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[REGNUM] On January 24, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby flew to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.For society in Chad itself, for the entire subregion and for France, which maintains influence in N'Djamena, the visit of the Chadian leader to Moscow is of great symbolic and strategic importance. The Western expert community and media specializing in Africa are following this visit as closely as possible.
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The Zaghawa of the Debi clan that rule Chad (and their numbers are under-represented in this essay) are the same African Islamic ethnicity as the Sudanese rebels that have recently defeated the Khartoum government of the Sudan at every turn. One wonders if the end-game will be the creation of a Zaghawa homeland composed of western Darfur and eastern Chad? The Zaghawa are excellent business people, but the creation of such a polity would still would be the creation of yet another economic basket case.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Military personnel of the Russian Afrika Korps arrived in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. The Russian military presence in West Africa continues to expand.
Just 2 years ago this country was a de facto French colony.
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[Korrespondent] The Russian Federation is trying to change the situation at the front
The Russians are trying to get out of trench warfare. Now they have a number of problems, but still the enemy is creating a tense situation at the front.
The Russian army is trying to get out of positional battles. The American Institute for the Study of War ( ISW ) writes about this. His analysis is based on reports from Russian so-called military correspondents. However, as analysts note, the Russian army is not yet able to concentrate on several sectors of the front, because the invaders do not have sufficient resources to break through the Ukrainian defense lines.
TARGETED ATTACKS OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES
Moscow’s plans to exit the trench war are being thwarted by the Ukrainian military, ISW notes. In particular, propagandists complain that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are targeting Russian troops even in the near rear areas.
One blogger complained that the Russian Army's only solution so far was to attack with 10-20 herded infantrymen with armored vehicles supporting them at an "extreme" distance behind the infantry.
Another Kremlin-connected military correspondent responded, agreeing with the first blogger, that Ukrainian technological progress has made it difficult for the occupiers to concentrate multiple divisions in a single geographic area.
The military blogger emphasized that Russian troops need to both gain indirect fire superiority over Ukrainian defenders and modernize the command and control of the Russian army in order to get out of trench warfare.
“The characteristics and problems of trench warfare identified by Russian bloggers in recent discussions intersect with many of the systemic problems of the Russian military that bloggers have been complaining about for a long time,” the ISW report said.
As experts note, there is no indication yet that the Russian military command has significantly improved any of these identified problems at the operational level necessary to break through the positional front or at least in one of the sectors.
TACTICAL SUCCESSES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In parallel, ISW notes that despite these systemic problems, the Russian army has recently proven its ability to achieve minor tactical successes, in particular, near Kupyansk in the Kharkov region and near Novomikhailovka (southwest of Donetsk).
In addition, as ISW stated in a report on January 23, the enemy has advanced in Avdievka. Russia claims the occupiers have moved more than one kilometer near the Avdeevsky quarry north of the city, but ISW cannot confirm this claim.
TENSE SITUATION AT THE FRONT
The fact that the Russians have begun to emerge from trench warfare and are having some success is confirmed by Deep State experts. So, last week in the Svatovsky direction the enemy recaptured part of the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Orlyanka. And east of Tabaevka, the Russian army broke through the positions of one of the terrorist defense brigades, the situation is being clarified.
The experts’ report for January 23 notes that in the Svatovsky segment the enemy is gaining a foothold in the Krakhmalny area, and in the Serebryansky forestry the last few days have been difficult: they lost something, repelled something.
The hottest destinations are Bakhmutskoye and Avdeevskoye, analysts add. Thus, the tense situation remains near Belogorovka; the enemy will try to enter the village itself and gain a foothold. The activity of the occupiers was observed between Sporny and Vesely.
As for Avdievka, Deep State notes that “strange events continue here in the southern outskirts... Many of the enemy’s actions defy logical explanation... Now it is important that the k*tsats are not allowed to gain a foothold in the private sector. The enemy continues to press on Pervomayskoe ".
In general, analysts admit that the tense situation currently remains in many sectors of the front.
“The main attention is on the southern outskirts of Avdievka, here the fate of the next months of the Avdievka defense operation is being decided. To some extent, that zone can be called the Bermuda Triangle, because a number of strange things are happening, it seems that the enemy himself does not understand what he wants to do,” they concluded experts.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:39 Ukraine and Germany may soon conclude an agreement on security obligations, Scholz said: “I proceed from the fact that we will soon finalize this... I have a feeling that we are on the verge of final negotiations.”
21:56 The Russians attacked Odessa with strike drones, there was damage to civilian housing infrastructure, and fires were recorded. Currently, two casualties are known, said the head of the OVA, Oleg Kiper. Public posts write about a hit in a multi-storey residential building and a fire in it.
21:03 In Gornyak, Donetsk region, the number of victims as a result of a Russian missile attack has increased to nine, including two children. Two more people died, the National Police reported. The search and rescue operation has been completed.
20:27 Britain wants to buy Taurus from Germany in order to transfer more Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, writes Handelsblatt. According to the publication, the proposal has been under consideration for several weeks.
20:18 Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives of the US Congress have approved a bill that will allow the confiscation of Russian assets and transfer them to Ukraine for restoration. If the Senate and House of Representatives support the document and Biden signs it, this will mark the first confiscation of assets of the central bank of a country in US history with which Washington is not at war, writes Reuters.
20:15 The Russian army is trying to get out of positional battles, writes the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). His analysis is based on reports from Russian "military correspondents". However, as analysts note, the Russian army is not yet able to concentrate on several sectors of the front, because it does not have sufficient resources to break through the Ukrainian defense lines. Read more in the material What the enemy is up to.
