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[Reuters - May 3] Russian shelling killed 23 people in and near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Wednesday, hitting a hypermarket, a railway station and residential buildings, the regional governor said.
"The enemy's targets are the places where we live. Their targets are our lives, and the lives of our children," governor Oleksandr Prokudin said, announcing the latest death toll in an online video on Thursday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday decried the attacks on Kherson, condemning "the bloody trail that Russia leaves behind with its shells".
Prokudin said 46 people had also been wounded in Wednesday's attacks.
The dead included three engineers trying to repair damage inflicted on the power grid in earlier Russian bombardments, local officials said.
[Global Espreso Ukr] Oleksii Hetman, reserve major of Ukraine's National Guard and veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, says that the intensity of enemy attacks in the Bakhmut direction is gradually weakening
He said this on Espreso TV.
"The Russians need to report on May 9 and generally report on their so-called 'special operation,' that it is making progress. The Russians have suffered heavy losses over the past few months. According to the indicative data, it is 100,000 military, including 20,000 killed and 80,000 wounded. These were mostly the Wagner soldiers, of whom there were up to 45,000 last fall, and now there are no more than 5,000 left. Currently, there are about 25,000 Russian soldiers in the Bakhmut sector. These are 5,000 Wagner mercenaries and about 20,000 Russian army troops who were transferred," explained Hetman.
According to a military analyst, the Russian enemy has deployed about 60 tanks of various modifications and about 450 units of heavy armored vehicles in the Bakhmut direction.
"These are all the forces that are in the area of Bakhmut and are trying to advance to reach the western outskirts of the city. But apparently, the occupiers are running out of manpower. The power of their attacks in this area is gradually weakening. In addition, in localized battles, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are liberating some areas and gradually advancing," Hetman emphasized.
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Bakhmut reminds me a pathing error were the PC keeps sending his NPCs into a kill zone and wont stop. I will gladly oblige. Sometimes I forget to progress the game as I farm the exp.
[Meduza - exiled Russian opposition news] The Ukrainian military is widely expected to launch its spring counteroffensive any day now, though what approach it will take and how the situation will unfold is anyone’s guess. According to Zelensky administration adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, Moscow’s anxiety surrounding the war’s next stage is one reason the Russian army has increasingly launched missiles at civilian targets in recent days: the sooner Ukraine can be provoked into starting the offensive, the less prepared it will be. New guidelines sent by the Putin administration to Russia’s pro-government media outlets and obtained by Meduza confirm that the Kremlin is preparing for multiple scenarios. Meduza explains how the Russian authorities plan to use their propaganda apparatus to prepare citizens for what’s to come.
Meduza has obtained a copy of new guidelines compiled by the Putin administration for Russia’s propaganda media. Among other things, it includes the Kremlin’s instructions for how pro-government news outlets should report on Ukraine’s anticipated counteroffensive.
In the document, the Russian authorities tell reporters "not to downplay expectations for the NATO-supported counteroffensive that Ukraine has announced," and not to assert that "Kyiv is unprepared for a ’counteroffensive.’" On the contrary, says the guide, pro-Kremlin outlets should emphasize that Western countries are providing Kyiv with weapons and supporting Ukraine in various other ways.
Two sources close to the Putin administration told Meduza that there’s a simple explanation for why Moscow wants this kind of coverage: If the offensive is a failure, [the Russian authorities] will be able to say that [Russia’s] army adeptly repelled an extremely powerful attack. The value of this victory will increase significantly.
If Ukraine, with the help of weapons from the U.S. and Europe, is successful and takes territory, the loss will be explainable, too; after all, the West has focused a tremendous amount of effort on the front, but its successes — when compared to those efforts — have been very modest. In other words, overall, the Russian army has held its own.
In the document, the Kremlin "advises" propagandists "not to focus on the amount of money" allocated from the Russian budget to rebuild infrastructure in the occupied and annexed Ukrainian territories. It’s unclear exactly how much money Russia has spent on these efforts, though the total is likely more than one trillion rubles ($12.5 billion); in the first quarter of 2023 alone, the country’s budget deficit amounted to 2.4 trillion rubles ($30 billion).
Instead, the guide urges the media to talk about how "problems are being solved" in Russia, such as by reporting on repairs in schools, kindergartens, and hospitals. According to the document, the Kremlin is confident that these are the kinds of segments that garner "public approval."
"It’s clear that there will be [economic] problems, and it’s clear what will cause them. The expenditures on the ’special military operation’ aren’t going anywhere. First and foremost, they’ll cut spending on the very same infrastructure [whose repairs they told the media to highlight]; they’ll be repairing things in the new regions while ignoring needs in the old ones. The reaction [among residents of Russia’s regions] is understandable: something was taken from us. Better not to show the specific amounts of money that were taken. That already happened with Crimea," said one of Meduza’s sources close to the Putin administration.
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[Korrespondent] 22:12 The flight of two drones over the Kremlin, which Russia calls Ukraine's attack on Putin, is being discussed around the world. Russian politicians staged an agony of threats, in Ukraine they deny everything, and the West calls not to trust the messages from the Kremlin. Read more in the material Reaction to a strike on the Kremlin .
21:51 The Russian military placed military equipment, weapons and explosives in the turbine section of power unit No. 4 of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, the State Nuclear Regulatory Agency reported, citing representatives of the IAEA.
21:47 Zelensky said that he held bilateral meetings in Helsinki today with the prime ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, and discussed support for Ukraine.
21:38 In the Kherson region, the number of deaths per day increased to 21 people, 48 were injured , Zelensky said.
21:36 Vladimir Rogov, a member of the "regional administration" of the occupied Zaporozhye region, said that Ukrainian forces allegedly went on the offensive south of Orekhov. Russian "military correspondents" also massively write about the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front line in the Zaporozhye region in the Orekhov region.
21:34 The United States announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $300 million. According to the Pentagon, the new package will include, in particular, additional ammunition for HIMARS; 155 mm howitzers; 155 mm artillery shells; 120 mm, 81 mm and 60 mm mortar shells; optical-tracking wire-guided (TOW) missiles; anti-tank weapons systems AT-4 and Carl Gustaf; Hydra-70 aircraft missiles, etc.
21:26 US Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. said that Zelensky could have avoided a war with Russia if he had publicly stated before the invasion that he had no intentions to join NATO. At the same time, he believes that pressure from the White House and radical officials in the Ukrainian government did not allow Zelensky to take such a step.
20:51 The first batch of mine-clearing equipment purchased by Canada worth more than $16 million has arrived in Ukraine, the Canadian embassy reported.
20:33 The European Union will provide Ukraine with ammunition worth 2 billion euros, Shmyhal said. He clarified that the EU member states will now send ammunition from their warehouses for 1 billion euros, another 1 billion euros will be allocated for their joint further purchases for Ukraine. In addition, Europe is increasing its ammunition production capacity, and 1 billion euros will also be mobilized for this.
20:27 Zelensky said at a press conference in Helsinki that the UAV attack on the Kremlin could have been organized by Russia to "motivate society" and accuse Ukraine of some crimes: "He [Putin] needs to do something drastic: that" assassination attempts ", then drones, then some kind of" geese that bombed them. "They will come up with certain steps every day. And everything is solved easier: no need to intimidate anyone, no need to use weapons, you need to get out of our territory."
20:18 Medvedev said that after today's "terrorist attack" there were "no options left except for the physical elimination of Zelensky and his clique."
