[NewsFrontInfo] 21:51 Video- The work of the Ka-52 with a view from the cockpit: inflicting fire damage and avoiding the attack of MANPADS using maneuver and LTC.
21:32 During the assault on Aretmovsk advance, on the flank there is a loss of positions.
The situation in the Artemovsky direction - May 12, according to PMCs.
Artemovsk:
Stormtroopers of PMC "Wagner" continued their offensive along the streets of Medvedev, Chernyakhovsky and Tolbukhin, advancing to the Chernyakhovsky lane crossing them.
There is also a promotion along Levanevskogo street. On both sides of it, PMC fighters stormed two more multi-storey buildings.
Right flank:
Units of the 200th Brigade lost their positions in the area between Grigorovka and Dubovo-Vasilyevka, retreating several hundred meters.
21:10 Video– PMC “Wagner” advanced 400 meters in Artemovsk.
20:28 Video- The commander of the Airborne Troops unit with the call sign "Bizon" talks about combat duty for the defense of the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson direction.
The left bank of the Dnieper is one of the longest lines of defense in the Kherson direction. Russian military personnel are ready to repel any attack by Ukrainian nationalists, having well strengthened their positions.
19:40 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group
- An enemy missile strike was repelled in the South-Donetsk direction, four missiles of the Haimars MLRS were shot down by S-300 air defense systems.
The advanced units of the Vostok group, with the support of artillery, stopped the actions of two enemy reconnaissance groups, and a pickup truck was destroyed. The fire of the Acacia self-propelled guns destroyed an enemy mortar crew in the Prechistovka area. The calculation of the self-propelled mortar "Tulip" destroyed the point of temporary deployment of militants in the area of Velika Novosyolka.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, the fire of a jet battery destroyed the enemy’s temporary deployment point in the area of the settlement of Poltavka. The crew of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns destroyed a mortar crew in the Gulyai Polya area.
Kamikaze drones destroyed a Kozak armored car near Malaya Tokmachka and two enemy pickup trucks near Novodanilovka. Air defense, electronic warfare and small arms fire destroyed three aircraft-type UAVs and four kamikaze UAVs.
19:20 Video- Parts of the Western Military District continue systematic work to disable the transport infrastructure, which the enemy can use to organize raids on the territory of the Russian Federation and transfer equipment to the Russian border. The bridge over the Snov River near the village of Karpovichi in the Chernihiv region was struck.
18:59 Details of explosion in Melitopol
The morning explosion in Melitopol turned out to be an attempt on the life of an employee of one of the ministries of the Zaporozhye region.
The investigating authorities of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Zaporozhye region initiated and are investigating a criminal case on the fact of attempted murder in a generally dangerous way. Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Public Utilities in the Zaporozhye region.
According to the investigation, on May 12, 2023, an unidentified person planted an improvised explosive device in a trash can located at the entrance of an apartment building in Melitopol.
The device was activated when the official left the entrance. As a result, the man suffered mine-explosive injuries. The victim was taken to a medical facility.
Investigators are identifying those involved in the crime.
18:33 Details of artillery attack by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region.
During the artillery attack of the city of Tokmak by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a civilian was injured.
Around 11:00 on May 12, the terrorist Kiev regime shelled the city of Tokmak. One civilian was wounded, who was at that moment in the yard of his household. He was taken to a local hospital with shrapnel wounds.
The Kiev regime in the last week has increased the intensity of artillery attack of peaceful territories of the Zaporozhye region.
Arrivals fall on residential buildings, shops, pharmacies, schools and other civilian infrastructure facilities where there are no military and cannot be.
For the sake of people's safety, a decision was made to temporarily move residents of settlements close to the front line to safe places in the region.
18:15 In Lugansk after Ukrainian artillery attack burns "Machine-building plant" 100 "
It specializes in equipment for electronic engineering enterprises.
17:52 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, aviation of the "Center" grouping of troops attacked the areas of concentration of manpower, firepower, areas of temporary deployment and strongholds of the enemy.
