[EuromaidanPress] ...ISW's current assessment that the Kremlin is preparing "a decisive strategic action" in the next six months most likely in Luhansk Oblast.
Russian officials, Kremlin advisors, and other unspecified knowledgeable figures who spoke on condition of anonymity reportedly told Bloomberg that Putin seeks to conduct a new major offensive and that he believes that Russia's tolerance to accept causalities will allow Russia to win the war in the long run despite Russian failures so far.
--------- ISW=Institute for Study of War.
Russia has probably lost 10k to 20k soldiers and lots of equipment in the past 6 months trying to take Bakhmut.
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[PRAVDA.UA] Igor Girkin (Strelkov), the former leader of Donetsk krazed killers, has refused to take part in the war against Ukraine as part of the Wagner Group private military company (PMC).
The terrorist noted that he discussed a possible meeting at which they could agree on his participation in the war as part of the Wagner Group PMC on Friday and even promised to "come to Luhansk for a personal conversation" within two days.
"However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... Mr Prigozhin's last public speech [Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group PMC - ed.], in which a stream of the most blatant lies was uttered against me, completely rules out my participation in this PMC. I will not be able to serve under the leadership of a person who directly accused me of treason against Russia. Not to mention the dirty insults that accompanied these accusations. That's it," Girkin said.
In an address to Girkin that was published on the Internet, Prigozhin accuses the ex-leader of the turbans of "surrendering Sloviansk", "taking money from Akhmetov"[Rinat Akhmetov is Ukraine's richest businessman - ed.] and "abandoning boys," and repeatedly insults him and threatens to throw him into the hottest hell, where he will have to prove his reliability, and also threatens to "pee on his face" if he tries to flee the battlefield.
Background: On 26 January, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group PMC, invited Igor Girkin (Strelkov) to join his troops in Ukraine [DPR is the self-styled "Donetsk People's Republic" — ed.]. In response, Strelkov offered to discuss the proposal.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] The Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Mykolaiv regions were also subjected to enemy shelling.
by Iryna Lysohor
Russian occupiers shelled the Chernihiv region three times during Friday. Novgorod-Siverskyi and Koryukivskyi districts were under fire - mortars and artillery fired at them. Without victims and destruction.
At night and in the morning, the enemy shelled the territories of Esman, Shalygin, Seredino-Bud communities of the Sumy region . In the morning, the Russians fired mortars on the outskirts of the village of Bachivsk of the Esman territorial community. The Russians also fired from mortars on the outskirts of the village of Vovkivka of the Shalygin community. Information about the victims, the destruction of infrastructure facilities is being clarified, says the summary from OVA. During the day yesterday, the Russians shelled the communities of Bilopolska, Esmanska and Seredino-Budska. 52 arrivals were recorded. According to preliminary data, there were no victims or injured.
In the Kharkivska on the Slobozhansk direction, the enemy shelled more than 30 settlements, among them: Guryiv Kozachok, Krasne, Staritsa, Okhrimivka, Varvarivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and Kupyansk. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy shelled the settlements: Ivanivka, Kislivka, Krokhmalne and Berestov. The building of the lyceum was damaged in the village of Kindrashivka, Kupian district.
In the village In the deep Kharkiv district, a private home was damaged, two commercial buildings were on fire. In the village Petropavlivka, Chuguyiv district, was wounded by a civilian man who was hospitalized in a moderate condition.
Over the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Zaporizhzhia , Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Chervone, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Novodanilivka, Olhivske, Shcherbaki, Poltavka, Zaliznychne, Orihiv, Kamianske, Stepove, Luk' Yanivske, Yurkivka. There is destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of Russian shelling. Details regarding the consequences are being clarified.
Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the area of Bilogorivka , Luhansk region and. In the direction of Kupyansk, the enemy launched mortar and artillery attacks on Novoselivskyi, Stelmakhivka, and Myasozharivka. Chervonopivka, Makiivka, Nevske and Dibrova were affected by the fire in the Lymansky direction. The situation in the region remains difficult.
Yesterday afternoon in Mykolaivska , the enemy fired artillery at the settlement of the Ochakivska community, as a result of which residential buildings, farm buildings and garages were destroyed and damaged. There are no casualties.
In Khersonska, according to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, areas of the settlements of Zolota Balka, Havrylivka, Dudchany, Chervyn Mayak, Monastyrske, Tomarine, Burgunka, Tyaginka, Stanislav and Kherson were hit by salvo rocket systems, barrel artillery and mortars. The enemy army once again shelled the residential quarters of Kherson and Kherson district.
A car containing a man and a woman was mutilated by shrapnel from a Russian projectile in the Suvorov district. The man was taken away by an ambulance, and the woman died on the spot. Rashists and Komyshans were fired upon, where three people were wounded, a 25-year-old girl died from her wounds. In the Kherson region, a total of seven people were injured as a result of Russian aggression, two died. In the temporarily occupied resort village Zaliznyi Port of the Skadovsky district,
Our positions were shelled chaotically during the night in Donetsk . The occupiers inflicted point strikes on several settlements: in the village of Ocheretine, Lyman and Avdiivtsi. At night, there was also artillery shelling of the territory of the Karliv Reservoir on the territory of Ocheretynsk TG. Information on civilian casualties is being clarified. The general situation on the front line remains unchanged: active fighting near Bakhmut, Soledar, Toretsk, Maryinka, Vugledar. In the region - four dead, seven injured civilians per day.
