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2023-05-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 7th, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 20:48 Zelensky said in an evening video message about the preparation of an important legislative initiative for Ukrainian society. Also, according to him, sanctions decisions against the Russian Federation are being prepared. "We are looking forward to international meetings at various levels in Kiev. We are talking with partners about weapons that will help us do more to restore peace. We are working out in great detail with partners new steps in helping Ukraine, we expect them in the near future - exactly what we need for our strength on advanced, for the protection of our sky, for justice against terrorists and for the faster restoration of peace for the entire Ukrainian land. I will definitely inform you about those decisions that can be discussed publicly," the president said.
19:59 Ukraine received the first three of 16 Israeli radars manufactured by RADA Electronic Industries for the missile detection system, writes Israel Defense. At least 14 Ukrainian military personnel were trained in the use of these radars in March, according to the publication. Funds for radars in the amount of 14 million euros were raised in Lithuania. Israeli radars detect air threats - they can identify types of aircraft and missiles, understand their trajectory, and send out alerts.
19:24 The Russians, under the pretext of evacuating civilians, are taking out looted property from the front-line settlements of the Zaporozhye region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. So, from Mikhailovka on cars taken from local residents, all property is taken out together with employees of "financial institutions". And 15 buses arrived in Dniprorudne to evacuate representatives of the occupation administration and the "people's militia" along with their families. Russian servicemen massively rob stores with office equipment and steal cars.
18:26 Czech President Petr Pavel warned Ukraine against a hasty counter-offensive: “Some may be tempted to push them to show some results. But if the counter-offensive fails, it will be extremely harmful for Ukraine, because there will be no other such case, according to at least this year."
17:57 In the Bakhmut area, the Russians have increased the intensity of shelling from heavy weapons, began to use more advanced equipment and are regrouping troops, Alexander Syrsky, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said following a visit and meeting with commanders of combat units. According to him, this indicates that the enemy does not intend to change his plans and is doing everything possible to take Bakhmut under control and continue offensive operations.
"As of today, the Defense Forces manage to frustrate the enemy's plans in the Bakhmut direction. But the Russians still hope to capture the city before May 9. Our task is to prevent this," Syrsky stressed.
17:11 It is almost impossible to evacuate from the city of Chasov Yar, near Bakhmut, due to the constant shelling of the Russians, said the head of the military administration, Sergei Chaus. According to him, a bridge was blown up near the city, which also makes it difficult to evacuate. "A certain number of people remained there, we are considering options for how they can be taken out. It is impossible to leave, but you can walk," Chaus added.
16:38 Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Karsten Breuer visited Ukraine this week, Zaluzhny said: "He described the situation at the front and spoke about the preparation of the Security and Defense Forces for the upcoming actions to liberate our territory."
15:50 The United States asked Turkey for access to the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems purchased from Russia, but Ankara refused, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. According to him, "it was contrary to our independent policy." In addition, he said that Turkey received offers to send the S-400 to Ukraine, but also did not agree to this.
14:37 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that at night 22 Ukrainian attack drones were detected by air defense means over the Black Sea, all of them were allegedly destroyed.
13:56 The FSB announced that it had stopped an attempt at "sabotage" planned by "Ukrainian intelligence" at an airfield in the Ivanovo region using drones. The object was allegedly A-50 radar detection and control aircraft. Members of the "DRG", allegedly recruited by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, were detained after landing in the Tula region.
13:10 Prigozhin said that he was promised to be given ammunition and weapons "as much as we need" to continue further actions. “We are sworn that everything that is necessary will be placed on the flank so that the enemy does not cut us off. We are told that we can act in Artemovsk as we see fit. And they give us Surovikin as a person who will make all decisions within the framework of military operations PMC Wagner in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense," he added.
12:29 Yermak said he had a telephone conversation with Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan, briefing him on the situation at the front, the preparation of the Defense Forces to liberate Ukrainian territories, and the urgent needs of the Ukrainian army.