- Air defense systems of the Russian group in the areas of the settlements of Ploschanka and Golikovo destroyed three unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The heavy flamethrower system "Solntsepyok" inflicted fire damage on the objects of the nationalists.
- In the Yampolovsky area and in the area of Serebryansky forestry, forces and means of reconnaissance of the Center group revealed the movement of personnel of the 25th Airborne Brigade, the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and the assault group of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of fire damage to aviation and artillery of the "Center" grouping, the enemy suffered losses in personnel and equipment.
17:30 Video- Just returned from the long-suffering Gorlovka. A man died there yesterday and eight civilians were injured. The man went out to the balcony of his apartment to smoke. The sudden arrival of a projectile immediately deprived him of his leg. He was still alive when he was taken to the hospital. But the injury was incompatible with life, and he died on the operating table.
Ukrainian nationalists began artillery attack the city at 04:00 and continued to terrorize citizens throughout the day. Dry statistics from the reports show that there were 57 attacks from the Grad and Uragan MLRS, plus artillery of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm caliber. The citizens of Gorlovka all know that these rounds are intended for them, and not for the military. The goal of the Nazis for the past nine years has been to cause panic and sow fear.
17:12 Video- Russian servicemen told about the assault on the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Spornoye.
16:47 Photo– Ukrainian UAV Leleka-100 shot down by fire from small arms near Kremennaya.
16:22 Video- Footage of the assault by Russian servicemen of the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Spornoye
The assault detachments of the "South" group were supported by armored groups consisting of T-90, T-80, T-72B3 and BMP-2 tanks.
The control and adjustment of the fire was carried out using several UAVs in real time.
As a result of combat work, Russian servicemen managed to capture a company stronghold, destroying several dozen servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, machine-gun bunkers and suitable reinforcement groups.
15:51 Video- In the forest near Kremennaya, the neo-Nazi tank even became depressed.
15:29 Video- A complete detailed answer by Evgeny Prigozhin regarding the “occupation of the line” by units of the Russian army.
15:14 Battle for Bakhmut situation as of May 12, 2023
- The Russian Ministry of Defense partially confirmed the statements of the head of the PMC "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin about the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flanks of the group advancing on Bakhmut.
In the Malo-Ilyinsky direction (recall, Malo-Ilyinka according to the maps of the General Staff is a settlement north of Bakhmut in the area of the Stupki railway station) “no breakthroughs were allowed”, but at the same time, Russian units occupied more advantageous defense lines near Berkhovsky reservoirs.
- This confirms the abandonment of positions on the eastern outskirts of the village of Bogdanovka and the "gray zone" in the fields. Moreover, as of this morning, the entire area south of the reservoir up to the dam and its eastern end has been abandoned. Thus, the "maneuver" in the depth of the front was two km. The line of contact runs two km west of Yagodnoye along the Berkhovka line - the eastern end of the reservoir - the northern outskirts of Khromovo.
- There were no changes in other areas. By this time, there is no information about breakthroughs and advancement of both the enemy and Russian units.
- The situation in Kleshcheevka has not changed since yesterday. In near-military sources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they doubt the reliability of all the claimed breakthroughs, since there was no official confirmation from the Ukrainian General Staff.
- In total, over 25 attacks were launched yesterday, in which up to three battalions of enemy personnel were involved in total.
Most likely, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue the tactics of attacking in small groups and conducting massive reconnaissance of battles along the entire line of contact. The main points of pressure will be the positions of new units that have arrived in rotation to threatened areas, as well as the junctions between units.
- Due to the activation of the enemy in the Soledar direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are forced to switch their attention: the Armed Forces of Ukraine can take advantage of this and go on the offensive in another sector of the front.
14:32 Video - The fighters of the subdivision of the "South" group took the key stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which blocked the road to the village of Spornoye. Our report contains exclusive footage of the battle and a detailed analysis of the assault.
14:00 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (05/12/2023)
- In the Kupyansky direction, air strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of forces hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnoye, Kharkov Region, and Novoselovskoye, Luhansk People's Republic.
