Russians are preparing for a NATO supported Ukrainian counteroffensive that will bring Ukrainian troops to Crimea.
The village of Yalta is on the southern coast of the Sea of Azov, the two nearest points between there and Crimea. It could be a fake, but if this attack is on, this is where the NATO supported Ukrainian army will cross.
[LB] The streets closest to the campsites and the entire beach area are completely closed.
by Iryna Gamalii
Over the past few days, an additional 1,000 soldiers of the Russian Federation have been stationed on the territory of coastal camping sites and boarding houses in the village of Yalta, Donetsk region .
This was announced on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"In connection with this, the nearest streets and the entire beach area were completely blocked, additional roadblocks were set up and the number of foot patrols was doubled. The equipment of engineering barriers and trenches and dugouts was noticed on the territory of the recreation bases in the immediate vicinity of the bases of the occupiers. The number was also increased training firings from various types of weapons in the direction of the sea," the message says.
We will remind you that Severodonetsk is becoming a rear base for the occupation troops , whose groups in the city are growing noticeably.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:45 The grain deal between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN on the unblocking of Ukrainian ports was supposed to be extended, but something went wrong. Something, as always, concerns Russia. The agreement expires on March 18, but the parties continue negotiations. Read more in the material Russia disrupts the deal?
21:59 A Russian fighter jet attacked a US Air Force reconnaissance drone over the Black Sea, the US military claims. An MQ-9 Reaper UAV and two Russian Su-27 aircraft were flying over international waters when one of the Russian fighter jets intentionally flew in front of a U.S. drone and dumped fuel near it several times. The aircraft then struck the drone's propeller, incapacitating it. This forced US forces to shoot down the MQ-9 in international waters. For more details, see Russia's Attack on an American UAV .
21:25 In Melitopol, the car of a local "entrepreneur", collaborator Ivan Tkach, who was driving the city's municipal transport, was blown up. The "authorities" of the occupied Zaporozhye region confirmed that he died in the hospital from his wounds.
20:38 The Pechersky District Court of Kiev sentenced to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property the organizer of the sabotage and reconnaissance group of the GRU of the Russian Federation, who was preparing for the murder of Reznikov, Budanov and a well-known Ukrainian activist, the SBU reported. For the murder of each of them, Russian "curators" promised a reward in the amount of 100 to 150 thousand dollars. The attacker was detained as a result of a multi-stage special operation on the territory of the Volyn region in August 2022.
According to the investigation, the defendant is a resident of Lugansk, who, as part of the "LNR", took an active part in the hostilities against the ATO forces in eastern Ukraine. After a full-scale invasion, he was recruited by a career Russian military intelligence officer to carry out subversive activities.
20:01 The United States will not object to the decisions of other countries to supply fighter jets to Ukraine, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.
19:05 Putin called the version about the involvement of Ukrainian activists in the explosion on Nord Stream "complete nonsense". According to him, the United States could theoretically be interested in undermining the Nordic Streams in order to supply its liquefied gas to the European market.
18:36 Reznikov announced the creation of a naval coalition for Ukraine, which already includes three countries. According to him, we can talk about the creation of such a coalition thanks to today's announcement of the Netherlands on the joint transfer of minesweepers with Belgium. Earlier, Britain has already transferred two such minesweepers to Ukraine. "The maritime state of Ukraine will develop its fleet. Plus, we are building the Ukrainian fleet in Turkey. Now we can safely say that a naval coalition has been created," Reznikov said.
18:21 Soldiers of the Polish special forces guarded the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who acted as an intermediary in Ukrainian-Russian negotiations in the first weeks of a full-scale war, and also ensured the safety of Ukrainian representatives at the talks in Belarusian Brest in late February and early March 2022, writes Dziennik Gazeta Prawna with reference to sources.
18:08 The Netherlands, together with Belgium, will provide Ukraine with two Alkmaar-class minesweepers in 2025, Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said. Also, the Netherlands will begin to train Ukrainian units. In addition, the Netherlands will provide bridges and M3 crossings, the minister said.
17:36 Lithuania purchased 16 radars for Ukraine using 14 million euros donated by the population and business representatives, Jonas Okhmanas, one of the organizers of the fundraising campaign, said. According to him, at first it was planned to purchase 14 Israeli-made radars worth 1 million euros each, but after consultations with the Ukrainian military, the plan was adjusted according to their wishes. As a result, several sets of equipment of lower cost were selected and a total of 16 systems were purchased. Part of the equipment has already been sent to Lithuania and is on the way.
17:07 The government of Latvia has approved the decision to donate to Ukraine 18 more cars confiscated from drivers for drunk driving.
16:59 Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir is visiting Kiev , Zelensky said. "We appreciate that Iceland helps us politically, financially, in humanitarian and other areas," the president stressed.
16:45 Ukraine and the whole world are waiting for a major counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There is growing concern in the Russian information space about Ukraine's combat potential. Although not everyone is sure that Kyiv has the strength for a counteroffensive. About what to expect at the front in the coming months - in the material, the Russians run out of steam .
16:23 Zaluzhny said that the defense operation in Bakhmut "is of paramount strategic importance for deterring the enemy, it is key to the stability of the defense of the entire front."
