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That's rich. I think every time intel analysts hear criticism about UKR on the Socials, they cant resist tossing back garbage counterpoints.
I remember how the russians described Bahkmut as a Meat Grinder for UKR troops and by the end of the week, western outlets and sources were going on about how Bahkmut was a Meat Grinder from russian troops.
Same thing here. I recall some recent criticism over the vanity fluff pieces that have been pushed about the beautiful ukrainian soldiers that have been circulating for the last few months.
[Newsweek] An attack against Russian Wagner Group mercenaries in Soledar resulted in 25 deaths, Ukrainian officials claimed on Wednesday.
The strike came after recent Russian statements of victory in the Ukrainian salt-mining town located 9 miles from another heavily contested battle area, Bakhmut. The paramilitary Wagner Group, headed by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, has led forces in Soledar.
A video originally posted by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook was reposted by Rob Lee, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, on Twitter. He said the strikes were conducted by Ukraine's 45th artillery brigade on Wagner soldiers.
The video shows a long-range view of troops in trenches, caught in the crosshairs and quickly taken out.
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[Korrespondent] 22:35 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the situation at the front remains difficult: "The epicenter of the most brutal and principled battles is in the Donbass. We are gradually recording an increase in the number of shelling and offensive attempts from the invaders."
21:58 According to CNN, the new package of military assistance to Ukraine from the United States will include, in particular, Stryker armored personnel carriers and small-sized GLSDB high-precision missiles capable of flying 150 km. And Abrams tanks allegedly do not want to be sent because of the complexity of operation and maintenance.
In turn, the Süddeutsche Zeitung writes that Scholz, during a telephone conversation with Biden, announced his readiness to allow the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, but only on the condition that the United States provide its Abrams.
21:37 The United States will allocate $ 125 million to repair the energy system of Ukraine, said the head of USAID Samantha Power. This amount will be used to purchase backup electricity for water and heat supply systems in Kyiv. Gas turbines, transformers and other vital energy equipment will also be replenished.
20:54 The day before, Russian propagandists announced that their leader Vladimir Putin would come out to the Russians with a new "urgent appeal." They expected that the President of the Russian Federation would announce a new wave of mobilization, because in Russia they say they want to increase the army to one and a half million people. The American Institute for the Study of War suggested that Putin could have officially declared war on Ukraine today. However, the head of the Kremlin vaguely repeated his old theses about the "situation" in Ukraine and once again changed the goal of a full-scale invasion. Read more in the material What Putin said today .
20:09 Zelensky at a forum in Davos announced Ukraine's desire to join NATO. He stressed that the alliance is the best guarantee of security: “We understand that at the moment we are not there yet, unfortunately. Russia understands this well, and they are doing everything possible to make it not easy for us to join. But we are on the way to NATO because NATO is the best guarantee of security for us, for our country, for our children."
19:57 Zelensky, during a speech at a forum in Davos, said that the hostilities have slowed down, Russia is preparing for revenge: "The war really slows down in winter. There are understandable circumstances and understandable reasons. Everyone gets tired - nature, people and, thank God, the enemy too. It all looks like this: daily fierce battles in the east of our state ... We stand steadfastly and firmly ... As for other parts of our state - south and north - we control the situation ... We see that Russia is trying to go, to strengthen and prepare for revenge. We believe that they will not succeed, because they are not fighting against Ukraine, but against a civilized approach to life."
19:36 Polish President Andrzej Duda also said at a forum in Davos that the situation in Ukraine could be critical in the near future. He stressed that the Russian army, which has not yet weakened, is preparing for a new offensive in Ukraine, so Kyiv needs to provide more tanks. "In a few months or weeks, the decisive moment will come, and we will understand whether Ukraine will survive," he said.
19:31 The United States is preparing in the coming days to announce one of the largest military aid packages to Ukraine, which, however, will not include tanks - Washington is not yet ready to satisfy this request from Kiev, CNN reports, citing two American officials.
18:56 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the next weeks could become critical for hostilities in Ukraine: "The next six weeks - two months may be critical for hostilities in Ukraine. I spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday and agree that Russia might launch a big offensive again."
Rutte stressed that with this in mind, the West must do more for Ukraine: "That's why now, together with the United States and Germany, we are participating in a joint mission that will be of decisive importance."
18:24 The Russian army is focusing its main efforts on conducting an offensive in the Bakhmut direction. It also conducts unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdeevsky direction and is trying to improve the tactical situation in the Limansky direction. In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov and Gulyaipole. The enemy is on the defensive in the Kupyansk, Novopavlovsk and Kherson directions, the General Staff reported in the evening summary.
17:46 Podolyak, after Putin's today's statement, again stated that negotiations are impossible: "Putin is very predictable in his Orwellism:" NVO is an attempt to end the war... War is peace... Slavery is freedom... Occupied the lands of Donbass are a historical part of Russia under the wild name L/DPR. "There will be no insight. Negotiations are impossible. Russia is aimed exclusively at war."
17:37 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that his country cannot support Russia's invasion of Ukraine and recognizes Crimea and Donbass as Ukrainian territories: "We said from the very beginning that we could not and have no right to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For us, Crimea - this is Ukraine, Donbass is Ukraine, and it will always be so."
In an interview with Bloomberg, he also predicted that in the war between Ukraine and Russia, "the worst is ahead" as both sides deepen into the conflict. Vučić also said that he had not spoken to Putin for "many months" and, despite his "traditionally good relations" with Russia, he did not support all of the Kremlin's decisions.
17:15 Consultations are underway between NATO countries on sending tanks and other modern weapons to Ukraine, Stoltenberg said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. He stressed that Ukraine needs not only tanks, but also "more air defense systems", as well as "spare parts, ammunition and maintenance of the equipment already transferred." The Secretary General believes that now "the key moment of the conflict is taking place," and the prospects for a peaceful settlement "depend on NATO military supplies."