19:31 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal, told him that he did not believe in the possibility of ending the war by military means. “At today’s rather lengthy meeting, it was demonstrated that our views with Mr. Prime Minister of the Ukrainian government on some topics diverge significantly. This is, first of all, a view on the war itself taking place in Ukraine. I repeated that I do not believe in a military solution to this conflict,” he said Fico.
Fico said he was deeply concerned that in the conflict in Ukraine "Slavs are killing each other" for the sake of geopolitical interests. “I said that my government would support any plan for a peaceful settlement. Therefore, I without hesitation supported the plan of Mr. President Zelensky, although I am convinced that it is unrealistic,” Fico added. Also, in his opinion, “the influence of the United States on the internal life of Ukraine, primarily on political life, is quite large.”
19:27 Ukraine is putting pressure on the EU to return refugees, Politico writes, citing sources. According to them, Kyiv is negotiating the establishment of EU rules that would return a large number of Ukrainians home in 2025. The Ukrainian government explains that this is necessary to maintain the country’s economy.
19:00 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Scholz - they discussed further defense cooperation, in particular strengthening the Ukrainian air defense system, as well as artillery and armored vehicles. We separately discussed the issue of preparing an agreement between Ukraine and Germany on security guarantees and measures for bilateral political dialogue in the near future.
18:56 Shmygal said that Slovakia will supply Ukraine with engineering equipment for the construction of a three-level defense line. In particular, we are talking about armored excavators and mine clearance vehicles. “Today, Ukraine is building a large-scale three-level line of defense lines - this is protection in all directions. The government has allocated tens of billions of hryvnia for this. Such protection will allow us to both deter the enemy and move forward. We need a significant additional amount of engineering equipment. With Prime Minister Fico, we have come to I agree that we will cooperate on the supply of such equipment from Slovakia,” the Ukrainian Prime Minister noted.
According to him, Slovak private companies will also supply armored excavators and mine clearance vehicles based on the T-72 tank. In addition, Slovakia has already decided to supply two Bozena-4 mine clearance vehicles for sappers working in the de-occupied part of the Kherson region.
18:51 Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on the crash of the Il-76 plane in the Belgorod region, Lavrov said.
18:45 The Russian Army launched a missile attack on Gornyak, Donetsk region - at least two people were killed and eight were injured, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin. Among the wounded is a 16-year-old teenager, he is in extremely serious condition. An enemy missile hit a residential area - two high-rise buildings and 43 private houses on five streets were damaged.
17:54 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense officially stated that an exchange of prisoners was supposed to take place today, but it did not take place. At the same time, the department said that they do not yet have “reliable and comprehensive” information about who exactly was on board the Russian Il-76 aircraft and in what quantity. The Main Intelligence Directorate emphasized that, for its part, Ukraine has fulfilled all agreements regarding the preparation of the exchange. The Russian prisoners were delivered on time to the agreed exchange point, where they were safe.
“The safety of our defenders, according to the agreements, was to be ensured by the Russian side. At the same time, the Ukrainian side was not informed of the need to ensure the security of airspace in the area of the city of Belgorod during a certain period of time, as has been done many times in the past. Ukraine was not informed on the number of vehicles, routes and forms of delivery of prisoners. It is known that the delivery of prisoners occurs both by air, rail and road transport, which may indicate deliberate actions by Russia aimed at creating a threat to the life and safety of prisoners. Landing of a transport plane in the 30th kilometer zone of combat operations cannot be safe and in any case should be discussed by both sides, because otherwise it jeopardizes the entire exchange process. Based on this, we can talk about planned and deliberate actions of the Russian Federation with the aim of destabilizing the situation in Ukraine and weakening international support for our state," the statement said.
17:48 In Kharkov, work has been completed on the site of a five-story building destroyed as a result of a Russian missile attack, the State Emergency Service reported. Today, rescuers recovered the bodies of two more people and two dogs. In total, ten people were killed as a result of yesterday's attack on Kharkov.
17:20 The media write that the published list of Ukrainian prisoners of war who were allegedly on board the crashed Il-76 includes those who had already been exchanged earlier. The list of 65 names published by RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan contains data on 17 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen exchanged on January 3, reports journalist Andrei Tsaplienko.
16:37 To reduce the missile threat from Russia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces not only control the airspace, but also monitor in detail the missile launch points and the logistics of their supply, especially with the use of military transport aircraft, the General Staff said. “The recorded intensity of shelling is directly related to the increase in the number of military transport aircraft that have recently been heading to the Belgorod airfield. Taking this into account, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue to take measures to destroy delivery vehicles, control airspace to destroy the terrorist threat, in including in the Belgorod-Kharkov direction,” the statement says.
The General Staff also emphasizes that in the last week alone, the enemy launched 19 missile attacks on the Kharkov region using 26 S-300 missiles and three Iskander-M missiles. As a result of the strikes, 16 people were killed, including one child, and 78 people were injured.
16:06 Denmark will allocate 91 million Danish kroner (about $13.3 million) for projects to support the development of cybersecurity and defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the country’s defense department reported.
16:01 Estonia has decided to join the Interflex operation to train the Ukrainian military, which is being carried out by Great Britain, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. More than 34 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have already received the necessary skills for combat operations on the front line thanks to these exercises.
15:40 By the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, the EU wants to approve the allocation of 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, the first 5 billion in income from frozen Russian assets and the 13th package of sanctions, writes the Financial Times.
