What is it with all these people fleeing to Russia?
[IsraelTimes] Tara Reade, sitting alongside Russian lawmaker and alleged spy Maria Butina, says she hopes to hold on to her US citizenship; Biden has denied her allegations.
[YouTube] A video looking at the damage caused by HIMARS M30A1 Tungsten warhead in Ukraine and how it works. The modern version of a whiff of grapeshot.
[BBC] Dashcam footage shows the moment missile debris crashed down on a street in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
The incident happened on 29 May and came during a rare daytime attack on the city. No injuries were reported.
The way the missile falls suggests it was intercepted by air defences before it could reach its target. The BBC matched the dashcam footage to video from a nearby security camera and photographs in media reports.
The fragments were later collected by police for further investigation.
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[LB] Units of rocket troops and artillery hit the control post, an artillery unit in a firing position, two ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations.
by Vera Perun
Ukrainian fighters repelled all Russian attacks in the Maryinka area.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .
At the same time, the occupiers in the Kupian direction conducted unsuccessful offensives west of Masyutivka in the Kharkiv region and in the directions of Novoselyvskyi and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region. On Lymanskyi, the enemy's offensive in the area of Bilogorivka proved unsuccessful, and on Bakhmutskyi - in the direction of Orihovo-Vasylivka and Bila Hora.
During the day, the occupiers launched two rocket and 22 airstrikes and fired about 20 rounds of rocket-propelled grenades at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
The invaders continue to focus their main efforts on attempts to fully occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. During the day, units of the Defense Forces repelled 16 enemy attacks.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian aviation made nine strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel and military equipment were concentrated. Ukrainian defenders destroyed two enemy reconnaissance UAVs. And units of rocket forces and artillery during the day hit the control post, an artillery unit in a firing position, two ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations.
According to the command, the situation at the front as of 18:00 on May 31 is as follows:
in the Volyn and Poliske directions , the operational situation remains stable, no signs of the formation of offensive groups have been detected;
in Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi, the Russians continue to maintain a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. They carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Galaganivka, Chernihiv region, Seredyna-Buda, Fotovizh, Hirky, Atynske, Sumy region, as well as Udy, Hoptivka, Liptsi, Strelecha, Zelene, Ternova, Staritsa, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Pletenivka, Vovchanski Khutory, Ohirtseve, Mala Vovcha, Varvarivka, Chugunivka, Ambarne, Hryhorivka in Kharkiv Oblast;
in Kupyansk, the occupiers carried out airstrikes in the districts of Kislivka and Kotlyarivka, Kharkiv region. Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Berestov of the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske of the Luhansk region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks;
in Lymansky , the invaders carried out airstrikes in Terni and Siversk districts of Donetsk region. Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Novosadove, Torske, Spirne of the Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling;
Kramatorsk, Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Predtechine, Bila Gora, Dilyivka, Zalizne and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy artillery shelling on Bakhmutskyi ;
the Russians did not carry out offensive actions in Avdiivskyi . An airstrike was carried out in the Avdiivka area of the Donetsk region. They carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Novokalynove, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Tonenka, Severne, Netaylove, Karlivka, Pervomaiske, Nevelske of the Donetsk region;
in Maryinsky , Kurakhove, Maksimilyanivka, Georgiyivka, Maryinka, Pobieda, Elizavetivka, Katerynivka, Kostyantynivka and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region were subjected to artillery fire;
on Shakhtarsky, the occupiers carried out airstrikes in the area of Vugledar, Prechistivka. The settlements of Bogoyavlenka, Vugledar, Novoukrainka, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Shakhtarske and Velyka Novosilka were shelled;
in Zaporozhye and Kherson, the enemy continues to conduct defensive operations. Shelled settlements bordering the contact line, including: Vremivka, Vilne Pole, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novopil, Temyrivka of the Donetsk region; Olgivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka and Stepove Kamianske, Zaporizhzhia region; Beryslav, Kozatske, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Komysany, Dniprovske, Kizomys, Shiroka Balka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
It will be recalled that the Russians increased the number of artillery fire in Bakhmut . And at the occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP , the number of enemy units , weapons and equipment almost doubled .
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[Korrespondent] 22:36 The Pentagon clarified that the new aid package to Ukraine will include:
additional ammunition for the Patriot air defense system;
missiles AIM-7 for air defense;
SAM Avenger;
anti-aircraft systems Stinger;
additional ammunition for HIMARS;
155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells;
105 mm tank ammunition;
precision-guided aviation munitions;
Zuni aircraft missiles;
ammunition for drones;
anti-tank systems AT-4;
more than 30 million cartridges for small arms;
demining equipment and systems;
explosive munitions to overcome obstacles;
night-vision devices;
spare parts, generators and other field equipment.
21:54 Washington is confident that Ukraine will not use F-16s to strike Russian territory, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council at the White House. He also added that the United States wants to avoid a third world war, so they oppose Ukraine's strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation.
21:08 The United States announced the provision of a new $300 million military aid package to Ukraine. White House National Security Council Speaker John Kirby said that it will include, in particular, ammunition for Patriot air defense systems and HIMARS MLRS, Avenger air defense systems and Stinger MANPADS.
20:57 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley: "We paid attention to the issue of supplying weapons, military equipment and ammunition. Among the priority needs are long-range shells." Zaluzhny also informed Milli about the massive enemy attacks and stressed the importance of strengthening Ukraine's air defense through additional systems and F-16 fighters.
20:49 Macron said that Putin should not be arrested, because peace negotiations will still have to be conducted with him: "If in a few months we have a window for negotiations, the question will be between the court and negotiations, and you will have to negotiate with the leaders, which you have de facto, I think negotiations will be a priority."
20:27 The Russians fired at Dneprovskoye in the Belozersky community of the Kherson region, one person died, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
19:48 The UN has offered Kiev, Moscow and Ankara to start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine, trying to save the grain deal, Reuters writes, citing a source. The UN wants to expand the grain initiative to include more Ukrainian ports and other cargoes.
19:42 In Russia, they are changing the names and dates of birth of illegally deported Ukrainian children, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said: "In Russia, in all regions they are hidden, they change their identity, they change their names, surnames, dates of birth, they do everything to assimilate, but in fact - commit an act of genocide against our children, forcibly Russify, give so-called passports, do everything so that children forget their native land, forget their language, forget culture and accept, as they say, a new reality.
19:34 Norway has approved a five-year program of military assistance to Ukraine for a total of 7 billion euros, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
19:13 Zelensky announced that he had held an off-site meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief in Odessa. At the meeting, the commander of the Ground Forces, Alexander Syrsky, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to stabilize the situation in Khortitsa.
18:56 The "authorities" of the occupied Kherson region said they sent 375 children to the Western Caucasus for "recovery". The first deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council, Yuri Sobolevsky, warned parents who agree to such proposals that after such a "recovery" it would be very difficult to return their children home.