16:58 The IAEA launched an observation mission at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
16:47 The European Parliament adopted an appeal to Scholz with a call to allow the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The appeal also indicates the need to create a European consortium in order to immediately supply tanks to Ukraine. The dpa agency notes that such an appeal by the EP to the head of government of one of the EU countries is an unusual step, especially considering that it was prepared by a politician from a party that is part of the ruling coalition in Germany. The corresponding proposal to the EP was made by the deputy Reinhard Butikofer from the German Green Party.
16:18 Search and rescue operations at the crash site in Brovary have been completed. According to the final data of the State Emergency Service, a total of 14 people died, including one child, 25 people were injured, including 11 children.
15:31 Head of the National Police Igor Klymenko will act as Minister of Internal Affairs , Shmyhal said.
15:20 Canada will transfer another 200 armored vehicles to Ukraine, Defense Minister Anita Anand said during a visit to Kiev. It is expected that all 200 vehicles will be shipped to Ukraine by summer.
15:02 Latvia will soon transfer another batch of military aid to Ukraine, Minister of Defense Inara Murniece said following a visit to Ukraine: "In the near future we will send new batches of military support to Ukraine - Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, helicopters, machine guns with ammunition." Sending the first batch of military equipment is expected on January 25.
In addition, according to her, this year Latvia will continue training Ukrainian military at various levels, and it is planned to increase the intensity of training at least twice.
Nobody wants to encourage Russian expansion again by allowing the first domino to fall.
14:33 Deputy Interior Minister Bogdan Drapyaty and head of the State Emergency Service Serhiy Kruk announced the names of the pilots and passengers of the helicopter that crashed in Brovary. Another name of the deceased was learned by the journalists of Ukrainska Pravda. In particular, Denis Monastyrsky, Yevgeny Enin, Yuri Lubkovich, Alexander Vasilenko, Konstantin Kovalenko, Ivan Kasyanov, Tatyana Shutyak, Mikhail Pavlushko and Nikolai Anatsky were killed.
13:49 UN Secretary General António Guterres said he does not see the prospects for the end of the war in Ukraine in the near future: "This war will end. Everything ends. But I do not see the end of this war in the near future, unfortunately. I do not see a chance that in now there may be peace talks between the two sides."
13:21 The SBU is considering three versions of the tragedy in Brovary: a violation of flight rules, a technical malfunction of a helicopter, or deliberate actions to destroy a vehicle.
13:18 Poland hopes to supply up to 100 Western tanks to Ukraine together with its allies, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
13:14 The Office of the President clarified the data on the tragedy in Brovary: 16 people died, including three children, 30 people were hospitalized, including 12 children. Search work continues.
12:52 Putin said that the fighting in the Donbas has not stopped since 2014, and everything that Russia is doing today is allegedly "an attempt to stop the war." He also said that Russia "was simply led by the nose, deceived." "Nevertheless, we have done everything possible to resolve this situation by peaceful means. Now it has become obvious that this was by definition impossible," the Russian president added.
12:33 NATO countries should increase the production of equipment and ammunition both for Ukraine and for their own defense, said Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana. He also said that NATO would expand the alliance's combat groups on the eastern flank to the brigade level as soon as possible.
12:14 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the capture of the settlement of Sol, Donetsk region.
11:52 Die Welt writes that Bulgaria secretly supplied Ukraine with ammunition and diesel fuel in the spring. Transportation was paid by the USA and Britain, cargo flights went through the Polish Rzeszow. According to the publication, at some points Bulgaria covered a third of the needs of the Ukrainian troops.
11:46 According to the official information of the State Emergencies Service, as of 11:00, as a result of a helicopter crash in Brovary, 15 people were killed, including three children, 25 people were injured (including ten children), who were hospitalized in hospitals (the information is being specified).
11:44 Reuters showed a photo from the crash site of a helicopter in Brovary. Police are asking witnesses to the tragedy to contact law enforcement to assist in the investigation.
11:21 The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs flew by helicopter on a business trip to one of the hot spots, the President's Office reported. The speaker of the Air Force, Yuri Ignat, specified that they were flying on a Super Puma helicopter donated by France. To clarify the causes of the incident, a state commission will be created.
11:18 Electricity consumption in Ukraine on January 18 is predicted to be somewhat less than the day before - this is facilitated by warming. At the same time, there is a significant shortage of power in the power system, especially during the evening peak of consumption. Generation now does not cover a quarter of consumption in the country, Ukrenergo reported.
Consumption limits for the whole day have been brought to all oblenergos. Due to their excess, emergency shutdowns have already been applied in Kharkov, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Zaporozhye, Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine. Also in the area of hostilities in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions there are damages in the networks of regional power companies.
11:12 In Russia, they are preparing for a new wave of mobilization - residents of Moscow are under the gun of military registration and enlistment offices, a ban is introduced to gather in groups of more than 20 people, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported. According to intelligence, groups of employees of the military registration and enlistment offices arrive at Moscow enterprises to carry out campaigning. These measures are accompanied by moral pressure and intimidation of people.
In addition, campaigning among foreign citizens, including migrants from the former Soviet republics, is intensifying: men of military age applying for Russian citizenship are invited to sign a contract for military service - after that, the issue of granting citizenship is resolved automatically.
In Moscow, "voluntary" groups of 3-5 people are being formed to patrol the central streets, squares, places near metro stations and large shopping centers. Their task is to prevent a possible gathering of people to prevent protest actions. According to the instructions, any group of more than 20 people is considered "suspicious".
11:06 British intelligence reported that control of Soledar has probably passed to the Russian side. According to analysts, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have probably left the city and continue to defend in the vicinity of Bakhmut.
11:02 Lavrov said that there could be no talks about negotiations with Zelensky. According to him, Russia is ready to consider any "serious proposals from the West" for negotiations, but so far there have been none.
