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...No, that won't make things worse, not at all.
One good thing, though - IIRC, nations who are signatories to the ICC are supposed to apprehend people with ICC warrants on sight. Now, quite honestly, I don't think Volodya will leave Russia again in this life, but if he does no nation on Earth is going to be stupid enough to try and enforce that warrant...which will pretty much make clear just how fictional the ICC's authority is.
[Breitbart] Former President Donald Trump, who is running for re-election in 2024, on Thursday released a video statement calling for "peace without delay" in Ukraine and for ending the "entire globalist Neo-Con establishment."
"Every day this proxy battle in Ukraine continues, we risk global war. We must be absolutely clear that our objective is to IMMEDIATELY have a total cessation of hostilities. All shooting has to stop. This is the central issue. We need PEACE without delay," he said in the video, according to a transcript.
His remarks expanded on those he recently gave to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who posed six questions about Ukraine to the top declared and potential Republican 2024 presidential contenders.
In the video, Trump slammed President Joe Biden’s leadership, saying, "We have never been closer to World War III than we are today under Joe Biden."
"A global conflict between nuclear-armed powers would mean death and destruction on a scale unmatched in human history. It would be nuclear Armageddon. NOTHING is more important than avoiding that nightmare. We will avoid it. But we need new leadership," he said.
Trump also called for the dismantlement of the "entire globalist Neo-Con establishment that is perpetually dragging us into endless wars, pretending to fight for freedom and democracy abroad, while they turn us into a third-world country and a third-world dictatorship right here at home."
"The State Department, the defense bureaucracy, the intelligence services, and all the rest need to be completely overhauled and reconstituted to fire the Deep Staters and put America First. We have to put America First," he said.
Trump also called for "fundamentally reevaluating NATO’s purpose and NATO’s mission."
[An Nahar] Poland's president said Thursday that his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... member to fulfill the Ukrainian government's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes.
President Andrzej Duda said Poland would hand over four of the Soviet-made warplanes "within the next few days" and that the rest needed servicing and would be supplied later. The Polish word he used to describe their number can mean between 11 and 19.
"They are in the last years of their functioning but they are in good working condition," Duda said of the aircraft.
Duda did not say whether other countries would be making the same move, although Slovakia has said it would send its disused MiGs to Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Polish government front man Piotr Mueller said some other countries with MiGs also had pledged them to Kyiv, but he did not name them.
While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for Western supporters to share fighter jets, NATO allies have expressed hesitancy.
Before Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine had several dozen MiG-29s it inherited in the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it's unclear how many of them remain in service after more than a year of fighting.
The debate over whether to provide non-NATO country Ukraine with fighter jets was initiated over a year ago, but NATO has been wary of making the war escalate.
Duda made the announcement during a joint news conference in Warsaw with the visiting Czech president, Petr Pavel.
Duda said Poland's air force would replace the planes it gives to Ukraine with South Korea-made FA-50 fighters and American-made F-35s.
Poland was also the first NATO nation to hand German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, last month.
Poland is a crucial ally in the Ukraine crisis. It is hosting thousands of American troops and is taking in more people fleeing the war in Ukraine than any other nation, in the midst of the largest European refugee crisis in decades.
It has suffered invasions and occupations by Russia for centuries and still fears Russia despite being a member of NATO.
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[Vesti] March 16 is the 386th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
08:00 . Donetsk region. On March 15, the Russians killed 1 inhabitant of Bakhmut. Another 11 people in the area were injured.
Kherson region. The Russians attacked the peaceful settlements of the region 88 times - they fired 413 shells from mortars, MLRS, artillery, tanks, UAVs and infantry fighting vehicles. Three people were injured of varying severity.
Kharkov region. During the day, the Russians shelled Kharkov and the border settlements of the Chuguevsky, Kupyansky, Kharkov and Bogodukhovsky regions. In Kharkov, as a result of a S-300 missile strike, an educational institution was damaged, several cars were damaged, and windows in a residential multi-storey building were shattered. No casualties.
09:30 . Explosions in Sumy and Kherson regions.
10:00 a.m. There are 20 ships and many units of the Russian auxiliary fleet in the Black Sea. According to Natalia Gumenyuk, press secretary of OK Yug, all the ships are dispersed, so the Russians may be trying to find the wreckage of an American drone. Among the ships also remain 4 carriers of Caliber cruise missiles with a possible salvo of 28 missiles.
11:00 am . Kyiv. Prime Minister of Latvia Krisjanis Karins arrived in Ukraine on a visit.
Donetsk region. During the day, the Russians conducted intense fire on Konstantinovka from "Tornado-S" and "Hurricanes" - Six people were injured, a school, five high-rise buildings, 20 private houses and 11 civilian cars were damaged.
13:00 . Russia has withdrawn 21 warships to the Black Sea. Five of them carry a total of 32 Kalibr missiles.
14:00 . In the coming days, Poland will transfer four MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine, the remaining aircraft are being serviced and prepared for delivery, said Polish President Duda.
15:00 . Donetsk region. "Bavovna" in the village of Maloyanisol, Mariupol region. Locals report fire and detonation. Minus one warehouse of Russians, said the Mariupol City Council.
16:00 . Ukraine has already received AMX-10 RC armored vehicles from France, which are called wheeled tanks. Some of them have already been sent to the front lines, French Defense Minister Lecornu said. He did not name the number of delivered equipment.
17:00 . Germany gave Ukraine a new package of military aid. It included, in particular, 155mm shells, ammunition for the MARS II MLRS, pistols, generators, tents, and more. They also plan to transfer missiles for Iris-T air defense systems.
17:45 . A photo of the consequences of a drone strike on Kherson was published by Governor Prokudin. According to him, one of the medical institutions of the city was damaged, vehicles and nearby buildings were also damaged.
18:18 . Poland uncovered a spy network operating in the country, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak confirmed. Polish special services have detained 9 people suspected of spying for the Russian Federation. According to journalists, the group planned sabotage activities.
18:48 . The likelihood of missile strikes throughout Ukraine remains high. This is reported by the General Staff.
19:10 . Aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day delivered 7 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the RF Armed Forces. The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
19:38 . Ukraine's partners are discussing the transfer of fighter jets - Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen.
20:34 . Six people were injured as a result of another shelling of Konstantinovka - the governor of the Donetsk region Pavel Kirilenko. According to him, the city was hit by cluster munitions from Hurricanes, at least 19 houses, a school and an enterprise were damaged to varying degrees.
21:13 . The UN commission to investigate the crimes of the Russian Federation found no evidence of genocide in Ukraine.
21:35 . In Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region, enemy tugboats transported a Russian self-propelled barge loaded with stolen wheat from the seaport waters.
22:03 . Next time, the Russian Federation may hit government buildings, and also try to provoke an environmental catastrophe, - Yuri Ignat, speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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[Korrespondent] 22:23 Negotiations on a possible conversation between Zelensky and Xi Jinping are ongoing - it is too early to say whether it will take place, Podolyak said.
21:34 Ukraine has been asking its Western allies for fighter jets for a long time. After his tour of European countries in February, Zelensky said that there was good news on fighter jets, but he didn’t want to “prepare the Russian Federation” yet. Only now no one has handed over the planes to us. However, it seems that Ukraine is already very close to this moment. More details - in the material Aircraft will be .