18:40 There are about 500 residents left in Bakhmut, Mayor Alexei Reva said. Before the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, 70 thousand people lived there. The city has confirmed the death of 204 people, of which four are children, but the real numbers are higher.
18:36 Zelensky said that today he paid a working visit to the Odessa region, held a meeting with the military command and heads of law enforcement agencies in the region, introduced the new head of the regional state administration Oleg Kiper.
18:15 Macron said that the West should provide Ukraine with "tangible and reliable guarantees of security." He noted that this issue will be the subject of collective discussions in the coming weeks. According to the French president, Ukraine is now protecting Europe and is "so well armed" that the West is interested in "having reliable security guarantees on a multilateral basis."
17:44 The Russians fired on Volchansk, Kharkiv region: as a result of shells hitting private houses, one person was killed, another was injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
17:19 Polish President Andrzej Duda warned against hasty statements about Russia's defeat in the war against Ukraine. According to him, Putin will lose the war when the Russian army is forced out of the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine. Now, hundreds of people are dying at the front every day, while Russians - more than 100 million, and Ukrainians - less than 40 million, the Polish leader recalled.
“This difference alone shows who has the advantage here. For Russians, human life means nothing, for Ukrainians every life is worth its weight in gold. These are different cultures. Russia is a nuclear superpower, it has gigantic stocks of weapons. we laugh that she has been exporting tanks since the 1960s, when each tank weighs 50-60 tons. If it drives, it will crush, regardless of whether it is modern or not," Duda stressed.
16:38 The Moscow Times writes that at the time of the drone attack in the Moscow region, Putin was allegedly in his residence Novo-Ogaryovo and almost got hit. According to the publication, because of the air raid, Putin's security service woke him up earlier than expected. The drones were shot down when they were about 6-10 km away from the residence of the Russian president.
16:30 "Court of the DPR" sentenced to life imprisonment a captured Ukrainian soldier from the Azov regiment Maxim Kondrashev. He was found "guilty" of shelling a bus in Mariupol, killing four people.
16:04 The strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on objects in Russia with Ukrainian-made weapons are legitimate from the point of view of international law, said the representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers, Steffen Hebeshtreit. At the same time, he added that Berlin supplies its weapons to Kyiv solely to protect Ukrainian territory.
15:18 The Ministry of Digital Development, together with Nokia, is launching a pilot project, thanks to which communications and the Internet in front-line cities will become resistant to shelling. As part of the project, it is planned to upgrade telecom equipment and switch to non-volatile Internet networks, as well as to lay a cable underground.
The first test settlement will be Posad-Pokrovskoe, Kherson region. After the implementation of the pilot project, the initiative will be scaled up to other areas affected by Russian shelling.
15:06 Berlin announced the closure of four of the five Russian consulates in the country. Germany will also close its consulates in Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg.
14:29 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that proposals for the start of peace negotiations should take into account the need for the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine, otherwise the conflict will be frozen.
“Now there is a lot of talk about peace plans and a ceasefire. First of all, there should be a principle in this: nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine ... A ceasefire will be inherently unstable and could destabilize the region along the line of conflict. No one will invest or rebuild, and the conflict could flare up again at any moment. No, a just peace should be the result of the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine," she stressed and called on "everyone who can" to provide Ukraine with long-range artillery and weapons.
13:47 The Russians fired artillery at the Wide Beam of the Kherson region: the shell hit a residential building, a three-year-old child was wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
13:25 In Kursk and Rostov-on-Don, Russians are building large-scale complexes for sorting, analyzing and storing the corpses of servicemen who died in Ukraine. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the area of each facility is more than 4,000 square meters. m, the cost of construction - from 600 to 800 million rubles. At the same time, the cost of refrigeration equipment is estimated at more than 1 billion rubles for each complex.
The complexes will have points for carrying out investigative actions and research on bodies, refrigerators with refrigerators for 1000 places, warehouses with coffins and funeral decorations.
12:49 The Atesh partisan movement reports that the Russians have begun to mine the Crimean plant Titan, located near Armyansk. This is done in order to stop the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and accuse Ukraine of "environmental terrorism".
12:24 A bipartisan agreement to prevent US debt default will not limit the ability of the Biden administration to provide assistance to Ukraine, a White House official said in a Bloomberg commentary.
12:15 The peace formula summit, which Ukraine is preparing together with its allies, may take place before the July NATO summit in Vilnius, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing sources close to the Ukrainian president and European diplomats. According to the publication, the meeting has already been supported by some European leaders, in particular Macron, who wants the summit to be attended by representatives of those countries that sided with the Russian Federation or took a neutral position. At the same time, Russia itself will not be at the summit.
European officials said they were working with Ukraine on a peace formula to make it more acceptable to states such as India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and China.
11:51 "Court of the DPR" sentenced two Azov residents Alexander Pedak and Yevgeny Vysotsky to 25 years in prison for allegedly killing two residents of Mariupol.
11:33 Russians blew up a road in the Chernihiv region at the junction of the borders of Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation, the State Border Service reported.
11:14 Russia has imposed a ban on the export of cartridges for civilian and service rifles, as well as cartridge cases for rifled firearms from the country, the government said. It is assumed that the ban will be valid until the end of the year, the decision is aimed at "ensuring the protection of the interests of the state."
11:12 Zelensky and Putin plan to visit Turkey one by one after Erdogan's inauguration on June 3-4, Hürriyet writes, citing sources. During the visits, the parties will discuss the war and the grain corridor.
11:08 The Metropolitan Police have identified nine more people who posted on the social network a video of the air defense operation during the Russian attacks. Seven women and two men aged 23 to 49 were handed over to the SBU.
10:37 In the Kuban, a drone fell on the territory of the Ilsky Oil Refinery, the regional operational headquarters reported. According to them, the infrastructure of the plant was not damaged, there was no fire, and there were no casualties.
Russian media also write, citing emergency services, that about ten drones tried to attack the Klimovsky district in the Bryansk region in a day. Some of the drones were allegedly shot down, and some were intercepted by electronic warfare equipment.
10:12 Ukraine will receive from Sweden one of the most modern infantry fighting vehicles - CV-90. Such machines are in service with a number of NATO member states. Ukrainian crews are already completing their training, the Defense Ministry said.
09:40 British intelligence states that Russia is increasingly losing the initiative in the war. It did not achieve significant success in neutralizing the Ukrainian air defense and destroying the counterattack forces. In addition, she redeployed her forces to respond to attacks in western Russia. Thus, for the most part, the Russian Federation reacts to the actions of Kyiv instead of actively moving towards its own military goals, analysts say.
09:23 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died (in Chasovoy Yar), six were injured. Five people were injured in the Kherson region, one in the Kharkiv region, according to the IVA.