10:51 The death toll from the plane crash in Brovary has risen to 18, including three children. It is known about 29 wounded, including 15 children, said the head of the Kyiv OVA Oleksiy Kuleba.
10:19 As a result of the helicopter crash of the State Emergency Service in Brovary, the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was killed: the minister, the first deputy minister and the state secretary, said the head of the National Police Igor Klimenko. A total of 16 dead are known , including two children. Nine of the 16 dead were on board the helicopter. Also, 22 victims are in the hospital, of which ten are children.
Based on Igor Klymenko's report, among the dead are Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, First Deputy Minister Yevgeny Yenin and State Secretary Yury Lubkovich.
10:07 According to preliminary information, as a result of a helicopter crash in Brovary, three people were killed, five were injured, the Brovary police department reported. Among the dead - two pilots, there are injured children. Air Force Speaker Yuri Ignat added that the helicopter belonged to the State Emergency Service.
09:26 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin in the coming days, and possibly even on January 18, may announce a second wave of mobilization in Russia. Analysts drew attention to Peskov's statement that Putin would make a speech in St. Petersburg on January 18 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet army breaking through the Nazi blockade of Leningrad. The ISW recalled that Putin likes to use symbolic dates to address his people.
Some Russian pro-war bloggers noted that the Russian president would use this opportunity to declare either mobilization or war on Ukraine. Ukrainian and Western intelligence has also repeatedly warned of Putin's mobilization preparations scheduled for mid-January.
09:15 In the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region, the Russians fired at a local hospital - a paramedic was wounded. Also, as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, two people were injured in the Donetsk region, four in Kherson region, according to the IVA.
09:07 In Brovary, Kiev region, an aircraft fell on a social infrastructure facility, the President's Office reported, without specifying details. Local publics write that after the crash of a helicopter or a drone, a fire broke out in a kindergarten. Irina Pryanishnikova, the speaker of the Kiev region police, specified that a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten in Brovary, a fire broke out, and people were being evacuated.
09:01 The United States began to use ammunition from warehouses in Israel to supply Ukraine, writes The New York Times. This is the military property of the Americans for use in the Middle East conflicts. Israel agreed to this after meetings in the government. The US decided to satisfy the request in order to avoid tensions with an ally, and also because the ammunition is American property, although Israel also has access to them, the newspaper notes.
According to the NYT, about half of the 300,000 shells intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already been seized from Israeli warehouses and sent to Europe in order to get to Ukraine through Poland.
08:53 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 18.
personnel - about 117,770 (+820) people liquidated,
tanks - 3130 (+9),
armored combat vehicles - 6225 (+10),
artillery systems - 2108 (+4),
MLRS - 442 (+1),
air defense systems - 220 (+0),
aircraft - 287 (+1),
helicopters - 276 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1876 (+4),
cruise missiles - 749 (+0),
ships/boats - 17 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 4889 (+12),
special equipment - 190 (+0).
08:45 The enemy is focusing its main efforts on conducting an offensive in the Bakhmut direction. He is also conducting unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdeevsky direction, the General Staff said in the morning summary . The units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka in the Lugansk region and Sol, Krasnaya Gora, Bakhmut, Klescheevka, Vodiane, Nevelskoye, Maryinka and Pobeda in the Donetsk region.
Due to the small number of collaborators, the occupiers are forced to import officials from Russia to perform managerial functions in the occupied territories. In addition, there is a shortage of workers in various industries, as local residents do not want to cooperate with the occupiers. Therefore, the Russians are trying to bring workers from the Russian Federation and the Crimea.
07:27 The United States may announce new military assistance to Ukraine by the end of the week, said John Kirby, adviser for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.
04:23 Russia convened a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the alleged harassment of the Russian Church in Ukraine, Ukraine's permanent representative Serhiy Kyslitsa said: "We have already heard crazy statements about combat mosquitoes, Ukrainian dirty bombs and chemical weapons, secret laboratories, etc. Today, the Russian representative went even further. This is a real mockery of the Security Council, when an accomplice of crimes against humanity dresses in the mantle of a preacher and tells the Security Council which denomination in Ukraine should be recognized as canonical and which as heretical."
Kyslytsya read out a statement from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which notes that it "did not turn to any state for help in protecting its rights, especially to the state that carried out a treacherous armed attack on our country."
03:18 Biden and Scholz had a telephone conversation during which they discussed support for Ukraine. According to the German federal government, both sides agreed that support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression must be "effective, continuous and closely coordinated."
02:22 Biden intends to fulfill the promises he made to Zelensky regarding the transfer of everything necessary for self-defense, said White House Speaker Karine Jean Pierre. According to her, the agreements involve, among other things, the transfer of air defense systems.
01:55 Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said at a meeting of the Security Council that "violations of humanitarian law by Kiev" led to the tragedy in the Dnieper. He stated that the Russian missile was allegedly knocked out by a Ukrainian air defense installation located in residential areas.
"Just as there would be no need on our part to carry out strikes against an infrastructure facility that supports the military potential of Ukraine, if the Ukrainian leadership showed readiness for peace negotiations on realistic terms that would eliminate the reasons that necessitated the SVO," Nebenzya added.
01:46 In Moscow, the police detained four people who laid flowers at the monument to Lesya Ukrainka, where a memorial appeared in memory of those who died because of the Russian strike on the Dnieper.
01:20 The German weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall announced that it would be able to transfer from 10 to 15 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in 2023 if the German authorities make an appropriate decision. They added that the repair of Leopard 2 is quite expensive, so the company cannot finance it on its own.
00:17 Russia's demands to Ukraine to take into account the "new territorial realities" are unacceptable and harmful to the establishment of a peaceful negotiation process, Blinken said.
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[RIA] Something mysterious is going on at the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week in Davos, Switzerland. The word "failure" does not sound yet, but the Western media are already writing about "deep problems" openly and massively.
