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More profit for the military-industrial complex. The plan is working!
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Munition production is like a fire department. It's expensive just sitting around not being kept busy. However, when you need it, it's a little too late to start ramping up capacity when you suddenly need it. This is a warning you are not prepared for a serious 'come as you are' war.
As far as the MIC, the best way to cut back is to purge the mentality in the Swamp that the US is the world's peacekeeper/sheriff. No more commitments. Cut back on commitments that do not serve practical national (not international) interests.
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Well, this is quite a comedown from the 600 ship Navy plan...
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Question: what is it armament wise the US Navy and Ukraine have in common? Especially which Ukraine would go through in such an amount the US Navy would run so short to compromise effectiveness?
Or is the US Navy just the best spokesxer of the branches for such a statement?
Adm. Daryl Caudle also accused military contractors of using the pandemic as an excuse not to supply weapons on time
Har har har. Dear Adm. Caudle hasn't tried to buy an appliance or a mattress recently.
So Admiral, did or did not the government response to Covid disrupt supply chains?
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The Navy Secretary had to step forward because the Army Secretary was still busy removing 'CoVid Deniers' and PTUWP (People That Use Wrong Pronouns) from the Army to comment.
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AMRAAM and Sidewinder and missiles for the NASAMS air defense and HARM missiles for MiG-29s flying SEAD missions are the only munitions actively in use by the USN. Retired Sea Sparrow (RIM-7) missiles are being sent to reload BUK SAM launchers. Even the patrol boats sent to the Ukraine navy are surplus. Of these, I would be concerned about HARM stocks. It's a land war and Army weapons and munitions are in demand.
I think Sec del Toro is speaking in the general sense that there is not a lot of surge capability that a major war will require.
By sending cheap JDAMs, which the US stocks hundreds of thousands, demand is reduced for other smart munitions as well as dumb artillery shells and give the Ukrainians a way to devastate front line fortifications.
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Adapter pylons were built for Mig-29s to launch HARMS w/ limited seeker modes. Other air launched weapons could use the same or similar.
BUK SAMs using Sea Sparrow was another triumph of jury rigging weapons. If the Ukrainians can also use regular Sparrow (AIM-7) then there are tens of thousands of retired rounds. Same for HAWK SAM missiles.
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Well, that's certainly what the contractors want to hear.
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Learn to CNC.
Nah. Just outsource it to China.
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Well, that's certainly what the contractors want to hear.
Ding. Ding. DING. That's certainly what the MIC wants to hear...
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They wanted to hear it so bad, they made it happen.
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Getting the systems to talk to each other would be the interesting part.
Sounds like The Modern Admiral is making the case to send more money to supply the conflict for another 12 months, which it would if production meets requirements to stay above minimums at 6 months, and that spigot won't just shut off.
He makes the case for ceasing supplying as well. Say they keep tempo, whatever it is, and a small fraction of what was planned for actually gets delivered, for whatever reasons. Then they are still assed in and dipping on emergency supplies or outright cut.
Or, qualified employees from other manufacturing sectors are out-bid or even forced into weapons manufacturing, then all that other industry gets boned.
[Jpost] A delegation headed by the commander of Russia's ground forces, Oleg Salyukov, visited Belarus on Thursday to inspect the combat readiness of a joint force stationed there, the Belarusian defense ministry said.
The visit took place a day after Salyukov was named as one of the deputy commanders of Russia's military operation in Ukraine in the latest of a series of reshuffles.
Russia and its close ally Belarus have beefed up their joint military grouping in Belarus and plan to hold joint aviation drills there from next Monday.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Russians shelled nine regions: one person died, five more were wounded. Most of the victims were in the Donetsk and Kherson regions.
by Iryna Gamalii
Last day, the enemy shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson regions and Donbas.
This is stated in the summary of regional state administrations as of 9:00 a.m. on January 11.
Chernihiv region . Over the past 24 hours, there was mortar shelling in the area of the village of Senkivka, Chernihiv district. Without losses and destruction. At night - no shelling.
Sumyshchyna . This morning , the territory of the Znob-Novgorod community was shelled from a mortar. As a result of shelling, a residential building was damaged. Information about the victims is being clarified.
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 33 strikes on the border of the Sumy Oblast. The communities of Velikopysariv and Esman were under fire. The enemy shelled the border town of Velikopysarov twice with mortars. There were 12 "arrivals" in total. As a result of the shelling, the warehouses of the local farm were damaged. Russian troops hit the Esmansk community with mortars, 21 "arrivals". In all cases without casualties.
Zaporozhye region . Over the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Chervone, Pavlivka, Kamianske, Orihiv, Preobrazhenka, Novoandriivka, Malynyvka, Novodanilivka, Charivne, Biloghirya, Olgivske, Shcherbaki, Stepnohirsk, Primorske, Steppe. 11 reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by the Russians. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.
Dnipropetrovsk region. At night, the Russians shelled Nikopolshchyna again. Shots were fired from heavy artillery at Nikopol, Marganets and the Chervonogrigorivsk community.
In Marhanka, several buildings, an industrial enterprise, a gas station, a store, a gas pipeline, and an electrical network were damaged. In Nikopol, four private houses, a production workshop of a private enterprise and several power lines were damaged. In the Chervonogrigorivska community, the consequences are still being clarified. No victims.
Kharkiv Region . Kharkov was hit last night. In the Kyiv region, a pyrotechnics warehouse was hit , a fire broke out on an area of 1,500 square meters. m. Detonation of pyrotechnic products was observed at night.
Areas of 19 settlements were shelled in the Slobozhansk direction during the day. Among them are Sosnivka, Zelene, Vovchansk, Khatne, Krasne, Lopan, Krasne Pershe and Dvorichna.
In the Kupyansk direction, the areas of Vilshanaya, Orlyanka and Kislivka were damaged by fire. In Kupyansk, the roof was destroyed and windows were broken in a private house. Two kiosks and a car caught fire in the village of Dvorichna in the Kupyan district due to shelling.
In the village Oleksandrivka, Bogoduhiv district, a trade pavilion was damaged, a fire broke out. No victims.