09:17 The Russians attacked a transport company in the Pavlograd district of the Dnipropetrovsk region in the morning. An eight-year-old child was injured, there is damage, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
08:54 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 31.
personnel - about 207,910 (+470) people liquidated,
tanks - 3802 (+0),
armored combat vehicles - 7472 (+3),
artillery systems - 3460 (+15),
MLRS - 575 (+0),
air defense systems - 333 (+1),
aircraft - 313 (+0),
helicopters - 298 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 3124 (+32),
cruise missiles - 1107 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 6230 (+11),
special equipment - 454 (+0).
08:38 The "LPR" announced a Ukrainian strike from HIMARS allegedly on a poultry farm in the village of the Carpathians, five people were killed, 19 were injured.
08:20 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled 22 enemy attacks, the General Staff said in the morning report .
According to the General Staff, in Crimea, in Yalta, Russian "authorities" are taking away real estate from Ukrainian citizens who did not take Russian citizenship during the period of occupation of the peninsula. Russian servicemen are settled in such houses. Meanwhile, in Stanytsia Luhanska, employees of one of the budgetary institutions were warned that in June only those who re-registered in a Russian bank would be able to receive a salary.
05:27 Comparison of the drone attack on Moscow with the constant shelling of Ukraine by Russian troops is incorrect, said the spokesman for the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric. According to him, the UN condemns any attacks on civilian targets, "but you can't compare the attack of drones on Moscow with those attacks on Ukraine that occur all the time."
04:46 In the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation, a large-scale fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery, Russian telegram channels report. According to preliminary data, one of the installations for the distillation of fuel oil began to burn after the arrival of an allegedly Ukrainian drone.
04:25 Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Serhiy Kislitsa at a meeting of the Security Council said that the principles of ensuring nuclear safety at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant should provide for its complete demilitarization and de-occupation. The diplomat noted that Ukraine takes into account the five principles of ZNPP nuclear safety, formulated by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, "however, these principles should be supplemented by the requirement for complete demilitarization and de-occupation of the plant."
02:49 US Senator Lindsey Graham, who visited Kiev, told Politico that Zelensky briefed him on Ukraine's counteroffensive and provided a "detailed analysis" of the military plans. The senator said that "in the coming days you will see a rather impressive show of force on the part of the Ukrainians."
According to Graham, the initial priority should be "the return of some strategic places." He noted that "formation operations" are already underway - strikes that stretch the Russian defense and confuse the enemy's plans, "which means that the counter-offensive itself is likely to begin relatively soon."
00:59 Legion of Freedom of Russia is recruiting thousands of Russians to attack Moscow, writes The Times. Legion commander Caesar said the fighters had thousands of applicants waiting to join their ranks and would continue to raid the frontier until their forces were large enough to storm Moscow. The raid on Russian territory last week was the first armed "invasion" of Russia since border clashes between Soviet and Chinese troops in 1969, the newspaper notes.
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[RIA] Last year, a student at the Institute of History of St. Petersburg State University (as the history department of the legendary St. Petersburg University is now called) Fyodor Solomonov took an academic leave and went to the front. In April, he died while performing his military duty in the NVO. Classmates and leaders of the university arranged a memorial in memory of the hero. This tragic story should have ended.
But it continued in the form of a completely disgusting farce. Several students and their teacher began to sneer at the deceased, poisoning everyone who sincerely grieved on social networks. "Rashism will not pass," - formulated them, so to speak, the spiritual leader - Associate Professor Mikhail Belousov. In social networks, students complained that this teacher uniformly poisons those whom he considers "Rashists".
The public was outraged. In social networks, there was a discussion in raised tones. The leadership of the university kept silent for some time: May was on the nose, final exams, many of the students - Belousov's accomplices - were just supposed to receive diplomas and go to sow reasonable, kind, eternal in Russian schools.
Only towards the end of May did popular opinion finally prevail. The Ministry of Education and Science advised the university administration to take action against Belousov and criticized the statements of the assistant professor.
"Belousov is a teacher, <...> dealt with the Decembrists," said Deputy Minister Konstantin Mogilevsky . "But the Decembrists, Russian officers, would have heard him, how would they react to such attempts to discredit the Russian armed forces?"
The answer is, of course, obvious. Any Russian officer would have challenged the assistant professor to a duel, he, of course, would have refused and after that he would have been disgraced for life. No one would ever shake hands with him. Our ancestors did not know what an information war was, but they distinguished good from evil very well.
There are several oddities in this story. First: why did the university administration take so long to react? Any parent knows that when a child stretches his hand to an open fire, you must quickly and sharply tell him: "You can't!" The speed of the reaction here is fundamental. It is she who makes it clear even to a very tiny, unintelligent creature: the jokes are over and you must obey. With students-"snowflakes" all this works in exactly the same way. And for the whole society, a quick reaction to spiritual terrorism would send a very correct signal.
In February, St. Petersburg University (sorry, its old name sounds much more beautiful than St. Petersburg State University) held a round table on the topic of educating young people. There sounded a lot of correct words about value and worldview guidelines. However, real pedagogy is not only about round tables. It is also daily and exhausting, endless and rather thankless work with people. It includes the need for quick correct reactions to rudeness and meanness.
The issue of educating young people like to speak with mantras about the need for ideology. Like, while she is gone, there will be no education. But in reality, this is just an excuse not to work. To mock a dead hero is an abomination for any normal person, be he a communist or an anarchist, a monarchist or a Decembrist. And this should be openly and decisively explained to students. Moreover, having received diplomas, they will go to teach our history in our schools.
There is no ideology here. What ideology is followed by a parent who grabs a three-year-old by the scruff of the neck so that he does not run out onto the pavement under a passing truck? You just run and grab, because the child needs to be saved.
Another oddity of what is happening: the history department of St. Petersburg University is full of truly wonderful people. The vast majority of teachers and students are sincerely outraged by the provocation, they love their country. In this they are supported by both the rector of the university and the dean of the Institute of History. There are no complaints about all these wonderful people.
There is only a question: why is the information field of the history department rapidly capturing and polluting just a tiny radical minority? We are talking about half a dozen (well, about a dozen) Russophobes, no more. This is a sad paradox of our entire modernity, in fact.
Not only in Russia, but all over the world, probably today, the absolute majority of honest, good people, behind whom the truth, and healthy morality, and the strength of the team, passively stand and watch how power - first virtual, and then real - is seized by characters, as if descended from the pages of "Demons" by Dostoevsky.
We all have before our eyes the example of the former Ukraine . There, in one generation, galloping national radicals captured and corrupted several tens of millions of people.
But there is also an example that is geographically closer: at the end of the 19th century, a classical liberal dictatorship reigned at the same St. Petersburg university, and any patriot here became an outcast by default. At the end of the course, many students went to the bombers. This is generally the classic way of a liberal-Russophobe, look at least at the current bulkers.