This is all the more interesting, given the announcements of the event, which were inspiring and bravura. A record number of more than 2,700 participants planned to attend the forum, including more than 50 heads of state and government. A week ago, Reuters sarcastically wrote that against the backdrop of the absence of Russians, a highly representative participation of China is expected .
And then reality took over. No, a huge crowd really came to the forum, but the point is not in quantity, but in the quality of participants. And then there were clear problems.
First, last week, George Soros suddenly announced his absence from the WEF, for whom visiting Davos had been a mandatory item on the program for many years. The infamous billionaire and one of the symbols of multinational business referred to the "insurmountable conflict of schedules" and promised to speak at the Munich Security Conference in a month.
Then it turned out that of the G7 heads of state, only the German chancellor would come to Switzerland . And on Sunday, due to the ongoing energy crisis in the country, the president of South Africa, by the way, the largest economy in Africa, canceled a trip to the WEF.
Well, already on Monday, on the opening day of the event, an information bomb was detonated by Bloomberg, which found out that Chinese business would not come to Davos. The Chinese delegation is headed by Vice Premier Liu He, who has been working on his post for the past few weeks.
In general, the almost complete absence of the highest-level participants at the current forum is so blatant that nothing can disguise it. True, instead of presidents and prime ministers of major powers, many entrepreneurs have come to Davos this year - as many as 116 billionaires have registered to participate in the forum, which is 40 percent more than ten years ago. Bloomberg lamented that their number would have been even greater, but falling markets have turned many billionaires into millionaires.
Experts frankly point out that this concentration of business only highlights the apparent decline in relevance that the WEF is experiencing, which reflects the deglobalization that is sweeping the world. Well, simply because for half a century the forum in Davos itself was a symbol of globalization.
However, it seems that things are even worse for Davos and its organizers.
What is globalization anyway? What format has been promoted by theorists and practitioners of globalism in recent decades?
It was supposed to create a network of international structures, which were to be gradually, but more and more widely delegated powers that had previously been exclusively the state prerogative. As a result, the most important areas of decision-making were to be transferred to the supranational level, which would mean the elimination of national sovereignty as such. At the same time, the main beneficiary of the new system would be transnational, global capital, which would rule the planet and local authorities with the help of a vast conglomerate of various structures - from the WTO to the WHO , from the EU to the Trans-Pacific Partnership( TPP ).
And in general, the process even went in this direction. Globalists with their concepts of transhumanism, birth control, paid access to fresh water and other equally "attractive" ideas have managed to turn into one of the most frightening horror stories for humanity. And the growing political weight of events like the WEF, which brought together the most powerful people in the world, only reinforced public fears.
And now all this reputation that has been built up over decades is now blown away like a balloon simply because the leaders of the leading powers did not come to Davos. During the period of the unipolar world, it was indeed easier for transnational capital to claim the desired status of global power: it was possible to negotiate with some of the national elites, to convince others, to buy some. However, now that the system is disintegrating, the reality is simultaneously revealed, demonstrating who actually decides the fate of specific countries and the entire planet, and whose place is in backup dances.
In this sense, Soros' cancellation of the traditional trip to the forum is extremely revealing. The seasoned businessman realized before others that in Davos there simply would be no one to negotiate with and achieve the desired decisions, which means that there was no point in going, only wasting time.
His more naive and inexperienced colleagues - even though they have accounts with nine zeros - flooded the Swiss resort and provided the main news of this year's World Economic Forum with the rush demand for girls (and boys) who arrived there to work with reduced social responsibility.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:29 An air raid alert was announced in the Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions An air raid alert was announced in the Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine on January 18.
Explosions are reported in the border settlements of the Kharkov region.
22:06 The weaknesses of the enemy in Artemivsk are the high death rate among regular servicemen, the low morale and psychological state, which can be heard on radio intercepts.
PMC "Wagner" completely destroyed 61st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They carried out offensive actions in the direction of Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka, and they are also clearing the dungeons of Soledar.
Offensive actions were carried out in the direction of Yakovlevka - Krasnopolye and captured the company stronghold, the advance in depth was up to 750m.
21:46 Calculations of the Buk air defense system continue carry out round-the-clock combat duty in the special operation zone
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Central Military District with the help of the Buk air defense system destroy any aircraft, as well as low-flying enemy cruise missiles.
During round-the-clock combat duty, personnel detect, escort and destroy various air targets, providing reliable air cover for the positions of our troops and civilian infrastructure.
The servicemen of this crew destroyed more than 60 targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, such as aircraft, drones and shells of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.
20:39 Assault groups of PMC "Wagner"continues under the cover of artillery, active assault operations in the Soledar area. Now the focus has shifted to the battles for Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka.
19:35 New frames the first minutes after the helicopter crash near the kindergarten in Brovary.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, 14 people died in the crash, 25 were injured.
18:18 Combat work calculations of 82mm mortars "Vasilek" of the Western Military District
The Russian Armed Forces continue to inflict fire damage on military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special military operation.
Artillerymen admit that one of the most effective ways of working is the “roaming mortar”. The main rule of this tactic is a quick change of firing position. The speed and accuracy of hitting targets is achieved thanks to the adjustment of fire using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Calculators have nerves of iron. To the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at best, a few kilometers, but the fighters have no fuss or haste. A few minutes are enough to bring the mortar to battle.
Combat missions as part of the calculation of the 82-mm Vasilek mortar mounted on the Ural vehicle are performed by military personnel who were called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, and volunteers.
17:16 According to information received from a source in Kherson, this afternoon the Russian Armed Forces launched an artillery strike on the location of one of the units of the 124th territorial defense brigade.
As a result of the fire damage, all ammunition available on the territory of the plant was destroyed, and the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses: nine Ukrainians were eliminated, seven were injured and two units of automotive equipment disabled.