15:46 Consultations on the extension of the Black Sea grain initiative continue "with all parties and at different levels," said Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
15:01 At a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on March 14, all participants expressed a common position on the further retention and protection of Bakhmut , the presidential press service reported. The meeting also analyzed the provision of weapons and ammunition to the units of the Defense Forces at the forefront. Separately discussed were the rates and volumes of the receipt of equipment and weapons from Ukraine's partners and their distribution by groupings of troops.
14:43 In Bakhmut, the cameraman of Suspіlny Aleksey Olkhovik died, his wife said. He was the 49th media worker to die in the war, according to the Institute of Mass Communication.
14:30 Prosecutors have already recorded 71,147 war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine, said Yury Belousov, head of the Department for Combating Crimes in the Conditions of Armed Conflict in the Office of the Prosecutor General. According to him, the prosecutor's office announced the suspicion of 293 Russians, 105 cases were sent to court, 29 sentences were issued. Belousov also said that in Ukraine, 210 prosecutors are investigating war crimes committed by the Russian Federation.
14:06 Poland can transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine within the next 4-6 weeks, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
13:57 The Russians have suffered significant losses in the Donetsk direction and are experiencing a shortage of ammunition, so they have reduced their activity, said Alexei Dmitrashkovsky, spokesman for the Defense Forces of the Taurida direction: "In fact, the enemy has run out of steam ... There is a lot of talk about the lack of ammunition," artillery hunger ". To the invaders there is a limit set today that they cannot exceed. If they exceed, they are left without ammunition the next day. And this is not only a problem for Prigozhin, who says that he is not given ammunition. This is a common problem in the Russian army."
13:42 Trump's likely rival in the upcoming US presidential election, Ron DeSantis, said that helping Ukraine is not Washington's key interest. He called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a territorial dispute, while it is more important for the US to contain China. DeSantis is against the supply of long-range missiles and aircraft to Ukraine because of the risks of a "hot phase of a war between the two largest nuclear powers in the world."
13:31 Russian Su-24 aircraft fired four anti-radar missiles, presumably X-31P, towards the coast in the Odessa region, said the speaker of the OVA Sergey Bratchuk. The missiles were destroyed over the sea, but a kindergarten on the coast and several private houses around were damaged by debris and a blast wave. There were no casualties.
12:52 The Seimas of Lithuania has recognized PMC Wagner as a terrorist organization. 117 members of the Seimas voted unanimously for the relevant resolution.
12:49 Ukroboronprom announced that it has begun producing 125-mm shells for a tank gun - this is the second ammunition, the production of which the concern's enterprises have launched in close partnership with a NATO country abroad. The first batch of shells for T64, T72 and T80 tanks has already been delivered to the Ministry of Defense.
In general, for the first time since independence, Ukraine has launched its own production of ammunition: 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, 122 mm and 152 mm artillery rounds, and now a 125 mm tank shell. For security reasons, production has been moved outside the country, but Ukrainian designers, technologists, turners, casters, etc. take part in the creation of ammunition.
12:45 In Kramatorsk, the number of wounded as a result of the Russian morning strike has increased to seven, one person has died. Nine high-rise buildings, a kindergarten, the Oschadbank building, and civilian cars were damaged, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
12:36 The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law on punishment of up to 15 years in prison for "fakes" about any participants in the "special operation", including volunteers, and up to seven years for their "discredit".
12:29 The European Union has increased the volume of the European Peace Fund, from which arms supplies to Ukraine are paid, by 2.2 billion euros - up to 7.98 billion euros, the EU Council said. Borrell noted that ensuring the financial sustainability of this instrument is critical to supporting not only Ukraine, but also EU partners in other parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
12:05 Peskov said that the extension of the grain deal for 60 days is "a goodwill gesture from Russia." He also expressed hope that the part of the agreement concerning Russian exports would be implemented.
11:46 The coalition to create a special tribunal already has 32 states, Kuleba said: "Two more countries have joined the coalition to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. Currently, 32 states are working together to hold Russia's top political and military leadership accountable .Putin and his associates will stand trial."
11:28 Russia during the year of sanctions was able to keep abroad about a third of the likely income in the amount of $ 227 billion received from the export of goods, writes Bloomberg. The agency estimates that about $80 billion is held abroad in the form of cash, real estate and investments.
11:25 Russians fired at the fire and rescue unit of Volchansk, Kharkiv region, in the morning. One of the shells hit a civilian car, one person died, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
11:16 The head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaly Kim reports that the missiles with which the Russians now often fire at Ukraine one by one from the north and south from the air are most likely anti-radar. Thus, the Russian Federation is looking for Ukrainian air defense, Kim believes.
11:00 British intelligence reports that in recent weeks the shortage of ammunition for Russian artillery has escalated to such an extent that in many sectors of the front there are extremely tight restrictions on their use. According to analysts, this explains the fact that not a single Russian unit has recently been able to carry out operationally significant offensive actions.
In order to somehow make up for the lack of ammunition, Russia resorts to issuing old and unusable shells and introduces the principles of a command economy to its military-industrial complex. Thus, the Russian Federation "recognizes that its defense production capacity is a key weakness in the conditions of the NVO, which is increasingly depleted," the intelligence said.
10:53 UN since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia officially recorded 21,965 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 8,231 killed and 13,734 wounded. The UN emphasizes that the real number of victims is much higher.
