Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:54 Reported explosions in Kramatorsk.
23:00 Fixed shelling by VFU.
22:43 A fire breaks out in Kharkiv as a result of explosions.
22:05 Episode reported explosions in the Kharkov region.
21:35 Video- "We will not discredit the honor of our grandfathers."
A mobilized serviceman from Omsk with the call sign “Maestro” addresses all Russian citizens from the front line: “Brothers, know that the truth is behind us! The strength and spirit of the great Russian people are with us! We are brave, strong citizens of Russia.”
“I swear on my own behalf and on behalf of my comrades-in-arms: we will not discredit the honor of our grandfathers - we will stand and win! No step back! Victory will be ours!" — adds "Maestro"
21:33 Video- Return equipment to service in a matter of hours: what kind of repairs can military masters of the Central Military District cope with in the field
Military specialists of repair units repair almost any damage and systems. They return to battle not only armored vehicles and vehicles, but also multiple launch rocket systems, towed artillery pieces. If the module is too seriously damaged, it is immediately replaced with a new one, delivered directly from the factory.
Recently, for the first time, craftsmen have mastered the methods of repairing and restoring artillery pieces, as well as replacing faulty barrels with new ones in the field. Previously, such operations were carried out only at manufacturing plants of military weapons.
The use of the mastered technique makes it possible to significantly reduce the time for the repair of artillery systems and put them into operation in almost a matter of hours.
In addition, military specialists, using modern equipment, check the bores of artillery guns for wear and carry out major repairs of motor vehicle engines with the complete replacement of faulty components.
21:27 Video from our military correspondent Alexander Piskunov. Kamikaze drones: the art of non-contact combat
Unmanned aerial vehicles are capable of not only conducting full-fledged reconnaissance, but also inflicting damage on the enemy. In the center of unmanned systems, military personnel are trained in several areas: training of FPV drone operators and operators of reconnaissance-strike quadcopters.
Training at the training ground is close to real combat conditions. Targets are typical firing points, shelters and armored vehicles of the enemy.
In the course of the SVO, "small bomber aviation" proved its effectiveness more than once. “A very interesting thing on the battlefield, as practice has shown. More secure than wasting people,” says one of the center’s cadets.
21:12 Video- A report on the situation and the fighting in the Kremennaya area.
21:00 Photo- Wagner at the Bakhmut-2 railway station.
20:36 Video– In Donetsk, the militias who have defended Donbass since 2014 have been awarded.
Badges “Volunteer of Donbass” were presented to 26 defenders of the region by Advisor to the Acting Head of the DPR Yan Gagin, representative of the Union of Volunteers of Donbass Anastasia Kuznetsova and Chairman of the local public chamber Alexander Kofman
20:20 Video- Ukrovoyaks who surrendered in Mariupol are asking Zelensky to exchange them.
20:08 Video- Artillery of the 127th Motorized Rrifle Division fired at the point of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region.
19:46 Video- Russian 1st Tank Army worked on the air defenses in the Kupyansk direction.
19:29 Video- The work of our tank brothers.
19:12 Video– Destruction of Ukrainian positions near the village of Disputed LPR
18:48 A good example of a shortage in Ukraine anti-aircraft missiles: on their Osa-AKM air defense systems, the Armed Forces of Ukraine use Jordanian 9M33M2 instead of the usual 9M33M3 with very low efficiency.
18:25 As a trophy got caught MRAP Mastiff of British origin.
18:17 Video- Life of the Pskov paratroopers on the front line near Kremennaya. #exclusive from the front
18:05 Nikolai Peskov, son of the press secretary of the President of Russia, spoke abouthisservices in the SVO zone.
- It was my initiative. And - absolutely my decision. When I made the decision for myself to participate in the NWO, I did not know how to get there from the very beginning. Because when it all started, there was not as much information as there is now about Wagner PMC. So, yes, I had to go to my father. I asked how can I contact them properly. And he helped me with this.