20:56 During 2022, several Chinese companies, including one associated with the Chinese authorities, sent a thousand assault rifles and other equipment that can be used for military purposes to Russian enterprises. In particular, we are talking about parts of drones and body armor, writes Politico with reference to customs data. Thus, in June 2022, one of the largest state defense contractors in China, China North Industries Group, sent CQ-A rifles to the Russian company Techkrim, which cooperates with the Russian Armed Forces.
19:41 The Russians fired on Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, six people were injured, among them a foreign volunteer, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko. The enemy hit the city twice this afternoon with Hurricanes with cluster munitions. At least 19 houses, a school and an enterprise were damaged to varying degrees.
19:28 Austria has joined the coalition of countries working on the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Kuleba said. It became the 33rd country to join the group.
19:11 The United States plans to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine in the coming days, said John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.
18:35 Sweden will give Ukraine eight wheeled 155-mm Archer howitzers, Defense Minister Paul Johnson said.
17:59 Zelensky reported on a "good conversation" with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: "Informed about the situation at the front, the defense of Bakhmut. We exchanged views on recent international events. As always, there are concrete results in strengthening defense and economic support for Ukraine."
17:37 The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry into violations in Ukraine published a report on war crimes of the Russian military in Ukraine. Among the war crimes of the Russians are deliberate killings, torture, rape, deportation, attacks on energy infrastructure.
At the same time, the head of the commission, Eric Mjose, said that experts did not find evidence of genocide: "We did not find that there was a genocide in Ukraine ... There are some aspects that may raise questions about a possible genocide."
17:19 Russia is trying to find the wreckage of an American UAV. And in the USA they say that they removed the software and there is nothing of value in them anymore. For more details, see the article Why the Russian Federation is looking for a US drone .
17:08 Israel is limited in providing assistance to Ukraine due to agreements with Russia on Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "I must say quite frankly that we have a difficult situation in Israel." He recalled that a few years ago, Israel entered into an agreement with Russia to resist Iran's attempts to "open a third front" against the country from Syria.
At the same time, Netanyahu confirmed that Israel will help Ukraine create a high-tech civilian air threat warning system.
16:46 Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas announced the provision of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. It will include, inter alia, 155 mm ammunition, vehicles and military rations. The total cost of military support will soon reach 450 million euros.
16:43 Russia is trying to negotiate military assistance with the countries of the Middle East and Africa, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky: "Russia has begun to experience a shortage of ammunition, and we know for sure that they are actively working with Iran. Yes, indeed, negotiations are underway with Myanmar, the countries of the African continent, the Middle East. They have now sent their delegations to the Ministry of Defense, the Foreign Intelligence Service, other departments and ministries in order to get as much ammunition and other weapons for themselves as possible."
According to him, Iran remains the main military partner of the Russian Federation, which supplies it with ammunition and drones. The matter has not yet reached the delivery of ballistic missiles. In response, Iran expects new weapons, nuclear energy technologies and missile programs from Russia.
16:38 Kuleba said that he had a telephone conversation with State Counselor and Foreign Minister of China Qin Gan, "discussed the meaning of the principle of territorial integrity" and the Ukrainian formula for peace.
16:24 In the Mariupol region, in the village. Maloyanisol is on fire and detonates the composition of the occupiers, which they formed over the past weeks, Piotr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said.
16:02 AMX 10-RC wheeled tanks "just" arrived from France to Ukraine, Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu said and added that "some have already left for the front line."
15:51 Germany handed over to Ukraine another package of military assistance, which included, in particular, 5,000 155 mm artillery shells, MARS II multiple rocket launchers, 155 mm precision-guided munitions, etc., the German government said.
15:27 In the Shirokovskaya community of the Bashtansky district of the Nikolaev region in recent days, a milk truck and a GAZ truck were blown up on mines, reported in the State Emergency Service. Three people received minor injuries.
15:03 Kuleba said that he had discussed with Blinken the Ukrainian formula for peace and ways to speed up the delivery of artillery ammunition.
14:56 Estonia will give Ukraine another package of military assistance in the amount of 494 thousand euros, the country's Ministry of Defense announced. It will be aimed at equipping special forces and snipers. The package will include, inter alia, semi-automatic rifles, sniper rifles, optical sights, binoculars, ammunition, personal and special equipment, patrol boats and thermal imagers, as well as medical equipment.
14:21 Poland will hand over four MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in the coming days , President Andrzej Duda said.
14:19 Estonia offers the European Union to develop a new package of anti-Russian sanctions, in which one of the main places is to reduce revenues through energy supplies, said Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu. In particular, according to him, Estonia proposes to significantly lower the price ceiling for crude oil and reduce Russia's ability to export its oil by sea. Estonia also intends to propose to the EU to ban the transit of sanctioned goods altogether in order to avoid sanctions evasion.
13:58 Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat told what missiles can and cannot be shot down by Ukrainian air defense. Can crash:
Caliber (3M14) - sea-based cruise missile (which the enemy attacks from the Black Sea),
13:35 In Russian Rostov-on-Don, a large-scale fire broke out in the building of the border service of the FSB. The authorities of the Rostov region said that the cause of the fire in the "utility premises" of the FSB border guard was allegedly a wiring short circuit. However, local residents claim that an explosion was heard before the fire . Nearby residents were evacuated. One person died and two were injured in the fire, emergency services said.
13:19 Scholz said that he expects further steps from the EU summit next week on the supply of ammunition to Ukraine. According to him, Germany is ready "to open its procurement projects to other member states." The Chancellor also assured that Germany would continue to support Ukraine "politically, financially, humanitarianly and with weapons ... as long as necessary."
12:44 In the occupied Genichesk and the region, the Russian military are conducting round-ups and searches of local residents. People are being intimidated into getting Russian passports. Employees of the "migration services" take fingerprints, check phones and take pictures of local residents in full face, profile and full growth, said Vladislav Nazarov, a representative of OK Pivden.
In turn, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that the Russian occupiers continue to massively steal property from state institutions and enterprises and housing of the civilian population in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. So, last week in the settlements of Razdolnoye, Kalanchak, Novaya Zburyevka and Golaya Pristan of the Kherson region, under the pretext of allegedly carrying out anti-terrorist measures, the occupiers searched the houses of local residents, including those abandoned by the owners.
After such measures, Russian servicemen usually tried to purchase food and alcohol in local stores, offering sellers to pay with stolen small household appliances, dishes, laptops and smartphones. And more dimensional things - refrigerators, washing machines, TVs, etc. the occupiers were taken out by military trucks, which delivered ammunition.
12:39 The Pentagon gave reporters a video of an attack by a Russian Su-27 fighter on an MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance drone. It shows how the plane dumps fuel on the drone, after which the Reaper begins to have communication problems.
12:30 The Russian army has lost at least 15 T-90M main battle tanks in Ukraine, Andrei Rudyk, a representative of the Center for Research on Captured and Advanced Weapons and Military Equipment of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said. According to him, the "invincibility" and "perfection" of the T-90M turned out to be a myth.
12:21 The energy system of Ukraine is working stably, in sync with Europe, Ukrenergo reported. The power plants produce enough electricity to cover consumption, however, due to significant damage to networks by Russian shelling, restrictions are applied in the Zhytomyr, Kyiv regions and Kyiv.
