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[Korrespondent] 22:59 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the NSDC apparatus, together with the government, is preparing a new powerful sanctions list of people working for aggression - they will be blocked.
22:53 Zelensky said that the de-occupation of Crimea has no alternative not only for Ukraine, but for the whole world: "We will return to Crimea - and then peace will return to the world, because the aggressor will lose. The victory of Ukraine will mean the victory of life - the lives of Ukrainians of all faiths, different origins, but with one dream and faith: with faith in goodness.
21:30 Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko ordered to resume the export of electricity from Ukraine. He explained that the Ukrainian energy system has been operating for almost two months without restrictions on consumers with a power reserve. The authorized capacity for export by the European network of transmission system operators ENTSO-E is 400 MW. However, actual export volumes may fluctuate depending on time and market conditions. At the same time, Galushchenko stressed that meeting the needs of Ukrainian consumers with electricity is a priority.
21:14 At the Polish armored plant Bumar-Łabędy, work has begun on the overhaul of T-64 tanks for Ukraine. Bumar-Łabędy and Ukrobronprom have created a joint technology center that will deal with the repair of T-64 tanks, their maintenance, combat readiness support and restoration. In the long term, cooperation is also planned in servicing the T-72 and PT-91 tanks transferred by Poland to the Ukrainian side. In addition, the possibility of joint work on the maintenance of Leopard 2 tanks is being considered.
20:26 The United States believes that Russia is involved in the "drain" of data on the preparation of a counteroffensive in Ukraine, Reuters reports citing three American officials. At the same time, the Pentagon declined to comment on the authenticity of these "secret documents" and noted that "the issue is being studied." The department is expected to investigate.
19:45 The Cabinet of Ministers approved a strategy for the formation of a transition system from military service to civilian life for the period until 2032, as well as an Action Plan to help veterans adapt for the next two years, Shmyhal said. The strategy will create a clear algorithm and system of assistance to Ukrainian veterans in order to provide comfortable conditions for them from the first day after their dismissal from service, to help them with work or creating their own business. Further, the strategy will be submitted for consideration by the National Security and Defense Council.
19:23 Recent events in the Bryansk region indicate that an armed protest against the current regime is possible within the Russian Federation, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports. In particular, riots took place in the Pogarsky district: Russian rebels destroyed two military armies of the Russian Federation. It is also known about a significant number of wounded, the exact figure is being specified. The Russian armored personnel carrier was put out of action, other equipment, equipment and property were damaged.
This is not the first time the Russian Volunteer Corps has been holding such events, the scale of which is only growing. The fighters attacked a military facility and talked to the local population. As a result of the actions of the rebels, the civilian population was not injured, the GUR added.
18:48 Ukraine, on the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan, offered Russia to exchange prisoners of war who profess Islam, on the principle of "all for all." Russia refused such an offer, Daria Zarivna, communications adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said in an interview with the Voice of America.
18:27 In the occupied territories of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Russians put psychological and physical pressure on people, forcing them to obtain Russian passports, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. In particular, at checkpoints, the invaders restrict the movement of Ukrainians who have not received Russian passports, purposefully search cars, record personal data, and threaten to ban entry into the city.
The occupiers are also forcing postmen to hand out forms to the local population, in which information about the presence of a Russian passport must be indicated. Citizens who do not have a Russian passport are subjected to constant searches, intimidation and coercion to obtain a new citizenship. They are also threatened with forced eviction and confiscation of private property if they refuse to obtain a Russian passport.
And Russians threaten parents of graduates with a refusal to give their children a certificate of secondary education. Also, the occupiers are forcing them to change from Ukrainian to Russian samples of marriage certificates and registration of technical equipment.
18:16 Xi Jinping invited Macron to submit from France his plan for resolving the conflict in Ukraine. The Chinese leader also stressed that Beijing would never consider the war in Ukraine "from the point of view of personal interests."
17:59 Ukraine is currently considering about 5,000 cases of collaborationism, Deputy Minister of Justice Valeria Kolomiets told Radio Liberty. She explained that the residence of a person in the temporarily occupied territory does not mean that he is a collaborator, so the verification stage is mandatory, as well as finding out the case of each individual person - under what conditions the violation was committed and whether there was coercion on the part of the occupiers.
17:53 China and France issued a joint statement in which they support the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and the "dialogue" on Ukraine. Macron and Xi Jinping also emphasize their role as permanent members of the UN Security Council and their commitment to resolving disagreements and disputes "peacefully through dialogue and consultation." "Both sides support all efforts aimed at restoring peace in Ukraine on the basis of international law and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter," the statement said.
17:18 Poland and the Baltic countries propose to include restrictions on Russian nuclear energy in the 11th EU sanctions package. Yermak welcomed the proposal and said that the McFaul-Yermak International Sanctions Group is currently finalizing the Action Plan to tighten sanctions against the Russian Federation 2.0. "We are preparing a lot of trouble for the Russians," the head of the President's Office announced.
16:49 Xi Jinping, during Macron's visit to China, persuaded him to oppose the United States, Reuters writes, citing sources in diplomatic circles. In particular, the Chinese leader gave Macron an unusually generous reception, while the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is also in China, was not even invited to some events.
Today, the leaders of China and France held an informal meeting, visited Xi's father's former residence in Guangzhou City, and drank Chinese tea together. Diplomats say that Xi's outings with foreign guests are rare. In their opinion, this highlights the importance that Beijing attaches to this relationship with a key EU member, as Xi seeks support against "comprehensive containment, cordoning and suppression" by the United States.
16:31 The Russian army again fired artillery at Berislav, Kherson region, fragments of shells hit the ambulance. Two paramedics who were on their way to help a wounded woman were wounded, the OVA said.
16:29 The Russians fired on the village. Borisovka, Kharkiv region, one person died, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
16:20 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense confirms a sharp increase in the number of Russian military who seek to surrender. The expectation of a counteroffensive by the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine exacerbates the erosion of the moral and psychological state in the ranks of the Russian occupiers, intelligence notes. At the same time, the GUR notes the intensification of the surrender of Russians not only through the hotline of the project I want to live , but also directly on the battlefield.
15:44 The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Andrey Yusov also said that the so-called "secret military documents" about the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine leaked to the network are a fake and a special operation of the Russian special services. "Over the past decades, the most successful operations of the Russian special services have taken place in Photoshop. From a preliminary analysis of these materials, we see false figures for losses on both sides. Some of the information is clearly collected from open sources," he said. As for Ukraine's needs for weapons, this information is not a secret, Yusov added.
A spokesman for the GUR suggested that the Russians may have forged documents to try to derail or slow down Western aid to Ukraine. He also confirmed that the counteroffensive plan is top-secret information, and the final decision is made by the Ukrainian military-political leadership.
15:30 Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the participants of which reviewed in detail the formation and equipping of new brigades and the level of training of personnel. Separately, the meeting participants dwelled on measures to prevent the leakage of information about the plans of the Defense Forces, the presidential press service reported.
15:22 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the United States allegedly resumed the program for the construction of biological laboratories in Ukraine and expand the format for training Ukrainian biologists. In addition, some gatherings are allegedly planned in Warsaw soon, under the guise of which "preparation of provocations with biological weapons" can allegedly be carried out.
14:58 Zelensky created 19 new military administrations for the villages and cities of the Zaporozhye region, most of which are currently occupied.
14:49 Co-founder of Monobank and developer of the Dovbush T10 drone Vladimir Yatsenko promised 20 million hryvnias to the developer of Ukrainian UAVs, whose drone will fly to Moscow's Red Square on May 9. According to him, Dovbush T10 will also fly to Moscow, but out of competition.
