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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief April 28th (updated)
2023-04-29
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] 21:59 Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov in his Telegram channel announced the dispatch of another group of volunteers, including seventeen Chechens, to the zone of a special military operation.

21:59 In Artemovsk, an officer of the Ukrainian SOF, Lieutenant Volodymyr Obodenko, was eliminated.

21:59 Liquidated 44-year-old senior lieutenant Dmitry Bibikov. Served as an officer in the missile forces. At one time, he completed a course of training for the use of missile systems "HIMARS" in the training center of the Bundeswehr. It is possible that it was eliminated during the hunt for HIMARS and MLRS in the Zaporozhye region.

20:18 An unexploded explosive object was found on the territory of the Graivoronsky District of the Belgorod Region - Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov

“Now an investigation team is working on the spot, a decision has been made to temporarily resettle the residents of a nearby street,” the head of the region said.

19:46 Russian army left take a few blocks for the complete liberation of Marinka

Russian tankers and attack aircraft push Ukrainian units to the outskirts of the regional center of Marinka near Donetsk, fighters from the scene say that only a few blocks remain to be liberated

19:45 An air alert has been declared throughout Central and Eastern Ukraine, the siren is still silent in the western regions

18:37 TOS-1A “Sun” burns out Ukrainian positions at night

The work of a heavy flamethrower system in the Avdeevsky direction.

17:47 Kalmius Brigade destroyed accumulation of artillery, equipment and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Avdievka

Artillerymen of the 14th Kalmius Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps, using Krasnopol guided munitions, destroyed a cluster of equipment and artillery pieces, as well as an ammunition depot of Ukrainian Nazis in the Avdievka direction. Projectile guidance was carried out using UAVs.

16:40 Visual result of the work of Russian artillerymen through the eyes of the enemy

16:39 Destroyed installation of the S-300 air defense system of the Ukrainian army. The shots were taken in the area of ​​the village of Luch, Mykolaiv region.

16:38 Two people died when entering the forbidden zone in the village of Zhuravlevka, Belgorod Region — Gladkov

The official cause of death has not been reported. According to some media reports, four fishermen decided to cut their way to the river through the field, but their car ran over a mine.

15:40 Highlights from the new Defense Ministry briefing:

🔹Up to 75 Ukrainian servicemen, an ammunition depot and a D-20 howitzer were killed in the Kupyansk direction in a day.

🔹Up to 85 Ukrainian servicemen, 152mm self-propelled guns "Akatsiya", as well as one 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction.

🔹In the Donetsk direction, up to 300 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, three infantry fighting vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.

🔹Rocket troops hit the Ukrainian joint defense headquarters of the city of Artemovsk, as well as units of the so-called Foreign Legion.

🔹In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed, as well as two howitzers - 152mm Msta-B and 122mm D-30.

🔹In the Kherson direction, up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, the 152mm Akatsia self-propelled guns, as well as the 122mm D-30 howitzer were liquidated per day.

🔹A Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by the Aerospace Forces.

🔹Air defense systems intercepted eight HIMARS and Uragan MLRS rockets, as well as five enemy UAVs.


14:28 Zurab Odishvili is a militant of the so-called. "Caucasian Legion" and another Georgian mercenary, destroyed in the NVO zone

13:40 Tankers of the Western Military District render fire support for motorized rifle units, ensuring the offensive of Russian troops.

Combat vehicles operate from closed firing positions, acting as self-propelled artillery pieces. This allows the crews to go unnoticed.

Quick and well-coordinated actions allow you to arrange a real fiery carousel for the enemy.

Tanks T-72B3 successfully solve the tasks. Crews hit targets at a considerable distance and out of line of sight. According to the coordinates obtained with the help of the UAV, observation posts, ammunition depots, foreign military equipment and manpower of the enemy are destroyed.

12:46 Kamikaze drone “Lancet” destroyed American howitzer M777

The work of the OBTF "Cascade" in the Ugledar direction.