We will remind you that during the past day, the Russian occupiers launched 10 missile strikes , one of them on the civilian infrastructure of Zaporizhzhia, and 26 air strikes and carried out 81 attacks from rocket salvo systems, in particular, on civilian objects in the city of Ochakiv.
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[Korrespondent] 22:18 Zelensky announced that he signed a decree on the implementation of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council regarding sanctions against legal entities and individuals "which are used by the aggressor state to transport military equipment and soldiers by rail." According to the president, we are talking about 185 companies and individuals whose assets are blocked, and the property will be used for the defense of Ukraine. "And we will work to ensure that a similar blocking is applied by other countries," the head of state added.
21:36 As a result of the shelling of the residential sector in Konstantinovka by Russians with S-300 missiles, three people were killed, 14 were injured, Zelensky said.
17:41 Former general Petr Pavel, who actively supported Ukraine during the Russian invasion, became the new president of the Czech Republic.
16:38 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that in Novoaydar, Lugansk region, Ukrainian troops allegedly attacked the building of a regional hospital from HIMARS, as a result, 14 "patients of the hospital and medical personnel" were injured and 24 were injured.
15:25 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her unconditional support for Ukraine: “We support Ukraine without any “ifs” and “buts.” Ukraine fights for our common values, fights for respect for international law and the principles of democracy, and therefore Ukraine must win this war."
13:36 British intelligence reports that on January 1, the Russians lost more than 300 people as a result of a strike on the Makeevka hostel. Analysts estimate that the majority of those liquidated were most likely killed or missing, rather than injured. At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry took a "rare step" by publicly admitting the losses - 89 people. The difference between the number of victims acknowledged by Russia and the real number highlights the pervasive presence of disinformation in Russian public statements, intelligence points out.
11:22 The Russians launched a missile attack on a residential area in Konstantinovka in the morning: three civilians were killed and at least two were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
10:37 France and Italy have agreed on the joint transfer of SAMP-T air defense systems to Ukraine, writes La Stampa. According to the source of the publication, the political decision has already been made, now the technical details are being specified. In turn, the newspaper Il Messaggero reports that the defense ministers of Italy and France have already agreed to purchase 700 Aster-30 anti-aircraft missiles for this system and transfer some of them to Ukraine.
10:04 Electricity consumption in Ukraine decreased slightly on January 28, which is typical for the weekend. But the reduction is small, so the deficit in the energy system remains significant, Ukrenergo said. All oblenergos have been notified of daily consumption limits.
09:35 In the Kherson region over the past day, due to Russian shelling, two people were killed, seven were injured, the IVA reported.
09:08 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the recent limited Russian ground attacks in the Zaporozhye region may be intended to disperse Ukrainian forces and create conditions for an offensive in the Lugansk region. In addition, Russia is redeploying units of the 2nd motorized rifle division from Belarus to the Lugansk region. This, analysts say, suggests that the planned Russian offensive that everyone has been talking about lately is most likely directed at the Luhansk region, although it could also occur in the Vuhledar area west of Donetsk.
At the same time, ISW considers it extremely unlikely that a new offensive will be directed to the north of Ukraine from Belarus.
09:03 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, four civilians were killed - three in Paraskoveevka and one in Velika Novoselka. Seven more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:48 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 28.
personnel - about 125,510 (+800) people liquidated,
tanks - 3189 (+7),
armored combat vehicles - 6344 (+4),
artillery systems - 2188 (+8),
MLRS - 453 (+1),
air defense systems - 221 (+0),
aircraft - 293 (+1),
helicopters - 284 (+1),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1947 (+6),
cruise missiles - 796 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5027 (+26),
special equipment - 199 (+0).
08:27 The enemy continues to conduct offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. In the Kupyansky, Limansky, Zaporozhye and Kherson directions - it is defending itself, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Luhansk region and Razdolovka, Krasnaya Gora, Bakhmut, Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka, Druzhba, Vodyanoye, Marinka, Pobeda, Ugledar and Prechistovka, Donetsk region.
07:21 Israel is helping Ukraine, "but behind the scenes and much more than is known," Israeli Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor said in an interview with Funke Mediengruppe. He called for understanding for his country's low-key position: "We have Russians in Syria. As you know, the Israeli army regularly suppresses the supply of weapons from Iran to Syria and Lebanon. Among them are Iranian drones and missiles that Russia uses in Ukraine."
The ambassador named the presence of a large Jewish community in Russia as the second circumstance, due to which Israel is forced to act quietly.
03:26 Russia may launch a new offensive on February 24, says NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov: "Given that they are people from the" scoop "and that by some anniversary they should have some achievements. There is no secret what they are up to On February 24, they are preparing for a new wave ... They have a task - to fully reach the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions." According to Danilov, the Russian military has been reconnoitering the defensive capabilities of Ukrainian forces in the Zaporozhye direction for a week now.
02:52 Prigozhin does not lead the headquarters of the Wagnerites, his function is media, Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said: "Prigozhin's key function is media and political. He does not directly lead combat units, he does not head the headquarters. His task is financing."