20:15 The Russians fired at Nikopol twice in the Dnipropetrovsk region in a day: one person was injured, 13 private houses, two medical institutions, power lines were damaged, the OVA reported.
20:13 Russian strikes on Kherson continue: as of now, 18 dead and 46 wounded are known , the President's Office reported.
19:52 The head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, believes that the attack on the Kremlin was carried out on the collective order of Russian oligarchs who were sanctioned because of the Putin regime. He clarified that this is his "personal opinion based on a series of insiders." People's Deputy added that this is the first collective game of the "offended club".
19:48 The leaders of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Ukraine, Finland and Sweden, following the summit in Helsinki, issued a joint statement in which they supported the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine.
19:17 The "authorities" of the occupied Crimea said that the air defense forces shot down two attack drones in the southeast of the peninsula, there were no injuries or casualties.
19:14 Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen said that the allies are continuing discussions about the possibility of transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. "We have not closed this issue yet," she stressed.
19:11 Zelensky said at a press conference in Finland that Ukraine did not attack either Putin or Russia. He stressed that Ukraine only defends its territories, and even for this it does not have enough weapons, so Kyiv would not waste it on attacks on Moscow. "We did not attack Putin, we will leave this to the tribunal," Zelensky added.
18:36 EU ambassadors, after lengthy disputes, agreed on a scheme for the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine , the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union announced: "The EU ambassadors approved the decision to provide assistance under the European Peace Fund to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the amount of 1 billion euros for the joint purchase of ammunition and rockets.
18:34 Washington leaves it up to Kiev how to defend its territory in a conflict with Russia, Blinken said in an interview with The Washington Post, commenting on the "attack" of drones on the Kremlin. He also said that he expressed regret in a conversation with Kuleba about the massive leak of US secret documents.
18:23 In Russia, they continue to cancel the parade on May 9 - this time such a decision was made in Lipetsk and Yelets because of "possible provocations." According to the regional governor Igor Artamonov, small festive events will be held in parks and squares, which will prevent crowds.
17:41 Zelensky may cancel his visit to Germany due to the leak of information in the media, writes the German edition t-online, citing "sources close to the government of Ukraine." According to them, the Ukrainian side is "irritated and disappointed" that "very sensitive security information" was deliberately published by German sources.
17:36 As a result of a massive attack by the Russian Federation in the Kherson region on May 3, at least 16 people were killed , including 12 in Kherson, the Office of the Prosecutor General said. Another 22 people, according to preliminary information, were injured.
17:33 Blinken said the US has seen reports of a "attack" of drones on the Kremlin, but cannot yet confirm them.
17:07 Stories about "Kyiv in two days" have been replaced by the real season of "bavovna" in Russia itself. In recent days, something has been constantly exploding on the territory of the Russian Federation and the regions temporarily occupied by it. It even reached the Kremlin itself. Read more in the material A series of explosions in Russia .
16:56 Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin, after the "attack" of supposedly Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, said that there could be no negotiations with the "Zelensky regime".
16:51 Zelensky said that he had met with the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Petteri Orpo and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Stere and discussed support for Ukraine.
16:33 Prigozhin believes that the Ukrainian offensive has already begun: "I believe that everything has already begun. When will this move into an active phase? I think that in the near future."
16:19 Podolyak said that Russia is clearly preparing a large-scale terrorist act, so first it detains a large group of alleged saboteurs in Crimea, and then demonstrates "drones over the Kremlin." The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office emphasized that Ukraine is waging an exclusively defensive war and does not attack objects on the territory of the Russian Federation, since this does not solve any military problem, but gives Russia grounds to justify its attacks on civilians.
"Secondly, we are watching with interest the growth of incidents and excesses taking place in different parts of the Russian Federation. The appearance of unknown unmanned aerial vehicles at energy facilities or the territory of the Kremlin can only indicate the underground work of local resistance forces. As you know, drones can be bought at any military store ... Because the loss of power control over the country by the Putin clan is obvious, but, on the other hand, Russia constantly talked about its total control over the air ... In a word, something is happening in the Russian Federation, but definitely without Ukraine's drones over Kremlin," Podolyak said.
15:55 Zelensky's press secretary Serhiy Nikiforov said in a commentary to BBC Ukraine that the President's Office has no information about the so-called night attacks on the Kremlin. According to him, this is "forcing the situation before May 9." "As President Zelensky has repeatedly stated, Ukraine directs all available forces and means to the liberation of its own territories, and not the attack of others," Nikiforov stressed.
15:18 Media publish the moment of the drone explosion over the Kremlin:
15:14 Zelensky is confident that Ukraine will receive aircraft after a successful counter-offensive: "Why do I believe that we will have aircraft? Because soon we will have offensive operations. And after them, I'm sure they will give us aircraft."
15:10 UN Secretary General António Guterres said that he had made a proposal to improve the grain deal to Moscow, Kiev and Ankara, he is counting on a response from Russia.
15:08 Peskov said that plans to hold a parade on Red Square on May 9 remain despite today's drone attack. He also said that Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time of the attack, and today he works in his residence near Moscow in Novo-Ogaryovo.
15:06 Zelensky announced that he began his visit to Finland with a meeting with President Sauli Niiniste. "Strengthening the capabilities of our soldiers on the battlefield and security capabilities for Ukraine is the main task of today's visit," he said.
15:04 Ukrzaliznytsia reported that a Russian shell hit a passenger car at the Kherson station, the conductor was wounded. By the time of the shelling, the landing had not been started, the passengers were in shelter.
15:01 The Ministry of Defense stated that not a single HIMARS installation has been destroyed by the Russians since the beginning of the war. The department assures that the installations are stored in places that are not afraid of even nuclear strikes.
14:56 The European Commission has officially confirmed that it has allocated 500 million euros for the urgent strengthening of the European defense industry, which will also strengthen military support for Ukraine.
14:43 The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Putin . The Kremlin said that tonight the "Kyiv regime" allegedly attempted to strike with two drones on the Kremlin residence of the President of the Russian Federation. The drones were put out of action, as a result of their fall and the scattering of fragments there were no victims and material damage, Putin was not injured.
The Russian side reserves the right "to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit," the Kremlin noted. The Kremlin called the actions of the "Kyiv regime" a "planned terrorist act, an attempt on the life of the President of Russia."
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the capital of the Russian Federation has banned the launch of drones from today.
14:36 The Russians hit the Kherson railway station: according to preliminary information, one person was killed, three more were injured. The ambulance was also damaged - the doctors were not injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
According to him, because of the morning shelling of the Epicenter hypermarket in Kherson, three people were killed and four were injured. Also today, three power engineers who were performing emergency and restoration work near the village of Stepanovka were killed by shelling. One person was killed in Tokarevka, another was wounded in Ivanovka.
14:25 The statement of the FSB of the Russian Federation about the alleged exposure of Ukrainian agents in Crimea who planned terrorist attacks and assassination attempts on the "leadership" of the occupied peninsula is a Russian IPSO, and there is no point in commenting on it, representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Yusov told Hromadsky. At the same time, he called it obvious that the Russian regime is afraid of Ukraine and the Ukrainian special services, in particular the GUR. "And they are doing the right thing, because there will definitely be retribution for all war crimes. The safest way for them is to voluntarily surrender to Ukrainian justice," Yusov added.
