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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/16/2023 to 00:00 02/17/2023
Over the past day Representationreported about 25 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 18 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
-- On Gorlovsky one artillery attack from 152mm artillery.
-- On Yasinovatsky four artillery attack from artillery 155mm and 152mm.
-- On Enakievo two artillery attacks from the Himars MLRS.
Having fired 119 units of various ammunition.
The region of six settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire: Horlovka (Kalininsky district), Enakievo, the capital city. Donetsk (Kyiv, Kuibyshev, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Yakovlevka, Mineralnoe, Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a woman, in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
A total of 13 houses were damaged in Petrovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, Yenakiyevo, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.
INprevious 24 hours, 16 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
21:57 Soledar direction situation by the end of February 16, 2023
To the north of Bakhmut, assault detachments of the Wagner PMC are fighting in Paraskovievka. Now the attack on the suburb of Bakhmut is advancing from three sides, and the most intense clashes are noted in the south. Despite the rather difficult situation, the Ukrainian formations still hold their positions - in fact, the struggle continues for every house.
At the same time, Russian units entrenched themselves in several sections of the Bakhmut-Slavyansk highway in the directions of Orekhovo-Vasilevka and Berkhovka, advanced close to the village of Zaliznyanskoye, and also occupied the heights west of Blagodatny, knocking out the forces of 10 Separate Mountain Assault Brigade for a reservoir nearby.
Also, the "Wagnerites" are advancing on Berkhovka from two directions: from the northern regions of Bakhmut to the eastern outskirts and from the north from controlled sections of the highway. At the moment, fighting continues for important positions on the hills.
The advance to Berkhovka and the reservoir will make it possible to encircle the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Paraskoviyivka, so the Ukrainian authorities are transferring reserves of 30 Separate Mechanized Brigade through country roads and underground communications to hold the fortified area.
Positional battles continue in Bakhmut. Assault detachments from the northern districts of the city conducted a sortie to the line of defense of Ukrainian units in the area of the Bakhmutsky nursery in Yagodnoye.
In the southwest of Bakhmut, the "Wagnerites" advanced close to the outskirts of Krasnoe, advancing from the southwest and southeast. The section of the highway to Konstantinovka is actually in the gray zone - none of the parties has full control over it.
21:52 Russian servicemen used a portable demining unit UR-83P on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the NMD in Ukraine -video
21:19 Ukrainian militants fired upon Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
20:52 A separate reconnaissance battalion of special forces of the naval infantry unit "Sparta" successfully eliminated the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the UAV—video
20:33 artillery attack was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Thin - Donetsk (Kiev region): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
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20:16 Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" are advancing in the village of Paraskovievka in the suburbs of Bakhmut, pushing back the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Reported by Telegram channel IZ.RU
19:50 Destruction of the observation post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the ATGM crew in the Zaporozhye direction— video
19:29 Fighting near Donetsk: artillerymen support infantry with fire from howitzers -video
Towed 152mm guns 2A65 "Msta - B" hit the enemy, allowing motorized riflemen to advance in front. Between combat missions, they rest in a specially equipped shelter with a cup of hot tea.
18:15 58th Special Forces continues to hunt for groups of enemy UAVs -video
Scouts of the 58th separate special-purpose battalion (formerly 3 Special Forces of the NM of the DPR) discovered the advancement of another group of enemy UAVs. The identified target was destroyed with the help of ATGMs.
18:09 Another work of scouts in conjunction with tankers -video
Intelligence is daily engaged in monitoring the enemy, identifying new targets.
When the target is detected, heavy weapons come into play. Scouts adjust the fire of artillery and tanks to inflict maximum damage on the enemy.
The footage shows the work of the tank on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:19 We are already working northeast of Artemovsk -video
The General Staff of the Kyiv regime continues to deny defeat in the northeastern suburbs of Artemovsk. Well, it's an old song. And Krasnaya Gora is ours, fierce battles continue in Paraskovievka. The fighters of the PMC "Wagner" are crushing the enemy, but the formations of the Kyiv regime are not going to give up. We work in the suburbs of Artemovsk.
16:21 Strike on the Ukrainian 152mm howitzer "Hyacinth-B" in the Bogoyavlenka area -video
16:19 UAV-kamikaze "Lancet" destroys the 122mm MLRS "Grad" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the vicinity of Kremennaya -video
15:52 American missiles destroyed the lyceum in Yenakiyevo -video
14:44 Artillery units of the Southern Military District, during a special military operation, successfully destroyed a boat with an enemy DRG that was approaching the left bank of the Dnieper River—video
14:36 Warriors from the "Center" group in the Svatov direction discovered an enemy infantry fighting vehicle and successfully destroyed it -video
14:27 Scouts of the 58th separate special-purpose battalion (formerly 3 Special Forces of the NM of the DPR) successfully destroyed the detected enemy UAV with the help of ATGMs -video
13:56 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on February 16, 2023
In the Kupyansk direction, active actions of units and artillery fire of the "Western" group of troops defeated accumulations of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of settlements Novoselovskoye of the Lugansk People's Republic of Dvurechnaya, Krakhmalnoye and Olshana of the Kharkov region. Up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of forces hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino of the Luhansk People's Republic. Over 100 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two 152mm D-20 howitzers and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction in a day.