Luhansk region . Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the Stelmakhivka area. The situation in the region remains tense. In the Kupyansk direction, the districts of Novoselivskyi and Stelmakhivka were hit by fire from the Russians. On the Lymanskyi direction, Makiyivka, Nevske and Chervonopivka came under the influence of fire.
Daughter . At night, the city of Kurakhove was shelled - a private house was directly hit, nearby houses were damaged, and the premises of an industrial enterprise were damaged.
In the morning - shelling of the village. Kurakhivka of the Kurakhiv urban territorial community. All circumstances will be clarified after the end of the shelling. At night - chaotic shelling of Avdiyivka. In the morning, massive artillery shelling of the central part of the city also took place.
Along the line of defense around the city, shelling continued almost all night on positions. The situation in Bakhmut and Soledar is difficult. The hostilities do not stop. In one day, one person was killed and one was injured in Donetsk region.
Mykolaiv Oblast Yesterday afternoon in the Mykolaiv Oblast, the Russian Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by air defense forces and means.
Yesterday evening, the enemy struck in the direction of Ochakov with rocket systems of volley fire. There are no casualties. During the night, the enemy bombarded the territory of the Kutsurub community with MLRS , firing more than 40 rockets. The consequences of damage are being clarified. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
Kherson Region . The enemy does not stop shelling the settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro River. According to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the civil infrastructure of 12 settlements was damaged by artillery shelling, in particular: Antonivka, Vesele, Dudchany, Mylove, Respublikanets, Dniprovske, Zolota Balka and Kherson.
Yesterday , the Russian occupiers once again shelled Kherson. A local resident was injured. An enemy shell landed in the yard of an apartment building.
In one day, five civilians were injured in the region. The enemy also shelled the territory of the children's regional clinical hospital . Windows were broken in the neonatal (6-story) building, there were no injuries.
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[Korrespondent] 22:54 Poland will provide Ukrainian defenders with Leopard tanks, and Great Britain with Challenger tanks. Read more about the new assistance to Ukraine in the New Level material .
22:45 British intelligence believes that the change in leadership of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine indicates the challenges that the Russian Federation faces in achieving its goals. According to analysts, the appointment of the chief of the General Staff as commander of the theater of operations "is an indication of the growing seriousness of the situation facing Russia, and a clear recognition that the campaign does not meet Russia's strategic goals."
Experts predict that the move is likely to be met with displeasure by much of Russia's ultra-nationalist and military blogging community, which is increasingly blaming Gerasimov for the failures in the war. In contrast, Surovikin has received widespread support from this community for advocating a more realistic approach. Since he is now a deputy commander, his authority and influence has almost certainly been significantly reduced, according to intelligence.
22:04 During the battles for Soledar, two British citizens were killed - Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Perry, Prigozhin said and published a photo of their documents. According to him, the body of one of the British was found, documents were found on both of them. Earlier, the National Police of Ukraine reported that British volunteers left Kramatorsk for Soledar on the morning of January 6, after which contact with them was lost.
20:32 Lithuania will transfer L70 anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, President Gitanas Nauseda said. According to him, installations and ammunition for them will arrive in the near future. The budget of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense already provides 40 million euros for military support to Ukraine. In addition, Lithuania trains Ukrainian soldiers, restores and repairs Ukrainian military equipment.
The 40 mm L70 automatic gun was developed by Bofors in the post-war period and entered service with the Swedish army in 1951. Technical rate of fire - 240 rounds per minute.
20:16 In Kiev, the situation with electricity supply is difficult, said Yasno CEO Sergei Kovalenko. According to him, now the Ukrainian capital has only 60% of the required electricity. Of this, 40% goes to critical infrastructure and the remainder is distributed to households. The situation is affected by frosty weather and scheduled repairs of some generating facilities.
19:39 In the Lugansk direction, the Russians have gathered about 30 thousand of their military, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai.
19:25 Zelensky said that the Donetsk direction is holding on: "Now the terrorist state and its propagandists are trying to pretend that some part of our city of Soledar - the city almost completely destroyed by the occupiers - is some kind of achievement of Russia. They will file - and they are already serving it to their society in such a way as to support mobilization and to give hope to those who are for aggression. But the fighting continues. The Donetsk direction is holding on. And we are doing everything without a break, even for one day, to strengthen Ukrainian defense. Our potential is growing ".
According to the President, Russian aggression will dry up only when "Russian ambitions have no other alternative than to lose. All Russian ambitions - both at the front, and in politics, in the economy, in the legal plane."
19:14 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today at a meeting with the presidents of Poland and Lithuania, they discussed the integration of Ukraine into both the European Union and NATO: "Already this year, we should make tangible progress in European integration. This applies primarily to the beginning membership negotiations. Poland and Lithuania are equally and comprehensively ready to support us, they see us fully integrated into European and Euro-Atlantic structures."
19:10 Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasily Bodnar denied information about Ankara's alleged provision of cluster munitions to Kiev, as previously reported by Western media: "Such statements are prepared on purpose, with the aim of damaging Ukrainian-Turkish relations, as well as forming a negative international image of Ukraine and Turkey ".
18:39 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that he would visit Ukraine next week, then plans to go to Russia.
18:34 The fierce battle for Soledar continues. Russian reports that they already control the city have not been confirmed. About what is happening in the city now - in the material Soledar stands .
18:28 Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets met with Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova. He said that the negotiations took place in Turkey and lasted the whole night from 10 to 11 January. During the second round, representatives of Turkey joined the parties. What Lubinets and Moskalkova managed to agree on in Ankara - in the material Dialogue Night .
18:23 The main efforts of the enemy are focusing on attempts to completely capture the Donetsk region, taking offensive actions in the Bakhmut direction. He is trying to take control of the city of Soledar and the supply routes of Ukrainian units, suffers heavy losses, the fighting continues. The invaders are also conducting unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiivka direction. In the Kupyansk and Novopavlovsk directions, the enemy is trying to improve the tactical situation, and in the Limansky, Zaporozhye and Kherson areas it is defending itself, the General Staff reported in the evening summary.
According to the General Staff, the trend of overflowing medical institutions in temporarily occupied settlements with wounded Russian soldiers is increasing. So, as of January 9, 100 additional beds have been deployed only in the local hospital of Markivka in the Lugansk region.