I would like to remind good people here that there are many of us. There are far more of us than bad ones. We just need to be together, react quickly and fight evil before it takes over everything. There is no need to wait and shyly to the side, hoping that someone will come and sort everything out. As they say on the fields of the Northern Military District, where Fyodor Solomonov died, ours will not come, all of ours are us.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:52 Video- Accurate fire on the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 21:44 127 Motorized Rifle Division takes another opornik of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region.
21:11 Video- ZVO scouts are working on the Ukrainian opornik in the Kupyansk direction, a battle with a first-person view.
20:46 Video- The house with the dryers is covered from the second shot.
20:23 Video- Artillery of the 4th Brigade Lugansk 2nd Army Corps worked on Ukrainian positions in the Kremennaya area.
19:34 The "vaunted" American armored car "Humvee" failed again -video
19:33 Mobilization of Ukrainians continues -video
18:33 Footage of a missile attack on the area of the headquarters of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine in Kyiv -video
Ukrainian resources showed the moment of arrival of one of the missiles in the Kyiv harbor near the Gavansky bridge leading to Rybalsky Island, where the main intelligence department of Ukraine is located.
So far, we have not determined the type of missile, and apparently it was the first missile that did not hit the power steering buildings exactly. There were probably several missiles in total, because. the bridge to Rybalsky Island has been blocked for three days, which is why there are big traffic jams in this area.
Also, photos appeared on the Web showing dark spots on the headquarters of the GUR - traces of hits and soot after the fire.
18:32 "Every seven seconds dies one Ukrainian soldier. Donbass is your mass grave.”
Such a message for the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is transmitted by a mobile radio station based on the Tiger truck. It is located at the line of contact and broadcasts within a radius of up to 10 kilometers. The car is always driven as close as possible to the first line of the front line and includes chilling messages.
According to the crew commander, such sessions of psychological pressure are bearing fruit. Ukrainian military, especially those who were forcibly driven to the front line, come out with their hands up
17:24 4th Brigade destroys the enemy near Kremennaya —video
Artillerymen of the 4th Brigade of the Southern Military District hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kremennaya with accurate strikes. Hits are corrected with the help of UAVs.
17:22 Ukrainian sniper Yan Khudoba, who shot an unarmed man in the back, was sentenced to 23 years in prison -video
According to the investigation, Yan Khudoba served as a sniper in the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On March 18, 2022, he was in Mariupol near a kindergarten with a Zbroyar Z-10 sniper rifle.
To demonstrate his superiority and frighten the local population, Khudoba shot in the back an unarmed man who was walking along Gonda Street, and then finished off the wounded man with the next shot.
The verdict was handed down by the Supreme Court of the DPR.
16:23 As a result of a counterbattery fight, artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces destroyed a British-made L118-105mm gun -video
16:19 Soldiers of the self-propelled howitzer artillery battalion of the 9th brigade of the RF Armed Forces destroy the positions and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
15:37 In the 116th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, no changes -video
The command, without explaining the reasons, continues to take weapons and uniforms from subordinate personnel who disagree with them (and, as always, without any records), so that later they can be submitted to the SZCH!
15:34 Zaporozhye direction 31.05
15:30 After aerial reconnaissance near the village of Kamenskoye, our units, from the Kornet ATGM, hit an APU armored personnel carrier.
14:34 The RF Armed Forces are continuously working on the accumulation of manpower of the Ukronazis in a constant mode, not allowing them to raise their heads -video
14:32 "An 11-year-old child was taken away - grabbed by the arms by the legs" -video
A woman who was evacuated from Artyomovsk, about how Ukrainian nationalists forcibly took away children and threatened families with deprivation of parental rights if they did not evacuate to territories controlled by Ukraine:
“The shelling started, they [the parents] ran to the basement. The child ran after the cat: he wanted to pick up the cat. And at that moment they [the Ukrainian military] drove up, grabbed him for what they could. The child screamed very loudly. They began to drag him into the car to pick him up for evacuation.
A neighbor ran out and heard him screaming. They explained to her obscenely that she should not interfere, because they would put her next to her - near her fence, showed her the path of three letters, took the child and left. And they told them to tell their parents that if they didn’t come to Konstantinovka within three days, they would never see their child again.”
13:33 The main thing from the new briefing Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
On May 29, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the last warship of the Ukrainian Navy, Yuriy Olefirenko, in the port of Odessa;
In the Kupyansk direction, up to 70 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed per day;
In the Donetsk direction, the most fierce battles are being fought in the Avdievka area;
More than 50 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction;
Up to 185 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;
In the Kherson direction, the enemy lost up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen per day.
13:32 “Solntsepyok” burns out Ukrainian Nazis near Avdiivka —video
“TOSs” have terrified Ukrainian militants from the very beginning of the NWO. Each hit of the “Sunshine” leads to the elimination of all enemies located in the affected area.
12:27 An explosion in the Obolonsky district of Kyiv, -report local TG channels. There is no mention of flights.
And at the same time there was a failure of cellular communications throughout Ukraine.
12:26 Kherson yesterday an artillery strike was inflicted in the area of the settlement.
Olgovka, as a result of which a 120 mm mortar crew and ammunition for it were destroyed, three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, four were injured of varying severity. Priozernaya howitzer 152mm MSTA-B with ammunition was destroyed the loss of six dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three were injured of varying severity
11:12 Servicemen of the Azov regiment were convicted in Donetsk for the murder of two civilians -video
On May 18, 2022, in Mariupol, Vysotsky and Pedak were taken prisoner by Russian servicemen, and by a court sentence, they were sentenced to 25 years in prison, each with a strict regime colony.
11:10 Voenkor Rudenko informs that during a recent attack on Odessa, the landing ship "Yuri Olefirenko" was sunk.
Well if so.
In 2022, there was also information that she was sunk during the battle near the Kinburn Spit, but in fact she then escaped with light damage from close gaps, but did not fail. True, he did not show much activity either.
10:21 Such a picture is now all over Ukraine -video
On the front line, just like cannon fodder, the next echelons of young guys, men and women, are sent.
Stop! The enemy sits on the "Bank" in Kyiv, and will continue to indulge the nationalists, the Americans and the British.
10:19 The work of the "Solntsepyok" on the Nazis in the vicinity of Avdiivka -video
The heavy flamethrower system "Solntsepyok" terrifies Ukrainian nationalists from the very beginning of the NWO. Each hit of the TOC-1A results in the destruction of all enemies in the affected area.
09:29 Last night (just like any other evening) Russian artillery worked on the positions of the Ukrainians in Kherson
09:27 Artillerymen of the OBTF "Kaskad" are destroying the dugout and mortar point of the enemy near Ugledar. The Nazi famously snatched -video
08:55 Ukrainian brigade "Frontier" informed about the first losses in the last few months.