16:20 Combat work crews of T-72 tanks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper
During the special military operation, the military personnel of the tank units of the Southern Military District continue to strike at military facilities, armored vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Tankers successfully hit targets that are at a considerable distance and out of line of sight. According to the coordinates obtained with the help of the UAV, observation posts, ammunition depots, as well as foreign military equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper are being destroyed.
The servicemen of a tank company conduct maneuver battles using natural shelters and terrain folds. Fire on targets is corrected with the help of unmanned aircraft.
15:00 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
🔹The Russian Armed Forces destroyed more than 60 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction during the day.
🔹Two US-made radars and a ST-68 target detection and tracking station were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction.
🔹The Russian Armed Forces destroyed about 90 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Donetsk direction in a day.
🔹Artillerymen of the Eastern and Southern military districts, as well as marines of the Pacific Fleet, thwarted attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack in the South Donetsk direction.
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 90 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day.
🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 90 people in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day.
14:03 Reactive artillery ZVO supports infantry offensive in the Svatovsky direction
122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces supported an infantry attack in the Svatovo direction with fire.
"Suddenly, an unplanned goal came - to support the infantry attack, the goal was a fortified stronghold. In three minutes they worked and left," said the commander of the crew with the call sign "Gray."
13:02 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine named three versions of the cause of the emergency in Brovary, where 29 people were injured, 15 of whom were children
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine named three preliminary versions of the helicopter crash in Brovary, where several children and the top leadership of the ministry died. According to the department, it could be a malfunction of equipment, a violation of safety regulations and sabotage.
At the same time, the number of victims has grown to 29 people, including 15 children. Earlier, it also became known that 18 people died, three of whom were kindergarten students.
11:57 Secretary of State of Ukraine also died in Brovary - Ministry of Internal Affairs
11:56 On board the helicopter that crashed in Brovary were the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky and his deputy Yevgeny Enin, they died - Ministry of Internal Affairs
11:56 As a result of a helicopter crash in the Kyiv region, 18 people were killed - Ministry of Internal Affairs
The number of victims will continue to rise. Among the dead (https://t.me/readovkanews/50914) there are already three children. There are also more victims - 26 people are in hospitals, 12 of whom are children.
10:57 At least three people died in a helicopter crash in Brovary, police report
10:20 Police of the Kyiv region said that as a result of a helicopter crash in Brovary there are dead
09:55 Video from the crash site of a helicopter or UAV in Brovary, Kyiv region. The footage was posted locally.
09:50 Chronicle of strikes and mutual shelling in the NVO zone during the night of January 17-18, 2023:
Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikolaevka, Chernihiv region, as well as in Atinsky, Iskrivshchina and Novodmitrovka, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy targets in Strelechya, Ogurtsovo, Volchansk and Zemlyanki.
In the Starobelsk direction, Russian troops worked on the concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kislovka, Makeevka, Nevsky and Yampolovka.
The enemy fired at Ploschanka, Krasnopopovka and Kremennaya.
On the Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) direction, Russian missile forces and artillery hit the concentration of Ukrainian units in Artemovsk, Vyemka, Kleshcheevka and New York. In turn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on Soledar.
In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Avdeevka, Nevelsky, Pervomaisky and the western outskirts of Maryinka.
Ukrainian formations from cannon artillery fired at residential buildings and civilian facilities in Gorlovka.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, Russian troops worked on targets in Novomikhailovka, Vugledar and Prechistovka.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Stepovoe, Shcherbaki, Kamenskoe and Temirovka.
In the Dnepropetrovsk region, Russian artillery fired at the firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chervonogrigorovka and Marganets, and power lines were also damaged.
On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces hit enemy concentrations in the vicinity of Kherson and Antonovka.
Ukrainian formations fired at residential buildings in Nova Kakhovka.
09:45 In Brovary, Kyiv region, a large drone or helicopter crashed into a kindergarten. Children could be hurt.
Local residents heard a strong explosion. A fire is raging at the crash site. Children can be in kindergarten. The authorities did not comment on the situation.
08:25 The Ministry of Defense showed combat work calculations of 82-mm mortars "Vasilek" of the Western Military District.
The Russian Armed Forces continue to inflict fire damage on military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special military operation.
07:02 Summary for the morning of January 18, 2023
PMC "Wagner" completed the cleaning of underground utilities Soledar. Cleaned salt mine No. 7 on the western outskirts of the city. The attack is developing.
Fighting continues in the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction. To the south there is a battle for Kleshcheevka.
In Marinka in the Donetsk direction, motorized rifle units, supported by artillery, are trying to force the enemy out of the settlement.
On the Svatovo-Kremennaya sector, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the direction of Makeevka (LPR).
At night, they reported about strikes against enemy targets in Ochakovo.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Shebekino yesterday morning, the Valuysky district of the Belgorod region was also fired upon.
In the DPR, the enemy fired 123 rounds of ammunition at Donetsk, Zaitsevo, Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, Panteleymonovka, Aleksandrovka, Blagodatny, Khartsyzsk. Two civilians were killed.
In the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on Kakhovka. Two civilians were killed and two more were injured.
06:08 Sudoplatov battalion in Zaporozhye region replenished Serbian volunteers. Izvestia military correspondent Roman Polshakov spoke with Serbian soldiers who came to support the Russians. They talked about why they decided to leave home and go to Russia.
A fighter with the call sign "Danube" came to the battalion at the invitation of the "Russian-Slavic Association and Revival". He said that the Serbs remember well the events that took place in Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
05:17 Military personnel called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, as part of the calculations of 82-mm automatic mortars "Vasilek" of the Western Military District destroy enemy strongholds and manpower in the area of a special military operation. Video: Russian Ministry of Defense
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Over the past day Representation reported about 41 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 16 attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 17 artillery attacks from artillery 155 and 152mm.