17:47 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff, was appointed commander of the Joint Group of Russian Forces in Ukraine, and General Sergei Surovikin, who previously held this position, was appointed Geresimov's deputy. Another two deputies of Gerasimov were Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Colonel-General Alexei Kim.
"The increase in the level of leadership of the special operation is associated with the expansion of the scale of the tasks being solved, the need to organize closer interaction between the types and arms of the troops," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
17:10 London will probably also supply tanks to Kiev, FT writes. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has directed Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to work with allies in the coming weeks to discuss "how we can move forward and provide Ukraine with the military technology that will help win the war, including the supply of tanks."
16:34 Zelensky thanked Poland for the decision to transfer tanks and said that Lithuania would provide Ukraine with air defense systems and anti-aircraft systems.
16:06 Poland, within the framework of the international coalition, will transfer a company of Leopard tanks to Ukraine , Duda said after a meeting with Zelensky in Lvov.
16:02 Ukroboronprom announced that it has launched mass production of 82-mm fragmentation mines abroad, at the facilities of one of the NATO member countries. An improved mine is many times better than a standard one. In particular, the number of fragments is 2-2.5 times more than a regular mine should have. The size and shape of the fragments are also better than regular ones.
15:52 The heads of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine in Lviv signed a joint declaration of the presidents of the Lublin Triangle , Duda said on his Twitter.
15:40 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda arrived in Ukraine without public announcements and has already met with Zelensky in Lviv , the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported, citing the consul.
People's Deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko, in turn, claims that Zelensky met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Lviv.
15:29 Russia is preparing for a new massive missile attack, Natalia Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said: "The activity of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that we have been observing over the past week indicates preparations for such a massive shelling, since they first collect information about the targets they want hit. Most likely, these will be critical infrastructure facilities."
15:17 The Russians fired at a critical infrastructure facility in the village of Nikolskoye, Belozersky community, Kherson region. The object was damaged, three people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
15:12 The mayors of Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava are visiting Kiev, the Polish TV channel Polsat News reports.
15:08 Anna Malyar about the situation in Soledar: "Heavy battles are going on in Soledar. After the losses suffered, the enemy has once again replaced his units, increased the number of Wagnerites, is trying to break through the defenses of our troops and completely capture the city, but is not successful."
14:50 The islands in the Dnieper Delta and the Kinburn Peninsula, as of January 11, are under the fire control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, Yevhen Yerin, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces, said: "Both the islands and the Kinburn Spit - their liberation is possible only during the general liberation of our territories "Due to the fact that there is an open area, and fire damage from the enemy can cause more harm than we will get advantages in the liberation of this territory."
14:38 The Russians attacked the perinatal center in Kherson, a fire broke out in the building. The blast wave knocked out the windows in the children's department and damaged one of the doctors' offices. According to preliminary information, people were not injured, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
The head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, also reported on the next shelling of Kurakhovo, there were no casualties.
14:35 A large delegation of the European Commission plans to visit Kiev in early February and hold consultations with the Ukrainian side at the highest level, Politico writes with reference to a representative of the European Commission. According to the newspaper, this initiative was made by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
13:52 Zelensky said that he had held a coordination meeting in Lviv, the main topic of which was the security situation in the northwestern regions of Ukraine. "We discussed the state of arrangement of the state border protection, the operational situation on the border with the Republic of Belarus and counter-sabotage measures in these territories. We understand that apart from powerful statements we see nothing powerful there, but we must be ready both at the border and in the regions," the President noted.
13:23 American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will arrive in Ukraine in a few weeks, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said: "As for the Bradley, we are counting on a few weeks. We will continue to work as quickly as we can. We are not going to announce in advance when exactly these systems will do." Ryder added that the Ukrainians will be trained to operate these machines as part of the general training that takes place in Germany.
13:16 Thanks to the defensive battles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Soledar, it is possible to avoid a breakthrough of enemy troops, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces Sergei Cherevaty: "The seriousness of the ambitions of the parties will be shown by the following major operations. The battle for Soledar is very important from the point of view that our forces do not give the enemy neither to systematically break through our defenses, nor to create the encirclement that they dream of, nor to go to the rear and then to the operational space, in order to then move on to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk."
He also noted the fact that during the defense of Soledar, the Ukrainian military massively destroyed enemy equipment, and also reduced its numbers. This is a demoralizing factor for the Russians.
13:11 Zelensky announced that he was on a visit to Lviv.
13:03 Speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty spoke about the situation in Soledar: "Heavy battles are going on in Soledar. The enemy made a whole information operation to show that they have already captured Soledar, but this is not true. The situation is difficult there, but the situation is under the control of the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the commander-in-chief, the leadership of the Eastern Group. Now maximum work is underway to make effective management decisions that will stabilize the situation and strike at the enemy."
12:29 The Kremlin does not yet see the prospects for peace talks with Ukraine, Peskov said. He also said that Moscow sees "positive dynamics" in conducting a "special military operation." At the same time, the Kremlin speaker acknowledged that "tactical successes" in the war against Ukraine come at a "rather expensive price."
12:08 Stoltenberg called for increased military assistance to Ukraine against the background of the events in Bakhmut and Soledar: “In recent days, we have witnessed fierce fighting in the region of Bakhmut and Soledar in eastern Ukraine. This once again testifies to the courage of the Ukrainian forces fighting for their homeland. This also shows how vital it is that we step up our military support for Ukraine."
In this regard, the NATO Secretary General welcomed "recent announcements by the US, France and Germany that they will soon supply infantry fighting vehicles and light tanks" and said that "we must do more, even faster."
11:33 According to the Russian channel Mash, four Russian servicemen were injured as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV in the Kursk region. The drone dropped an explosive device on Russian positions on January 10 at around 2:00 pm.
11:15 Peskov called "information duck and sabotage" messages about the ban on the departure of men from Russia from January 9.
11:08 As of the morning of January 11, electricity consumption in Ukraine has increased due to a significant drop in temperature in the east and in the center of the country. As a result, the capacity deficit has grown, Ukrenergo reported. Consumption limits have been brought to all regions, which are valid throughout the day. Already from 7:00 in the Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, the limits were critically exceeded, so emergency shutdowns were applied.