It draws attention to the fact that the armed formation is included in the list of elite brigades of the “counter-offensive guard”.
08:07 Russian assault paratroopers occupied a fortified stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The manpower of the enemy was destroyed by artillery and FPV kamikaze drones -video
Hahaha!! Russia cannot defend it's fricking borders at all, how long before China takes the east?
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:51 In Shebekino, the Armed Forces struckmissilea blow to the plant where substances for dietary supplements are produced. 21:34 Trophy Javelin,takenon Ukrainian positions in Prechistovka DPR.
21:01 Video- The calculation of the AGS of the 291st Regiment works on Ukrainian positions in the Zaporozhye region when adjusting from a copter.
20:34 Video- The commander of the group with the call sign "Arcade" told how the assault detachments of the Airborne Forces captured the platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
With the receipt of the combat mission, the assault detachments of the paratroopers advanced to the indicated area, where the UAV crews had previously discovered the platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the transmitted coordinates, the artillery of the Airborne Forces inflicted a fire defeat on the defending Ukrainian units, after which the enemy’s manpower, hiding in dugouts, was destroyed by FPV kamikaze drones that flew right into the shelter with Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed them.
Under the cover of an armored group and artillery, paratrooper units stormed the Ukrainian stronghold.
Showing courage, the paratroopers suppressed enemy resistance with aimed fire from small arms and grenade launchers and captured the platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroying a large number of enemy personnel.
19:30 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, in the course of counter-battery combat with the use of artillery reconnaissance complexes of the "Center" group of troops, the positions of cannon artillery and five crews of 120mm mortars of the enemy were discovered and suppressed.
- In the area of Serebryansky forestry, units of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made four attempts to attack the positions of Russian troops. As a result of a small-arms battle and fire damage by artillery, the attack groups were thwarted, the Ukrainian nationalists suffered significant losses in manpower and retreated to their previously occupied positions.
19:00 Video- The 152mm howitzer "Msta-B" hits the Ukrainian oporniks in the Seversk direction.
Artillerymen of the Airborne Forces smashed enemy positions at a distance of more than 10 km: drones corrected their fire and filmed an accurate hit.
18:30 Video- The crews of Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopters launched a missile attack on the enemy in the Krasno-Limansky direction
The pilots of reconnaissance and attack helicopters of the army aviation of the Central Military District completed the tasks of destroying manpower, as well as the accumulation of lightly armored vehicles of the Ukrainian troops.
The pilots approached the zone of combat use at an extremely low altitude with enveloping the terrain, which allowed the crews to remain unnoticed by enemy air defense systems.
18:03 Operational lines On May 31, the DPR JCCC received additional information about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
n.p. Staromikhaylovka: - st. Shchorsa, 19 - a private residential building, the car was also damaged.
17:30 Video- Unsuccessful shot of Ukrainians from a mortar.
17:03 Audio recording– Yevgeny Prigozhin comments on the question of what should be the size of the Russian army.
16:32 Video- After the departure of the reconnaissance drone with the call sign Focus, Russian artillery destroyed the fortified area and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flank of the Artyomovsky direction.
And a fighter with the call sign Owl is on duty at the position with an anti-drone gun both day and night, so that the enemy UAVs do not transmit the coordinates of Russian positions: point, shoot - the enemy drone is de-energized.
16:01 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Zapad group
- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansky direction, two enemy mortar crews were destroyed by fire from the 152mm Akatsiya and 152mm Msta-S howitzers in the vicinity of the settlements of Staritsa and Vishnevoe by the artillery of the Zapad group of troops.
- In addition, 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were hit by artillery fire near the settlements of Lozovaya and Zapadnoe.
- Five attempts to rotate units in forward positions on foot in the defense zone of the 6th Combined Arms Army were thwarted.
- The aviation of the group carried out missile and bomb strikes on the points of temporary deployment of the 1st Special Forces brigade and the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the 14th and 92nd Separate Mechanized brigades and units of the TerO.
15:38 Video- The downing, as stated, of a Ukrainian aircraft in the vicinity of Bakhmut by employees of the Wagner PMC
15:15 Video- War "in the style of luxury" before the first Lancet.
14:45 Operational linesThe DPR JCCC for May 31, as of 11:00, received information about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk Petrovsky district:
- st. Medical, 9 - a private residential building;
- st. Medical, 14 - a private residential building, the outbuilding is also completely destroyed.
Kuibyshevsky district:
- st. Avtostradnaya, 14, 28 - private residential buildings.
14:30 Volokonovsky district Belgorod regionfired upon.
14:18 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kalininsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
13:41 During the artillery attack of the Belgorod village of Bogun-Gorodok by the Armed Forces of Ukraine Suffered the driver of the car, he was taken to the hospital in a state of moderate severity.
13:22 On the Donetsk direction most fierce battles are being waged in the area of the settlement of Avdievka.
- In the course of active operations by assault detachments of formations and military units of the 1st Army Corps, with the support of aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Southern" group of forces, the enemy was knocked out of their positions in a number of areas in the areas of Krasnogorovka and Yasinovataya settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Avdievka and in the village of Khimik were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation strikes. In addition, the warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
12:45 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (05/31/2023)
On May 29, as a result of a strike by a high-precision weapon of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the parking lot of warships in the port of Odessa, the last warship of the Ukrainian naval forces, Yuriy Olefirenko, was destroyed.
- In the Kupyansk direction, active actions of assault detachments, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Western" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Tabaevka, Molchanovo, Novomlynsk, Berestovoye of the Kharkov region, Novoselovskoe and Stelmakhivka of the Lugansk people's republics.
- In the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Timkovka and Kotlyarovka, the actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped. During the day, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored vehicles and four pickup trucks were destroyed.
In addition, ammunition depots of the 60th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Liptsy and Sinelnikovo in the Kharkiv region.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, air strikes, artillery fire of the group of forces "Center" defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Makeevka, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, Torskoye, Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry.
More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, as well as a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.
- In the Donetsk direction, the most fierce battles are fought in the area of the settlement of Avdievka.
- In the course of active operations by assault detachments of formations and military units of the 1st Army Corps, with the support of aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Southern" group of forces, the enemy was knocked out of their positions in a number of areas in the areas of Krasnogorovka and Yasinovataya settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Avdievka and in the village of Khimik were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation strikes. In addition, the warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the 110th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
- In the Maryinsky tactical direction, assault detachments of the 5th motorized rifle brigade and the Akhmat special forces detachment are conducting successful offensive operations.
During the day in the Donetsk direction, the total losses of the enemy amounted to over 200 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 12 vehicles, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and two Grad combat vehicles.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes, artillery fire of the Vostok group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Novoselka, Pavlovka, Vladmirovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Malinovka of the Zaporozhye region.