Up to 135 Ukrainian servicemen, two launchers of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, three tanks, three armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles, two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed in the course of offensive operations and artillery fire from the "Southern" group of forces in the Donetsk direction and 122mm D-30, the 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, as well as the US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.
In addition, an ammunition depot of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Verkhnekamenskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, artillery fire from the Vostok group of forces hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Prechistovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. Enemy losses in this area per day amounted to more than 55 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, four armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, as well as 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In the Kherson direction, as a result of a counter-battery fight, the following were destroyed in a day: the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and the 152mm towed Msta-B howitzer. In addition, in the area of the city of Kherson, the settlements of Dudchany and Berislav, four ammunition depots of the 123rd and 126th territorial defense brigades were hit.
During the day, army aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the command posts of the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Avdieivka, the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Uglesborochnaya, the 102nd brigade territorial defense in the area of the settlement Malinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as 92 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 118 districts. A storage of fuel and lubricants for military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the city of Poltava.
Russian air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Doroshovka, Kharkiv region. In addition, four rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were intercepted during the day, and 20 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Stelmakhovka, Zhovtneve of the Luhansk People's Republic, Oleksandrivka, Novomayorskoye, Vladimirovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Konovalova, Yablokovo of the Zaporozhye region, Kalanchak, Kherson region and Kislovka, Kharkov region.
13:32 Russian air defense successfully intercepted the American AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile over Makiivka on February 15, 2023 —video
13:10 Tonight in the area of n.p. Kizomys (Kherson region) was hit by an artillery strike, as a result of which, the Akatsiya, a 152mm self-propelled howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with ammunition, and four Ukrainian militants were destroyed. Reported by Telegram channel Kherson Herald.
12:56 South-west of Donetsk and rear cities, Makiivka - air defense is working. Reported by Tekegram channelAGS Z Donbass
12:50 Chronicle of promotion of RF Armed Forces in the north of Maryinka
Russian troops continue the assault on the Maryinsky fortified area. Due to the difficulty in the offensive through the central quarters of the city, the RF Armed Forces switched to the tactics of enveloping the units of the 79th Airborne Infantry Brigade of Ukraine from the north and south.
In the north, the fighters of the RF Armed Forces advanced through the fields and came close to the farmer's bases in the area of the pigsty to the west of Geologichnaya Street. Now, with the fire support of artillery, the cleaning of warehouses continues.
In the south, units of the Russian Army are fighting in the vicinity of a tire repair plant and a gas station, gradually pushing through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Maryinka.
12:26 As a result of the artillery attack of the Kievsky district of Donetsk, the glazing and the gas pipeline in a private residential building on the street were damaged. Freedom. Reported by Telegram channel Alexey KulemZin.
12:20 Air defense shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea, said the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, indicating that Russian forces continue to fight off the attack.
11:47 In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Avdievka, Pobeda and Krasnogorovka. Reported by Telegram channel Rybar.
11:26 Under fire Kyiv district of Donetsk. four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired from the village of Orlovka, according toSCKK.
11:10 In Maryinka, our fighters cover the fortified points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in skyscrapers from the south and north, after cleaning up the tire repair plant, the battles moved to Chapaev Street. To the north of the city, the combined forces of the Ukrainian territorial defense and the 79th brigade were moved away from Geologichnaya Street and driven out of the warehouse area. Reported by Telegram channel DONTSTOPWAR.
10:57 Russian troops occupied all the main heights in the vicinity of Artemovsk, adviser said Pushilina Kimakovsky.
10:11 The artillery attack of Donetsk does not stop. At 9:45 a.m., five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired from the village of Zhelannoye Pervoya in the Kirovsky District. Reported by Telegram channelAlexey KulemZin.
09:51 Frontline summary on the morning of 16.02.2023
In the Ugoldar sector, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, attacked in the Prechistovka area and near the southern outskirts of the city itself. Under fire Vremovka and Zolotaya Niva. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Nikolsky.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops again attempted an offensive near Novomikhailovka. With the support of artillery, they attacked at Pobeda. The tactics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Marinka have changed. In recent days, attempts at frontal ground strikes in the western part of the city have ceased. Efforts are focused on bypassing the city from the south. There has been some success in this direction.
After the artillery preparation, the Russian troops also made a small advance towards Pervomaisky. The artillery attack of Georgievka, Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Avdiivka, Kamenka and New York continues. The Ukrainian army, in turn, launched rocket attacks on Ilovaisk, Donetsk, Makeevka and Gorlovka.