10:36 In the Kremennaya area, the Russians are reinforcing thousands of newly mobilized and convicts with their regular troops, because they understand that they are "sinking" and are trying to keep the city, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the newly mobilized "go on the attack at full height," Kadyrov's detachments are on duty behind them. Gaidai noted that the Kremensky direction is literally inundated with Russian troupes.
10:10 Spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Forces of the Eastern Direction, Serhiy Cherevaty, denied to Suspilny the information spread by the Russians that Soledar is under their control: "The Russians say that he is under their control, this is not true. Wait for the details in the summary of the General Staff."
10:07 In the Kherson region over the past day, due to Russian shelling, five people were injured, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
10:05 SBU conducts counterintelligence activities on the territory of the Pechersky district of the capital, in particular, within the boundaries of the government quarter and in nearby territories. The goal is to check and strengthen the counter-sabotage protection of important state facilities, increase the security of persons in respect of whom state protection is carried out. The security forces, in particular, inspect the territory and individual premises to identify prohibited items, check citizens who are on the territory of the government quarter.
09:54 In Russia, since January 9, they have limited the exit from the country to those liable for military service, including those who are limitedly fit for service. The FSB sent the corresponding order to all border departments of the country, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
09:17 British intelligence reports that although Russia holds a significant number of troops in Belarus, they are unlikely to constitute a real offensive force, and the new deployment of Russian aviation is not preparation for any additional offensive operations against Ukraine.
09:13 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one civilian died - in Bakhmut. Another person in the region was injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:08 Germany will allocate 20 million euros to Ukraine for Starlink, Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said after a visit to Kharkiv. The funds will be used to finance the operation of 10,000 Starlink terminals, a third of which will be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:02 Yesterday, at about 23:00, the Russians fired at Kharkov, previously from the Smerch MLRS. In the Kiev region, a hit in a pyrotechnics warehouse was recorded. There was a large-scale fire, the detonation of pyrotechnic products continued at night, there were no casualties, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
08:56 Zelensky, in his speech at the Golden Globe Film Awards, said that there would be no third world war: "This is not a trilogy. Ukraine will stop Russian aggression on our land."
08:38 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 11th.
personnel - about 112,960 (+490) people liquidated,
tanks - 3094 (+10),
armored combat vehicles - 6159 (+5),
artillery systems - 2078 (+5),
MLRS - 437 (+3),
air defense systems - 217 (+0),
aircraft - 285 (+0),
helicopters - 275 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1862 (+2),
cruise missiles - 723 (+0),
ships/boats - 17 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 4826 (+9),
special equipment - 184 (+1).
08:17 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Kharkiv region, Stelmakhivka - Luhansk and Disputed, Razdolovka, Vesele, Bakhmut, Klescheevka, Mayorsk, Vodiane, Nevelskoye, Krasnogorovka, Marinka and Prechistovka, Donetsk region, reported General Staff in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, almost 1,500 employees of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, who refused to receive Russian passports and sign an agreement with Rosatom, were deprived of passes and access to the enterprise. The occupiers are looking for new workers for nuclear power plants on the territory of the Russian Federation and are preparing a housing stock for future workers through the so-called "nationalization" of the apartments of the local residents who have left.
06:35 Two Polish volunteers were injured in the Bakhmut area, they are currently in the Lublin hospital. The Polish Ministry of Health said that volunteers - a man and a woman - were unloading humanitarian aid for local residents from a car when a mortar mine exploded nearby. As a result, the woman had to amputate her lower leg, the man had a bullet shrapnel wound.
06:09 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the statements of the Russians about the capture of Soledar by them in the Donetsk region are not true. Analysts recalled that Russian troops have been trying to achieve significant tactical successes in the Soledar region for several months. In addition, according to ISW experts, control over Soledar will not necessarily allow Russian forces to establish control over the critical ground communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Bakhmut.
As of January 10, there is only visual confirmation of the presence of Wagner forces in the center of Soledar, however, the reality of control over the territory from block to block is not clear due to the dynamic nature of urban fighting, ISW noted.
04:51 Turkey at the end of 2022 began secret deliveries of US-made cluster shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Foreign Policy, citing its sources. We are talking about advanced dual-purpose conventional ammunition, designed, among other things, to destroy armored vehicles.
According to sources, Turkey in November 2022 began supplying Ukraine with cluster shells that were manufactured during the Cold War era under a joint production agreement with the United States. The publication notes that the supply began after Washington refused to transfer its stocks of such ammunition to Kyiv, and Turkey was the only country where Ukraine could receive them.
02:13 There are 523 local residents left in Soledar, mostly people over 50 years old, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk OVA, said. According to him, everyone who wanted to leave Soledar before the most "hot" period, did it with the help of local authorities. Some have decided to leave now, but this is no longer possible due to intense fighting. Kirilenko explained that no one would be able to leave the city until it was possible to safely drive in and out of it.
01:22 Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova said that she met with Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets and discussed issues of providing humanitarian assistance to citizens of the two countries.
01:10 Relations between Ukraine and Georgia are going through a rather difficult period. Significant disagreements remain on a number of fundamental issues for Ukraine. And now Georgia has also refused to return to Ukraine the weapons received in 2008 from Kyiv, as well as to provide other weapons. About the new quarrel between Ukraine and Georgia - in the material Book of Discord .
00:48 Currently, there are about 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Russian captivity who defended Azovstal in Mariupol, the Association of Families of Azovstal Defenders said.
00:06 Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that Switzerland is vetoing the sending of certain military aid to Ukraine as a producing country.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 19:14 Another destroyed Ukrainian self-propelled gun 2S1 "Gvozdika" -video 18:10 Destroyed Ukrainian 203mm self-propelled guns 2S7 "Pion" -video
16:06122mm BM-21 "Grad" collapsed on the right bank of the Dnieper -video
Artillery of the Airborne Forces destroys the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper
14:45 Turkish-made Ukrainian armored car Kirpi is tired of Ukrainian roads -video
13:20 Russian units, with the support of artillery, continue to drive out the Ukrainians from their positions in the area of the settlement. Maryinka -video
13:18 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (11.01.2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, artillery and army aviation strikes on the accumulations of manpower of the 92nd Mechanized Bbrigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kislovka of the Kharkov region, as well as Novoselovskoe of the Luhansk People's Republic killed more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen and two car.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire, assault and army aviation strikes defeated the assault groups of the 95th, 80th airborne assault and 25th Airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chervonaya Dibrova, Makeevka and Chervonopopovka, Lugansk People's Republic.