11:49 In the Russian Khabarovsk, a military court sentenced the corporal of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Danil Frolkin, who previously confessed to the murder of a civilian in Ukraine and looting. He was sentenced to five and a half years in a penal colony on probation under an article about spreading "fakes" about the Russian army.
11:26 On the night of March 11, Ukrainian defenders shot down a modernized Chinese Mugin-5 drone in the Donetsk region from AK-47 assault rifles, CNN reports. Some tech bloggers are calling Mugin-5 the "Alibaba drone" because they can be bought for $15,000 on Chinese sites including Alibaba and Taobao. Mugin Limited confirmed to CNN that it was their drone, calling the incident "very sad". Experts believe that the drone has been upgraded - this is evidenced by a bomb trigger made from 3D printed components.
11:08 In the Czech Republic, the courts have already convicted nine people for approving Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office said. Of the nine convictions, all but one ended with suspended sentences or fines. And one Czech activist convicted of posting hate speech against Ukrainians on social media received a nine-month prison sentence.
In addition, 58 individuals were charged with endorsing Russia's aggression, and criminal investigations were launched in 90 cases.
11:05 Russian media write about the mass distribution of subpoenas. According to Astra, residents of 33 regions of the Russian Federation have already received the summons.
11:02 Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Karins arrived in Kyiv on a visit. He stated that "Ukrainian victory is of decisive importance for a free Europe."
Many of the nations of the Former Soviet Union have built up three quarters of century worth of resentment for tyranny and misrule. Now Putin’s Russia is reaping the result, exacerbated by recent talk of reconquering former territories. All Russia had to do was not say it aloud, or make a few diplomatic gestures, and the countries of Russia’s European periphery would have stayed neutral.
10:59 The Russians have significantly increased the number of attacks on the Lugansk front, Sergei Gaidai said. At the same time, the Defense Forces have disrupted the logistics of the occupiers in recent days, and now they have problems with the delivery of ammunition to the positions. However, this is not an "artillery hunger," Gaidai specified.
He also stressed that the enemy was not successful in the Luhansk region, an attempt to break through in Belogorovka and in the Kremensk direction ended in losses for the Russians. Gaidai said that the Buryats, who had not been seen for a long time, had reappeared on the Lugansk front.
10:48 The speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat, said in an interview with Channel 24 that government buildings could become priority targets for future Russian missile attacks: “They can fire at anything. Their priority targets are government buildings, buildings of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense. there are, as they call them there, "decision centers".
At the same time, he clarified that government buildings are located not only in Kyiv, and recalled the attacks on the Kharkiv and Nikolaev Regional State Administrations. In addition, according to Ignat, the goals of the Russian Federation remain energy and transport infrastructure, hydraulic structures, and treatment facilities. “Therefore, you can expect anything from them. You just need to be ready and destroy everything that flies at us. And people should adhere to safety recommendations,” Ignat emphasized.
10:36 France was accused of slowing down the EU plan to replenish ammunition stocks for Ukraine, writes The Telegraph. In particular, Paris requires that shells be produced within the European Union. Critics of the French demands warn that it could slow support for Ukraine, as manufacturing capacity could be readily available outside the EU. The final agreement should be signed in March at the summit in Brussels.
10:15 During the cleansing of positions in the Bakhmut region of the Donetsk region, where there were Russian soldiers, the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine found a captured brother-in-law in the basement of one of the houses. It turned out to be a serviceman Alexei Gordeev. Alexei was wounded, and was in the basement with the bodies of his dead colleagues. The incredible story of the salvation of the Ukrainian defender - in the material 42 days without food .
09:54 British intelligence reports that over the past week, Russian attempts to storm Ugledar have almost certainly slowed down, and the only notable tactical success of the Russian Federation in recent times has been achieved in the Bakhmut sector. The RF slowdown in Ugledar comes after repeated, extremely costly failed attacks over the previous three months, according to analysts.
One of the factors that contributed to the heavy losses of the Russian Federation in this sector was the successful introduction by Ukraine of remote anti-tank mines RAAM - a special artillery projectile that scatters anti-tank mines at a distance of up to 17 km from a combat unit. Intelligence notes that in some cases, Ukraine has planted mines behind advancing Russian units, causing confusion as they attempted to retreat.
Analysts speculate that the RF Ministry of Defense was aggressively seeking to seize Vugledar in part because of competition with the achievements of PMC Wagner in the Bakhmut area.
09:48 In the Black Sea, atypical activity of Russians is recorded - the enemy has withdrawn 20 ships and many units of the auxiliary fleet, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said. Presumably, the ships are there to collect the remains of a downed American drone.
09:17 A year ago, Russia dropped a super-powerful bomb on the Drama Theater in the center of Mariupol, where hundreds of people were hiding. Near the building was the inscription "Children", which was impossible not to notice.
09:14 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Bakhmut), 11 more people were injured. In the Kherson region, three people were injured per day, according to the OVA.
09:12 The Russian occupiers have officially admitted that they destroyed Popasnaya and do not plan to restore it, Luhansk OVA reports. In particular, the "LNR" put into effect "laws" "on the administrative-territorial structure" and "on the formation of urban and municipal districts on the territory of the "LNR". 11 urban and 17 municipal districts (districts) have been approved. Popasna is not on any of the lists.
08:50 The United States is rapidly preparing Ukraine for a spring counteroffensive, writes Politico. In particular, Defense Minister Lloyd Austin said after the Ramstein meeting that "Ukraine cannot waste time." The Americans expect the spring offensive to begin in May.
Kyiv has not yet decided on a strategy, officials say, but there are two options: move south through Kherson into Crimea, or move east from its northern position and then south, cutting off the Russian land corridor. According to US officials, the first option is not realistic, since Russia has dug in its defenses on the eastern bank of the Dnieper. The second option is more likely, officials say.
08:37 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 16.
personnel - about 162,560 (+1040) people liquidated,
tanks - 3504 (+12),
armored combat vehicles - 6810 (+11),
artillery systems - 2539 (+11),
MLRS - 503 (+1),
air defense systems - 265 (+3),
aircraft - 305 (+1),
helicopters - 289 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2145 (+13),
cruise missiles - 907 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5394 (+17),
special equipment - 257 (+0).
08:16 The Russians are concentrating their main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Shakhtyorsky directions. Over the past day, the enemy launched more than 75 attacks in the indicated directions, the General Staff reported in the morning report .
06:24 The German concern Rheinmetall has already prepared the concept of a tank plant in Ukraine, it was submitted for consideration to the German government, said the general director of the concern Armin Papperger. He added that in order to start construction, the Ukrainian government also needs to make such a decision.
According to Papperger, the plant's capacity will not belong to Rheinmetall - the company will rent the premises. Also, the concern will not finance the construction - this should be done by Ukraine or another state that will provide assistance to Ukraine. Papperger added that construction could begin during the war or after it ends - the final word in this matter will be with Kiev.
05:22 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that the pace of the Russian offensive has decreased compared to previous weeks, and now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have the opportunity to regain the initiative.
