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[NewsFrontInfo] 20:57 In Melitopol, the sound of an explosion was heard - the administration.
19:51 Russian artillerymen destroyed the caches of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with an accurate shot -video
“Artillery is the god of modern warfare!” Comrade Stalin declared over 80 years ago.
Now the best assistants of the "god of war" are drones, which "live" help to correct the strikes. Most of these drones were bought with public money.
18:04 Ammunition, drugs and UGIL symbols
UGIL is the translated Russian acronym for ISIS
Police in Tokmok discovered ammunition in the household where the militant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine previously lived.
Law enforcers have established the address of the house where a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who took part in the “ATO”, previously lived.
During the inspection of the place of residence of a citizen of Ukraine in the city of Tokmak, under a shed for storing hay, law enforcement officers found:
86 cartridges of 5.45mm caliber;
49 rounds of 7.62mm caliber;
10 shotgun cartridges 16 gauge;
two large-caliber cartridges;
shot for 40mm VOG-25 underbarrel grenade launcher;
30 charges 82mm mortar; a can of gunpowder;
two smoke bombs, white smoke and pro-Ukrainian symbols.
Also, investigators found a plastic bag, which contained a gray-green plant substance with a characteristic smell of hemp, weighing four grams.
The police have established that the owner of the explosive find is currently in the territory controlled by the Zelensky regime.
Ammunition and drugs were seized.
Checking in progress.
17:49 Soledar direction situation as of 17.00 February 1, 2023
In the Soledar sector, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC are cleaning up the villages of Sacco and Vanzetti and the surrounding area, and have also come close to Nikolaevka, on the outskirts of which fighting is taking place.
At the same time, the assault on the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Paraskovievka and Krasnaya Gora continues, where, with the support of artillery, Russian troops are pushing through the defenses. As a result of a massive strike on strongholds on the hills west of Blagodatny, more than a dozen members of Ukrainian formations were hit.
One of the units of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating north of Bakhmut, was withdrawn to the Chernihiv region to restore combat capability. Of the 200 people, only 40 survived.
In Bakhmut, the “Wagnerites” advanced at the meat processing plant to Pervaya Alabastrova Street, consolidated control in the area of the champagne factory, and also established control over two positions in Zabakhmutovka.
In the south-west of Bakhmut, Russian units drove out the formations of the 3rd oshbr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the forest area in the north-west of Kleshcheevka. Progress is also noted in the direction of Red.
Despite the significant success, at the moment, statements about the operational encirclement of Bakhmut are premature: the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold positions in this area and there is still no control over the highway from Chasy Yar to Bakhmut.
17:23 Drones of 132nd Brigade take Ukrainian terrorists by surprise -video
Attack drone operators of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continue to deliver pinpoint strikes against the enemy. This time they covered the Ukrainian militants and their transport.
16:11 Under the onslaught of Russian troops in the area of N. p. Krasnogorovka, ukrofascists continue to hastily leave their positions -video
15:47 Russian units, with the support of aviation and artillery, continue to successfully eliminate Ukrainianss on all fronts -video
15:20 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (02/01/2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the "Western" group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the units of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Timkovka, Kharkov region and Novoselovskoe LPR.
During the day, up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two pickup trucks and also a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Center" group of troops defeated the concentrations of manpower of the 80th and 95th air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stelmahovka, Chervonaya Dibrova, Kuzmino LPR and Torskoye DPR.
Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 95 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and a car.
In the Donetsk direction, during the offensive operations, units of the "Southern" group of troops took more advantageous lines and positions, and inflicted fire damage on the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Tonenkoye, Nelepovka and Severnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. Also, in the area of the settlement of Dobrovolye, the DPR, an ammunition depot of the 55th Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
During the day, over 100 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, the 152mm Msta-B howitzer, the 220mm BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and the French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed in this direction.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, army aviation strikes, artillery fire and units of the Vostok group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic, and also the 108th and 124th territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novoselka and Mirnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day in these directions amounted to more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored personnel carriers and three vehicles. A 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and one 152mm D-20 howitzer were also destroyed.
An AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery radar made in the USA was destroyed in the area of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region.
Two motor boats and up to 10 paratroopers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the Kherson direction near Lake Kruglik.
In addition, during the counter-battery fight, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and three ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Gavrilovka and Antonovka, Kherson region.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 88 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in the 131st district.
In the area of the settlement of Shostka, Sumy region, the workshops of an enterprise for the production of artillery ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
During the day, air defense systems shot down nine unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Zolotarevka, Kremennaya, Novovodyanoye, Chervonopopovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Storozhevoe, Petrivske of the Donetsk People's Republic and Chapaevka of the Zaporozhye region, and also intercepted three rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system .
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 381 aircraft, 206 helicopters, 2,996 unmanned aerial vehicles, 402 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,706 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 998 combat vehicles of multiple rocket launchers, 3,978 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 8,243 units of special military vehicles.
14:32 220mm "Hurricanes" and 122mm "Grads" of the "Southern" group of troops staged a hellish show for the enemy - video
MLRS took up positions at a considerable distance from each other and dealt crushing blows to Ukrainian terrorists in the Kherson direction.
“There were a lot of defeats: we hit mortar crews, infantry, American M777 howitzers,” the crew commander talks about front-line successes.
13:56 The offensive continues: artillerymen level enemy fortified areas with the ground - video
Artillery of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps supports the infantry offensive, punching holes in the enemy defense lines. Time-tested 152mm D-20 guns help our men hit enemy targets.