14:31 On the evening of April 6, masked Russians broke into one of the premises of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and took away four employees of the station's physical protection service. The nuclear workers were taken to an unknown direction, Energoatom said. At the same time, it is significant that all four were considered loyal to the ZNPP occupation leadership, because they signed contracts with a fake management company. Among the detainees was the deputy "head" of the service, Mark Volkov, who in every possible way contributed to the illegal activities of the occupiers.
Energoatom notes that the situation at ZNPP is becoming more and more tense: checks and the search for "unreliable" intensify, and even cooperation with the occupiers does not save from the basement or interrogations.
14:20 The "authorities" of the occupied Crimea said that they had "issued" the first land plots to the participants of the "special operation" on the peninsula. At the moment, 511 land plots with an area of 56 hectares are ready for "issuance".
14:09 Podolyak commented on the "leak" of information from the US and NATO about the Ukrainian counteroffensive: "After the collapse of the USSR, Russian intelligence has degraded so much that the only way to wash off the" Salisbury adventures "," three-day plans "and other failures is photoshop and" virtual pseudo-leaks " "Moscow is too eager to disrupt the Ukrainian counteroffensive. But the Russians will see the real plans on the field. Soon."
“The published data is more likely based on a statistical analysis of deliveries, possible operational and tactical plans, as well as a large amount of fictitious information. Firstly, and secondly: no doubt, any war involves constant attempts by the intelligence agencies of the enemy side to gain access to the developments of the General Staff. And if Russia really received real scenario preparations, it would hardly have made them public, because it is much more profitable to prepare their own counter traps, while leaving the other side in the dark about their own knowledge. And the publication today is an absolute proof of Russia's exclusively operational information game, " Podolyak added.
13:46 In the area of Marinka, Donetsk region, the Defense Forces destroyed the Russian Su-25, the General Staff said.
13:17 Foreign Ministry Speaker Oleg Nikolenko, in response to the Brazilian President's proposal to give Crimea to Russia, noted that Ukraine appreciates his efforts to find a solution to stop Russian aggression. “At the same time, we must clearly state: Ukraine does not trade its territories. There is no legal, political or moral reason why we should cede even a centimeter of Ukrainian land. The Ukrainian position remains unchanged: any mediation efforts to restore peace in Ukraine must be based on respect for the sovereignty and full restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter," Nikolenko stressed.
12:41 Lavrov said during his visit to Ankara that negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine can be "only based on taking into account Russian interests." He also complained that the Russian part of the grain deal was "not implemented at all", and again threatened that Moscow would continue to think whether the grain initiative was "needed at all".
In turn, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara is in favor of an early end to the Russian-Ukrainian war through negotiations and is ready to support this process.
12:15 In Bakhmut, the Russians fail to achieve strategic success, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces Sergei Cherevaty told Reuters: "The situation is difficult, the enemy is concentrating maximum efforts to capture Bakhmut. However, he suffers serious losses and does not achieve strategic success."
12:04 As a result of night attacks by Russians on Berislav, Kherson region, one person was killed, the body of a local resident was found on the street, the OVA reported.
11:42 Russian technicians who worked in Slovakia until 2022 could deliberately damage the engines of Slovak MiG-29 fighters, which the country later decided to transfer to Ukraine. According to Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy, the police even conducted an investigation based on such suspicions. The aircraft engines contained parts that Slovak specialists had access to, and there were parts that only Russians had access to. Defects appeared only in those parts to which specialists from the Russian Federation had access.
11:37 In the Bryansk region, two Russian soldiers were blown up by a mine, one of them died, the Baza telegram channel reported. The servicemen worked out a site near the village of Zapesochye, which is located near the Russian-Ukrainian border. A military vehicle ran over a mine. According to journalists, two hours later a group of saboteurs allegedly tried to enter the same area (Pogarsky). Near the village of Sluchevsk, which is also located near the border, a battle took place, a group of 15 people were forced out to the territory of Ukraine.
11:14 The supposedly secret plans of the United States and NATO to build up the Ukrainian army before the counteroffensive were leaked to social networks. Read more about this story in the article Leak or disinformation?
11:12 Over 11 months of operation of the UNITED24 fundraising platform, more than $300 million has been raised thanks to donations from more than 110 countries, Zelensky said.
10:49 The Russians fired artillery from Stanislav Kherson region in the morning. The shell hit a residential building, wounding three people, including two children of three and ten years old, the President's Office reported.
10:27 Brazilian President Lula da Silva offers Ukraine to give up Crimea in order to end the war. At the same time, he believes that Putin "cannot seize the territory of Ukraine." “Perhaps we will discuss Crimea. But he has to think about the fact that he has invaded yet. Zelensky also cannot want everything. The world needs peace ... We must find a solution,” he said.
10:16 British intelligence reports that Russia has deployed additional troops to the Bakhmut area and has begun to use artillery more effectively, achieving some success. Russian troops have regained some momentum in the battle for Bakhmut in recent days, analysts say, while their advance in the area has largely stalled since late March. Intelligence suggests that the Russians advanced into the city center and captured the western bank of the Bakhmutka River.
Thus, Ukraine's key supply route, the 0506 road to the west of the city, is likely to be under serious threat. Analysts also suggest that at the local level, the commanders of the Wagner PMC and the Russian Ministry of Defense suspended their conflict and established cooperation.
10:03 Explosions thundered in Melitopol on the evening of April 6. The mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, specified that they could be heard in the place where the Russians had been transporting their equipment and personnel for four days.
09:49 The FSB announced the detention of a "Ukrainian agent and his assistant" in the Kherson region, who allegedly collected data on Russian units, a case of espionage was initiated.
09:26 Blinken said in an interview with Funke that Ukraine's counter-offensive will begin in the coming weeks, and Washington will support the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is also convinced that the decision to return Crimea should be made by Ukraine: "Ukraine is a democracy. President Volodymyr Zelensky is responsible for leading the country, but he must listen to the will of the Ukrainians."
09:20 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that the Russian command is creating specialized company-sized units as part of advanced formations to participate in urban battles. Each company, called Shturm Z, is created outside the structure of conventional army units and is likely formed from newly recruited reservists and attached in some way to existing regiments and brigades, analysts say.
Such companies can be filled with units of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District and the so-called 1st Army Corps of the "DPR". At the same time, it is not yet clear how Shturm Z units fit into Russian command structures at the battalion level and above. According to ISW forecasts, Sturm Z companies will be deployed primarily on the Avdiivka-Donetsk front line, where units of the Southern Military District are constantly conducting unsuccessful offensive operations.
09:14 Forbes has calculated that Russia has fired about 4,750 missiles into Ukraine worth $16 billion since the beginning of the invasion. The journalists also published an infographic with the number of remaining missiles.
09:10 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, seven people were injured, in the Donetsk region, one was wounded, according to the OVA.
08:42 In the morning Russians fired from artillery and mortars the city of Ochakov and the water area of the Ochakov community of the Nikolaev area. Two people were injured, one of them in serious condition. Also, as a result of the shelling, two fires broke out, which were quickly extinguished. In addition, the enemy launched artillery strikes on the territory of the Kutsurub community, there were no casualties, the IVA said.
08:37 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 7.
personnel - about 177,110 (+480) people liquidated,
tanks - 3633 (+2),
armored combat vehicles - 7016 (+3),
artillery systems - 2722 (+8),
MLRS - 533 (+1),
air defense systems - 281 (+0),
aircraft - 306 (+0),
helicopters - 292 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2291 (+4),
cruise missiles - 911 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5587 (+13),
special equipment - 304 (+2).