During the day, up to 185 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and four vehicles were destroyed in these areas. In addition, ammunition depots of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Preobrazhenka and Chervona Krinitsa in the Zaporozhye region.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage during the day, the enemy's losses amounted to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and two cars.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 103 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 149 districts
- In the area of the settlement of Trudovoye, Zaporozhye region, the command post of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit.
- In the area of the settlement of Avdievka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the command and observation post of the assault battalion "Rock" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
Over the past 24 hours, air defense systems intercepted 12 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and one Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile. In addition, 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenka, Zaliman of the Luhansk People's Republic, Pokrovskoe and Staromayorskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 429 aircraft, 235 helicopters, 4,390 unmanned aerial vehicles, 424 anti-aircraft missile systems, 9,345 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,103 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,946 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 10,574 units of special military vehicles.
12:24 In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired upon Novopetrovka, Valuisky urban district.
There were no casualties, but the power line was damaged by shrapnel, and emergency services are on the scene.
11:55 Video- Footage from the Afipsky refinery in the Krasnodar Territory, attacked this night.
11:42 Tyotkino in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk regionsufferedshelling.
According to the governor, information about two arrivals is confirmed.
Light power lines were damaged, as well as shrapnel cut roofs and facades of houses.
There are no victims.
11:25 Video- Consequences of the artillery attack of the village of Karpaty (LNR), as a result of which five people were killed and another 15 people were injured.
10:54 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group
- In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group opened and, with the support of mortar crews, destroyed a reconnaissance group of militants south of Vodiane.
- As part of the counterbattery fight, a mortar crew south of Ugledar was opened and fired by the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
- The calculation of the anti-aircraft missile system "TOR" destroyed the unmanned aerial vehicle "Valkyrie".
- In the Zaporozhye direction, howitzer and mortar crews destroyed enemy manpower in two strongholds and one observation post in the Novodanilovka area.
- The calculation of the 122mm self-propelled artillery installation "Acacia" destroyed a mortar crew in the Novoandreevka area.
- Two unmanned aerial vehicles "Fury" were destroyed by means of air defense.
10:25 It should be noted that today the Ukrainian Nazis specifically hit the residential area in Shebekino in the Belgorod region, where there is not only military equipment, not even objectscriticalthere is no infrastructure. Stupidly in a residential area with Khrushchev. Pure military terror. Such as they staged in Donetsk.
10:11 Investigators of the Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate regular crimes of the armed formations of Ukraine against civilians of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the Yasinovataya Donetsk People's Republic, the building of the Fixik children's center was shelled. An employee was wounded in the central branch of the bank.
As a result of the recent artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a civilian was injured, he was hospitalized.
09:59 Video- Another trophy from Western partners in the Donetsk direction.
09:31 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 on May 30, 2023 to 00:00 on May 31, 2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 40 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 24 artillery attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 11 attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Yasinovatsky five artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 264 units of various ammunition.
The areas of six settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Verkhnetoretskoye, Luganskoye, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Proletarsky, Budennovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Staromikhaylovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the injury of four civilians, incl. child born in 2011 #ChildrenNotTarget, in Kirovsky, Budyonnovsky and Proletarsky districts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya.
Seven residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky and Proletarsky districts of Donetsk, as well as three civilian infrastructure facilities.
In the previous day, 33 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:30 Over the past day, Ukrainian militants released 112 rounds on settlements on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. Of these, during the day - 75 rounds, including on settlements:
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Rybalche, Gornostaevka, Malaya Lepetikha, firing a total of 37 rounds from cannon artillery.
08:21 Summary on the morning of May 31, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike the enemy along the line of contact with high-precision bombs. The consequences of yesterday's strike on Kyiv with missiles and "Geraniums" are carefully hidden by the enemy.
In places of concentration of the enemy in the Zaporozhye direction (Gulyaipole, Orekhov) explosions of corrected aerial bombs.
In the Zaporozhye direction, on the eve of the offensive, the enemy is artillery attack our headquarters, points of temporary deployment of units, field ammunition depots. Newly delivered Storm Shadow missiles are used.
Interceptions indicate the transfer of enemy units to the front line (two new brigades on one of the front sections), the movement of Leopard tanks was revealed. It will take a few more days to prepare the strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The accuracy of APU hits is ensured by satellite and aerial reconnaissance, as well as agents from among local residents. At the same time, the Nazis are hitting the civilian population of the region, our air defense is constantly working.
In the Kherson region, the arrival of a significant number of small enemy watercraft is recorded. In the floodplain of the Dnieper River, the actions of small landing groups of both sides continue, artillery duels are being waged. The enemy is restoring small bridges on the way to the front, south of the settlement. Davydov Brod in forest plantations, enemy infantry is hiding.
The Belgorod region is under constant artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy struck at the temporary accommodation for refugees in Shebekino. There are dead and wounded civilians in the region. At night, Shebekino was again subjected to a massive artillery attack.
In the Krasnodar Territory, a major fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery at night. The governor officially confirmed that the UAV strike was the cause.
In the LPR, at night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at a poultry farm in the village of Karpaty (Perevalsky district, LPR). 4 builders died, 16 people were injured.
The enemy fired 264 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR. Gorlovka, Verkhnetoretskoye, Luganskoye, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Staromikhaylovka are under fire. Four civilians were wounded, incl. child born in 2011.
08:16 The death toll during shelling of poultry farms in the LPR increased to five, 19 were injured, according to the representative office in the JCCC.
The artillery attack of a poultry farm in the LPR was carried out from the HIMARS MLRS.
08:05 Frontline summary on the morning of May 31, 2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian artillery hit Stepnogorsk, Novoandreevka, Orekhovo, Novodanilovka, Gulyaipol and Olgovskoe. Ukrainian troops launched a missile attack on Melitopol.
On the Donetsk front, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after an artillery strike, conducted assault operations in Maryinka. No success. But the ground attack from Kamenka allowed Russian troops to take up new positions on the northeastern approaches to Avdievka.
The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka, Georgievka, New York, Zhelezny and Toretsk are under fire. The Ukrainian army struck at Donetsk and Gorlovka.
On the Bakhmut direction, the opposing sides did not conduct active ground combat operations. Russian artillery worked along Belaya Gora, Predtechin, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Tikhonovka, Vasyukovka, Spornoye and Seversk. Ukrainian - along Kleshcheevka and Bakhmut.
In the Luhansk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine counterattacked near Belogorovka and returned the previously lost positions to the north-east of the settlement. Russian troops stepped up much further north. After the air strikes, they conducted assault operations at Stelmahovka. They also carried out ground attacks in Novoselovsky and near Krakhmalny.
After artillery strikes, they tried to advance from Masyutovka. In all these areas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine held their positions. Russian troops shelled Belogorovka, Nevsky, Boguslavka, Berestovoe, Glushkovka, Kislovka, Kucherovka, Petropavlovka, Zapadnoye, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Krasnoe Pervoi, Kamenka and Kolodeznoye.