00:17 There are no Belarusian troops on the territory of Ukraine, Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said.
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[RIA] For all the time of confrontation in the past and present centuries, the main strategic goal of the West was the destruction of Russia. The Russian Empire, the USSR, a modern country - the target has never changed from a name change.
Not observing too closely the moves and exits in various political and military-political games, we as a state in the last 30 years seemed to have lost a little awareness of this simple fact.
The West is always against us. The West is always against the Russians.
We were for many decades a single powerful, armored fist: not because we are militaristic and not because militarism is our middle name, but because it was the only way to survive. As a country, as a nation, preserving both culture, traditions and ideals.
They tried to mislead us and almost achieved this by starting, as part of the policy of "new thinking", to cut rockets into scrap metal, and as part of the "new sincerity" to transfer the schemes of the installed listening devices in the new building of the US Embassy to the Americans. And it was actually done by the one who was obliged from these same Americans to protect the interests of our national security. The then chairman of the KGB.
But all these gestures of good and very good will did not change the plans of the military elites and the political establishment - in Washington, in London , in Brussels, in the Baltic countries - to settle accounts with us militarily.
The transfer of tanks as part of assistance to Ukraine , their careful calculation by the entire planetary media community, assessments of the combat capability of the Abrams and Leopards, analysis of their performance characteristics are in fact just a smokescreen to prevent global public opinion from seeing the main thing. And most importantly, this is not at all an increase in the degree of escalation, this is the beginning of a war. them with us.
Because they don't talk about it directly, nothing changes, because the solvers in NATO epaulettes, of course, cannot fail to understand that all their undertakings are doomed to failure.
“They’re on the wrong side of history, donchaknow. We here in Russia have always followed the SCIENCE that guarantees that our brotherly allies will advance, shoulder to shoulder, into the glorious future!”
In addition, they, of course, lie to the Europeans themselves (they must become and will eventually also become expendable material - and there can be no illusions here) that as a result of such a desire for geopolitical domination, millions, and maybe tens of millions, will die.
Well, because the strategists of the Pentagon and NATO did not invent a war in which you can fight without casualties from those who initiated this war.
The lessons under the motto "divide and rule", tried many times, are poorly learned by those who even now want to divide in order to rule.
The power of the West (and power without quotes, real) lies in very long-term and extremely layered planning, in a variety of scenarios of possible wars and conflicts, each of which is provoked in order to make money. It is profit and obtaining new resource markets that is the goal of any anti-Russian, anti-Soviet, anti-Russian campaign. For not the last centuries, but even millennia.
Lavrov said that Russia is no longer waging a hybrid war with the West
Eight years ago, when the President of Russia, under an absolutely far-fetched pretext, was not invited to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army, we considered this a manifestation of the pettiness of the nature of the hosts, who invented as an excuse that "Auschwitz was liberated by the Ukrainians." Russia told the ignorant that the fronts during the Great Patriotic War were formed by regions, and not by nationality, adding that the 60th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, the same one that first entered Auschwitz, served Red Army soldiers of 39 nationalities.
“For the fact that Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet troops, I am grateful for the rest of my life,” a former (at that time minor) prisoner of the death camp will say many years later.
And he will add: "For me, during the Second World War, Russia was a savior. <...> I was saved by the Battle of Stalingrad, which became the turning point of the war, and the offensive of the Soviet army."
Let's return to the personality of the author of the quotes, but for now let's say this with all our frankness.
Everyone saw how we refrained from responding to provocations of any kind, to attempts to humiliate, cancel, and slander us. We retained the dignity that comes with the feeling that we have the country and the security of all its citizens behind us. They tried to reproach us, they gagged us, they accused us of everything that could only be blamed on the state.
At the same time, self-appointed prosecutors in the most beautiful way, with the support of the media, capital and various politicians, overthrew governments during the "Arab spring", caused chaos in Syria to remove Assad, ironed Libya with Rafale ammunition.
There is so much blood on those who today in sparkling knightly armor jumps, or rather, rides on "Abrams" and other armored vehicles to kill us, so much that it reaches their nostrils. They almost choke on it.
But since the appetite comes with eating, and blood drinking is not cured, now these geopoliticians, geostrategists and grandmasters of the big chess game, where there are not pieces on the board, but living people, will now let the blood flow to the Europeans. Under the pretext that it is they, the Europeans, who must go and fight "against Russia and its armed horde", which, as we know from Goebbels' manuals, "brings slavery to the peoples of the continent."
One way or another, Europeans, citizens of the countries of the Hitlerite axis, were driven to fight the Russians in Stalingrad . In addition to the Wehrmacht, a Croatian infantry regiment, one Italian, one Hungarian and two Romanian armies fought with the Red Army on the snow hot from artillery salvos.
The outcome of the battle is known. Next week our victory in Stalingrad will be 80 years old.
Today, after these eight decades, after the decision was made to send heavy tanks, the next step of those whose grandfathers and great-grandfathers wandered in the columns taken prisoner by us in that battle is not difficult to predict.
As support and assistance, a NATO army contingent is sent to the line of clashes in the zone of the NMD so that, as the military says, "the front does not collapse." Limited or unlimited, retirees or reservists, the current squad - anyone, just to defeat Russia. Or rather, to destroy it.