Analysts say the Russian offensive in the Luhansk region is approaching, if not already culminating, despite the fact that Moscow has deployed the majority of at least three divisions to the Svatovo-Kremennaya line. At the same time, over the past week, the Russians have achieved only minimal tactical success in the Lugansk region, while the Ukrainians managed to launch counterattacks and return some territories in the region.
ISW specialists also emphasize that in the past few days a noticeable decrease in the number of attacks in and around Bakhmut has been recorded. In their opinion, the Russian offensive on Bakhmut is approaching its culmination more and more.
02:30 Biden told Ursula von der Leyen that Washington does not want to further reduce the price ceiling for Russian oil - the G7 countries intend to maintain the upper price limit at $60 per barrel, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing sources. US Treasury officials said the price-cutting plan is achieving its goals: keeping Russian oil available on world markets and reducing the Kremlin's revenue from its sales.
02:07 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Damascus recognizes the "new borders" of Russia with the annexed "LDNR", Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. According to him, "the clear and decisive position of Syria on this issue is based on historical facts."
01:46 Since May last year, in the battles for Bakhmut, the Russian regular army and PMC Wagner have lost from 20 to 30 thousand people killed and wounded, said Ian Stubbs, senior military adviser to the British delegation to the OSCE. "These are huge human losses with a total advance of about 25 km ... For every kilometer traveled, more than 800 Russian servicemen are killed or wounded, most of whom are Wagner militants," he stressed.
Stubbs added that Russia appears to be running out of missiles, and the issue of providing Russian troops with equipment is also acute. In addition, he noted that the Russian military command demonstrates a striking lack of competence and squanders strategic resources for the sake of small tactical victories.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:07 New drops from the copter of the Sparta battalion -video. 20:10 Ukrainian soldiers are very lucky and they are happy about it -video.
20:05 Artillery of the 5th Guards Tatsinsky Tank Brigade from Buryatia destroyed the Ukrainian 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad" near Ugledar -video
19:33 FSB officers of Russia in the Belgorod regionstoppeda channel for the smuggling of weapons and ammunition from the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine.
This is one of the most dangerous factors accompanying an armed conflict - the penetration of weapons and ammunition into the rear for terrorist attacks, robberies and other crimes.
18:49 And here's another -video
Scot, brought up on the glorification of the Nazis and tales of the great usraine, uses the Koran for kindling and calls it a "chump book".
Muslims fighting for 404, your turn
18:14 Mayor of Konotop (Sumy region)informs that the Russian army delivered an accurate blow to the location of the local territorial defense.
According to preliminary information, nine Teroboronists were liquidated, 12 were wounded.
17:55 Ukraine from the word "steal"- all the best to the soldiers
An invoice for the supply of provisions for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was leaked to the network. The Zelensky regime does not skimp on its militants. A certain TOV "AKTIV COMPANY" manages to sell vegetables and fruits to military personnel at, to put it mildly, inflated prices.
Below are the prices of a limited liability company with price tags in Silpo.
• Beets - UAH 18.40 per kg (in Silpo UAH 7.9 per kg);
• White cabbage – UAH 22.08 per kg (in Silpo UAH 21.9 per kg);
• Potatoes – UAH 14.23 per kg (in Silpo UAH 7.5 per kg);
• Garlic - 120 UAH per kg (in Silpo 102 UAH per kg);
• Orange - 82 UAH per kg (in Silpo 65 UAH per kg);
• Lemon - 81 UAH per kg (in Silpo 53 UAH per kg);
• Apple - 51 UAH per kg (in Silpo 33 UAH per kg).
Firstly, Silpo is one of the most expensive stores in Ukraine. Secondly, for the needs of the armed forces, supplies are of a large-scale wholesale nature, and, accordingly, prices should initially be lower than in retail sales.
Members of the political Ukrainian sect sincerely believe that “Ukraine comes from the word “steal”.
And the theft from the budget itself is not a crime, but the meaning of the existence of the entire current Ukrainian state of a gang of drug addicts and Nazis.
16:58Ukrainians arrested Kharkiv citizen, and now they threaten his daughter, but his arms are short.
A fantastic story from the SBU that “a 61-year-old production designer of one of the Kharkiv TV channels drew original layouts of postcards with the image of the letter “Z” and the Russian flag at home. Then he sent the postcards he made to his daughter, who lives in Moscow, and she turned to the President of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with a proposal to distribute her father's postcards among the personnel of the RF Armed Forces and illegal armed groups of the "LPR", "DPR" in order to "support them fighting spirit."
A twisted plot. In fact, this story had to be invented in order to punish a man for filming the aftermath of shelling of residential areas of Kharkov. In the photo and video, it was clear from which side the shelling was carried out. And they were conducted from the Ukrainian side.
The man has already been sentenced to 10 years in prison, and now they are going to put his daughter, who lives in Moscow, on the wanted list.
16:49 Crews of attack helicopters Ka-52 of the army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces on the way to the destruction of the Nazis -video
15:57 Ukrainian media resources have started to distribute photo of a document that may well be a fake. However, the events of recent months make us think that this is true. We are talking about a planned ban on leaving the country for minors under the age of 15 years.
The document speaks of exceptions - departure will be allowed for those who go abroad to study or be treated. But there have already been reports on the network that students are also not being given the opportunity to leave Ukraine.
The Kyiv Nazis are seriously concerned about the dwindling human resources - soon there will be no one to fight for them at all.
15:10 Ours covered the Nazis' stronghold. After the crests woke up after the sledgehammer, they tried to escape, but they didn’t succeed either -video
14:43 The main thing from the new briefing Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
Russian troops destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction during the day;
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 275 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 60 military Armed Forces of Ukraine, four tanks and the M777 artillery system in a day in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;
Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter in the LPR;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost over 100 servicemen and 6 pieces of equipment in the Krasnolimansk direction in a day;
The RF Armed Forces hit the command post of the Armed Forces brigade, destroyed two air defense systems and a US-made counter-battery radar;
Air defense systems of the Russian Federation intercepted 8 shells of MLRS HIMARS and Uragan, destroyed nine UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed over 35 soldiers and a 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction.
14:02 Headquarters games were held in the Azov* regiment even before 2022, where scenarios for an attack on the DPR and an exit to the Rostov region were worked out, said Petty Officer Artyom Stupnitsky, who served in the regiment -video
13:37 What can I say? Ukrainian pig -video
A marauder who steals from his own population. I wonder what did not get on the record from the phone of his “sister brother?”
13:00 14 March Wagners in Artemovsk eliminated a platoon commander of the nationalist assault battalion "Azov" of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine Valentin Krinitsky.
12:39 A video of the Mariupol theater, which was blown up by the Nazis from Azov, is being circulated in Ukrainian public pages exactly a year ago.
It is striking that the video, filmed in advance before the destruction, surprisingly exactly matches the angle and trajectory of the shooting with the video filmed after. It seems that the one who filmed the theater "before" knew what would happen "after."
According to the same scheme, in 2014, on the Maidan, the Right-wingers killed Ukrainian activist Sergei Nigoyan, who, shortly before his death, was asked to read the sad poems of Taras Shevchenko on camera, and after that they edited a lot of propaganda stories from two videos.
One scenario, one approach.
