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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief March 7th (updated)
2023-03-08
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] 21:20 During the battle, Lieutenant Artur Dzemishkevichdiscoveredenemy fire spotter.

After the data of the enemy positions were transmitted, an artillery strike was carried out on him. The enemy, having suffered losses, retreated.

20:11 ZVO tankers render fire support to our motorized riflemen, ensuring the offensive of Russian troops in the zone of the special operation

The crews of the T-90 tanks advanced to the front line of the enemy's defense and delivered a powerful fire strike. First of all, the positions of anti-tank weapons and armored vehicles of the enemy were destroyed.

During combat work, the reconnaissance officer, correcting the firing of tanks, was subjected to mortar fire, but continued to correct. He was able to calculate and transmit to the tankers the coordinates of the guns from which the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at him. As a result, the enemy battery was completely destroyed.

In the NVO zone, tankers often use flank fire on the move. This technique significantly increases the survivability of equipment on the battlefield.

19:13 VKS RF destroyed warehouses with ammunition and PVD reconnaissance of the 110th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

18:10 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (03/07/2023)
In the Kupyansky direction, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Peschanoe, Krakhmalnoye of the Kharkov region, Stelmahovka and Rozovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.

One tank, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, 152mm 2S5 self-propelled howitzer, and over 30 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed.

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, as a result of artillery fire from the group of troops "Center" and air strikes, enemy units were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, up to 125 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, three armored fighting vehicles, as well as 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in this direction.

Over 75 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a 300mm BM-30 Smerch MLRS fighting vehicle and a D- thirty. In addition, in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Markovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery radar was destroyed. An ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Avdievka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of forces inflicted a complex defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Pavlovka, Novoselka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Dorozhnyanka and Malaya Tokmachka of the Zaporozhye region.

Enemy losses per day in these areas amounted to more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mount, a US-made M777 artillery system, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

In the Kherson direction, up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, four vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed during a day's fire damage to the enemy.

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 74th Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 128 districts.

Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic shot down a Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

A Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by means of air defense in the area of ​​the settlement of Krynki, Kherson region.

In addition, 12 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were intercepted and 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Chervonopopovka, Novoselovskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic, Sands, Kirillovka, Valerianovka, Gorlovka, Makeevka, Novoandreevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Mirne Zaporizhzhya regions, Gorobievka and Tabaevka, Kharkiv region.


17:14 ZVO tankers render fire support to our motorized riflemen, ensuring the offensive of Russian troops in the zone of the special operation

The crews of the T-90 tanks advanced to the front line of the enemy's defense and delivered a powerful fire strike. First of all, the positions of anti-tank weapons and armored vehicles of the enemy were destroyed.

During combat work, the reconnaissance officer, correcting the firing of tanks, was subjected to mortar fire, but continued to correct. He was able to calculate and transmit to the tankers the coordinates of the guns from which the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at him. As a result, the enemy battery was completely destroyed.

In the NVO zone, tankers often use flank fire on the move. This technique significantly increases the survivability of equipment on the battlefield.

17:14 APU continues to express their dissatisfaction with the actions of the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada

16:15 Effective work of artillery grouping [V] in the Ugledar direction

The artillerymen of the 29th Army destroyed the enemy stronghold along with the Kornet ATGM, which caused a lot of inconvenience to our guys

16:15 Policemen discovered three new ammunition caches in the Kherson region

- Not far from the village of Lyubimo-Pavlovka, a cache with shells was found in a drainpipe. The officers seized 7 metal boxes containing 125 30mm cartridges.

- Near the village of Veseloye, 12 anti-tank grenades, 67 modernized 14.5 mm incendiary cartridges, 64 fuses and a rocket-propelled assault grenade were identified and confiscated in the grass.

- In the courtyard of an abandoned building in Chaplinka, a hand grenade launcher and two F-1 grenades with fuses were seized.

15:27 Russian tankers destroyed house with the Ukrainian military in the Kherson region

15:26 A series of powerful explosions in Kherson

According to "Go and look", loud explosions are heard in Kherson.

"Explosions in Kherson. It looks like arrivals," said the source of the channel.

Currently, Kherson is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

15:25 A series of strikes were carried out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region

According to"Go and look", Ukrainian positions in Volchansk, Kupyansk and a number of other settlements were hit.

"Arrivals in Kupyansk, Volchansk and several villages. They work according to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," said the source of the channel.

According to him, there may be losses among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

14:20 Russian military amplify fortifications located on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. As a fighter with the call sign "Fizruk" told us, this is done in between Ukrainian shelling.

13:24 Russian military freed the villages of Nikolaevka, Dvurechnoye, Krasnaya Gora, Gryanikovka and Paraskovievka near Bakhmut This was stated by Shoigu at a meeting with the leadership of the RF Ministry of Defense. Key points from the statement:

▪️When the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation take control of Artyomovsk, they will be able to conduct a further offensive deep into the defense of the Ukrainian army.

▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 40% more in February than since January - this is 11,000 personnel.

▪️Increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine does not lead to the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

▪️The priority for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the preservation of personnel and civilians.


13:20 Helicopters of army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the sky over the LPR

12:23 Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during looting raids on the apartments of their fellow citizens found Soviet 100 rubles and Russian 100 rubles of the 1993 model.

Proudly announcing that "Russian pennies are not worthy of Ukraine," the fighters burned banknotes that had long since gone out of circulation.

11:36 Colors in the private sector of Bakhmut

Armored vehicles make their way right through the dilapidated extension to the house. Strong destruction is visible around as a result of many months of fighting.

11:35 Another fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraineresentsthe fact that the police of Ukraine and the SBU officers receive certificates of a participant in hostilities, although they themselves are in the rear, and have never been on the front line

10:26 Aviation of the RF Armed Forces inflicted attacks on enemy targets in the Avdievka direction

As a result, the location of the reconnaissance unit of the 110th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and ammunition depots were destroyed.

09:55 Our gunners from 385 ABR (Samara) are working with 220mm BM-27 Hurricanes on enemy equipment. Volleys of MLRS cover a large area, leaving no chance for the Nazis -video

09:23 RF Armed Forces are continuously working on Ukrainian positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads -video

09:22 Crew of 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad" sends fiery gifts to the positions of ukrofascists -video

08:21 On the Avdeevka front, the Lancet of the Cascade OBTF was hit by a rare ancient mortar -video

A kamikaze drone of the OBTF "Kaskad" hit a 240mm towed mortar M-240 of the 1950 model of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the settlement. Berdychi north of Avdievka (48°11'46.6″N 37°37'49.5″E).

The enemy loads the mortar with the help of a transport-loading vehicle, using 240-mm 3F2 active-reactive mines.

08:10 Near Artemovsk eliminated militant of the 2nd company of the 3rd Brigade “Azov”, UAV operator Maksim Burda, call sign “Photographer”.

08:08 Calculations of the MLRS 220mm BM-27 "Hurricane" showed how they strike at the positions of Ukrainian nationalists -video

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