This task is geostrategic. Russia, winning this confrontation, is now the main nightmare of European politicians (with very few exceptions). Russia losing, that is, destroyed, is their main joy.
In the first case, they lose everything - such carefully accumulated capital and zones of influence. In the second, NATO naval units are stationed in Sevastopol.
We just need to understand now that the stakes in this game for the West are higher than its life, the collective West. Therefore, today he is almost ready to pay with the lives of his citizens.
Only lazy people do not talk about the transfer of the common European economy to a war footing, statements are made by official serious people whose eyes sparkle with anticipation of revenge. For example, Manfred Weber , leader of the European People's Party , made a quite unambiguous statement on this score.
The memory of the loss, terrible and bloody, as we can see, did not sober up European politicians even once, but only inflamed militant moods, as Annalena Berbock , head of the German Foreign Ministry , said directly in the European Parliament : "We are waging war against Russia."
Her own ministry tried to disavow these words, but what has been said cannot be taken back. And the first word, as you know, is more expensive than the second.
This is the general, so to speak, disposition of the coalition that opposes us. And the intentions set forth by her.
And now the disposition is private.
Testimonies of a minor prisoner of Auschwitz (he was not even 15), who, during the advance of the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front, was driven by a "march of the dead" to another extermination camp - Dachau . This prisoner was Samuel Pisar.
Pizar is the stepfather of current US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken . He raised and raised him. And the same Samuel Pizar spoke about the Battle of Stalingrad.
If it were not for the Red Army, its victims, if it had not taken Auschwitz with the forces of the 1st Ukrainian Front, if it had not won in Stalingrad, the head of the American Foreign Ministry would simply not have a family today.
And Blinken, who works in the administration, declaring the possibility of an "offensive on the Crimea" and sending "Abrams" to kill the descendants of those who saved Samuel Pisar's life, should be reminded of this more often. Perhaps it will come!
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:07 Emergency services of the Kherson region said that Ukrainian troops fired artillery at the hospital campus of the Sokol plant in Nova Kakhovka, there is destruction. 22:31 On Saturday morning, Ukrainian troops attacked the building of a regional hospital in Novayadar in the LPR from HIMARS on Saturday morning, killing 14 people and injuring 24, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
21:27 Ukrainian troops launched an artillery strike on the hospital campus of the Sokol plant in the city of Novaya Kakhovka, firing 17 shells from cannon artillery, a representative of the emergency services of the Kherson region told reporters.
“The Kyiv regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region. At 14.50 APU fired 17 shells from cannon artillery into the city of Novaya Kakhovka. As a result of the shelling, the buildings of the children's department and the antenatal clinic located on the territory of the Sokolovsky hospital town were damaged, ”he said.
20:43 The call is heard... In Kyivpoured overpainted graffiti with the symbols of "Azov"
In Ukraine, there are still adequate people who do not hesitate to express their opinion.
The graffiti "Azov" in the Goloseevsky National Natural Park of Kyiv was covered with the color of blood.
19:36 "We worked as expected": the combat work of the crew of the T-72B3 Brave in the area of the special operation -video
The crews of the T-72B3 tanks of the Central Military District perform daily combat missions to destroy fortifications, armored vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Gunners-operators and tank commanders round-the-clock defeat the enemy with 125mm guns from closed positions, in cooperation with reconnaissance units and operators of unmanned aerial vehicles.
19:15 Column of APU vehicles burned by the fire of the Russian army at the front near Kremennaya.
Our gunners destroyed a convoy of enemy vehicles in the area of the settlement. Nevsky in the Kremensky district of the LPR.
The drone conducts fire adjustments and fixes the defeat.
19:09 In the cities of Ukraine activated distribution of subpoenas in crowded places - local Telegram channels.
18:14 Svatovskoe direction -video
The real genocide of Ukrainian military equipment was staged by Russian helicopter pilots.
17:15 The combat work of the Russian mortar crew to destroy manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have the means to destroy ballistic missiles in the air, but they need fighters and attack drones that could eliminate enemy installations at a great distance, Yu. Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said.
Patriot or SAMP / T complexes can solve this problem directly in the air.
17:12 Destruction of enemy supply facilities in N. p. Velyka Novoselka
At the end video- the result of the destruction of the fuel and lubricants warehouse, equipped in one of the residential buildings.
16:27 Situation at the front near Gorlovka - infantry is moving forward with the support of artillery -video
The 132nd Brigade (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the NM DPR) of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continues its successful offensive in the Dzerzhinsky direction. The infantry entrenched itself on the lines recaptured from the enemy, preparing for a new breakthrough, while the artillery continues to work on new enemy targets.
15:21KA-52 gunship destroys armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
A Ka-52 attack helicopter hits militant vehicles with anti-tank missiles.
15:20 Russian units continue to advance on all fronts, denazifying all Ukrofascists who refuse to raise their hands -video
15:13 In Ugledar, Novoselka and Novomayorsky in the DPR, as well as Lugovskoye, Zaporozhye region, units of the Vostok group of troops continued successful offensive actions and inflicted fire damage on the enemy - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
14:51 Supreme Council of the Russian Federation shot down Ukrainian MiG-29 in the skies of Donbass, according to the Ministry of Defense.