10:26 The Russians launched a missile attack on the central part of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. The rocket hit an apartment building, four wounded were pulled out from under the rubble, one of them died in the hospital, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
10:12 The Atesh guerrilla movement said it blew up the "deputy head" of the Novokakhovka "military administration" - an explosive device went off next to Vitaly Gura's car when he stopped near the Smachna Kraina canteen in Nova Kakhovka. According to the Baza channel, the collaborator was injured and taken to the hospital.
09:50 In Kiev, the system of engineering barriers will be improved, said the head of the city military administration, Sergei Popko. In particular, some roadblocks and engineering structures will be updated and equipped with new concrete structures and anti-tank hedgehogs, dugouts will also be strengthened, trenches will be put in order. At the same time, part of the engineering barriers will be completely dismantled, another part will be put into "sleep" mode - they will be removed from the roadway, but concrete blocks, sandbags, anti-tank hedgehogs, etc. left ready nearby.
Popko assured that the introduction of such a systemic solution would make Kyiv more comfortable for residents and would relieve traffic on the capital's roads.
09:33 The Russians will no longer be able to advance in the south of Ukraine, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the OK Pivden, said: "They will no longer be able to advance in the south. Firstly, even the geography of our country provides them with additional obstacles - the Dnieper, the Dnieper Estuary."
She added that the Russians had already tried to advance towards the islands, but had failed. In particular, over the past 24 hours alone, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed eight pieces of equipment, including the one that the enemies brought to the islands, trying to deploy their observation posts there. According to Gumenyuk, the Russians are trying to take positions on these islands only in order to see what the Ukrainian Defense Forces are preparing for.
09:04 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed (two in Konstantinovka and one in Avdeevka), 14 more were injured. In the Kherson region, one person died, six were injured. In the Kharkiv region, two people were injured in the Kupyansky district, according to the IVA.
08:35 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 14.
personnel - about 160,540 (+740) people liquidated,
tanks - 3484 (+10),
armored combat vehicles - 6789 (+15),
artillery systems - 2519 (+16),
MLRS - 495 (+2),
air defense systems - 260 (+1),
aircraft - 304 (+0),
helicopters - 289 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2120 (+11),
cruise missiles - 907 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5367 (+13),
special equipment - 256 (+5).
08:16 The Russian army continues offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Shakhtyorsky directions. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed more than 100 enemy attacks in the indicated directions, the General Staff said in a morning report .
07:20 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Kadyrov is probably losing his allegiance to Putin, as he can show little in terms of military achievements of the Chechens. At a meeting with the Russian president on March 13, Kadyrov said that the Chechen fighters "conscientiously carry out Putin's orders and strive to act to the bitter end." At the same time, analysts noticed that during the meeting the head of Chechnya was visibly nervous.
The ISW also notes that Chechen units currently play a minimal role on the front in Ukraine. Analysts speculate that Putin may pressure Kadyrov to increase the role of Chechen fighters in the fighting due to the constant losses of both PMC Wagner and regular Russian troops.
In addition, the ISW commented on the intentions of the State Duma of the Russian Federation to immediately raise the maximum draft age from 27 to 30 years, and the minimum from 18 to 21 years in stages, annually raising the draft age by one year. Analysts say the move is intended to widen the age range for conscription to meet a certain portion of the Russian military's immediate manpower needs, and then to reduce the overall demands of Russian society for conscription in subsequent years. The ISW believes that the expansion of the age range for conscription indicates that the Kremlin does not intend to conduct a full mobilization.
06:07 Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said that Russian mercenaries from PMC Wagner are behind the influx of boats with migrants from African countries trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea and get to Europe. In his opinion, in this way Russia takes revenge on the countries that support Ukraine. "This is largely part of a clear strategy of hybrid warfare, which is being carried out by PMC Wagner, using its significant weight in some African countries," the Italian minister said.
Crosetto indicated that around 20,000 people arrived in Italy this year, compared to 6,100 during the same period in 2022. Prigozhin himself, in turn, denies Wagner's involvement in the growth in the flow of illegal migrants: "We have no idea what is happening with the migrant crisis, it does not concern us."
05:44 The US will send $3.6 billion to contain Russia in Europe in fiscal year 2024, the Pentagon said. In addition, the United States will contribute $601 million to the NATO budget, $293 million will be transferred to the NATO Security Investment Program and another $300 million to initiatives to promote Ukraine's security.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:41 Odessa Terodefense starts sabotage the orders of the Kyiv regime
Ukrainian journalists say that an entire unit of the 126th Terodefense Brigade (Odessa region) refused to go to the combat area.
Probably, we are talking about Bakhmut, where the Odessa Troubleshooting Department was sent three weeks ago from the direction of Kherson to make up for losses in the "Bakhmut meat grinder."
21:26 An air raid alert was announced for the fourth time in a day throughout Ukraine, data show online maps Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.
20:18 On Bakhmutsky direction our MLRS covered the column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the town of Chasov Yar, where the Ukrainian command is driving reinforcements
19:13 Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces is active, supporting advancing troops, regularly inflicting air strikes on the enemy.