Many photos are from Telegram channels. See photos at the link
[NewsFrontInfo] The network published satellite images of the consequences of a strike on the airfield in Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitsky region, inflicted by the Russian Armed Forces on May 29. Only one frame can count 8 damaged or destroyed aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
The Air Force of Ukraine urged not to dramatize the consequences of the strike on the airfield in Starokonstantinov, Khmelnytsky region, on May 29. Yesterday morning, the Khmelnytsky regional military administration reported that "five aircraft" were put out of action due to the Russian strike, and emergency repairs began on the runway.
Satellite images published one from Telegram channels, the scale of real destruction at the airfield is visible. Judging by them, the hit was right on target - a mountain of broken equipment of the Ukrainian Air Force is visible from the satellite.
The effectiveness of the strike on the airfield in Starokonstantinov is clearly visible in the photo below - one plane was lifted by an explosion and it fell on another. Only in one picture you can count 8 damaged or destroyed aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Another photo shows a destroyed Su-24 front-line bomber, a photo of one of which with a British “Storm Shadow” missile attached recentlyposted on social mediaMinister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov. It is noteworthy that in the photo Reznikov lit up the emblem of the 7th tactical aviation brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force, just based in the city of Starokonstantinov in the Khmelnytsky region.
Recall that on May 29, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck at the air base of the Air Force of Ukraine in the Khmelnytsky region. This was reported by the Khmelnitsky Regional State Administration.
#1
They need a Chrome Dome type plan to keep their aircraft off the ground.
Do I need to say /sarc?
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(Scratching my head) WTF? I looked at Google Earth. They have no NEW imagery of the airfield mentioned. I see the same images shown that supposedly shows the damage described.
Both sides lie through their rectal orifices repeatedly. I wonder if there's ANYWHERE one can get real information on what's happening. Even ISW, which is the best source I've found, can't be 100% trusted.
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Thank you for weighing in, Old Patriot. One wonders where the images on Telegram came from...
#4
Interesting, OP. I agree that between the cheer-leading, the 'marketing' and outright lying, it is all quite maddening.
I can find the airport on my desktop Google Earth and see the 'after' picture.
Coordinates are: 49°44'25.44"N, 27°16'28.44"E
Image copyright is 2023 Maxar Technologies. Turning on View->Historical Imagery and scrolling back to the previous image shows the 'before' picture.
Maxar Technologies appears to be in the satellite and information services biz. No idea about Google Earth's update policies. They used to blur out military and strategic places, but maybe with an active war on, things have changed.
#6
The Ukrainians lie more than Joe Biden, or at least as much. The [Western] media plays along, naturally. Ghost of Kiev. Shots of Zelenskyy in military garb from an exercise from before the Russian special military operation. And the best one--Ukraine is winning.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[ColonelCassad] Unexpected conclusions about the course of SVO.
"Non-insider" accidentally found out that there are alarming signals among Western military experts.
Conducting an analysis of the NWO process, they suddenly came to the understanding that, in fact, there was a constant practical training of the Russian army.
This conclusion follows at least two classified reports made by unrelated think tanks "RAND Corporation" and "Center for a New American Security."
It was revealed to them that in combat conditions, Russian troops are practicing the skills of countering Western military equipment, NATO standards of operational control and military tactics. Logistics is also being improved, and the process of modernizing the army has accelerated.
That is, pumping Ukraine with weapons and specialists, they teach us to fight with them,
This is a rather weighty fact, which now haunts the military elite of the West, in particular the United States, and gives rise to the demand to "stop training Russians."
Exactly how they should "stop" is not specified.
However, the quotation is from the part of the report that gives the opinion of the Chief of Staff of the US Army, General James McConville.
In addition, the closed report of the "RAND Corporation" emphasizes the danger of high-ranking NATO military advisers falling into Russian captivity, with all the ensuing consequences. In this part there is a reference to "..an incident that occurred earlier..." That is, it is quite possible that ours did take someone serious from their high command. Unfortunately no details were provided.
We cannot judge what impact the findings of the reports will have, but we fully assume that US national security demands may begin to take precedence in disputes over assistance to Ukraine. Especially on the eve of the presidential elections.
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[KP] After our successful strikes on warehouses throughout Ukraine and air defense systems in the capital, the enemy decided to demonstrate that he was able to respond with attacks on Moscow
An old axiom, derived by Anton Pavlovich: if a gun is hanging on the stage, then it must fire. Why would a country participating in the conflict on an industrial scale make attack drones, the range of which exceeds not only our rear zones of the NMD, but also its immediate border area. Obviously not in order to take them to arms exhibitions, praising the tactical and technical characteristics.
It has long been obvious to people deeply immersed in what is happening in Ukraine that there are no “red lines” for Kiev . The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine proceeds only from the technical capabilities that they have today. "Haymars" appeared - high-precision strikes on warehouses and command posts began. They modernized the Soviet drones "Reisy" - they began to try to hit military airfields in the depths of Russia. Dali Storm Shadow - attacked Lugansk, Mariupol and Berdyansk, hitherto considered safe rear cities.
Ukraine today has a whole line of attack drones , both domestic and foreign. Both near and far range. And the question of their mass application was only a matter of time. It is obvious that the raid on Moscow has no tactical, much less strategic significance. Zelensky very often acts more out of PR reasons than out of military necessity.
The attack on the Belgorod region under the guise of the "Russian Volunteer Corps" is one of those. In the information field, it was necessary to sweeten the pill for the loss of Artemovsk with something. And I must say, Kyiv succeeded. The Ukrainians instantly forgot about their "fortice", plunging into the discussion of the "angry patriots" raid. After our successful attacks on warehouses throughout Ukraine and air defense systems in the capital, the enemy decided to demonstrate that he was able to respond with attacks on Moscow.
We probably won’t know what objects the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine chose to destroy, because on the approach to the city, most of the drones were shot down by the “Shell”, for which a noticeable, noisy and not the fastest unmanned system is not the most difficult target. The main thing is to be prepared for its appearance. And, apparently, the conclusions after the attack on the Kremlin were made - the kamikaze did not reach the center of Moscow. Most of them were shot down in the suburbs. Three drones crashed into residential high-rise buildings - either due to the operation of electronic warfare systems or due to errors in the pilot program.