In addition, four sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated in the areas of the Kuzmino settlement of the Luhansk People's Republic and Serebryansky forestry. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day in this direction amounted to 90 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles and three vehicles.
In the Donetsk direction, in the course of successful offensive operations by Russian troops, the settlement of Podgorodnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
Airborne units blocked Soledar from the northern and southern parts of the city. The Russian Aerospace Forces strike at enemy strongholds. Assault squads are fighting in the city.
As a result of the fire damage of units of the 61st Mechanized and 17th Tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles and two vehicles were destroyed.
In the South-Donetsk direction, up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle and two vehicles were destroyed by inflicting complex fire damage on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nikolskoye, Prechistovka and Novoselka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The command and observation post of the battalion of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit by operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery near the city of Artemovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. Also, 74 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, manpower and military equipment in 113 districts were hit during the day.
In the course of the counter-battery fight at firing positions, the following were destroyed:
a Ukrainian launcher of the Uragan multiple launch rocket system near the settlement of Kotovka, Kharkiv region;
US-made M777 artillery system near the settlement of Belogorovka, Donetsk People's Republic;
two Ukrainian self-propelled guns 203mm 2S7 "Pion" in the area of the village of Raygorodok of the Donetsk People's Republic, a 152mm D-20 towed howitzer in the area of bthe settlement of Kolodezi of the Donetsk People's Republic;
two 122mm towed D-30 howitzers in the areas of the settlements of Berestovoye in the Kharkiv region and Pobeda in the Donetsk People's Republic, a self-propelled howitzer 122mm 2S1 "Gvozdika" in the area of the settlement of Pavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, US-made AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar stations were destroyed near the city of Artemovsk and the city of Dzerzhinsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Popov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the air by means of air defense in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Kremennaya of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Five rockets of the HIMARS and Vilkha multiple launch rocket systems were intercepted in the areas of the settlements of Debaltseve, Yenakiyevo of the Donetsk People's Republic and Kartamyshevo of the Luhansk People's Republic. An American anti-radar missile "HARM" was shot down near the village of Bryanka in the Luhansk People's Republic.
In total, since the start of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 371 aircraft, 200 helicopters, 2,868 unmanned aerial vehicles, 400 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,473 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 976 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,809 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,006 units of special military vehicles.
11:45 Footage of the use of new generation precision-guided munitions by Russian servicemen in the zone of a special military operation -video
A strong point and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, located at a great distance, were destroyed with an accurate hit.
11:40 On the Soledarsky site, Russian troops successfully continue to destroy all the Ukrainians who refuse to raise their hands -video
10:49 On the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) sector, Russian units, with the support of artillerymen and aviation, continue to successfully knock out Ukrainians from urban development -video
10:47 Footage of the combat work of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the NVO zone -video
Russian tactical front-line bomber with a variable sweep wing, inflicts a missile and bomb attack on the positions of the Ukrainians
10:11 In the vicinity of N. p. Marinka Ukrainians are under continuous fire from Russian tanks -video
09:36 Russian artillery is working on Ukrainians positions and locations in a constant mode day and night -video
09:15 In the Soledar sector, Russian units continue to successfully advance, denazifying all Ukrainians who refuse to raise their hands -video
08:11 A devastating blow: the crews of the Solntsepek TOS of the Brave continue to inflict fire damage on the enemy -video
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:48 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 11, received additional information about casualties among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- along Karnavalnaya, 95, a man born in 1957 was wounded.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive. 23:17 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 11, received additional information about casualties among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Tsentralno-gorodskoy district):
- unfortunately, a man, born in 1955. wounded on st. Nesterova, 10 - died.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
21:13Wounded in action, killed - about 500 people. The whole city is littered with the corpses of Ukrainian servicemen.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed the complete liberation and cleansing of the territory of Soledar from units of the Ukrainian army.
According to him, civilians were withdrawn, Ukrainian units that did not want to surrender were destroyed.
19:27 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces supports offensive in Marinka
152mm guns 2A36 "Hyacinth-B" continuously fire at the identified enemy targets in Maryinka, supporting the advance of the assault groups of the RF Armed Forces.
17:15 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 11, received additional information about casualties among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Makarovka (included in the area of ??responsibility of the administration of Donetsk):
- on the street. Mira, 33 wounded man born in 1937
16:45 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 11, receivedadditionalinformation on damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
- st. Arbatskaya, 28 - a private residential building.
15:56 VFU wounded a civilian during the shelling of Horlivka.
15:55 Ukrainian militants attacked Makarovka, Velikonovoselkovsky district, wounded a civilian.
14:20 In the direction of the Kuibyshev region from the village n. Tonenkoe fired three rounds with a caliber of 155mm.
In one private household, the roof, outer wall, glazing, and outbuildings were damaged.
From n. three rounds with a caliber of 155mm were sent to the village of Kurakhovo in the direction of the Petrovsky district.
13:40 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on January 11, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Central city district):
- on the street. Nesterova, 10 wounded man born in 1955
Information was received about damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
n.p. Alexandrovka:
- st. Shevchenko, 112 - a private residential building.
- st. Gottvalda, 27 - direct hits on the building of the Village Council were recorded;
- st. Gottvalda, 104, 107, 109 - private residential buildings; the gas pipeline was also damaged;
- st. Nesterova, 10 - a direct hit in a private residential building;
- st. Minin and Pozharsky, 29 - a direct hit in a private residential building;
- st. Minin and Pozharsky, 27, 88 - private residential buildings; the gas pipeline and the car were also damaged;
Eleven transformer substations are de-energized.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
13:39 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops liberated the settlement of Podgorodnoye;
Fighter aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft in the DPR;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian military personnel in the Kupyansk direction in a day;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed in the DPR counter-battery radars manufactured by the USA AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-36;
Four sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated in the LPR and Serebryansky forestry;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 90 servicemen in the Krasnoliman direction in a day;
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a complex fire defeat on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Nikolsky, Prechistovka and Novoselka in the Yuzhnodonetsk direction;
In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 80 soldiers of the 61st mechanized and 17th tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed the US-made M-777 artillery system in the DPR;
Air defense systems of the Russian Federation intercepted five MLRS HIMARS and Alder rounds per day;
Over the past day, the Russian Armed Forces hit 74 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:31 Kyiv district was under fire. From n. five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired in Netaylovo settlement.