On Yasinovatsky seven artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
on Dokuchaevsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 274 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of eleven settlements of the Republic : the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Central city, Kalininsky districts), Panteleimonovka, Chestnut, Mineralnoe, Yakovlevka, Yasinovataya, Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district), Aleksandrovka, Staromikhaylovka, Dokuchaevsk.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a woman , inKalininsky district Gorlovka.
A total of 23 houses were damaged in Kirovsky district Donetsk, Kalinin and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka and Dokuchaevsk.
A previous 21 attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.
21:17 Ukrainian troops fired 10 rounds of the "NATO" caliber of 155mm across Donetsk, shelling the Kirov and Kyiv districts of the city, reported in representation of the DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
19:35 The APU militants in the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye Front are not saved by either trenches or strongholds.
Oncadres- opening of the field fortification and the stronghold of the 65th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, erected in a private household in the village of Stepovoe.
18:54 Work of MLRS of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the purposes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Maryinka area.
Soldiers-artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces from the 122mm BM-21 "Grad" installation destroy enemy strongholds in the Maryinsky direction. Work to defeat the enemy and his points is carried out around the clock.
18:25 T-72 APU destroyed during urban fighting in Artemovsk. There is a break.
17:54 The Ukrainian military are shelling the village of the mine. N. A. Izotova (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka). Enemy rounds explode near the Rezon base, Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko reports
17:45 Ukrainian militantsfoundfor themselves "fresh victims" from the civilians of the village and frighten them with machine gun fire.
18:00 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on January 18, 2023.
17:59 In the Ugledar direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to probe the defense, in response, an effective blow was dealt to them.
According to Readovka from sources in the field, after a slight lull in the Ugledar direction, where a large grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was pulled together, the enemy began to “probe” the defense with the aim of a possible attack. In response to this, an air strike was launched on the accumulation of enemy manpower, where he suffered heavy losses. Positional battles are underway, artillery is working.
"The calm is over. For the second day in a row, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to probe the defense of our troops in the Ugledar direction. All attempts can be stopped by our infantrymen and artillery. Today, an air strike was carried out on the cluster of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at the moment artillery duels are underway," one of the combat commanders told Readovka.
16:45 Personnel the work of tankers in the Svatov direction. The fighters say that in a week the airborne units, with their support, managed to advance about a thousand meters here.
16:28 "The bodies are still being collected" – in Soledar there are many abandoned corpses of Ukrainian fighters.
16:15 Artillery of the 11th Regiment immobilized the enemy tank, which was then finished off by ATGMs.
Artillerymen of the 11th Regiment of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps covered fired the enemy tank depriving him of his move. To exclude the possibility of evacuating and repairing a damaged enemy vehicle, it was finished off by the operators of an anti-tank missile system with a well-aimed ATGM launch.
15:55 Ukrainian troops fired three 155mm projectiles at the Kievsky district of Donetsk, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:52 The Russian Armed Forces launched an artillery strike on the location of one of the units of the 124th Brigade of the defense in Kherson, reports the channel "Kherson Vestnik"
Nine Ukrainian militants were eliminated, seven were injured. In addition, ammunition was destroyed and two vehicles were disabled.
15:48 Mikhailovka is under fire from the APU militants. At about 15:00 Mikhailovka, Zaporozhye region, was subjected to massive shelling from heavy weapons by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by Vladimir Rogov.
Blows were made on the school and the current with grain. Information on casualties and destruction is being specified.
14:50 Destruction of mobile station for electronic warfare of the enemy in the Kherson direction.
14:49 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on January 18, additional information was received about damage as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
14:25 Ukrainian troops fired 10 rounds of 155mm caliber in Petrovsky, Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk in five minutes, according to the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
13:45 In Soledar, the losses of the enemy are in the thousands, - Acting head of the DPR.
Denis Pushilin said that so far there are no exact figures on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the liberation of Soledar, but “there are thousands of them.”
13:25 Artillery of the 3rd Brigade haunts Ukrainian nationalists on the line of contact.
Artillerymen of the 3rd brigade 1st Army Corps daily, smoothly and promptlyworkon the newly identified targets of Ukrainian nationalists, including manpower, armored vehicles and dugouts on the line of contact.
12:49 Ukrainian militants fired on Svatovo, this was reported at the LPR office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukraine's War Crimes.
12:31 DPR Ministry of Emergency Situations completed demolition of the rubble of a destroyed building in the Kalininsky district of Donetsk.
As a result of the work carried out, the bodies of three dead were removed from the rubble: a man and two women.
At the moment, municipal services of the city are working at the site, which are engaged in the removal of construction debris and emergency structures.
12:03 Ukrainian troops fired five NATO-caliber 155-millimeter rounds at the Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
11:40 As a result of the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the Rumyantsevo village of the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka, a woman was injured.
11:13 A photo of the consequences of the shelling of the Gorlovka village of Rumyantsevo by Ukrainian militants.
11:06 Ukrainian troops fired eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm at Dokuchaevsk in the DPR, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:38 Military commissar Kotenok informed about the situation in the NVO zone:
The command of the Russian army needs non-trivial steps and methods to take the 3rd line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, military correspondent Yuri Kotenok expressed the opinion.
He reflected on future battles for the largest agglomeration of the enemy Druzhkovka - Kramatorsk - Slavyansk. Here the enemy has erected a powerful line of defense and its breakthrough by Russian troops will clearly have an impact on the entire further course of the special operation.
Kotenok believes that the first target could be Krasny Lyman, regaining control over which the Russian Armed Forces will create a direct threat to Slavyansk from the northeast.
The military commissar emphasized that the success of the operation to liberate Slavyansk will largely depend on how quickly and effectively we can knock the enemy out of the Karachun hill, because by occupying it, Russian artillery will be able to fire at both Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
10:26 Ukrainian troops fired three rounds with a caliber of 155mm at the Kievsky district of Donetsk, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:25 As a result of the shelling of the village of Rumyantsevo, Kalininsky district of Gorlovka, from the side of the VFU on the street. Bardakova opposite the house number 50 damaged power line and gas pipe.