15:29 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly hit a Russian Il-76 from the area of Liptsy, Kharkov region, using an anti-aircraft missile system - the radar equipment of the Russian Aerospace Forces detected the launch of two Ukrainian missiles. The Russian Ministry of Defense also claims that the prisoner exchange was supposed to take place this afternoon at the Kolotilovka checkpoint on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Meanwhile, propagandist Margarita Simonyan published an alleged “list of Ukrainian prisoners of war” who were on board the crashed Il-76. Earlier today, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko admitted that Russia could pass off Ukrainian prisoners who were actually tortured to death in Russian prisons as those killed in the plane crash.
15:13 Air defense forces destroyed two missiles over the Dnieper district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the Air Force Sergei Lysak. Debris fell on one of the enterprises in the Dnieper, one person was injured.
14:58 GUR representative Andrei Yusov, in a comment to Radio Liberty, confirmed that an exchange of prisoners was being prepared for today. “But I can state that the exchange planned for today has not yet taken place,” he added. Information that prisoners of war could have been on the Il-76 plane that crashed in the Belgorod region is now being verified.
14:36 The death toll as a result of the evening strike in the center of Kharkov has increased to ten - rescuers have unblocked the bodies of two more residents of the house, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
14:03 The Slovak government will not block Ukraine’s purchase of weapons and equipment from Slovak businesses and will support the allocation of 50 billion euros to Kiev from the EU, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said following a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico. In addition, the parties agreed to cooperate in the supply of equipment from the Slovak company for the construction of defense lines. Fico also assured of full support for Ukraine’s European integration aspirations.
13:29 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that everyone on board the fallen Il-76 was killed.
13:12 In the morning, Russian aviation struck Novoberislav, Kherson region, two people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Another person was wounded as a result of enemy shelling of the Dnieper district of Kherson. Over the past 24 hours, five people were killed and six were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
13:00 The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported that, together with other relevant structures, it is “collecting and analyzing” all the necessary information about the alleged presence of Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the Russian Il-76 that crashed in the Belgorod region. Until the announcement of official statements, citizens and the media are asked to refrain from disseminating unverified information. The headquarters also emphasized that the enemy “is actively carrying out information special operations directed against Ukraine, which are aimed at destabilizing Ukrainian society.”
12:52 Experts from the British organization Conflict Armament Research found a handwritten Korean hieroglyph on a fragment of one of the ballistic missiles that Russia hit Kharkov on January 2, Yonhap reports.
The inscription was found on the barometer, while there were no Korean characters on other components of the rocket. However, after examining additional fragments, such as the distinct propeller blade drives, the pattern of bolts around the igniter and the repeated markings of the number 112, experts from the British organization concluded that it could be a North Korean KN-23 missile.
12:36 The head of the defense committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Andrei Kartapolov, said that the Il-76 in the Belgorod region was allegedly shot down by the Ukrainian military - with three missiles. According to his information, another plane allegedly with 80 prisoners on board was flying after the crashed Il-76; they managed to turn it around.
12:33 Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin instructed to prepare an appeal to the US Congress and the Bundestag in connection with the Il-76 crash. According to him, “there is a proposal to figure out what missiles and launchers were used.”
12:04 Russian telegram channels showed the first photos from the crash site of the Russian military transport aircraft Il-76 near Belgorod:
11:30 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Il-76 crashed in the Belgorod region; on board there were allegedly “65 captured military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine transported to the Belgorod region for exchange,” six crew members and three accompanying persons. A VKS commission flew to the site of the plane crash to establish the causes of the disaster.
11:22 Ukrainskaya Pravda was told by the General Staff that the Il-76 plane that crashed in the Belgorod region was transporting missiles to the S-300 systems with which the Russians are shelling the Kharkov region. Russian public pages write that there were 63 people on board the Il-76, all of them died.
11:17 Media reports about the crash of an Il-76 plane in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation. Local public pages publish a video of the alleged crash - the plane falls at high speed and explodes. It is also unofficially reported that there are supposedly 63 people on board. Against the backdrop of this news, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced a certain “event” and the work of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, but did not specify any details.
11:14 Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico arrived in Uzhgorod and has already met with his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmyhal. The day before, Fico said that “normal life” was going on in Kyiv. When asked by journalists why his visit to Ukraine on January 24 will take place in Uzhgorod and not in Kiev, Fico replied: “Why should I go to Kiev if I can meet with the Prime Minister of Ukraine in Uzhgorod? I don’t see the difference... You "Do you really think that there is a war going on in Kiev? Not seriously. So go there and you will see that normal life is going on in this city, absolutely normal life."
10:56 Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in an interview with Bild that North Korea is “a more effective partner for the Russian Federation than our friends who supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition.” According to him, the current level of production of the Western defense industry does not meet “neither the needs of the war in Ukraine, nor the defense needs of your countries themselves.” And when making decisions, partners sometimes “drown in endless discussions,” although there is no time for this.
The minister also assured that Ukraine does not need Taurus missiles to attack Moscow, but rather to destroy logistics behind enemy lines on Ukrainian territory.
10:22 In the Kharkov OVA they showed a photo of the consequences of the evening rocket attack on the center of Kharkov. A 130-year-old architectural monument - a historical building by architect Sergei Zagoskin - came under attack. It is located on Pushkinskaya Street, in the very center of the city. Previously, two rockets hit the street, one directly hit the building.
09:38 Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko reported another blow to the area where Russian engineering units are based in the village of Granitnoye, which, according to him, “finally dashed the hope for the railway bridge.” As a result of the strike, the remains of the bridge and at least five pieces of engineering equipment were destroyed. “This is not just a point. This is a bold cross on the potential of the railway from Russia for at least 2024,” Andryushchenko added.