- In addition, during the night in the area of the settlement of Kotlyarovka, Kharkov region, the action of a sabotage and reconnaissance group was stopped.
Enemy losses in this area per day amounted to more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two vehicles, two 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicles, the US-made M109 Paladin artillery system, and the Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Center" group of forces defeated manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Torskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- During the night, in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Kremennaya of the Luhansk People's Republic, two sabotage and reconnaissance groups were liquidated.
During the day, more than 75 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, an 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed.
- In the western part of Artemovsk, assault detachments continued to fight to capture the city blocks. Airborne units provide them with support and stop the attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack on the flanks.
- Over the past day, nine sorties were carried out in the vicinity of the city of Artemovsk. Artillery of the group completed 64 fire missions.
- 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 Chasov Yar and Bogdanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In the Soledar tactical direction, the enemy yesterday carried out offensive operations along the entire line of contact between the parties, more than 95 kilometers long. The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 26 attacks, in which more than a thousand military personnel, up to 40 tanks, as well as other military and special equipment were involved.
All attacks by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are repulsed. No breakthroughs in the defense of the Russian troops were allowed.
- In order to increase the stability of defense in the Maloiliinovsky direction, units of the "Southern" group of Russian troops occupied the line, taking into account the favorable conditions of the Berkhovsky reservoir.
- Servicemen of the 4th and 200th Motorized Rifle brigades, army aviation crews and other units of the RF Armed Forces showed themselves courageously, repelling enemy attacks.
More than 540 Ukrainian servicemen, eight tanks, as well as more than 20 units of other armored vehicles were destroyed.
- In total, in the Donetsk direction, the total losses of the enemy amounted to about 900 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, more than 30 armored vehicles, as well as seven vehicles, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and one L-118 howitzer made in Great Britain.
A Su-27 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by means of air defense in the area of the village of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In addition, in the area of the settlement of Avdievka, an artillery ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Vodiane and Vugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the enemy amounted to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two vehicles, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage over the past 24 hours, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, three vehicles and an 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery installation were destroyed.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation per day hit 72 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 102 districts.
A fuel storage facility for military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the city of Zaporozhye.
- In the area of the settlement of Borovaya, Kharkiv region, a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery radar was destroyed.
Also, in the area of the settlement of Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, the Ukrainian radar complex for reconnaissance and fire control "Zoo-1" was destroyed.
- Air defense systems intercepted three rockets of the HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems per day.
In addition, 25 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Krivosheevka, Kremennaya Luhansk People's Republic, Belogorivka, Avdievka, Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic, Kamenskoye, Tokmak, Pology of the Zaporozhye Region, Golaya Pristan and Zburyevka of the Kherson Region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 422 aircraft, 230 helicopters, 4,099 unmanned aerial vehicles, 421 anti-aircraft missile systems, 9,108 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,100 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,796 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 10,141 units of special military vehicles.
13:29 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Zapad group
- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the Tochka-U ballistic missile was shot down by the air defense forces of the Zapad group of forces on the territory of the Kharkiv region.
In addition, in the area of the settlement of Kuzemovka, the Valkyrie strike UAV was destroyed by fire from the Pantsir-S air defense missile system.
- Ground attack and army aviation delivered strikes against the accumulation of manpower, weapons and military equipment of the 14th Ombr and the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade.
- Artillery fire thwarted three attempts to rotate units of the 14th brigade at the forefront in the area of the settlements of Sinkovka and Timkovka.
12:52 Video- Drive to victory!
A serviceman with the call sign "Old" performs combat missions in the Luhansk direction. A year ago, as a volunteer, he came to fight against Ukrainian neo-Nazism in the NVO zone.
As the fighter says, in addition to the fascistization of the Ukrainian state, he personally also does not like the fact that they began to take away the Orthodox faith.
“There is no hostility towards Ukrainians themselves. Here the locals are good, sincere people. I have a dislike for the Nazis,” says the soldier.