Also, two ammunition and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the DPR and Zaporozhye region.
14:49 Mobilization in Western Ukraine is in full swing -video
The military has already begun to take away the men's phones - and do not give them back until they sign for the summons.
14:47 Footage of the results of the work of the RF Armed Forces to destroy the positions of Ukrainian Nazis in Vuhledar. The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have turned urban development into one large fortified area -video
14:41 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (28.01.2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated accumulations of manpower and equipment of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kharkov region and Novoselovskoe, Luhansk People's Republic.
Up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two pickup trucks, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and a US-made M-777 artillery system were destroyed.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade, 25th Airborne and 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in areas of settlements Vishnevoe were defeated Kharkiv region, Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry.
Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles and one US-made M-777 artillery system.
In the Donetsk direction, in the course of successful offensive operations, units of the "Southern" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
Over 30 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two vehicles, a 122mm Grad MLRS installation, a 203mm Pion self-propelled artillery mount, a 152mm Giacint-B howitzer, two 152mm MSTA-B howitzers, an artillery system M-777 made in the USA, as well as a counterbattery radar made in the USA AN/TPQ-37.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the units of the Vostok group of troops continued successful offensive operations and inflicted fire damage on the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Novoselka, Novomayorskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugovskoye of the Zaporozhye region.
Two warehouses of ammunition and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Vodiane in the Donetsk People's Republic and Nikolskoye in the Zaporozhye region.
The total losses of the enemy in these areas per day amounted to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, three armored fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, three D-20 and D-30 howitzers, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 86 subunits in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 124 districts.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the air.
Also, during the day, Russian air defense systems shot down nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Vladimirovka, Kremennaya, Lugansk People's Republic, Tabaevka, Kharkiv Region, Nikolskoye, Donetsk People's Republic, and Zherebyanka, Zaporozhye Region.
In addition, eight rockets of the HIMARS and Vilkha multiple launch rocket systems were intercepted in the areas of the city of Donetsk and the settlement of Valerianovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 381 aircraft, 204 helicopters, 2,976 unmanned aerial vehicles, 402 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,656 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 992 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 3,944 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,198 units of special military vehicles.
14:10 Defeat of the DRG VSU by a sub-unit of the PTUR VS RF in the area of n.p. Ugledar, Volnovakhsi district (DPR) —video
13:40 Soledar direction setting as of 13.00 January 28, 2023
In the Soledar sector, Russian units advanced in the direction of Razdolovka, establishing control over two company posts of the 10th brigade.
The Ukrainian command expects an intensification of the offensive at the Berestovoye-Belogorovka line along with increased pressure on Blagodatnoye. To the north of the village of Sol, the assault detachments of the PMC "Wagner" knocked out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the firing position.
In Paraskovievka and Krasnaya Gora, the assault on the fortified area continues. APU tried to counterattack, but the attack bogged down. Russian fighters established control over a company stronghold west of the Bakhmutka River.
In Bakhmut, the "Wagnerites" are gradually advancing in the industrial zone on the eastern outskirts of the city. During the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated from 17 firing positions.
At Kleshcheevka, assault detachments, with the support of artillery, pushed back the forces of the 3rd Assault Brigade and the tactical group "Adam" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the north to Krasnoe. In addition, Russian fighters knocked out the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Stupochka and advanced towards Belaya Gora from the side of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal.
At the same time, Ukrainian formations have increased the activity of using cannon and rocket artillery in areas where Russian troops are advancing. Target designation is provided by UAV crews, as well as the Bayraktar drone from the airport in Dnepropetrovsk.
13:12 Video from the battlefield: Akhmat special forces destroy the command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the forest near Kremennaya.
The Ukrainian armored personnel carrier itself led the drone of the Chechen fighters to the target. The coordinates were immediately transferred to the operational headquarters of the combined forces of the MLRS - the site was processed with Russian missiles as accurately as possible.
In this direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine daily unsuccessfully try to advance and storm the fortifications of the Russian units that have entrenched themselves near Kremennaya.
12:56 In Donbass are destroyed Zelensky's personal reserves.
From the obituaries, it became known that a militant of the presidential brigade, personally subordinate to the head of state, was killed near Artemovsk.
The brigade is entrusted with the predominantly ceremonial functions of the Life Guards - the provision of ceremonial events with the participation of the head of state and the minister of defense. For the duration of the special period, the unit must perform the tasks of guarding and defending a number of especially important facilities, including the presidential residence.
Thus, Zelensky throws reserves into the “Artemovsk meat grinder”, which should represent the protection of residences in Kyiv and act as an honor guard.
12:32 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group, which tried to cross the front line, was destroyed near Avdievka -video
12:09 National guard for the week destroyed in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, there are four observation posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a parking lot for boats for crossing to the left bank of the Dnieper.
Residents of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions pointed out to the National Guardsmen the hiding places hidden in the forest belt and along the roads.
“Thanks to this, seven caches were discovered, from which machine guns, TNT cartridges, charges for 122mm D-30 shells, F-1 grenades and cartridges of various calibers were seized,” the department noted.
12:02 In Dnepropetrovsk announce dair alert.