13:56 The work of the grain corridor may be suspended if positive results are not achieved at the talks in Istanbul this week, Turkish Presidential Speaker Ibrahim Kalin said.
13:37 Zelensky will arrive in Berlin on May 13 at the invitation of Scholz, the German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported. The chancellor is expected to meet the Ukrainian president, after which negotiations will be held with President Steinmeier. Then Zelensky will fly to Aachen for the presentation of the Charlemagne Prize.
13:18 The Rada adopted bill No. 8009, according to which it is allowed to retire from military service for those whose close relatives died or went missing during the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense.
12:55 The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that a new round of consultations on the grain deal will be held on May 5 in Moscow with UN representatives. At the same time, Peskov said that "the reasons for optimism on the grain deal are still very modest, if not to say the opposite." Russia, he said, is interested in observing the terms of the agreements, but will not do anything that is contrary to its interests.
12:29 In Crimea, the Ukrainian resistance movement is strengthening its capabilities. His activity, along with strikes on Crimean military facilities, makes a depressing impression on the Russians, Vadim Skibitsky, deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the MOU, said in an interview with Kyiv TV channel. According to him, Russians are afraid of everything on the peninsula: drones, partisans, and missiles.
Skibitsky noted that the enemy moved most of the warships from Sevastopol to the territory of the Russian Federation, including Novorossiysk, in order to avoid their destruction. According to Skibitsky, the liberation of Crimea will depend on a number of factors: “Everything will depend on how our operation to liberate Crimea is planned. "gesture of goodwill. But it will not be very easy, because they consider Crimea the last fortress and will try to defend the peninsula to the end."
12:13 Zelensky arrived on an unannounced visit to Finland , local public broadcaster Yle reported. The Office of the Finnish President specified that Zelensky would meet with the heads of government of the Nordic countries today.
11:51 The division of the German IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile systems has destroyed more than 60 air targets since October 2022, said Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He recalled that at the end of April, the second division of IRIS-T had already taken up combat duty in Ukraine.
11:25 Russians today around 11:00 attacked the only working Kherson hypermarket: three people were killed, five were injured , Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said.
11:08 In Kherson, from 20:00 Friday, May 5 to 6:00 Monday, May 8, a curfew will last, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. During these 58 hours, it is forbidden to move and be on the streets. The city will also be closed to entry and exit. "Such temporary restrictions are necessary so that law enforcement officers can do their job and not put you in danger," Prokudin explained.
10:44 The cause of the fire in the tank at the oil depot in the Krasnodar Territory, according to preliminary data, was the fall of a drone, Russian media reported. The fire area on the territory of the Kuban oil depot reached 1200 square meters. m, five fire trains were involved in extinguishing.
10:27 Russians hit Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, with kamikaze drones at night. Also during the day, the enemy fired on the city with artillery - one person was injured, two infrastructure facilities, multi-storey and private houses were damaged, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
10:05 Russians hit Tokarevka in the Daryev community of the Kherson region - residential buildings were damaged, according to preliminary information, one person died, the OVA reported.
09:52 The FSB announced that it had allegedly uncovered agents of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry who were planning a series of terrorist attacks in Crimea. According to the Russian department, among the targets allegedly were the "head" of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov, the "speaker of parliament" Vladimir Konstantinov, the "mayor" of Yalta Yanina Pavlenko, and the transport infrastructure of the peninsula. Roman Mashovets, deputy head of the Office of the Ukrainian President, was named as the direct organizer of the terrorist attacks.
Members of the "Ukrainian intelligence group", citizens of Russia and Ukraine, Viktor Podvalny, Alexander Litvinenko, Sergei Krivoshein, Konstantin Yevmenenko, Igor Zorin and Sergei Voinarovsky, were detained in connection with the preparation of terrorist attacks in Crimea, the FSB reported. Petranov, a citizen of Ukraine and Bulgaria, was also detained, allegedly involved in the delivery of weapons to Russia.
In addition, a channel allegedly organized by the Ukrainian special services for smuggling explosives from Bulgaria, passing through Turkey and Georgia, was opened. The bombs were camouflaged as electric stoves, the FSB said.
09:23 At night, the Russians launched two strikes on civilian infrastructure in Zaporozhye, said the head of the UVA, Yuri Malashko.
09:18 On Friday, May 5, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey will meet on a grain deal, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
09:16 Russian publics write that Ukrainian drones allegedly attacked a military airfield in the Bryansk region on the night of May 3. According to preliminary data, five UAVs participated in the attack - two of them were destroyed, two more exploded on the territory of the airfield, and the fifth drone was not found. As a result of the attack, the An-124, which was not in operation, was allegedly slightly damaged, but there were no casualties.
09:10 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, four people were killed, seven were injured, one of them was a child. Three people were wounded in the Donetsk region, and one person was wounded in the Kharkiv region, according to the IVA.
08:48 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 3.
personnel - about 191,940 (+520) people liquidated,
tanks - 3702 (+1),
armored combat vehicles - 7199 (+6),
artillery systems - 2946 (+16),
MLRS - 544 (+0),
air defense systems - 300 (+2),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 294 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2505 (+28),
cruise missiles - 947 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5865 (+14),
special equipment - 363 (+3).
08:35 In Kirovograd at night, three enemy drones attacked an oil depot at once, said the head of the OVA Andrey Raikovich. There are no casualties, information about damage is being specified.
08:21 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - it has launched more than 30 attacks. Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, Ukrainian defenders are holding the line, the General Staff said in a morning report .
In the Kherson region, forced passportization of the population continues: in order to speed up the process, the occupiers conduct demonstrative raids and intimidate local residents with deportation and alienation of property. The meaning of the events is that a column of empty buses arrives in the settlement, accompanied by representatives of the FSB, who, referring to the recently signed decree by Putin on the deportation of persons without Russian citizenship from the occupied territories, put people on a radical condition: either the refusal of a Ukrainian passport in favor of a Russian , or immediate eviction with confiscation of property.
08:06 One of the enemy drones of the Shahed-131/136 type fell into a private household in the territory of the settlement of the Kutsurub community of the Nikolaev region. A fire started, which was promptly extinguished by a subdivision of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service, no one was injured. The second kamikaze drone sent to Mykolaiv region was destroyed by the Defense Forces, the OVA reported.
07:54 Over the Dnipropetrovsk region, seven enemy drones were destroyed at night, and one hit the administrative building in the Dnieper. The fire has already been extinguished, people were not injured, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak.
07:42 On the night of May 3, the Russians attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made kamikaze drones from the north (Bryansk region) and from the south (east coast of the Sea of Azov), the Air Force command reported. In total, the enemy used 26 Shahed-136/131 drones, of which 21 strike UAVs were destroyed.
06:18 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev for the third time in the last six days - this time exclusively with drones, said Sergey Popko, head of the KGVA. According to preliminary information, these were Iranian Shahed UAVs, all of them were found and shot down, there were no casualties or damage.
04:59 In the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation, an oil depot broke out in the port, Russian media report. The explosion on the territory of Tamanneftegaz had previously occurred at half past three in the night. The fire was given the highest difficulty rating. The Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Veniamin Kondratiev, said that, according to preliminary data, there were no dead and injured, as well as no threat to the settlement.
02:26 Ukraine has received all the weapons it asked for and is ready for attack and defense, but it is unlikely that it will be possible to liberate all the territories this year, Mark Milley, head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, believes.