In the zone of the special military operation "Stary" he holds the position of a driver of tracked armored vehicles. He claims that this military specialty is native to him: “My abilities as a driver turned out to be in demand. The work is familiar, the hands remember. As they say, once you got on a bike and after that you don’t forget.”
The serviceman also notes that during training at the training ground, he was constantly trained, most of the time was devoted to combat tactics. Experienced instructors explained to the fighters how to deal with foreign equipment, which is now supplied to Ukraine. “We know the weak points, we know where to hit, how to work with her,” emphasizes the Russian serviceman.
Speaking about his participation in the NWO, the “Stary” states: “Drive to the victorious! We will win! Why are we here then?!”
12:26 Video- A captive "cook" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, taken in the Yakovlevka area.
During the interrogation, he denied himself as much as possible and called himself a cook who cut tsybulya and poured vodka. In fact, this character, according to the source, was a marauder and did not shy away from pulling gold teeth from denazified comrades.
11:44 Video– Russian aviation inflicts precise strikes with air bombs on the positions of the Ukronazis near Svatovo
The operator of the UAV "Black Hussars" discovered the stronghold of the Ukrainian Nazis and corrected the fire of the aviation of the "brave".
The planes delivered an immediate strike with FAB-500 aerial bombs.
11:25 The man died in result of artillery attack of the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
During the night, the territory of Donetsk was shelled 10 times by militants. In the direction of the Petrovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky and Kievsky districts, the Nazis fired 49 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR JCCC reported.
10:54 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group
- In the Lisichansk operational direction, aviation of the Southern Group of Forces bombed the point of temporary deployment of the 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Artillery of the "South" group hit the accumulation of manpower of the 14th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
- Large-caliber artillery of the formation of the Southern Military District inflicted a defeat on two firing positions of artillery pieces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In the Soledaro-Bakhmut operational direction, the forces of the Southern Group of Forces delivered two missile strikes at the point of temporary deployment of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the ammunition depot.
In the Maryinsky direction, the artillery of the Yug grouping inflicted a fire raid on the accumulation of manpower of the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Pobeda.
- Also, the artillerymen of the Southern Group thwarted the enemy's attempts to conduct a counterattack.
As a result, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered significant losses in manpower, the loss of our positions was not allowed.
10:29 Video- Bring to automatism: training of military personnel of the assault groups of the Central Military District in the rear zone of the NMD
At the training ground, military personnel hone their skills in conducting tactical operations in various types of combat:
- capture of a strong point;
- actions of groups in urban areas;
- interaction with the crews of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery crews.
During the training, military personnel perform live firing from various weapons: Kalashnikov assault rifles, Dragunov sniper rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers.
All classes at the training ground are held under the guidance of experienced instructors who share their combat experience gained during the special operation.
10:02 Russian army inflicts massive air and fire strikes along the entire front
The Russian army carried out 46 air strikes, as well as six missile strikes, and carried out 69 attacks from the MLRS, the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
At the same time, the aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted only 13 strikes.
In the morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had already recorded 59 air and 95 attacks from the MLRS on the positions of Ukrainian troops, according to a recent summary of the General Staff.
In total: 145 air strikes, six missile strikes and 164 artillery attack from MLRS were inflicted on Ukrainian targets in a day.
09:29 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:
-- n.p. Podlesnoye fired eight rounds;
-- Six rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka;
-- in the village of Dnepryans fired seven rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Largerniy fired five rounds;
-- n.p. Aleshki fired eight rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki fired six rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Zburyevka fired seven rounds;
-- n.p. Golaya Pristan fired five 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. Nechaevo, n.p. New Zburyevka, Kazachi Lagerniy, firing a total of 32 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
At night, 122mm were destroyed by artillery fire in the area of ??Novoraysk. Self-propelled guns 2S1 "Gvozdika" with a crew of 5 people and ammunition Kamyshans destroyed a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, the loss of four dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three were injured of varying severity
09:28 DPR representative office in the JCCC per dayfixed94 facts of firing by the VFU, 504 units of ammunition was fired.