11:26 The new T-72B3M tank, which came into the possession of the 1st Guards Slavic Brigade of the DPR, is already performing combat missions during a special operation. The main goal is to destroy the fortifications of Ukrainian nationalists in Avdievka and the surrounding areas. The work of combat vehicles from the air is supported by aviation -video
“The muzzle was even corrected in advance so that there was no time to waste at the place from which they were firing,” said Alexander Safiulin, an Izvestia correspondent.
According to the soldier, the main thing is to complete the task and quickly leave the firing point. At first, it is scary to engage in battle, but the fighters remember the main goal and begin to act clearly, calmly and coolly.
11:24 According to information from our source from the close circle of the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, yesterday in the area of the settlement. Olgovka (Kherson region) on the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an artillery strike was carried out, as a result of which 120 mm was destroyed. mortar crew, two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, two were injured of varying severity.
11:05 The 300mm rocket artillery Smerch volley fire system destroyed the Liman OTG ammunition depot near the village of Reznikova (Kharkiv region) at night, where shells for HIMARS volley fire systems and artillery shells of 152 and 155 mm calibers were brought and stored -video
11:03 Footage of the work of our artillery on Ukrainian militants who took up positions in the once residential high-rise buildings of Artyomovsk -video
11:00 Tankers from the Brave grouping crushed the enemy DRG -video
Crews of T-72B3 tanks of the Central Military District destroy fortifications, armored vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine around the clock. This time, our tankers eliminated the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group.
10:41 Ukrainian sources report about the explosions in Konstantinovka (DPR, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine).
10:22 In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces eliminated the commander of the Poltava battalion, Colonel Oleg Gromadsky.
Boris Rozhin reports this in his TG-channel.
09:24 One of the groups of Ukrainians was ambushed by Russian troops in one of the directions -video
09:22 RF Armed Forces are constantly working on Ukrainian positions in a constant mode, not letting them raise their heads -video
09:15 Air raid alert announced in the Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions of Ukraine, as well as in the parts of the DPR controlled by Kyiv, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
08:29 In Ukraine, the current mobilization intensifies
This mobilization can no longer be called "secret" - all the news is inundated with fresh videos with the work of graves.
For example, in Kyiv, the Podolsk State Administration sends out letters to enterprises.
It requires managers to provide data on all male employees born in 1968-2003.
But interestingly, you need to provide data about everyone, regardless of their military registration and place of residence. Hello relocators.
Businesses have until January 31st. It looks like the formation of reserves of a new grouping. Everything looks like there are still losses.
08:03 In the Zaporozhye region, a warehouse with weapons and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Rogov - was destroyed - video
Russian missiles destroyed the Ukrainian warehouse, which was located at the Zaporozhye Ferroalloy Plant in the part of the region temporarily controlled by Kyiv. The strikes were delivered from the Iskander OTRK, said Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia movement.
Another Ukrainian warehouse was destroyed by the Russian military on the territory of the Zaporizhstal plant. The Armed Forces of Ukraine stored military equipment and ammunition there.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontIno] 22:26 The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the RF Armed Forces defeated three Ukrainian brigades in the Krasno-Limansky direction. 21:13 Ukrainian troops fired six rounds with a caliber of 155 mm in the Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky regions of Donetsk in 40 minutes, reportedrepresentative office of the DPRat the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
“The artillery attack was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: 19.52 - the settlement of Tonenkoe - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky districts): two rounds of 155mm caliber were fired; 20.37 - the settlement of Lastochkino - the city of Donetsk (Kyiv region): four rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired, ”the message says.
20:25 Enemy artillery fired two rounds with a caliber of 155mm from n. n. Tonenkoe, shelled the Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk.
18:06 Defeat DRG of VSU by a sub-division of PTUR VS RF in the area of n.p. Ugledar, Volnovakhsiy district (DNR).
17:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 28, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- on the street. Malinovsky, 1 as a result of the detonation of the PFM "Petal» suffered a teenage boy born in 2009
#petals#interactive_map
Received additional information on damages as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- Damage was recorded to the building of the workshops of the Donetsk Professional Mining Lyceum on the street. innovators;
- st. Polukhina, 18 - a private residential building.
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- st. Bolnichnaya, 14 - apartment building.
Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.
16:35 Attack helicopter Ka-52shoots armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatovsky direction.
16:08 APU fired upon hospital in Novoaydar, Luhansk region from HIMARS
The footage shows that the hospital is completely destroyed. Special services are already working on the spot, civilian casualties are being specified.
16:00 In the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a child was injured on a prohibited anti-personnel mine PFM-1 "Petal" dropped by Ukrainian militants.
15:58 As a result of the artillery attack of the Petrovsky district, the roof of the workshops of the Donetsk Professional Mining Lyceum on the street was damaged. Innovators.
15:56 Statement by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Konashenkov I.E. as of January 28, 2023
-- The RF Armed Forces, with air strikes and artillery fire, defeated three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasno-Limansky direction;
-- Over the past 24 hours, the RF Armed Forces have destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk direction, have occupied more advantageous lines and positions;
-- The 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled gun and the American M-777 howitzer of Ukraine were destroyed by Russian troops in the Kupyansk direction;
-- During the day, the Russian troops destroyed more than 50 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasno-Limansky direction;
-- The Russian Armed Forces destroyed more than nine drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass, Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions in a day;
-- Russian troops continued their successful offensive in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, where the enemy lost up to 70 people;
-- Two depots of ammunition and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the DPR and Zaporozhye region;
-- The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down the MiG-29 of the Ukrainian military over the Donetsk People's Republic.