12:04 Tonight in the area of n.p. In Chernobaevka, an artillery strike was inflicted on the position of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result of which a 122-mm gun was destroyed. D-30 howitzer with artillery crew, 4 – military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went to the “Bandera”; 3 - seriously injured
11:58 APU militants throw their positions under the onslaught of the "Brave"
The assault groups of the "Center" grouping destroyed the strongholds of the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 25th Air Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Limansky direction and forced the "host of great ukrov" to retreat. During a fire engagement on the air, the brigade commander set the task of retreating, and the battalion commanders of leaving the dead and wounded, calling them 2-6-6 and 2-6-0.
11:55 The former vocalist of the group from Zhytomyr, who served in the Azov regiment, killed a man during the fighting in Mariupol, suspecting that he was correcting the fire of the Russian military -video
He was not even stopped by the fact that the suspect turned out to be a colleague in the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine - a musician in a military orchestra.
11:00 Nazis captured Kharkiv continue to methodically erase the memory of those who fought against the ideological inspirers of Bandera.
Memorial plaques to the Soviet military were removed in Kharkov. Commemorative signs were placed on the wall of the KHEMZ House of Culture near the Defenders of Ukraine metro station.
They were installed in honor of the Soviet military, the heroes of the Soviet Union Kuzma Bilokon, Pyotr Pokryshev and Pavel Semenyaka, who were also employees of the Sickle and Hammer and KhEMZ enterprises.
10:58 More caches of ammunition revealed in our region
- In Preobrazhenka, the police found a cache in an underground warehouse. 136 artillery shells of various calibers and 170 head contact fuses were seized from it.
- Not far from Chaplinka, investigators found an artillery shell, four mortar mines, four artillery fuses and a cluster-fragmentation fragment from a MLRS.
- In Vodoslavka, in the house of a local resident, six underbarrel grenades, six signal rockets and 1,670 rounds of ammunition were found and seized.
10:29 Footage from Bakhmut. The Nazis on a raft evacuate their wounded across the Bakhmutka River -video
There is only one question, why was the bridge blown up?! Well, pure morons...
10:28 A civilian drone converted by Ukrainians for military needs and intercepted by fighters of a separate special-purpose assault detachment "Crimea" in the Zaporozhye direction -video
There was your "bird" - it has become ours!
10:09 Air Raid announced throughout Ukraine
10:07 Politico edition citing sources in the US government informs about the death of at least 100,000 Ukrainian servicemen since the beginning of the NWO.
09:30 The result of a direct hit from a tank on the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who had taken refuge in the building -video
09:17 Selected groups of the Kyiv regime suffer losses near Bakhmut:
Anatoly Shinkarenko (battalion "Aidar") - liquidated on March 11
Josip Shtrempel (DUK "Right Sector") - liquidated on March 15
Oleksandr Levnuch (Azov Regiment) – liquidated on March 7
09:14 The situation in the zone of responsibility of the group "South" -video
In the area of the settlement of Marinka, crews of 152mm howitzers "Msta-B" during the counterbattery fight destroyed the firing positions of 122mm self-propelled artillery installations "Gvozdika", as well as a field depot with ammunition of nationalists.
In the Avdievka direction, servicemen of the 1st Army Corps, using reconnaissance equipment and thermal imagers, identified a temporary location for the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The coordinates were promptly transferred to the command post, and the targets were destroyed by the strikes of army aviation helicopters.
08:11 Ukrainian Nazis cut fat on the Koran, which they seized at the front -video
08:05 The collective West started the third world war, which is waged by the hands of the Nazis in Ukraine in the format of a proxy war and by the hands of terrorists in Syria, but modern weapons, especially nuclear ones, do not allow the confrontation to develop into the traditional format of a world war, Assad said in an interview with RIA Novosti —video
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:00 New Ukrainian prisoners of war appear during the advance in the Pvdeevka direction. As usual, these are overtaken Ukrainians-mobiks -video. 21:43 On March 10, mobilized private Oleksandr Maltsev, born in 1975, having got into the Kremennaya area as part of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Army, single-handedly took the Ukrainian trench, eliminating three Ukrainian servicemen and capturing two. These are the Russian "mobiles" -video.
Unfortunately, on March 13, he died in battle. Now documents are being prepared for awarding Alexander Viktorovich with the Star of the Hero of Russia.
New Russia is giving birth to new heroes. New Matrosovs, Gastello, Young Guards. New sailors Koshki, Minin and Pozharsky.
21:42 The destruction of a rather rare Ukrainian armored medical vehicle BMM-70 was published by war correspondent Kots -video.
21:08 Damaged cars and a destroyed BTR-4E on the Chasov Yar-Bakhmut highway -video.
21:05 25th Separate Air Mobile Brigade tried to attack in the Chervonopopovka area, but came out, as some Ukrainians like to talk boorishly about Russian troops, a meat assault, which is characteristic of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
20:55A Wagner operator showed his MTs-556 7.62 caliber rifle. The fighter praises the weapon -video.
20:30 The Russian army destroys the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the attack near Orekhov on the Zaporozhye front. Reconnaissance has revealed the positions of the enemy in the landings, directs and corrects artillery -video.
It is noteworthy that in order to mislead our military, the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote “ZOV” on the wings.
19:30 Wagner PMC fighters in the background padded them a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Specifically, this "nosy" brought a lot of problems to the guys during the assault on the gypsum plant in Bakhmut, but they were able to knock him out with an RPG.
19:28 Video. Vladimir Putin joked about banned organizations:
- Let someone else ask a question, there is also the right sector.
- "Right Sector" is not with us.
19:00 Artillery of the 2nd Army Corps is working on targets in the Kreminnaya area -video.
18:45 Wagner training base -video.
18:33 Artillery of the 5th Tank Brigade destroyed the Ukrainian 122mm BM-21 Grad in the Ugledar direction -video.
18:00 Beaten vehicles of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade (from Kharkov) in the Bakhmut direction -video.
17:55 Likereportofficers of the 46th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there are heavy losses in the personnel, there are practically no servicemen with experience left, there is a high percentage of deserters.
17:10 Russian paratroopers in the Limansky direction and BMD-4M.
16:45 Tests of the FPV kamikaze drone by the Russian side, namely the volunteer Rokot Center -video.
16:15 United Nations admitted it is a war crime that Ukrainian soldiers shoot Russian prisoners of war.
15:30 New day. New Lancet. Three axes left the chat -video.
14:46 The last road to Artemovsk (Bakhmut) —video.
14:35 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (03/16/2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, attack and army aviation strikes, artillery fire from the "Western" group of forces hit enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Kotlyarovka, Berestovoye of the Kharkov region, Novoselovskoye and Rozovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, as well as the US-made M777 artillery system.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops (forces) "Center" hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, Yampolovka and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
More than 100 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armored fighting vehicles, A 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in this direction in a day.
- In the Donetsk direction, during the active operations of the units of the "Southern" group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire, up to 275 Ukrainian military personnel, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a combat vehicle of the 220m BM-27 Uragan MLRS, a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed per day, self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika", as well as self-propelled artillery mount M109 "Paladin" made in the USA.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, operational-tactical aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of troops inflicted a complex defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Pavlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Novodanilovka and Shcherbaki of the Zaporozhye region.
During the day in these directions, the enemy’s losses amounted to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, four tanks, an armored car, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, as well as one US-made M777 artillery system.