00:01 Not only the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also Russian propagandists are preparing for the counteroffensive. They will again have to explain to the Russians the defeat of what they once called "the second army of the world." In a fresh manual prepared by the presidential administration for Russian propagandists, state and pro-government media, among other things, are told how to cover the impending Ukrainian counteroffensive. More details in the material New training manuals .
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 20:31 Video- You can watch footage of the destruction of enemy personnel and equipment in the Zaporozhye direction.
19:52 Air raid alert announced in Kharkiv, Poltava and Dnepropetrovsk regions 19:20 The guys from the Zaporozhye direction showed how Ukrainians are nightmare with artillery firevideo
19:17 Us trying to intimidate and demoralize our society. I have already spoken about this today and I will repeat it again: Ukraine should be recognized as a terrorist, neo-Nazi and extremist state (or better even as a state entity).
Bandera are trying to take away our holiday - our great Victory Day. Will not work.
18:08 Another Ukrainian tank fell in an unequal battle with mud -video
18:07 Such a picture is now all over Ukraine -video
And this is a cemetery in the city of Khmelnitsky in western Ukraine.
As in many other areas, it is replenished every day with fresh graves of Ukrainian Armed Forces who refused to lay down their arms and raise their hands up.
17:52 The state does not properly supply Ukrainian beggars, and by tradition they ask for alms from the common people -video
17:50 In the eastern part of the Zaporozhye Front, the fighters of the V group opened and destroyed a group of six Nazis -video
16:34 In Kyiv and the region announced air raid alert
16:14 There are no equals in the sky: the crew of the Mi-28N "Night Hunter" attack helicopter shows piloting skills -video
16:13 Another American off-road armored car "MaxxPro" did not even reach the front, as it could not overcome impassability -video
15:49 Highlights of the briefing of Ministry of Defense:
More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen killed in Krasnolimansky direction in 24 hours - Russian Defense Ministry;
In the Kupyansk direction, enemy losses amounted to 40 Ukrainian soldiers, two combat armored vehicles, three vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer;
In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments are fighting in the western part of the city of Bakhmut (Artemovsk), enemy losses amounted to more than 385 military and mercenaries,one tank, four armored vehicles, 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers;
Russian air defense intercepted a US-made JDAM guided aerial bomb in the NVO zone.
15:41 "This can be admired forever" -comments of video of the attack on the Kremlin in his TG channel by Ukrainian Nazi Anton Gerashchenko, demonstrating what Ukraine really is now.
14:12 About half past three in Konstantinovka arrived moped and killed militants from the 5th Assault Battalion
There were several loud explosions and a fire that lit up the city as if it were daylight.
Arrived at the building of the former dental clinic on the street. Petrovsky, 16a, in which there were five special forces units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (former “Aidar” battalion).
According to preliminary data, about 60 people were in the building at the time of the strike. At the moment, 16 - KIAs and 19 - wounded are known.
14:10 Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the vicinity of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) are processing the positions of the Ukrainians -video
13:52 Another armored car of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully demilitarized -video
13:38Ukrainians in the village of Chasov Yar (near Artemivsk), use civilian high-rise buildings as cover for their armored vehicles -video
They do not fight on the battlefields, Ukrainians prefer to cowardly hide in buildings, driving civilians out of their homes...
12:59 "Brave" special forces destroy Ukrainian militants by dropping grenades from drones -video
A drone with fragmentation grenades for RPG accurately hits the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and then their dugout was also hit in the same way.
“Oh, there is contact,” one of the fighters comments on the exact hit.
12:54 Near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), operators of the UAV OBTF DPR "Kaskad" together with the PMC "Patriot" with two "Lancets" destroyed the airspace surveillance radar radar 36D6 of Ukrainian neo-Nazis -video
12:49 Kyivneo-Nazi the regime craves blood and panic in the Crimea, which is why it planned an assassination attempt on the leaders of our republic. Terror is a common thing for extremists.
Yesterday, on the evening stream, commenting on the initiative of the Verkhovna Rada to introduce the term "rashism", I expressed my position on the need for Russian parliamentarians to recognize Ukraine as a neo-Nazi, terrorist and extremist state.
Such a decision would be a continuation of the stated goal of the special operation to denazify Ukraine. It would be time already at the level of the State Duma and the Federation Council to adopt an appropriate resolution.
11:54 Another guard on the tank, is fighting an unequal battle with mud -video
11:52 Hundreds of tons of ammunition were destroyed by Russian missile strikes, Military Watch Magazine
On May 1, Russian troops destroyed a trainload of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine weighing up to 200 tons.
“These attacks come amid reports that the Ukrainian military is increasingly running out of ammunition, especially for air defense. This may soon deprive the Armed Forces of the ability to provide protection against air attack on the front line, ”- MMW
Raimund Andrzejczak, Chief of the Polish General Staff, warned that “in the last week of April, Ukraine is in a much worse position to conduct military operations than Russia,” the newspaper writes.
11:50 The situation in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) through the eyes of the enemy -video
Assault units and artillerymen of PMC “Wagner” continue to hit positions and fight against the Nazis who had taken refuge in the city
10:54 Yesterday, artillery fire in the Antonovka area wasdestroyed 15mm howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" with a crew of five people and ammunition - a source in emergency services
10:53 At night, artillery fire near the village of Ivanovka destroyed a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated- source in emergency services
10:48 Meanwhile, strange accidents are taking place in Nazi-occupied Zaporozhye -video
How the car ended up at a public transport stop on Metallurgov Avenue is a big mystery.
Miraculously, no one was hurt.
09:37 Explosions in Kyiv -video
Shaheeds are already at the Ukrainian capital. Air raid sirens are blaring in the city and region.
09:34 In Ukrainian Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad), Russian drones last nighthitat the oil depot
In the morning, the head of the Kirovograd region Andrey Raikovich announced this:
“About three in the morning, immediately three shaheeds “Geran-2” attacked an oil depot in the regional center. There were no casualties. All services worked quickly. The liquidation of the consequences of the arrival began immediately. Information about the damage is being specified.”
09:32 A Su-35 fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces, during a patrol in the special operation zone, discovered and destroyed a Ukrainian aircraft, follows from the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense -video
08:19 On the Bakhmut direction leliminatedplatoon commander of the 3rd “Azov” brigade Alexander Goncharenko and artilleryman of the 67th “Right Sector” brigade Vitaliy Stavnichuk.
The information is confirmed by other militants and relatives on social networks.
08:16 With the most powerful impact on Pavlograd eliminated militants of the National Guard
Bogdan Madura and 25-year-old Yevgeny Klesov were on combat duty that night when, after a missile strike, an explosive cargo detonated and was targeted by a precision missile strike.
08:05 Odessa Khatyn, changed Ukraine
On May 2, 2014, Ukrainian Nazis, encouraged by Kiev, burned alive and killed in the House of Trade Unions in Odessa from 42 to 100 opponents of the coup d'état ... The provocateurs dragged people into the building, where they could be killed with impunity, with pleasure and without witnesses.
This massacre caused a wave of popular anger around the world, soon thousands of volunteers went to Donbass to prevent neo-Nazis from repeating such terror in Donetsk
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Fixed shelling from the VFU.
22:42 Video- report on the launches of the Geran-2 UAV.
22:41 Inflicted blows in Slavyansk, Kurakhovo and Konstantinovka - in the rear and places of concentration of the Bakhmut group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
22:31 Blows also applied to targets in the Chernihiv region.