What was your personal goal?
– Since it all started, I thought that I had to help everyone, everyone who was there, who is working there now. I couldn't sit on the sidelines and kind of watch friends and other people go there.
- And why exactly with Wagner, explain?
- You know, when I heard about their exploits in Syria and other places, it seemed to me like some kind of fantastic film. And when the SVO began, it became a reality. And I decided to join their ranks.
- And there were times when you were, even though you are not a new person in the army, were you scared?
“Listen, well, of course, of course, of course. I believe that when a soldier loses fear, he needs to get out of there. (Laughs). It was, well, it seems to me, to every soldier ... And not a single person will say that he was not afraid there. But this has to be dealt with. You know, I can say one thing, that I am insanely proud of my Wagner family. And not only in general, everyone who is there now, all the guys are doing a colossal job. And I think that all the tasks set will be fulfilled. I am convinced of this.
Have you been rewarded with anything during this time?
– (answers reluctantly) Awarded, yes. I received the medal "For Courage" ...
17:48 Video- A report on the situation and battles in the parts of Bakhmut that are still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:32 Video– Tactical FPV bomber of the Archangel project.
17:12 Video– Finnish mercenary showed footage after the strike of the Russian army, which destroyed 120 foreign fighters
A year later, a new video surfaced. As a result of the strike on March 13, 2022, on the Yavorovsky training ground, 60 militants were killed immediately and more than 50 later died of wounds. It was reported that more than 120 representatives of different countries were liquidated in total.
A missile attack on the Yavorovsky training ground, where the so-called "foreign legion", became very effective and greatly demoralized current and potential mercenaries.
16:55 Video- Special Forces Donetsk 1st Army Corps is working on the Ukrainian infantry in the Avdievka direction.
16:43 Video– T-90M destroyed a Ukrainian observation post from a long distance (the distance on the scope is incorrect).
16:25 Video- A prominent figure.
16:12 More consequences of artillery attack of school No. 91 on the street. Biryuzova in Donetsk.
15:58 Video- VSUshnye M113, remembering youth in Vietnam under tropical downpours, knead the mud in the Donetsk region.
15:32 Video– 18+ Consequences of artillery attack on the street. Spartak in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which the dog died.
15:25 Video- Russian Spartans are cleaning the trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Vodyany.
15:13 It is reported that on photo Nikolai Peskov, son of the press secretary of the President of Russia, as part of the Wagner PMC.
14:59 Video- German tanks "Leopard 2A4" together with American infantry fighting vehicles M113 in the conditions of mudslides in Ukraine.
14:38 About the attempt to strike the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Kerch from the Grom-2 OTRK
Today, around 08.30, Ukrainian formations tried to deliver another blow to the Crimean peninsula from the Grom-2 operational-tactical missile system.
The missile was shot down over the Sea of Azov near Kerch by anti-aircraft gunners of the 3rd battalion of the 18th Air Defense Regiment of the 31st Air Defense Division of the RF Armed Forces.
There were no victims or injured, fragments fell into the water. Unlike the two previous attempts to strike in Gvardeisky and Feodosiya from the Odessa region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine changed the position area of the Grom-2 OTRK - this time the launch was carried out from the vicinity of Zaporozhye, and the distance was about 290 km.
At the same time, last night, Ukrainian formations tried to strike at Armyansk in the north of the peninsula from the Alder multiple launch rocket system at a distance of about 100 km. All rounds were shot down by air defense crews.
The intensity of artillery attack at the current moment remains the same. However, the movement of the Grom-2 OTRK to Zaporozhye indicates that the test of the battery consisting of four complexes in Tuzla in the Odessa region has been completed and the OTRK has been put into combat strength.
The new positional area in Zaporozhye allows expanding the geography of the use of tactical missiles not only in the Crimea and near the Kerch bridge, but also in the south of the Zaporozhye region and in the DPR. In addition, the transfer of the OTRK fully correlates with the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the offensive.