The enemy fired at Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka, Golmovsky, Zaitsev, Mikhailovka, Ozeryanovka, Kashtanovka, Yasinovataya, Aleksandrovka, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian in the Central City district of Gorlovka. Injuries of varying severity 15 people.
44 residential buildings and seven civil infrastructure facilities were damaged in Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, Aleksandrovka, Central City and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka.
As a result of the artillery attack of the Kyiv region died man 40-50 years old. Personal data is being specified, the administration of Donetsk reported.
09:26 Consequences of the evening shelling of Gorlovka by Ukrainian militants
08:27 Summary on morning May 12, 2023
On the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, Wagner PMCs are fighting for high-rise buildings on the western outskirts of the city, 625 meters remain to be covered. On the flanks, the Russian Armed Forces lost control of a number of positions and were forced to retreat due to miscalculations in the organization of supplies and the arrival of reserves.
In the Ugledar direction - artillery shelling, mortars are working from both sides.
The Zaporozhye direction reports the movement of the enemy in the Orekhov area, in the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Dnepropetrovsk logistics hub) - the movement of armored vehicles.
On the Kherson direction - the arrival of several hundred drones in Kherson. Artillery duels, the enemy is trying to knock out our vehicles in addition to the usual targets.
In the Bryansk region, an enemy UAV attacked the Klintsovsk oil depot of JSC Bryansknefteprodukt of PJSC Oil Company Rosneft. There were no casualties.
In the Belgorod region, the Belgorod region was shelled. In the evening, our air defense system worked over Belgorod and the Belgorod region. On the territory of the Kharkiv region - the active movement of the enemy.
In the LPR, under the fire of the MLRS HIMARS n.p. Golden-1 and Diamond.
Yesterday, the enemy dealt terrible blows to the civilian population of the DPR, firing 504 rounds of ammunition. By releasing 504 units of various ammunition. Under fire Gorlovka, Golmovsky, Zaitsevo, Mikhailovka, Ozeryanovka, Kashnatoye, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka, Vladimirovka. A civilian died. Wounded - 15. Including two girls born in 2010 and 2019.
08:19 Footage of the assault on the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Spornoye -video
The assault detachments were supported by armored groups on T-90, T-80, T-72B3 tanks and BMP-2. Management and adjustment of fire were carried out using drones in real time. Our fighters captured the company's stronghold of the Nazis, destroyed several dozen militants and machine-gun pillboxes.
“The crew drove to the gas pumping station, inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy and rolled back. They were shell-shocked, but, nevertheless, they continued to move on, did not stop, inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy, - our fighter said.
08:07 Frontline summary on the morning of 12/05/2023
In the Uludar sector, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shelled Novopol, Novosyolka, Vremevka, Prechistovka, Novoukrainka and the city itself.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, carried out offensive operations near Novomikhailovka, in the city limits of Maryinka and near Avdiivka. Moreover, in the latter case, they changed the direction of attack from the southwest to the east from the Krutaya Balka area. This has brought some success. There is some progress. Russian artillery hit Pobeda, Georgievka, Nevelskoye, Pervomaisky, Berdychi, Novokalinovo, New York and Zhelezny. The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on Donetsk, Vodiane and Horlivka.
PMC "Wagner" after artillery attack continued assault operations in the southern, western and northern parts of Bakhmut. No promotion. APU attacked near Khromovoe. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka, Stupochki, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Bogdanovka and Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. Ukrainian artillery worked on Kurdyumivka, Kleshcheevka and the positions of Wagner PMC in Bakhmut.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops attacked in the Serebryansky forest from the side of Kuzmin. Also, with the support of artillery, they tried to advance towards Torsky, Terny and Stelmahovka. Unsuccessfully. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belogorovka, Kislovka, Masyutovka, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Figolevka and Krasny Pervoy are under fire. The Ukrainian army hit Nikolaevka, Pervomaisky (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name northeast of Donetsk) and Olshan.