22:28 Russian aviation is bombing on targets in the Sumy region.
22:15 Fixed shelling from the VFU.
22:01 First vide of fighting in the Pohovsky district of the Zaporozhye region today.
21:27 Video- Destroyed 113G4DK near Artemovsk.
21:00 Video- The work of the T-90M in the area of Belogorovka LPR.
20:55 APU trying attack in the Orekhovsky direction, there is a battle, - a member of the regional administration of Zaporozhye Vladimir Rogov.
20:32 Video- The Lancet's strike on the Ukrainian tank. Whether the drone got into dynamic protection or not is not clear.
20:04 On the street. Lokhtina in the Petrovsky district of Donetskwerepetal mines were found.
19:44 Video- On the Svatovsky sector of the front, soldiers of the 21st Motorized Rifle Brigade destroyed an American M113 armored personnel carrier with a well-aimed shot.
19:29 Video- In the rear area of the special military operation, military personnel are undergoing intensive combat training.
Training takes place under the guidance of experienced instructors. In the course of practical exercises, military personnel practice the actions of assault groups on watercraft.
19:19 Consequences artillery attack near the railway station in Kherson.
According to the Kherson city administration, as a result of today's shelling, 17 people were killed and 45 were injured.
18:52 Two drones were shot down in Crimea. Video from Feodosia.
18:38 Video- TOS-1A "Solntsepek" works in the same industrial zone of Belogorovka in the LPR.
18:23 Video- The guys from the Zaporizhia direction showed how they terrorize crests with artillery fire. Especially for you, we filmed the separation of the opponents of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from different angles.
18:17 Video- Another American off-road armored car "MaxxPro" did not even reach the front, as it could not overcome impassability.
18:01 Consequences of morning artillery attack of the "Epicenter" in Kherson, as a result of which three people were killed and four people were injured.
17:46 Battle for Marinka situation according to condition as of May 3, 2023.
- Tankers of the Southern Military District report that after the breakthrough of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Druzhby Avenue, fighting continues in the low-rise buildings of the city.
- The paratroopers of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Forces of Ukraine are trying to counterattack using small-sized FPV drones, as well as fire support from artillerymen.
- A howitzer division of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a tank battalion, previously involved in the Ugledar sector, was transferred to the Konstantinovka area south of Maryinka.
- In addition, due to heavy losses in the 79th Brigade, detachments of French mercenaries were transferred to the Marinka area to strengthen the defense of the city.
- Despite all the efforts of the Ukrainian formations, the Russian fighters managed to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the territory of "Gorgaz" on the southern outskirts and gain a foothold in this area.
17:23 Video- The work of Donetsk 2nd Army Corps artillery on the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine behind Disputed.
16:54 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the crews of the 152mm Acacia self-propelled guns destroyed the enemy stronghold in the Ugledar area, liquidated four militants.
In the Zaporizhia direction, preemptive fire from the artillery of the Vostok group thwarted an attempt by the enemy to conduct reconnaissance in force of our forward positions. An armored car "Kozak", a pickup truck and seven militants were destroyed.
- In the course of conducting aerial reconnaissance in the area of the settlement of Novodanilovka, an enemy observation post was opened. Calculation 152mm gun "Hyacinth-B" liquidated four militants.
16:36 Video- Foreign mercenaries are evacuating a wounded accomplice from the outskirts of Artemovsk.
16:27 Ukrainians released three rockets from the MLRS at Mospino - the representative office of the DPR in the JCCC.
A suburb of Donetsk Mospino under fire from the Ukrainian Nazis. According to the JCCC, three rockets were fired at the village. There is no information about the victims.
n.p. Kurakhovo - n.p. Mospino: three rockets were fired from the MLRS
Tonensk - Donetsk (Kiev region): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
n.p. Tonensk - Donetsk (Kiev region): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
There are no casualties and destruction as a result of the artillery attack of Mospino - mayor
“Somewhere there, beyond Biryuki (a village east of Mospino - approx. DAN), it fell in a field. There are no residential (houses in that area - approx. DAN). Thank God, there are no casualties, no injuries,” Oleg Strelchenko, head of the city administration, told DAN.
16:12 Video- "Come over to the side of Russia and realize that all power is in the truth."
The commander of the sound broadcasting station ZS-88 with the call sign "Bell" told how combat work was organized on his combat vehicle.
The sound broadcasting station operates on the basis of the BTR-80 and is armed with two machine guns, however, Kolokol assures that the main weapon of this machine is sound broadcasting bells.
15:55 Video- The offensive of Ukraine has already begun.
The head of Wagner PMC, Prigozhin, said that, according to the "orchestra", the Ukrainian offensive had already begun. According to him, right now there is “the highest activity” of Ukrainian aviation.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have become more active, including outside their historical territories. In the near future, the offensive may move into an active phase. According to the Head of the “orchestra”, the bill can go on for days.
15:33 Video- Night hunting.
Identification of the enemy with the help of a night quadcopter and its destruction.
15:11 Video- These are the new "sights" in Oleshki.
Around the shops there is a temple, an evacuated orphanage, a long-suffering market, where civilians repeatedly flew in and died. City center, no military facilities or equipment within a radius of kilometers.
Question: who are the APU shooting at? ...
It seems to me that this is terror against the civilian population. Only the European media will not show it.
14:45 Video- Air strikes on points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Berislav.
Bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces continue to strike at alleged places of accumulation of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction. The day before yesterday, footage appeared of the destruction of two buildings in Berislav with the help of the FAB with planning and correction kits (UMPC).
14:38 Summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (03.05.2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, air strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stelmakhivka, Luhansk People's Republic and Kamenka, Kharkov Region.
Enemy losses amounted to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, and a D-30 howitzer.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Center" group of forces defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic.
More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, three pickup trucks, and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were destroyed.
- In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments fought in the western part of the city of Artemovsk. Subdivisions of the airborne troops fetter the actions of the enemy on the flanks. The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Southern" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka and Bogdanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- Over the past day, nine sorties were made in this area by aviation. Artillery of the group completed 63 fire missions.
During the day, the enemy’s losses in this direction amounted to more than 385 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, as well as 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Vugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic, Temirovka and Gulyaipole of the Zaporozhye region.
Enemy losses per day in these areas amounted to more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, as well as the 152mm Hyacinth-B howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, a 152mm Giacint-B howitzer and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed during a day of fire damage.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over the past day hit 86 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 102 districts.
In the area of the settlement of Stepnogorsk, Zaporizhia region, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar was destroyed. An ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Progress in the Sumy region. During the day, air defense systems intercepted four HIMARS rockets and one US-made JDAM guided aerial bomb.
- In addition, sixteen Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Podstepnoye in the Kherson region, Olshany, Svatovo in the Luhansk People's Republic, Sergeevka, Volnovakha, Vasilievka in the Donetsk People's Republic, Tavolzhanka in the Kharkiv region and Romashkovo in the Sumy region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 416 aircraft, 230 helicopters, 3935 unmanned aerial vehicles, 421 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,948 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,095 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,717 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 9,928 units of special military vehicles.
14:04 Video– Destruction of the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of thermobaric grenades.
13:44 Video- Headshot from the 101st Regiment of the DPR.
13:27 From May 9 to May 15, one grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine plans advance in the direction of Tiraspol to start an armed provocation to divert Russian troops, and the second will try to seize ammunition depots in the village of Kolbasna (PMR) - RT.