To the south of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on Kleshcheevka. Russian troops fired on Chasov Yar and Ivanovsky. Near the last of these settlements, PMC Wagner resumed assault operations after a counterattack by Ukrainian troops the day before.
Fierce fighting continues on the southern and eastern outskirts of Bakhmut. To the north of the city, the Wagner operators seem to be finishing the story with the Ukrainian defense of Paraskoviivka. We have been talking about the insanity of holding this settlement for the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for several days. But the Ukrainian army has a different point of view.
To the west of Soledar, Wagner PMC is already at Zheleznyansky. And to the north it attacks, but cannot break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Fedorovka and Rozdolovka. Also, from the side of Donetsk Belogorovka, the Wagner operators tend to go to Veseloy.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops on the ground are conducting offensive operations on the local Belogorovka, Torskoye and Nevskoye. And to the north there are fierce battles for Gryanivka.
09:17 Chronicle of blows and mutual shelling in the NWO zone for the night from February 15 to February 16, 2023
At night, Russian troops launched a massive attack on enemy targets in Nikolaev, Ochakov, Odessa, Pavlograd, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, as well as Zolochiv and Drohobych districts of the Lviv region.
Local residents reported at least six explosions in Kremenchug. Citizens also published information about the work of air defense in the Sumy, Poltava, Cherkassy and Zaporozhye regions.
Ukrainian formations tried to strike Sevastopol with drones in the morning, air defense systems shot down two targets. At the moment, the attack on the city continues.
Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Yanzhulovka, Chernihiv region, as well as in Naumovka and Basovka, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces carried out strikes on enemy targets in Udy, Strelechya and Dugouts.
In the Starobelsky direction, the Russian troops worked on the concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Stelmakhivka, Terny and Novoegorovka.
In the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) direction, Russian missile troops and artillery hit the places of concentration of Ukrainian units in Bakhmut, Sporny and Chasov Yar.
In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Avdeevka, Pobeda and Krasnogorovka.
In turn, the Ukrainian formations fired missiles from the HIMARS MLRS at the Lyceum of Information Technologies in Yenakiyevo.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, Russian troops worked on targets in Vugledar, Prechistovka and Neskuchny.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Temirovka, Gulyaipole and Belogorye.
On the southern sector of the front, Russian artillery hit enemy concentrations in Kherson, Berislav, Beregovoy and Zmievka.
09:11 The moment a 122mm D-30 howitzer shell hit directly into a trench with militants -video
The D-30 has recently been serviced. All components, assemblies, mechanisms were checked. Her first test shot was immediately at the enemy, at the enemy's sheltered infantry.
09:09 Representation of the DPR in the JCCC informs about 16 facts of firing by the VFU per day
The enemy fired from the Himars MLRS and 300mm BM-30 Smerch, AGM-88 HARM, 155mm artillery, firing 75 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Donetsk, Yasinovataya, Makeevka, Dokuchaevsk, Ilovaisk.
08:05 Summary on the morning of February 16, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces launched a missile attack at night on targets in the Lvov, Poltava, Zaporozhye, Cherkasy, Odessa, Sumy, Nikolaev and Dnepropetrovsk regions. During the day, false targets were actively used to open the enemy's air defense system. As daytime photographs of "downed" balloons with corner reflectors show, this method of deceiving enemy radars is effective.
Active offensive operations continue in the Soledar, Artemovsk (Bakhmut), Maryinsk directions. They report on the successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kremennaya-Seversk direction.
The Kupyansk direction is characterized by the effectiveness of our troops: the enemy announced the evacuation of the population in the city.
Difficult situation persists in the Ugledar direction. Against the backdrop of heavy fighting in the suburbs, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to carry out counterattacks, publishing new videos with our prisoners.
The Russian Armed Forces inflict constant strikes with their cannon artillery, TOS "Solntsepek" is used. However, the enemy released two videos of the destruction of our heavy flamethrower systems. The enemy is drawing up reserves.
In the Kherson direction, mutual artillery attack continues across the river. Dnieper.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for a defensive operation, the purpose of which is to exhaust our forces and go on the counteroffensive. It is reported that in the areas bordering Russia, the enemy withdrew troops three km to previously prepared positions.
The arrival of new enemy forces from Krivoy Rog is noted in the Zaporozhye direction. The task is to hold back the onslaught of our units and go on the offensive.
In the Belgorod region, our air defense shot down several missiles.
From Sevastopol, they also report a downed object (UAV) of the enemy. Local residents heard two explosions in the morning.
A total of 75 rounds ammunition were fired by the enemy in the DPR. Gorlovka, Donetsk, Yasinovataya, Makeevka, Dokuchaevsk, Ilovaisk are under fire.
Thus, over the past day, there have been no major changes in the line of contact, despite fierce battles in a number of areas. In anticipation of our large-scale offensive, the enemy is preparing defenses, the Russian Armed Forces are using a new tactic of opening and destroying enemy air defense radars.