14:24 Video- Minus a pickup truck with the Armed Forces, thanks to the gunners of the Central Military District.
14:00 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (04/22/2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Figolevka, Dvurechnaya, Kharkov region, Novoselovskoye and Rozovka, Luhansk People's Republic.
In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka in the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.
- An ammunition depot of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Staritsa, Kharkiv region.
During the day in this direction, the enemy’s losses amounted to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, a pickup truck, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, attacks by assault and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops (forces) "Center" hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonopopovka of the Lugansk People's Republic and Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In addition, in the area of the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.
During the day, more than 65 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments liberated three quarters in the western part of the city of Artemovsk over the past day.
- The airborne troops pinned down the Ukrainian units on the flanks and supported the actions of the assault squads to capture the city.
- The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Southern" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka and Nikolaevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In total, six sorties were made in this area to support the assault detachments by aviation, 62 fire missions were completed by the artillery of the group.
During the day, up to 255 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, infantry fighting vehicles, six armored fighting vehicles, ten vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed in this direction.
- In addition, an ammunition depot of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Serebryanka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, a warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the Ukrainian group was destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, artillery fire from the Vostok group of forces inflicted a defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Vremevka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Belogorye of the Zaporozhye region.
- In the area of the settlement of Pavlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the actions of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
During the day, the enemy’s losses in these areas amounted to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, more than 25 Ukrainian servicemen, two cars, as well as a D-20 howitzer were destroyed.
- 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 97 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 136 districts.
Air defense systems intercepted ten HIMARS and Uragan multiple rocket launchers.
- In addition, five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Novokrasnyanka, Golikovo, Rubizhne of the Luhansk People's Republic, Removka of the Zaporozhye Region and Staromlynovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 411 aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3,787 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,787 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,092 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,638 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 9,668 units of special military vehicles.
13:44 Video- The commander showed how the platoon lives on the front line.
The soldiers are constantly on duty, observing the situation in the sky and on the ground, and the cunning system of trenches allows you to hide from enemy shelling.
In the dugout, where the fighters rest, there is military comfort. It is warm and light here, sleeping places and even a small kitchen are equipped, you can relax and have a snack. Ammunition is stored separately, in a specially designated place.
The boys are in a fighting mood. The commander with the call sign “Monolith” says: “The guys are all loaded. Everyone has a great desire to drive the enemy from our land, because Donbass has always been, is and will be Russian.”
13:28 Video– Powerful footage: Our tank broke into the enemy positions and terrified the Armed Forces.
Our tankers flew right into the enemy positions and forced the Ukrainian infantry to drape in horror.
13:15 Video- PMC "Wagner" is conducting a heavy assault on a multi-storey building in Bakhmut.
The skyscrapers located behind the railway station are teeming with enemy snipers and machine gunners, and mines have been planted on the rubble-strewn streets.
FAN military correspondent Alexander Yaremchuk showed the positions liberated by Wagner PMC in the west of Bakhmut.
He shared footage from a local park, visited one of the liberated churches, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine had set up a sniper position, and also spoke about the bloody battles for the Bakhmut-2 railway station. Immediately behind it are residential quarters, turned by the enemy into a powerful fortified area.
“Directly running here was impractical. Therefore, the groups walked around the park on the left and right sides. Surrounded, entrenched, and, in principle, then the park was already clean. What’s the point of going here on a “postcard”, under art?” - shared the details of the operation, one of the "Wagnerites".
12:55 Video- TOS-2 "Tosochka" works in the Zaporozhye direction for the Armed Forces.
12:34 Video- Footage of the combat work of the calculation of the 82mm automatic mortar "Vasilek" in the zone of the NWO
Reconnaissance of the "Western" group of troops received data on the buildup of enemy forces in one of the directions.