08:21 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - more than 40 enemy attacks have been repelled over the past day, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
In the settlements of the Dzhankoy region of Crimea, the Russians attract the local population for the construction of fortifications. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, men are mainly involved in engineering work, most of whom are drug addicts and alcoholics. The occupiers promise to pay the workers, but people do not receive money at all or do not receive it in full. Cases have been recorded when deceived people refuse to cooperate further, after which the armed Russians force them to dig trenches.
04:00 The Pentagon is investigating a leak on the social network of "top secret" materials describing the state of the Ukrainian army at the beginning of March and the plans of the United States and NATO to strengthen it, writes The New York Times. The documents that have become public do not contain specific combat plans, and they do not talk about the date and place of the future counteroffensive, but they contain information about how many brigades Ukraine plans to prepare for the offensive and how much equipment it will receive for this.
Information was also released on how much HIMARS ammunition is spent daily. The Pentagon is investigating who may have been behind the leaked documents, Deputy Pentagon Speaker Sabrina Singh said.
Military analysts cited by the publication said that the published documents appear to have been changed in some parts. In particular, they overestimated American estimates of the dead Ukrainian military and underestimated the number of dead Russians. This may indicate an attempt at disinformation by Moscow, experts say.
03:05 The White House insists that negotiations on Ukraine cannot take place without the participation of official Kiev, said John Kirby, coordinator of the National Security Council. So he commented on the information in the media that Ukraine is allegedly ready, under certain conditions, to negotiate with the Russian Federation regarding the occupied Crimea.
“Only President Zelensky can determine whether and when he is ready to negotiate, in what context and about what. We believe that there can be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine,” Kirby said.
00:19 In March, Russian servicemen actively surrendered to the Ukrainians, Vitaliy Matviyenko , the speaker of the state project I want to live , said. According to him, the surge of interest in the project is associated with the expected counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as with the increase in losses among the Russian troops and the deterioration of the morale and psychological state in the Russian army.
Matvienko noted that the Russian military surrendered along the entire front line, both one by one and in groups, often along with equipment. In March, according to him, a record number of calls was recorded - more than 3,000. In October and December 2022, an average of 1,400-1,500 calls were recorded monthly, and in January-March the number increased to 2,500.
Korrespondent.net helpfully adds to the confusion.
APU is preparing a counteroffensive.
No more than five people on the planet have information about how, where and when the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin.
The whole world is waiting for a big counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia leaks fake plans to the Internet, and the Ukrainian authorities say that no more than 5 people on the planet know about the real plans. However, this does not prevent experts from speculating about the counteroffensive and analyzing information coming from open sources.
An obvious sign of the preparation of a counterattack is attacks on logistics centers and warehouses in the depths of the occupiers' defense. In recent days, it is impossible not to notice a multiple increase in such strikes in the area of the temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporozhye region. Melitopol is called the gate to the Crimea, and it is the South of the Zaporozhye region that has always been considered the main direction for the Ukrainian counterattack.
The south looks like the bigger prize, CNN notes: it's an opportunity to cut a Russian land corridor into occupied Crimea, a successful strike would render the defense of those parts of Kherson region still held by the Russian Federation untenable. It could also pave the way for regaining control of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and the canal that supplies Crimea with fresh water, according to CNN.
However, Ekaterina Stepanenko of the Institute for the Study of War in Washington notes that it would be a mistake to focus on just one area. An offensive in the east and south can be mutually supportive, which will create additional problems for the Russians.
A counterattack by well-trained forces in the Bakhmut area could signal the start of offensive operations, American experts believe.
TIMING
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken believes that a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian armed forces is likely to begin in the coming weeks. Ukraine is preparing several new brigades, each of which will consist of several thousand soldiers.
“Ukrainian sources have already reported that they are forming or have already formed six to nine new brigades for the counteroffensive,” Stepanenko claims.
Russia, of course, is well aware that Ukraine is planning offensive operations. She has used the last few months to prepare several levels of defense, especially in the south.
THE SITUATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Russia's fall mobilization hasn't had much of an impact on the battlefield, and reports of divisions and mismanagement within Russia's armed forces suggest Russia's potential is running out, CNN notes.
The Kremlin has problems with the formation of a "prepared military force", but fears the launch of a new wave of mobilization in Russia, the newspaper writes, citing Western officials.
According to CNN's interlocutors, Russia has problems with the formation of a "prepared military force." The aggressor is not making efforts to launch the second wave of mobilization and is having difficulty preparing people.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:56 Artillery suppresses enemy near Belogorovka
The blows fall on the points of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:19 Another destroyed Ukrainian car Humvee American production
19:26 Soldiers of the 132nd Brigade of the NM DPR shoot back at enemy soldier.
Thanks to the skillful work of snipers, the enemy, even in their positions, cannot feel safe day or night.
18:13 Statement of head of the press center of the Dnepr group
In the Kherson direction, operational-tactical aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a defeat on the point of temporary deployment of the Odessa Marine Guard Detachment in the area of the settlement of Veletenskoye.
The irretrievable losses of the enemy in manpower amounted to about 50 people.
In addition, in the course of a counter-battery fight, artillery units of the Dnepr group destroyed two mortar crews of Ukrainian nationalists near the settlements of Beregovoye and Nikolskoye.
17:13 Personnelthe work of our artillery on the enemy 122mm self-propelled guns "Gvozdika" on the right bank of the Kherson region
17:12 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, as part of the counter-battery fight, the means of reconnaissance of the "Center" group revealed enemy artillery units. As a result of the fire damage, all targets were suppressed.
The crews of the assault and army aviation of the "Center" grouping struck with unguided aircraft missiles at the enemy's firepower, accumulation of equipment and manpower.
At the Chervonodibrovsky site, an attempt was made to attack by a platoon of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine. The cannon artillery crews of the "Center" grouping inflicted a defeat, as a result of which the enemy suffered losses and dispersed in the forest.
16:08 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group
In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group thwarted an attempt to reconnoiter the advanced positions of our troops in combat, and also destroyed an enemy reconnaissance group. A pickup truck and up to 20 militants were destroyed. The crew of the Osa-AKM air defense system shot down the Leleka UAV.
In the Zaporozhye direction, as part of a counter-battery fight with the help of the Penicillin complex, two enemy howitzers were discovered and destroyed by the crews of the 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mounts in the areas of the settlements of Zatishye and Chervonaya Krinitsa. A Leleka UAV was shot down by small arms fire.
15:06 Highlights from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed about 260 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day;
◾️Russian troops destroyed more than 50 soldiers and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled gun in the Krasnoliman direction;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces hit a command and observation post, as well as two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, LPR and Kherson region;
◾️Russian troops destroyed up to 30 Ukrainian military in the Kupyansk direction per day;
◾️Russian air defense intercepted two HIMARS MLRS shells in a day, destroyed 11 APU drones;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 86 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions in a day;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 20 Ukrainian soldiers and a 152mm D-20 howitzer in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in a day;
◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 14 servicemen and three self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction.
14:45 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
On the Donetsk direction in the area of the settlement. Marinka, in the course of active operations, units of the motorized rifle formation of the Southern Military District destroyed up to 10 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also shot down a handicraft kamikaze drone equipped with a combat load in the form of a PG-7V round.
Artillery units destroyed 1 armored car type "Hammer".
In the Avdievka direction, the calculation of the battery 152mm "Gyacinth-B" of the artillery brigade of the Southern Military District during the counter-battery fight destroyed two self-propelled howitzers 152mm "Akatsiya", as well as a firing position and an artillery gun 152mm D-20 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:15 Russian Armed Forces continue to stop the facts of shelling by the criminal Kyiv regime of settlements and social infrastructure facilities in the territories liberated from Ukrainian nationalists during the special operation.
In the course of another attempt by Ukrainian militants to shell the civilian population of the city of Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, from the American Himars multiple launch rocket systems, the crew of the Buk anti-aircraft missile system from the air defense units of the Southern Military District identified and destroyed six rockets.