- In the Kherson direction, during the fire engagement of the enemy, more than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two Grad MLRS combat vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in a day.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated the 93rd Artillery units in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 186 districts.
In the area of the settlement of Kamyshevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the command post of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit. A Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile system "S-300" was destroyed near the settlement of Yasenovoe in the Donetsk People's Republic. Also, in the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka, the Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile system "Osa-AKM" was destroyed. In the area of the settlement of Minkovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar was destroyed.
- Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the settlement of Novovodyanoye of the Luhansk People's Republic shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
- Air defense systems intercepted eight HIMARS and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, as well as one HARM anti-radar missile, during the day.
In addition, nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovka in the Kharkiv region, Zeleny Gay, Verkhnetoretskoye, Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Kremennaya of the Lugansk People's Republic, Malaya Kardashynka, Alyoshki of the Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 402 aircraft, 221 helicopters, 3,434 unmanned aerial vehicles, 414 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,316 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,062 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,372 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 8,959 units of special military vehicles.
14:29 Chubaty shows his broken positions in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) -video.
13:25 Zaporozhye direction settingas of 13.00 March 16, 2023
- After yesterday's unsuccessful offensive in the Pologovsky and Orekhovsky sectors, the Armed Forces of Ukraine switched to positional battles. Along the line of contact, the activity of cannon and rocket artillery crews has increased, which may indicate preparations for the next offensive.
- In the Vasilyevsky sector, sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of the crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS, conducted an unsuccessful sortie at the positions of the RF Armed Forces near Vasilyevka. The attack was repulsed, and the 65th Brigade lost two killed and ten wounded.
- In the Pologovsky section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they are conducting a massive artillery attack of the positions of the 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the RF Armed Forces. With a high degree of probability, Ukrainian formations are planning another reconnaissance in force.
- Positional battles are taking place in the area of Novozlatopol in the Gulyai-Polye sector. To the north of the front line, two helicopters of the Mi-8 army aviation operate. 120mm mortars with ammunition were delivered to the positions of the 110th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to existing signs, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine intend to continue to "probe" the defense of the Russian Army in various sectors of the Zaporozhye direction. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not expect a counteroffensive of the RF Armed Forces in the near future - the command of the 128th Guards Brigade plans to transfer personnel to the Donetsk direction.
13:22 Report on the work of paratroopers armed with BMD-4M in the Svatovo-Kremennaya area -video.
13:18 Forge Wars: T-90M Breakthrough —video.
Rybar's team continues the "Forge of War" video series. We want to talk about the main types of weapons and military equipment, both Russian and Western, that have proven themselves in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine.
The T-90M Proryv is a new-generation Russian main battle tank, a deep modernization of the T-90 and an evolutionary continuation of the T-72 line.
- The tank is equipped with a 125mm smoothbore gun capable of firing guided missiles, as well as multilayer composite armor and several dynamic protection systems that effectively resist the most modern anti-tank weapons.
- The heart of the tank is a powerful new engine that allows it to reach speeds of up to 70 km/h, which makes the T-90M one of the fastest tanks in the world.
- Excellent mobility and small size make the Russian vehicle ideal for combat operations in urban areas or highly maneuverable combat.
13:08 The United States published a video of the relationship between the Su-27 fighter and the MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea -video.
13:00 Two comrades are on combat duty in the Kherson direction, stopping attempts by Ukrainian nationalists to force the Dnieper -video.
A fighter with the call sign "Viper" tells how the surveillance system is organized. He says that thanks to the commanders, the personnel have everything they need, and the morale is "at the proper level."
12:43 Yesterday in the area of n.p. Ingulets (Kherson region) 152mm was destroyed by artillery strike. howitzer 2A65 Msta-B with ammunition, and the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses:
Three - military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of;
Five were seriously injured.
11:28 ATGM OBTF DPR "Cascade" worked on a group of APU in transport, which advanced to another blown up bendermobile -video.
10:45 Destroyed Ukrainian ZIL-131 and URAL-4320 somewhere near Bakhmut -video.
10:05 Russian tank T-72B3M model of 2022 destroys a stronghold of Ukrainian militants in the vicinity of Kremennaya —video.
09:55 Last day, Ukronazi militantsreleasedon the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region 124 rounds. Of these, during the day - 82 rounds, incl. by locality:
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Tavriysk, Golaya Pristan, Kairy, firing a total of 42 rounds from cannon artillery.
09:52 Chronicle of strikes and mutual artillery attack in the NVO zone during the night of March 15-16, 2023 —video
For the second night in a row, Russian air defense systems intercept Ukrainian rounds in the Belgorod region: two missiles were shot down, the facades of buildings were damaged by shrapnel, but there were no casualties.
Russian gunners worked on targets in Khrenovka, Timonovichi, Berilovka in the Chernihiv region, as well as in Elino, Atinsky, Volfino, Kondratovka in the Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces were struck by accumulations of manpower in Strelechya, Krasnoye, Staritsa, Volchansk and Ambarny.
In the Starobelsk direction, Russian troops attacked the positions of the Ukrainian army in Dvurechnaya, Kupyansk, Krakhmalny and Nevsky.
On the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, the RF Armed Forces hit targets in Bakhmut, Seversk, the vicinity of Disputed, Chasovoy Yar, Aleksandro-Shultino and Dachny.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops worked at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdeevka, Lastochkino, Thin and Georgievka.
In the Yuzhnodonets direction, enemy positions were hit in Vremyevka, Bolshaya Novoselka, Novopol and Ugledar.
In the Zaporizhia region, the RF Armed Forces delivered strikes against concentrations of AFU manpower in Olgovsky, Malinovka, Charivny, Yegorovka and Novodanilovka.
On the southern sector of the front, Russian artillerymen worked on targets in Kherson, Belozerka, Dneprovsky and Antonovka.
09:27 The first video with Wagner PMC fighters from Zaliznyansky near Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) has appeared. The village came under the control of Russian forces the day before -video
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, retreating from the settlement, lost 150 people.
09:23 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 03/15/2023 to 00:00 03/16/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 21 instances of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 16 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky three artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky two artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm.
By releasing 104 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Panteleimonovka, Shirokaya Balka, Mineralnoe, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Sovetsky, Chervonogvardeysky districts).
Over the past day, information was received about the injury of four civilians, incl. children born in 2009 and 2015, in the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk and Mineralny.
A total of 15 houses were damaged in the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.
In the previous day, 11 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:13 Sappers always go first: the combat work of the engineering and sapper units of the Airborne Troops —video
Not a single movement of Russian units can do without engineering intelligence. Whether it's redeployment, patrolling or the movement of a humanitarian convoy.
Retreating, the nationalists mined the roads. Along the highways, our sappers daily find many installed anti-tank mines and land mines. Those that cannot be removed are destroyed on the spot. This time, anti-tank mines were found, with which the road was mined, where Russian tanks were moving to support the advancing assault detachments of the Airborne Forces.
Thanks to the fearless, skillful and competent actions of Russian paratroopers, the mines were detonated on the spot. The road for our tanks was open, which allowed them to arrive in a given area in a timely manner and support the advancing paratrooper units with fire from closed firing positions.