09:03 At the Ramstein meeting on January 23, the creation of two new coalitions was announced - armored vehicles and drones, said US Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander: “We have already formed coalitions of capabilities focused on the Ukrainian Air Force, artillery, maritime security, mine clearance and information technology. Today [January 23], Germany announced that it will lead the armored vehicle coalition, and Latvia will lead the drone coalition."
According to Wallander, the United States, together with Denmark and the Netherlands, continues to fulfill its role in the air coalition, and also, together with France, is strengthening Ukraine’s capabilities in terms of artillery and ammunition.
08:59 In Russia, cyber volunteers from the BO Team group destroyed the database of the Far Eastern Research Center for Space Hydrometeorology Planet, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. This federal-level enterprise is engaged in receiving and processing data from satellites, and also provides them to more than 50 government entities, primarily the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff and the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the value of the digital array lost by Russia could be at least $10 million. Among the destroyed was meteorological and satellite data, which was constantly actively used by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, Roscosmos and a number of other departments. The operation of the supercomputers with which the Far Eastern Center is equipped is paralyzed and cannot be fully restored.
08:47 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 24:
personnel - about 378,660 (+840) people,
tanks - 6227 (+13),
armored combat vehicles - 11,579 (+31),
artillery systems - 9008 (+61),
MLRS - 971 (+1),
air defense systems - 659 (+2),
aircraft - 331 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6998 (+37),
cruise missiles - 1842 (+22),
ships/boats - 23 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,005 (+49),
special equipment - 1416 (+7).
08:36 On the evening of January 23, the Russians fired at the Kiev and Kholodnogorsk districts of Kharkov, first with S-300 missiles from the territory of the Belgorod region. As a result of the impact, nine people were injured, including one four-year-old child. Four people were hospitalized, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Private houses, educational institutions, postal and telecommunications buildings, and cars were damaged.
07:40 Over the past 24 hours, 56 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 11 attacks near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 16 attacks were repelled near Georgievka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, one enemy attack was repelled near Sinkovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - four attacks in the areas of Yampolevka, Torsky, Donetsk region and two more attacks near Belogorivka, Serebryansky forestry, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - three attacks near Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky and Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - four attacks south of Chervonoye, west of Verbovoye and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The expansion of the bridgehead continues in the Kherson direction; over the past 24 hours, the enemy unsuccessfully tried seven times to storm the positions of the Ukrainian troops.
06:44 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the interception of four drones by air defense systems over the territory of the Oryol region.
03:53 A Ukrainian reconnaissance group entered Russian territory in August 2022, destroyed a Russian TU-22M3 bomber and disabled two more. The group was commanded by Colonel Oleg Babiy, who died during a combat mission. The scouts covered 600 km through enemy territory, the Main Intelligence Directorate said.
02:37 The United States intends to provide budget support to Ukraine in the amount of $11.8 billion - the funds will be used to support the country's economy during the war. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal about this.
00:32 Switzerland is discussing the conditions for holding a peace summit on Ukraine with “central partners such as Russia,” said Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis after negotiations with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. He added that the dialogue will continue, and without Moscow “there will be no peaceful solutions.”
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of active actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, five attacks by assault groups of 25th Air Assault, 30th, 32nd Mechanised, and 57th Motorised Infantry brigades of the AFU have been repelled close to Sin'kovka (Khar'kov region) and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, enemy manpower have been hit near Berestovoye and Ivanovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 175 troops, two tanks, five motor vehicles, one 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled gun, and four 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, supported by Army Aviation and artillery, have repelled two attacks by assault groups of 21st and 63rd Mechanised brigades of the AFU near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and defeated enemy manpower near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 260 soldiers, two tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, and nine motor vehicles.
In Donetsk direction, active actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the situation on the front line. Two attacks by assault groups of the 24th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU have been repelled near Shumy (Donetsk People's Republic).
AFU 22nd, 28th, 42nd Mechanised, and 80th Air Assault brigades have been hit close to Andreevka, Kleshcheevka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 220 troops, three tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, and 16 motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one U.S.-manufactured M119 gun, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, and two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems have been destroyed.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have defeated manpower of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 105 troops and three motor vehicles.
In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, one British-manufactured FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system have been destroyed.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have hit manpower concentration areas of 33rd mechanised, 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the AFU, and the 3rd Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard close to Rabotino, Stepovoye, and Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses up to 50 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
In Kherson direction, as a result of defeat of units of the 35th Marine Brigade, the 23rd Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, 121st, 123rd, 126th brigades of the Territorial Defence of Ukraine close to Tyaginka, Zmievka, Zolotaya Balka, and Mikhailovka (Kherson region), up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, seven motor vehicles, and one ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun have been destroyed.
Missile Troops and Artillery, attack unmanned aerial vehicles of the Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have hit ammunition depots of 31st Mechanised and 26th Artillery brigades of the AFU, one French-manufactured SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system, one radar station of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, as well as neutralised 127 AFU artillery units at firing positions, as well as engaged manpower and hardware in 132 areas during the day.
Air defence facilities have shot down eight HIMARS ballistic missiles and two Tochka-U tactical missile.
In addition, 51 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been intercepted close to Olshana, Tavolzhanka, Tokarevka (Kharkov region), Spornoye, Shevchenko, Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic), Belogorovka Zhytlovka, Ploshchanka (Lugansk People's Republic), Radensk, Sagi, Babino (Kherson region), Svetloye, Verbovoye, and Smeloye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 568 airplanes and 265 helicopters, 11,140 unmanned aerial vehicles, 452 air defence missile systems, 14,768 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,206 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 7,846 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 17,838 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:05 Personnel combat work of the crews of heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops “South” during the destruction of fortified strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 21:04 The Russian Armed Forces continuedestroypositions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction
19:52 Personnel from the same Avdievka pipe through which Russian soldiers from the “Veterans” brigade made their way into the enemy fortifications.