13:17 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the "Center" grouping.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping inflicted fire damage on more than 120 enemy targets, of which about a hundred in areas of concentration of fire assets and manpower, as well as on seven strongholds and over 20 artillery positions.
Aviation of the Russian group continues to strike at the objects of Ukrainian nationalists.
On the Torsky site and in the area of Serebryansky forestry, the forces and means of intelligence of the "Center" group revealed the movement of personnel of the 81st Airmobile Brigade and 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of fire destruction of artillery, the enemy suffered losses in personnel.
13:01 Video- Processing of the positions of the ukrofascists by artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the vicinity of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
12:44 Video- Accuracy and efficiency: combat work of the artillery units of the Airborne Forces in the area of the special operation.
Artillery units of the Airborne Forces, equipped with 120mm Nona-S self-propelled guns and 240mm Tyulpan self-propelled mortars, daily carry out combat work to destroy command and observation posts, manpower and fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, dug in in the forest.
After the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are detected by the crews of unmanned aerial vehicles, the paratroopers receive a command to use artillery units. Crews of "Nona" self-propelled guns march to firing positions, carry out aiming and inflict fire damage on manpower, destroying command and observation posts.
12:21 Video- Soldiers of the OBTF "Kaskad" destroyed the enemy's radar.
UAV operators of the DPR OBTF "Kaskad" together with PMC "Patriot" are ironing the Ukrainian radar station ST-68 (36D6). Operators of the UAV OBTF DPR “Kaskad” with two “Lancets” destroyed the airspace surveillance radar of the 36D6 radar of Ukrainian militants near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk).
11:57 Video– Destruction of a Ukrainian S-300 launcher by Lancets in February.
11:34 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" grouping.
- Aviation of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed the concentration of reserves of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka area. As a result of a counter-battery fight by the artillery of the Yug group in the Maryinsky direction in the area of the settlement of Makimilyanovka, an enemy artillery crew and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
- On the Lisichansk and Maryinsky tactical directions, special forces units of the Southern Group of Forces identified and destroyed seven groups of enemy infantry, carrying out rotation of personnel at the positions of the front line. Also, the rotation of the personnel of enemy units was disrupted in the area of the settlement of Mayorovka in the Alexander-Kalinovsky direction.
The calculation of the anti-aircraft missile system "Osa-AKM" in the area of the settlement of Vodyanoye destroyed an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle of the "Fury" type.
- In the Soledaro-Bakhmut tactical direction, a battery of the BUK-M3 anti-aircraft missile system shot down two rounds of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During an unsuccessful attempt by Ukrainian units to conduct a counterattack on one of the sectors of the front of the Alexander-Kalinovsky direction, the artillery of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed two tanks from the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Novokalinovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
11:26 Video- Born in St. Petersburg, moved to the Crimea and now defends the Motherland in a special operation. A fighter with the callsign "Barcelona" in his "past life" was a football player and a fan, and even took the ball with him to the NWO zone.
11:13 Video- Ukrainian Nazis purposefully launched a rocket attack on the cafe "Laguna" in the Zaporozhye region.
The cafe is located in Tokmak, Zaporozhye region. As a result of the shelling, five people were killed and 15 were injured.
Cafe "Laguna" worked as usual, there were about 20-25 civilians in it. At about 19:00, the cafe's working mobile phone received a call from an unknown subscriber number, the subscriber of which told the cafe employee that he supposedly had friends relaxing in this cafe and he wanted to congratulate them on the holiday.
Then, an employee of the cafe turned on the speaker phone and an unknown man said: “Happy May Day, glory to Ukraine…”.
After that, from the side of the VFU, this cafe was shelled using MLRS "HIMARS" with ammunition stuffed with tungsten balls.
10:52 Video- Russian meteorologists report that a strong 122mm BM-21 “Grad” is at the positions of the Nazis today.
The BM-21 “Grad” battery of the “Center” grouping supports infantry assault operations in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya.
10:41 Video- Russian tankers destroy the Nazis near Ugledar.
The tank battalion of the Vostok grouping supports the infantry during the offensive. He has hundreds of destroyed targets.
10:23 Video- Our families and the memory of our ancestors are behind us!
The Russian soldier spoke about the reasons for participating in a special military operation that affect everyone. Think!
10:02 Video– Destruction of the next APU defensive midfielder in an unknown direction by the “O” group.
09:45 Video- The crew of the Su-35 of the Russian Aerospace Forces discovered and destroyed the aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special operation.
In the course of performing combat missions, the crews of multirole fighters practiced patrolling in a given area and covering the actions of bomber and ground attack aircraft.
During one of the sorties, an aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was detected and destroyed in a timely manner.
09:30 Each projectile is right on target: the combat work of the crews of the 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mounts —video
Artillerymen of the Western Military District actively use the tactics of a fire raid: they arrive in a designated area, work out on the indicated targets and leave their positions. Unmanned aircraft crews help them correct the fire.
The military personnel of the district confidently carry out the task of destroying armored vehicles and fortified positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fighters are well-coordinated, focused and focused only on victory!
09:25 Representation of the DPR in the JCCCinformsabout 75 facts of firing by the VFU per day
The enemy fired from MLRS, artillery 155mm, 152 and 122mm, firing 424 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Ozeryanovka, Mikhailovka, Shirokaya Balka, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Novoselovka Second, Donetsk, Makeevka, Yelenovka, Novotroitskoe, Petrovskoe, Sladkoe, Olginka, Blagodatnoe, Nikolskoe, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
08:31 Summary on the morning of May 03, 2023
At night, the Russian Armed Forces attacked enemy targets in the Kyiv, Kharkov, and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
In Artyomovsk, the promotion of PMC Wagner amounted to 160 meters per day. Prigozhin reports that 103 PMC fighters died due to a lack of artillery rounds.
Near Zaporizhzhia, the Russian Armed Forces attacked the area of training of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The enemy is concentrating forces in the areas of Kupyansk, Krasny Liman, the activation of the movement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. There is a transfer of personnel and equipment to the front.
In the Zaporozhye region in Melitopol, as a result of a terrorist attack, the deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the region was injured, three suspects were detained by the FSB.
In the Avdievka direction, the enemy occupied up to 1.5 km of the gray zone in the Troitsky area.
In the Krasnodar Territory in Taman, a fuel tank caught fire at night. Previously - UAV attack.
In the morning in the Bryansk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the settlement. Kurkovichi. In the evening, near the Snezhetskaya railway station, the railway tracks were blown up, a locomotive and several wagons of a freight train derailed. Earlier, an attempt to undermine the tracks was prevented on the Krasny Rog-Pochep stretch.
In the Kursk region - 10 arrivals at the settlement. Tetkino, Glushkovsky district.
The enemy fired 424 rounds of ammunition in the DPR. Gorlovka, Ozeryanovka, Mikhailovka, Wide Beam, Yasinovataya, Yakovlevka, Novoselovka Second, Donetsk, Makeevka, Yelenovka, Novotroitskoye, Petrovskoe, Sladkoe, Olginka, Blagodatnoe, Nikolskoe, Vladimirovka are under fire. A civilian died.
08:30 Combat work of crews of 152mm self-propelled artillery installations "Acacia" -video
Artillerymen of the Western Military District actively use the tactics of a fire raid: they arrive in a designated area, work out on the indicated targets and leave their positions. Unmanned aircraft crews help them correct the fire.