“... Several targets were detected, according to the characteristics, the class of targets, it was clear that these were Himars missiles. I made a decision to fire, all the targets were destroyed,” said a serviceman of the RF Armed Forces with the call sign “Orenburg”.
Previously, the criminal Kiev regime also tried to inflict a similar missile attack on civilians in the city, but all targets were hit by air defense combat crews, which guard the air borders around the clock.
13:13 Two destroyed Ukrainian BMP-2s. The cars, along with the crew, were burned near Bakhmut.
12:00 "We complete tasks accurately and on time": combat work crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad-M missile defense system of the Central Military District in the special operation zone
In a matter of minutes, the Grad crews are aimed at the target and fire a volley of 122-mm rockets. Artillerymen of the Central Military District follow the principle of "one target - one position", this deprives the enemy of the opportunity to deliver an aimed retaliatory strike.
As a result of combat use, the crews hit the enemy stronghold.
10:24 UAV and anti-tank systems of the Sparta battalionworkby Ukrainian military
10:22 Russian Defense Ministry showed training personnel of the assault units of the Western Military District in the rear area of the special military operation.
09:15 At night, rocket attacks were carried out in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk (occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine). Last night, the RF Armed Forces continued to destroy the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are located in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
Also, the Ukrainian media reported a strike on Ochakov in the Nikolaev region. There have already repeatedly covered the training centers of the special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the location of foreign mercenaries. What exactly was struck is not reported.
08:20Assault troops of ZVO continue combat training in the rear area of the special operation.
In the course of practical exercises, the servicemen of the assault units work out scenarios of a real battle: they storm enemy positions using heavy equipment, practice tactical shooting in teams of two, coordinate the work of units and provide assistance to the wounded.
08:06 "The Lancet" destroyed American howitzer M-777 in the NVO zone.
The paratroopers launched the UAV - they guided it and escorted it to the target in manual mode. This eliminates even the slightest deviation from the course.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:35 Fighters of the Wagner group are advancing from the center of Artemovsk to the western districts of the city, Ukrainian troops blow up buildings during the retreat 21:34 The number of victims of the artillery attack of the central Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk has increased to 16, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported (SCCC).
19:47 According to enemy reports, Wagner attack aircraft have already gotten very close to the area of the destroyed monument to pilots at the southwestern entrance to Artemovsk.
19:37 At the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the river in Artemovsk. The city constantly smokes from artillery rounds. Both ours and the enemy.
19:28 On the Kherson direction of the RF Armed Forces destroyed two enemy mortar crews - head of the press center of the Dnepr grouping
Our fighters eliminated about 50 Ukrainian fighters and the temporary deployment point of the Odessa Marine Guard Detachment in the Veletensky area, as well as two “pumping” mortar crews in the Nikolsky and Beregovoy areas.
19:13 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing 12 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:48 They report some progress of our troops in the Vodiane area (south of Avdievka) and captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who surrendered in their positions.
18:45 Video from War Gonzo which shows what is happening in the western part of Artemovsk. After the liberation of the administrative center, the fighting shifted to the railway station.
18:35 Fighters of the Wagner groupare moving forward from the center of Artemovsk to the western districts of the city, Ukrainian troops blow up buildings during the retreat.
18:10 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 7, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Uborevicha, 38 - a direct hit in a private residential building.
17:45 Fighting is going on in the Ugledar direction. Russian troops are moving forward.
The interweaving of departments and types of the Armed Forces:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Chekists of the DPR, Russian Navy, Ground Forces. There is a tough confrontation going on. Attacks and counterattacks in the field and in buildings, artillery duels.
17:40 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:20 PMC "Wagner" broke through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
According to "Come and See", the Russian units were able to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the center of Artemovsk. Fights go at the railway station and bus station. The situation for the Ukrainian garrison is becoming critical here.
Wagner PMC fighters also occupied the Metallurg stadium and are developing an offensive from the southern part of the city. There are bloody battles.
Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to gain a foothold on the western outskirts of the city and are transferring new reserves there. At the moment, the information that the Ukrainian units are leaving Artemovsk has not been confirmed.
16:55 Fixation of consequences of the artillery attack of Kievsky and Kalininsky districts of Donetsk 04/06/2023
Specialists of the DPR Representation in the JCCC confirmed the artillery attack of two districts of Donetsk, and also clarified direction firing and weapons used.
16:40 Ukrainian militants in Artyomovsk tried to disguise M113 armored personnel carrier under the evacuation vehicle. But the Wagner PMCs were destroyed.
16:20 Kyiv militants fired upon Donetsk on one of the great Orthodox holidays, the Annunciation.
The Kiev regime deliberately destroys the inhabitants of Donetsk with the help of home-grown Nazis. Traditionally, artillery attack takes place on Orthodox holidays with particular cynicism.
16:15 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:45 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC, on April 7, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Yakovlevka: - on the street. Yasinovatskoy, 17 suffered a girl born in 2009.
15:31 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces on the right bank of the Kherson region was destroyed 122mm SAU 2S1 "Gvozdika" APU.
15:10 One person was killed and thirteen injured, according to the latest data, as a result of today's artillery attack of Donetsk - Pushilin.
14:46 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:31 Artillerymen of the 60th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the [V] group using the 152mm 2S3 "Acacia" self-propelled guns struck the accumulation of enemy manpower in the settlement. Vremevka.
14:28 Work on enemy positions on the Right Bank of the Kherson region -video.
13:41 Ukrainian troops fired at Yelenovka, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:40 Consequences of neo-Nazi MLRS strike in the center of Donetsk -video.
The area of the central market of Donetsk is one of the favorite places for Ukrainian neo-Nazis to fire from MLRS. And again, during the day, when the streets are full of people, the UAF militants launched a missile attack on the city center.
13:35 As a result of the artillery attack of the VFUfixeda direct hit in an apartment building in the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk.
13:21 The mayor of Donetsk said that as a result of the artillery attack of the city, according to preliminary data, one person was killed, six were injured.
13:15 Consequences of artillery attacks of the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
12:58 Ukrainian troops fired at the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:50 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 7, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Vladimirovka (included in the zone of responsibility of the administration of the Volnovakha district): - on the street. Symonenko, 7/36 wounded man born in 1981
12:43 Ukrainian troops fired at the Volnovakhsky district of Vladimirovka and the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing nine rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:20 Video bu military commander of the Military Chronicle Andrey Filatov from Vodyany.
Assault units of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, including the Somali detachment, collided with the enemy on the outer streets of the village. A group of Ukrainian militants occupied one of the dilapidated houses, but did not stay there for long. Stormtroopers threw a grenade into the window opening and cleared the building.
On the footage: the arrival of the evacuation group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the grenade launchers of the Donetsk 1st Army Corps AF, the Ukrainian fighter epicly catches up with his own, and in the end, the enemy platoon leaves Vodiane under fire from the tank crews of the Russian army.
11:53 Stanislav (Kherson region), two children and a woman were injured as a result of artillery attack from the APU.
11:35 Yesterday in the area of n.p. Ivanovka (Kherson region), 122mm was destroyed by artillery strike. SAU 2S1 "Gvozdika" with a crew of 5 people and ammunition.
11:11 Ukrainian troops fired at the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:40 At night in the area of ??n.p. Engineering, an artillery strike was carried out on the position of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result of which 152mm was destroyed. 152mm howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" with a crew of 5 people and ammunition.
10:33 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:30100mm Rapiers of the 9th Brigade beat against the enemy in the Avdievka direction.