11:30 Shelling of the Kirov region began. Two rounds of 122mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka.
10:43 Maryinka in the DPR is practically under the control of the Russian armed forces, but the enemy is entrenched in the outskirts - the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.
10:31 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the advancement of the assault units of the Pacific Fleet in the area of Vogledar under the cover of air defense.
10:07 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 10,additionalinformation about casualties among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- on the street. Biryuzova, a guy born in 2004 was wounded.
In this way, total victims among civilians from the attacks of the VFU for January 10, 2023 is 13 people (one killed, 12 injured, including a child). Information continues to flow
Received additional information on damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
- st. Grodnenskaya, 1, 8/1 - private residential buildings.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
08:25 PMC Wagner took the main height in Soledar.
According to the operational data of the project@wargonzo The Wagner group closed the cauldron in the area of the Soledar outpatient clinic, taking control of the city council, as well as Yurcina Gora, the most important dominant height in Soledar. From it, the part of the city still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where scattered parts of the neo-Nazis, in particular the 46th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, retreated, is excellent.
[ALMANAR] “According to the latest information, the center of Soledar is under the control of the Wagner division, and here the guys have gained ground on one side and the other. They are already effectively moving forward," Pushilin told Channel One.
Pushilin noted Ukrainian troops are suffering serious losses but have continued to resist.
The Wagner Group private military company (PMC), participating in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, has taken the entire territory of Soledar under control, with hostilities taking place in the center of the city, the company’s head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Wednesday.
A senior US Defense Department official revealed on Monday that his country assessed that a good chunk of the city of Soledar was under the control of the Russian armed forces.
"We do think that there is a good portion of Soledar that the Russians have in their hands and the Ukrainians do as well. And these [artillery] exchanges are savage," the official told a press briefing.
Soledar and Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, are located in the Kiev-controlled part of the DPR, which joined Russia last fall after the populace there held a referendum. Bakhmut has been an important transport hub for supplying the Ukrainian troops in Donbas amid Russia’s special military operation.
The latest comes after Donetsk officials stated on Monday that Russian forces had managed to successfully take control of the Bakhmutskoe village, which sits near Soledar. The area is known as an important transport hub for supplying Ukrainian troops stationed in Donbass.
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Despite Putin's epic failure in strategery, his mercs still won the day. Do I think he will overcome his battle with rectal prostate cancers in the same way, oh yes - indeed.
One half of Artyomovsk is liberated, can they liberate Bakhmut by March? Once Bakhmut falls, what does that spell for ukraine?
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Pyrrhic victory (also incomplete and hoped for encirclement never materialized). 10,000 zeks in human wave attacks. What a waste.
BTW, so many Wagner were transferred to the Soledar attack, that Bakhmut is open for counterattack.
Once Bakhmut falls, what does that spell for ukraine?
The value of Bakhmut for the Russians was that in the summer it was one half of a pincer (other half was Izium) to take most of Donetsk. The Ukrainians retook Izium all the way to the Russian border and made the Bakhmut conquest irrelevant. Bakhmut is now a dick waving contest for Putin and possible heir Prigozhin. Ukrainians are content to let the Russians destroy their army against Bakhmut's defenses.
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[REGNUM] In Sevastopol, by decision of the chairman of the anti-terrorist commission and the governor of the city, a high level of terrorist threat has been extended until January 26. This was announced on January 11 in the city government.
“<…> A high level of terrorist threat has been established on the territory of the city of Sevastopol for the period from 18:00 January 11, 2023 for a period of 15 days until 18:00 January 26,” the widespread message says.
Earlier, the Governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, announced that air defense systems were being trained in the city.
[RFI] Russia said Wednesday the toll climbed in its worst single reported loss from a Ukrainian strike, which under-criticism Moscow blamed on troops using mobile phones.
The Ukrainian military's strategic communications unit has said nearly 400 Russian soldiers were killed in the town of Makiivka in eastern Ukraine, and even Russian commentators have said the corpse count may be far higher than the 89 Russia has reported.
As Moscow grappled with the aftermath of the strike, La Belle France's President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky that his country would send French-made light tanks to help repel the Russian invasion.
The corpse count in Makiivka is the highest reported by the Russian military in a single strike since its troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The deadly strike came after months of discontent towards the military, since the Kremlin suffered a series of battlefield defeats and launched a hugely unpopular mobilisation drive.
Russia's defence ministry initially said on Monday that 63 soldiers had been killed, in an extremely rare admission.
On Wednesday, the ministry said the toll had climbed to 89 after more bodies were found under the rubble of the temporary base where the troops were housed.
It announced a commission was working to clarify what happened and vowed that "guilty" officials would be punished.
In a video, Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov said the tragedy had likely taken place because Russian troops had used cell phones, giving away their location to Ukrainian forces.
But some critics have said the military is trying to shift the blame, and Russian military correspondents have accused commanders of incompetence.
The strike also led to rare public displays of grief, including in the Samara region on the Volga River where some of the victims were from.
Thousands of people have been killed in Ukraine and millions forced to flee their homes since President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... ordered troops to attack on February 24.
Following a wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian targets on New Year's Eve, Moscow said Ukraine struck Makiivka at 12:01 am local time on January 1, using US-supplied HIMARS rocket systems.
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Everything's fine, going swimmingly. I talk to people..
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Law Enforcement and Internal Security demands on GPS tracking data has 'unexpected' consequences.
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Over 600 bodies transported in truckloads: Russia hides Makiivka losses, fearing rebellion In a new intercepted call released by the Chief Intelligence Department of Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, a Russian occupier tells his wife that the Russian authorities are keeping quiet about the events in Makiivka to prevent a rebellion when in fact, over 600 Russian invaders died there.