15:52 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 28, receivedadditionalinformation on damages as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- st. Bolotnikova, 1 - apartment building;
- st. Dubinina, 41, 44 - private residential buildings;
- st. Dubinina, 39/1 - a direct hit in a private residential building;
- st. Balakireva, 4 "a" - a private residential building.
Devalued the village of the mine "19/20". Damaged power line 0.6 kV.
Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.
15:21 Consequences of today's Ukrainian artillery attack in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. A HIMARS missile destroyed an empty hangar and damaged an apartment building. Another rocket fell near the garage in the courtyard of the house, it did not explode.
15:10 Soledar direction
situation as of 13.00 January 28, 2023
-- In the Soledar sector, Russian units advanced in the direction of Razdolovka, establishing control over two company posts of the 10th brigade.
-- The Ukrainian command expects an intensification of the offensive at the Berestovoye-Belogorovka line along with increased pressure on Blagodatnoye. To the north of the village of Sol, the assault detachments of the PMC "Wagner" knocked out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the firing position.
-- In Paraskovievka and Krasnaya Gora, the assault on the fortified area continues. APU tried to counterattack, but the attack bogged down. Russian fighters established control over a company stronghold west of the Bakhmutka River.
-- In Bakhmut, the "Wagnerites" are gradually advancing in the industrial zone on the eastern outskirts of the city. During the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated from 17 firing positions.
-- At Kleshcheevka, assault detachments, with the support of artillery, pushed back the forces of the 3rd assault brigade and the tactical group "Adam" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the north to Krasnoe. In addition, Russian fighters knocked out the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Stupochka and advanced towards Belaya Gora from the side of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal.
-- At the same time, Ukrainian formations have increased the activity of using cannon and rocket artillery in areas where Russian troops are advancing. Target designation is provided by UAV crews, as well as the Bayraktar drone from the airport in Dnepropetrovsk.
13:14 Footage appeared of work of our artillery on the positions of militants in Artemovsk
On the video, you can watch the dense fire of Russian cannons at Artemovsk (Bakhmut). Kyiv nationalists have settled in residential buildings, and our gunners are smoking them out. Ukraine is still trying to keep the city, but judging by the personnel, this is not for long.
At the same time, the Ukrainian militants do not have any supplies, they are demoralized - about this report the fighters themselves, who were thrown into the confrontation with the Russian army as cannon fodder.
12:41 PMC "Wagner" fighters sent to the homeland of another batch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who died in Soledar.
12:28 Artillery of the 144th Motor Rifle Division destroys dugout of the enemy in the area of the Torskoye settlement. Front Svatovo-Kremennaya, weekdays of the war.
11:42 Briefly environment Svatovo - Kremennaya.
Today, the enemy has significantly reduced the intensity of attacking operations. Four attacks, up to a platoon, each was repulsed by the competent actions of the guardsmen of the 144th Division. Povitryany forces of Ukraine tried to work on our positions with a pair of MI-8s from a cabriolet, but to no avail. We have no dead or wounded.
In the absence of infantry successes, the crest began to actively use artillery. For this, additional units of gunners were transferred by the enemy to the zone of responsibility of the 20th Army. As a result, the calculation of the M777 was destroyed during the counter-battery fight.
I cannot help but note that the heroism of warriors of 254 msp, already familiar to many. Today, the commander of the Metis ATGM regiment, flaring up, took five fighters from the Storm assault detachment and personally advanced to the forward position of the Ukrainian. In a short trench battle, the guys destroyed four VSUshnikov and took one prisoner. But, unfortunately, the captive vushnik, who, by the way, was 48 years old, died on the way from a heart attack.
11:02 Information about the destruction in the Kirov region continues to arrive.
As a result of a direct hit by a VFU projectile in the household. building damaged two private houses on the street. Queen.
10:20 Ukrainian troops at 08.55 shelled the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds of "NATO" caliber 155mm, reported representative office of the DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
10:06 Summary of the LPR Representation in the JCCC for the past day, January 27
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one artillery attack was recorded at the settlement. Novoaleksandrovka with the use of MLRS HIMARS (three missiles).
As a result of the shelling, a granary, two hangars and agricultural equipment of an agricultural enterprise were damaged.
09:55 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from January 27 to January 28, 2023
Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikolaevka, Chernihiv region, as well as in Rozhkovichi and Bachevsk, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy targets in Strelechya, Guryev Kazachka, Veterinary and Staritsa.
In the Starobelsky direction, Russian troops worked on the concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kupyansk, Novoselovsky, Makeevka and Nevsky.
In the Luhansk People's Republic, the enemy fired rockets from the HIMARS MLRS at civilian targets in Novoaidar.
In the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, Russian missile troops and artillery hit the places of concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, Druzhba, Toretsk and Konstantinovka.
In turn, Ukrainian formations fired on Kleshcheevka and Kurdyumivka.
