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[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.
20:55 A 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.
20:00 Regular downed Ukrainian UAV, presumably handicraft.
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:
Golaya Pristan - 7;
Aleshki - 18;
Dnipro - 9;
Krynki - 15;
Kazachi Lagerya - 12;
Solontsi - 6;
Obryvka - 7;
Kardashinka - 8 rounds .
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.