11:47 Russia currently has neither the military, nor the economic, nor the political potential to attempt a large-scale offensive anywhere in Ukraine, military intelligence chief Kirill Budanov said in an interview with YahooNews. At the same time, he added that the Russian Federation is still capable of conducting serious defensive operations - and this is a problem that Ukraine will have to face.
According to Budanov, Russia is trying to accumulate a certain stock of missiles in order to disrupt the Ukrainian counteroffensive. "However, the truth is that the Russians have reduced their missile stockpile to almost zero," he added.
At the same time, Budanov admitted that Russia knows how to act in the information space, therefore, even an imaginary missile attack on the Kremlin will be shown as a "victory", arguing that in this way they allegedly managed to prevent the greatest catastrophe in the history of mankind. "It sounds like a joke, but the Russians perceive such nonsense," the major general explained.
Answering a journalist's question about the alleged involvement of the Ukrainian special services in the elimination of a number of Russian public apologists for the war against Ukraine, Budanov refused to confirm or deny this information: "All I will comment is that we killed Russians and will kill Russians anywhere in the world until the complete victory of Ukraine.
10:24 The speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat, said that the Russians learned too early about the successful downing of the Dagger with the help of the Patriot air defense system: "We should be glad that we have such weapons, but it's too early to rejoice, because there are few of them, much more of these systems are needed, to protect our big cities, infrastructure and nuclear power."
10:11 The Russians launched a missile attack on the town of Balakliya, Izyumsky district, Kharkiv region. According to preliminary information, the S-300 missile hit the territory of one of the car parks, five people were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
08:56 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, six people were killed, four were injured. In the Donetsk region, five were injured, according to the IVA.
08:47 At night, the Russians fired five X-22 missiles from Tu-22M3 strategic aircraft in the Nikolaevsky district, OK Pivden reported. In the Olshansky and Konstantinovsky communities, the building of an industrial enterprise was damaged, and a hit on an open area was also recorded. Dry grass caught fire outside the enterprise, no one was injured.
08:44 Reznikov said in an interview with The Washington Post that expectations from the Ukrainian counter-offensive operation are "overestimated in the world" - the majority is waiting for "something huge", and this can lead to "emotional disappointment." According to the minister, Western partners need another example of success, because they must show it to their peoples. “But we cannot say what the scale of this success will be. 10 km, 30 km, 100 km, 200 km? Ideally, the offensive should cut the rear lines of Russian troops and reduce their offensive capabilities,” Reznikov added.
08:36 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 7.
- personnel - about 194,430 (+660) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3723 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 7248 (+10),
- artillery systems - 3010 (+18),
- MLRS - 554 (+2),
- air defense systems - 306 (+0),
- aircraft - 308 (+0),
- helicopters - 294 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 2572 (+18),
- cruise missiles - 947 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 5952 (+16),
- special equipment - 380 (+5).
08:27 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. Heavy battles are being fought for Bakhmut and Marinka, over the past day the enemy has made about 50 attacks, the General Staff said in the morning report .
The General Staff also confirmed the information that the Russians are evacuating local residents of Energodar, Zaporozhye region, in the direction of Berdyansk and Primorsk, to local recreation centers. Moreover, only those who have Russian passports are being evacuated, and in the first place, those who received Russian citizenship in the first months of the occupation.
07:41 The Russians hit Nikopol from heavy artillery at night, fired more than ten shells. One person died, two more were injured. Seven private houses and a high-rise building, gas pipelines, and power lines were damaged in the city, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said.
06:39 At night, an enemy reconnaissance drone was discovered in the airspace of Kiev, it was destroyed, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko.
06:16 "Governor" of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev announced the attack of more than ten Ukrainian drones. According to him, the air defense forces and electronic warfare equipment allegedly repelled the attack, one drone fell in the forest, two were shot down over the sea, objects in the city were not damaged.
03:48 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is becoming "more and more unpredictable and potentially dangerous." According to him, the agency's experts received information that the evacuation of residents began from Energodar, where most of the station's personnel live. Explosions are also regularly heard near the nuclear power plant.
00:04 In the Sverdlovsk region, two warehouses with gunpowder burned down on an area of 960 square meters. m, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.
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