19:39 Heavy fighting is reported in the area of the Tsarskaya Okhota campsite; Russian fighters have advanced to the outskirts of Avdeevka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to knock us out at any cost and regain lost positions; they have already lost about a battalion.
19:16 Ukrainian Telegram channels report explosions in Dnepropetrovsk.
18:41 Direct hit of "Lancet". A UAV unit of the Airborne Forces destroyed a twin ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
17:37 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The Russian Ministry of Defense for the first time reported the destruction of the French-made SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction near the village of Shumy;
During the day, the Russian air defense shot down eight HIMARS MLRS shells and two Tochka-U tactical missiles, destroyed 51 Ukrainian drones;
The Russian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction repulsed five attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day, the enemy lost up to 175 military personnel;
The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day in the Donetsk direction amounted to up to 220 military personnel, three tanks, eight armored combat vehicles;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 105 military personnel in the South Donetsk direction per day;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yampolovka area in the Krasnolimansky direction, the enemy lost up to 260 troops;
The Russian military has improved the situation along the front line in the Donetsk direction;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction lost up to 60 soldiers per day.
16:40 About changes in the situation on LBS on January 24 - analysis from @Multi_XAM and @z_arhiv:
Heavy fighting is taking place in the Kupyansky, Seversky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Ugledarsky directions. In recent days, Avdievka has been in the spotlight. As part of the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the southern part of the city, our units cut off the old fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of the former air defense base, expanding the control zone of the bypass route and creating conditions for connecting two areas of concentration of our forces - from Opytny to the southern industrial zone and the Tsarskaya Okhota complex.
The enemy, using the aerial reconnaissance groups of the Special Operations Center “A” of the SBU, as well as the 110th separate mechanized brigade (OMB) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, is actively reconnaissance of our positions in the southern industrial zone, operating from the Khimik microdistrict and the private sector.
On the southeastern flank of the enemy’s Kupyanskaya group, our forces managed to advance and occupy our point at Krakhmalnoye, taking control of a section of the N-26 highway and pushing back units of the 63rd battalion of the 103rd defense brigade, the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 44th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
Active actions in this area have created conditions for reaching the flank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ fortifications northeast of Tabaevka, held by the 44th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, as well as in the direction of Berestovoy (the southeastern flank of Peschany is exposed, where the positions of the 40th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located).
In the Krasno-Limansky direction and the Svatovo-Kremennaya line, fighting continued in the area of Ternov and Serebryansky forestry, however, there were no significant changes in the situation. The same cannot be said about the Seversky direction, where the Russian Armed Forces continue to put pressure in the area of Belogorovka and Vesely. The battles are going on to establish control over the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ support forces covering Razdolovka, the most important hub south of Seversk.
The defense here continues to be held by the 25th, 55th and 414th separate rifle battalions, with the support of the 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (consisting of two battalions), covering Razdolovka from the north. In the area between Sporny and Vesely, with the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces, our forces continue to storm the positions of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade.
To the south, in the Bakhmut (Artemov) direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue to push back the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bogdanovka. In the Ivanovsky area, our forces also undertook active assault operations. The situation in the Kleshcheevka area remains difficult.
We will provide you with information on the situation in the Maryinsky and Ugledarsky directions in a separate post as part of the series of publications that began last week.
In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces launched assault operations south of Urozhainy, where they managed to push back units from the 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the 1st Presidential Brigade of the Special Forces, as well as the 31st brigade of the National Guard. Fighting has intensified in the Novodonetsk area, where the defense is held by the 4th Tank Brigade with the support of the 66th Division of the 406th Artillery Brigade. It is reported that our forces destroyed a large number of enemy equipment in this area.
15:47 Situation at the front as of January 24, 2024:
As a result of systematic artillery fire, a concentration of enemy manpower and equipment was destroyed in the Konstantinovka area, three air defense systems were destroyed in Novomikhailovka, and two UAV control posts were destroyed. South of Konstantinovka and north of Vladimirovka, up to 11 enemy support forces were suppressed.
TOS attacked a strong point west of Sladkoye.
In Ugledar, an ammunition depot was destroyed, and the enemy's air defense system in a five-story building was destroyed. West of Elizavetovka, northwest of Dobrovolye and southwest of Vodyanoye, three concentrations of enemy manpower and equipment were hit. In the Nikolskoye – Ugledar – Pavlovka area, up to seven strongholds in forest belts have been suppressed. According to available data, the AGS crew and up to nine manpower were destroyed.
North of Shevchenko and west of Novodonetsk, six oporniks were suppressed, and the crew of a heavy machine gun was destroyed.
To the west of Novodonetsk, TOS strikes were carried out against concentrations of manpower.
In the forest belts west of Staromayorsky and southeast of Rovnopol, the enemy made four attempts to strengthen forward positions. During the fire attack, up to 15 personnel were destroyed.
14:50 The Paratrooper’s Diary reports from the Zaporozhye direction.
“In the area of the settlement. Verbovoe: it is bitterly cold, there is no way to heat the stoves, since everything immediately begins to fly towards the positions of kamikaze drones, guns, mortars and cannon artillery.
In general, along the entire front line, the work of MLRS, cannon artillery, and mortar crews does not stop; exits and arrivals are constantly heard in both directions.
The enemy’s aviation and ours are practically out of time, but we would like to point out that every day we see and hear how the Russian Aerospace Forces bombard the enemy’s front-line rear areas with factories.
