palmyra, broke into the city.
The Syrian and Russian military began to hastily leave their positions. ISIS pulled up about 100 reserve people. And as a result, several thousand army soldiers shamefully fled from Palmyra, leaving tanks, armored vehicles and artillery along the way, which later fell to ISIS.
And again it was the turn of the "Wagners" to save the honor of the country, whose military functionaries wiped their feet on them a few months ago. But these are other events that I will tell you later.
EPILOGUE
I tell this story, knowing that my days are numbered, and I am unlikely to see its publication. But I ask my friends, to whom I left my archive, to publish it when necessary, in order to help my comrades-in-arms and real Russian heroes, with whom I walked shoulder to shoulder for many years under enemy bullets. They are with machine guns and machine guns, and I am with a camera and a camera.
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