10:00 Effects of shelling of Vasilyevsky College, Zaporozhye region. According to the fragments found, we can definitely say that the strike was delivered by an air-launched missile manufactured by NATO countries.
09:57 Daytime summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on January 18, 2023.
09:56 Ukrainian militants subjected shelling of cemetery No. 1 (central cemetery) in the Central City district of Gorlovka.
09:40 5th Brigade successfully leads fighting in the west of Donetsk.
The 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps is one of the most honored units, in which soldiers and officers with extensive combat experience serve.
At the moment, the fighters of the brigade are actively fighting on the western outskirts of the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic, making every effort to push the enemy back from Donetsk.
08:46 Information on the shelling of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on January 18, 2023
08:07122mm 2S1 "Carnations" self propelled artillery support infantry in the South-Donetsk direction.
It has become hot in this sector of the front now, the artillery of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet is firing at militants almost all the time.
08:00 During the day, one person died on the territory of the DPR.
Over the past 24 hours, from 08:00 on January 17 to 08:00 on January 18, one1 civilian was killed as a result of shelling by the AFU on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
07:31 Under the aimed fire of Ukrainian militants, the village of the mine. N. A. Izotova (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka), said the mayor of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko.
07:24 Over the past day, on January 17, 2023, no shelling of settlements was recorded by the LPR representative office in the JCCC.
06:07 Artillery units of the RF Armed Forces inflict fire damage on the positions of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Spornovo.
Real battles unfolded over this village, the location of the Controversial settlement makes it very important, since the village is located between Lisichansk and Seversk.
06:00 Information from the front line of Artemovsk:
PMC "Wagner" successfully knocked out Ukrainian militants from mine No. 7, and also captured the company's stronghold in the direction of Soledar - Razdolovka and advanced 1 km deep. Urban Salt is completely released.
During the night, offensive operations were carried out in the direction of Soledar - Vasyukovka, the advance was up to 1.2 km deep.
The goal at the moment is to take the Konstantinovka-Artemovsk road under fire control and pin down the enemy from the direction of Kleshcheevka. The battles for Kleshcheevka are heavy.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin: [ColonelCassad] 1. The State Duma is considering a law on the confiscation of the property of "good Russians" who fled abroad. The law is necessary and correct. The money received under this law can be sent to some fund to help residents of new territories of the country (optional here). I wonder if the new law will affect the assets of rushing oligarchs and characters like Chubais. For example, there are questions about Friedman and Aven.
2. Regarding Prigozhin's statements about the need to block YouTube. It seems that the state could set a task for Prigozhin, take and develop a national video hosting service and, if this task is successfully solved, speed up the resolution of the issue with YouTube.
In fact, only the absence of an adequate alternative stops the blocking, which the authorities spoke about quite transparently back in the spring, while Facebook, Instagram and Twitter were unhooked quite easily and, as we see, no one died. Rutube, of course, objectively loses in a number of ways.
3. The State Duma adopted a new law on social support for the widows of SVO participants. The adoption of this law was delayed a little, which is certainly necessary, as well as other measures to support NWO participants and their families.
4. Mishustin said that no later than February, the issue of closing the needs of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in Ukraine in logistics, as well as ensuring the daily replenishment of military equipment at the front, will be resolved.
As the flywheel of the military-industrial complex spins up, production volumes should obviously increase, which will make it possible to more effectively solve supply issues in the medium term, although I do not think that the work of public and private volunteer humanitarian organizations will not be in demand. As before, it will remain an essential element of supply. Well, by March, let's see how successfully the commission, which is headed by Mishustin, has improved the work of supplying the army.
PS. Regarding the purpose of the flight of the crashed helicopter with the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, they flew in a bathroom. The helicopter itself was on fire while still in the air.
Regarding the statements about the photo from the destroyed BMP "Bradley" https://t.me/boris_rozhin/75776 - this is a stuffing, they are not yet at the front, a photo from Yemen.
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[ColonelCassad] The helicopter crashed in a residential area in the suburbs of Kyiv, Brovary, on Wednesday morning, January 18. It is reported that high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine were in it. It is also known that the helicopter crashed near the kindergarten, according to preliminary information, there are victims among children. "Izvestia" has collected everything that is known about what happened at the moment. WHAT HAPPENED
Reports about the fall of the aircraft in the suburbs of Kyiv appeared around 10 am. Later it became known that we are talking about a helicopter. The aircraft crashed near the kindergarten, which at that moment could have children. After that, a strong fire started in the area of the fall.
This, in particular, was stated by the head of the administration of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Oleksiy Kuleba.
“In the city of Brovary, a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a residential building. During the tragedy, children and employees of the institution were in the kindergarten. At the moment, everyone has been evacuated. There are victims,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
WHO WAS ON BOARD
On board the helicopter, according to preliminary information from the media and representatives of the emergency services of Ukraine , there were nine people.
Data on victims is constantly updated. According to the latest information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 14 people died as a result of the disaster, including 1 child, and 25 people were injured. Rescue work completed.
It is reported that high-ranking representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine could be on board the helicopter. In particular, as a result of the crash, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky and his deputy Yevgeny Enin were killed. According to the National Police of Ukraine, State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lubkovich is among the dead.
POLITICAL VIEWS AND ACTIVITIES OF MONASTYRSKY
Denis Monastyrsky took office as head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on June 16, 2021. He replaced the infamous Arsen Avakov at this post.
Monastyrsky is a Ukrainian lawyer, politician, people's deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation from the Servant of the People party, an expert on reforming the judicial and law enforcement systems. Prior to his appointment, he served as head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement. Previously, he taught at the Khmelnitsky University of Management and Law, headed the department for lawmaking and scientific expertise. From 2014 to 2019, he was an assistant to Anton Gerashchenko, the creator of the Peacemaker website.