18:04 Air raid alert announced for the third time in a day throughout Ukraine
18:04 Tankers of the Southern Military Districtsmasha stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of N. p. Small Shcherbak. Zaporozhye direction
17:06 At the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) section of the Armed Forces of Ukrainecontinueuse the apartments of their civilians as positions
17:06 In the office of Volodymyr Zelensky, they said that he held a meeting of the headquarters, at which it was decided to continue to hold Artemivsk (Bakhmut)
16:13 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
◾️Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day in the Kupyansk direction amounted to 75 military;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 60 military Armed Forces of Ukraine and a 152mm D-20 howitzer in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in a day;
◾️During the day, Russian air defense systems shot down 23 HIMARS, 300mm BM-30 Smerch and 2200mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS shells, destroyed 17 Ukrainian drones;
◾️More than 95 Ukrainian soldiers and an American M777 artillery system were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction during the day;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 150 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Zaliznyansky, Krasny and Thin in the DPR in a day;
◾️Russian troops destroyed over 40 soldiers, two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts and an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day in the Kherson direction;
◾️Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force near Krasnoarmeysk.
15:07 A series of new explosions in Kherson. According to "Go and look", in Kherson, for the second time in a day, loud explosions are heard.
"Arrivals in Kherson again. They hit the places of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," said the source of the channel.
Currently, the city is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
14:05 The Russian Ministry of Defense published personnel combat work of the 152mm Hyacinth gun crews of the Central Military District in the area of the special operation.
Artillerymen destroy military installations, fortifications and manpower of Ukrainian nationalists.
13:18 Air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone in the Belgorod district of the Belgorod region
According to preliminary information, there were no casualties, but fragments of the UAV fell on a civilian building, damaging it.
13:18 Ukrainian drone attacked the Bryansk chemical plant near the city of Seltso - media
The UAV was shot down by the Russian Pantsir system a few kilometers from the site of the alleged strike. The drone flew at low altitude towards the Bryansk chemical plant.
The crash site of the UAV is cordoned off by special services, sappers are studying the wreckage.
13:16 Ukrovoyak dissatisfied that the Ukrainian authorities are reducing payments of 3,000 hryvnias to the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and setting a bonus of 100% for themselves
13:10 Combat work of crews of artillery mounts 152mm 2A65 "Msta-B" of the Airborne Troops in one of the directions in the special operation zone
Artillery units of the Airborne Forces continue to carry out the tasks of providing fire support to assault detachments of the Airborne Forces, as well as destroying artillery systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroying defensive structures, suppressing command posts, and destroying fire weapons, weapons, military equipment and manpower of the enemy.
Every day, artillery crews of the Airborne Forces conduct counter-battery combat with the enemy and support the offensive of air assault and paratrooper units. This time, the crews of the Msta-B artillery guns of the Airborne Forces destroyed the enemy infantry, who had taken refuge in the dugouts, and also suppressed the enemy artillery gun in the firing position.
In the course of performing combat missions, crews of towed howitzers use high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation, as well as high-precision ammunition, which allows them to inflict maximum damage on fortifications, deep concrete fortifications, armored vehicles and enemy manpower at a considerable distance.
12:09 Air alert declared in central and eastern part of Ukraine
12:05 A series of powerful explosions in the Odessa region. According to "Go and look," loud explosions are heard in the Odessa region.
“Loud arrivals in the Odessa region. The blow was struck from the Black Sea, ”said the source of the channel.
Ukrainian air defense did not work.
12:04 Air alert announced in Kyiv and the region, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions
11:06 PMC "Wagner" eliminated member of "Right Sector" in Artemovsk (Bakhmute)
Vitaliy Kaplin with the call sign of Tur, deputy commander of the 17th squadron of the Poltava region, a fighter of the 67th OMBR, was destroyed after Kotsyubaylo.
11:05 A series of strikes were carried out on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. According to "Go and look", in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk powerful explosions.
"A series of arrivals. They hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," a local resident told the channel.
Currently, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk are under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:05 Russian military fundamentally do not use enemy trenches
They usually contain anti-personnel mines and trip wires. In addition, the enemy knows all his positions, and therefore his trenches become an easy target for artillery.
09:59 In the Belgorod region, air defense systems worked at night, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. According to him, there were no casualties.
09:17 Ka-52 attack helicopter crews destroyed a stronghold and armored vehicles of the nationalists in the NVO zone.
During the performance of combat sorties, army aviation pilots launched missiles at the fortified points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine units discovered. Precise hits destroyed the enemy's command post and armored vehicles.
08:57 Tank T-90 "Breakthrough"workson the enemy in the NWO zone. From the UAV, the crew receives the coordinates and strikes at the Nazis from a decent distance. All goals are confirmed.
08:16 Personnelcombat work of the MLRS "Tornado-G": the attacks of the artillerymen of the Western Military District hit the command posts, communication centers and warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
After launches, the installation takes less than a minute to leave: the calculations never work twice at the same position.
08:15 Another proof of the huge losses in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the disregard of the command -video. 18+ there is obscene vocabulary.
08:14 Russian sniper was able to neutralize the machine gunner of the Armed Forces of Ukraine directly on the position -video.
08:09 Servicemen of the OBTF DPR "Cascade" continue to effectively reduce the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, using artillery -video.
07:55 Rewarding state awards of military personnel of the Western Military District, who proved themselves in the course of the NMD.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 03/14/2023 to 00:00 03/15/2023
Over the past day Representation reported about 11 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made eight attacks from 155mm and 122mm artillery, a strike UAV.
