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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief February 21st (updated)
2023-02-22
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 22:17 The more long-range systems will be delivered to Kyiv, the further Russia will push back the threat, it is impossible to defeat the Russian Federation on the battlefield, the Russian president said.

21:06 A Ukrainian 152-mm self-propelled howitzer was destroyed in the zone of the special military operation. 2C3 "Acacia -video

20:32 Russian soldiers with the help of an anti-drone gun landed another enemy drone in one of the directions -video

19:44 Russian troops continue their successful offensive in the area of ​​​​the village of Kremennaya.

18:37 Russian artillery destroys enemy column in Donbass

They worked as artillery, which was corrected from a drone. The column was discovered at night, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trying to concentrate on the front.

18:36 Russian artillery works on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Seversk

17:43 Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing new sabotage groups in northern Ukraine

According to "Go and look", the Ukrainian army is preparing new DRGs in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions.

“A network of training camps has been deployed in the northern part of the country. They are preparing saboteurs, explosives experts,” said the source of the channel.

According to him, the Ukrainian authorities are probably planning sabotage and terrorist attacks in neighboring Russian regions.

16:43 Russian soldiers using an anti-drone gun planted another enemy drone in one of the directions

16:40 Ukrovoin draws to Zelensky with reasonable questions: “When will the lawlessness stop?”

15:37 Moral and psychological state servicemen of the 128th Transcarpathian Mountain Assault Brigade, located in the Zaporozhye direction, continues to be at zero.

After 128th's appeal, the brigade received "high-quality" meals and a couple of sleepless nights due to furious inspections. The fighters thanked Zaluzhny in their own way for such a "warm" care.

14:32 Attack aircraft inflicts attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Helicopters support the offensive of Russian troops in the Ugledar region.

13:42 Ukrainians continue to suffer colossal irretrievable losses in the Bakhmutsky (Artemovsky) area

12:37 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

🔹The Vostok grouping of the RF Armed Forces in the South-Donetsk direction destroyed up to 70 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

🔹The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction amounted to over 170 people over the past day.

🔹The southern group of troops of the RF Armed Forces, supported by attack aircraft and artillery fire, continues the offensive in the Donetsk direction.

🔹Russian troops destroyed up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction during the day.

🔹The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction for the day amounted to more than 200 servicemen.


11:35 Veletenske (Kherson region) was destroyed by an artillery strike of 122 mm SAU 2S1 "Gvozdika" with a crew of 5 people and ammunition

Yesterday in the area of ​​N. p. Mykolaivka (Kherson region) an artillery strike was carried out on the position of one of the units of the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade, as a result of which: 10 Ukrainian soldiers went to the Bandera; 12 - received injuries of varying severity

This brigade terrorizes the population of the settlement. New Kakhovka with their shelling.

11:33 Rare frames epic shooting battle in the vicinity of Bakhmut

10:28 PMC Wagner units continue to knock out the enemy from their positions in the Bakhmutsky (Artyomovsky) sector.
In this case, a joyful VSUshnik tells how they got out of the encirclement, now they will be taken to Druzhkovka for treatment

10:27 APU continues to carry colossal irretrievable losses along the entire front line

10:26 Ukrovoiny filmed the result of a dill pickup hitting its own TM-62M anti-tank mine in one of the directions

09:25 The soldiers are trained and ready. Personnel preparation of crews of anti-tank grenade launchers of the Southern Military District in the special operation zone

Grenade launchers are trained to shoot at models of enemy tanks in order to better feel the dimensions of combat vehicles.

Models repeating the dimensions and silhouette of the Abrams tank are installed at ranges from 200 to 400 meters.

"The grenade launcher fires a shot at the mock-up of the Abrams tank. The layout is made according to the size of the tank. The layout completely repeats the dimensions of the Abrams tank. Two projections were made - lateral and frontal. The fighters are trained, ready, hit," said the grenade launcher instructor.

In addition, military personnel study the use of tactical methods of movement during the battle, as well as overcoming engineering and minefields.

09:24 Special forces soldiers hit Ukrainian BTR-4 from ATGM

The fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went to the wrong place on their armored personnel carrier. They were spotted and fined by the special forces of the “O” group.

08:24 Summaryon the morning of February 21, 2023

Fighting continues in the Kupyansk direction, our artillery strikes deep into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the places of concentration of enemy personnel, which is transferring reserves.

To the north of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the assault on the settlement that began yesterday Yagodnoye ended with its transfer under the control of PMC "Wagner", the heights near the settlement were occupied. Berkhovka. The Stupki railway station located nearby (already in the northern part of Artemovsk) is also occupied by attack aircraft as a result of the fighting.

Fighting is going on in the Maryinsky direction, the enemy is throwing into the western part of the settlement. reserves.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine were transferred to Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region, to a brigade of personnel and equipment as a reserve

From the Kherson region, they report on the movements of English-speaking mercenaries on the right bank of the Dnieper and reconnaissance of the area by the headquarters of the enemy grouping.

The enemy fired at the village of Kursk region. Gornal, Guevo, Krasnooktyabrsky.

In the Belgorod region, due to the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the settlement New Tavolzhanka, a civilian was killed, one person was injured.


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