Denis Monastyrsky was born on June 12, 1980 in Khmelnitsky. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Khmelnitsky University of Management and Law. In 2002-2006 he studied at the Institute of State and Law named after. V.M. Koretsky NAS of Ukraine. PhD in Law.
Awarded with the Order of Merit, III degree. He was married and raised two sons.
As head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he supported the distribution of weapons to civilians "to protect their homes" and organized mass exercises for civilians on the safe handling of weapons and explosive objects.
In recent days, he led the “search for collaborators” at Ukrainian checkpoints. Monastyrsky's statement about the protection of buildings in Ukraine became resonant. “If some “Girkin” (ex-Minister of Defense of the DPR) tries to seize our administrative buildings, he will be shot by our special forces without warning, and no hesitation,” the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said.
In 2021, he investigated the “conspiracy against Zelensky”, which resulted in a series of high-profile arrests in Kyiv due to the threat of riots. Monastyrsky believed that the organizers of the riots were controlled from Moscow.
The government of Ukraine has appointed head of the National Police Igor Klymenko as interim minister of internal affairs. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal wrote about this in his Telegram.
UNRELIABLE HELICOPTER
The helicopter that crashed in Brovary turned out to be a French Eurocopter EC225 LP Super Puma from Airbus or its equivalent. Presumably the car belonged to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine. "car"?
Super Puma helicopters were delivered to Kyiv in 2018. The aircraft were created in the late 1970s, the crew is two people, the maximum takeoff weight of the helicopter is 11,200 kg.
Helicopters of this class have been in accidents more than once, and the German leadership even forbade Angela Merkel, at that time German Chancellor, to use this vehicle because of its unreliability, after a similar device crashed into the North Sea. Then 10 people died. The European aviation authority EASA also announced the suspension of flights of the military and civilian model of this helicopter in 2016. The ban affected almost 800 cars worldwide.
POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE CRASH
Official versions of the causes of the disaster have not yet been put forward.
The Ukrainian media called two versions of the fall. First, the helicopter was flying at low altitude due to fog, and the pilot lost control. The second is that he was shot down by his own Ukrainian air defense system. The Ukrainian agency UNN reports that the helicopter caught fire while still in the air. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine named equipment malfunction, violation of security rules and sabotage among the possible causes of the helicopter crash in Brovary.
The representative of the command of the air forces of Ukraine, commenting on the situation, said that it was too early to talk about the causes of the incident, the investigation could take several weeks.The death of the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
[ColonelCassad] In Brovary, a helicopter with the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine fell on a kindergarten. 18 people died, including 3 children from kindergarten. 29 people were injured, including 15 children.
Among the dead are Minister of Internal Affairs Monastyrsky, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yenin, and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Lubkovich.
The official cause of the helicopter crash is pilot error. Unofficial versions include Ukrainian air defense friendly fire (the helicopter could have received a missile from the Stinger MANPADS).
From Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets: About Brovary
For the sake of saving their Svidomo dupy, they decided to risk their children and kill them?
The Ukrainian TG channel "Legitimny", citing its sources, reports that the pilots of the helicopter that crashed today in Brovary apparently purposely sent the burning vehicle to the kindergarten.
When the helicopter with the highest ranks of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs caught fire, the pilots decided to land, choosing for this the roof of the kindergarten, as the most convenient landing site.
But the helicopter did not land, but crashed, hitting the garden, spun and flew off to a residential building.
At the time of the tragedy, there were children and teachers in the kindergarten; parents led their children to the kindergarten through the territory of the kindergarten.
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the number of people who died as a result of a plane crash in Brovary has increased to 17 people, of which 4 are children. 25 people were injured, 11 of them were children.
This morning, a helicopter with the leadership of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs crashed in Brovary near Kiev
The cause of the accident is fog and low altitude of the helicopter.
All nine people on board the crashed helicopter were killed. Among them are the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Denis Monastyrsky, Yevgeny Yenin and Secretary of State Yuri Lubkovich.
It is already known about 18 dead in Brovary. The rest of the dead are children and adults who were near the kindergarten. They write about three kids. 25 people were injured, including 10 children.
I remember how the Bandera people dispersed the heart-rending rapture after similar disasters in Russia, with whatever epithets they called the dead, how vilely they called the children names ...
But then trouble came to the Bandera house, and there was no heart-rending screeching from our side. Everyone sympathizes with the families of the victims. There is no sympathy for the Banderas themselves, but there is for peaceful people and children. We must continue to stay away from this cannibalistic madness, from Satan.
New footage of the first minutes after the helicopter crash appeared near a kindergarten in Brovary, Kyiv region. The video was posted on Ukrainian social networks.
Footage taken from the top of the building shows numerous burning debris, puffs of smoke and thick fog.
Recall that the incident occurred at 08:20 local time in the city of Brovary, Kyiv region. As a result of the helicopter crash, the building of the kindergarten was damaged, the roof caught fire.
According to the latest data, 14 people died, including one child, six employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and three crew members.
#1
Equivalent of the head of the FBI, his deputy and the Attorney General all being on the same aircraft. Noticeable lack of speculation about why they were traveling together and where they were headed.
#6
And again for context … 300,000 shells is one months supply at the current firing rate. That presumes all make it to the howitzer without being diverted or destroyed en route. And 300,000 rounds is roughly equivalent to the annual production of all Western European countries. Curious what the US promised Israel in return for giving up that stockpile
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[ColonelCassad] 1. The State Duma is considering a law on the confiscation of the property of "good Russians" who fled abroad. The law is necessary and correct. The money received under this law can be sent to some fund to help residents of new territories of the country (optional here). I wonder if the new law will affect the assets of rushing oligarchs and characters like Chubais. For example, there are questions about Friedman and Aven.
