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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief April 4th (updated)
2023-04-05
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 22:28 PMC Wagner took control over the center of Artemovsk.

21:51 One of the provocateurs trying to expel the monks from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra,declaredthat he is Satan.

21:37 Ukrainians who live in territories controlled by the Russian army were urged to leave or "prepare"

21:25 Ternopil, female consultation, idiotic social advertisement.

They ask not to call their son Ivan. It is hinted that a person with a Russian name has a so-so future.

20:49 Commander of the Airborne Assault Squad of the Guard, Sergeant Timur Shamsutdinov, was awarded the medal "For Courage". He talks about how the crew of his BMD-4 took the fight during the offensive of the Ukrainian nationalists. A guided missile was loaded in his combat vehicle, in the expectation that a Ukrainian tank would be the first to attack. But first, two infantry fighting vehicles had to be destroyed. The task was completed! —video.

20:30 The struggle of the SBU against those who do not want to go to die for Zelensky continues. Here are the secret servicesreporton the detention of the organizers of the scheme for illegal deregistration.

Demand creates supply, and it is obvious that others will take the place of the detainees. The problems are not in specific people, but in the fact that Ukrainians, in the bulk, are not eager to fight. And therefore they are trying by any means to avoid mobilization.

20:17 During the assault on Bakhmut, two Nazis of the 3rd Azov Brigade (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) were eliminated

▪️Andrei "Fur" Mekhryakov
▪️Vladislav "Glutton" Kuchma

19:48 What is happening with the Lavra is a consequence of the UOC’s flirting with the illegal Kyiv authorities – Father Feofan –videoNews front.

19:35 Ukrainian Nazi and war criminal appeared before the Southern District Military Court

The defendant is Anton Cherednik, the trial is taking place in Rostov-on-Don. Cherednik was a "brave Aryan" and committed the murder of civilians in Mariupol. According to the investigation, on March 27, 2022, he stopped two men in the Mirny settlement of the city of Mariupol and ordered them to lie on the ground.

The Nazi then demanded that they say a phrase in Ukrainian. After the civilians were unable to “pronounce some kind of “bow” correctly,” Cherednik simply took and shot one of the men point-blank.

19:15 Despite numerous supplies of uniforms and equipment by Western countries to Kyiv, Ukrainian soldiers forced buy yourself in stores at fabulous prices. Because no one has canceled corruption in Ukraine. Video 18+ contains profanity.

19:10 Another flying FAB-500 on the heads of Ukrainians. Kherson direction, in terms of intercepts from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a real nightmare and huge losses -video.

19:05 Kamenetz-Podolsky terminated all agreements with the UOC on the use of church buildings, - Mayor Mikhail Positko

"The deputies of the Kamenetz-Podolsky city council voted for 19 projects on the termination of the use of land by the Moscow church and one on the abolition of the lease," the mayor said.

18:55 Russian artillerymen continue to fire on the positions of the Ukrainian Nazis without leaving them the slightest chance -video.

18:20 In Kharkiv, "military enlistment officers" are already collect homeless people to be sent to the front.

17:50 Ukrainian TG channels report explosions in Kramatorsk (occupied by Ukrainian Armed Forces)

17:16 It is necessary to recruit another 100,000 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine as soon as possible in order to form additional reserves for the counteroffensive.

The General Staff demands to strengthen mobilization and make the rights of military commissars virtually unlimited, for these purposes the police have already been involved, which delivers men to the TCC. Bankova is afraid of hate and is not yet ready to use electronic bases for mobilization so as not to provoke society, this is precisely the reason for the statements of the people's deputies of the Servant of the People, which are then refuted.

17:00 Kharkiv SBU is conducting a large-scale special operation. There are mass detentions of everyone who is subscribed to a number of Russian telegram channels.

This fact may indicate preparations for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Thus, the SBU is trying to clean up potential pro-Russian agents in order to minimize the drain on the movements of its troops on the eve of the start of the offensive.

16:14 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

-Russian troops destroyed up to 225 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction;

– The Russian Armed Forces destroyed about 70 Ukrainian soldiers and a 152mm D-20 howitzer in a day in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;

- The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 65 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four armored combat vehicles in the Donetsk direction in a day;

- The RF Armed Forces destroyed the warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR in a day;

- The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 4,500 field artillery pieces and mortars of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the entire period of the special operation.


15:19 Anti-tank units of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps are ready to meet the enemy fully armed.

Servicemen of the 9th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 9th Regiment of the NM of the DPR) received modern anti-tank missile systems 9k135 Kornet, which are used for liquidationUkrainian nationalists in the Donetsk direction. The fire of the ATGM crew destroyed an enemy observation post.

14:11 For the past two days, Ukrainian formations have been attacking the Shebekinsky urban district in the Belgorod region.

Today, a UAV drone dropped two explosive devices in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka: no damage was done, civilians were not injured.

14:00 Like this, leaflets with an anonymous survey they are now handing out to servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "In cases where you are sent to perform combat missions in the areas of responsibility of other operational groups, where you would most like to serve."