08:07 Frontline summary on the morning of 05/03/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired on Stepnoy, Shcherbakov, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorye, Charovnoye, Gulyaipol and Malinovka. The Ukrainian army is concentrating strike forces along the entire line of contact. So far, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not conducting active operations.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, again attacked in Marinka, in the direction of Pervomaisky and Severny (a settlement west of Avdiivka). There is no promotion. Under artillery attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Karlovka, Lastochkino, Avdievka and Yuzhny.
Thus, the intensity and geography of strikes by Russian troops has decreased over the past day. The Ukrainian army fired on Vodiane, Donetsk and Gorlovka.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation again launched an attack in the direction of Predtechin. PMC "Wagner" continues assault operations in the southern and western parts of the city. In the north - oncoming battles. Like Bogdanovka. Russian artillery hit Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Novomarkovo, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Spornoye and Verkhnekamensky.
In the Luhansk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after artillery strikes, tried to advance towards Belogorovka and in the Serebryansky forest area near Dibrova. They also launched a ground attack at Novosyolovsky. No result. Under shelling, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Grigorovka (this is a settlement west of Luhansk Belogorovka on the banks of the Seversky Donets), Makeevka, Berestov, Krakhmalny, Kislovka, Kupyansk, Liman Pervy, Zapadny and Figolevka.
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[REGNUM] "We leave it up to Ukraine to decide how it intends to try to reclaim the territory." So the head of the State Department Anthony Blinken, speaking at the site of the Washington Post, spoke about the attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin. Other US officials are more cautious in media comments. The journalists themselves are not inclined to take on faith the statements of Ukraine about the non-involvement of drones in the raid. The European press predicts that "a risky attack by Kyiv" will increase the "already extreme tension."
“We leave it up to Ukraine to decide how it is going to defend itself and how it is going to try to reclaim the territory,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said May 3 at an event hosted by The Washington Post. So the head of the State Department answered the question of how the United States reacts to Moscow's "accusations" against Ukraine of organizing a drone attack on the Kremlin. At the same time, Blinken made a reservation: “It is difficult to comment or talk about this without knowing the real facts,” TASS reports.
Earlier, the Secretary of State, in an interview with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, said that he would accept all information coming from the Kremlin "with a grain of salt." What a coincidence.
The Joe Biden administration had no prior knowledge of the impending drone attack on the Kremlin, four knowledgeable U.S. officials told Politico. One of these anonymous officials stressed that if Ukraine was behind the incident, “we had no prior knowledge.”
The Senate Intelligence Committee requested information from the White House by 2:30 p.m. Washington time (9:30 p.m. Moscow time). US intelligence agencies did not respond to Politico's requests for comment.
Politico focuses on the version of "Kyiv's innocence". The publication cites the opinion of Alina Polyakova , head of the Washington-based Center for European Political Analysis (CEPA), also associated with the Free Russia Foundation (recognized as an undesirable organization in the Russian Federation). “The idea that this was an assassination attempt [on Vladimir Putin] is absolutely ridiculous,” Polyakova said, according to whom “an impromptu drone could hardly have done harm.” Contrary to her opinion, Politico quotes Mikhail Podolyak , adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine. He insists that "Ukraine has nothing to do with drone attacks on the Kremlin."
At the same time, however, Politico notes that “in recent months there have been mysterious attacks”, in which Kyiv could be involved with a certain degree of probability. The publication mentions the version of the participation of the “pro-Ukrainian group” in the attack on the Nord Streams. In addition, American intelligence assumes that Ukraine organized the murder of Daria Dugina , Politico notes, citing the relevant publication of The New York Times . Finally, Politico points to a series of multiple bombings of Russian armories, bridges and railroad sabotage.
But the publication ends with a statement by the former commander of US forces in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges, in a boorish tone: “The whining of the Kremlin about the drone strike on the Kremlin does not deserve any sympathy.”
The Western media quickly reacted to reports of the drone raid, but most American and European publications call the footage of the drone attack "unverified."
Against the general background, the reaction of The New York Times stands out - the publication came to the conclusion that two videos filmed from different angles show the same explosion over the Kremlin building, and another video shows the burning dome of the building.
The correspondent of the Spanish publication La Vanguardia Gonzalo Aragones , unlike Politico experts, is sure that the drone attack on the Kremlin was carried out "with the aim of killing Russian President Vladimir Putin." In his opinion, the Ukrainian operation against the Kremlin "would be the most risky attack of Kiev to date."
“Even an unsuccessful strike on the complex, which for centuries has symbolized the official power of Russia, will be a dramatic step in returning the threat of war to the country,” Bloomberg noted . The Spanish edition of El País noted that for the first time during the special operation in Ukraine, the Kremlin became a target.
British journalist and BBC Russian editor Steve Rosenberg emphasizes the high level of protection for President Vladimir Putin , but expresses surprise that drones have even been able to get close to the Kremlin.
The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera claims that the drones "did not have time to carry out an attack" because they were neutralized " thanks to electronic equipment capable of preventing this kind of attack . " “Fragments of the drone fell on the Kremlin without causing harm,” the Italian publication notes.
The Kremlin's report of intercepted drones in the center of Russia is "likely to exacerbate already huge tensions" in the situation around Ukraine, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung predicts . The publication considers the incident in the context of the likely offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Preparations for the planned counter-offensive have been going on in Ukraine for several weeks now. But exactly where and, given the difficult weather conditions, when exactly Kiev will start it is unclear, ” the Süddeutsche Zeitung notes.
Representatives of the Kyiv authorities also commented on the situation. Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov said that the incident in Moscow "is aimed at aggravating the situation before May 9" .
Advisor to the head of the presidential office, Mikhail Podolyak, did not limit himself to denying Kiev's involvement in the attack, but also stated that the attack could have been planned by some "local resistance forces."
More interesting is the behavior of the chief Podolyak, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Yermak . Five hours before the attack on the Kremlin, at 21:15, a Kiev official posted on his Telegram channel an emoji depicting a rocket, and some time later, an emoji with three “fires” lights. At 15:18 on May 3, the post with "fires" was deleted, RT noted .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is on a visit to Finland on May 3. Immediately after the publication of information about the UAV attacks, it became known that the Ukrainian leader prudently extended his stay on Finnish territory for some more time.
On the night of May 3, the Kiev regime tried to strike drones on the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin . Two unmanned aerial vehicles were aiming at the Kremlin, the Kremlin press service reported .
According to the TVC channel , 16 minutes elapsed between UAV strikes. The first drone was seen over the Kremlin at 2:27 a.m. — it exploded over the Senate Palace. The impact of the second drone was recorded at 2:43 am - its fragments fell on the territory of the Kremlin.
The head of state was not hurt. At the time of the attack, Putin was at his residence near Moscow in Novo-Ogaryovo. The Kremlin regarded the strike attempt as a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of Russia on the eve of Victory Day. The administration of the head of state said that Moscow reserves the right to retaliate "where and when it sees fit."
Interestingly, Putin uses the free app Zoom Meetings to hold meetings with some of his people without leaving his secure locations in fear of assassination attempts.