The MT-12 100mm anti-tank gun, better known as the Rapira, is a real sniper rifle among artillery pieces. With its help, experimental crews of the 9th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 9th Regiment of the NM DPR) point-blank hit the enemy’s manpower and fortifications, supporting the advance of our infantry in the Avdiivka direction.
10:20 In the Ugledar direction, the fighters of the DPR OBTF "Cascade"destroyenemy with the help of an ATGM.
09:13 The DPR representative office in the JCCC reports 17 facts of firing from the AFU per day. The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 72 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Panteleymonovka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Yelenovka, Nikolskoe, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of four civilians, five civilians received injuries of varying severity.
09:09 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
- n.p. Golaya Pristan fired seven rounds;
- n.p. Peschanovka fired 14 rounds;
- Five rounds were fired at the village of Kardashinka;
- Four rounds were fired at the Kazachi Lagerya;
- n.p. Korsunka fired six rounds;
- n.p. Peschanovka fired nine rounds;
– n.p. Aleshki fired 12 rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, settlement Kakhovka, settlement Tavriysk, Sagi village, firing a total of 39 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
08:50 Lisichansk administration published personnel with the consequences of the strike of Ukrainian troops on the city. It is noted that one civilian died on the spot, two died in intensive care.
08:14 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on 04/07/2023
08:10 Our fighters continue to push back APU in the Ugledar direction.
“All actions are perfected: the gunner does his job, the loader does his job, the gun commander does his job. Everyone knows their job responsibilities. Due to this, we achieve the most effective shooting, due to the professionalism of the calculation of the Hyacinth gun.
08:02 Front-line summary for the morning of 04/07/2023:
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked two fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Maryinka and Avdievka. They attacked the last of these cities from two directions: south-west and east. They also conducted assault operations at Keramik.
In all areas, the Ukrainian army held its positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shelled Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, Georgievka, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Netaylov, Pervomaisky, Berdychi, Lastochkin, Kleban-Bik and Toretsk.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC, after artillery strikes, again tried to advance towards Ivanovsky. Did not work out. And in the city itself, the band members, with massive support from artillery and aviation, managed to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian garrison in the southern, central and northern parts.
In order to continue resistance, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are forced to retreat and shorten the line of contact. The assault actions at Bogdanovka did not bring success to the "musicians". But a ground attack with the support of artillery in the Grigorovka area led to an advance towards the settlement. Russian troops shelled Novodmitrovka, Chasov Yar, Belaya Gora, Novomarkovo, Minkovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Rozdolovka and Spornovo.
In the Luhansk direction, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued assault operations in the Serebryansky forest from Shipilovka. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the area of Torskoy, Ternov, Nevsky and Makeevka. Russian troops attacked Stelmahovka, Berestovoye, Krakhmalnoye, Kucherovka, Kupyansk, Masyutovka, Dvurechnaya, Figolevka and Topolya.
08:00 According to the situation in the Kherson direction:
At the advanced positions of motorized riflemen on the coastline, trenches are being reinforced, additional firing points are being built - they are preparing for a possible offensive by the Ukrainians.
Intelligence says: the enemy pulls together equipment and tries to get closer to the Dnieper. But our birds, binoculars, thermal imagers see it all. Artillery and aircraft work as they should.
07:50 Summary of the Representative Office of the Luhansk People's Republic in the JCCC for the past day, April 06.
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one artillery attack was recorded at the settlement. Lisichansk with the use of artillery pieces 155mm (one shell).
As a result of the shelling, three civilians were killed, another one was injured, and a passenger bus was damaged.
07:30 Reportfrom the front line from the military commander Andrey Filatov. This is the Vodyany district in the DPR. “Being here is very dangerous,” Andrey says. But he, taking advantage of the non-flying weather for copters, reached the captured Ukrainian positions.
To storm these positions, they did not hit the forehead with artillery, according to Filatov: “It was decided to jump out across the field in armored vehicles and knock the enemy out of the forest. It was a very dangerous operation." The trenches here were dug to their full height, but the soldiers of the Armed Forces.
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[REGNUM] From the very beginning of the special operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) received from the US military intelligence the coordinates of the military bases of the Russian Armed Forces, including for the assassination of Russian generals. This was reported by The New York Times (NYT).
"Throughout the conflict, the United States provided Ukraine with information about command posts, ammunition depots and other key nodes on Russian military lines," the publication states.
This real-time intelligence allowed the Ukrainian side to "kill high-ranking generals and divert ammunition supplies further from the Russian front line," the NYT noted.
At the same time, according to US and European officials, at the beginning of the conflict, Ukrainian officials were hesitant to share their plans with Washington for fear of leaks. Worried that the release of their plans of operations could also reveal weaknesses and prevent continued American support, the Ukrainians guarded them closely, officials said.
As REGNUM reported, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns said that the data provided by his department helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct military operations against Russia. According to him, the data provided by American intelligence is designed to help Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "protect his country."
Earlier, the American newspaper New Yorker wrote that the United States is actively transferring intelligence to the Kyiv authorities. According to the publication, as a result of this, there was also a tragedy with the cruiser Moskva , when in the spring of 2022 the Kiev regime sent a request to American intelligence for data on the location of the ship, which confirmed that the cruiser was located south of Odessa, after which an explosion occurred.
The Pentagon is currently investigating the leak of classified military documents posted on Twitter and Telegram about classified US and NATO plans for Ukraine. The leak happened a few days ago. A package of documents revealing data on the schedules for the supply of military aid to Ukraine, the number of troops and battalions, have appeared in the public domain.
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[REGNUM] In Kyrgyzstan, the anti-Russian lobby has come up with a new excuse to try to spoil relations between Bishkek and Moscow. This time, Russia was “guilty” of deciding to arrange a holiday for children from Kyrgyzstan in the Artek camp. Pro-Western Kyrgyz politicians saw this as Russia's attempt to "integrate" Kyrgyzstan, but forgot that without this integration, the inhabitants of this Central Asian republic would lose both money and cheap fuel.
The Crimean children's camp "Artek", which in Soviet times was a symbol of friendship between peoples, turned out to be an irritant for Kyrgyz nationalists. The representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Kyrgyzstan decided to hold a competition among local schoolchildren in the republic and send its winners for free to rest in the Artek international children's center. The contestants were asked to find among their compatriots those who had previously been to Artek and ask how it affected their lives.
The innocent undertaking angered some local politicians. In particular, the former deputy of the parliament of the republic (Zhogorku Kenesh) Omurbek Abdrakhmanov, who discerned the insidious designs of Moscow in such competitions.
"Now Russia has no one left, except for a few countries such as North Korea, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan . And they decided to hold similar events there to integrate us. There are few allies, what remains to be done? the politician told the news agency Vesti.ru on April 6. Kg."
Abdrakhmanov is sure: "With the current state of affairs and the possible counter-offensive (APU) that is being talked about in the news, by the time the winners of the competition are determined, Artek may become Ukrainian."
The politician recalled the military-patriotic games "Zarnitsa" to the authorities of the republic, which were held in 2022 in Issyk-Kul, criticizing them for militarism, which supposedly did nothing for anyone.
"We have several flagship programs, but we do not set political goals. Our tasks are purely humanitarian. There is, for example, a program under which the children of compatriots from all over the world come to Russia. In addition, there is the "New Generations" program for young foreigners (25-30 years old), according to which they come to Russia. And these programs were, are and will be, regardless of what kind of cockroaches settled in the head of some politician," the head of Rossotrudnichestvo, Yevgeny Primakov, told REGNUM news agency.
It is really not easy to explain Abdrakhmanov's statement otherwise than as "cockroaches." Integration, which the pro-American politician fears so much, has not only been going on for a long time, but is going primarily to the benefit and in the interests of Kyrgyzstan itself.