The UR-77 self-propelled demining unit, also known as the "Serpent Gorynych", carries two powerful charges. Having advanced behind the tanks, the installation approached the minefield. Having bypassed the standing tank in front, which covered the demining installation and controlled the perimeter, the UR-77 struck and with a powerful explosion made a wide passage in minefields, thereby opening the way for the advancing airborne units.
08:23 Frontline summary on the morning of 16.03.2023
In the Kherson direction, the RF Armed Forces, in addition to the regional center, fired at Dneprovsky, Zelenovka, Antonovka, Nikolsky, Ivanovka, Kozatsky, Kachkarovka, Mikhailovka and Zolotaya Balka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck Solonetsy, Alyoshki, Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka and Gornostaevka.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to attack Pologi. Russia worked in Stepnogorsk, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorye, Gulyaipol and Olgovsky.
On the Donetsk front, units of the Russian Armed Forces attacked again in the Novomikhailovka area. With the support of artillery, they conducted assault operations near Pobeda. The same situation is with Nevelskoy.
On Pervomayskoye, the Russian Federation again tried to advance from two directions: from Pesok and Vodyany. They also continued offensive operations on the North. After the shelling, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kamenka were attacked.
A little to the north, they launched an attack on Novokalinovoe. Russian artillery hit Paraskovievka, the western part of Maryinka, Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Netaylov, Avdeevka, Orlovka, Berdychi and Ocheretin. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Donetsk and Yasinovataya.
From the experienced PMC "Wagner" advanced to the southwestern outskirts of Bakhmut, which is hit by Russian artillery and aircraft. In this area, the Wagner operators practically reached the highway to Konstantinovka at the exit from the city.
From the side of Yagodny, they are conducting assault operations in the industrial zone in the northern part of Bakhmut. Have success.
Also, Wagner operators are advancing at Khromovoe and Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. To the west of Soledar, Wagner PMC took control of Zheleznyansky. To move forward, the Wagner will have to take heights. Russian artillery attacked Ivanovsky, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Fedorovka and Spornovo. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on Dubovo-Vasilyevka and Zolotaryovka.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops tried to advance in the direction of Belogorovka, Yampolevka, Ternov, Nevsky and Makeevka.
08:21 The situation in the zone of responsibility of the "Brave" grouping -video
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, UAV crews of the "Center" group of troops identified a reconnaissance group of the 81st airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was trying to reconnoiter the positions of Russian troops.
The crews of the T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks struck with high-explosive fragmentation rounds from closed firing positions. The enemy suffered losses and was driven back to the previously occupied lines.
Head of the press center of the group "Center"
08:18 Military summary on the morning of March 16, 2023
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces carried out artillery strikes on enemy positions for 24 hours.
PMC "Wagner" reported the capture of the settlement. Zaliznyanskoye, located 13 km northwest of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). Promotion continues along the road to Slavyansk. Fierce fighting continues on the ledges of the front in order to encircle the city. In Artemovsk itself - the advance of our forces from the south and north.
The Russian Armed Forces carried out missile strikes on the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov region.
Active operations of the Russian Armed Forces continue in the Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine made an attempt to break through in the Zaporozhye region in the area of the settlement. Canopies and under Novodanilovka on the Orekhovsky site. From our side, two BMPT "Terminator", aviation, units of the PMC "Wagner", previously transferred to the direction, worked. Several enemy tanks and other armored vehicles were destroyed.
In Belgorod, two enemy missiles were shot down at night. In the afternoon, the enemy fired at Novaya Tavolzhanka, Krasnoye, N. p. Novostroevka-Second, Shebekino.
The enemy does not stop artillery attack the civilian population of the DPR; over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have fired 109 ammunition. Panteleimonovka, Shirokaya Beam, Mineralnoe, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Makeevka were under fire. Four civilians were wounded, including two children.
This bird, unlike people, cannot be bribed or deceived. And the current behavior of storks is a worrying sign for Poland, and above all for the Polish ruling party Law and Justice (PiS).
[REGNUM] Storks are in no hurry to fly to Poland to nest. Polish ornithologists see this as a harbinger of a "strange spring". If storks do not appear in Poland before March 25, it could face a barren year and upheaval.
Polish ornithologists are predicting a "strange spring" for Poland this year. This is evidenced by the reluctance of storks wintering in Africa to return to the country on the Vistula.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] An American MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed in the Black Sea after a warm meeting in all respects with Su-27 patrol fighters was found at a depth of 900 meters. Above it, the duty of the Black Sea Fleet ships was established in order not to let anyone near the crash site. The issue of its raising is being resolved.
There is a ship in the Black Sea Fleet that is capable of doing this - the legendary "Commune" built in 1913. Rebuilt many times and having a huge track record of underwater work (including the recovery of several submarines, as well as aircraft and ships), it has deep-sea vehicles capable of operating at a depth of up to 1 km.
By the way, Commune has experience in lifting foreign equipment. In 1928, she raised the sunken British submarine L-55 in the Baltic, which was blown up by mines while evading Soviet destroyers. The first work was before the Revolution, but during the Soviet era, the Kommuna became the most deserved rescue ship of the Soviet fleet.
Now, she may well take part in the rise of the drone, which is almost a century younger than her.
MQ-9 crash site Click on the link in the title to see the image
[ColonelCassad] Satellite image of the crash site of the American MQ-9 Reaper UAV in the Black Sea.
Made March 15th. At the crash site, eight Russian ships and boats were recorded. One of the reasons why the "delegate from Romania" after trying to rummage to the crash site, turned around and retreated back to Constanta.
PS. The US episode itself is obviously leaked on the brakes, emphasizing "professionalism" and "ecology."
White House spokesman Kirby called illegal restrictions imposed by the Russian Federation over the Black Sea
The United States is not going to respect the boundaries of the flight zone established by Russia in the Black Sea due to a special operation. National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby called the air restrictions illegal.
The White House is confident that they can continue to fly in the Black Sea legally.
"We are going to continue to fly and operate in accordance with international law," Kirby said. As well they should...
He also stressed that in Russia " they can say whatever they want ." As follows from his words, the United States is not going to listen to the statements made in the Russian Federation.
As REGNUM reported, on March 14, an American drone crashed in the Black Sea, flying with transponders turned off towards Crimea. After the incident, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stressed that the aircraft violated the boundaries of the flight zone determined by Russia due to a special operation.
Pentagon: US did not apologize to Russia in connection with the incident with the MQ-9 drone
The US Department of Defense did not apologize to the Russian side for the incident with the aircraft that crashed into the Black Sea on March 14. This was announced to journalists on March 16 by Pentagon press secretary Patrick Ryder.
"We didn't ask for an apology. Our task was to emphasize that the United States will continue to fly and operate in international airspace and in accordance with international law," Ryder explained at the briefing.
As REGNUM reported earlier , the US authorities should not leave Russia's actions over the Black Sea unanswered , Rebecca Kofler, a former employee of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, told the London Express . In her opinion, it was allegedly the actions of the Russian fighter that led to the fact that the American reconnaissance drone MQ-9 Reaper crashed.
The Pentagon does not know whether they will demand the return of the fallen American drone
The Pentagon has not yet decided whether the United States will demand from Russia the return of the drone that fell into the Black Sea on March 14 or compensation for it. This was told to reporters on March 16 by Defense Ministry spokesman Patrick Ryder.