Remarkably, all four directions from the leaflet are currently one of the most "hot" in which there are fierce battles.

13:10 During a night strike on the Shkolny airfield in the Odessa region, an aircraft factory was hit, where drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were assembled. Destroyed:

– assembly line
– Spare parts for 380 aircraft-type UAVs
– one tanker with aviation fuel
– 16 ready-made UAVs
– Warehouse with BC for UAV

Also in the Usatovo area, on the same day, an ammunition depot was damaged and nine units of various equipment were destroyed.

12:20 Shooting staged videos about the "effective actions" of Ukrainian soldiers in order to maintain high morale in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

12:07 Near Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the head of the regional cell of the nationalist organization Sokol was liquidated. On March 31, Denis Yasinsky received a shrapnel wound, local media reported.

From 2016 to 2019, Yasinsky served in the ranks of the 55th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and in 2023 - in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Yesterday it became known about the liquidation in the Artyomovsk region of the colonel of the special forces of the SBU "Alpha" Alexander Vdovichenko and the employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate Artur Pashkulyak with the call sign Makhno.

12:05 Servicemen of the Zapad grouping of the Russian Armed Forcespluckedthe transfer of reserves of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kupyansk direction, said the head of the press center of the group of troops "West" Serhiy Zybinsky. In addition, the RF Armed Forces destroyed three sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Kupyansk direction.

11:58 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published frames of restoration of railway tracks in the special operation zone by servicemen of the Central Military District. Such work is necessary to improve the logistics of cargo transportation.

11:30 Ukrainian nationalists who were going to capture the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, require burn her, and put Metropolitan Pavel on his knees and kill him.

“Kneel down and shoot him in the head. Lavra must be burned. We are pagans,” said one of them.

But in Ukraine there is no discrimination, no persecution of Orthodoxy, peace and quiet. And democracy. 18+ contains profanity.

11:25 Ukrainian BTR-80 fell in an unequal battle with mud -video. 18+ contains profanity.

11:20 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces continuously continues its work to identify and destruction of Nazi positions.

11:05 As a result of the counterbattery fight, the Ukrainian 122mm MLRS "Grad" was destroyed -video. 18+ contains profanity.

10:23 RF Armed Forces destroyed an armored personnel carrier and a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Maryinka

As a result of the successful work of the Russian fighters, the Ukrainian armored personnel carrier was destroyed, the enemy stronghold was defeated.

Thanks to the heroism of our fighters, Ukrainian fighters are suffering losses in all sectors of the front. Near Artemovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already lost their elite fighters. Moreover, legally, Artemovsk has already come under the control of Russian troops - the flag of the Russian Federation with the inscription "To Vladlen Tatarsky, eternal memory."

09:22 The crews of the Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted aviation blows on objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Missile launches were carried out in pairs from low altitudes. After the use of aviation weapons, the pilots, releasing heat traps, performed a maneuver and returned to the airfield.

As a result of the sortie, camouflaged fortified positions and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.

08:17 A Russian serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria with the call sign "Cherry" talks about how the gun crew works in the zone of a special military operation -video.

08:15 Combat Job of crews of multi-purpose attack helicopters Mi-28 of the army aviation of the Western Military District during a special operation

07:59 Attack helicopter KA 52 "Alligator" performs Combat launch of NURS-type missiles from a pitch-up position.

02:42 Arrivals in Odessa continue - Ukrainian air defense is not coping.

The Russian military strikes at the infrastructure of Ukraine: air raid signals sound in Odessa and the region. Ukrainian air defense is traditionally unable to cope: the Russian army is working precisely on targets. Eyewitnesses report that the explosion as a result of the arrival occurs for the third time at the same place.

02:10 After arriving in Odessa, the Shkolny airport is on fire.

As a result of the work of the Russian "Geranes" in Odessa, the Shkolny airfield was hit, on which the military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is based in large numbers. Upon arrival, a massive fire broke out.

01:46 In Odessa thundered several explosions - local authorities confirmed the arrivals.

Local sources report that at least five loud explosions thundered in Odessa - Russian Geraniums are working over the city and the region.

Earlier, an air alert was announced in the Odessa region, local authorities have already confirmed the work of Russian drones on the infrastructure of the square.

0:35 Ukrainian sources report explosions in Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka (under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine). An air alert has been declared in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine.

0:10 It is reported about the destruction of a non-recyclable warehouse near the village of Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region, and the destruction of a temporary accommodation center for personnel on the territory of the village of Petro-Ivanovka, Kharkiv region.

Posted by:badanov

#2   Russia is going to come apart at the seams if they don't get their act together:

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1643703000496578561
Posted by: Slish Angunter7690   2023-04-05 20:22  

#1   Looks like China has concluded Russia is self destructing and it is not worth the effort to bs anymore and risk their economic relationship with the west:
https://twitter.com/Azovsouth/status/1643619486480707590
Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651   2023-04-05 14:17  

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