Every sixth citizen of the republic works in Russia, stated the director of the Center for Employment of Citizens Abroad at the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration of Kyrgyzstan Kubandyk Akmatbekov. According to the data for 2022, 1,630,000 guests from Kyrgyzstan got on the migration register in Russia.
The special military operation that Mr. Abdrakhmanov fears so much has had no effect on the flow of migrants. Over the past year, the number of residents of the republic who went to work in Russia increased compared to 2021, Rossiyskaya Gazeta cited data from the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan. Let's add to this the special rights enjoyed by labor migrants from this country in Russia due to Kyrgyzstan's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union - and these are payments for temporary disability and even for child care.
The Russian state pays a lump sum social benefit at the birth of a child to all foreign citizens who have a temporary residence permit, residence permit or refugee status, according to the "Citizenship . online", in 2023 it is 23,011 rubles.
Almost 140,000 children of foreigners study in Russian schools - more than 1% of the total number of students, TASS noted . In November last year, Kyrgyz schoolchildren, as part of the humanitarian program of the Russian Ministry of Education, arrived to study at the international education center in Ivanovo, Sputnik reported . Kyrgyzstan ". A total of 14,000 students from Kyrgyzstan study at Russian universities, half of them at the expense of the Russian budget, said Valentina Matvienko , speaker of the Federation Council .
In addition, Russia is building schools , solar power plants, railways, infectious disease research centers and even truck service centers in Kyrgyzstan . All in all, according to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, more than 40 major projects with Russian participation totaling about $2 billion are being implemented in Kyrgyzstan today.
“Almost 2 million live and work in Russia, and they have more benefits than migrants from other republics. Russia allocated millions of dollars to feed schoolchildren in Kyrgyzstan. And that is why it is worth asking people like Abdrakhmanov what Western country would give us such funds constantly for the development of our children? What religious organization would help like that?” Kyrgyz political scientist Toktogul Kakchekeev told REGNUM news agency.
Among other things, almost 100% of senior and middle-level officers study at Russian military academies, the source added.
The republic is already in the Russian integration field, Kakchekeyev emphasized. According to him, if the ideas preached by Omurbek Abdrakhmanov and the leaders of pro-Western NGOs "speaking from someone else’s voice” triumph in Kyrgyzstan, then “it will be scary," as the country will roll back to the level of the early feudal era.
"The population will be forcibly Islamized and speak Arabic. I have no doubt that dark and cruel times of lack of rights will come, as during the existence of the Kokand Khanate. And I am glad that our President Sadyr Zhaparov has built good relations with the Russian Federation," Kakchekeyev summed up.
Moreover, today it is generally difficult to find a direction in which Russia would not build relations with Kyrgyzstan to the obvious benefit of Bishkek, emphasizes Andrey Grozin, head of the department for Kazakhstan and Central Asia at the Institute of CIS Countries .
"One of our duty-free gasoline, which we have been supplying for over a decade, outweighs all possible alternative offers that have been voiced from Turkey, the European Union and the United States," Grozin told REGNUM.
"This duty-free trade in fuels and lubricants alone makes Kyrgyzstan very seriously dependent on Russian economic policy."
Another thing is that our geopolitical opponents are not sitting idly by, the expert notes. “And in Kyrgyzstan, over more than three decades of sovereignty, an unmeasured number of Western NGOs and NGOs have bred."
"This asset (together with members of their families) was estimated by experts at about 250,000 people. And we are talking about politically pointed structures. And 250,000 for a six-million-strong Kyrgyzstan is quite a serious force.
Another thing is that a significant blow was dealt to them when they tried to shake up the situation with the regulation of the border issue between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan - on the issue of ownership of the Kempirabad reservoir," said the expert on the region.
Two dozen of "the most vociferous, hereditary grant-eaters, such as Rita Karasartova or Ravshan Jeenbekov, were shoved into a pre-trial detention center, where they have been sitting for three months already," Grozin noted.
Therefore, it cannot be said that the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic condone the activities of anti-Russian forces, the expert noted. “Which of the five Central Asian states has closed the local branch of Radio Liberty (a media outlet recognized in Russia as a foreign agent)? In Kyrgyzstan! This is a rather serious and demonstrative step, which was perceived without any pleasure in the West," Grozin noted.
In addition, he drew attention to the fact that a media campaign against foreign agents in Kyrgyzstan is being carried out both on state television channels and in print media.
Thus, Kyrgyzstan is kept in the zone of Russian influence by two factors. On the one hand, this is economic dependence, and on the other, the will of the authorities.
"Moreover, even when the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic took positions unfriendly to Russian foreign policy, for example, under President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, they did not cross red lines. And the current president, Sadyr Zhaparov, is a rather balanced person, and he understands that, just as he came in October 2020, he can leave if any upheavals begin. However, now the regime is much stronger," Grozin summed up.
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[REGNUM] The alleged accomplice of Trepova flew to Yerevan the day after the explosion
The alleged accomplice of Darya Trepova flew from Moscow to Yerevan the day after the explosion. This was announced on April 7 by the Telegram channel "112".
According to the channel's editorial staff, Ukrainian Yuri D. on the evening of April 3 took off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport on a flight to Yerevan. Then he went to Turkey.
It was Yuri D. who handed over the bust with explosives to Trepova. This was probably done in a non-contact way or through intermediaries.
As REGNUM reported , the terrorist attack, in which Daria Trepova
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is suspected, took place on April 2 in a cafe on Universitetskaya embankment in St. Petersburg. Military commander Vladlen Tatarsky (Maxim Fomin) was killed, more than 40 people were injured.
SK filed a case of terrorist attack. On April 3, the police detained Trepova. The girl was sitting not far from the military correspondent, it is reported that due to shell shock, she partially lost her hearing, and had problems with orientation in space.
During interrogation, she confirmed the fact of handing over the souvenir to the reporter, but at the same time stated that she did not know that the item was stuffed with explosives. According to Trepova, meeting Tatarsky in a bookstore was a test, during which she had to prove to her curators the ability to "fight Russian propaganda.
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[REGNUM] The leak of data on the preparation of a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, “accidentally allowed” by the Pentagon, is similar to part of the operation to create information noise on the eve of this offensive, a source familiar with the situation in the NVO zone and now in Donbass told REGNUM.
So he commented on the message of The New York Times , citing sources in the White House: that the US Department of Defense is investigating the leak of official documents on Telegram and Twitter . The papers allegedly detailed secret U.S. and NATO plans to build up Ukrainian military forces ahead of the planned offensive.
According to the NY Times, one of the top secret documents leaked describes "the status of the conflict as of March 1." Another document is said to contain brief details of 12 newly formed UAF brigades, nine of which are likely to be trained and supplied by the US and its NATO allies.
Judging by the publication, the readiness of six of the nine indicated brigades was expected by March 31, and the rest by April 30, RIA Novosti notes. The new formations require over 250 tanks and 350 infantry fighting vehicles, according to the publication.
"Most likely, this is a deliberate leak. If the data is real, then it is said to be dated March 1st. In more than a month, they could change everything several times. If the data is fake, it’s a good way to mislead us," commented the source.
The published materials present schedules for the supply of ammunition for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and the number of missiles that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can use in strikes. In addition, a map has been “leaked” showing the locations of Ukrainian formations deployed both directly at the front and in the operational rear.
But, the source notes, there is a high probability that there is a combination of an "open secret" and false information.
"The fact that this or that brigade is based in a certain settlement is known even to Internet users," the source explains.
"Here we see a well-known technique. Three-quarters of a lie adds a quarter of the truth. It may very well be that all the data presented is the pure truth. But that's only part of the data." Competent services can take note of such "leaks" and compare them with their own data .