In the conversation, the Russian's wife tells her husband that the Russians have been taking corpses out of Makiivka "in truckloads" and that 610 people were in fact killed. She was apparently told that by the relatives of another Russian occupier who was directly involved in transporting the bodies.
Quote: "He personally transported the bodies of these people from Makiivka and from another [settlement]... from the hospital. He says 610 people died in Makiivka. He says, ‘I drove 12 Kamaz trucks [filled with bodies – ed.]’."
UKR number = 400+ casualties
RUS number = 89
Mothers/Sisters = "No one will say anything. They are shutting everyone’s mouth... I feel sorry for the boys who lost their lives for nothing. The mothers are suffering".
More quotes about the matter:
"The truth is that they threw away all their Russian SIM cards back in Rostov while they were being taken to Makiivka... Then their commander took them to a special place where they bought Ukrainian SIM cards."
The BBC states that the Russian secret services are actively working with the phones of the soldiers killed in order to find evidence that would confirm the version of the Russian Defence Ministry.
Commentary by Russian military correspondent Rybar
[ColonelCassad] We have already written about possible UAF attacks using drones on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation. Most of these UAVs were produced and modernized on the territory of Ukraine under the direct patronage of Western engineers. WHERE EXACTLY IS THE ASSEMBLY AND RETROFITTING OF UAVS CARRIED OUT?
Back in the spring, after several successful hits by Russian missiles on factories and enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, it was decided to distribute the assembly of drones between industrial facilities in different regions of Ukraine.
Now more than a dozen workshops have been deployed in Ukraine, where they assemble, modernize and redesign drones and guided missile weapons. For these purposes, relatively small, sometimes abandoned (or disguised as them), buildings are used.
This made it possible to secure assembly lines from repeated strikes by the RF Armed Forces on military-industrial complex facilities. Even if one of the buildings is damaged, production is redistributed to other enterprises until the work of the destroyed facility is restored.
HOW IS EVERYTHING ORGANIZED?
▪️In Kyiv, specialists from the Paton Institute are upgrading long-range missiles for various weapons, including artillery, MLRS and aviation, to high-precision weapons equipped with satellite or inertial navigation modules.
The assembly of components for such ammunition was organized at an abandoned workshop in Novaya Greblya, 70 km from Kyiv. The necessary equipment was brought there, and air defense systems were placed in the forest belt nearby.
▪️In the industrial workshops at the Samborsky metal equipment plant in the Lviv region and at the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnepropetrovsk, loitering ammunition is being modernized. The production technology was adjusted by studying the surviving Geran-2 ammunition, as well as by supplying the components necessary for the UAV from abroad.
▪️A similar production has been deployed on the territory of the Kommunar factories, the research and production enterprise Hartron-Arkos and the Kharkov machine-building plant FED. At least one anti-aircraft missile system is located near these facilities, reinforced by duty territorial defense detachments with MANPADS on the roofs of neighboring houses.
WHAT'S NEXT?
According to our information, the drones necessary for strikes in the depths of Russian territory are already ready. Now the Ukrainian formations are only waiting for a go-ahead from their Western curators.
These drones do not need an airstrip, so they can be launched from virtually any area where command posts or signal repeaters are located.
At the moment, sites for launching and controlling UAVs capable of striking Russian territory are located in Mirnograd in the DPR, Spassky in Sumy, Volnyansk in Zaporozhye regions, as well as Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev and Odessa.
Drone control points in these cities are equipped at civilian infrastructure facilities or in fields and wastelands. The service and final adjustment of drones is also carried out there before their massive launch for given targets.
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[KP] Russian troops ground several Ukrainian brigades in Soledar, which Kyiv was preparing for an attack on the Crimea.
The first clashes near the small Donbass town began in May and went on for almost half a year. Military correspondent KP.RU Dmitry Steshin tried to understand the meaning of this victory and its consequences for Kiev.
by Dmitry Steshin
WITNESS FIELD MARSHAL MOLTKE
The fact that something terrible and unpleasant happened in Soledar became clear from the activity of Ukrainian propagandists - they still feel at ease in our information space and social networks. The template for distribution was: “Hurry to see! The second army of the world has finally captured the regional center!" These cries were filled with desperation.
That the Volga Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad, that the unsightly Prokhorovka, remained in history, because it was there that the Third Reich's spine was broken and it is not so important where it happened. The Germans themselves knew this military subtlety very well, Field Marshal Helmut Moltke wrote back in the century before last:
"The goal of any operation should not be the territory, but the enemy army. When the army runs out, the territory will come by itself," and for the dull ones he repeated again: “The main object of operations should not be the territory or fortified point of the enemy, but his army. Only its defeat can decide the outcome of the campaign.
ZALUZHNY ASKED FOR A RETREAT
Soledar itself is indeed a very modest town with a population of 10,000 people. Survived two historical names - Bryantsevka and absolutely awkward, withering the brain and breaking the tongue - Karlo-Libknekhtovo! In 1991, they settled on the human and understandable name Soledar.
The fact is that under the city, at a depth of 200-300 meters, there are colossal layers of rock salt of the highest quality - you can pack it for sale right from under the tunneling machine. Despite the fact that salt has been mined in these places since the 17th century, only 3 percent of the reserves have been exploited so far.
There are deposits of alabaster and refractory clay in Soledar, processing plants and, most importantly, logistics: a railway line with the Sol station and a major road junction. All that is needed for a large defensive center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, flanked with another node - Bakhmut (Artemovsk).
And behind Soledar and Bakhmut lies a direct road to the largest agglomeration in Donbass - Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. Since November, when it became clear that the Russians would not back down and would break and grind the enemy, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine started talking about withdrawing to Kramatorsk, which would become the main hub of Ukrainian defense in the Donbass.
The idea was pushed personally by the commander of the troops of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, but did not find understanding in Kyiv, where they are very sensitive to reputational losses. It is under the reputation that Ukraine receives money and weapons from the West. And the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have to pay for it.