On Gorlovsky two artillery attack from 122mm artillery. On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 152mm artillery. By releasing 50 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were the areas of three settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts).
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of three civilians in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk and Oleksandrivka.
Damage to residential buildings and civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
Previously, 27 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU during the day.
21:49 Vladimir Rogov reports that the owner of the car blown up today in the center of Melitopol, Ivan Tkach, died in the hospital from his injuries.
21:09 The number of victims of a car explosion in Melitopol near the Kirovsky market has increased to two people - Vladimir Rogov
19:17 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing 10 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
19:06 I was in Melitopol blown up car near the market on Kirov street. One person was injured in an explosion in Melitopol. The victim was taken to the hospital and is being treated. The explosion was carried out with the help of an improvised explosive device - Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region.
18:47 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:41 Fighters of the Wagner group took control of one of the premises of the Artyomovsk plant for the processing of non-ferrous metals, publishedvideofrom there.
18:30 Ukrainian troops fired on Donetsk: one of the ammunition did not explode, hitting a civilian car, by a lucky chance no one was hurt -video.
18:25 Tankers of the Southern Military District are dismantling the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Small Shcherbak. Zaporozhye direction -video.
18:15 Calculations of 122mm self-propelled guns 2S1 "Gvozdika" of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the NM DPR) with accurate fire, corrected by a drone, destroyED Ukrainian fighters on the line of contact.
18:11 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:05 Fixation of the consequences of the artillery attack of N. p. Volnovakha 13.03.2023.
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmedfactartillery attack Volnovakha, as well as clarified the armament and the type of missiles used.
17:52 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:35 This morning, the Nazis fired six rockets from the HIMARS MLRS at the Krasny Luch in the LPR.
Result of shelling, the building of the children's camp received significant damage. Employees of the RF IC are working on the spot.
17:18 In the Kremensk direction, servicemen of the RF Armed Forces are destroying the manpower of Ukrainian nationalists.
17:05 Aviation of the RF Armed Forces destroys enemy in the Avdeevsky direction.
Russian aviation continues to destroy targets identified by intelligence in the Avdeevsky direction. Air strikes hit the enemy's temporary deployment point and platoon strong point.
16:29 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 14, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk city (Kirovskiy district): - as a result of dropping explosive devicefrom a UAV on the street. Prudova wounded a woman born in 1941.
Also, in n.p. Lugansk, a boy born in 2010 was mortally wounded. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
15:59 In the Kherson direction, the Russian Armed Forces over the past day destroyed over 40 Ukrainians, a Gvozdika self-propelled gun mount and an 152mm Akatsiya howitzer - RF Ministry of Defense
Also, three combat armored vehicles and three cars were destroyed, and enemy drones were shot down by air defense systems in the area of the settlements of Novaya Zburyevka and Golay Pristan.
15:45 Ugledar direction. Scouts of the OBTF "Kaskad" with an accurate shot from an ATGM destroyed the firing point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in the house.
15:27 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
15:07 Ukrainian troops dropped a projectile from a UAV in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:05 RF Armed Forces with aimed fire destroyed stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in N. p. Thin (DPR).
14:57 Ukrainian troops fired at Yasinovataya, firing six rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:37 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 14, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovsky district): - a man born in 1937 was wounded.
14:05 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:35 Consequences artillery attack of the city of Krasny Luch (LPR) by the armed formations of Ukraine.
As a result of the shelling, in the area of N. p. Krasny Luch using HIMARS MLRS (the enemy fired six M31 GMLRS missiles) damaged the building of the inactive mine dispensary named after the Izvestia newspaper and the Yubileiny children's camp.
13:30 The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:09 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 122mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:56 Strike "Point U" in the center of Donetsk. One year later -video.
Exactly a year has passed since the terrible tragedy - the strike by "Point U" in the center of Donetsk. Then more than 20 people were killed and 35 were injured. The Republic called the incident a terrorist attack, but the Ukrainian side did not admit its guilt. Oplot TV correspondent Anna Trebushkova told how Donetsk survived this bloody day.
12:36 Mobilized from the Kursk region are being trained in the LPR -video.
11:54 Important for Artemivsk: the reserves that the Armed Forces of Ukraine throw to hold the city reach Bogdanovka and to the landings west of Dubovo-Vasilyevka. Heavy battles are going on there, the enemy bites into these settlements, realizing that these are the last frontiers before the lid of a large cauldron.
South of Wagner, they are actively pressing on the T0504 highway southeast of Krasnoye (Ivanovsky). This is the very road of death of the Nazis. The last one, on which something can be driven by the APU. Fighting continues in the forest plantation east of Khromovo and in the forest belts on the outskirts of the O0506 highway.
Wagner also seeks to expand the wedge driven along the E40 highway. They crossed the Duboviy Ovrag gully and continue moving along the Kudlin gully towards Orekhovo-Vasilyevka and broke through to the important height 224.
11:49 Combat helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces are hunting in the Maryinka area -video.
11:28 Yesterday an artillery strike was carried out in the area of the settlement. Sadovoye (Kherson region), as a result of which 120mm was destroyed. mortar crew and ammunition for it, six servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, two were seriously injured.