One of the most effective ways of working is the “roaming mortar”. It consists in a quick change of firing position. The speed and accuracy of hitting targets is achieved thanks to the adjustment of fire using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
12:19 Video- The 76th Guards Airborne Division hit the 152mm Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatovo-Kremennoye direction with the Lancet.
12:01 Video- Broken Polish self-propelled guns Crab, handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and successfully defeated somewhere in the zone of the NWO.
11:42 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group
Aviation, operating in the interests of the Southern Group of Forces in the Alexander-Kalinovsky direction, struck at the enemy’s missile and artillery weapons depot in the area of the settlement of Sergeevka. As a result, up to 600 artillery rockets were destroyed.
- In the Avdievka direction, the gunners of the Southern Military District hit the stronghold and observation posts of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Maryinsky direction, artillery fire raids from the formations of the Southern Military District suppressed the points of temporary deployment of the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade of the enemy in the area of the settlement of Gornyak, the point of temporary deployment of a unit of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Galitsinovka area.
- As part of the counter-battery fight of the artillery brigade of the Southern Military District in the area of the settlement of Ostroye, a 152mm howitzer "D-20" of the enemy was destroyed, as well as a 152mm self-propelled howitzer in the area of the settlement of Gornyak.
11:39 Video- In the South-Donetsk direction, an attempt to conduct reconnaissance in force of the advanced positions of the Vostok group was thwarted, five militants were eliminated.
- The crew of the heavy fire system "TOS-1" destroyed the enemy's stronghold with manpower in the area of ??Ugledar.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the artillery of the group destroyed four strong points and two points of temporary deployment of the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Novosyolka, Novosyolka, Malinovka and Belogorye, more than 50 militants were liquidated.
- An attack unmanned aerial vehicle of an aircraft type was shot down by small-arms fire.
During the counterbattery fight, the artillery reconnaissance complexes opened and destroyed the howitzer and three enemy mortar crews in the areas of Novoukrainka, Belogorye, Dorozhnyanka and Lugovskoye settlements.
11:24 Video– The deputy platoon commander of the reconnaissance company, Alexei, has been in the NMD from the very beginning, and has been serving in the army for six years. He says: “When I went to the contract, I understood that one day I would have to defend the Motherland.” The fighter already has two medals "For Courage" received in battles. And at this time at home, in Cheboksary, his mother is waiting and worried.
11:17 Heroes Airborne Forces of Russia
Popov Alexander Nikolaevich - Deputy company commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the 11th Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Forces, senior lieutenant.
From February 24, 2022, as part of his unit, he took part in a special military operation to protect the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic.
On June 23, the battalion tactical group led by Senior Lieutenant A.N. Popov held back the onslaught of superior enemy forces, repelled his repeated attacks and prevented the breakthrough of defensive lines. The formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered significant damage: more than 20 militants and seven armored vehicles were destroyed. To the last, fulfilling military duty, the commander of the company, at the cost of his life, ensured the retention of a strategically important line.
11:02 Video- The destruction of the surveillance camera of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Krasnogorovka, either with artillery or ATGMs of the 110th Brigade.
10:47 Video– Bakhmut/Artemovsk.
10:29 Video– The orchestra performers show the next trophies, among an interesting set of samples, in addition to the notorious “Bone-cutters” and a cold man with interesting symbols, there is also a Chapaevsky Maxim machine gun and an abandoned CZ 805 Bren rifle (it seems that the butt is torn off and it is not possible to scrupulously examine the sample).
By the way, I said a little wrong about the rifle, in the frame there is one of the modifications of the Steyr-Mannlicher SSG 08 and it is of Austrian production.
10:22 Video “Ukrainian saboteurs are destroying someone's house while retreating.
10:13 Video- Towing a depressed after a meeting with a mine MRAP International M1224 MaxxPro.
10:08 Frontline summary on the morning of 04/22/2023
- In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops conducted reconnaissance in battle in the Dorozhnyanka area. Personnel and equipment are being pulled up to the line of contact. Russian artillery hit Novoandreevka, Orekhovo, Novodanilovka, Malinovka and Olgovsky.