In the first half of the day, an enemy wing (reconnaissance UAV) flew past our positions; they reported from the frontline area that it was flying in their area. So you need to be careful and wait for the next kamikaze drones or MLRS.”
13:57 Artillerymen of the Russian Armed Forcesdestroypositions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using guided missiles "Krasnopol", allowing for accurate target destruction.
12:50 Reporter Alexander Sladkov denied reports that the Trudovskaya mine was recaptured by the enemy:
"Lies. Ours control both the mine and the ventilation shaft. We won a small but heroic battle. Moreover, our men defended the ventilation shaft for a long time during the tough blockade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and survived. There was a time when the wounded could not be evacuated. And one fighter, with a torn off foot, asked permission to crawl to the rear on his own. He crawled for two days, we were very worried when he disappeared from contact. But he crawled out on ours. “Trudovskaya” is ours!”
11:54 The situation near Avdievka and Mar'inka from military correspondent Yuri Kotenok:
“Taking into account the butting heads with the enemy in the Avdeevsky fortification, the advance from the Maryinsky line looks logical. From Marinka there is an offensive in all directions, daily assaults in several waves. The task is to surround n. p. Novomikhailovka, go to n. Pobeda and Georgievka. The enemy managed to dug in heavily around the latter. We approached Krasnogorovka, reconnaissance entered the boundaries of the settlement, but it was not yet possible to gain a foothold there.
A number of attempts to advance from n. v. Vodyanoye kn. villages Pervomaiskoye, Tonenkoye and Severnoye, there are no positive results yet. The enemy continues to hold n. n. Stepovoe, but his attempts are fading every day. For the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this is one of the key positions; our forces are already well entrenched in the plantings behind the railway.
In Avdievka itself there are urban battles, where the enemy can no longer suffer losses of 1 to 10, sitting on the defensive. At the moment the ratio is almost equal. Everything is booming at AKHZ and Tsarskaya Okhota. The enemy is systematically retreating. Some strange movement, as if they were all on skis. Are you really ready to surrender the city without a meat assault? But it’s too early to talk about it.”
11:07 Kreminnaya area Job of our artillery against the enemy. Our military is making progress in this direction.
10:49 Institute for the Study of War confirms advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Avdievka area.
10:17 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
In the Krasnolimansk direction, during a special military operation, units of the Center group of troops repelled four enemy attacks.
In the areas of the Torsky and Chervonodibrovsky sectors, motorized rifle units, supported by artillery fire, defeated the assault groups of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the area of Serebryansky forest, the positions of the 5th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine were hit by artillery fire and air strikes.
During the day, the group’s artillery units hit more than 130 enemy targets, including two strong points, four areas where equipment was concentrated, and nationalist field artillery crews.
Enemy losses amounted to over 220 military personnel. A tank, two 152mm D-20 guns and four vehicles were destroyed.
09:55 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Krynki 14 shells;
-- n.p. Alyosha eight shells;
-- n.p. Peschanivka six shells;
-- n.p. Novaya Lagary seven shells;
-- n.p. Sagi six shells.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Obryvka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Krynki, firing a total of 21 cannon artillery shells.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:07 Army aviation provides round-the-clock fire support to our infantry. Personnel from Donetsk direction.
Using the coordinates received from the aircraft gunner, the pilots launched missiles, destroying the control center and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:37 Over the past 24 hours, armed formations of Ukraine have committed crimes against civilians of the DPR.
As a result of the missile shelling In the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations was killed, another rescuer was injured. In addition, seven civilians were injured.
Ukrainian militants also dropped ammunition from a UAV on a private residential building in Yasinovataya, resulting in the death of a man born in 1949. and a woman born in 1952.
In Volnovakha, six people were injured when an explosive device detonated.
In total, eight residential buildings and two civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged by shelling.
08:17 Front-line report as of the morning of January 24 from military correspondent Yevgeny Lisitsyn:
In the Avdeevsky direction, during a powerful attack by Russian attack aircraft in the south of the city, our fighters broke into a powerful enemy fortified area created on the basis of an air defense military unit. The Ukrainian Armed Forces units were destroyed: partially destroyed, partially captured.
About 45 people surrendered to the Russian army. Ukrainian sources already understand that the front in Avdievka near the Ukrainian Armed Forces may continue to crumble, and the time for the Ukrainian command to withdraw has been lost. Events for the enemy begin to develop according to the Artyomov scenario. Our servicemen also advanced in the Kamenka area. Here we managed to occupy several trenches along the N-20 road.
In the Svatovsky direction, the Russian army continues to hold the initiative, despite the fact that the enemy urgently pulled up reserves in the area of Berestovoye, Tabaevka and the liberated village of Krakhmalnoye. Progress towards Kotlyarovka is also recorded. Fierce artillery duels are taking place near these settlements.
In the Artyomovsky direction, the Russian army continues attacks on the heights northwest of Kleshcheevka and from Khromovsky in the direction of Ivanovsky. As for Bogdanovka, here our troops are entrenched in the central part of the village, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces maintain their presence only in the western part of the village.
In the Seversky direction, the Russian army is fighting heavy battles near Belogorovka. Our guys are establishing a foothold in the southeast of the village on the territory of the mill.
In the Zaporozhye direction, our aviation carries out strikes from the FAB from the UMPC in the Kamensk direction. Near Rabotino and Verbovoy there are oncoming local battles for plantings.
In the Kherson direction, the activity of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ artillery strikes has noticeably decreased. Perhaps these are signs of their shell hunger. Taking advantage of the warming, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to carry out a rotation and provide a bridgehead in Krynki, but were met with heavy fire from the Russian Armed Forces.