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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin [ColonelCassad] The FSB has uncovered agents of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry who were planning a series of terrorist attacks in Crimea. Among the targets were the head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, the speaker of parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, the mayor of Yalta, Yanina Pavlenko, and the transport infrastructure of the peninsula. Roman Mashovets, deputy head of Zelensky's office, was named as the direct organizer of the attacks. Mashovets personally recruited one of the members of the terrorist group in Krakow in the spring of 2022.
Members of the Ukrainian intelligence group, citizens of Russia and Ukraine, Viktor Podvalny, Alexander Litvinenko, Sergei Krivoshein, Konstantin Evmenenko, Igor Zorin and Sergei Voinarovsky were detained in connection with the preparation of terrorist attacks in Crimea.
The detainees found 5 ready-to-use bombs, electric detonators, radio-controlled mechanisms, trackers for surveillance
In addition, a channel for the smuggling of explosives from Bulgaria, organized by the Ukrainian special services, was opened, passing through Turkey and Georgia. The bombs were "camouflaged" under electric stoves.
Two strike UAVs shot down air defense forces in Crimea
Two strike drones were shot down by Russian air defense forces in Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov , adviser to the head of the republic on information policy, said on May 3 on a Telegram channel .
“Air defense forces shot down two strike UAVs ,” the report says.
Earlier, the head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov , said that air defense forces had successfully worked out in the southeast of Crimea. According to him, there were no injuries or casualties.
“Air defense forces have successfully worked out in the southeast of Crimea ,” wrote Aksyonov.
As REGNUM reported , on May 3 a drone fell in Kolomna . According to the source, the drone fell in the forest. Emergency services went to the scene. They found fragments of a wing, an engine, and a small crater.
On the night of May 3, Kiev tried to strike drones on the Kremlin residence of President Vladimir Putin. Two unmanned aerial vehicles were aiming at the Kremlin. The UAV was disabled with the use of radar warfare systems. The head of state was not hurt . The Kremlin regarded the strike attempt as a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of President Vladimir Putin on the eve of Victory Day.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Bris Rozhin is in italics.
Commentary by @banksta [ColonelCassad] The three U.S. banks that failed this year — First Republic, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York — had more assets than all 25 financial institutions that collapsed during the 2008 crisis.
The US banking crisis is not over yet. Regional banks continue to lose reserves against the background of the outflow of depositors' money. In addition, the Federal Reserve System has not stopped raising the key rate, which has a negative impact on banks.
@banksta - zinc
Over the past 24 hours, the crisis in the banking sector has worsened again. Some American banks fell by 20-30% in a day.
Another change in interest rates is coming.
PS. Meanwhile, the processes of global de-dollarization continue - Argentina and Brazil agreed to switch to national currencies in trade settlements. A similar agreement was signed by Indonesia and South Korea.
The head of the IMF melancholy remarked yesterday that a gradual rejection of the dollar on a global scale is being recorded.
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Conservative banks seem to be secure so says a bank secretary locally. Speculative operations as in 2008 having major problems as inflow of deposits dwindle.Real state bad shape currently. Car sales tanking.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] NEXTA creator Roman Protasevich received eight years in a Belarusian prison for complicity in an attempted coup in Belarus in 2020. His accomplice Putilo received 20 years in absentia.
The difference in terms is due to the fact that Protasevich actively cooperated with the KGB of Belarus and assisted the investigation, which is why he got off relatively lightly - he could easily get 20 years in this case. Well, and so - the prosecution asked for 12, the court gave 8, in 4 years he can be released on parole.
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Roman Protasevich: Exiled opposition journalist (Nexta Telegram channel) who reported on the rigged 2020 Belarusian election and subsequent massive protests. Declared a terrorist by Belarusian KGB.
Was on airliner flying from Athens to Vilnius. Had the misfortune of flying over Belarus. Fake bomb threat, MiGs forced a landing and arrest of Protasevich and girlfriend. Torture, confession, show trial, 8 years. Girlfriend up next.
Belarusian airliners barred from EU. No airliners fly over Belarus anymore, except for rogue regimes like Russia.
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Roman Protasevich: Roman Protasevich was a former journalist for CIA linked Radio Liberty, and is a sacrificial lamb of the American Colour Revolution faction.
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Got it. Protasevich wrote some stories picked up by RFE/RL exposing the Belarusian communist dictator and that makes him a CIA agent. You drink Bud Light and that makes you ____.
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A drone flew into the Kremlin at night.
1. Putin is working as usual.
2. There are no plans to cancel the parade in Moscow.
3. The Kremlin regards the attack as an attempt on Putin.
4. Russia reserves the right to respond where and when it sees fit.
5. Moscow banned the use of UAVs.
Well, we are waiting for an answer.
If you haven't struck Bankovaya for more than a year, then you shouldn't be surprised at the attempts to attack the Kremlin.
I hope after that at least the grain deal will not be extended.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was not injured in an attempted drone attack on the Kremlin, the Kremlin press service reported on May 3.
According to the press service, two drones tried to attack the Kremlin building. The UAVs were put out of action by the timely actions of the Russian military and special services.
The Ukrainian side made an attempt to strike at the Kremlin on the night of May 3. No one was hurt in this attack . These actions in the Russian leadership were called an assassination attempt on Putin.
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The long anticipated Ukrainian offensive. Only thing accomplished is that it was offensive. Next offensive will be gratify on bathroom walls. Stay tuned to western media. All the while Z hides in Finland. Hoping in about ten days Putin promises not to assassinate him so he can return.
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Just saying that going around saying you'll do something, and then something happens, guess who gets looked at first. False flag or not, the Ukes advertised they wanted to own such a move. And here it is.
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Russian media aggregator Baza, citing unidentified internal sources, claimed that residents of Moscow suburbs noticed the drones flying at very low altitudes well in advance of the moment of contact with the Kremlin Senate Palace building on May 3 but that authorities ignored their reports as “drone hysteria.”
Russian officials are likely using the May 3 drone strike on the Kremlin to expand cancellations of parades for the May 9 Victory Day holiday. Russian sources reported that Russian officials have canceled May 9 parades in 21 cities in Russia and occupied Crimea either without offering official justification or citing security reasons. Russian officials in several cities claimed that they were canceling May 9 events and parades out of concern for participants of the “special military operation.” ISW has previously assessed that the Kremlin will use the May 3 strike to cancel May 9 events and augment its informational effort to frame the war in Ukraine as an existential threat to Russia. The Kremlin likely hopes to limit typical May 9 events to conceal the degradation of the Russian military because such events demonstratively showcase advanced Russian military equipment, much of which is either critical to Russian operations in Ukraine or has been destroyed in 14 months of attritional fighting. The Kremlin also likely hopes to curb May 9 events out of fears that celebrations honoring deceased servicemembers could become a potential source of domestic backlash for Russia’s high casualty figures in Ukraine. Russian officials have canceled immortal regiment memorial events in recent weeks likely for such reasons.
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[ColonelCassad] The FSB has uncovered agents of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry who were planning a series of terrorist attacks in Crimea. Among the targets were the head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, the speaker of parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, the mayor of Yalta, Yanina Pavlenko, and the transport infrastructure of the peninsula. Roman Mashovets, deputy head of Zelensky's office, was named as the direct organizer of the attacks. Mashovets personally recruited one of the members of the terrorist group in Krakow in the spring of 2022.
[ColonelCassad] The three U.S. banks that failed this year — First Republic, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York — had more assets than all 25 financial institutions that collapsed during the 2008 crisis./cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67146116/AFP_1VX5KI.0.jpg)