12:44 VKS RF inflicts massive attacks on the fortified positions of Ukrainian militants

Russian aviation inflicts crushing blows from the sky on the fortified areas of the enemy in the Avdeevsky direction and destroys them, which gives a huge advantage over the enemy.

11:26 The mobilization of Ukrainians continues.

The village of Klishkivtsi, Chernivtsi region, employees of the TCC took away the documents from the man and are waiting for the police

Woman on video this greatly outraged her, and she tries to ask with tears why no one takes away the children of deputies, the children of officials from the local community, but only ordinary hard workers

11:24 Russian military destroyed 36 Ukrainian militants in the South Donetsk direction

Servicemen of the group of troops "Vostok" stopped two attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct reconnaissance in combat of forward positions. A reconnaissance group was also opened and destroyed by artillery fire - 16 militants were liquidated. In addition, 12 units of lightly armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a howitzer, and an UAV were also shot down by a rocket and artillery strike.

In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces attacked a stronghold of Ukrainian militants in the Malinovka area. More than 10 militants were liquidated, as well as a howitzer, an armored car and a UAV were destroyed.

10:36 The locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were covered in the Kharkiv region

According to "Come and See", several locations of Ukrainian soldiers in the Kharkiv region were covered with strikes by the RF Armed Forces at once.

"The Russians covered several locations. The account of losses can go to tens," said the source of the channel.

According to him, in particular, the locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kupyansk were covered. The wounded are delivered to the Kharkov hospital.

09:22 In the NWO zone eliminated Irish mercenary Finbar Kafferki.

09:05 VKS RF inflicts massive attacks on the fortified positions of Ukrainian militants.

Our aviation inflicts crushing strikes from the sky on the enemy's fortified areas in the Avdeevsky direction and destroys them, which gives a huge advantage over the enemy.

08:55 Servicemen of the RF Armed Forces in the Kremensk direction 24/7 destroy Nazis.

08:20 During the night missile attack on Ukraine, two oil depots were destroyed in Dnepropetrovsk.

07:58 Russian military plucked rotation of Ukrainian troops near four settlements in the DPR, up to 50 militants were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

07:05 The crew of the T-90M “Proryv” tank of the 20th Guards Army of the Western Military District destroyed Ukrainian stronghold.

06:40 Ukrainian drone attacked Bryansk region at night - governor

Oleksandr Bogomaz said that due to a night attack by a Ukrainian drone, the garage and the car in it were damaged. None of the civilians were hurt.

“There is also partial damage to one household. Operational services are working on the spot," the governor said.

06:15 Personnel combat work of Su-25 attack aircraft in the NVO zone. With their help, military facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are successfully affected.

06:00 Appearedframesfrom Uman - a residential building collapsed due to the work of Ukrainian air defense

Ukrainian channels publish footage of a burning destroyed high-rise building in Uman. Apparently, a fragment of a rocket hit the building as a result of the work of the curved air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Kyiv is actively dispersing fakes that it was a Russian projectile that allegedly flew into the house. However, judging by the footage of the destruction that appeared on the network, it is obvious that the reason is the work of the Ukrainian air defense system, and not a direct hit.

05:47 In Uman (Cherkasy region), when Ukrainian air defense tried to shoot down a cruise missile, a hit in a high-rise building was recorded

05:10 Ukrainian media report a re-launch of Kh-101/X-555 cruise missiles by Tu-95 strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea.

04:49 There is a massive missile attack on Ukraine - explosions in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev and the Nikolaev region, as well as the Poltava and Cherkasy regions. All over Ukraine air raid alert.

04:14 An air alert has been announced in the capital of Ukraine, as well as in the Vinnitsa, Kyiv and Cherkasy regions in addition to eight regions in the south and east of the country. This is evidenced by the data of the official resource for alerting the population.

Previously, sirens were turned on in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Nikolaev, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions, as well as in the Kiev-controlled areas of the DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

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