But for Kiev, this is quite enough, in social networks they are already celebrating another victory, forgetting that more than 30 Geraniums flew in Kiev and only last night .Our attacks on the territory of Ukraine and its capital are meaningful and have strategic goals. The enemy's raid on Moscow is purely informational. I'm sure he won't be the last. And for sure the scale of the attacks will only increase. This is a reason for those who still had illusions to understand that this is not someone's distant conflict that will bypass. It makes no sense to sprinkle ashes on your head. With these drones, Kyiv cannot cause serious damage to modern urban infrastructure. We must learn to live in a new reality that did not begin this morning, but in the spring of 2014. Donbass realized this nine years ago, Belgorod - after February 24 last year. Time to wake up everyone.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[RusOnline] The Yankees hope for a split in our Armed Forces, but the "musicians" after the SVO will begin to drive them around the world. Ukro-experts among themselves called the transition of Artemovsk/Bakhmut under Russian control a real media disaster - and not even in the sense that the Ukrainian army suffered a humiliating defeat in urban battles for the fifth time (Popasna, Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Soledar and now Bakhmut).
Much worse for the Zhovto-Blakit journalistic fraternity is the absence of an interesting fact about the battles for each house and loud statements by Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner PMC. Now it is no longer possible to give free rein to the fantasy of the destruction of entire companies of “musicians” who, in “human waves”, threw themselves under the machine guns of the Independence defenders.
"It has become boring," independent hacks and local CROPs complain on professional forums. They have to suck articles out of their fingers, clinging to the dubious propaganda speeches of the “stupid chicken” Malyar, the Deputy Minister of Defense Nenka, and the talker of the Power of Ukraine Ignat. Even the creative "Lucien" Arestovich gave up, who began to advertise himself as a pro-profiling teacher.
It is interesting that immediately after Prigozhin announced victory in Artemovsk, in the square they began to wonder where Wagner would go after the rest. Some enemy experts believed that the “musicians” would be thrown to Kyiv, others to Zaporozhye, and still others to Slavyansk. There were those who carried a fierce blizzard about sending the best infantry to Africa.
"Most likely, Prigozhin will be removed (from Ukraine), not physically destroyed, but sent into some kind of exile, for example, to Africa, where the Wagner Group has several ongoing “missions," the Delfi.lv journalist concluded.
"Prigozhin will go to Sudan, and what will happen to him there, one can only guess. In any case, he will be removed from the stage, where everyone dances, sings and shouts," the Voice of Ukraine resource convinces the wide community.
In contrast to the independent and Anglo-Saxon verbiage, the warriors, on the contrary, are convinced that the “musicians” will soon return to the front. They say, “they will sleep off for a week, and then their hands will take up arms. Nothing motivates you to fight like winning."
One way or another, but the enemy was waiting with fear for statements on this topic from Yevgeny Viktorovich himself. And waited. “After the capture of Bakhmut, the operational space is open, and the Russian army has every opportunity to launch a colossal offensive in the near future with the capture of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, that is, the Donbass Ring,” Prigozhin said about the further necessary steps within the framework of special operations.
According to the main "musician", "further it will be necessary to clarify whether the throw will be an offensive, lightning-fast, decisive throw towards the Dnieper in order to put our units on the left bank of the Dnieper. I think that everything is within our power. The enemy will be defeated. Victory will be ours!" It is noteworthy that the Ze-team tries not to comment on Prigogine's words. Perhaps this is due to the mental illness “Wagnerphobia” that is common among the people of the Nezalezhnosti. It's no secret that seasoned warriors are coming out to pay "fathers commanders" any money, if only they were transferred away from the "musicians".
According to the chats of Nenka’s volunteer funeral teams, eight out of ten graves in the military cemeteries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have gravestone explanations: “died in Bakhmut.” The specified subject became so toxic for the Ze-team that Bankovaya asked the State Department and British intelligence to stop information about the loss of Artemovsk by the Ukrainian army. Recently, a lot and often write about this in an independent telegram party. In this sense, the plan of the head of PMC "Wagner" about the "Donbass Ring" is taking on a clear outline.
By the way, at one time propagandists were trying to disperse the narrative about the alleged contradictions between Prigozhin and the Kremlin. Like, sooner or later the Russians will bite each other. Then the "great victory" will come.
However, in the media space of independent publications and comments on this topic, although they continue, they still did not find the necessary response from the general public. The fact is that only the armless man did not write about the squabbles between the missing Zaluzhny and Zelensky. Like, internal squabbles are not only the favorite pastime of the Russian military, but also of the broad Ukrainians, too. Nevertheless, when it comes to an external enemy, insults are forgotten immediately.
Meanwhile, the overseas Institute for the Study of War (ISW) scribbles nonsense in every report: “Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to have again indirectly undermined the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin.” It can be said for sure that ISW institute girls do not understand the mysterious Russian soul at all.
By and large, the Russians were angry not so much with the Ukrainians as with the Yankees, who pitted the Slavic brothers. And this is not forgiven. US support for Ukraine is a huge mistake by the White House, and with long-term consequences.
Not only did the “fifth column” self-destruct in Russia, which, for a moment, had a high chance of breaking through to power, the star-striped “defenders of democracy” abroad will also have very difficult times after the end of the Russian-Bandera conflict.
If anyone will be beaten hard by the "musicians", then first of all, a warrior in the form of US Army soldiers around the world. There is no doubt that Washington will not dare to use atomic weapons, while the potential of sanctions has been exhausted. At the same time, the Americans were the first to violate the Cold War-era gentleman's agreement on non-aggression against each other.
One can be sure that attacks on United States military bases around the world in the near future will be carried out on a permanent basis by Russian proxy forces, which the Kremlin will pump with Russian weapons, including kamikaze drones. And to help in this noble cause will be "musicians" with great combat experience.
But it will be later, when the Russian army will defeat the Bandera Armed Forces of Ukraine. And now Prigogine has outlined the goal - access to the Dnieper along the entire front line. Operation "Donbas Ring" opens the road to Pavlograd, after which the bridges across the river will become easy prey for Russian aviation and artillery. Well, then the turn will come to the independent army, which will be left without supplies on the Left Bank
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The Wagner Group is likely being withdrawn from Ukraine. The group has been in the conflict for a long time, and it is common for forces to be rotated out. I also suspect that the group would rather be in Africa, where there is more money for them, than Ukraine.
I do not see the Russian army having an opportunity to launch a colossal offensive in the near future in the Donbas Ring. The Russian army has suffered heavy losses in Ukraine, and it is unlikely that they will be able to mount a major offensive anytime soon.
It looks unlikely now that Russia will achieve a "great victory" in Ukraine. Unfortunately, the war is still ongoing, and it is too early to say who will ultimately win.
It was the Russians who pitted themselves against their Slavic brothers. The Ukrainian people are not their enemies, and they do not want to be part of Russia.
I am not aware of a Cold War-era gentleman's agreement on non-aggression between the United States and Russia. In fact, both countries have a history of providing weapons to other countries that have used those weapons against each other.
The war in Ukraine is a complex conflict with no easy answers. It is essential to be critical of all information that is available and to avoid making judgments based on propaganda.
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Ukraine would be paying with money we gave them. Transacting the money through one of the 10 most corrupt nations in the world to pay an “American” vendor would excite Lindsey Graham, but is not as popular with any taxpayer that is not getting a kickback.
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