11:00 Ukrainian counteroffensive is not visible yet. However, there is one of the assumptions that strike groups are now being created in order to ensure the blockade of Artemovsk. About it in my Telegram channelwritescorrespondent Roman Golovanov.
"It is clear that Artemovsk is of great political and military importance - it is the largest center of defense. If it is taken by our troops, then the defense system of the second lane for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be practically destroyed. They will have to retreat to the third line of defense, and it will be very problematic to evacuate troops in the conditions of mudslides" the journalist wrote.
In his opinion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have very few armored vehicles for the possibility of an offensive. It is perfectly clear to everyone that in order to advance successfully - you need to deliver troops under the fire cover of tanks. To minimize the time spent by personnel outside the shelter, outside the armor. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have very little of this equipment, and in muddy conditions it is difficult to carry armor. They have wheeled vehicles predominantly two-axle for the most part. And it has limited patency on soft ground.
10:26 At night, at the place of temporary deployment of 124th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Priozernoye (Kherson region), an artillery strike was inflicted, as a result of which: 22 Nazis were destroyed; 15 were wounded, 11 units. automotive equipment - disabled.
10:17 Ugledar . Personnel from the first person. Marines of the 155th Naval Infantry brigade of the Pacific Fleet hold the building under heavy enemy fire from grenade launchers.
10:11 Consequences night strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Nova Kakhovka -video.
09:41 Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 70 rounds at the civilian infrastructure of the Kherson region - a source in emergency services.
- Golaya Pristan: 14 rounds from cannon artillery;
- Kardashinka: Sight rounds from cannon artillery;
- Yubileynoye Eight rounds from cannon artillery;
- Podstepne: Six rounds from cannon artillery;
- Kazachi Lagr: Eight rounds from cannon artillery;
- Proletarka: Seven rounds from cannon artillery;
- Dnepryans: Eight rounds from cannon artillery;
- Geroskoye: 11 rounds from cannon artillery.
Also during the night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 52 rounds from cannon artillery at peaceful villages.
09:20 Our units are pressing the enemy around the clock in the area of Svitovo -video.
09:05 Information on the artillery attack of Horlivka as of 08:00 on March 14, 2023
08:59 Destruction Ukrainian T-72 tank near Avdievka with a Krasnopol projectile.
08:20 artillery attack was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine: - 06.00 hrs Krasny Luch (LNR) using MLRS HIMARS (six missiles).
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
08:11 Ukrainian troops fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 122mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
08:05Naval infantryman of the Black Sea Fleet told about the liberation of the city of Mariupol from the nationalist formations.
07:35 Frontline summary on the morning of March 14, 2023:
In the Kherson direction, Russian artillery hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Dneprovsky, Belozerka, Poniatovka and Berislav. The Ukrainian army struck at the Hola Pristan, Kardashinka, Alyoshki and Dubovka.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, continue to put pressure on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Pobeda. They also conduct assault operations in the city of Marinka. The attack on Pervomaiskoye comes from the direction of Sand and Vodyany.
Subdivisions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are trying to break through to the North. They are attacking the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdievka from the south. Artillery is working densely around the city itself. Russian troops managed to reach a section of the H-20 highway near Kamenka.
Thus, in the Avdievka area, it is almost entirely under their control. Under the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Georgievka, Ostroy, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Thin, Berdychi and New York. The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on Volnovakha and Donetsk.
South of Artyomovsk, Ukrainian artillery fired on Ozaryanovka and Kurdyumivka. The Russians hit the city itself, Predtechin and Chasov Yar. PMC "Wagner" advanced on the southern outskirts of Artemovsk from the Experimental side.
From the north comes an offensive from Yagodnoye. There are changes in the front line to the northwest. After shelling, the “orchestras” pushed through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Bogdanovka, Grigorovka and Orekhovo-Vasilyevka.
In the area of the last of these settlements, they took control of all the dominant heights. Also, the "musicians" on the ground attacked in the direction of Minkovka and Vasyukovka. They were successful in both areas. Russian troops tried to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Verkhnekamensky. Ukrainian units held their positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched artillery strikes on Disputed and Seversk.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops managed to advance in the Yampolevka area. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the direction of Nevsky and Makeevka.
06:35 Consequences of artillery attacks on Volnovakha DPR from the VFU from the MLRS "HIMARS". Two people died on the spot, and a child was also injured.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
Jihadi Julian is an apparent reference to German journalist Julian Ropcke, whom I gather gets a lot of Russian news wrong.
[ColonelCassad] Jihadi Julian is worried about the situation in Artyomovsk.
Meanwhile. The first video has appeared from the territory of the Vostokmash plant liberated this morning in the AZOM industrial zone in Artemovsk.
Prigozhin confirmed the reports of the Ukrainian media about the advancement of the PMC "Wagner" in the center of Artemovsk, pointing out that the advanced positions are already close to the administration of Artemovsk (this is already the very center of the city).
Also, according to him, the entire grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artemovsk region (not only in the city itself) is estimated at 70,000 soldiers and officers. According to him, due to the available forces, the enemy is preparing a counterattack in the city area in order to rectify the situation.
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[ColonelCassad] Russian Ministry of Defense about the incident with the American MQ-9 Reaper UAV.