08:01 Supercam calculation showed operation of a UAV in a special operation zone. Soldiers can operate undetected from virtually any position.
It takes no more than 15 minutes to fully deploy the equipment and launch the drone into the sky. To give the initial impulse, a special device is used - the so-called elastic catapult.
“We’ve been working with him for about three months now. In principle, there are no complaints at all about this model. "Orlan" is also a good thing, but this thing is reliable, it will always return home, even if it is jammed by electronic warfare. Unlike the Orlan, it’s much easier to launch, I don’t see any difficulties,” shared the UAV company operator with the call sign “Arab.”
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Artemy Sharapov and Oleg Krivoshapov
[REGNUM] In the Korochansky district of the Belgorod region (the area is located northeast of the regional center), at about 11:00 on January 24, a heavy military transport aircraft Il-76 crashed, which was flying along the route Chkalovsky airfield (Moscow region) - Belgorod.
Everyone on board was killed, said the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the plane there were 65 prisoners of war - soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were transported for exchange, as well as nine Russian citizens - three accompanying people and six crew members.
The radar equipment of the Aerospace Forces recorded the launch of two Ukrainian missiles, which shot down the Il-76. The missiles were fired from an air defense system deployed in the area of the border village of Liptsy, Kharkov region, the Ministry of Defense reported.
From Liptsy to Belgorod in a straight line - about 65 km and about 120 km to the village of Yablonovo, in the area of which the plane was shot down.
Immediately after the incident, the Ukrainian media began to disseminate information that the plane was shot down due to the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the Kiev press spread the theory that the plane was allegedly transporting missiles for the S-300 complexes.
However, after reports of captured Ukrainian military personnel on board, information about the involvement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to be deleted and corrected.
For example, the publication “Ukrainian Pravda” hastened to forward the headlines and added a paragraph stating that reports about the involvement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the attack on the Russian plane were allegedly not confirmed. The material in RBC-Ukraine also changed.
"FROM A WESTERN-STYLE COMPLEX"
Previously, Ukrainian sources reported that the plane was shot down from Western air defense systems: either from the American Patriot or from the German IRIS.
The assumption that the plane could have been shot down from Patriot or IRIS-T launchers was also expressed by the head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov.
A commission of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew to the scene of the emergency, where an investigative group and specialists from the Ministry of Emergency Situations are already working, to clarify the circumstances of the Ukrainian missile attack.
Western-made ammunition was most likely used to destroy the plane, military expert Alexander Artamonov told IA Regnum.
“It could be anything, any anti-aircraft complex. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have 39 types of artillery systems in service, more than seven classes of air defense systems, any of these systems could hit. Moreover, the flight data was not encrypted, it was such a cold-blooded murder,” the expert notes.
Previously, the Ukrainian Armed Forces received several types of anti-aircraft missile systems from NATO countries. These include the British Stormer air defense systems, the American Avenger and HAWK, the Italian Aspide, the French Crotale and the American-Norwegian NASAMS systems. However, most of these weapons do not have a long range.
Most likely, the American-made MIM-104 Patriot anti-aircraft missile system could have been used to attack the Il-76 aircraft, provided that the missile was adjusted in the air. For this purpose, MIM-104 PAC-2 anti-aircraft missiles, which have a range of up to 160 km, could be used.
As experts note, it is possible to establish the anti-aircraft system with which the Il-76 plane was shot down based on the configuration of the wreckage and the characteristic traces left by the missile.
“If a Soviet air defense system was used, for example the Buk-M1, then there should have been traces of shrapnel on the wreckage,” Artamonov pointed out. “ Here you can see that the plane was shot down and fell apart in the air. It is precisely the hit of a Western-style air defense system on an aircraft that will cause its destruction, in contrast to small-fragmentation damage from “Soviet ammunition.”
Western air defense systems, as a rule, do not try to blow up some body near the target, they try to hit the device itself. These are precisely Western systems or missiles, or Western-style air defense systems, adds Alexander Artamonov.
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE SHOWED ITS TRUE COLORS
“The Ukrainian leadership knew very well that, according to established practice, today Ukrainian military personnel would be transported by military transport aircraft to the Belgorod airfield for exchange,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The exchange was scheduled for the afternoon of January 24 at the Kolotilovka checkpoint on the border with Ukraine.
According to IA Regnum, one of the dead prisoners of war who were supposed to be exchanged was 26-year-old Bogdan Dudyak. After being captured, he said that the commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces abandoned them to their positions without really explaining what to do.
“ Guys, don’t go to war! Traitors are those who sent us to Donbass as cannon fodder. A lot of people are dying. If I met Zelensky, I would ask to stop the war,” Dudyak said in a video message.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation emphasized: Kyiv agreed to destroy the plane with Ukrainian prisoners in order to blame Russia for this. The enemy’s military leadership thus showed its true colors.
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin suggested that Russian deputies prepare appeals to the US Congress and the German Bundestag so that American and German legislators understand who their countries finance.
“This is a Nazi regime, nurtured by Biden, Macron, Scholz, and other politicians,” Volodin said. - They must realize their responsibility. And members of parliament should impeach them.”
According to deputy Kartapolov, the State Duma should begin work on recognizing Ukraine as a terrorist state, and its ruling regime as a terrorist cell.
More from Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kots, from his V Kontakte page
⚡⚡⚡Ukrainians do not believe the version of the Russian Ministry of Defense about the prisoners on board the downed Il-76.
A number of Ukrainian media and bloggers were skeptical about the report of the Russian Ministry of Defense that there were prisoners of war from the Wehrmacht Service on board the downed Il-76. The main argument is why the Ministry of Defense has not yet published photographs and videos of bodies found at the crash site.