COMPLAINT TO THE WASHINGTON POST
Officially (as the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced), the battles for Soledar began on August 3rd. The Russian troops here pressed the enemy extremely systematically and in concert. That is, together with neighboring Bakhmut, not only in the forehead, but also along the flanks, gradually occupying the dominant heights and suburban villages turned by the Armed Forces of Ukraine into strongholds. Two cities - Bakhmut and Soledar already by the New Year were in a semi-encirclement. A little later, the road linking these defensive nodes was cut. Yes, the “musicians” from the Wagner PMC had the “first violin” in these battles, but both the paratroopers and the guys from the LPR fought shoulder to shoulder with them.
It is curious that the entire information focus of late autumn and winter was focused on Bakhmut. Although, the Ukrainian press painted no less about the battles in Soledar: "Exhausting battles, which are characterized by artillery duels." Aviation and drones, and heavy flamethrower systems were also used. At the same time, we had immeasurably more “volley weight”.
Already in early December, Ukrainian “defenders” began to complain on social networks that “artillery does not support us.” Almost simultaneously, there were complaints about terrible losses. It is difficult to say how much, such data is always classified. But you can understand by indirect data. The 4th Separate Tank Brigade (approximately 90 tanks in 3 battalions and 30 armored personnel carriers) and the 60th, 61st, The 62nd and 63rd separate mechanized brigades with their own communications, artillery, medicine, sapper and engineering services, etc. This is over 20,000 soldiers who came to replace the dead and wounded.
According to a number of signs, it was the Bakhmut-Soledar "meat grinder" that thwarted the planned offensive of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region - to Melitopol and the Crimea. There was no one to attack. It is curious that it was the Western advisers, fighting Ukraine against Russia, who were the first to understand the meaning of what is happening in Soledar-Bakhmut. But they failed to put pressure on the political leadership of Ukraine. They also did not listen to their military in Kyiv, moreover, a serious conflict allegedly arose between Zelensky and Zaluzhny.
Then, the West decided to use PR. A whole troop of Western journalists from the most authoritative publications, from Newsweek to the Washington Post, walked through Bakhmut and Soledar. They all described the miserable state of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the lack of artillery and ammunition, and finally, the horrendous losses. But, Zelensky was adamant, like Hitler at Stalingrad. He even dropped in for a few minutes at Bakhmut before the voyage to the USA to reward distinguished "defenders". And he quickly left, leaving them to disentangle their bloody mess.
"SAVE PRIVATE TARASS"
In Soledar, the Ukrainian army had a particularly hard time. The day before the fall of the city, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Syrsky, drove here. He called the "Wagnerites" professionals, but emphasized that "they have no success" and also quickly left Soledar.
Everything became clear to everyone. The foreign mercenaries were the first to waver. They were the first to report that the road between Bakhmut and Soledar was cut and the city was in a semi-encirclement. Trying to save the remnants of the efficient Ukrainian troops, the American CNN brought a soldier from Soledar to live broadcast, and he said the following: “The situation is critical, the number of those killed is high, no one is counting the dead.” Verbatim:
- The personnel of our units has been updated by almost half. We don't even have time to remember each other's call signs.
The speech was anonymous so that "the soldier would not suffer." In this stuffing of the West, his growing concern was read - he needs Ukraine and Russia to fight for as long as possible, if possible, while maintaining the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Such is the touching concern. “Everyone understands that Soledar will be abandoned, everyone understands this. What's the point of dying for him?" - the "defender" finished his speech.
Everything has already been decided.
OFFICERS RUN FIRST
On Christmas Eve, the defenses of Soledar were broken through, and on January 10, the Wagnerites reached the city administration building. In all assaults on cities, this is a psychologically important object. The attackers realized that they had won, the defenders had lost and they had to save themselves or die.
One of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, having reached the Internet, recorded a video in good Russian, with a foul language: “Good evening, we left Soledar, these ****** (meaning the officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. - Author) threw us. We wanted to go out yesterday, but these ***** (ran away. - Auth.). The word of officer ***** (nothing) is worthless.
The video is short but makes a lot of sense. The first meaning: the Armed Forces of Ukraine, unable to bear the losses and pressure, fled from Soledar on their own. The meaning of the second: the officers fled first, leaving their soldiers, that is, there was a “loss of control of the troops” or, in a simple way, the defeat of the enemy, and not a systematic withdrawal.
Unfortunately, some of the Vushniks managed to get out of Soledar. They withdrew not far and not close, gaining a foothold 10-20 kilometers from Soledar, at the limit of the effectiveness of the fire of the main artillery systems. In the city itself, surrounded by 500 to 800 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kyiv began to ask for a "corridor" for their exit. Perhaps they will come out, by exchange. But first, captivity.
According to rumors, the mood of the Ukrainian garrison in the neighboring Bakhmut is rotten. Their flank from Soledar is now completely open, ours continue to advance. The defense of Kramatorsk is getting closer, and there - and Slavyansk is within easy reach, the creak of the wheel of Sansara is heard - the confrontation in the Donbass is returning to its original, sacred point.
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if the dude running fraiser kraine is really a heroin junkie who will claim the kill when THE WAR MACHINE IS DONE air amerika or the mule masters of afghanistan or the bandito posse?
#3
if the dude running fraiser kraine is really a heroin junkie who will claim the kill when THE WAR MACHINE IS DONE air amerika or the mule masters of afghanistan or the bandito posse?
[Jpost] A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail's international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group which some cybersecurity experts say has members in Russia, Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported.
CONSEQUENCES FOR ROYAL MAIL CUSTOMERS
Royal Mail, one of the world's largest post and parcel firms which serves thousands of businesses, was still unable to despatch items to overseas destinations as of Thursday, according to an update on its website following the incident, which it reported on Wednesday.
To prevent a build-up of export items in its network, the British postal company, which is part of International Distributions Services IDSI.L, has advised customers not to post international export items until further notice.
Royal Mail, which declined to comment on the Telegraph report, earlier said it had engaged external experts and notified security authorities as it investigates the incident.
Britain's Information Commissioner's Office said it would be making inquiries, while the National Cyber Security Centre said it was working with the company and the National Crime Agency to "fully understand the impact."
Lockbit, which some cybersecurity experts say has members in Russia, also claimed to have attacked a French cosmetics firm called Nuxe, Le Parisien newspaper reported on Thursday.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