13:15 Mortars of the "Brave" group hit enemy fortifications - video
The soldiers go to the firing position, release a series of mines. Despite the fact that the enemy is experiencing a shortage of ammunition for counterbattery combat, our fighters still hurriedly leave the firing position so as not to fall under a retaliatory strike.
12:07 FSB officers detained three Russian citizens involved in the preparation and commission of terrorist acts at railway infrastructure facilities in the Sverdlovsk region for a monetary reward on the instructions of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
During searches at the places of residence of the detainees, weapons of crime, symbols of the Ukrainian nationalist armed formation, as well as communication and communication means containing the location maps of the facilities of the branch of Russian Railways JSC - Sverdlovsk Railway were seized.
The investigative division of the FSB of Russia initiated criminal cases against the detainees under Art. 205 (“terrorist act”) and 205.1 (“assistance to terrorist activities”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which provide for punishment from twelve years to life imprisonment.
11:55 The American PMC Mozart is leaving Ukraine, Andy Milburn, head of the private campaign, said.
11:47 In the center of Kharkiv, on the Constitution Square, a Volkswagen car of a Nazi from Kraken was blown up -a source.
The Kharkov partisans reported that they were continuing to hunt for the Nazi Kraken. So, a few days ago, in the center of Kharkov, the car of one of the Nazis was destroyed.
Interestingly, the Kyiv propagandists stubbornly hide the activation of the partisan movement in Kharkov. Information was shared only by a few users on social networks and one city channel, which hastened to remove the video. To date, the Kharkov underground does not advertise its activities.
11:40 Biden can hold a meeting with Zelensky and Duda in Poland, writes the Polish Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
11:25 In the territories of the Kharkiv region, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, residents are imprisoned for making calls to the Russian Federation. This was told by the head of the military-civilian administration of the region Vitaly Ganchev.
“To say that people contact the administration as a governing body is not. You understand that they are under the occupation of the Ukrainian Nazis. And there, God forbid, even phone relatives from Russia - a few days in the basement are guaranteed, and this is at best. It comes to violence: people are beaten, sometimes even in public, yes, there were such precedents too, ”said Ganchev.
He clarified that there were also cases when the Ukrainian authorities and the military destroyed the property of citizens suspected of having links with Russia.
11:20 RF Armed Forces close the ring around Artemovsk, the city is in the operational environment - Pushilin's adviser.
11:06 In the area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), Russian troops destroyed the commander of the combat sniper group of the third assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (the former Nazi regiment "Azov *" - recognized as a terrorist organization and banned on the territory of the Russian Federation), senior lieutenant Igor Lindyuk, call sign "Huntsman".
10:52 A large cache of ammunition was found in the Kherson region - video
A few kilometers from Novaya Mayachka, the police discovered a large cache - in a pit filled with branches, more than 250 mortar ammunition, over 200 large-caliber shells, artillery powder and fuses were stored.
Probably, the cache was intended for sabotage. All the mines in it were prepared for combat use, the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted. All the contents of the cache were destroyed by specialists by controlled detonation.
09:35 Ukrainians indignant that he and his brothers who visited Bakhmut were not paid a monetary allowance. And they simply did not want to go to the front without proper support - video
09:18 Across the front line, the RF Armed Forces are continuously working on Ukrainian positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads - video
08:57 Ukrainian army shelled DPR from "NATO" artillery at midnight - JCCC
From 00:04 to 00:10, 13 shells of 155mm caliber were fired at Donetsk and Gorlovka. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
08:05 Summary as of February 1, 2023
Wagner PMCs continue their offensive from Soledar, they report heavy battles, our forces are gradually occupying enemy strongholds.
A movement has begun from Soledar to the north with the ultimate goal of encircling Seversk. Stormtroopers also break through from the direction of Kremennaya to Seversk. On the direction our forces will take measures to encircle the city.
Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) The Russian army is trying to pincer, surrounding the city from the south and north. The main efforts are concentrated on cutting the roads along which enemy reinforcements and personnel are being transferred.
In the Avdeevsky direction, our troops are advancing from the southern ledge of the front, there is an advance towards the settlement. North.
Offensive actions of the marines are reported from the Ugledar sector of the front; during the day, enemy positions were hit by artillery.
South of Kherson, the Russian Armed Forces once again stopped the enemy landing on our bank of the Dnieper River. The personnel of the enemy, who arrived in three boats, were destroyed.
At night, they reported about strikes against enemy targets in Ochakovo.
The Belgorod region was shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the evening, our air defense was working.
In the Bryansk region, the border village of Lomakovka was shelled.
APU fired 96 rounds of ammunition in the DPR. Under fire Donetsk, Gorlovka, Panteleimonovka, Yakovlevka, Yasinovataya, Mineralnoe, Makeyevka
In the LPR, Stakhanov (two rockets) and N.P. Kremennaya with the use of MLRS (seven missiles). According to preliminary information, three civilians were killed.
Media reports that the United States will announce the transfer of GLSDB ammunition with a range of 150 km to Ukraine before the end of the week. The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) was created by Boeing and Saab Group, which modified Boeing's GBU-39 "Small Diameter Bomb" (GBU-39) to include a rocket engine. Launched from MLRS M270 and M142 HIMARS. Previously, ammunition with a range of up to 75 km was supplied from the United States.