The official statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the situation with the fallen American drone:
1. On the morning of March 14 this year. over the waters of the Black Sea in the area of the Crimean peninsula, the airspace control of the Russian Aerospace Forces recorded the flight of an American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle in the direction of the State Border of the Russian Federation;
2. The flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle was carried out with transponders turned off, violating the boundaries of the area of the temporary regime for the use of airspace, established for the purpose of conducting a special military operation, communicated to all users of international airspace and published in accordance with international standards;
3. In order to identify the intruder, fighters from the air defense forces on duty were sortied. As a result of sharp maneuvering around 9.30 (Moscow time), the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the water surface;
4. Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons, did not come into contact with an unmanned aerial vehicle and returned safely to their base airfield.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin/80450 - zinc
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According to the situation at 21:00.
About the incident over the Black Sea at 9 pm.
1. The United States intends through the State Department to discuss the incident with the Russian Foreign Ministry in the Black Sea, which led to the loss of the reconnaissance and strike UAV MQ-9 Reaper. It can also be assumed that there will be closed contacts along the line of "deconflicting" through the defense departments. The United States also announced that it would continue flying over the Black Sea.
2. The United States also expressed concern about the incident, a little earlier, in an official statement by the European command of the US Army, accusing the pilots of the Russian aircraft of unprofessionalism and violating the ecology of the Black Sea.
3. Formally, the United States cannot accuse Russia of destroying the UAV, since they themselves admit that they had to finish it off on their own. Therefore, they will rest on the fact that the discharge of kerosene and damage to the propeller had fatal consequences.
4. Depending on the configuration, the lost vehicle could cost from 23 to 30 million dollars. It is worth noting that this is not the first loss of the MQ-9 Reaper with a "Russian flight path."
During the fighting in Libya in 2019-2020, two American and one Italian MQ-9 drone were shot down. In at least two episodes, the Wagner PMC, which was armed with the Pantsir air defense missile system, was accused of this. The official version was the actions of Haftar's LNA, which was also armed with the Pantsir air defense missile system in export configuration.
5. The Russian fighter jets involved in the incident over the Black Sea returned safely to the airfield in Crimea. One of them will draw a star for himself.
6. In the "tactical use of aviation kerosene" area, the forces of the Black Sea Fleet are searching for and raising the wreckage of the fallen American reconnaissance and strike drone MQ-9 Reaper.
Published and records of negotiations in the area of the fall of the drone https://t.me/milinfolive/97987 (second record) indicating the ongoing search. Perhaps something interesting will be found.
Judging by the negotiations, something has already been fished out. At one time, the Iranians filled up the RQ-4 Global Hawk and were able to catch something useful in the sea for their drone program. The US has denied that Russia has recovered the drone fragments, but the talks from the crash site are telling enough.
[ColonelCassad] U.S. European Command statement regarding the Black Sea Incident: "Two Russian Su-27 aircraft made an unsafe and unprofessional interception of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 unmanned aircraft on a reconnaissance mission that was in international airspace over the Black Sea today."
03:03 AM (CET) One of the Russian Su-27 aircraft grazed the propeller of an MQ-9, causing US forces to scuttle the MQ-9 in international waters Several times before the collision, the Su-27 jettisoned fuel and flew in front of the MQ-9 reckless, in an environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional.
"Our MQ-9 aircraft was performing normal operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and shot down by a Russian aircraft, resulting in the crash and total loss of the MQ-9,” said the US Air Force general. James B. Hecker, Commander, US Air Force Europe and Air Force Africa.
The State Department intends to hold consultations with the Russian Foreign Ministry on this incident.
Since the United States accused a Russian fighter pilot of pouring aviation kerosene onto an American drone in the air, it is certainly difficult not to recall the story of Vasily Tsymbal."
An anecdote from the Cold War days: Following Commentary by Timofey Berdikin: Rain of stinking kerosene...
Vasya Tsymbal was a graduate of the Armavir Aviation School and, like all the guys from there, he was famous for his ability to clearly fulfill the assigned combat missions, though ... Not quite standard and, I would even say, very extraordinary approaches. His favorite trick was tricks with fuel.
Another such trick just happened in the Far East, when one of the Japanese guards (moreover, carrying a couple of helicopters - a kind of unofficial aircraft carrier) crossed the border between neutral waters and the territory of the USSR.
Unfortunately for the Japanese, Vasya Tsymbal was in the sky, and he quickly figured out what to do. Having made a couple of turns at an ultra-low altitude above the ship, he was convinced that he was not going to change course, and decided to try to scare the uninvited guests properly. Rising higher, he turned around and began to dive at the Japanese. They were seriously frightened - the provocation had gone too far, and no one knew whether the order had been given to the Soviet pilot to attack.
As a result, Tsymbal at cruising speed swept 5-6 meters above the deck and literally blew one of the helicopters into the water with a stream of air, after which, apparently, on a wave of excitement, he said shortly but succinctly: “Fucked up a kitten!”
The Japanese, having heard one of the most expressive expressions of Mother Russia, turned the ship 180 degrees and set off at full speed. But this was not enough for the show-off Vasya. While the Japanese ship was in the waters of the Soviet Union, Vasya decided to work out his favorite trick. Flying over the cuckoo's nest as unfortunate provocateurs, Tsymbal turned on the fuel drain and doused the military of the Land of the Rising Sun with kerosene rain. The descendants of the samurai could not stand such a shame and in droves ran to do hara-kiri to complain to higher authorities.