But in general, the very fact of the "accidental" release of classified data to the press at the time of the intensification of hostilities - and then, when everyone expects the long-announced counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - cannot but be alarming, the source noted.
He pointed out that recently a lot of mutually exclusive reports have appeared in the Western press - either about the supply of the most modern Western weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or that "there is only rubbish", or that the transferred weapons are clearly not enough.
Now, in response to the publication of The New York Times, Kiev has stated that the secret documents of the United States and NATO on the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that got into the Network are nothing more than a fake and a photo montage, behind which there is an alleged “trick of the Russian intelligence services”.
The statement was made by adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak - and similar denials followed after a recent similar “leak” in Politico that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would begin in May. This stream of revelations and counter-statements creates the mentioned informational noise and "obscures" the understanding of the true plans of Kyiv.
“The information that comes “from the front” suggests that the enemy is trying in every possible way to confuse us. Troops are moving back and forth. Sometimes under the cover of darkness.
This is not even a bluff, but a double bluff. Is it possible, on the basis of these data, to predict the direction of a possible offensive and distinguish truth from lies? Yes. But what appears on the Web is definitely not worth paying attention to. The Pentagon wants to confuse us, ” said a source familiar with the situation in the NWO zone.
The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov , commenting on the leak of secret documents on Ukraine on the social network, did not confirm or deny them. In a CNN comment, he limited himself to stating : “The Russian Federation has no doubt that the United States of America or NATO is directly or indirectly involved in the conflict ... We are following this process. Of course, this complicates the whole story, but it will not affect the outcome of the special operation.
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[REGNUM] Senator Bondarev indicated the possible time of the active offensive of Ukrainian troops
Ukrainian troops can step up their offensive between May and October, while the Western equipment transferred to them can be effective. This statement was made on April 7 by the head of the defense committee of the Federation Council, Viktor Bondarev, in his telegram channel.
As Bondarev clarified, now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been forced to take a "wait and see attitude,", since the Western military equipment that has come into their possession is not adapted to fight in "“uncomfortable conditions for themselves," when there is mud on the roads.
“This indicates that the Ukrainians will try to intensify the offensive in the period from May to October, while their equipment can be at least somehow effective,” the politician concluded.
Bondarev noted that Russia is ready for any challenges from the enemy and cannot be intimidated and forced to peace on Ukraine's terms.
"The enemy will be defeated, we will win and we will dictate the terms of peace for the sake of the security, happiness and health of our fellow citizens. This is one of the main tasks facing our military now," concluded Bondarev.
Earlier, REGNUM reported that, as stated by State Duma deputy from Sevastopol Dmitry Belik (United Russia), the United States is rubbing its hands in anticipation of a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian military, because this will be an additional influx of money for local military corporations.
Commentary by rusengineer. Commentary by Russian military journalist is n italics:
[ColonelCassad] It is reported that our military was able to recover the valuable components of the MQ-9 Reaper UAV that fell in the Black Sea. VALUABLE CATCH
The specialized units of the Russian defense department became the owners of invaluable information about the characteristics of a number of critical MQ-9 Reaper electronic components. These are the turret multispectral optoelectronic complex AN/AAS-52, and the complex (container type) of surface radar reconnaissance AN/APY-8, and telemetry and secure satellite communications stations, and the terminal of the Link-16 data exchange system.
From the information received from JSC "KRET" and the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Central Research Institute of the Aerospace Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation", it follows that the specialists of these serious organizations were able not only to study the wiring of the microwave units of the APY-8 radar, but also to determine the energy parameters of its operation, including inverse synthesized (ISAR) and synthesized (SAR) aperture modes.
And also calculate the level of noise immunity and the approximate resolution of the radar, based on the data of the devices for the primary (secondary) conversion of the reflected radar signal.
Moreover, now they will be able to calculate the magnification of long-focus devices and devices of the AN/AAS-52 optoelectronic complex: an infrared sight and a television module. The type or resolution of matrix photodetectors used in it will not become a secret either. Which in the future will allow us to analyze the capabilities of the American complex in identifying and classifying Russian military equipment at different distances and in different weather conditions.
Russian specialists now have access to determining the frequency parameters of telemetry, communication and information exchange via a satellite channel and assessing the Link-16 noise immunity level, which makes it possible to simulate effective countermeasures from Russian electronic warfare systems.
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Not only was they doused with kerosene, they were also interrogated!
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Regarding reasonable doubts and about the authenticity of the published documents on the preparation of the Ukrainian offensive in the Zaporozhye region, then of course there is historical predecessors, such as Operation Minced Meat, when the British intelligence services took systemic measures to strategically disinform the Wehrmacht command in order to hide the direction of the main attack by throwing in relatively plausible documents for the purpose of disinformation.
On the other hand, there are examples like the story of Major Reichel's briefcase, when, due to a series of accidents, the real plans for Operation Blau fell into the hands of the Soviet command, which did not prevent the Wehrmacht from playing according to these plans in the future. Actually, the task of the General Staff and our intelligence is precisely to determine the real direction of the enemy's main attack and to separate real information from enemy disinformation.
From more recent examples, one can recall how, under the hype of an imminent attack on Kherson, the enemy was preparing a strike near Balakleya, which was also not some kind of secret, but was clearly underestimated by our command and had operational consequences.
Accordingly, despite the obvious potential of the enemy's actions in the Zaporozhye direction, disinformation measures aimed at hiding the direction of the main attack cannot be ruled out.
The scenario where strikes in the Zaporozhye direction can be restrictive and auxiliary, and the main blow will be in the Svatovsky / Belgorod or Volnovakha direction - is quite a working one.
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[VK] “What is wrong with the “secret plan” of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Analysis of the Military Chronicle
On April 6 , photographs of a document appeared with details of the planned Ukrainian offensive. The “leakage” of documents coincided with news that NATO’s Defender 2023 exercise, scheduled for late April, could become a front for an operation to supply and support Ukrainian units. However, a closer look at the document raises doubts about its authenticity.
When did he appear?
Allegedly secret plans to support the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the Internet the day before the statement by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about the start of an imminent offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The US Secretary of State said the offensive would begin "within a few weeks."
What information does it contain?
Leakage of documents of this kind has never occurred since the very beginning of the NWO in Ukraine. It is noteworthy that right now, the published plans included not only data with a schedule for supplying Ukrainian units with NATO weapons and ammunition, but also information about the structure of brigades and battalions allegedly prepared for the offensive.
The document, dated March 1, contains information that for the offensive, the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine need 253 tanks, more than 380 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 480 vehicles, 147 artillery pieces and 571 HMMWV armored vehicles.
What data is most questionable?
The probable location of Russian units on the map of hostilities (they are indicated in red) is presumably collected from open sources. Several pro-Ukrainian resources for tracking hostilities at once contain almost identical information.
Also, in the “secret plans” that got into the Internet, the ratio of killed and wounded of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the moment was changed. At first, the losses of the Ukrainian side were underestimated and were estimated at about 16.5-17 thousand people. Then (probably for realism) they increased by almost five times - up to 65-70 thousand people. At the same time, the allegedly known losses of the RF Armed Forces in equipment coincide with the data published by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
What else is wrong with the published offensive plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine?
The frank falsification of data on the readiness of the APU units is striking. The document states that out of nine brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly trained by March 31 and April 30 according to US and NATO standards, five formations have a zero level of training: these are the 82nd airborne brigade, the 32nd, 117th and 118th territorial defense brigades, as well as 21 I am a separate mechanized brigade.
Even if only two or three companies were trained in these brigades, and the training itself was not completed, there can be no zero level of training. At the same time, the highest percentage of unit readiness was recorded only in the 47th mechanized brigade (40%) and the 46th air assault brigade (60%) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
What is the result?
Also in the offensive plan, an irrelevant amount of military equipment is mentioned.