"I don’t know about this yet," Ryder replied briefly, adding that he had no information about plans to raise the wreckage of the drone.
As REGNUM reported, at the same time, it is known that specialists from the Russian Ministry of Defense discovered an MQ-9 Reaper drone on the seabed on the day it fell.
The air defense forces shot down a drone in the Saki region in the west of Crimea, the head of the region Sergey Aksyonov said on the air of the Soloviev Live program.
“Just a few hours ago, a drone was shot down in our Saki district,” he said.
According to Aksyonov, the air defense system destroys drones periodically reaching the Crimea.
Later, he clarified in the Telegram channel that the situation in the region is under control. Aksyonov stressed that the peninsula is under the reliable protection of the Russian Armed Forces. According to him, this once again proves the correctness of the choice made by local residents in 2014.
Since July last year, Ukrainian drones have been periodically trying to attack Sevastopol, the main base of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as other objects in the Crimea. The targets of the attacks were the headquarters of the fleet, energy facilities, military airfields. Air defense systems destroy most drones.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Dmitry Kosyrev
[RIA] Global empires seriously commit atrocities not when they conquer countries and peoples, but when they leave from there: this may be the answer to the questions posed the other day by a colleague. We are talking about the author's material called "The West will not give a quiet life to Russia's neighbors."
What about the fallen Soviet empire?
It reminds us of what we have been seeing lately: at a minimum, the organization of bloody riots around the entire perimeter of Russia (today it is Moldova and Georgia ), and at the maximum, the physical destruction of the population of such a neighbor (Ukraine ). And you can, of course, perceive this as an attack on our country, but you can also see something else - the typical behavior of a retreating global empire.
And this last insight is helped by a book that came out in the United States just in time (less than a year ago): the author - Caroline Atkins, is called "The Legacy of Violence." This, in fact, is about the last years of the British Empire, but who in the USA does not know that when another book is published there about the decline of Rome or the collapse of colonial Britain, then there will always be a comparison with the current state of America itself . And this is not to mention the fact that Pax Americana is the direct heir to the British Empire in many ways.
The story with Atkins' book is this: ten years ago, the author received the Pulitzer Prize for excavating a little-known story about how the British suppressed the uprising in their colony - in Kenya : 230 thousand people in concentration camps and so on. And that was in the 1950s.
Documents on this topic were safely hidden in the safes of the British Foreign Office, but a lawsuit in London pulled them out.
And then Atkins found documentation on similar cases in 37 more former colonies there (her mentioned book is about that). The first thing that can be seen here is, okay, still bloody or treacherous, creeping seizure of territories. Here you somehow expect atrocities (and not in vain). But the Atkins documents are mostly from the 20th century, many from after World War II. Suppression of partisans in Malaya (with cutting off heads and other things). Operations in Palestine and Cyprus. Mentioned Kenya. Well, earlier episodes throughout the great empire.
And we are in amazement: why? India has already left , it is already clear to everyone that there will be no more empire, because all the others follow. In the end, at least 45 trillion of today's dollars were pumped out of India over two centuries, at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries they caused 165 million "premature deaths" (not to mention the famine of 1943, when three to four million specifically died from what the British pumped out of Indian food). And that's enough. Why get involved in local tribal and other infighting in the 1950s when it is already clear to everyone that the nations themselves will deal with the consequences of British rule?
So, the main value of the book by Caroline Atkins is that she analyzes the psychology of the Anglo-Saxon - both controlling other peoples and losing their magical power. And we read in her about the traditions of behavior of the imperial power with its self-deception and established mythology, with the racist complacency of "liberal imperialism". That is, with the stubborn idea that "backward" societies should be improved and transformed by the forcible imposition of free trade and appropriate education. And those who are dissatisfied should be regularly reminded of all this. And the managerial elites were not able to doubt the accumulated reflexes in time - they were not taught that way.
Is this about the British Empire? Or is it about the American one? The Americans, by the way, learned well the lessons of the failure of their predecessors and tried to create their empire without direct control of the colonies, but only on trade, education and values - which we are seeing along the perimeter of Russia. Control technologies are different, but the basic reflexes are the same.
Well, the last. The book "A Legacy of Violence" evoked such a response that some US thinkers couldn't help but deflect the blow by saying that the book hints that the Ukrainian events are a Russian post-imperial syndrome. But the fact of the matter is that Russia has watched for three decades as the former Soviet republics are trying to be part of the American empire. At first, by the indicated methods - business, education, ideology. It came to widespread outbreaks of violence, when the heirs of the British Empire found that their monopoly on world power began to crumble.
[IsraelTimes] A year into Commission of Inquiry, chairman Erik Mose says that so far they ’have not found that there has been a genocide within Ukraine’.
Russia’s forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children to areas under its control amounts to a war crime, UN Sherlocks said Thursday, adding that they are probing allegations of genocide in the Ukraine conflict.
Presenting their first report, the high-level team of Sherlocks said they had determined that Russian authorities had committed "a wide range of war crimes" since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They also warned of possible crimes against humanity.
But Erik Mose, chairman of the Commission of Inquiry (COI), said that so far they "have not found that there has been a genocide within Ukraine."
Asked about specific accusations of genocide, including the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to areas under Russian control, Mose said: "We are absolutely aware of these possibilities, and we will pursue this" if the commission’s mandate is prolonged.
The Sherlocks’ report did however conclude that the forced deportations of Ukrainian children "violate international humanitarian law, and amount to a war crime."
According to Kyiv, 16,221 Ukrainian children had been deported to Russia as of last month.
The Sherlocks said they could not verify the figures but said they had documented that Russian officials had taken measures to place transferred Ukrainian children in institutions and foster homes, and to give them Russian citizenship.
The Sherlocks said they had reviewed in detail incidents concerning the transfer of 164 children, aged four to 18, from the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson.
They said parents and children had spoken of youngsters being informed by Russian social services that they would be placed in foster families or adopted, and said children "expressed a profound fear of being permanently separated" from relatives.
The report highlighted numerous other Russian violations in Ukraine that it said amounted to war crimes, including widespread attacks on civilians and infrastructure, killings, torture and rape, and other sexual violence.
It also said Moscow could be responsible for the even more serious "crimes against humanity," pointing to the wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that began last October, and to a "widespread pattern of torture and inhuman treatment" in areas under Russia’s control.
"Russian authorities used torture in a systematic and widespread manner," the report said, indicating that "Russian authorities may have committed torture as crimes against humanity."
"The commission recommends further investigations," Mose said.
The Sherlocks said they had also tried to determine whether the massive bombing and months-long siege of Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol before it fell to the Russians last May might constitute a crime against humanity. But without access to the Donetsk region, "it does not have a sufficient basis to make such determination and recommends further investigations," it said.
The Sherlocks said Thursday that they had also documented "a small number" of violations committed by Ukrainian armed forces, including "two incidents that qualify as war crimes," including the likely use of cluster munitions.
They stressed the need for accountability for all the violations documented, and Mose said they had gathered information on suspected perpetrators "which may form a list to be submitted to the relevant authorities."
The commission was created last year, and the Human Rights Council will decide next month whether to extend its one-year mandate.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Breitbart] Former President 