- On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked from Paraskoviivka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name in the Bakhmut area). There is a promotion. Russian troops, supported by artillery, tried to advance near Nevelskoye, in the direction of Pervomaisky and on the southwestern approaches to Avdiivka. No success.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shelled Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, Maryinka, Georgievka, Maksimilyanovka, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Karlovka, Thin, Northern, Stepnoy, Keramik, New York, Nelipovka and Zhelezny. The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Donetsk and Kamenka.
- PMC "Wagner", with the powerful support of artillery and aviation, continues assault operations in the southern, central and northern parts of Bakhmut. There is progress on the first two sections. In the area of Khromovoe, there are fierce oncoming battles for the route along which the Ukrainian garrison in Bakhmut is supplied.
Russian artillery hit Alexander-Shultin, Belaya Gora, Ivanovsky, Grigorovka, Novomarkovo, Minkovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Disputed and Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the positions of the Wagner PMC in Bakhmut.
- In the Luhansk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted assault operations in the Serebryansky forest area, and with the support of artillery attacked in the direction of Terny and Nevsky. Russian troops were artillery attack Belogorovka, Stelmahovka, Berestovoye, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk and Krasny Pervoi.
10:00 Kherson direction. The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired from barrel artillery:
-- Staraya Zburyevka fired four rounds;
-- Kazachi Lagera fired four rounds;
-- Aleshki fired five rounds;
-- Novaya Zburyevka fired six rounds;
-- Golaya Priston fired five rounds;
-- village of Peschanovka, they fired five rounds;
-- Krynki fired two rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified. During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Tavriysk, settlement Vasilievka, firing a total of 38 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
09:43 Rotary-winged "Alligators": combat work of the crews of attack helicopters Ka-52 to destroy strongholds and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
During the performance of combat missions, army aviation pilots launched missiles at the fortified points of the Armed Forces units discovered.
As a result of combat use, the enemy control center and armored vehicles were destroyed.
09:41 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 04/21/2023 to 00:00 04/22/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 25 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 19 attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky five artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 109 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of four settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Damaged three residential buildings in the Kiev region of Donetsk. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
In the previous day, 21 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:39 Kyiv regime continues terror of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services
Yesterday, fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 31 rounds from cannon artillery at the settlements: Staraya Zburyevka, Cossack Camps, Alyoshki, Novaya Zburyevka, Golaya Pristan, Peschanovka and Krynki.
The artillery attack did not stop at night - the Ukronazis fired 38 rounds from cannon artillery at Novaya Kakhovka and Kakhovka, Tavriysk and Vasilyevka.
08:16 Powerful shots: a Russian tank burst into enemy positions and terrified the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
Our tankers flew right into the enemy positions and forced the Ukrainian infantry to drape in horror.
08:15 Fighting in the forests of Kremennaya: the Russian army destroyed the tank and the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
08:04 Summary on the morning of April 22, 2023
Statements about taking Artemovsk (Bakhmut) into the cauldron turned out to be premature. There are fights in the city and near the remaining roads.
In Marinka, the battle continues in the central part.
On the Zaporozhye and Kherson sectors of the front - exchanges of artillery strikes.
Also, in the Zaporozhye direction, when trying to deliver an air strike on our positions, the crew of the Buk air defense system shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Shcherbaki
To the west of Kremennaya in the Torsky and Chervonodibrovsky sections, the press center of the Center grouping of the Russian Armed Forces reports, the enemy units from the 81st Airmobile Brigade, the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to attack the positions of Russian units.
As a result of an air strike by assault aircraft and artillery fire, the enemy suffered losses and was driven back to previously occupied positions.
In the Bryansk region, the city of Klintsy, an UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fell on the territory of a residential building. There were no injuries, partial damage to a private house.
A total of 109 ammunition was fired in the DPR. Under fire Gorlovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Vladimirovka.