For example, out of 109 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles sent by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for some reason only 99 participate in the offensive. Moreover, the vehicles are not distributed among brigades and are enrolled in only one formation - the 47th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which does not have heavy tanks.
Instead of the Soviet T-72 or T-64BV, this brigade has only Slovak T-55S with 105 mm guns, which are difficult to use in a large-scale offensive.
Small errors and inaccuracies in the calculation of equipment, the history of adjusting losses, as well as the presence of brigades with "zero" readiness indicate that the document, issued as a secret plan, was probably prepared and distributed not by the military, but by a group of civilian, probably pro-Ukrainian analysts .
The purpose of this stuffing may be to underestimate the real number of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine combat-ready and deployed for the offensive or to divert attention from other events related to the real offensive.
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Simplicius on Substack and Sonar21 have interesting analyses of the docs focused on both internal congruency and alignment with verifiable sources. Big document dump for SCIF level material. Makes a person curious if it was actually a leak or really a hack. All the commentary I’ve seen was focused the Ukrainian aspects. There were apparently a significant portion of the docs that were about Asian and Middle Eastern situations. If anyone has pointers to a site reviewing those aspects for veracity I’d appreciate the chance to scope them out
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[REGNUM] 19FortyFive: US Fed should review policy to avoid 'hard landing'
The recent failures of US banks Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank have become a rude reminder to the Federal Reserve (Fed) that bank failures lead to credit crises that can plunge the US economy into recession, writes 19FortyFive.
The Fed runs the economy like a driver looking in the rearview mirror, not the road ahead.
Experts in the US noted that in 2022 the Fed increased rates without proper analysis of potential risks that could undermine the economic recovery. As inflation turned out to be high and labor markets continue to be "tight", the Fed raised interest rates at the fastest pace in 40 years during the year.
The authors of the article noted that, based on past experience, the most serious problems will arise precisely in the unregulated part of the financial system: hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies.
"This is of extreme concern, since these institutions serve as intermediaries a volume of credit that is much larger than the usual banking system," the material explains.
In conclusion, the publication warned that if the Fed continues to look in the rear-view mirror as if nothing had happened and raise interest rates, spitting on financial problems, "the economy is in for a hard landing."
As REGNUM reported , on April 5, Redacted News host Clayton Morris said that the financial crisis in the United States was provoked by the authorities, but they refuse to admit it.
According to him, the country is experiencing a financial crisis, which is accompanied by the collapse of banks, and such an outcome has long been predicted by experts. At the same time, the Fed acknowledged that a recession is coming, while at the same time saying that US banks are safe.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] The pro-Erdogan press is worried that the US has finally gambled on overthrowing Erdogan for the sake of the interests of the war against Russia, where Turkey, led by the opposition, will be thrown into the fire of an ongoing war, which, in a troubled economy, could be fatal to Turkish regional ambitions.
TURKEY IS PREPARING ITS OWN ZELENSKY
America, which cannot achieve its goal in Ukraine and is rapidly losing influence in the Middle East, is in search of new options for the period after the elections in Turkey. According to Haber7, if the Turkish opposition wins, Washington expects to drive a wedge between Moscow and Ankara and push them face to face in Syria, the Black Sea, and Central Asia. To do this, the opposition coalition in Turkey has been tasked with taking on the role of Zelensky. However, so far, during the negotiations that have been held between the United States and partners in the opposition coalition on this issue for a long time, it has not been possible to reach a definite agreement.
As the portal continues, experts, paying attention to the statements of the partners in the opposition coalition in Turkey, recalled the speeches of the chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) of Turkey, Kemal Kılıçdaroglu, during his mysterious visit to the United States. Thus, sources note the following words of the RPP leader: “We think that we should be on the side of Ukraine in its military conflict with Russia.” This, analysts say, is a clear message to the United States and NATO, as well as a commitment to take a stand against Russia if it comes to power.
Experts also focus on the statements of the chief adviser to Kılıçdaroglu, Unal Ceviköz, with a NATO past in an interview with the American magazine Politico and the “road map” outlined by him. It is emphasized that Cheviköz's views on NATO expansion and Ukraine are dangerous, and the words "we will remind Russia that we are a member of the North Atlantic Alliance" demonstrate a hostile position.
The same applies to other partners of the opposition coalition. All of them view the region through the prism of US plans. Thus, the chairman of the Good Party of Turkey, Meral Aksener, actually challenges Russia: “I respectfully greet the brave sons of Ukraine.”
Another partner of the opposition coalition, the chairman of the Democracy and Breakthrough Party (DEVA), Ali Babacan, said: “We unconditionally support the Ukrainian people.”
The government failed to take a clear position on Ukraine. Turkey's Future Party chairman Ahmet Davutoglu, who once greeted the US Secretary of State with a high-five gesture, also advocates for Turkey to act jointly with NATO.
Retired Colonel Eray Güçluer draws attention to US plans to use Turkey as a battering ram in the region and foment confrontation between Ankara and Moscow if the opposition comes to power in the country.
“While elections begin in Turkey, the US is supporting the opposition,” the expert says. “The decision not to nominate a candidate from the Democratic Party of the Peoples of Turkey is a decision made in accordance with American requirements. As part of all this, speeches from the opposition coalition attract attention. The statements made by Kılıçdaroğlu, his chief foreign policy adviser Unal Ceviköz, the leadership of the Good Party and other partners are truly serious. They insistently emphasize that Ankara, in the conditions of Russian-Ukrainian tension, should support Kyiv. Apparently, they have made commitments to the United States. An attempt is being made to set in motion a plan to pit Turkey against Russia. This is very dangerous for Turkey.”
“If Turkey clashes with Russia, tensions in Syria and elsewhere could escalate into conflict,” the expert warns. - The US can resort to any means for this. Provocations are possible. In the coming period, the United States assigns Turkey the role of Ukraine and Zelensky through the opposition coalition in the country. Unfortunately, the coalition also assumes obligations in this regard. This is also shown by the voiced statements.”
“Ankara's interests require coordination with Moscow. Russia for Turkey is a country with which it will build a real strategic partnership. America openly threatens Turkey. We need combat aircraft. We are unlikely to get them from the US and other NATO countries. At the same time, Russia can satisfy our need for fighters. We have to make a decision within a year. Along with this, we need to act together with Russia in Syria. We need this to eliminate the threat to our country from the east of the Euphrates. In addition, we have multifaceted relations with Russia, primarily in the energy sector and in the field of nuclear energy. Turkey's strategic interests do not allow cooperation with Russia to suffer,” adds the retired colonel.
“Another question is the Black Sea. The US hopes to stoke tensions between Turkey and Russia, circumvent the Montreux Convention and enter the Black Sea. What will happen if the opposition coalition comes to power and comes to conflict with Russia? The government will ask NATO for help. The Alliance will also enter the Black Sea. We may face a period full of traps for Turkey,” the expert concluded.
It did not work out in 2016, they will try in 2023. The chances are about 50 to 50. Erdogan's position is now very precarious, and if not for the economic gesheft from Russia, his position would be even worse. The current choice for Turkey is either an aggressive multi-vector approach according to Erdogan, or Turkey's return to the role of a Western satellite. So, indeed, Turkey will have a historical choice.
For all Erdogan's cunning and his favorite "scimitar in the back" method, at the current historical stage, it is Erdogan who is more beneficial to Russia as a situational fellow traveler, being, for all his obvious disadvantages, the lesser evil against the background of alternative scenarios with pro-American opposition in power. If Erdogan resists, then muddy affairs and agreements on the principle of "nothing personal - just business" will continue to stir up with him. Still, Erdogan is a player in the emerging new world order and one of the actors in the changes taking place in the world.
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