Almost immediately after Vasya returns to the base, he is called to the carpet (they also heard everything at the base) and, having learned the details, they sigh with relief - thank God, he didn’t kill anyone - and send him to the other end of the country so that, in which case, according to the good old tradition to declare that "the pilot is not ours", and indeed "two weeks since he left for Murmansk."
Once in the north, Vasily Tsymbal did not change his habits. In September 87, however, as always, it was restless near the Kola Peninsula - American and Norwegian NATO troops flew quite often, entering Soviet airspace several times a day, and aircraft carriers plowed the Barents Sea, from which these planes took off.
When Vasya, for the seventh time in a day, ran to his faithful Su-27, putting on a helmet on the move ... He probably really wanted to use fire to kill and missiles with a nuclear warhead, just to be sure.
But the corresponding orders were not given, and Tsymbal was left only with his good old trick. Having persuaded his comrade, he, together with him, arranges a rain of smelly kerosene for the Americans. Oddly enough, this helped a lot - the Yankees began to appear much less in the region. And there were no consequences for Vasily.
Ambassador Antonov called the incident with an American drone in the Black Sea a provocation
Russia does not intend to enter into a confrontation with the United States after the incident with an American drone found in the Black Sea. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov .
"The Russian Federation considers the incident with an American drone in the sky over the Black Sea as a provocation," he said.
At the same time, the ambassador stressed that the United States and Russia should be extremely careful in their actions in connection with the events in Eastern Europe and build "pragmatic relations for the benefit of both countries." Antonov also spoke about the meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried and noted that the consequences of the incident for Moscow are not discussed in Washington.
As REGNUM reported , after the incident with the MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea, the Russian ambassador to the United States was summoned to the State Department. US Ambassador to Russia Lynn Tracy is due to visit the Russian Foreign Ministry also in the wake of the incident.
#6
So now the Russians have their own Top Gun. Can't wait for the movie.
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#7
SU-27 collided with MQ-9 propeller. They made 19 passes dumping fuel, hoping to choke engine, before collision. A video of SU-27 making close pass of MQ-9 is circulating. Probably not from this collision. In video, MQ-9 looked to be carrying side scanning radar pod.
They would be very brave or syupid to try it. wreck SW of Crimea, in range of Ukrainian anti-ship missiles. Turkey is like to give permission for US salvage ship to enter Black Sea and recover wreck. Send the bill to Russia.
#9
So now the Russians have their own Top Gun. Can't wait for the movie.
You're gonna love the scene where the hero pilot walks out onto the wing of his plane and pees into the intake of the invading imperialist drone, crashing it into the sea.
wreck SW of Crimea, in range of Ukrainian anti-ship missiles
Rumor has the crash site at 60 km southwest of Sevastapol. I would expect that to be under the cover of shore-based defenses. No official comment from the Russia, but social media says the Russian Navy has snagged parts.
Seems to me that if you are flying a hunter-killer drone into restricted air space with its transponder off, you should not be surprised if someone tells you to knock it off.
[Politico] ...Valeriya Shakhvorostova, the petition’s author, said the name change is justified as it will destroy Russia’s false narratives about common ancestry with Ukraine, as well as its encroachment on the history of Kyivan Rus.
For foreigners, the names ’Rus’ (as Kyivan Rus was marked on the ancient maps) and ’Russia,’ ’Russie,’ and ’Russland’ look almost identical, as if it is the name of one state that has undergone certain changes over time and [...] translations into different languages," Shakhvorostova wrote in the petition to Zelenskyy.
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Whether it gets the go-ahead or not, the Kremlin was incensed by the Ukrainian move.
"That is another evidence of the attempt to create ’anti-Russia’ from Ukraine," said Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Edited to remove proposed name. Hint per above img.
#6
I don't think you get to rename other nations. That's just gaslighting old Putin.
Zelensky should have just called Russia the near-failed third world state of Putinstan in every speech hoping that would catch on and embarrass the people of Russia.
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...His Majesty's Ships Vanguard, Victorious, Valiant, and Vengeance may have something to say about that...
Mike
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#3
Stupid move by Congress subcommittee where Space Force Commander claims on CSPAN that the US can detect a Russian ICBM launch but cannot track it in real time.
#5
US can detect a Russian ICBM launch but cannot track it in real time
As someone that has worked for the DoD in that exact field, I can tell you that is utter bullshit. They can track pieces of satellites that broke up. A warhead is easy.
#8
One difference between America and Russia is that we don't have ex-generals running around saying crazy shit which immediately gets picked up by the media which was already full of crazy shit from yesterday.
#13
They can track pieces of satellites that broke up.
Not to mention IR satellites staring at the entire earth and sensitive enough to detect and track the IR plume of anti-aircraft missile launches and locate the launch point.
#14
IR satellites staring at the entire earth and sensitive enough to detect and track the IR plume of anti-aircraft missile launches and locate the launch point
And more sensitive than that and a lot smarter. Combine that with the radars on the ground that can pretty much see all of the norther hemisphere, nothing can get off the ground larger than a jet that isn't tracked and detected.
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