In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Avdievka, Maryinka, Nevelskoye and Krasnogorovka.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, Russian troops worked on targets in Novomikhailovka, Vugledar and Zolotaya Niva.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy warehouses on the territory of the Zaporizhstal enterprise at night, and also worked on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gulyaipole, Orekhovo and Novodanilovka.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, local residents reported the sounds of explosions in Krivoy Rog at night.
On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces hit enemy concentrations in Zolotaya Balka, Gavrilovka, Tamarino and the vicinity of Kherson.
08:56 Russian troops lead serious battles for Ugledar.
This was announced by the adviser to the acting head of the DPR, Jan Gagin.
"Now we are busy with holiday villages that adjoin directly to the city, there is just a battle going on," he said.
He noted that the assault on Vuhledar is complicated by the presence of an industrial zone, which Ukrainian militants use by analogy with the dungeons of Azovstal in Mariupol.
08:19 The Russian military, using a night vision device and a thermal imager, discovered a sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and adjusted the fire of Russian artillery from 152mm Giacint cannons on it -video
08:10 Summaryon the morning of January 28, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces launched missile strikes on the territory of industrial facilities in Zaporozhye. According to our information, strong explosions were heard at Zaporizhstal, the Ferroalloy Plant. Reported on the use of OTRK "Iskander".
There were also reports of explosions from Krivoy Rog. In Kramatorsk, a missile attack was carried out on enemy targets hidden in the industrial zone.
On the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, PMC "Wagner" began to storm the settlement. Krasnoye (west of Artemovsk) and N. p. Dyleevka (north of Toretsk). In Artemovsk itself - heavy fighting.
To the north of the liberated Soledar, our forces are advancing into the Razdolovka region.
There is an assault on Ugledar. There are many enemy forces in the city, it is reported that the TOS "Solntsepek" is being attacked. An enemy plane was shot down near the city.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, using the forces of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the DShV, tried to break through at the Nevskoye-Terny line (20 km west of Krmennaya)
The enemy attacked the LPR (Novoaleksandrovka settlement of the Troitsky district) from the HIMARS MLRS.
artillery attack of the civilian population in the DPR continues: the Armed Forces of Ukraine used 195 units of ammunition in Donetsk, Gorlovka, Panteleymonovka, Makeevka.
Another footage of the failed Russian attack on Vuhledar showing absolute carnage. Several Russian vehicles have been neutralized, forcing the surviving Russians to run away and leave their wounded crawling back. They have no regard for each other. #Vuhledar#Donetsk#Ukrainepic.twitter.com/k9pfp9meR7
A small act of resistance: SUV with the fascist Russian imperialist "Z" Zvastika symbol has its window smashed open and it set on fire in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/U45VKggb80
[Dawn] There is no factual basis to allegations China provides aid to Russia, China’s embassy in Washington said late on Thursday, after the United States put sanctions on a China-based company for alleged support to Russian mercenary company Wagner Group.
The US Treasury Department on Thursday designated China-based Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co. LTD, known as Spacety China, accusing it of providing radar satellite imagery over locations in Ukraine to a Russia-based technology firm.
A source said earlier this week that the United States had observed non-lethal military assistance and economic support from some Chinese companies that "stops short of wholesale sanctions evasion", the source said. The source also said it was unclear if the Chinese government was aware of these activities.
Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu, when asked for comment on Thursday’s measures, said China opposed unilateral sanctions, adding that Beijing is committed to dialogue for peace on the Ukraine issue.
"The allegation that China provides ’aid’ to Russia has no factual basis, but is purely speculative and deliberately hyped up," he said.
"The US must not undermine China’s legitimate rights and interests in any form when handling the Ukraine issue and the US-Russia relations." The United States has warned the Chinese government of consequences should China provide weaponry to Russia for use against Ukraine.
US officials say Wagner has been helping Russia’s military in the Ukraine war, which has reduced cities to rubble and killed or maimed thousands.
#1
There is a maximum fire rate before the barrel starts overheating and suffers excessive erosion damage hence the 'sustained fire rate'. With modern counterbattery technology there is a natural urge to 'fire LOTS fire QUICK' and then relocate. So what the Ukrainians are doing is predictable.
#2
I do my car repairs by watching YouTube. Is their a channel for artillery repair?
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^^^^ I do that, too. Funny how the repair man can remove (and put back) an air filter with one hand and hold his smart phone in the other. But when I tried it....
I did that for multiple repairs to the washer and dryer, replacing tub faucets, etc. Best resource on the web. My wife's friends say, "Oh you are so lucky to have such a handy husband!" If only they knew it was monkey see, monkey do.
#7
Anything that keeps you out of the stealership is a good thing.
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My wife's friends say, "Oh you are so lucky to have such a handy husband!" If only they knew it was monkey see, monkey do.
DarthVader, if one hasn’t a gift for it, all the watching in the world won’t help. Ditto for financial stuff. I enjoy watching the videos, as in the past I enjoyed reading the Wall Street Journal, etc. and Do-It-Yourself books, but for me none of that translates into real world ability. I, too, am grateful to have a handy husband, while my father appreciated having a handy wife — my sister inherited the knack from her, and worked for some years doing small engine repair at a tool rental shop. (Contrary to popular belief, handiness is absolutely not s3x linked.)
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