Such people apparently think that in plane crashes the corpses fall to the ground in black bags and with name tags on their little fingers. In fact, the dead often have to be collected in a bucket. Only a day has passed since the crash, work at the crash site continues. Not everyone has been found yet.
In addition, if you publish photos of bodies in the form in which they are now, then 95 percent of the frame will have to be blurred. According to the law, this cannot be dumped in the media without retouching. And if you blur it, the skeptics will immediately scream that it was filmed at Mosfilm. Mosfilm owns the rights to many Soviet era movies. They have a Youtube channel.
Don’t worry, the people in charge have long ago filed photographs from the crash site in a special folder.
#2
"Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing its sources in the Ukrainian military, that the plane was carrying S-300 missiles. This information was also provided to Ukrinform by its military sources."
#5
Russia reports that a total of 74 were on the plane.
Il-76 typically has a crew of 6-7, so that would lead to having only 2-3 guards for 65 prisoners.
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#6
A curious case. We have:
1) a big heavy transport plane carrying a relatively small number of people.
2) a low guard to prisoner ratio
3) someone shot it down
Speculation:
1) perhaps the plane was needed elsewhere for another job, perhaps the plane was carrying other cargo.
2) Generally, not a good idea. But if they were headed for a prisoner exchange, there is less incentive overpower the guards.
3) It is fun to debate which side is more eviler, but stupidity also fits - maybe Private Pyle forgot to turn the switch to WEAPONS TIGHT. Note that this applies to either side.
#7
Deputy Kartapolov: Ukraine was warned about the flight plan of the Il-76 15 minutes before the departure of the Il-76.
That is, the Ukrainian Armed Forces knew the flight plan, knew that they had their own people on board, knew that they would be exchanged, but still decided to shoot down the plane.
#10
Well, it comes down to (1) you either say all enemy aircraft are subject to shoot-down, or (2) your enemy puts 2-3 pow's on every transport, so you won't fire on it.
I'd go with option 1.
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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
Yelenovka is a reference to the Russian operated Ukrainian POW facility destroyed, along with 53 dead and another 75 wounded, by a Ukrainian fired HIMAR artillery rocket in July 2022.
[ColonelCassad] 1. The plane was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces actually admitted this. A number of Ukrainian sources also confirmed this.
2. 74 people died on the plane - six crew members, three accompanying people and 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
3. Ukraine was, as usual, informed about the parameters of the exchange that was to take place in the afternoon.
4. The second plane, which was carrying another 80 people for exchange, turned around and flew to the departure airfield.
5. The shelling of the Il-76 was carried out from the territory of the Kharkov region. Traces of destructive elements have already been found on the wreckage of the car.
The type of air defense system is still unknown, an investigation team is working.
6. Il-76 pilots accomplished a feat by turning the dying car away from residential areas. Must be nominated for state awards posthumously.
7. The murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Armed Forces of Ukraine repeated the situation with the murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Yelenovskaya colony in 2022.
8. Ukrainian propaganda today has made a mess, confused in its testimony, tossed between joy and attempts to hide involvement in the crime committed. This was very clear today.
9. Future exchanges of prisoners of war will certainly be complicated by this war crime.
10.Ukraine must be recognized as a terrorist state. We need to start with the SBU and GUR MOU.
The crash of an Il-76 military transport aircraft, shot down by the Ukrainian army over the Belgorod region, should be investigated at the international level. This statement was made on January 25 by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, in a video message published on his Telegram channel.
As the head of Ukraine clarified, he held an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the Ministry of Justice. The Ukrainian head explained that the Main Intelligence Directorate is investigating the fate of all prisoners. The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating all the circumstances of the plane crash. The head of the Kyiv regime also indicated that he instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to inform partners about all the data available to Kyiv.
As the Head of Ukraine clarified, the plane crash occurred on Russian territory, outside the control zone of Kyiv, so the Ukrainian authorities will insist on an international investigation.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that the United States of America called on Russia and Ukraine to conduct an investigation into the circumstances of the crash of the Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which was transporting Ukrainian prisoners of war.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on January 24, Ukrainian troops, using an anti-aircraft missile system, shot down an Il-76 plane flying from the Moscow region to Belgorod and carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, three Russian officers and six crew members. They all died.
The department emphasized that the prisoners were taken to the Ukrainian border for exchange and the Kyiv authorities knew about this. Later, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine confirmed that the exchange of prisoners of war scheduled for January 24 did not take place.
The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, commenting on what happened, accused the Ukrainian propaganda that covered the crash of a military transport plane of hypocrisy.
RT TV channel editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan published a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war who died as a result of the crash of the Il-76 plane of the Russian Ministry of Defense on January 24.
“A list of Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the crashed Il-76,” Simonyan wrote in her Telegram channel, attaching two photographs of a table with the names of prisoners of war to the message.
There are 65 people on the list published by Simonyan. All are men aged 21 to 52 years. She later clarified that the Kyiv authorities approved the lists of Ukrainian prisoners of war she published three days ago.
On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the crash of an Il-76 aircraft flying from the Moscow region to Belgorod, on board which were 65 prisoners of war, three Russian officers and six crew members. They all died. According to the defense department, the plane was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the territory of the Kharkov region using an anti-aircraft missile system.
Later, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense confirmed that an exchange of prisoners was being prepared between Ukraine and Russia on January 24, but it never took place.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, said that Ukrainian propaganda, covering the crash of a military transport plane, demonstrated hypocrisy, since the Ukrainian media, having learned about the incident, began to write that the Il-76 was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but after information appeared about those on board Ukrainian prisoners of war began to delete these messages.
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